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Willow is at a crossroads. After caring for her father during his final days, she comes home to her flat in London wondering what's next. Whether it's traveling to some exotic location or starting her career in fashion, the only thing she is certain of is that she wants to finally experience the love she reads about in books. When a fluke change in the weather brings a sexy stranger into her life, she decides to throw caution to the wind and take...
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What happens when all the stars above are wrong and the Earth below is out of place? For Miguel, a young boy from a poor village in Mexico, he dreams of being an astronomer someday.
That dream seems as distant as the moon is from the Earth, yet opportunity can come in ways never expected. Miguel knows that as long as he keeps a good idea of where he is, the truth of life will reveal itself.
Join Miguel in an adventure that will take him to places...
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The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean, was not officially recognized as a distinct body of water until the year 2000. Krill, lantern fish, and whales can all be found in this ocean's chilly waters. Explore the Southern Ocean's climate, currents, and sea life in this engaging title for beginning readers.
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Southern Horrors (1892) is a pamphlet by Ida B. Wells. Published several months after a white mob destroyed the office of her prominent Memphis newspaper, the Free Speech, Southern Horrors is an impassioned work of investigative journalism and political criticism from a leading activist of the nineteenth century. "Nobody in this section of the country believes the old thread-bare lie that Negro men rape white women. If Southern white men are not careful,...
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Through anecdotal humor, Jim Lindsey shares tales of growing up in the South, life in Hollywood as an actor, model, and advertising executive, falling in and out of love, raising children, and living in the turbulent times we face. In poems and jokes, quotes and stories, Jim paints a picture of a long life lived within the wide boundaries of love and loss, joy and sorrow. He shares his story so that listeners are taken back to a simpler era in our...
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They'll bless your heart before they hex your a**.Foster kid Briar Givhans grew up on the wrong side of the Charleston society tracks. She has no idea who her parents are or where she came from. She showed up as a toddler on the door step of a fire station with a note stuck to her back with just her name and age on it. No one ever claimed her. Now she's an adult and has long since given up on figuring out her true identity. And then Hell's Belles...
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One member of Pepper's family has been turned into a toad. Can she save them?
It's New Year's and Pepper Dunn is ready to celebrate. She's been hard at work creating a potion for the annual Potion-Making Contest. All she must do is present her creation.
Pepper's plans go awry when a sorceress claims she can turn a witch into a toad-all she needs is a volunteer.
But when the sorceress is murdered and the potion stolen, all Pepper wants is to stay...
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When Pepper teaches a class at the Southern School of Magic, she expects a run of the mill experience. But when a gaggle of mean teachers invades her classroom, Pepper is on high alert.
These women are nasty and they make no bones about disliking Pepper.
Pepper does her best to stay far away from them, but when one of the witches is murdered in broad daylight, everyone's a suspect, including Rufus Mayes, who's moved back into town.
But Rufus's intentions...
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Pepper Dunn can't catch a break. As soon as life settles down in the magical town of Magnolia Cove, Alabama, the sorcerer Rufus Mayes appears, hell-bent on stealing Pepper's powers for himself. When Rufus casts a spell that links his magic to hers, Pepper is determined to break the connection at all costs. Luckily, she doesn't have to look too far for help. When an aging wizard agrees to assist her, victory is at hand. But when the wizard winds up...
10) Southern Myths
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Just when Pepper Dunn starts accepting her ability to communicate with animals she's thrown for a loop-an egg containing a baby dragon winds up on her doorstep. Convinced the creature will grow up to become a destructive force of nature, Pepper gives the dragon to the first person interested in buying-a traveling magician named Mysterio, who claims he can communicate with the dead. Relieved to be free of the creature, Pepper's world turns upside down...
11) Southern Karma
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It's Pepper Dunn's first Halloween in magical Magnolia Cove, Alabama. She can't wait to experience all her home has to offer-haunted houses, real ghosts, great fried food. And for one night, regular folks are invited to enter this town of witches.
But when Rufus Mayes appears, Halloween looks to go haywire. But Rufus vows not to bother Pepper. Instead, he needs her.
He's promised a buyer one of Magnolia Cove's sacred objects, a watch that manipulates...
12) Southern Curses
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The dead should stay dead...unless they were alive to begin with.
Life for Pepper Dunn is just beginning to slow down in the magical town of Magnolia Cove, Alabama, when her Uncle Donovan, who is supposed to be deceased, appears on her doorstep very much alive. Turns out Uncle Donovan faked his death to avoid the werewolf mafia, a dangerous group who will stop at nothing to get their hands on him.
But when a hit on Donovan goes wrong and someone...
13) Southern Magic
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It only takes a second for life to go to heck-in-a-hand-basket!
In less than 24 hours, Pepper Dunn loses her job, her boyfriend, and her home. It's the worst day of her life. But when Pepper discovers she's a witch and has inherited the most important store in the magical town of Magnolia Cove, Alabama, she's as happy as a pig in mud.
Too bad the shop is a familiar pet store, and Pepper doesn't like animals - not even a teensy bit. Determined...
14) Southern Spells
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Even the best-laid plans of egg-laying chickens can go awry . . .
All Pepper Dunn wants is a quiet life in the witchy town of Magnolia Cove, Alabama. But when the Cotton and Cobwebs Festival arrives, her dream goes up in smoke. This year, grandmother Betty is determined to win the award for best magical creature against Melbalean Mayes, the contest matron. To win, Betty needs Pepper's help.
But when Melbalean winds up dead and Betty is accused of...
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When not writing his famous Western novels, Zane Grey was an insatiable angler. Tales of Southern Rivers recounts his tales of fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, the Florida Keys, the Everglades, and on remote rivers in the jungles of Mexico. With many of these venues being some of today's most popular saltwater fly-fishing destinations, no one will want to miss these highly entertaining and informative yarns. Armchair fishing will never be the same.
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"Keenly observed and written with his insightful and deadpan sense of humor, [Rick Bragg] explores enduring Southern truths about home, place, spirit, table, and the regions' varied geographies, including his native Alabama, Cajun country, and the Gulf Coast. Everything is explored, from regional obsessions from college football and fishing, to mayonnaise and spoon bread, to the simple beauty of a fish on the hook. Collected from over a decade of...
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During the 1890s, Ida Wells-Barnett began documenting lynching in the United States. Her findings, which were based on frequent claims that lynchings were reserved for black criminals only, were published in articles and through her pamphlet called Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in all its Phases. Wells exposed lynching as a barbaric practice of whites in the South used to intimidate and oppress African Americans who created economic and political competition-and...
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Learn Southern Vietnamese: Southern Vietnamese Survival Phrases, Volume 1 Start speaking Southern Vietnamese in minutes, and grasp the language, culture, and customs in just minutes more with Survival Phrases Southern Vietnamese, a completely new way to learn basic Southern Vietnamese fast! Are you about to travel to Vietnam? Do you need to know basic Southern Vietnamese and proper etiquette for business reasons? Do you have a Southern Vietnamese...
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Learn Southern Vietnamese: Southern Vietnamese Survival Phrases, Volume 2 Preparing for a trip to Vietnam? The Survival Phrases, Volume 2 series is designed to provide world travelers with essential phrases in multiple languages and cultural insight you will not find in a textbook. Our experienced teachers possess the linguistic expertise to help you comprehend the fundamentals of the language and the experience to help you navigate the pitfalls and...
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This profound portrait of family life takes listeners inside the hearts and minds of members of the Quick family, whose raw-edged emotions are stirred up by a visit home. An inexplicably violent death and painful confrontations leave every family member forever changed. Rich in insight and psychological entanglements, A Southern Family is a masterful tale of anger and pain, of love and hatred, and ultimately of healing, understanding, and wisdom.
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