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he only limits to what you can do are the ones you impose on yourself.
From fond memories of growing up in her native Romania and the social changes of the communist regime of Nicolae Ceausescu to shocking captivity and abuse at the hands of her father in the United States, Dr. Kiprono details her eventual escape to freedom, independence, and success.
Once free of her father, Dr. Kiprono's hard work, determination, and positivity allowed her to...
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The author of Fueling His Hunger, Sparrow Beckett revs up the Masters of Adrenaline series to maximum velocity... When it comes to boosting cars, Atlas Larson is the best of the best. Being the king of car thieves doesn't leave much time for loving-in the fast lane or otherwise-until he finds himself most wanted by a woman as driven as he is. As the only female detective in an all-boys club, Mila Palmer has a lot to prove. Busting a car theft...
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Fifty-something widow Willow Foxglove is looking forward to a cup of tea and a dalliance with the local realtor. Instead, she ends up with a dead body on her doorstep!
When the murder victim is revealed as her 'kind-of' boyfriend, the finger of blame points squarely at Willow. To avoid a murder charge, she needs to track down the real killer.
Believing that the local Aniseed Valley sheriff is unequal to the challenge, Willow sets about clearing...
94) Precious
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[2010]
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In 1987, obese, illiterate, black 16-year-old Claireece 'Precious' Jones lives in Harlem with her dysfunctional family. She has been raped and impregnated twice by her father, Carl. She suffers constant physical, mental and sexual abuse from her unemployed mother, Mary. After getting pregnant for the second time, Precious is suspended from her school. Her principal arranges to have her attend an alternative school where her new teacher, Ms. Rain,...
95) Push Me Pull You
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A lively, evocative, authoritative dictionary of words from the world community of flight, this book expresses the machismo, the terror, the care for technical excellence, struggles over the power of naming between PR for manufacturers and others, reporters, flight crews, ramp rats, PAX, cabin attendants. The exhilaration of a blue on blue flying day, the horror of a ground loop that goes bad, or a torque stall. Pilots, at the center, are extreme...
96) Push Me Pull Me
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At twenty-four, Mallory Grant is still struggling with adulthood. She can't seem to make it in to work on time and deals better with her Tumblr friend on the other side of the world than a face-to-face with a real live human. But when her boss threatens to fire her as a rental agent, Mallory has to buckle down with her new client or end up jobless.
Corinne Ibori is moving to the Chicago area and needs a place to call home. Mallory's goal is to find...
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Super-powered superhero Push and his human partner, Scratch, have been best friends and roommates for years. Push is the gay posterchild for the Real-Life Superhero Association. Unfortunately, Scratch is straight, which makes Push's suppressed feelings for him problematic-but not as problematic as their next assignment. Push and Scratch's job: rehabilitating Wrath, a recently released supervillain, complete with super powers of his own. It's not easy...
98) Pull It, Push It
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Force and motion are introduced in this book, which features vivid photographs that make the content easy to understand. Examples that students can relate to in their everyday lives are provided throughout the text. A "Show What You Know" section in the back of the book presents three questions to reinforce content understanding.
99) Pull Don't Push
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You need to hear the bad news first: the results of STEM outreach to girls haven't improved in twenty years. The good news? This book will tell you why, and how to fix it. Currently, dated narratives push girls away in fear, and blind spots result in missed opportunities to pull them in. While efforts to increase diversity in science and mathematics have succeeded, outreach has largely ignored engineering-where there is still only one woman for every...
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Danny Latham is a highly sought-after wedding photographer who has just gone through the worst breakup ever - and right before Christmas. Danny was supposed to have taken his boyfriend home with him to Torch Lake, Florida, for Christmas, but that wasn't going to happen now. Heartbroken, he instead asks his best friend, Joey to accompany him home for Christmas. Reluctantly, Joey accepts. Little does Danny know that Joey has been in love with him for...
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