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2) Stitch!: 2
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"Stitch's Japanese adventures continue as he explores an island near Okinawa with his new friend, Yuna. Join Stitch as he learns to mow a lawn, attempts to babysit, and tries to become a Japanese ninja. His hilarious hijinks are literally out of this world"--Page 4 of cover.
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Ahmad Mahmoud sets The Neighbors against the backdrop of the oil nationalization crisis that gripped Iran in the early 1950s. His protagonist, Khaled, a young man from a rundown neighborhood in Ahvaz, a city in southern Iran, becomes involved in the struggle to wrest Iran's oil industry from the British and, as the result of his political activities, comes to realize that there is more to life than the drudgery and poverty his parents and neighbors...
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"These dazzling stories from the internationally acclaimed author of Bad Girls erase the fine line between fantasy and reality, and establish her as an impressive literary voice. In the 1990s, a woman makes a living as a rental girlfriend for gay men. In a Harlem den, a travesti gets to know none other than Billie Holiday. A group of rugby players haggle over the price of a night of sex, and in return they get what they deserve. Nuns, grandmothers,...
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Six stories by an Iranian novelist. The title piece is on a smuggler who forces his wife and daughter into prostitution, 'Potshard' is about a white woman who tries to adopt a village orphan, and 'Anis' is on how a woman adjusts to new husbands. By the author of 'Savushun'.
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Fia's travels take her into the heart of Sutherland alongside the First Knight Brigade. There, the land is still scarred from the wounds of “The Lament of Sutherland,” an internal conflict instigated by Captain Cyril's parents. Worse still, to this day, the land and its citizens despise knights because of the tragedy, which means trouble for anyone in the brigade. However, Fia won't lose hope. In fact, she might just be exactly what Sutherland...
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"This is a collection of inspirational wisdom for living a meaningful and productive life. This selection of quotations has been chosen to reflect Rumi's inspiring and uplifting approach to life and the inevitable issues that we encounter during our lifetimes. The wisdom includes no-nonsense statements, observations, and facts-ranging from matters of the heart, to understanding human nature, to embracing the nature of the divine. The result is an...
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A man is arrested for a single typo, a woman gets on buses at random, and two friends reunite in a changed world.... Diverse in form, scope and style, Amanat brings together the voices of thirteen female Kazakhstani writers, to offer a glimpse into the many lives, stories, and histories of one of the largest countries to emerge from the breakup of the Soviet Union. The twenty-four stories in Amanat, translated into English from Kazakh and Russian,...
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Subaru Miyazawa never thought he’d meet his idol, Tougo Amase, in person--much less end up in a relationship with him! Now that it’s official, their days are spent getting to know every little thing about each other...both physically and romantically! The small ups and downs in life only serve to make them fall even deeper in love...
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"Miso has reunited with the boy from her dreams, but much to her disappointment, there are still so many questions left unanswered...The more she digs, the more she feels things aren't adding up. Why doesn't Sungyeon remember her? What is the spider that haunts her memories? How did Youngjun get those strange scars on his ankles? And just who in the world is Hyun?"--cover.
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In an attempt to heal after the loss of his wife, Mr. Kanda decides to visit his father-in-law—a fellow cat fancier--for the first time in a long while. Though both men adored the late Suzune, will Mr. Kanda find a warm welcome awaiting him despite the ever-present grief both men feel? Throw five kitties into the mix, and warmth and mischief surely lurk around every corner!
15) Deer book
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Inspired initially by Jerome Rothenberg's translation Flower World Variations, which Cecilia Vicuña (born 1948) first encountered in 1985, Cecilia Vicuña: Deer Book brings together nearly 40 years of the artist's poetry, "poethical" translations and drawings related to cosmologies and mythologies surrounding the deer, and sacrificial dance in cultures around the world. Woven like one of her quipu installations, Vicuña's texts, which include...
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"Yoon Bum, a scrawny and quiet man, has a crush on one of the most popular and handsome guys in his college: Sangwoo. After the two cross paths again, Yoon Bum's feelings grow in intensity until they become an obsession--and he breaks into Sangwoo's home. But what he sees inside is not the Sangwoo of his fantasies; his dreams of this alluring man abruptly turn into a nightmare." --
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"It's more delinquency and senseless schoolyard violence as bullying Titans, cowardly teachers, and whiny human students clash! The school play gets closer and closer, and Eren's tired of being the Titans' dancing monkey (or horse, in Jean's case). Then, the kids fight the forces of nature in the Wall Beautification Club's greatest challenge ever, and Eren takes a special test administered by Erwin and Levi. And finally, the shocking secret of the...
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"Crime in Gotham has gotten so out of control that Batman must step up his arsenal of fabulous toys. Gotham City is more bold, more destructive. As Batman tries to rise to meet these new threats, he develops a computer system, ROBIN, to help him analyze and subdue the rising criminal tide and hopefully one day put an end to crime in Gotham."--Publisher.
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The legendary Shonen Jump series is now available in deluxe hardcover editions featuring color pages! The true reason Ermes is in prison is revealed--to seek revenge for her sister's murder by killing Sports Maximum! Jolyne rushes to stop her before she makes the biggest mistake of her life. But unbeknownst to either of them, Sports Maximum is host to the Stand Limp Viscuit. After a vicious battle, Jolyne is sent to the maximum security disciplinary...
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The end begins. The final stages of Big Basilta’s plan are underway! Shii can claim the throne of the country without humans if she wants it, but the king won’t go down without a fight. The country wavers on the edge of destruction--what fate lies ahead for the golems and their creators? Find out in the final volume of The Country Without Humans!