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Educated By : Tara Westover READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : A newer edition of ISBN 9780399590504 can be found here.Tara Westover was 17 the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her "head-for-the-hills bag". In the summer she stewed herbs for her mother, a midwife and healer, and in the winter she salvaged in her father's junkyard.Her father forbade hospitals, so Tara never saw a doctor or nurse. Gashes and concussions, even burns from explosions, were all treated at home with herbalism. The family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education and no one to intervene when one of Tara's older brothers became violent.Then, lacking any formal education, Tara began to educate herself. She taught herself enough mathematics and grammar to be admitted to B...

River Weather By : Cameron Mackenzie READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : As the D.C. city sprawl moved west along the banks of the Potomac in the late 1990s, what had once been a rural backwater was rapidly transformed into a dystopian suburbia of suspicion, greed, and naked self-interest. This collection examines the resulting blends of money, race, and class that have come to define the ongoing metamorphosis of Northern Virginia. In ?Kalim Mansour,? a boy trying to understand his father fixates on a mysterious Saudi car salesman. In ?Rowdy,? a man who was sexually assaulted by his high school football team still romanticizes their masculine code of behavior. In ?A Non-Smoking House,? two contractors battle the realtors who control their livelihood as the ties that bind civil behavior pull tight, and then snap. Each of MacKenzie?s stories explores the incommensurable moments that lie at the heart of shared experience, the yawning gaps that separate us, and our despera...

The Veiled Throne (The Dandelion Dynasty, #3) By : Ken Liu READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : With the invasion of Dara complete, and the Wall of Storms breached, the world has opened to new possibilities for the gods and peoples of both empires as the sweeping saga of the award-winning Dandelion Dynasty continues in this third book of the ?magnificent fantasy epic? (NPR).Princess Th?ra, once known as Empress ?na of Dara, entrusted the throne to her younger brother in order to journey to Ukyu-Gond? to war with the Lyucu. She has crossed the fabled Wall of Storms with a fleet of advanced warships and ten thousand people. Beset by adversity, Th?ra and her most trusted companions attempt to overcome every challenge by doing the most interesting thing. But is not letting the past dictate the present always possible or even desirable?In Dara, the Lyucu leadership as well as the surviving Dandelion Court bristle with rivalries as currents of power surge and ebb and perspecti...

The Redemption of Philip Thane (The Penhallow Dynasty, #6) By : Lisa Berne READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : The celebrated Penhallow Dynasty series continues in this deliciously witty and romantic Regency, perfect for the readers of Eloisa James, Lisa Kleypas, and Sarah Maclean.How many times can a rake get it wrong . . . before he becomes Mr. Right?Philip Thane--rogue, rake, and scoundrel extraordinaire--hadn't wanted to show up in the little town of Whittlesey to give a speech, but somehow he let his relative Henrietta Penhallow talk him into it. He also didn't expect that somehow he'd be living the same day over and over again. It's strange! It's terrible! Although . . .On the plus side, it's giving him time to further his acquaintance with the delightful, the delectable, the brainy Miss Margaret Allen, in town to research the book she's writing. And Philip has no doubt she'll fall starry-eyed into his arms, just like so many other ...

The Midnight Girls By : Alicia Jasinska READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : The Wicked Deep meets House of Salt and Sorrows in this new standalone YA fantasy set in a snow-cloaked kingdom where witches are burned, and two enchantresses secretly compete for the heart of a prince, only to discover that they might be falling for each other.It's Karnawa? season in the snow-cloaked Kingdom of Lechija, and from now until midnight when the church bells ring an end to Devil's Tuesday time will be marked with wintry balls and glittery disguises, cavalcades of nightly torch-lit "kuligi" sleigh-parties.Unbeknownst to the oblivious merrymakers, two monsters join the fun, descending upon the royal city of Warsz?w in the guise of two innocent girls. Newfound friends and polar opposites, Zosia and Marynka seem destined to have a friendship that's stronger even than magic. But that's put to the test when they realize they both have their sights set on Lechija...

The Bone Cay By : Eliza Nellums READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : From the critically acclaimed author of All That's Bright and Gone comes an atmospheric thriller that unearths a cache of age-old secrets--and a hidden danger--in the Florida Keys.Magda Trudell is the present-day caretaker of Whimbrel Estate, the Key West home of the famous poet Isobel Reyes. Isobel's suicide at the residence in 1918 has nearly overshadowed her creative legacy--but Magda, a botanist and avid historian, is determined to protect it. Over the past decade, Magda has lovingly restored the house to the exact condition Isobel would have known. And even though a fierce October hurricane is headed straight for the Keys, she isn't about to abandon her life's work to evacuate.As the mighty storm makes landfall, the dangers mount. First, a fire and flood threaten to destroy the house. Then the storm claims most of Magda's supplies. When part of the house collapses, she unearths ...

If This Gets Out By : Sophie Gonzales READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Eighteen-year-olds Ruben Montez and Zach Knight are two members of the boy-band Saturday, one of the biggest acts in America. Along with their bandmates, Angel Phan and Jon Braxton, the four are teen heartbreakers in front of the cameras and best friends backstage. But privately, cracks are starting to form: their once-easy rapport is straining under the pressures of fame, and Ruben confides in Zach that he?s feeling smothered by management?s pressure to stay in the closet.On a whirlwind tour through Europe, with both an unrelenting schedule and minimal supervision, Ruben and Zach come to rely on each other more and more, and their already close friendship evolves into a romance. But when they decide they?re ready to tell their fans and live freely, Zach and Ruben start to truly realize that they will never have the support of their management. How can they hold tight to each other when the whole ...

?????????? ???????????? 24 (Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, #24) By : Aka Akasaka READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????2???????????????????????????????????????????????????!!???????2??????????????????!!????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????!???????????????????????????????????????2??????????????????????!??????1??????????????????????????????24?!! Book Detail : Author : Aka Akasaka Pages : 208 pages Publisher : Shueisha Language : jpn ISBN-10 : 58803614 ISBN-13 : 9784088921617   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*================  

How Not to Fall in Love By : Jacqueline Firkins READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : A hardened cynic and a hopeless romantic teach each other about love in this swoony and heartfelt contemporary romance that's perfect for fans of Tweet Cute and The Upside of Falling. Harper works in her mom?s wedding shop, altering dresses for petulant and picky brides who are more focused on hemlines than love. After years of watching squabbles break out over wedding plans, Harper thinks romance is a marketing tool. Nothing more. Her best friend Theo is her opposite. One date and he?s already dreaming of happily ever afters. He also plays the accordion, makes chain mail for Ren Festers, hangs out in a windmill-shaped tree house, cries over rom-coms, and takes his word-of-the-day calendar very seriously. ? When Theo?s shocked to find himself nursing his umpteenth heartbreak, Harper offers to teach him how not to fall in love. Theo agrees to the lessons, as long as Harper proves she ...

The Big Reveal By : Jen Larsen READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : A dazzling YA novel about a girl who isn't afraid to be big and sexy and dance her heart out, and a discussion-provoking exploration of the mixed messages our society gives young women about their bodies and sexuality.Addie is a talented dancer, a true-blue friend, fat, fierce, and driven. When she's accepted into the prestigious dance program of her dreams, she thinks nothing can bring her down?until she realizes she doesn't have enough money to go. Refusing to give up, Addie and her friends decide to put on a top-secret, invitation-only burlesque show to raise funds. But word soon gets out, and the slut- and body-shaming begin. Has Addie been resisting the patriarchy, or playing right into its hands?Perfect for fans of Jennifer Mathieu and E. Lockhart, The Big Reveal asks hard-hitting feminist questions while reveling in some of life's greatest joys: chasing your passions, falling in lo...