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  Joel Chandler Harris: The Tar...

  Joel Chandler Harris

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  26 of Uncle Remus's stories put into verse and song. With the exception of the Tar Baby story, they were all new to this publication of 1904 and cover a variety of humorous subjects from Adan and Eve (De Appile Tree) to Brer Rabbit's Gigglin' Place. There are also genuine Camp Meeting Songs and a Corn Shuckin' Song.  
  The underlying story of Brer Rabbit (Brother Rabbit) is actually an African-American folk tale, passed down many generations through strorytelling. 
  An anthology of these tales was compiled by Joel Harris in 1881. They were collectively known as the Uncle Remus Stories. 
  The idea of a "tar-baby" has been around a very long time, and did not have any racist connotation at it's origin. It originated as the gum-doll used by Anansi in African folklore. The Tar-Baby is the second of the Uncle Remus stories published in 1880. It is about a doll made of tar and turpentine used by the villainous Br'er Fox to entrap Br'er Rabbit. The more that Br'er Rabbit fights the Tar-Baby, the more entangled he becomes. And of course there is the famous ending with Br'er Rabbit pleading for Br'er Fox to do anyhing to him "But PLEASE don't throw me into the briar patch!!" Which of course is exactly where he wants to go. In modern usage, "tar baby" refers to any "sticky situation" that is only aggravated by additional involvement with it. 
  An example of the written dialog by Harris “Bimeby, one day, after Brer Fox bin doin’ all dat he could fer ter ketch Brer Rabbit, en Brer Rabbit bin doin’ all he could fer ter keep ’im fum it, Brer Fox say to hisse’f dat he’d put up a game on Brer Rabbit, en he ain’t mo’n got de wuds out’n his mouf twel Brer Rabbit come a-lopin’ up de big road, lookin’ des ez plump en ez fat en ez sassy ez a Moggin hoss in a barley-patch." Yes, it's hard to read

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  Laszlo The Gargoyle

  Frank Tudor

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  Laszlo the Gargoyle, engineered by the Vatican through a top-secret breeding program, possesses a rare combination of dragon and human traits. Placed in a perilous situation, he is tasked with a mission by the mysterious government agency known only as The Hand on a manhunt to find Gottlieb the Clairvoyant, a powerful and dangerous fortune teller armed with a sinister deck of haunted tarot cards and psychic abilities. Along the way, he is armed with a powerful weapon, the holy Dexter, a mummified hand of Saint Stephen of Hungary, and a mysterious demon bag that holds untold secrets. His journey takes him on a cross-country trip through the United States aboard ghost trains, adding haunting and supernatural events that compound his mission. Laszlo must utilize his unique skills and centuries of experience to unravel the secrets he encounters while traveling with his two companions, Laura the Suicide and John the Demon. Will he succeed in his mission, or will destiny have other plans? Join Laszlo on this thrilling journey as he faces the unknown and bends the limits of reality.

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  Rescue My Heart

  Emily Hayes

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  When a daring rescue leads to an unexpected connection, can love survive the pressures of fame? 
   
   
   
  Phoenix Ridge Fire Department- All the lesbians, all the action, all the steamy scenes, and all the Happy Ever Afters. 
   
   
   
  Mazey Snow is Hollywood's top actress, but when a stunt on set goes terribly wrong, she finds herself in real danger—until firefighter McKenna Adams swoops in for the rescue. Mazey's used to the spotlight, but nothing prepared her for the heat she feels around McKenna. 
   
   
   
  McKenna's all about keeping things simple—she's never imagined getting caught up with a celebrity, let alone one who is straight. As sparks fly, Mazey's drawn to McKenna in ways she's never felt before, but the paparazzi are circling, and the pressure of fame makes everything complicated. 
   
   
   
  Can Mazey embrace the unexpected and risk it all for love, or will the fear of public scrutiny push them apart? 
   
   
   
  Contains mature themes.

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  Rune-etched Shields of Enduring...

  Hoang Nguyen

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  On the rune-etched battlefields of Valorheim, where shields gleam with blood-inscribed affections and battlefield healers mend wounds with balms of light, healer Mira redeems fallen knight Garrick, whose tarnished honor craves her enduring touch. Their affection, shielded by rune vows amid clashing steel, fortifies their bond—or invites the wrath of war gods. As they traverse scarred plains and rune-lit encampments, shadowed by vengeful specters and rival warlords, Mira's healing light fuses with Garrick's knightly resolve, revealing a battlefield saga of redeemed valor. When a shattered shield unleashes curse blades, they must etch a new rune to reclaim redemption. In the clash of enduring shields, where every rune pulses with memory and every balm soothes the soul's scar, their love becomes the shield that withstands war's eternal storm.

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  Alice's Adventures Underground

  Lewis Carroll

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  ""Alice's Adventures Underground" is a fascinating work by Lewis Carroll. It serves as the original manuscript and illustrations that Carroll completed in 1864 for his young friend, Alice Liddell. Later, this manuscript was published as the iconic fantasy novel for all ages: "The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland" (1865), using the pseudonym Lewis Carroll.    In this whimsical tale, Alice embarks on a journey through a rabbit hole into a fantastical world filled with peculiar characters, including the White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter, and the Cheshire Cat. Carroll's imaginative storytelling and clever wordplay continue to captivate readers across generations."

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  The Tenth Elegy - Lyrical poem...

  Rainer Maria Rilke

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  René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke was born into a troubled marriage on the 4th December 1875 in Prague, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.  His mother, having previously lost a baby girl, would dress the young boy up in girl’s clothing.   
  Later his father dispatched him to a military academy at age 10 but after a miserable 5 years the young Rilke left due to illness and instead entered first Prague and then Munich and finally Berlin university to study art history, philosophy and literature. 
  His initial forays into literature was in poetry.  His intense, mystical and lyrical style was much admired and over time inspired many in succeeding generations.    
  His short prose collection ‘Stories of God’, written in an impassioned burst over several nights was published in 1900 and offers a beguiling view of much of Rilke’s influences and outlook.  
  The following year he married the pioneering sculptor and artist Clara Westhoff.  The union produced one child, a daughter Ruth.   
  He lived in Paris for most of the Century’s first decade where he mixed with many great minds of the time.  Although he continued to write he also worked as a secretary to the sculptor, Rodin.   
  It was only after they settled in Switzerland in 1919 that his writing output was in full flow.  Here he wrote profusely in both German and French, which included much on his previous travels, his left-wing sympathies, his religious and existential thoughts, all part of a unique and consummate style. 
  From 1923 on, Rilke increasingly struggled with his health which was now in constant decline and often spent time rehabilitating at a sanatorium.   
  Rainer Maria Rilke died of leukaemia on the 29th December 1926 in Montreux, Switzerland.  He was 51.

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