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  Hippias Major - What Is Beauty?...

  Plato, Tim Zengerink

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  What if beauty isn’t just what we see—but a reflection of deeper truth? 
  In Hippias Major, Plato invites us into one of philosophy’s earliest investigations into aesthetics. Socrates questions the sophist Hippias on the definition of beauty, leading to a challenging and often humorous journey through false starts, flawed logic, and unexpected insights. 
  This modern translation delivers Plato’s wit and wisdom in accessible, engaging language, making the search for beauty as relevant today as it was in ancient Greece. 
  What you'll discover inside: 
  •	A Timeless Dialogue on Beauty – Socrates seeks a definition that transcends physical appearance 
  •	Plato’s Foundations of Aesthetics – Understand the roots of Western thought on art and form 
  •	A Sharp Critique of Superficial Wisdom – Watch Socrates expose hollow definitions of truth and beauty 
  •	A Modern, Thoughtful Translation – Designed to resonate with today’s listener while preserving Plato’s philosophical depth 
  Uncover the essence of beauty with Socrates as your guide—and see how the search for the ideal can reshape how we see the world.

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  Lucy Checks In - A Novel

  Dee Ernst

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  Dee Ernst's Lucy Checks In is a delightful work of romantic comedy about a disgraced hotel manager who travels to Rennes to rebuild a hotel and her own life in the process.Lucia Giannetti needs a fresh start. Once the hotel manager of a glamorous NYC hotel and intimately involved with the hotel’s owner, Lucy had her entire future planned out. But when the owner disappears, taking millions of dollars with him, Lucy's life as she knows it falls apart.Two years later, forty-nine years old and unemployed, Lucy takes a job in Rennes, France to manage the Hotel Paradis. She pictures fur quilts and extravagant chandeliers, but what she finds is wildly different. Lucy is now in charge of turning the run-down, but charming hotel into a bustling tourist attraction. Between painting rooms, building a website, and getting to know Bing, the irritatingly attractive artist, Lucy finds an unexpected home. But can she succeed in bringing the Hotel Paradis to its former glory?Witty and heartfelt, Lucy Checks In is an inspiring and feel-good novel about reclaiming your life, finding love, and creating a home in places you never thought possible.

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  Taking You (A Hailey Rock FBI...

  Rylie Dark

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  This recording has been digitally produced by Rylie Dark, using a synthesized version of an audiobook narrator’s voice under license. Despite being a rising star in the BAU unit, FBI Special Agent Hailey Rock lives in the shadow of her older sister, a sheriff in their small Midwestern town, and their parents’ favorite. But in the dead of winter, victims are found frozen in ponds, and Hailey realizes she is the only who can enter this killer’s mind—and stop him before he strikes again.
  
   “A brilliant book. I couldn’t put it down and I never guessed who the murderer was!”
  —Reader review for Only Murder
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  TAKING YOU is book #8 in a long-anticipated new series by #1 bestseller Rylie Dark, whose bestseller SEE HER RUN (a free download) has received over 700 five star ratings and reviews.
  
  A cat-and-mouse thriller with harrowing twists and turns and filled with heart-pounding suspense, the HAILEY ROCK mystery series offers a fresh twist on the genre as it introduces two brilliant protagonists who will make you fall in love and keep you turning pages late into the night.
  
  Future books in the series will soon be available.
  
  “I loved this thriller, read it in one sitting. Lots of twists and turns and I didn’t guess the
  culprit at all… Already pre-ordered the second!”
  —Reader review for Only Murder
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  “This book takes off with a bang… An excellent read, and I'm looking forward to the next book!”
  —Reader review for SEE HER RUN
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  “Fantastic book! It was hard to put down. I can’t wait to see what happens next!”
  —Reader review for SEE HER RUN
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  “The twists and turns kept coming. Can't wait to read the next book!”
  —Reader review for SEE HER RUN
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  “A must-read if you enjoy action-packed stories with good plots!”
  —Reader review for SEE HER RUN
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  “I really like this author and this series starts with a bang. It will keep you turning the pages till the end of the book and wanting more.”
  —Reader review for SEE HER RUN
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  “I can't say enough about this author! How about ‘out of this world’! This author is going to go far!”
  —Reader review for ONLY MURDER
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  “I really enjoyed this book… The characters were alive, and the twists and turns were great. It will keep you reading till the end and leave you wanting more.”
  —Reader review for NO WAY OUT
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  “This is an author that I highly recommend. Her books will have you begging for more.”
  —Reader review for NO WAY OUT
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  The Perfect Family

  Lorna Dounaeva

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  For Victoria, image is everything, and on the surface, she has it all: a big house, a successful husband, and two beautiful children. But behind the scenes, things are very different. Victoria and her husband have a dark secret, and she lives in terror of it being discovered—of her perfect façade being shattered forever. Under massive stress, but still desperately trying to keep up appearances, her family is falling apart: her husband Kit is unable to work, her teenage daughter Anna grows ever more rebellious, and her nine-year-old, Joey, seems increasingly different from other kids. Victoria realizes she has to act now or she will lose everything. And that’s when she has to ask herself how far she's willing to go and how much she's willing to do to preserve her perfect family. The answer is beyond shocking, and it will plunge them all into a nightmare from which they may never wake....

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  Taken By The Mountain Man

  Kaci Rose

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  He's a scarred up mountain man. She is the curvy girl no one wants, until him. Who knew she’d be the one to save him? 
  Cole 
  Go in and save my friend's girl. That was the mission. I never expected her, the girl who wasn’t supposed to be there. 
  She’s injured… and mine. 
  So, I take her back to my cabin to care for her. 
  Only she wasn’t supposed to want to leave… 
  I have no problem holding her against her will until that first tear falls… 
  Jana 
  I never expected to be kidnapped by my best friend's mother and I also never expected to be rescued by a strange sexy mountain man. 
  Yes, this is currently my life. 
  When this strong and slightly scary man takes me back to his cabin, I have no idea what to expect. 
  But it wasn't how gentle he is and how much he takes care of me. 
  And I sure as hell wasn't expecting to fall in love with him. Too bad I can't stay.

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  The Tusks of Extinction

  Ray Nayler

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  When you bring back a long-extinct species, there’s more to success than the DNA. 
  Moscow has resurrected the mammoth, but someone must teach them how to be mammoths, or they are doomed to die out, again. 
  The late Dr. Damira Khismatullina, the world’s foremost expert in elephant behavior, is called in to help. While she was murdered a year ago, her digitized consciousness is uploaded into the brain of a mammoth. 
  Can she help the magnificent creatures fend off poachers long enough for their species to take hold? 
  And will she ever discover the real reason they were brought back? 
  A tense eco-thriller from a new master of the genre.

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