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  2nd Time Around

  James Earl Hardy

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  Yes, Raheim "Pooquie" Rivers and Mitchell "Little Bit" Crawford are back—they've got a serious love thang goin' on, and IT'S ALL JOOD. But for Raheim, it's a trip that promises to be both phat and frightening. As he struggles with being in love with another man for the first time, he must also come to terms  
  with the murder of his homeboy, Derrick "D.C." Carter, and confront his father, who returns after abandoning him and his mother over sixteen years ago. Add his ever-curious fiveyear-old son, Junior, to the mix, and it's no wonder Raheim doesn't go mad crazy.  
   
  But he manages to survive it all—thanks to the passion and patience of the man he loves.

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  Herbert West–Reanimator

  H. P. Lovecraft

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  Step into the macabre world of Herbert West–Reanimator, H. P. Lovecraft’s chilling tale of science gone too far. First published in 1922, this groundbreaking horror classic follows the brilliant but unhinged Dr. Herbert West, a medical student obsessed with conquering death itself. Set against the eerie backdrop of Miskatonic University and wartime Europe, this early precursor to modern zombie fiction explores the dark side of scientific ambition, the corruption of genius, and the horror of playing God.

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  Philanthropy - Known more for...

  John Galsworthy

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  John Galsworthy was born on the 14th August 1867 on the family estate, Parkfield, in Kingston-upon-Thames.  His family’s wealth came from the shipping industry 
  At age nine he began his education at Saugeen, a Bournemouth preparatory school, before moving to Harrow school in 1881, distinguishing himself as an athlete.  
  Galsworthy attended New College, Oxford to read law and left with a second-class degree with honours in 1889. The bar called him in 1890 but Galsworthy decided he would rather run the family’s shipping business. This also meant travelling to destinations such as Vancouver, South Africa and Australia. 
  In 1895 Galsworthy began a decade long affair with Ada Nemesis Pearson Cooper, the wife of his first cousin. It was only when, in 1905, she divorced and married Galsworthy that their affair became known. 
  His literary career began in 1897 with a short story volume, ‘From the Four Winds’, with the pseudonym John Sinjohn as were three further works. Under his own name, in 1904, came ‘The Island Pharisees’, a novel of social observation, seasoned with flashes of satire and propaganda. He also switched from small, independent publishers to the larger Heinemann and to whom he remained for the duration of his career. 
  1906 saw first major play, ‘The Silver Box’, and the novel ‘The Man of Property’. Each to considerable acclaim. The latter was the first in ‘The Forsyte Saga’ trilogy written between 1906 and 1921. It dealt with the questions of status, class and materialism through Soames Forsyte, who is acutely aware of his ‘new money’ status. Jealous of his wife, his machinations drive her into the arms of another. Soames engages in a terrible revenge with terrible consequences.  
  His social agenda was enlightened particularly in his condemnation over the use of solitary confinement in prisons, his attacks on theatrical censorship and campaigning for animal rights. 
  Galsworthy, having been passed over for active service, spent much of the First World War working as an orderly in a field hospital in France. 
  Despite his it was only in 1920 that he had his first blockbuster play ‘The Skin Game’, a melodrama dealing with ethics, property and class.  
  In 1920 ‘In Chancery’ also arrived with further discourse on the marital disharmony between Soames Forsyte and his wife.  
  The appreciation of his work gradually shifted from plays to novels, particularly through his detailing English social difference, tension and pretension with the Forsytes.  A second trilogy, ‘A Modern Comedy’, followed, examining his love for his daughter Fleur and the English commercial upper-middle class, its ideologies and Soames’ poisonous materialism.  
  Having rejected a knighthood in 1918 he was appointed, in 1929, to the Order of Merit. Galsworthy spent his last years writing a third Forsythe trilogy, ‘End of the Chapter’.   
  In 1932 he was awarded the Nobel Prize, but by now failing health meant he was too ill to attend the ceremony. 
  John Galsworthy died at his Hampstead home of a brain tumour on 31st January, 1933. He was cremated and his ashes scattered from an aeroplane over the South Downs.

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  Twelve Dancing Princesses The -...

  Brothers Grimm

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  The Twelve Dancing Princesses is a fairytale by the Brothers Grimm about some beautiful daughters that somehow manage to sneak out of their bedrooms every night to go dancing. Their father is desperate to find out what they are up to and enlists the help of potential suitors to find out.

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  My Genes Don't Fit

  Amy Jarecki

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  A deeply poignant novel about the resilience of the human spirit when two women face unforeseen catastrophes. 
  Gobsmacked by medical gender bias and misdiagnosis, Jane and her daughter Meg receive no satisfactory answers explaining why they both nearly die from blood vessel ruptures within the span of a week. Not only are they reeling from stroke-like symptoms, their lives are further thrown into chaos when Jane is fired and Meg learns her boyfriend is a fraud. 
    
  With their lives upended, heart-wrenching choices must be made as these tenacious women learn to negotiate the world of rare diseases where information conflicts and professional opinions differ. Indeed, hope, love, and each other are the only things they can rely on as they defy impossible odds.

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  The Great Bison

  Kelly Johnson

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  In the vast plains of the Wild West, the Great Bison stands as a majestic symbol of nature's strength and beauty. With golden fur and gleaming ivory horns, this extraordinary bison moves gracefully across the landscape. Despite his immense size, he possesses a gentle and compassionate heart, caring for the creatures of the plains. 
  His presence leaves a profound impact, embodying the spirit of the prairie and offering hope and inspiration. Mindful of the delicate flowers and smaller animals, the Great Bison shares his wisdom, teaching respect for the land. His legacy, passed down through generations, remains a timeless symbol of hope, strength, and serenity in the Wild West.

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