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  Life and Adventures of Jack...

  Walt Whitman

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  Walter Whitman was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse. His work was controversial in its time, particularly his 1855 poetry collection Leaves of Grass, which was described as obscene for its overt sensuality. Whitman's own life came under scrutiny for his presumed homosexuality.Born in Huntington on Long Island, as a child and through much of his career, he resided in Brooklyn. At age 11, he left formal schooling to go to work. Later, Whitman worked as a journalist, a teacher, and a government clerk. Whitman's major poetry collection, Leaves of Grass, was first published in 1855 with his own money and became well known. The work was an attempt at reaching out to the common person with an American epic. He continued expanding and revising it until his death in 1892. During the American Civil War, he went to Washington, D.C. and worked in hospitals caring for the wounded. His poetry often focused on both loss and healing. On the death of Abraham Lincoln, whom Whitman greatly admired, he wrote his well-known poems, "O Captain! My Captain!" and "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd", and gave a series of lectures. After a stroke towards the end of his life, Whitman moved to Camden, New Jersey, where his health further declined. When he died at age 72, his funeral was a public event.Whitman's influence on poetry remains strong. Mary Whitall Smith Costelloe argued: "You cannot really understand America without Walt Whitman, without Leaves of Grass ... He has expressed that civilization, 'up to date,' as he would say, and no student of the philosophy of history can do without him." Modernist poet Ezra Pound called Whitman "America's poet ... He is America.

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  Suddenly Mine

  Katie Evergreen

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  This Christmas, love is the best surprise of all . . . 
   
  Merry Sinclair used to adore Christmas — until heartbreak ruined her holiday spirit. Working in New York's famously festive Carroll’s Department Store over the holidays is not helping matters. Until she meets new employee Christian, whose easy confidence and deep chestnut eyes make her heart skip. 
   
  Estranged heir to a global empire, Christian Carroll hasn’t set foot inside his family’s store in years. But when his father tells him the company’s struggling, he reluctantly agrees to return, on one condition — he’ll work undercover as a janitor. 
   
  The last thing he needs is a distraction in the form of the charming and quirky store-greeter he can’t seem to stay away from. 
   
  As Merry and Christian grow closer, their connection becomes undeniable. But when Christian’s true identity is revealed, Merry must choose — can she trust him with her heart, or will past heartaches keep them from finding their own place under the mistletoe?

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  The War of Winds

  A.R. Knight

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  The Seven Isles are at war. 
  Wax and Eujo, pursued by assassins and soldiers alike, head to the spire isle of Kance to prepare for invasion. They expect an onslaught of metal and magic, but the truth is something far, far worse. Beneath the earth, an army the isles have never seen marches towards Kance, with their own survival at stake. Win, and the fiends can save themselves from their collapsing home.  
  They can not, will not, lose.  
  As war begins to tear apart the isles, Quik returns to Vis, aiming to free his jungle home from brutal occupiers. He's outnumbered, surrounded by enemies, but the hunter has claws, and knows how to use them. Survival, though, isn't enough. Quik promised to help his brother, a vow he means to keep.  
  The War of Winds continues the epic fantasy adventure of The Seven Isles series, where seafaring swords clash with fiery terrors, living legends meet their immortal matches, and the last gift of a dying god might be the end of everything. If you're looking for a grand adventure, dive into The Seven Isles today.

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  The Collector

  Anne Mette Hancock

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  When ten-year-old Lukas disappears from his Copenhagen school, police investigators discover that the boy had a peculiar obsession with pareidolia: a phenomenon that makes him see faces in random things. A photo on his phone, posted just hours before his disappearance, shows an old barn door that resembles a face. Journalist Heloise Kaldan thinks she recognizes the barn—but from where? When Lukas’s blood-flecked jacket is found in the moat at Copenhagen’s Citadel, DNA evidence points to Thomas Strand, a former soldier suffering from severe PTSD. But then Strand turns up dead in his apartment, shot in the head execution style. What did the last person to see Lukas really witness that morning in the school yard? Was it really Lukas, or was it an optical illusion? Can you ever truly trust your eyes?

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  Incendio - Flame Born

  Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle

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  Watch out Montreal. You're in for a fiery ride. 
   
   
   
  I knew three things about my life before adoption: I was a baby rescued from a blazing house fire, I was found in the arms of a dead man, and no one ever came to claim me. No one. Not ever. 
   
   
   
  Now, as a Montreal detective, I'm dedicated to hunting truths for a living. Unheard voices. Cold cases. Unsolved mysteries. Unearthing secrets hidden in the shadows is my jam. Until the fae veil falls . . .  
   
   
   
  When the world learns magic is real, everything changes. Montreal begins seething with prana energy, dormant genes activate, and seemingly normal humans experience magical awakenings. 
   
   
   
  I have an awakening. 
   
   
   
  Suddenly, everything I've obsessed over about my violent beginnings sucker-punches me in the gut. And what's worse—the murderous factions who hunted me so long ago are back on my scent. 
   
   
   
  Be careful what you wish for. You just might get it.

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  TANNER Series The - Books 43-47

  Remington Kane

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  From REMINGTON KANE, the author of the TAKEN! Series 
  The TANNER Series - Books 43-47 
  TANNER BOX SET – BOOK 15 
   
  TANNER 43 – SOULLESS 
  Tanner and Soulless face off as they're each offered a contract to kill the other. However, the real threat comes from the person who is manipulating events from behind the scenes. 
  TANNER 44 – LIT FUSE 
  Tanner finds himself in a city being torn apart by a riot. 
  TANNER 45 – HYENAS 
  Tanner accepts a challenging contract. 
  TANNER 46 – MANHUNT 
  Tanner works with Team Predator. 
  TANNER 47 – IN FOR THE KILL 
  After an unexpected event, Tanner finds himself struggling to survive.

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