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  Hook Line & Sinister - Mysteries...

  T. Jefferson Parker

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  Sixteen of America's favorite author-anglers spin tales of mystery and fishing in this collection. From the tragic to the comic with many stops in between, these stories reflect the authors' passions for both making stories and catching fish. Michael Connelly, Ridley Pearson, John Lescroart, Don Winslow, Melodie Johnson Howe, Victoria Houston, and others all share a mysterious affection for things piscatorial when not busy writing bestselling books. This collection of all-original short stories will entertain even the most discriminating mystery reader. This collection includes the following stories:-"River Tears," by Ridley Pearson-"Cutthroat," by Mark T. Sullivan-"Blue on Black," by Michael Connelly-"Unsnaggable," by John Lescroart-"Darmstadt," by Andrew Winer-"Cherchez La Femme," by Dana Stabenow-"Sandy Brook," by Don Winslow-"The Nymph," by Melodie Johnson Howe-"Tight Lines," by James W. Hall-"Every Day Is a Good Day on the River," by C. J. Box-"Death by Honey Hole," by Victoria Houston-"The Blood-Dimmed Tide," by Will Beall-"Dead Drift," by Spring Warren-"Granite Hat," by Brian M. Wiprud-"Mr. Brody's Trout," by William G. Tapply-"Luck," by T. Jefferson Parker

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  We Were Once a Family - A Story...

  Roxanna Asgarian

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  One of Literary Hub's most anticipated books of 2023"Narrator Suehyla El-Attar gives an impassioned performance that enhances the touching, terrifying tale of social injustice and systemic failure. Her delivery is compelling and clear, evoking a captivating listening experience from this true-crime tragedy."- Library JournalThe shocking, deeply reported story of a murder-suicide that claimed the lives of six children—and a searing indictment of the American foster care system.On March 26, 2018, rescue workers discovered a crumpled SUV and the bodies of two women and several children at the bottom of a cliff beside the Pacific Coast Highway. Investigators soon concluded that the crash was a murder-suicide, but there was more to the story: Jennifer and Sarah Hart, it turned out, were a white married couple who had adopted the six Black children from two different Texas families in 2006 and 2008. Behind the family's loving facade, however, was a pattern of abuse and neglect that went ignored as the couple withdrew the children from school and moved across the country. It soon became apparent that the State of Texas knew very little about the two individuals to whom it had given custody of six children—with fateful consequences.In the manner of Adrian Nicole LeBlanc's Random Family and other classic works of investigative journalism, Roxanna Asgarian’s We Were Once a Family is a revelation of vulnerable lives; it is also a shattering exposé of the foster care and adoption systems that produced this tragedy. As a journalist in Houston, Asgarian became the first reporter to put the children’s birth families at the center of the story. We follow the author as she runs up against the intransigence of a state agency that removes tens of thousands of kids from homes each year in the name of child welfare, while often failing to consider alternatives. Her reporting uncovers persistent racial biases and corruption as children of color are separated from birth parents without proper cause. The result is a riveting narrative and a deeply reported indictment of a system that continues to fail America’s most vulnerable children while upending the lives of their families.A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

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  Dragnet - Volume 5 - The Big Job...

  W.H. Parker, W.A. Wharton

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  Those first four notes of its theme tune were instantly recognised and announced the start of perhaps the most famous police procedural in history.  Set in Los Angeles and headed by police detective Sergeant Joe Friday the show has influenced all the many others that have followed in its illustrious footsteps. 
   
  It was based on real cases from police files. It described the methods used to track down the culprits and its technical language added to its authenticity.  It was a ratings hit year in, year out.  
   
  Played and produced by Jack Webb its pared-down acting brought both the dull routine work and its acts of heroism and unselfishness into the living rooms of ordinary Americans, explaining a side of society that they only read about in the papers, heard in news bulletins or saw fabricated at the movies.  
   
  It’s time for the truth and for Sergeant Joe Friday to set the record straight.

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  The Anti-Romantic Child - A...

  Priscilla Gilman

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  “A beautifully sinuous and intensely literary celebration of the exceptional, unconventional child.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review 
   
  Priscilla Gilman, a teacher of romantic poetry who embraced Wordsworth’s vision of childhood’s spontaneous wonder, eagerly anticipated the birth of her first child, certain that he would come trailing clouds of glory. But as Benjamin grew, his remarkable precocity was associated with a developmental disorder that would dramatically alter the course of Priscilla’s dreams. 
   
  In The Anti-Romantic Child, a memoir full of lyricism and light, Gilman explores our hopes and expectations for our children, our families, and ourselves—and the ways in which experience may lead us to re-imagine them. Using literature as a touchstone, Gilman reveals her journey through crisis to joy, illuminating the flourishing of life that occurs when we embrace the unexpected. The Anti-Romantic Child is a profoundly moving and compellingly universal book about family, parenthood, and love. 
   
  “Haunting and lyrical.” —Marie Brenner, author of Apples and Oranges 
   
  “Rapturously beautiful and deeply moving, profound and marvelous” —Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday Demon and Far From the Tree 
   
  “A lovely, thoughtful memoir.” —The Boston Globe 
   
  “A striking celebration of the bond between a mother and son.” —Kirkus Reviews 
   
  “Gilman is at once lyrical and deeply analytical as she explores the complexities of parenthood and the need to embrace the unforeseen.” —Booklist, starred review 
   
  “A book every parent should read.” —Kathryn Erskine, National Book award–winning author of Mockingbird  
   
  “A very moving personal story.” —Tina Brown, Newsweek 
   
  “Smart, soulful, and involving.” —Nick Hornby, The Believer

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  The Doors of Perception

  Aldous Huxley

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  "A genuine spiritual quest. . . . Extraordinary." — New York Times 
  Among the most profound and influential explorations of mind-expanding psychedelic drugs ever written, a complete classic book—The Doors of Perception —in which Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World, reveals the mind's remote frontiers and the unmapped areas of human consciousness. 
  The Doors of Perception by Huxley blends Eastern mysticism with scientific experimentation to produce one of the most influential works on the effects of hallucinatory drugs on the human psyche.  
  Huxley’s essays The Doors of Perception  ushered in a whole new generation of counter-culture icons such as Jackson Pollock, John Cage, Timothy Leary and Jim Morrison. In fact, Morrison’s band name The Doors was inspired by The Doors of Perception.

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  Hi Gorgeous! - Transforming...

  Candis Cayne, Katina Z. Jones

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  Trailblazing transgender actress, activist, and style icon Candis Cayne has spent a lifetime learning how to see herself for who she really is, and along the way has taught herself and others how to celebrate inner beauty as the perfect starting point for outer radiance. Drawing from her personal journey to self-acceptance and comprised of a unique combination of cross-barrier, body-positive wellness and style advice, Hi Gorgeous! is a one-of-a-kind beauty guide that will speak to all women.Engagingly written, highly visual, and filled with "Glam on the Go" tips and exclusive interviews with Candis's team of "radiance experts," the book will cover everything from new definitions of womanhood and beauty (with elements of Candis's own journey woven in) to hands-on makeup and style tips aimed at enhancing all of a woman's possibilities.Hi Gorgeous! opens with a foreword by Candis's best friend, former Olympian and transgender star Caitlyn Jenner. This beautiful, inspiring, and informative book will empower women on their own path and help them convey their radiance to the worldA Hachette Audio production.

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