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  Dreaming of Ramadi in Detroit -...

  Aisha Sabatini Sloan

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  An electric essay collection about Blackness, art, and dreaming of new possibilities in a time of constriction 
   
   
   
  This collection of innovative, penetrating, and lively essays features swimming pools and poets, road trips and museums, family dinners and celebrity sightings. In a voice that is at once piercing, mournful, and slyly comic, Aisha Sabatini Sloan inhabits several roles: she is an art enthusiast in Los Angeles during a city-wide manhunt; a daughter on a road trip with her father; a professor playing with puppets in the wilds of Vermont; an interloper on a police ride-along in Detroit; a collector of the dreams of scientists at a biostation. As she watches cell phone video recordings of murder and is haunted in her sleep by the news, she reflects on her formative experiences with aesthetic and spiritual discovery, troubling those places where Blackness has been conflated with death. 
   
   
   
  Sabatini Sloan's lively style is perfectly suited to the way she circles a subject or an idea before cinching it tight. The curiosity that guides each essay, focusing on the period between the 2016 election and the onset of the pandemic, is rooted in the supposition that there is an intrinsic relationship between the way we conceptualize darkness and our collective opportunity for awakening.

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  The Canterville Ghost

  Oscar Wilde

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  "What happens when a centuries-old ghost meets a modern family that simply refuses to be scared?"
  
  For three hundred years, Sir Simon de Canterville has been the pride of the British supernatural world, haunting his ancestral home with bloodstains and rattling chains. But his reign of terror comes to a screeching halt when the Otis family, a group of pragmatic and unimpressed Americans, moves in. Armed with "Pinkerton's Champion Stain Remover" and "Rising Sun Lubricator" for his squeaky chains, the Otises treat the ghost not as a nightmare, but as a nuisance. In this brilliant satire, Oscar Wilde pits old-world tradition against new-world practicality, leading to a conclusion that is as moving as it is witty.
  
  The Comedy of Terrors: The humor lies in the ghost's growing frustration. Sir Simon takes his "haunting" as a serious profession, and his inability to frighten the rambunctious Otis twins leads to a hilarious reversal where the ghost becomes the victim of the living. It is a masterclass in the "Comedy of Manners."
  
  A Touch of True Redemption: Beyond the laughs, the story shifts gears when the young Virginia Otis encounters the weary ghost. Her compassion leads to a beautiful and poetic finale, exploring themes of forgiveness, death, and the power of love to bridge the gap between two worlds.
  
  Why It Is a Timeless Favorite: The Canterville Ghost is perfect for readers of all ages. It offers the biting social commentary Wilde is famous for, wrapped in a fast-paced, entertaining plot that moves from slapstick comedy to profound allegory in just a few pages.
  
  Meet the world's most frustrated phantom. Purchase "The Canterville Ghost" today.

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  A Rose for Ecclesiastes

  Roger Zelazny

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  "A Rose for Ecclesiastes" is a science fiction short story by American author Roger Zelazny, first published in the November 1963 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction with a special wraparound cover painting by Hannes Bok. It was nominated for the 1964 Hugo Award for Short Fiction. In "A Rose for Ecclesiastes," readers are transported to a distant future where a human linguist attempts to understand the complex culture of Martians, leading to profound insights about love, language, and existence.

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  Shade of Vampire 15 A: A Fall of...

  Bella Forrest

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  Ready for the PENULTIMATE book in Rose and Caleb's story? 
  "A timeless barrier has been broken. Things will never be the same for the human world again..." 
  A new dawn has risen over The Shade. No longer one of weakness, but of strength. Desperate, the black witches are on a blood hunt more pernicious than ever before.Now it's no longer the island's inhabitants who are in jeopardy. It's the world around them.  
  A Fall of Secrets is the penultimate book in Rose and Caleb's series as we move toward the thrilling finale in Book 16: An End of Night!

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  The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

  Agatha Christie

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  Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is one of the most famous and groundbreaking detective novels ever written, and now you can experience its masterful twists and turns in audiobook form. This captivating mystery features the brilliant Hercule Poirot as he takes on a case that will challenge even his exceptional skills. 
  The story begins with the sudden death of wealthy businessman Roger Ackroyd, who was found murdered in his own study. Just the day before, Ackroyd had received information about a blackmail scheme involving the woman he loved, who had tragically taken her own life. With a house full of potential suspects, all with their own secrets and motives, Poirot must sift through the tangled web of lies, deception, and betrayal to uncover the truth. 
  What sets The Murder of Roger Ackroyd apart is its ingenious plot twist, which shook the world of detective fiction and cemented Agatha Christie’s reputation as a master of the genre. Poirot’s meticulous investigation takes him deeper into the lives of Ackroyd’s friends and family, exposing hidden agendas and dark pasts along the way. 
  Narrated with intensity and precision, this audiobook version brings to life the suspense and tension of Christie’s storytelling, making it perfect for both seasoned mystery lovers and new listeners eager to delve into one of the greatest detective stories ever told. 
  Start Listening to The Murder of Roger Ackroyd today and join Hercule Poirot in unraveling one of the most shocking and unforgettable mysteries of all time!

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  Caved In With a Caecelia - A MF...

  Katryna Lalock

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  Caved In With a Caecelia is a 1.5 hour monster erotica short 
  Eagle's Nest sinkhole in Florida is known as the Mount Everest for cave divers. Nate is no stranger to caves or danger - he's spent most of his life angry at the world and making bad choices. Eagle's Nest represents all of the obstacles he's overcome in his life and nothing can ruin this dive...except an inexperienced tag along who leaves Nate alone in the dark underwater caves. When a half woman, half octopus named Kali saves his life he wonders if he actually died or is suffering from hallucinations. 
  He also can't help wonder what her tentacles would feel like on his body. 
  Tags: tentacle mommy, looks like they could kill you is actually a cinnamon roll MMC 
  CW: mentions of violence, breath play, DP

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