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  Reason for Leaving - Job Stories

  John Manderino

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  In the last column of a job application, there’s that tricky question: reason for leaving? John Manderino has apparently had to puzzle over that one often and long. His answers are collected here in this hilarious novel-in-stories tracing the history of a guy trying to grow up job by job. Delivery boy, altar boy, busboy, teacher, cotton picker, umpire, Zen monk—Manderino’s protagonist tries on one hat after another, from Chicago to Arizona to a South Dakota reservation where he longs to be given an Indian name, "something like Many Roads, or Many Jobs." Each story in this highly entertaining collection is complete in itself, yet Manderino has woven them into a seamless history that’s hard to put down. The author of Sam and His Brother Len and The Man Who Once Played Catch with Nellie Fox has once again given us a funny, moving portrait of a man’s journey of becoming. Becoming what? The answer lies behind all his reasons for leaving. John Manderino has a sharp eye for human foibles and his depictions of life in the workaday world will leave readers laughing long and loud.

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  Healthy Fruit

  Geo Mihalache

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  From the series "Stories for Vlad": 
  The tomcats try a new "healthy" diet - eating apples as the doctor advised on the radio.

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  The Problem of the Superfluous...

  Jaques Futrelle

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  Jacques Futrelle's Inspector Lestrade joins Professor S.F.X. Van Dusen ("The Thinking Machine") in trying to solve a strange case involving self-mutilation. 
  Jacques Futrelle (April 9, 1875 - April 15, 1912) was an American journalist and mystery writer. He is best known for writing short detective stories featuring Professor Augustus S.F.X. Van Dusen, also known as "The Thinking Machine" for his application of logic to any and all situations. Futrelle died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912.

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  Rainer Maria Rilke: Poems

  Rainer Maria Rilke

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  A selection of poems by this renowned German poet. - Summary by Peter Tucker

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  BEDTIME MEDITATIONS FOR KIDS - A...

  Simply Insight Team

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  Uncover how you can Teach Your Child Mindfulness with this Fun Collection of Short Stories. 
  Do you want to help your child experience the proven benefits of Mindfulness?  
  Looking for a Short Story Collection which helps them relax and promotes calmness?  
  Then this audiobook is for you! 
  Containing a collection of enjoyable Bedtime Short Stories, this book explores how you can manage children at the vital early stages of their development, making sure you have the skills to start their lives off on the right foot. 
  A mix of Stories for Children and practical advice for parents, this book contains tips on communication, daily routines, practical education, and much more. 
  Designed especially for ages 2-6, inside you’ll also find over 25 stories, each with important lessons about different parts of life. 
  Inside this comprehensive audiobook, you’ll discover: 
  -- Why Mindfulness is So Important in Today’s Age 
  -- The Power of Communication and Dealing with Children 
  -- Understanding Your Environment 
  -- Daily Routines and Practicing Self-Awareness 
  -- How to Promote Relaxation, Meditation, and Yoga 
  -- Many Gentle Short Bedtime Stories 
  ...and Much More! 
  With practical advice for parents and a wealth of inspiring, fun, and delightful short stories for kids, this book is perfect for any parent looking to strengthen their skills and help their child reduce their stress levels, feel calm, and practice mindfulness. 
  With stories including The Early Bird, The Animal Kingdom, and Sweet Moon, this book has something that every child will love!Buy Now to Help Your Child practice Mindfulness Tonight!

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  Deceit and Other Possibilities -...

  Vanessa Hua

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  In her powerful collection, first published in 2016 and now featuring new stories, Vanessa Hua gives voice to immigrant families navigating a new America. Tied to their ancestral and adopted homelands in ways unimaginable in generations past, these memorable characters straddle both worlds but belong to none. 
  From a Hong Kong movie idol fleeing a sex scandal to an obedient daughter turned Stanford pretender, from a Chinatown elder summoned to his village to a Korean American pastor with a secret agenda, the characters in the collection illustrate the conflict between self and society, tradition and change. In "What We Have Is What We Need," winner of the Atlantic's Student Writing Contest, a boy from Mexico reunites with his parents in San Francisco. When he suspects his mother has found love elsewhere, he fights to keep his family together. 
  With insight and wit, Hua writes about what wounds us and what we must survive. Deceit and Other Possibilities marked the emergence of a remarkable new writer and is now available more broadly.

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