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  The Apartment - A Novel

  Ana Menéndez

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  From the critically acclaimed author of In Cuba I Was a German Shepherd comes a new novel about the search for freedom and the power of community that spans decades of residents in one Florida apartment 
   
   
   
  The Helena is an art deco apartment building that has witnessed the changing face of South Miami Beach for seventy years, observing the lives housed within. Among those who have called apartment 2B home are a Cuban concert pianist who performs in a nursing home; the widow of an intelligence officer raising her young daughter alone; a man waiting on a green card marriage to run its course so that he can divorce his wife and marry his lover, all of whom live together; a Tajik building manager with a secret identity; and a troubled young refugee named Lenin. Each tenant imbues 2B with energy that will either heal or overwhelm its latest resident, Lana, a mysterious woman struggling with her own past. 
   
   
   
  Examining exile, homesickness, and displacement, The Apartment asks what—in our violent and lonely century—do we owe one another? If alone we are powerless before sorrow and isolation, it is through community and the sharing of our stories that we may survive and persevere.

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  The Medici Killer - A Thrilling...

  Ariel Sanders

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  In the shadows of Renaissance Florence, a killer stalks the powerful with vengeance forty years in the making... 
  When a nobleman is found dead with a crimson feather and strange markings on his body, Isabella de' Medici is drawn into a deadly mystery that threatens to unravel her family's carefully constructed legacy. 
  As more bodies appear—each with a haunting mask left at the scene—Isabella discovers shocking truths about her bloodline that have been buried for generations. 
  With each murder forming a ritual pentagon across Florence, Isabella must confront: 
  Family secrets that could destroy the Medici name 
  A masked avenger with intimate knowledge of forgotten crimes 
  The horrifying truth behind five masks crafted from human skin 
  Racing against time before the final mask claims its victim, Isabella navigates a labyrinth of political intrigue, forbidden knowledge, and Renaissance occultism. But in a city built on secrets and power, the most dangerous revelation may be the truth about herself... 
  "The Medici Killer" weaves historical drama with psychological horror in a gripping tale of family, revenge, and the darkness that lurks behind the splendor of the Renaissance.

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  Les Miserables Volume 4

  Victor Hugo

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  In "Les Misérables Volume 4" by Victor Hugo, the story reaches its emotional and dramatic peak as tensions escalate during the June Rebellion in Paris. Jean Valjean faces his ultimate test of morality and courage, protecting Marius while confronting Javert’s relentless pursuit. Themes of love, forgiveness, and redemption come to the forefront amid vivid depictions of societal upheaval and human suffering. Hugo masterfully intertwines personal struggles with revolutionary fervor, exploring the cost of freedom and compassion. With profound empathy and philosophical depth, this volume delivers a powerful resolution, blending triumph and tragedy in a timeless exploration of humanity’s enduring spirit.

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  No Lookin Back

  Ted Riddle, Linda Riddle

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  No Lookin' Back was brought to life early one Sunday morning in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, where the authors Ted and Linda Riddle lived. Ted sat straight up in bed and said, "I know how I died." That startled Linda, who was asleep next to him. His story flowed in such a way, it brought tears and laughter to her. She grabbed a yellow tablet and pencil and began writing. He did not slow down, so she could catch up. Soon, she found a tape recorder and began recording this saga. Linda knew that this was not a dream. The tone of his voice was different and even the dialect was strange, as Ted continued well into the morning. Later, when they both realized that this "gift", had to be published, Ted asked Linda to "add the sunsets and the eagles flying." She went to libraries as they travelled, even to Alaska twice, with their work and researched for facts for the book. She took pictures of locations where the story took place and drew illustrations. Names of their family members and friends were added, as the story developed. The story begins during the Civil War, when Thomas Jefferson Summers and his brother John, join the Union Army. As Ted continues with his tale, he even knows the name of his wife, children, places and events. He knows how he died, so that is the first chapter in the book. The journey takes Tom and the reader through many life-threatening adventures, at every turn. Based on facts from Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma Territory, Texas, Kansas and Colorado, and a timeline of early western history, you feel that you are living each moment. 
  There has never been a time or place like the early American West. Freedom was the quest of all who sought her.

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  Buddha in Redface -...

  Dr. Eduardo Duran

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  Story is told by a narrator who is a psychologist in Indian country. What appears to be a consultation with a patient ends up meeting with his teacher, Tarrence. Tarrence proceeds to take the narrator into a dreamtime journey that melts the worldview held by the story teller. The dream leads the narrator to a place in which the energy generated by ancient dreamers must be balanced. The lack of balance brought on by the power dreamers and their ceremony resulted in the atomic bomb. New realms also give insights as to why the bomb was dropped on Japan. Throughout the story there are conflicts between western and Indigenous ways of knowing, the main protagonist being Carl, who is a psychiatrist.

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  The Man on the Buckskin Horse -...

  Rachel Kovaciny

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  As the local midwife and sole medical professional in her Nebraska community, Miss Emma always wants to help. When she learns the Owens family's bitter enemy has hired a gunman to force them from their home, she rushes to the Owens homestead to warn them. But the gunman has arrived sooner than expected. Despite Miss Emma's efforts to protect her friends, her actions only worsen their plight. Now, Rosalind Owens battles a severe infection, and Miss Emma's medical skills aren’t enough to save her.  Professional gunman Luke Palmer was hired to remove the Owenses from their land, but he now suspects the family has a legal right to stay. As fear and uncertainty grip the Owens family, Palmer offers his aid. Can they trust him, or is his offer a ploy to remove them from their land for good? Amidst these conflicts, Palmer faces his own internal struggle, torn between his wish to forget the past and the urgent need to save an innocent life.

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