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Little Tortoise hurries to school on her first day in order to be on time, but despite her best efforts she gets passed by all her friends.

"Dash's mom helps him find a way to manage his big feelings"-- Provided by publisher

Prepare to soar to new heights of adventure with Johnny Puff! Voiced by Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean), Johnny Puff is not your average hero--he's a puffin with a heart as big as his wingspan! When the dastardly Otto von Walrus threatens to plunge the world into icy chaos, it's up to Johnny and his feathered friends to put a stop to his frosty plans. Amidst swirling snowflakes and icy winds, Johnny and his trusty puffin pals embark on a daring quest to save the day. Armed with courage and wit, they swoop into action to outwit Otto and his minions. From frostbietten battles atop towering icebergs to heart-pounding chases through frozen fjords, the adventure never lets up! But johnny isn't just fighting for the fate of the world--he's fighting for his friends, his flock, and the freedom to soar through the skies. With every flap of their wings and every quip-filled exchange, Johnny and his puffin posse prove that true heroism knows no bounds.

"Once upon a time, Tote Col, a wandering student of barely ten years, was saved by a traveling merchant and a wisewolf. Their journey ended fifteen years ago, but Col's is just beginning. The priest hopeful, accompanied by his wolf sister, Myuri, sets out with an ambitious plan in mind--to translate the sacred scriptures into the common tongue with the help of the kingdom of Winfiel and the Debau Company. But the Our Book of God project challenges the authority of the all-powerful Church...!"--Cover.

"Literature is everywhere high schooler Mifuyu goes. The great-granddaughter of a renowned book collector, she lives in Yomunaga, the Town of Books, and her father runs a vast library known as Mikura Hall that has been handed down through generations. However, Mifuyu doesn't share her family's passion; in fact, she hates reading! But when several books are stolen from Mikura Hall, triggering an ancient curse, Mifuyu must catch the thief by entering the books she despises. With the help of a mysterious girl named Mashiro, she embarks on an adventure through the worlds of various stories...and maybe she'll find that reading isn't so bad after all"-- Provided by publisher.

Survival Tips: Stories follows characters through their friendships, their jobs, their marriages, and their grief as they stumble toward connection and meaning. A wife begins communicating to her husband only in rebus puzzles. A new teacher confronts her strongest foes, the parents of a disruptive student. A group of conference-goers join their guru in a jerry-rigged sweat lodge. A woman shows up to her blind date in a "Don't Leave Me" t-shirt. With wit and candor, these ten stories examine the ways we live, the mistakes we make, and the paths we take in hopes of delivering us to ourselves and each other--Publisher's description.

"No one appears more surprised than Hailey Gelman when she comes under suspicion for the murder of her soon-to-be ex-husband Jonah. Hailey--nicknamed Sunshine by her mother for her bright outlook and ever-present smile--has always tried to do what is expected of her and is regarded as the family peacemaker. But is anyone, including Hailey, who she has always seemed to be? The months leading up to Jonah's death have been fraught, including a bitter separation and a messy custody battle over their young daughter Maya. When Hailey files a motion to relocate to Florida so she can be near her family, Jonahretaliates and the divorce begins to spiral dangerously out of control"-- Provided by publisher.

"Thirteen-year-old Mary Agnes Coyne, forced from her home in rural Ireland in 1886 after being accused of incest, endures a treacherous voyage across the Atlantic alone to an unknown life in America. From the tenements of New York to the rough alleys of Chicago, Mary Agnes suffers the bitter taste of prejudice for the crime of being poor and Irish. After moving west to Colorado, Mary Agnes again faces hardships and grapples with heritage, religion, and matters of the heart. Will she ever find a home to call her own? Where?"-- Provided by publisher.

"Gloriously translated by Margaret Jull Costa, Adam and Eve in Paradise is not the rosy prelapsarian tale of your childhood Bible: yellow-eyed Adam is a slope-browed Neanderthal all alone and panicked, and Paradise is abominable (seethingly alive with vicious insects and roving primordial carnivores). Luckily for Adam, Eve appears: "O wonder, there before Adam, as if it were both him and not him, was another Being very similar to him, only more slender and covered with a more silken down, and who was regarding him with wide, lustrous, liquid eyes ... And slowly, gently rubbing its bare knees together, the whole of this silken, tender Being was offering itself up in astonished, lascivious submission. It was Eve ... It was you, O Venerable Mother!" But still we must pity poor Adam and Eve: "Our Parents' tireless, desperate efforts were devoted entirely to surviving in the midst of a Nature that was ceaselessly, furiously plotting their destruction. And Adam and Eve spent those days - which Semitic texts celebrate as delightful - always trembling, always whimpering, always fleeing!" Eça de Queirós's pleasure in the glories of language and his delight in skewering all complacencies are richly palpable, leaving the reader smiling and sighing: Ahhh, those Genesiac days ..."-- Provided by publisher.

Clara Woods is a killer--and perfectly fine with it, too. So what if she takes a couple of lives to make her own a little bit better? At the bottom of her garden is a flowerbed, long overgrown, where her late husband rests in peace--or so she always thought. Then the girls arrive. Lily and Violet are her nieces, recently orphaned after their affluent parents died on an ill-fated anniversary trip. In accordance with their parents' will, the sisters are to go to their closest relative--who just so happens to be Clara. Despite having no interest in children, Clara agrees to take them, hoping to get her hands on some of the girls' assets--not just to bolster her dwindling fortune, but also to establish what she hopes will be her legacy: a line of diamond jewelry. There's only one problem. Violet can see the dead man at the bottom of the garden. She can see all of Clara's ghosts...and call them back into existence. Soon Clara is plagued by her victims and at war with the gifted girls in her care. Lily and Violet have become a liability--and know far more than they should...

In a remote seaside town near Tokyo, Kotoko discovers the Chibineko Kitchen, where kagezen meals promise reunions with departed loved ones, and where she meets the young chef Kai and embarks on a magical journey of eating and remembrance.

"For fans of Elizabeth Strout and Andrew Sean Greer, a brilliant, poignant literary breakout about the glamorous 82-year-old daughter of a notorious New Jersey mobster, who returns home after a lifetime denying her legacy, to a world very different from the one she left behind"-- Provided by publisher.

"December 1981, Ethiopia. Tsegaye Hailemaryam, a well-known journalist for the state-run media, has just landed in Asmara. He is on assignment as the head of propaganda for the Red Star campaign, a massive effort by the Ethiopian government to end the Eritrean insurgency. There, amid the city's bars and coffeehouses buzzing with spies and government agents, he juggles the demands of his superiors while trying to reassure his fiancée back home that he's not straying with Asmara's famed beauties. As Tsegaye falls in love with Asmara-and, in spite of his promises, with dazzling, enigmatic local woman Fiammetta-his misgivings about the campaign grow. Tsegaye confronts the horror of war when he is sent with an elite army unit to attack the insurgents' mountain stronghold. In the aftermath, he encounters betrayals that shake his faith in both the regime and human nature. Oromay became an instant sensation when first published in 1983 and was swiftly banned for its frank depiction of the regime. The author vanished soon thereafter; the consensus is that he was murdered in retaliation for Oromay. A sweeping and timeless story about power and betrayal in love and war, the novel remains Girma's masterpiece"-- Provided by publisher.

"In a glorious debut, a boy confronts queer lust, shame, the threat of wars, and the plague of family on the day he becomes a man. At a banquet hall, at the onset of war, Adam Weizmann's bar mitzvah party turns into a glorious catastrophe. On the cusp of manhood-and the verge of a nervous breakdown-Adam braces for his special day, mired in family neurosis and national dysfunction. In a chorus of voices, a cast of outsiders chronicles Adam's coming-of-age: his Italian grandmother, a convert to Judaism who remains an isolated soul in Israel, the country she has made her home; his newly religious father, mysteriously absent from the festivities; his best friend, Abbie, who might or might not have an eating disorder; Khalil, the Palestinian waiter who offers a glimpse of a different way to be; and Adam himself, his shame and desire as he confronts his sexuality and the brokenness of his world. At once tender and lustful, a work of scathing satire and piercing insight, Mazeltov is a wholly original vision of a young man's quest to know his own heart"-- Provided by publisher.

"The women of this beguiling, darkly fabulist, new story collection grapple with the question "What do we owe our family and friends in times of wild uncertainty?" as they strive to be good mothers, daughters, sisters, grandmothers, wives, and companions in a world that is constantly shifting around them"-- Provided by publisher.

This series relates the stories of battles of the Civil War. By using historical documentation and reenactments, this series portrays the history of the men who fought in this war.

Born to a Jewish family in a small Polish village, Estelle Nadel-then known as Enia Feld-was just seven years old when the Nazis invaded Poland in 1939. Once a vibrant child with a song for every occasion, Estelle would eventually lose her voice as, over the next five years, she would survive the deaths of their mother, father, their eldest brother and sister, and countless others. A child at the mercy of her neighbors during a terrifying time in history, The Girl Who Sang is an enthralling first-hand account of Estelle's fight for survival during World War II. She would weather loss, betrayal, near-execution, and spend two years away from the warmth of the sun-all before the age of eleven. And once the war was over, Estelle would walk barefoot across European borders and find remnants of home in an Austrian displaced persons camp before finally crossing the Atlantic to arrive in New York City-a young woman carrying the unseen scars of war.-- Publisher description

"After struggling for years to work a raw-patch ranch in the arid flatlands of Texas, young Mitchell Newland learns that his herd of scrubby range cattle will fetch ten times their local price if they're driven to Montana. He strikes a one-sided deal with the devil, neighbouring rancher Corliss Bilks, to back his play with cattle, men, and horses. The trail brims with hellish hardship: prairie fire, stampede, flooded rivers, hailstorms, rattlers, sickness, long, broiling days and frigid nights. Halfway to Montana, range pirates and a rogue Apache war party close in. Mitch and the boys fight, grim and helpless, watching as their herd is driven westward in a cloud of dust and cackling laughter. Cut down to two bloodied men, Mitch collapses, far too late, and admits the old man has won the bet. But salvation in the form of a Basque sheepherder revives Mitch and his pal, Drover Joe, and Mitch realises he isn't done. Not by a long shot. And now he has nothing to lose"-- Provided by publisher

Roberto Clemente siempre amó el béisbol. Creció en Carolina, Puerto Rico, donde bateaba ramas de árboles (ya que no tenía bate) y bateaba latas. Siempre estaba bateando, lanzando, corriendo, deslizándose. Su dedicación dio sus frutos cuando, a los 19 años, fue seleccionado para un equipo de las Grandes Ligas. Su primera parada: la fría Montreal... donde calentó la banca y a sí mismo, anhelando jugar béisbol. Meses después, finalmente tuvo su oportunidad con los Piratas de Pittsburgh. Clemente tuvo un impacto instantáneo en el campo: bateaba la pelota y llegaba a la primera base y finalmente a home. A muchos fanáticos de Pittsburgh les encantó su estilo audaz en el campo, pero no todos se apresuraron a acoger a un hombre negro de Puerto Rico que hablaba español. Este libro ilustrado de no ficción de la periodista de MLB.com Nathalie Alonso y el galardonado ilustrador Rudy Gutiérrez muestra los altibajos emocionales de la carrera de Roberto Clemente mientras luchaba contra el racismo (de los fanáticos, los periodistas y otras figuras del deporte) para convertirse en uno de los mejores jugadores de béisbol de todos los tiempos.

"In this moving true story, Kao Kalia Yang shares her experiences as a Hmong refugee child navigating life at home and school in America while carrying the weight of her selective mutism"-- Provided by publisher.

Season by season, a young girl walks with her abuelo along the beach as he shares stories about his life in Havana.

Growing up, Jinger Duggar Vuolo followed the expectations of others, never taking the time to explore her own identity. She found herself growing increasingly anxious, indecisive, and fearful, often hiding from the possibility of meaningful relationships. It wasn't until she asked herself the question, 'Who am I?' that she realized she was a chronic people pleaser. As she began the journey to break free from the snare of people pleasing, Jinger Duggar Vuolo found her true identity and purpose in life through a relationship with Jesus and living in community with others. The fears and lies that create feelings of self-doubt can tempt you to "put on a show" to gain approval, instead of cultivating open and honest relationships without the pressure to measure up to others.

"An enlightening and entertaining interrogation of the myth of American self-reliance and the idea of hard work as destiny "Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." This phrase, arguably Thomas Edison's most famous quote, has been drilled into the minds of generations of Americans. A fairly straightforward iteration of the idea that innovation, discovery, and ingenuity are the result of drive and grit above all, it has also come to represent much darker myths: that hard work always leads to success and that achievement is the product of individuals and not communities. In this model, those who come out on top are there because they earned it, and everyone else needs to buckle down, glove up, and, maybe one day, they'll get there too. As the wealth gap widens, communities crumble, and Americans work more for less, Adam Chandler raises the question: What happens when perspiration isn't enough? To answer it, he crisscrosses the country interviewing mayors, teachers, generals, pastors, construction workers, and entrepreneurs, to reveal just how untenable relying on "perspiration" as a strategy has truly become. He also delves into America's past to reveal how our government, education system, and culture at large have woven the idea of meritocracy deep into the fabric of American society and how some of history's most famous so-called bootstrappers really built their wealth. From George Washington to Seattle, Washington, Jay Gatsby to Bill Gates, 99% Perspiration unpacks the misguided obsession with hard work that has come to define both the American dream and nightmare, offering insight into how we got here and hope for where we may go"-- Provided by publisher.

"A stirring journey into the soul of a fractured America that confronts the enduring specter of white supremacy in our art, monuments, and public spaces"-- Provided by publisher.

"The first comprehensive user guide to GLP-1s (such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound) with an overview of how they work and possible side effects. Also including companion recipes, exercise guidance, and new habits to maintain lifelong health and keep weight off for good."-- From publisher marketing.

"Junko Tabei dreamed of a life climbing mountains. But men refused to climb with her. Sponsors told her to stay home. And gloves were not made to fit her hands. Junko, eager and unstoppable, wouldn't let these obstacles get in her way. Instead, she planned an expedition to summit Mount Everest with an all-women team. Battling icy peaks, deep crevasses, and even an avalanche, Junko refused to give up. She climbed step by step . . . up, up, ever up! After summiting the world's tallest peak, Junko took on a new challenge: protecting the wild spaces she loved for future generations. This gorgeously illustrated celebration of a trailblazing climber who shattered gender stereotypes invites us to dare to reach our dreams--no matter how big" --Front sleeve.

"A heartfelt and hilarious collection of essays from the comedian and entertainer known for voicing Olaf in the ... Disney franchise of Frozen, and for his award-winning turn as Elder Cunningham in [Broadway's] The Book of Mormon"-- Provided by publisher.

"There are a million ways to die in the great state of Texas. And on the lawless streets of New Hope, the odds are even worse. Once the home of Comanche, the region has been up for grabs since the settlers drove off the natives. Now it's a magnet for settlers looking for cheap land, merchants looking to exploit its resources--and outlaws looking for a place to hide in between robbing and killing. With shootouts and showdowns being a nightly occurrence, it's one of the deadliest places on earth. And the governor ain't happy about it. He wants to clean up the town. He wants to wipe away the scum. And he knows just the man to do it... Enter Cullen McCabe. A small-town sheriff turned special agent, McCabe doesn't care what he has to do--or who he has to kill--to rid this hellhole of every rustler, robber, and ruthless cuss in sight. Especially the notorious Viper Gang..." -- From publisher's website.

Vienna, 1909: The double murder of an arms dealer in police custody and a senior public official has shaken Vienna to its core. Doctor Max Liebermann has only just returned from a lecture tour when Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt asks for help in what could be the most dangerous case of their careers. Oskar and Max uncover a conspiracy that leads to the very heart of the government. Can the crime-fighting duo do enough to stop the seditious mole known as 'Mephisto' from bringing the Austro-Hungarian Empire to destruction? And will their lives ever be the same again?

A young Cro-Magnon woman is raised by Neanderthals, and manages to single-handedly a remarkable number of prehistoric civilization's achievements.

About to embark on a new world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her dark past to regain control of her life before it spirals out of control.

"El joven príncipe de Avala es secuestrado por unos malvados, pero consigue liberarse de sus secuestradores y huir. Va vestido de color rojo de la cabeza a los pies, y, así, es muy difícil esconderse. ¿Cómo volverá a casa teniendo en cuenta que el reino está plagado de enemigos? Un cuento de valor y amistad escrito por Charlie Roscoe e ilustrado por Tom Clohosy Cole, el muy aclamado autor de The Wall (El muro)."--Back cover.

How big is the universe? What is it made of? Are we alone? Questions like these have inspired amazing discoveries that have transformed our understanding of the universe since the 1970s, shedding light on everything from exoplanets to black holes to the mysterious dark matter and energy that rule the cosmos. And closer to home, quantum physicists have discovered the weird laws that govern the subatomic world, unlocking amazing technologies from the smart phone in your pocket to powerful new quantum computers taking shape in labs today.

"An intimate portrait of a Kenyan man torn between duty to his family and their traditions, and wanting to life his truth - one of openness about his sexuality and his dreams of the future - in this verité style film that spans five years. Samuel grew up in the Kenyan countryside, where tradition is valued above all else. He isn't married yet. After moving to Kenya's capital in search of work and a new life, Samuel falls in love with Alex and finds community and belonging. Their love thrives despite the fact that Kenyan laws criminalize anyone who identifies as LGBTQ+. Despite threats of violence and rejection, Samuel and Alex move between their co-existing words, hoping to win acceptance in both" -- Publisher's description.

In many African communities, children fantasize about the money, glamour, and fame that comes with being a professional soccer player. Living in impoverished villages without access to training equipment, this young talent trains with dedication and optimism. Against all odds, they strive to be discovered by a European scout who can be their ticket out of poverty and into the spotlight.

Combining undersea exploration with innovative visualizations, this series reveals hidden evidence of amazing undersea mysteries. Not 'artists impressions' but what is actually there down to the very last rivet. And, for its fourth season, it embraces a gripping new style, telling stories purely through the words of explorers and archaeologists, putting viewers right by their side.

Pull the plug on the ocean to reveal hidden secrets and lost worlds, using groundbreaking technology, breathtaking photography and insight from top marine archaeologists. Has penetrating new insights into the epic history of human civilization and the deep history of the Earth itself, exposing sunken cities, shipwrecks and the amazing natural wonders of the deep.

Nosferatu: This unauthorized German expressionist adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, resurrected in an HD edition mastered from the acclaimed 35mm restoration by the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung and backed by an orchestral performance of Hans Erdmann's 1922 score, depicts Dracula as Count Orlok, a nightmarish, spidery creature of bulbous head and taloned claws who wants to buy a deserted house in the Carpathian Mountains across from that of real estate agent Thomas Hutter and, especially, Hutter's lovely wife Nina. Features two versions of the film, the original German intertitles (with optional English subtitles) or English intertitles.

The lives of three women dramatically collide during the French Revolution: Sofi, a wallpaper factory worker; her sister Lara, a lady's maid; and a young aristocrat, Hortense. At the factory, the sisters notice something eerie about the intricately illustrated wallpaper: the same mysterious woman appears again and again. But what does it portend? After the death of their beloved father, sisters Sofi and Lara are forced to leave their family home in Marseilles and move to a small village on the outskirts of Paris, where they have been offered work at a factory renowned for its intricately illustrated wallpaper known as Toile de Jouy. But when Sofi and Lara arrive at the factory, owned by a wealthy businessman named Wilhelm Oberst, they notice something unsettling about the wallpaper's pattern. At the heart of its seemingly idyllic vignettes, the same woman appears again and again: Madame Justine, Oberst's former wife-who, they discover, met an untimely and mysterious death years before, and who bears more than a passing resemblance to Lara. At the factory, Lara attracts the attention of the factory owner's son, Josef. But there is something uncannily familiar about their interactions, and Lara soon realizes that her life is mirroring the scenes illustrated on the wallpaper that lines her bedchamber. As the strange occurrences surrounding the wallpaper become ever more unnerving, Lara is gripped by paranoia. Is history is repeating itself and, if so, will she share the same tragic fate as the woman in the wallpaper? -- Publisher

From Scratch follows actor/producer/adventurer David Moscow on a worldwide expedition of making meals literally from scratch. After being presented with a dish from a Chef or home cook, David will have to hunt, gather, forage, and grow each ingredient to remake that meal. Does the meal need butter? Well, then David has to milk a cow and churn it until he has butter. No shortcuts⁵Salt will be sourced from the ocean in Iceland, tequila harvested from agave in Jalisco, and pork hunted in the wilds of Texas. David explores the overwhelming amount of work, craftsmanship, and passion that happens before ingredients show up in the kitchen, as he attempts to recreate these dishes.

Taking Root tells the dramatic story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai, whose simple act of planting trees grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment, protect human rights, and defend democracy -- a movement for which this charismatic woman became an iconic inspiration.

When young doctor Edward Newgate arrives at Stonehearst Asylum in search of an apprenticeship, he is warmly welcomed by Superintendent Dr. Lamb and a mesmerizing woman by the name of Eliza Grave. Edward is intrigued by Lamb's modern methods of treating the insane until a series of unusual events leads him to make a horrifying discovery, exposing Lamb's utopia and pushing Edward to the limits of his conscience.

After a top-secret experiment goes wrong, a hyper-intelligent invisible raptor escapes the lab and begins wreaking havoc in the surrounding neighborhood. When the creature's identity is uncovered, it soon becomes clear that a disgraced paleontologist alongside his ex-girlfriend, an unhinged amusement park security guard, and a local celebrity chicken farmer is the town's only hope for surviving the raptor's ravenous rampage.

On a stormy Christmas eve night, a secretive, small-town sheriff gets a visit from a mysterious woman who recounts a series of bizarre stories involving missing persons. Both disturbing and unsettling, the most terrifying realization may be that the monster behind them is much closer than anyone thinks.

A gallery owner living in a Tuscan village attends a lecture by a British author on authenticity and fakery in art. Afterward, she invites him on a tour of the countryside, during which he is mistaken for her husband. They keep up the pretense and continue on their afternoon out, discussing love, life and art, and increasingly behaving like a long-married couple. But are they play-acting on a whim or is there more to their seemingly new relationship than meets the eye?

Sarah is a famous British murder mystery author. Tired of London and seeking inspiration for her new novel, she accepts an offer from her publisher to stay at his home in the south of France. Sarah finds that the beautiful country locale and unhurried pace is just the tonic for her - until late one night, when John's sexy and provocative daughter, Julie, unexpectedly arrives. Sarah's English reserve is jarred by Julie's lifestyle. An increasingly unsettling series of events occur that blend a creative process with a possible real-life murder.

When army comando Amrit finds out his true love Tulika is engaged against her will, he boards a New Delhi-bound train in a daring quest to derail the arranged marriage. But, when a gang of knife-wielding thieves begin to terrorize innocent passengers on his train, Amrit takes them on.

Unemployed woodworker Jean Valjean steals a loaf of bread to feed his sister and her children, but is caught and sentenced to five years in prison. He escapes, and is pursued relentlessly by fanatical Inspector Javert. Hugo's novel expresses his humanitarian interest in the suffering of the common people.

When a covert mission to rescue a kidnapped CIA operative uncovers a chilling plot, elite, highly trained U.S. SEAL teams speed to hotspots around the globe, racing against the clock to stop a deadly terrorist attack. Pulse-pounding combat sequences, cutting-edge battlefield technology and raw emotion fuel this unprecedented blend of real-world heroism and original filmmaking, a thrilling tribute to the skills, courage and tenacity of the world's most revered warriors.