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Belle of the ball

Belle of the ball

Costa, Mari, author, illustrator
2023

High-school senior and notorious wallflower Hawkins finally works up the courage to remove her mascot mask and ask out her longtime crush: Regina Moreno, head cheerleader, academic overachiever, and all-around popular girl. There's only one teensy little problem: Regina is already dating Chloe Kitagawa, athletic all-star...and middling English student. Regina sees a perfectly self-serving opportunity here, and asks the smitten Hawkins to tutor Chloe free of charge, knowing Hawkins will do anything to get closer to her.

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Call the midwife. Season eight

Call the midwife. Season eight

2019

A drama about the lives of a group of midwives who care for expectant mothers in the East End of London during the 1950s.

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Call the midwife. Season nine

Call the midwife. Season nine

2020

The life and times of a group of midwives working at Nonnatus House--a nursing convent serving the impoverished of East London in the late 1950s and early 1960s--are chronicled in this appealing British series based on true events. The women learn powerful lessons about life's struggles while visiting with expectant mothers and poor children.

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Call the midwife. Season ten

Call the midwife. Season ten

2021

It's 1966, and it's a testing time for the midwives. But there's excitement, too, as the women's rights movement intensifies. With Trixie's help, Sister Julienne is determined to steer Nonnatus House of its financial quandary. Dr. Turner deals with an array of difficult cases including a former soldier involved in nuclear test explosion. Meanwhile, Sister Monica Joan experiences a crisis of faith, and Sister Frances realizes she needs to be a little less spiritual if she's to really connect with the local women. There are some interesting challenges ahead, as well as great celebrations when England wins the World Cup.

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Complete horse riding manual

Complete horse riding manual

Micklem, William, author
2023

Suitable for both novice and advanced riders, and for equestrian fans of all ages, this book will guide you through every stage of the riding process from the first time in the saddle to advanced riding skills.

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Danger and other unknown risks

Danger and other unknown risks

North, Ryan, 1980- author
2023

Follows Marguerite de Pruitt and her canine pal, Daisy, as they embark on a journey to save the world.

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I'm so effing hungry : why we crave what we crave--and what to do about it

I'm so effing hungry : why we crave what we crave--and what to do about it

Shah, Amy, author
2023

Dr. Amy Shah kept hearing the same complaints from her patients: "I feel hungry all the time..." So she created a science-based plan designed to help you take charge of your health and your cravings, without feeling deprived. Drawing on the emerging science of psychobiotics - healthy gut bacteria that help improve mood and regulate hunger, weight, and cravings - Dr. Shah has created a 5-step plan to help you make peace with food and your body. Includes more than thirty delicious recipes.

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Indian flavor every day : simple recipes and smart techniques to inspire

Indian flavor every day : simple recipes and smart techniques to inspire

Kaimal, Maya.
2023

"Introduce rich, complex Indian flavors to your everyday cooking with 80 easy recipes and ingenious guidance from Julia Child Best First Book Award winner Maya Kaimal. In Indian Flavor Every Day, Indian cooking authority Maya Kaimal proves it's possible to experience the joy of this cuisine with minimal time and a handful of special ingredients like ghee and dried chilis. She distills essential flavor-building methods, like blending spices and tempering them in oil to release their essence, and applies these techniques to accessible, flexible ingredients any home cook has on hand. With many vegetarian, gluten-free, and wholesome, hearty offerings, Indian Flavor Every Day includes both simplified classic dishes and new twists. Recipes like Masala Roasted Chickpeas, tangy Fried Tomatoes and Spicy Onions, cozy Split Pea Coconut Dal, and deeply flavorful Malabar Shrimp Curry are designed to build your confidence and spark inspiration, so incredible new flavors can become an everyday pleasure. Embrace the simple tips in this book, purchase a few ingredients for your pantry, and Maya promises you will soon have a comfort level with Indian food you didn't know was possible."-- Provided by publisher.

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It starts with us : a novel

It starts with us : a novel

Hoover, Colleen, author
2022

Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a civil coparenting rhythm when she suddenly bumps into her first love, Atlas, again. After nearly two years separated, she is elated that for once, time is on their side, and she immediately says yes when Atlas asks her on a date. But her excitement is quickly hampered by the knowledge that, though they are no longer married, Ryle is still very much a part of her life--and Atlas Corrigan is the one man he will hate being in his ex-wife and daughter's life.

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Magpie murders. Season 1

Magpie murders. Season 1

2022

A beguiling murder mystery with a solution that will both astonish and shock viewers, the plot revolves around the character Susan Ryeland, an editor who is given an unfinished manuscript of author Alan Conway's latest novel, but has little idea it will change her life.

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Maiden to mother : unlocking our archetypal journey into the mature feminine

Maiden to mother : unlocking our archetypal journey into the mature feminine

Durham Wilson, Sarah.
2022

"Sarah Durham Wilson rebuilds the bridge that has broken, guiding women through a sacred, ancient, and crucial initiation into their full feminine power"-- Provided by publisher.

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Only the dead : a thriller

Only the dead : a thriller

Carr, Jack (Joint pseudonym), author
2023


Robert Ludlum's the Treadstone rendition

Robert Ludlum's the Treadstone rendition

Hood, Joshua, author
2023

With America withdrawing from Afghanistan and the Taliban closing in, Abdul Nassir reached out to his old partner, Adam Hayes. Ten years ago, Nassir saved the American's life, and the time has come for repayment. The Afghan is desperate to get his family out of the country. Like most of his countrymen, he scared of the Taliban, but he also can't trust the Americans. His daughter is an eyewitness to a massacre committed by a rogue team of CIA contractors. That only leaves one man who can be trusted to get them out of the country - Adam Hayes.

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She said

She said

2023

New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation, a story that helped launch the #MeToo movement and shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood.

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Succession. The complete second season

Succession. The complete second season

2020

Beginning where the first season dramatically left off, Season Two follows the Roys, media tycoon Logan and his four grown children, as they struggle to retain control of their empire amidst internal and external threats.

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Tár

Tár

2023

Set in the international world of classical music, the film centers on Lydia Tár, widely considered one of the greatest living composer/conductors and first-ever female chief conductor of a major German orchestra.

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Yellowstone. Season 1

Yellowstone. Season 1

2018

Follows the Dutton family, led by John Dutton, who controls the largest contiguous ranch in the United States, under constant attack by those it borders--land developers, an Indian reservation, and America's first National Park. It is an intense study of a violent world far from media scrutiny--where land grabs make developers billions, and politicians are bought and sold by the world's largest oil and lumber corporations. Where drinking water poisoned by fracking wells and unsolved murders are not news: they are a consequence of living in the new frontier. It is the best and worst of America seen through the eyes of a family that represents both.

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