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Yale series of younger poets volume 112
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"Duy Doan's striking debut reveals the wide resonance of the collection's unassuming title, in poems that explore--now with abundant humor, now with a deeply felt reserve--the ambiguities and tensions that mark our effort to know our histories, our loved ones, and ourselves. These are poems that draw from Doan's experience as a Vietnamese-American while at the same time making a case for--and masterfully playing with--the fluidity of identity, history,...
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When actress Rachel Goldberg shares her personal views on a local radio show, she becomes a target for online harassment. Things go too far when someone paints a swastika on her front door, not only terrifying her but also dredging up some painful childhood memories. Rachel escapes to her hometown of Carlsbad. To avoid upsetting her parents, she tells them she's there to visit her Orthodox Jewish grandmother, even though that's the last thing she...
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Young and successful, Alexandria Witt, has found herself in a world full of drama. Heartbroken and lost from her previous relationship with Brandon Taylor, she only has her friends to look to for guidance. Yet her friends may be leading her down the wrong path. Even though she has her doubts, she attempts to piece together her heart with the charming Nicholas Bennett, hoping this time she hasn't made a mistake. But Brandon refuses to give up on Alexandria....
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Trying to get away from the drama at home, Alexandria escapes to Jamaica but her worries get the best of her and her relaxation is short-lived. Soon, Jewel resurfaces spilling secrets about Nick's past and present, creating a new world of chaos for Alex. But Alexandria has a few tricks up her sleeve and she will no longer be toyed with. Tired of putting others before herself, Alexandria finally decides to follow her heart.
Jobless, Tori moves back...
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Tori falls hard for Vonte and dreams up an outrageous scheme to keep him from Alex. After all her best friend does owe her that much right? Knowing Alex is to blame for most of her failed relationships Tori can no longer hide her anger and sorrow. Tired of living in Alex's shadow Tori's true colors soon show and whether it paints a pretty picture or not is the last of her concerns.
Even with disturbing news about Nick, Alex still can't seem to move...
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He taught me how to keep my emotions in check and how the outside world is a cruel place. He said there was no such thing as love, because love hurts people, and it makes people weak.
He said I wasn't weak.
My whole world changed when I met Ryan. He made me feel different, in a good way. As our friendship progressed so did my feelings. Feelings I wasn't supposed to have. And I wasn't sure they'd be reciprocated. After a stint in jail, it only made...
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Chance Washington only has a few things on his mind when he embarks on a trip back to his hometown. Completing the assignment for work that's sending him there in the first place, helping his mom make progress on her fixer-upper home, and catching up with some of his best friends who he doesn't get to see often enough. What is not a part of those plans is hooking up with one of his best friend's little sister. But it doesn't take long for him to realize...
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"People care about status despite their best intentions because our brains are wired this way. But playing status games can be stressful, anxiety-provoking, and joy-stealing. Learn to rewire your brain to replace the trap of social comparison with joy of self-confidence"--
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"The Game" is a futuristic VR game that works kind of like the dream machine thing in Inception. One person is the "host" for a game and the other players enter the host's mind.But when Camille finally hosts a game for the first time, she sends her friends to Hell. Like...literally Hell. It only lasted for a few seconds. But it felt like eternity.For days after her experience, Camille can't shake the feeling that something followed her out. There...
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Games make up a huge part of childhood, and memories of specific games stay with us throughout our lives. They form an integral part of growing up and stimulate imagination and creativity. From hide and seek to complex card and board games, street games that require no equipment to elaborate rainy day amusements, we all have experience of entertaining ourselves as children.
In this fascinating trip down memory lane Caroline Goodfellow explores the...
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The people of Gaant are telepaths. The people of Enith are not. The two countries have been at war for decades, but now peace has fallen, and Calla of Enith seeks to renew an unlikely friendship with Gaantish officer Valk over an even more unlikely game of chess, in Carrie Vaughn's novella That Game We Played During The War.
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Home is a Sewer is a book about growing up in New York City in the 40s and 50s and about the role street games played. The games open a window on the times, on the relationship between parents and children, on neighbors and neighborhoods, on bullying, on favoritism, on cheating, and petty sadisms, and on the democracy among children that developed in the streets. The book is, meant to make us remember, and help us explain our childhood to our children...
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