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2) Running hot
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English
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Reluctantly paired for a murder investigation by the paranormal Arcane Society, former cop Luther Malone and aura-reading librarian Grace Renquist find their mutual disgust dissolving into a powerful attraction, during a case that is further complica
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Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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"What's the most effective path to success in any domain? It's not what you think. Plenty of experts argue that anyone who wants to develop a skill, play an instrument, or lead their field should start early, focus intensely, and rack up as many hours of deliberate practice as possible. If you dabble or delay, you'll never catch up to the people who got a head start. But a closer look at research on the world's top performers, from professional athletes...
4) Powerless
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Powerless trilogy volume 1
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English
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Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of Ilya-the exceptional, the empowered, the Elites. The powers these Elites have possessed for decades were graciously gifted to them by the Plague, though not all were fortunate enough to both survive the sickness and reap the reward. Those born Ordinary are just that-ordinary. And when the king decreed that all Ordinaries be banished to preserve his Elite society, lacking an ability suddenly became a...
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Random House
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English
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When the strongest earthquake in U.S. history occurs just north of their St. Louis home, Kate and Jeremy find the disaster further complicated by Kate's self-proclaimed-medium twin's prediction about a more powerful earthquake, a situation that places Kate under public scrutiny and reveals her own psychic abilities.
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Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
"A fresh look at what it means to lead from two of the biggest names in leadership In these turbulent times, when the very foundations of organizations and societies are shaken, leaders need to move beyond pessimistic predictions, trendy fads, and simplistic solutions. They need to turn to what's real and what's proven. In their engaging, personal, and bold new book, Kouzes and Posner reveal ten time-tested truths that show what every leader must...
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
For decades now, Adam Gopnik has been one of our most beloved writers, a brilliantly perceptive critic of art, food, France, and more. But recently, he became obsessed by a more fundamental matter, one he had often meditated on in The New Yorker: How do masters learn their miraculous skill, whether it was drawing a museum-ready nude or baking a perfect sourdough loaf? How could anyone become so good at anything? There seemed to be a fundamental mystery...
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Series
Arcane Society novels volume 3
Language
English
Description
A member of the Archane Society, a secret organization dedicated to the study of paranormal phenomena, must recruit a reluctant woman to use her psychic gift against a cabal of psychic criminals.
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English
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Written for novices and seasoned readers alike, The Creative Tarot is a unique guidebook that re-imagines tarot cards and how they can boost the creative process. Sometimes considered esoteric and mystical, Jessa Crispin shows how tarot cards can in fact be both approachable and endlessly helpful in overcoming creative blocks as she guides you through the intuitive world of the tarot to get those artistic juices flowing again. Crispin offers spiritual...
11) Crewel: a novel
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Series
Crewel world trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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Gifted with the unusual ability to embroider the very fabric of life, sixteen-year-old Adelice is summoned by Manipulation Services to become a Spinster, a move that will separate her from her beloved family and home forever.
12) IF HE'S TEMPTED
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English
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Lady Olympia Wherlocke, who has the ability to see the future, falls in love with Lord Brant Mallam as they work together to save his sister from an arranged marriage, but the sins of their pasts threaten their future together.
14) The hidden
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Krewe of Hunters volume 17
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English
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Estes Park, Colorado, is a place of serenity. But it wasn't always so serene. Shortly after the Civil War, Nathan Kendall and his wife were murdered there, leaving behind a young son. The crime was never solved. Now$1! =(Bhistorian Scarlet Barlow is working at a small museum attached to a B and B, the same building where that murder occurred. She recently came to Colorado, reeling after her divorce from FBI agent Diego McCullough. Diego$1 (Bwho's...
15) A deadly web
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Pub. Date
2015
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English
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"John Brodie is a Guardian, a member of a secretive network devoted protecting the vulnerable psychics from a deadly, ruthless -- and virtually invisible enemy. Tasha Solomon is a gifted psychic unaccustomed to depending on anyone for anything. Now, the only person she can trust to guide her through a maze of danger and deception is Brodie"--
16) Cannonball
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Determined to execute the perfect cannonball dive, a boy tries to follow everyone's advice but finally hears Nan, an expert and former champion, who advises doing it his own way.
17) Reclaiming your community: you don't have to move out of your neighborhood to live in a better one
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English
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How can we make the promise of America more accessible and equitable for everyone? What is a path toward wealth creation, quality of life, and happiness in low-status communities, whether in the inner city, in Rust Belt towns, Native American reservations, or other marginalized places? There is an alternative to programs that simply ameliorate poverty without building wealth or counteracting the effects of displacement and cultural erasure through...
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English
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Are you ready to step up and soar into your highest and best? Here is the key to fully accessing and activating your courage, creativity and curiosity as you expand your capacity for love and joy in all aspects of your life.
Now that you have healed old emotional wounds with the Nurturing Your Inner Child program, you're ready to unleash those powerful and beautiful aspects of the child that you were born with, to take your self-help motivation to...
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English
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One of the country's leading literary scholars explores the fascinating question of why some people's creative talents flourish with age while others' fade.
America grows older yet stays focused on its young. Whatever hill we try to climb, we're "over" it by fifty and should that hill involve entertainment or athletics we're finished long before. And if younger is better, it doesn't appear that youngest is best: we want our teachers, doctors, generals,...
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English
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Holographic Mind: Thinking the Future explains how innovative thinkers create original ideas. Based on Eileen E. Cooper's doctoral research, it compares the hologram to non-verbal creative thinking skills. It produces a model that educates futurists to envision unorthodox realities that solve problems by capturing hints of future realities. In sum, Holographic Mind: -validates both imagery and muse as abstract forms of cognition -demystifies how the...
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