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![My favorites : a collection of short stories]( "My favorites : a collection of short stories")
![Namaste Trump and other stories]( "Namaste Trump and other stories")
![Attrib. and other stories]( "Attrib. and other stories")
![On girlhood : 15 stories from the Well-Read Black Girl library]( "On girlhood : 15 stories from the Well-Read Black Girl library")
![Days of awe]( "Days of awe")
![Diary of a murderer : and other stories]( "Diary of a murderer : and other stories")
![Brief cases : more stories from the Dresden files]( "Brief cases : more stories from the Dresden files")
![Tiny tales : stories of romance, ambition, kindness, and happiness]( "Tiny tales : stories of romance, ambition, kindness, and happiness")
![The Pushcart prize : best of the small presses.]( "The Pushcart prize : best of the small presses.")
![Seasonal work : stories]( "Seasonal work : stories")
![The Paris detective]( "The Paris detective")
![Cleaning the gold : a Jack Reacher and Will Trent short story]( "Cleaning the gold : a Jack Reacher and Will Trent short story")
![Will you please be quiet, please? : stories]( "Will you please be quiet, please? : stories")
![Self portraits]( "Self portraits")
![My pen is the wing of a bird : new fiction by Afghan women]( "My pen is the wing of a bird : new fiction by Afghan women")
![Good citizens need not fear]( "Good citizens need not fear")
![Seven empty houses]( "Seven empty houses")
![A dream of a woman : stories]( "A dream of a woman : stories")
![We live in water : stories]( "We live in water : stories")
![AI 2041 : ten visions for our future]( "AI 2041 : ten visions for our future")
![Robots vs fairies]( "Robots vs fairies")
![Kabu kabu]( "Kabu kabu")
![Man seeking woman : and other love stories]( "Man seeking woman : and other love stories")
![Whatever happened to interracial love : stories]( "Whatever happened to interracial love : stories")
![The new voices of science fiction]( "The new voices of science fiction")
![Sleep no more : six murderous tales]( "Sleep no more : six murderous tales")
![Short stories in Japanese for intermediate learners : read for pleasure at your level and learn Japanese the fun way!]( "Short stories in Japanese for intermediate learners : read for pleasure at your level and learn Japanese the fun way!")
![Moderan]( "Moderan")
![Afterparties : stories]( "Afterparties : stories")
![Red Cavalry]( "Red Cavalry")
Dress to impress: Your coffee table needs these.
![Quick & easy curb appeal.]( "Quick & easy curb appeal.")
![Annie Leibovitz : portraits : 2005-2016]( "Annie Leibovitz : portraits : 2005-2016")
![Building a sustainable home : practical green design choices for your health, wealth, and soul]( "Building a sustainable home : practical green design choices for your health, wealth, and soul")
![A New Deal for quilts]( "A New Deal for quilts")
![Lloyd Wright : the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright Jr.]( "Lloyd Wright : the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright Jr.")
![Chalk : the art and erasure of Cy Twombly]( "Chalk : the art and erasure of Cy Twombly")
![Botticelli's secret : the lost drawings and the rediscovery of the Renaissance]( "Botticelli's secret : the lost drawings and the rediscovery of the Renaissance")
![David Hockney : portraits]( "David Hockney : portraits")
![Farm : the vernacular tradition of working buildings]( "Farm : the vernacular tradition of working buildings")
![John Singer Sargent watercolors]( "John Singer Sargent watercolors")
![Santa Fe : houses & gardens]( "Santa Fe : houses & gardens")
![Hieronymous Bosch : the complete paintings and drawings]( "Hieronymous Bosch : the complete paintings and drawings")
![A vision of a living world]( "A vision of a living world")
![Wonderland]( "Wonderland")
![Juan O'Gorman : a confluence of civilizations]( "Juan O'Gorman : a confluence of civilizations")
![Grant Wood : American Gothic and other fables]( "Grant Wood : American Gothic and other fables")
![Following the barn quilt trail]( "Following the barn quilt trail")
![Stone houses : traditional homes of Pennsylvania's Bucks County and Brandywine Valley]( "Stone houses : traditional homes of Pennsylvania's Bucks County and Brandywine Valley")
![Malevich]( "Malevich")
![Gustav Klimt : the magic of line]( "Gustav Klimt : the magic of line")
![Bungalows : design ideas for renovating, remodeling, and building new]( "Bungalows : design ideas for renovating, remodeling, and building new")
![The Queen Anne house : America's Victorian vernacular]( "The Queen Anne house : America's Victorian vernacular")
![This is Warhol]( "This is Warhol")
![How buildings learn : what happens after they're built]( "How buildings learn : what happens after they're built")
![Your custom home : 250+ ready-to-customize home plans.]( "Your custom home : 250+ ready-to-customize home plans.")
![Marvin D. Cone and Grant Wood : an American tradition]( "Marvin D. Cone and Grant Wood : an American tradition")
![Andrew Wyeth : the Helga pictures]( "Andrew Wyeth : the Helga pictures")
![The future of architecture, since 1889]( "The future of architecture, since 1889")
![Picasso and the painting that shocked the world]( "Picasso and the painting that shocked the world")
![The art of Japanese architecture]( "The art of Japanese architecture")
![May your life be deliciosa]( "May your life be deliciosa")
![Merry Christmas, Splat]( "Merry Christmas, Splat")
![Santa's little engine]( "Santa's little engine")
![Star bright : a Christmas story]( "Star bright : a Christmas story")
![A dolly for Christmas : the true story of a family's Christmas miracle]( "A dolly for Christmas : the true story of a family's Christmas miracle")
![One foggy Christmas Eve]( "One foggy Christmas Eve")
![Elmer's Christmas]( "Elmer's Christmas")
![When Christmas feels like home]( "When Christmas feels like home")
![A very Fiona Christmas]( "A very Fiona Christmas")
![Christmas is joy]( "Christmas is joy")
![Celebrating Kwanzaa]( "Celebrating Kwanzaa")
![Dinosaur Christmas]( "Dinosaur Christmas")
![Dora's starry Christmas]( "Dora's starry Christmas")
![How Santa really works]( "How Santa really works")
![Native American twelve days of Christmas]( "Native American twelve days of Christmas")
![The Christmas fox]( "The Christmas fox")
![Fly Guy's ninja Christmas]( "Fly Guy's ninja Christmas")
![Christmas for Greta and Gracie]( "Christmas for Greta and Gracie")
![Christmas with the presidents]( "Christmas with the presidents")
![Max's Christmas]( "Max's Christmas")
![The broken ornament]( "The broken ornament")
!['Twas the night before Christmas]( "'Twas the night before Christmas")
![Charlotte and The nutcracker : the true story of a girl who made ballet history]( "Charlotte and The nutcracker : the true story of a girl who made ballet history")
![Santa Mouse, where are you?]( "Santa Mouse, where are you?")
![Between us and Abuela : a family story from the border]( "Between us and Abuela : a family story from the border")
![The story behind Kwanzaa]( "The story behind Kwanzaa")
![Grand Jeté and me]( "Grand Jeté and me")
![Santa's moose]( "Santa's moose")
![A Stickler Christmas]( "A Stickler Christmas")
![The real Santa]( "The real Santa")
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![Visit the catalog record for Paper of wreckage : an oral history of the New York Post, 1976-2024 : the rogues, renegades, wiseguys, wankers, and relentless reporters who redefined American media]( "Paper of wreckage : an oral history of the New York Post, 1976-2024 : the rogues, renegades, wiseguys, wankers, and relentless reporters who redefined American media")
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![Visit the catalog record for Our evenings : a novel]( "Our evenings : a novel")
![Visit the catalog record for A region not home : reflections from exile]( "A region not home : reflections from exile")
![Visit the catalog record for The use of photography]( "The use of photography")
![Visit the catalog record for Cherished belonging : the healing power of love in divided times]( "Cherished belonging : the healing power of love in divided times")
![Visit the catalog record for Those opulent days : a mystery]( "Those opulent days : a mystery")
![Visit the catalog record for Redeemed]( "Redeemed")
![Visit the catalog record for The waiting]( "The waiting")
![Visit the catalog record for The rivals]( "The rivals")
![Visit the catalog record for Found recipes : beloved vintage recipes worth sharing.]( "Found recipes : beloved vintage recipes worth sharing.")
![Visit the catalog record for DIY thrift flip : sewing techniques for transforming old clothes into fun, wearable fashions]( "DIY thrift flip : sewing techniques for transforming old clothes into fun, wearable fashions")
![Visit the catalog record for The people on Privilege Hill : and other stories]( "The people on Privilege Hill : and other stories")
![Visit the catalog record for Ultimate guide to manga art]( "Ultimate guide to manga art")
![Visit the catalog record for Sons of salt]( "Sons of salt")
![Visit the catalog record for Math mind : the simple path to loving math]( "Math mind : the simple path to loving math")
![Visit the catalog record for The bloodless princes]( "The bloodless princes")
![Visit the catalog record for The West Wind]( "The West Wind")
![Visit the catalog record for The barn : the secret history of a murder in Mississippi]( "The barn : the secret history of a murder in Mississippi")
![Visit the catalog record for Black Panther: T'Challa declassified : notes, interviews, and files from the Avengers' archives]( "Black Panther: T'Challa declassified : notes, interviews, and files from the Avengers' archives")
![Visit the catalog record for The big freeze : a reporter's personal journey into the world of egg freezing and the quest to control our fertility]( "The big freeze : a reporter's personal journey into the world of egg freezing and the quest to control our fertility")
![Visit the catalog record for Venom : the saga of Eddie Brock]( "Venom : the saga of Eddie Brock")
![Visit the catalog record for Monstrous nights]( "Monstrous nights")
![Visit the catalog record for The Icarus needle]( "The Icarus needle")
![Visit the catalog record for Out in the cold]( "Out in the cold")
![Visit the catalog record for The why is everything : a story of football, rivalry, and revolution]( "The why is everything : a story of football, rivalry, and revolution")
![Visit the catalog record for Best debut short stories ... : the PEN America Dau Prize.]( "Best debut short stories ... : the PEN America Dau Prize.")
![Visit the catalog record for The hidden globe : how wealth hacks the world]( "The hidden globe : how wealth hacks the world")
![Visit the catalog record for Wild + Whole : seasonal recipes for the conscious cook]( "Wild + Whole : seasonal recipes for the conscious cook")
![Visit the catalog record for The name of the rose]( "The name of the rose")
![Visit the catalog record for Alien. Romulus]( "Alien. Romulus")
![Visit the catalog record for Sebastian]( "Sebastian")
![Visit the catalog record for The Arctic convoy]( "The Arctic convoy")
![Visit the catalog record for 20,000 species of bees]( "20,000 species of bees")
![Visit the catalog record for The ballad of Davy Crockett]( "The ballad of Davy Crockett")
![Visit the catalog record for White bird]( "White bird")
![Visit the catalog record for Never let go]( "Never let go")
![Visit the catalog record for Everything will be fine in the end]( "Everything will be fine in the end")
![Visit the catalog record for Paper moon]( "Paper moon")
![Visit the catalog record for The 4:30 movie]( "The 4:30 movie")
![Visit the catalog record for Hell's house]( "Hell's house")
![Visit the catalog record for The Brokenwood mysteries. Series 10]( "The Brokenwood mysteries. Series 10")
![Visit the catalog record for No country for old men]( "No country for old men")
![Visit the catalog record for The 4:30 movie]( "The 4:30 movie")
![Visit the catalog record for Alien. Romulus]( "Alien. Romulus")
![Visit the catalog record for Doctor Who. 60th anniversary specials]( "Doctor Who. 60th anniversary specials")
![Visit the catalog record for April skies]( "April skies")
![Visit the catalog record for Doctor Who. 60th anniversary specials]( "Doctor Who. 60th anniversary specials")
![Visit the catalog record for White bird]( "White bird")
![Visit the catalog record for Invasion of the body snatchers]( "Invasion of the body snatchers")
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The book, set in 1918 Nova Scotia, are the journals of Toby Havenshaw, a court reporter who is assigned to cover a murder case. The accused, Elizabeth Frame, allegedly and admittedly murders her husband on their wedding night after he refuses to come to the window to see a beached whale. Elizabeth’s story gets pretty odd and as the story progresses and Toby uncovers more and more about the case, things start to shift for Toby. He feels the magnitude of the change of time—World War I, the Spanish flu, this murder—it is all catching up with him. And Amelia, Toby’s wife, a surgeon, is back from the front—working through her own fears and terrors. I think living during a time of immense change (I guess who hasn’t lived through immense change…), you feel an affinity with Toby and Amelia. This is one of those small, but mighty books. -Anne M