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  • The Tide Waits for No Woman

    by Richard K. Perkins

    In July of 1860, a rogue wave from a hurricane off the Outer Banks rolled a coastal trading schooner, leaving merchant Captain Clifford Anderson and his crew lost at sea in the Graveyard of the Atlantic. Outwardly rejecting the social expectations surrounding 19th-century widowhood, Clifford’s wife, Abby, agrees to assist her cousins in what they promise will be a low-risk Underground Railroad operation out of Woolwich, Maine. An early October winter storm catches Abby and a fugitive family along the Kennebec River’s upper reaches, and they find themselves snowed in with an Acadian trapper-farmer-lumberjack host and two Abenaki teenagers.  The picture of intense abolitionists at Bowdoin in Brunswick, the Abenakis, the Acadians, and the Quakers is routinely left out of our classroom treatment of the American Civil War. To address that, this story reflects fictional characters in historically accurate places, interacting with historical people, in political, military, and social contexts.  The coastal trade brought two sub-economies together with complexities that led Clifford Anderson to declare at his wedding reception in late spring of 1860, that “No one’s hands are completely clean” as the attendees all nudged each other toward the conflagration that was to come.

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  • The Queen of Sands

    by Mona Tebyanian

    In a desert realm where ancient secrets stir beneath golden sands, The Queen of Sands unravels a tale of love, betrayal, and redemption. Three centuries ago, a prince defied his kingdom to pursue a forbidden romance, igniting a chain of events that shattered alliances and left a legacy of sorrow. Now, Esther, a spirited young woman from a remote village, is haunted by vivid dreams of a desperate woman pleading for forgiveness. When the dreams lead her to uncover an ancient curse, Esther embarks on a perilous journey into the heart of the desert, determined to uncover the truth and confront her destiny. As Esther navigates treacherous landscapes, unravels forgotten prophecies, and faces the pain of long-buried sins, she must find the strength to forgive and the courage to reshape a fractured kingdom. Rich with world-building, unforgettable characters, and themes of love, sacrifice, and resilience, The Queen of Sands offers a gripping dual-timeline adventure that will captivate the imagination. Step into the sands, where every secret has its price—and every choice shapes the future.

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  • Knowing My Father

    by Joseph R. Tedeschi

    Knowing My Father: The Collision of the O.B. Jennings and War Knight relates Joe’s methodical search to know more about his long-lost father. In that search, Joe discovers the tragic story of the fiery collision of the US tanker O.B. Jennings and the British merchant ship War Knight during World War I as their convoy evaded German U-boats in the English Channel. A US Navy armed guard defending the O.B. Jennings, gunner’s mate Michael Tedeschi was heroically rescued by the British Royal Navy escorts from the burning sea. Joe satisfies his search to know his father better and, at the same time, reveals and exposes one of the unfortunate naval disasters that occurs in times of war. Knowing My Father serves as a companion to Joe Tedeschi’s memoir, A Rock in the Clouds.

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  • Woven as One

    by William R. Waddell

    Even good relationships (particularly marriages) have temperatures, varying from almost unbearable passion to steady devotion to uncertainty or worse. Linda and Bill recounts the successes and foibles of a nearly sixty-five-year bond between two lifelong partners, describing the magic that can come of truly merging the humdrum of everyday life with their feelings for each other. Bill and Linda “met” under somewhat unusual circumstances, and their way of dealing with bumps in their road wasn’t always by the book, but they grew to understand that real intimacy often grows more out of sharing prosaic experiences than out of grand gestures, and they learned to appreciate the importance of things like hard work (together or apart), inclusion, genuine tolerance, and the sheer chemistry between two kindred spirits.

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  • St. James Park

    by John Doll

    In a time when department stores ruled downtowns, a prominent store heir is kidnapped in 1933 under suspicious circumstances, and the federal Bureau of Investigation sends unorthodox agent Louis Cooper to investigate. Cooper discovers that this crime is only a prelude to a dangerous play by the local power structure to expand control amid spiraling economic disruption, labor unrest, and anti-immigrant racism. As Cooper unravels long-standing but shifting alliances of business leaders, city officials, and mobsters, he learns who is behind the kidnapping and why—but not in time to prevent a raging mob bent on vengeance.

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  • Journey Back to You

    by Leigh Shalloway

    Kathleen Hill is eager for college. At home in Hilltown, her family’s namesake, she is pressured by her father to one day run the family business, the town’s steel mill, and her mother’s depression, alcohol dependency, and pill-popping are getting worse. When her acceptance to Northwestern comes, she is ecstatic, but she soon finds romance in an unlikely place. Jase Thompson works at the mill, and while Kathleen’s father only wants her to learn the ropes to continue their family legacy, Jase is able to show her the real blood, sweat, and tears of the mill: the workers. When it’s time for Kathleen to go to college, their different backgrounds causes friction, and they part ways. Soon, she joins a sorority and meets Richard, a guy who woos her with fancy restaurants, galleries, and Chicago events. When Kathleen eventually returns to Hilltown, what she sees flips her world upside down. Addiction and drugs have taken over the town, and Jase’s brother might be in trouble. The mill is gone. Soon, her family home will be too. But the biggest question of all is where is Jase? Journey Back to You is a story of love, heartbreak, survival, and reconciliation.

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  • Split

    by Michael Swartz

    Sixteen-year-old Ethan Rivers knows he isn’t natural. His two different-colored eyes set him apart at school and make him a target. When Ethan learns that his eyes are the result of having two different sets of DNA, he starts to catalog his physical attributes and recognizes that the traits on his left resemble his father and the characteristics on his right mirror his mother. One side has to win, and lately, it’s looking like it’s going to be his left. Ethan has seen firsthand the repercussions of his father’s actions, and Ethan can’t control his genetics. Is there any way he won’t repeat his father’s mistakes?

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  • Retooling America’s Educational System

    by Gordon L. Love

    Retooling America’s Educational System is a compelling call to action from an insider who has witnessed firsthand the cracks in our nation’s educational foundation, namely the steadfast and one-sided push for college education. Drawing on years of experience, the author exposes the deep-rooted inequities inhibiting technical and trade education. This book shines a spotlight on real-world solutions, including a successful School-to-Registered Apprenticeship Program that transformed student outcomes—from just 50% job placement to an astounding 98%. Through this and other case studies, readers will see the potential of a fully integrated Y-track system that prepares students not only for college, but for life. Exploring the impacts of funding gaps, union dynamics, and Right-to-Work legislation, Retooling America’s Educational System reveals how current policies are perpetuating inequality for students with trade-oriented skills—and what we can do to fix it.

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  • Harvesting Rosewater

    by Paria Hassouri

    Farah Afshar is an Iranian-American and the first female chief of OBGYN at Mount Sinai, struggling with the demands of her job while adjusting to her newly divorced and empty-nester status. When the pretext of improper hijab leads to the arrest and death of Mahsa Amini, a global awareness of women’s fight for freedom in Iran ensues, and Farah’s children develop a sudden interest in their mother’s birth country. Their questions about living in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution and Iran-Iraq war trigger memories Farah has held for forty years. Bombarded by news from the heightened momentum of the Women, Life, Freedom movement and threatened by a malpractice lawsuit, Farah’s life begins to unravel. She risks losing the position she spent years fighting for, taking a leave of absence to flee to wine country for a period of solitude and self-discovery. As she tries to understand her past and future, she is forced to face the memories she has suppressed, including holding herself responsible for her cousin Zareen’s arrest and eventual execution. Farah questions what role the evasion of her past may have played in the dissolution of her marriage and the career she has escaped. She is terrified that her only hope for piecing her life back together and finding a way forward—with her children, with her career, and with herself—is through sharing the truth with everyone. Moving back and forth between Manhattan, Tehran, and Paso Robles, Harvesting Rosewater explores how denial of our past and our unresolved histories infiltrate our adult lives, disrupting our search for identity, with the weight of living a dual existence ultimately confronting us in midlife.

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  • Suit Yourself: A Portfolio Strategy for Every Personality Type

    by Benjamin Tan

    In a world where one-size-fits-all investment advice falls short, Suit Yourself offers a fresh approach through the Enneagram, illustrating how sustainable portfolio strategies can be developed by raising self-awareness and leveraging inherent personality strengths while mitigating unconscious biases. Infusing his writing with pop culture humor and insights into the human mind, Benjamin Tan draws on his multicultural background and diverse expertise in personal investing, investment banking, accounting, and mental health to explain how money intersects with the intricate psyche of nine personality archetypes through relatable stories that entertain and educate. Whether you are a seasoned investor or just starting out, Suit Yourself provides a personalized road map to financial independence tailored to your temperament.

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