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" . . . A novel about an autistic boy whose drawings represent something much deeper than even the doctors who study can grasp; his father, serving 25 to life for murder; his mother, trying to hold herself together and fix her broken child. It's a supernatural journey of crime and punishment, retribution and redemption that ultimately leads to a father saving his son, a mother connecting with her child, and an American family reclaiming itself"--
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Assassin's creed volume 8
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1862, and with London in the grip of the Industrial Revolution, the world's first underground railway is under construction. When a body is discovered at the dig, it sparks the beginning of the latest deadly chapter in the centuries-old battle between the Assassins and Templars.
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Z dzieciństwa Charles James pamiętał tylko agresję ojca, łzy matki i szukanie obiadu w śmietnikach. Jak każdy, kto jako dziecko dostał zbyt mało miłości, Charles pragnął, aby pokochał go cały świat. Gdy opuścił dom i zatrudnił się jako asystent znanego mistrza sprzedaży, chciał tylko pieniędzy, sławy i podziwu. Zdeterminowany, szybko piął się po szczeblach kariery, by wkrótce pokonać swojego mistrza i stanąć na szczycie....
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"The icy bleakness of the landscape is expertly reflected in the lives of many of the central characters. Deeply buried emotions are intermingled amongst present and past events. It is both atmospheric and unnerving in equal measure as characters struggle with their own personal demons. This is a really intriguing and powerful debut novel."
88) Papierowy łabdź
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"Mówi si, że wyrobienie nawyku zajmuje dwadzieścia jeden dni. Wytrzymała tyle. Ale dwudziestego drugiego oddałaby wszystko, żeby znaleźć si w słodkich objciach niebytu. Ponieważ tego dnia zrozumiała, że droga ucieczki oznacza pewn śmierć dla jednego z dwóch mżczyzn, których kochała. Porywajca opowieść o namitności, stracie i odkupieniu. Mroczny, intensywny, a mimo to wzruszajcy romans, pełen realizmu, intryg oraz napicia."--Page...
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In the middle of the twenty-first century, what was formerly the United States has now become the Christian States of America. Christians have succeeded in taking dominion over the Seven Mountains of Societal Influence, and the Constitution has been replaced by a renewed covenant with God. "From Paul to Saul" follows the story of high school freshman Josh, who has moved to Columbus, Ohio, a thriving state capital in this remade America.
90) El tigre
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In this first great story, Dicker is already facing his favorite themes (existential dilemmas, big questions, violence and the possibility of redemption) and demonstrates his extraordinary ability to trap us with a powerful story and some characters that are recorded by fire.
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My name is Ray Mattax. I was trained to be a hitman known as the Reaper. I was the best at what I did but things eventually went sideways. By sheer force of will, I managed to get away and start over. Everything was great until my past caught up with me. They took my friend...That was a mistake! The Reaper is coming and nothing on earth can stand in my way!
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"Meet Elliott Thomas, sixty-one years old, and not afraid of spending a night among twenty-something strangers. But his motivation for hanging out in clubs isn't his fear of growing old; it's his desire to "catch up on what I have missed." Life hasn't been easy for Elliott, and now he's on a journey to redemption. How he goes about it, however, gives some people pause. Some find him charming, some find him creepy. The women his age find him disgusting....
93) Empire of light
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"After an adolescent prank leads to a stranger's death, Alvis Maloney rambles westward. He lands in a small North Carolina town and falls in love - in love with his neighbor Molly, with a lonesome quarterback called Miles, with a whole community of enduring misfits and losers. But at the same time, another life takes shape in Maloney's dreamlike visions: a horse named Forever, a princess with hypochondria, and an electric city that's always just out...
94) Wist Wood
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Seeking redemption, troubled writer Brask Adams hds into the wild majesty of Big Sur, California, hoping the lost town of Wistwood will offer hima second chance at life. But Wistwood has a way of attracking people in need of second chances. A terrifying way. Many others are drawn to Wistwood's promise, heeding signals and voices only they can perceive. Beneath the town's idyllic facade, however, an ancient and viscious supernatural war is being waged....
95) Stone angels
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"Guilt will always find you. Augustine Shaw knows this better than most. No matter how far he goes, he can't escape the tragedies that punctured his college life in Providence, Rhode Island. Augustine is poisoned by the heartache he caused, the reputations he shattered, the two friends he killed. Now, the lies he told to keep it all secret are crumbling. Augustine seeks relief in a spring break road trip to Key West, where he hopes the sun, sex and...
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Jacqueline "Jack" Davis, reporter for the Lookout Ledger, nabs her story at any cost. When Noah Jeffers comes to town as a temporary pastor, Jack suspects he's hiding something. Soon Jack begins to be attracted to Noah. As she uncovers the truth, will this story cost her too much? Carly Payton returns to Lookout after years in prison, hoping to rebuild her life. Repelled by Garret Corbett's prank-playing ways, she discovers that new beginnings aren't...
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"When the amoral and cynical "J" takes up his pen to describe Magdalen Montague, he little realizes the dramatic changes that will soon be wrought in his life. His fascination for this mysterious woman catapults him into a harrowing encounter with Catholicism, conversion, and discipleship. Through the letters, intimate portraits of four souls appear: the loquacious letter-writer "J," his virulently antireligious recipient, "R," the weird, silent servant...
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A reformist teacher. A dangerous student clique. A powerful novel about secrets and redemption set in the shadows of McCarthy-era America. Rosemary Chivers is haunted by the choices she made as a teenager - and by those made for her by a controlling mother. Now, in the Cold War era of conformity and suspicion, Rosemary is a modern new teacher at a school for troubled girls, where she challenges the narrow curriculum meant to tame restless young minds....
99) The long game
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Back cover: "Adalyn Reyes ma idealnie zaplanowany każdy dzień: wstaje o świcie, jedzie do siedziby drużyny piłkarskiej Płomienie Miami, ciężko pracuje, wraca do domu. Kiedy nagranie jej starcia z maskotką drużyny wycieka do internetu i staje się wiralem, ta rutyna się kończy. Właściciel klubu nie zwalnia Adalyn, tylko daje jej nowe zadanie--by odzyskać dobre imię, ma odbudować drużynę Zielonych Wojowniczek. Sęk w tym, że klub...
100) Córka komendanta
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Gretel Fernsby od wielu dekad mieszka w okazałym apartamencie w reprezentacyjnej dzielnicy Londynu. Pomimo przerażającej przeszłości wiedzie spokojne i wygodne życie. Nie opowiada o ucieczce z nazistowskich Niemiec. Nie opowiada o ponurych latach spędzonych z matką w powojennej Francji. Nie opowiada też o ojcu, komendancie jednego z najbardziej znanych niemieckich obozów zagłady. A przede wszystkim nie wypowiada imienia swojego brata. Pewnego...
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