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![Animal truth and other stories]( "Animal truth and other stories")
![Guilty creatures : a menagerie of mysteries]( "Guilty creatures : a menagerie of mysteries")
![The best short stories.]( "The best short stories.")
![Bibliomysteries : crime in the world of books and bookstores]( "Bibliomysteries : crime in the world of books and bookstores")
![The king in yellow]( "The king in yellow")
![Going to meet the man]( "Going to meet the man")
![Lake of souls : the collected short fiction]( "Lake of souls : the collected short fiction")
![Gordo : stories]( "Gordo : stories")
![A haunted house, and other short stories]( "A haunted house, and other short stories")
![Table for one : stories]( "Table for one : stories")
![Spontaneous human combustion : short stories]( "Spontaneous human combustion : short stories")
![Halo : evolutions : essential tales of the Halo universe]( "Halo : evolutions : essential tales of the Halo universe")
![Your duck is my duck : stories]( "Your duck is my duck : stories")
![The angel of Rome : and other stories]( "The angel of Rome : and other stories")
![Honeycomb]( "Honeycomb")
![Roman stories]( "Roman stories")
![Terrarium : new and selected stories]( "Terrarium : new and selected stories")
![Working for Bigfoot : stories from the Dresden files]( "Working for Bigfoot : stories from the Dresden files")
![The theory of attraction]( "The theory of attraction")
![The burning plain]( "The burning plain")
![Lover man]( "Lover man")
![Eat the mouth that feeds you]( "Eat the mouth that feeds you")
![The scarlet circus]( "The scarlet circus")
![My father called us monkeys : growing up Mexican American in the heartland]( "My father called us monkeys : growing up Mexican American in the heartland")
![A new race of men from Heaven : stories]( "A new race of men from Heaven : stories")
![Convergence problems]( "Convergence problems")
![Knots : stories]( "Knots : stories")
![Reunion Beach : stories inspired by Dorothea Benton Frank]( "Reunion Beach : stories inspired by Dorothea Benton Frank")
![How long 'til black future month?]( "How long 'til black future month?")
![If you see me, don't say hi]( "If you see me, don't say hi")
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![Eastern Iowa's historic barns and other farm structures : including the Amana Colonies]( "Eastern Iowa's historic barns and other farm structures : including the Amana Colonies")
![The paintings of Joan Mitchell]( "The paintings of Joan Mitchell")
![Bold ventures : thirteen tales of architectural tragedy]( "Bold ventures : thirteen tales of architectural tragedy")
![Henri Cartier-Bresson scrapbook : photographs 1932-1946]( "Henri Cartier-Bresson scrapbook : photographs 1932-1946")
![Stylish sheds and elegant hideaways]( "Stylish sheds and elegant hideaways")
![Medieval castles of England and Wales]( "Medieval castles of England and Wales")
![Renoir's dancer : the secret life of Suzanne Valadon]( "Renoir's dancer : the secret life of Suzanne Valadon")
![Cats, cats, cats]( "Cats, cats, cats")
![No nails, no lumber : the bubble houses of Wallace Neff]( "No nails, no lumber : the bubble houses of Wallace Neff")
![Kids of cosplay]( "Kids of cosplay")
![A book of days]( "A book of days")
![Castles : their history and evolution in medieval Britain]( "Castles : their history and evolution in medieval Britain")
![Cézanne and beyond]( "Cézanne and beyond")
![The temple of the Sagrada Família]( "The temple of the Sagrada Família")
![Women photographers : from Julia Margaret Cameron to Cindy Sherman]( "Women photographers : from Julia Margaret Cameron to Cindy Sherman")
![Mysteries of the mall : and other essays]( "Mysteries of the mall : and other essays")
![Quick & easy curb appeal.]( "Quick & easy curb appeal.")
![Roadside America : architectural relics from a vanishing past = Architektonische Relikte einer vergangenen Epoche = Reliques architecturales d'une époque disparque]( "Roadside America : architectural relics from a vanishing past = Architektonische Relikte einer vergangenen Epoche = Reliques architecturales d'une époque disparque")
![The Queen Anne house : America's Victorian vernacular]( "The Queen Anne house : America's Victorian vernacular")
![The family cabin : inspiration for camps, cottages, and cabins]( "The family cabin : inspiration for camps, cottages, and cabins")
![Looking at photographs : 100 pictures from the collection of the Museum of Modern Art]( "Looking at photographs : 100 pictures from the collection of the Museum of Modern Art")
![Widow Basquiat : a love story]( "Widow Basquiat : a love story")
![150 best mini interior ideas]( "150 best mini interior ideas")
![Gustav Klimt : drawings & watercolors]( "Gustav Klimt : drawings & watercolors")
![Van Gogh]( "Van Gogh")
![What not to build : architectural options for homeowners]( "What not to build : architectural options for homeowners")
![Edward Weston : a legacy]( "Edward Weston : a legacy")
![Begin with the past : building the National Museum of African American History & Culture]( "Begin with the past : building the National Museum of African American History & Culture")
![Vermeer and the masters of genre painting : inspiration and rivalry]( "Vermeer and the masters of genre painting : inspiration and rivalry")
![Minka : my farmhouse in Japan]( "Minka : my farmhouse in Japan")
![If I were Saint Nick : a Christmas story]( "If I were Saint Nick : a Christmas story")
![Madeline's Christmas]( "Madeline's Christmas")
![The Christmas feast]( "The Christmas feast")
![Miracle on 133rd Street]( "Miracle on 133rd Street")
![And then comes christmas]( "And then comes christmas")
![The all-I'll-ever-want Christmas doll]( "The all-I'll-ever-want Christmas doll")
![Merry Christmas, Splat]( "Merry Christmas, Splat")
![Michael Hague's treasury of Christmas carols]( "Michael Hague's treasury of Christmas carols")
!['Twas the night before Christmas : a visit fom St. Nicholas]( "'Twas the night before Christmas : a visit fom St. Nicholas")
![Merry Witchmas]( "Merry Witchmas")
![Hey, you're not santa!]( "Hey, you're not santa!")
![Zombelina dances the Nutcracker]( "Zombelina dances the Nutcracker")
![Rudolph shines again]( "Rudolph shines again")
![The Christmas owl : based on the true story of a little owl named Rockefeller]( "The Christmas owl : based on the true story of a little owl named Rockefeller")
![The Christmas wish]( "The Christmas wish")
![Santa's gotta go!]( "Santa's gotta go!")
![Robin Robin]( "Robin Robin")
![Christmas in New York City!]( "Christmas in New York City!")
![Surprise : a book of Christmas shapes]( "Surprise : a book of Christmas shapes")
![Merry Christmas, little Elliot]( "Merry Christmas, little Elliot")
![I got the Christmas spirit]( "I got the Christmas spirit")
![The lost gift : a Christmas story]( "The lost gift : a Christmas story")
![A night in Santa's great big bag]( "A night in Santa's great big bag")
![The twelve birdies of Christmas]( "The twelve birdies of Christmas")
![Charlotte the ballerina : the true story of a girl who made Nutcracker history]( "Charlotte the ballerina : the true story of a girl who made Nutcracker history")
![It's Navidad, El Cucuy!]( "It's Navidad, El Cucuy!")
![Merry Christmas, Mr. Mouse]( "Merry Christmas, Mr. Mouse")
![It's Christmas!]( "It's 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")
![Little Babymouse and the Christmas cupcakes]( "Little Babymouse and the Christmas cupcakes")
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![Visit the catalog record for I'm sorry for my loss : an urgent examination of reproductive care in America]( "I'm sorry for my loss : an urgent examination of reproductive care in America")
![Visit the catalog record for The lies we leave behind]( "The lies we leave behind")
![Visit the catalog record for Sunday]( "Sunday")
![Visit the catalog record for The anti-social season]( "The anti-social season")
![Visit the catalog record for When the sea came alive : an oral history of D-Day]( "When the sea came alive : an oral history of D-Day")
![Visit the catalog record for Seeing further]( "Seeing further")
![Visit the catalog record for Rumbles : a curious history of the gut, the secret story of the body's most fascinating organ]( "Rumbles : a curious history of the gut, the secret story of the body's most fascinating organ")
![Visit the catalog record for The ending fire : a novel]( "The ending fire : a novel")
![Visit the catalog record for The novices of Lerna]( "The novices of Lerna")
![Visit the catalog record for Village voices : a memoir of the Village Voice Bookshop, Paris, 1982-2012]( "Village voices : a memoir of the Village Voice Bookshop, Paris, 1982-2012")
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![Visit the catalog record for Cher : the memoir, part one]( "Cher : the memoir, part one")
![Visit the catalog record for Zetas till we die]( "Zetas till we die")
![Visit the catalog record for Riding like the wind : the life of Sanora Babb]( "Riding like the wind : the life of Sanora Babb")
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![Visit the catalog record for Taste of Home diabetes cookbook : 228 dietitian-reviewed, family-approved dishes.]( "Taste of Home diabetes cookbook : 228 dietitian-reviewed, family-approved dishes.")
![Visit the catalog record for Only here, only now : a novel]( "Only here, only now : a novel")
![Visit the catalog record for Desolation code : a novel]( "Desolation code : a novel")
![Visit the catalog record for The killer's game]( "The killer's game")
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![Visit the catalog record for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice]( "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice")
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![Visit the catalog record for The Marlow Murder Club. Season one]( "The Marlow Murder Club. Season one")
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Stemming from her incredibly hilarious and inspiring TikTok account, Drew Afualo's Loud teaches us how to fight back against misogyny & the many injustices faced by women and femmes while being unapologetically ourselves. This book made me feel so empowered and I hope that it brings the same love and light to your life! "You are worth all of the love and respect you put out into the world, and you are destined to receive it." -Violette