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PICK OF THE DAY – {02-11-2021} by

Hare Sitting Up (The Inspector Appleby Mysteries Book 17) by Michael Innes

Hare Sitting Up (The Inspector Appleby Mysteries Book 17)by Michael Innes

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‘Isn’t madness,’ he asked, ‘one of the possibilities we’ve been talking about?’

When top government scientist, Professor Howard Juniper, goes missing it’s not simply a missing persons case. At the height of the Cold War, Juniper has been researching and developing biological weapons. Thought to be carrying a biological culture of inconceivable virulence, Juniper must be found… and fast.

Inspector John Appleby is called upon to solve this mystery. Enlisting the help of Howard’s twin brother, Miles, Appleby hatches a plan for Miles to impersonate his brother in order to buy some time. But Appleby has three terrifying leads to follow: has Juniper been kidnapped, has he defected, or has he simply gone mad?

In a case where the stakes could not be higher, Appleby races from boarding schools to remote islands in order to find the missing scientist before humanity itself is lost.

This taut and suspenseful mystery explores the terror surrounding the potential rapid spread and effect of viruses. Hare Sitting Up was first published in 1959.

PRAISE FOR MICHAEL INNES

“Confirms the fact that became clear in his first book, that Mr. Innes is in a class by himself among detective story writers.” – Times Literary Supplement

“A new detective classic” – The Observer

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PICK OF THE DAY – {02-10-2021} by

Greenland

Greenland

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A family fights for survival as a planet-killing comet races to Earth. John Garrity (Gerard Butler), his estranged wife Allison (Morena Baccarin), and young son Nathan make a perilous journey to their only hope for sanctuary. Amid terrifying news accounts of cities around the world being leveled by the comet’s fragments, the Garritys experience the best and worst in humanity while they battle the increasing panic and lawlessness surrounding them. As the countdown to global apocalypse approaches zero, their incredible trek culminates in a desperate and last-minute flight to a possible safe haven.

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— Digital Copy of Greenland (Digital Copy redemption code subject to expiration. See product insert for details.)
— Deleted Scenes with Intros by Director Ric Roman Waugh
— Humanity
— Feature Commentary with Director Ric Roman Waugh and Producer Basil Iwanyk

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PICK OF THE DAY – {02-09-2021} by

The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing by Sonia Faleiro

The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killingby Sonia Faleiro

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The girls’ names were Padma and Lalli, but they were so inseparable that people in the village called them Padma Lalli. Sixteen-year-old Padma sparked and burned. Fourteen-year-old Lalli was an incorrigible romantic.

They grew up in Katra Sadatganj, an eye-blink of a village in western Uttar Pradesh crammed into less than one square mile of land. It was out in the fields, in the middle of mango season, that the rumors started.

Then one night in the summer of 2014 the girls went missing; and hours later they were found hanging in the orchard. Who they were, and what had happened to them, was already less important than what their disappearance meant to the people left behind.

In the ensuing months, the investigation into their deaths would implode everything that their small community held to be true, and instigate a national conversation about sex and violence. Slipping deftly behind political maneuvering, caste systems and codes of honor in a village in northern India, The Good Girls returns to the scene of Padma and Lalli's short lives and shameful deaths, and dares to ask: what is the human cost of shame?

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PICK OF THE DAY – {02-06-2021} by

Blink of an Eye (Kendra Michaels Book 8) by Iris Johansen

Blink of an Eye (Kendra Michaels Book 8)by Iris Johansen

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A #1 New York Times bestselling author and an Edgar Award winner team up to deliver this gripping new novel featuring investigator Kendra Michaels–whose observational skills are worthy of a modern-day Sherlock Holmes.

Delilah Winter is one of the hottest pop stars on the planet, so how in the world was she kidnapped right in the middle of a show at the famous Hollywood Bowl? If anyone can figure it out, it's Dr. Kendra Michaels, who works with local and federal authorities on only the most impossible cases. Blind for the first twenty years of her life until a revolutionary surgical procedure allowed her to regain her sight, Kendra uses her powers of observation–honed during her years in the dark–to detect what other investigators don't. She agrees to lead the race to rescue the young singer before time runs out.

Joined by Jessie Mercado, the singer's former bodyguard and a military hero, Kendra closes in on the hideout location but not before casualties mount up. Desperate for leads, Kendra must set aside her personal feelings when agent-for-hire Adam Lynch also volunteers his special skills to aid in the search.

But as the abductor's true purpose becomes clear, the trio uncover a plot they never could have imagined–leading to a showdown they won't soon forget.

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PICK OF THE DAY – {02-04-2021} by

Blink of an Eye (Kendra Michaels Book 8) by Iris Johansen

Blink of an Eye (Kendra Michaels Book 8)by Iris Johansen

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A #1 New York Times bestselling author and an Edgar Award winner team up to deliver this gripping new novel featuring investigator Kendra Michaels–whose observational skills are worthy of a modern-day Sherlock Holmes.

Delilah Winter is one of the hottest pop stars on the planet, so how in the world was she kidnapped right in the middle of a show at the famous Hollywood Bowl? If anyone can figure it out, it's Dr. Kendra Michaels, who works with local and federal authorities on only the most impossible cases. Blind for the first twenty years of her life until a revolutionary surgical procedure allowed her to regain her sight, Kendra uses her powers of observation–honed during her years in the dark–to detect what other investigators don't. She agrees to lead the race to rescue the young singer before time runs out.

Joined by Jessie Mercado, the singer's former bodyguard and a military hero, Kendra closes in on the hideout location but not before casualties mount up. Desperate for leads, Kendra must set aside her personal feelings when agent-for-hire Adam Lynch also volunteers his special skills to aid in the search.

But as the abductor's true purpose becomes clear, the trio uncover a plot they never could have imagined–leading to a showdown they won't soon forget.

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PICK OF THE DAY – {02-03-2021} by

The Sanatorium: A Novel by Sarah Pearse

The Sanatorium: A Novelby Sarah Pearse

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"An eerie, atmospheric novel that had me completely on the edge of my seat." –Reese Witherspoon

You won't want to leave. . . until you can't.

Half-hidden by forest and overshadowed by threatening peaks, Le Sommet has always been a sinister place. Long plagued by troubling rumors, the former abandoned sanatorium has since been renovated into a five-star minimalist hotel.

An imposing, isolated getaway spot high up in the Swiss Alps is the last place Elin Warner wants to be. But Elin's taken time off from her job as a detective, so when her estranged brother, Isaac, and his fiancée, Laure, invite her to celebrate their engagement at the hotel, Elin really has no reason not to accept.

Arriving in the midst of a threatening storm, Elin immediately feels on edge–there's something about the hotel that makes her nervous. And when they wake the following morning to discover Laure is missing, Elin must trust her instincts if they hope to find her. With the storm closing off all access to the hotel, the longer Laure stays missing, the more the remaining guests start to panic.

Elin is under pressure to find Laure, but no one has realized yet that another woman has gone missing. And she's the only one who could have warned them just how much danger they are all in. . .

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PICK OF THE DAY – {02-02-2021} by

The Four Winds: A Novel by Kristin Hannah

The Four Winds: A Novelby Kristin Hannah

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One of "2021's Most Highly Anticipated New Books"–Newsweek
One of "27 of 2021's Most Anticipated Historical Fiction Novels That Will Sweep You Away"Oprah Magazine
One of "The Most Anticipated Books of Winter 2021"Parade
One of the "Books Everyone Will Talk About in 2021"PopSugar
One of "The 57 Most Anticipated Books Of 2021"Elle
One of "32 Great Books To Start Off Your New Year"–Refinery29
One of "25 of the Best Books Arriving in 2021"–BookBub
One of "The 21 Best Books of 2021 for Working Moms"
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One of "The Most Anticipated Winter Books That Will Keep You Cozy All Season Long"
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One of the "Most Anticipated Books of 2021"Frolic

"The Four Winds seems eerily prescient in 2021 . . . Its message is galvanizing and hopeful: We are a nation of scrappy survivors. We’ve been in dire straits before; we will be again. Hold your people close.”–The New York Times

"Through one woman’s survival during the harsh and haunting Dust Bowl, master storyteller, Kristin Hannah, reminds us that the human heart and our Earth are as tough, yet as fragile, as a change in the wind." Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing

From the number-one bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Great Alone comes a powerful American epic about love and heroism and hope, set during the Great Depression, a time when the country was in crisis and at war with itself, when millions were out of work and even the land seemed to have turned against them.

My land tells its story if you listen. The story of our family.”

Texas, 1921. A time of abundance. The Great War is over, the bounty of the land is plentiful, and America is on the brink of a new and optimistic era. But for Elsa Wolcott, deemed too old to marry in a time when marriage is a woman’s only option, the future seems bleak. Until the night she meets Rafe Martinelli and decides to change the direction of her life. With her reputation in ruin, there is only one respectable choice: marriage to a man she barely knows.

By 1934, the world has changed; millions are out of work and drought has devastated the Great Plains. Farmers are fighting to keep their land and their livelihoods as crops fail and water dries up and the earth cracks open. Dust storms roll relentlessly across the plains. Everything on the Martinelli farm is dying, including Elsa’s tenuous marriage; each day is a desperate battle against nature and a fight to keep her children alive.

In this uncertain and perilous time, Elsa–like so many of her neighbors–must make an agonizing choice: fight for the land she loves or leave it behind and go west, to California, in search of a better life for her family.

The Four Winds is a rich, sweeping novel that stunningly brings to life the Great Depression and the people who lived through it–the harsh realities that divided us as a nation and the enduring battle between the haves and the have-nots. A testament to hope, resilience, and the strength of the human spirit to survive adversity, The Four Winds is an indelible portrait of America and the American dream, as seen through the eyes of one indomitable woman whose courage and sacrifice will come to define a generation.

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PICK OF THE DAY – {02-02-2021} by

Leadership Fitness: Five Truths to Greater Influence by Dr. Justin Hardcastle

Leadership Fitness: Five Truths to Greater Influenceby Dr. Justin Hardcastle

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Welcome to Leadership Fitness: Five Truths to Greater Influence! This manuscript provides a balanced approach to leadership. These truths are developed from practical experience and academic research. Leadership Fitness provides leaders with a taste of who they can become through a holistic leadership approach. The Five Truths are practical and can be implemented in any leader and can benefit any organization. Those who commit to the study and implementation of the Five Truths can improve their influence. In Leadership Fitness, the Five Truths are illustrated through personal life stories, biblical events, and academic research to convince the reader of the importance and application of each truth. This manuscript will encourage leaders to become their best self through personal development. The first of the Five Truths brings together the idea that ‘Healthy Leaders Strive for Physical Fitness,’ promoting physical fitness to increase influence and leadership longevity. The second truth is ‘Discovering the Power of a Healthy Mind.’ When leaders learn, leaders grow, and they grow their followers. The third principal is ‘Developing Healthy Emotion.’ Leaders who focus on becoming emotionally healthy will not only have stronger leadership but can also work better with others. The fourth of the Five Truths provides insight into ‘Leading with Healthy Finances’ and it is in this chapter that leaders are advised to focus on their financial health so they can lead well and provide a greater societal impact. Finally, the Fifth Truth brings together the importance of bringing your whole self to leadership. ‘Spiritual Fitness Cannot Be Ignored’ is an attempt to convince leaders to discover and develop their spirituality. Altogether, these Five Truths become a source of both personal and professional holistic development.

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PICK OF THE DAY – {01-30-2021} by

Prodigal Son: An Orphan X Novel by Gregg Hurwitz

Prodigal Son: An Orphan X Novelby Gregg Hurwitz

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Forced into retirement, Evan Smoak gets an urgent request for help from someone he didn't even suspect existed–in Prodigal Son, the next New York Times bestselling Orphan X book from Gregg Hurwitz.

As a boy, Evan Smoak was pulled out of a foster home and trained in an off-the-books operation known as the Orphan Program. He was a government assassin, perhaps the best, known to a few insiders as Orphan X. He eventually broke with the Program and adopted a new nameThe Nowhere Man–and a new mission, helping the most desperate in their times of trouble. But the highest power in the country has made him a tempting offer–in exchange for an unofficial pardon, he must stop his clandestine activities as The Nowhere Man. Now Evan has to do the one thing he’s least equipped to do–live a normal life.

But then he gets a call for help from the one person he never expected. A woman claiming to have given him up for adoption, a woman he never knew–his mother. Her unlikely request: help Andrew Duran–a man whose life has gone off the rails, who was in the wrong place at the wrong time, bringing him to the deadly attention of very powerful figures. Now a brutal brother & sister assassination team are after him and with no one to turn to, and no safe place to hide, Evan is Duran’s only option. But when the hidden cabal catches on to what Evan is doing, everything he’s fought for is on the line–including his own life.

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PICK OF THE DAY – {01-29-2021} by

Snowpiercer: The Complete First Season

Snowpiercer: The Complete First Season

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Snowpiercer: The Complete First Season S1 (DVD)

Set more than seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, Snowpiercer centers on the remnants of humanity who inhabit a perpetually moving train, with 1001 cars, that circles the globe. Class warfare, social injustice and the politics of survival play out in this riveting television adaptation based on the graphic novel series and film from Oscar® winner Bong Joon Ho (Parasite). Snowpiercer stars Oscar® winner Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind), Grammy® and Tony® Award winner Daveed Diggs (Hamilton, Black-ish).

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