Idyll Hands


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In the small, sleepy town of Idyll, Connecticut, Police Chief Thomas Lynch assists police officer Michael Finnegan to uncover clues to his sister's disappearance two decades ago. Charleston, Massachusetts, 1972: Rookie cop Michael Finnegan gets a call from his mother. His youngest sister, Susan, has disappeared, the same sister who ran away two years earlier. Anxious not to waste police resources, Finnegan advises his family to wait and search on their own. But a week turns into two decades, and Susan is never found. Idyll, Connecticut, 1999: In the woods outside of town, a young woman's corpse is discovered, and Detective Finnegan seems unusually disturbed by the case. When Police Chief Thomas Lynch learns about Finnegan's past, he makes a bargain with his officer: He will allow Finnegan to investigate the body found in the woods--if Finnegan lets the bored Lynch secretly look into the disappearance of his sister. Both cases reveal old secrets--about the murder, and about the men inside the Idyll Police Station and what they've been hiding from each other their whole careers.




In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays


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Intolerance and bigotry lie at the heart of all human suffering. So claims Bertrand Russell at the outset of "In Praise of Idleness," a collection of essays in which he espouses the virtues of cool reflection and free enquiry; a voice of calm in a world of maddening unreason. With characteristic clarity and humour, Russell surveys the social and political consequences of his beliefs. From a devastating critique of the ancestry of fascism to a vehement defense of 'useless' knowledge, with consideration given to everything from insect pests to the human soul, " In Praise of Idleness " is a tour de force that only Bertrand Russell could perform.




Impossible Oath


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“Am I my brother’s keeper?” History first records this question in Genesis 4:9 of the Holy Bible when God asks Cain, “where is thy brother Abel?” Since that time, Cain’s reply has been framed many times; “Am I my brother’s keeper?” In I Samuel 20:14-16 we find Prince Jonathan making a covenant with his brother-in-law, David, who has been anointed by Yahweh himself to be the next king of Israel in Jonathan’s place. “And you will not only while I live show me kindness of the LORD that I die not,” Jonathan petitions David, “but also, you will not cut off your kindness from my house forever; not even when the LORD has cut off the enemies of David, everyone, from off the face of the earth.” Will David be able to keep his promise, or will circumstance make it an impossible oath?







English Lit 101


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"A crash course in English literature"--Cover.




of port & hues


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train yr tendrils to the trellis, morningglory




Snow-bound


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Athenaeum


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Idyll Banter


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Years ago, Chris Bohjalian and his wife traded their Brooklyn co-op for a century-old Victorian house in Lincoln, Vermont (population 975). Bohjalian, a bestselling novelist, began chronicling life in that gloriously quirky little village with a wide variety of magazine essays and his newspaper column, “Idyll Banter.” These pieces, written over the course of twelve years, are honest, funny, and deeply affecting reflections on the unique idiosyncrasies of small-town life (annual outhouse races) and the universal experiences (our hunger for neighborliness) that unite us all.




The Community Series Boxed Set


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**With more than 2,500 total four- and five-star ratings on Goodreads!** Community Series Boxed Set, Books 1-3 Deep beneath the city of San Diego lurks the mysterious town of Ţărână, hidden lair for a race of supernatural beings. Nothing there is as it should be… Book one: THE BLOODLINE WAR ★Winner of the Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) Bronze Medal★ A Forced Proximity Romance Under orders to save his dying race, the leader of an elite squad of vampire warriors must kidnap a woman for her unique bloodlines. But the willful doctor incites a mutiny, and now he must suppress the exasperating woman’s revolt…as well his burning attraction to her. Book two: THE PUREST OF THE BREED ★Finalist in the USA Best Book Awards for Romance★ A New Chance at Love Romance An elite warrior rescues a woman captured by a sadistic demon race, and he discovers that she’s his fated mate. But when all the lies he’s been forced to tell her destroy their relationship, healing the breach for a second chance at love seems impossible. Book three: BLOOD-BONDED BY FORCE An Opposites Attract Romance A half-fey, half-demon unleashes her damaged soul on an enemy vampire warrior, unwittingly binding herself to him forever. To find happiness these two opposites will need to forgive each other, but will they be able to confront and conquer all the forces opposing them? Content guidelines: contains profanity, violence, and adult situations.