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My Reluctant Highlander (Highland Games Through Time Book 3)

October 29, 2024
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My Reluctant Highlander (Highland Games Through Time Book 3)

Say it with me: “More fire, please.” (h/t PJ)

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The Chinese Boy: An Orphan Child Raised In A California Gold Rush Town

October 29, 2024
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The Chinese Boy: An Orphan Child Raised In A California Gold Rush Town

Note: This is not some XLibris cover from 2007. I checked.

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How to Deal with a Dumbass: What to do and say when they come your way

October 28, 2024
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How to Deal with a Dumbass: What to do and say when they come your way

Is it really a good promotional strategy to point out which irrelevant category you gamed to get your “bestseller” status? (h/t PJ)

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Social Resume: A Proven Secret within a Powerful Job Search Strategy

October 28, 2024
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Social Resume: A Proven Secret within a Powerful Job Search Strategy

The legitimacy is underwhelming.

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[Dog Book For Kids] How Gavin Helped Train Frankie, The Very Bad Dog

October 28, 2024
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[Dog Book For Kids] How Gavin Helped Train Frankie, The Very Bad Dog

How many people would have been confused is the boy and the dog had not been helpfully labeled as such?

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I Want to Be a Gold Medalist (A Book About Being Active and Being Inspired)

October 27, 2024
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I Want to Be a Gold Medalist (A Book About Being Active and Being Inspired)

You wanted to be an artist too, and look where that got you.

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Welcome to Koobah! : What the CUC?

October 27, 2024
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Welcome to Koobah! : What the CUC?: A People-to-People Cultural Exchange, October 2015 (Welcome to Cuba: Get in Line! Book 1)

“If you read the description, you’ll understand the cover.” Maybe, but I’ll still think it’s lame.

 

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More Sassy Stories: My Sassy Life, Book Two

October 27, 2024
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More Sassy Stories: My Sassy Life, Book Two

“Sassy.” That’s what we call it when people think that ignoring rules is bold and freeing, right?

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