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  Flood Tide

  Sara Ware Bassett

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  In this warm and wonderful tale, we follow the humorous events surrounding the coastal community in Cape Cod... The amusing events focus on and around eccentric old "inventor" Willie Spence, his housekeeper Celestine and, most notably, a would-be couple by the name of Robert and Delight.

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  The Full Catastrophe

  David Carkeet

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  A New York Times Notable Book: “A comic chronicle of marital misunderstandings . . . Eccentric, hilarious, wildly inventive” (Los Angeles Times).   Linguist Jeremy Cook knows how language works, but he doesn’t know how marriage works. In fact, he is strangely hostile to the institution. So Cook is naturally uneasy about his job with a St. Louis firm specializing in “the linguistically troubled marriage.”   His assignment is to move in with Dan and Beth Wilson, a prosperous suburban couple with an impoverished relationship, to analyze their problems with verbal communication and help them—if he can. But as Cook catalogs the Wilsons’ missed signs and signals, he becomes increasingly, and unscientifically, involved . . .   “Read this terrific book.” —Los Angeles Times   “With humor and insight, Mr. Carkeet’s fourth novel addresses the commonest of social diseases—a failing marriage—with the least likely of therapies: a live-in linguist.” —The New York Times Book Review   “Carkeet’s premise is fresh, his characters utterly winning and his comic observations full of affection for those caught up in the complex confusions of love. Laugh-out-loud scenes and swift, convincing dialogue.” —Publishers Weekly

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  Lake Wobegon Loyalty Days

  Garrison Keillor, Minnesota...

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  This is the live recording of the show that played to sold-out theaters across the country. As Philip Brunelle leads the Minnesota Orchestra, Garrison Keillor does what he does best: talks, tells stories, and ponders the experience of being Lutheran. It's a gentle mix of great music and down-home humor. Includes Keillor's popular parody, "A Young Lutheran's Guide to the Orchestra."    Content: Hello Love; Loyalty Days; Whoopi Ti-Yi-Yo; Sons of Knute-Loyalty Oath; Sons of Knute-March; Some Words from Powdermilk Biscuits; Powdermilk Biscuit Theme; The Radio Announcer; The Young Lutheran's Guide to the Orchestra; The Lake Wobegon Hymn; Sons of the Exiles

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  We Did That?

  Sophie Stirling

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  How did we come up with that? Everyone knows about mousetraps, but did you know they were originally inspired by burglar alarms? What was so important to Samuel Hopkins that he became the first person to have a US patent? Many curious creations have been born over the centuries, and author and historian Sophie Stirling dives into the curious minds behind these unique (and sometimes wild) ideas throughout history.
  
  How about strange beauty and fashion fads—where did they come from? The phrase “pain is beauty” has a very real history across the globe. Discover painful fashion trends, wooden bathing suits, breast enhancers in the shape of toilet plungers, and death-inducing cosmetics. People are willing to do anything to stay beautiful. But why would ingredients include arsenic, beetles, or “hog’s pisse”?
  
  And what about odd superstitions? Do you know about the centuries-old Banana Curse? The origin of the Tooth Fairy? Our weird obsession with shoes? Some strange beliefs might seem to be the stuff of old wives’ tales, but many have become ingrained in our minds. You might be more superstitious than you think!

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  The Nicest Parts of Hell

  Billy Ray Middleton Jr.

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  Roby Valen's memories are covered in blood, as is her past. Imprisoned for a gruesome murder of a record executive, she finds herself rotting away with only the memory of the eccentric rock star, Ray Harrison, to keep her sane. When the lights go out and hell breaks loose, she sets out to reunite with the only person who can find her smile.  

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  Keep Calm and Do the Snoopy Dance

  Charles M. Schulz

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  Bring to your heart the joy Snoopy feels when he dances with this collection of uplifting quotes and comics starring everyone’s favorite beagle. Snoopy is the quintessential cartoon dog smile-bringer. From his bantering with Woodstock to his fantasy life, it’s no wonder that he’s the most popular Peanuts cartoon character! And he’s never more endearing than when he’s expressing his ultimate joy of life by doing his happy dance (much to Lucy’s dismay!).  In the Keep Calm and Carry On tradition of keeping a stiff upper lip, Keep Calm and Do the Snoopy Dance urges you to maintain peace by celebrating the happiness of dance and being grateful for all the joys that there are in life.  More than 100 quotes and sayings are included in this charming book, highlighted with cartoons showing Snoopy in all his dancing splendor.  Quotes include: “To those of us with real understanding, dancing is the only pure art form!” —Snoopy “I want women to be liberated and still be able to have a nice ass and shake it.” —Shirley MacLaine “Will you, won’t you, will you, won’t you, will you join the dance?” —Lewis Carroll “Everything in the universe has rhythm. Everything dances.” —Maya Angelou  

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