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  Friddie, 18, is an ordinary yet rebellious young Jewish woman, living in Bucharest in the 1930s. Born and raised in Romania’s capital, she dreams of living as a “free Romanian woman.” After calling off her wedding to a young, parentally-approved accountant, she escapes to a city on the coast, where she meets a scientist-perfumer named Freddy. He is the true love she has been looking for—and a ticket to her dream. Soon, though, that dream turns into a nightmare she never could have predicted. Friddie’s story of incredible hardship is interwoven with the stories of her family. We follow her Aunt Rosa’s life as the glue of her household, even though she loses her husband in mysterious circumstances; her Uncle David, who dreams of becoming a schoolteacher and starting a family in Iași, and her cousins, who uproot their lives in Bucharest to start again in Israel. In this tragic-heroic novel, the true stories, the victims, and the small moments of happiness are revealed in the Da...

  Jordan Peele’s  Get Out  meets Ray Bradbury’s  Something Wicked This Way Comes . Henry Lewis needed a temporary escape from his life. His job, home, and family have become the shackles that bind him in the prison of his mind. He longs to be free of it. . . for at least a little while. When Henry learns the circus has arrived in his Bronzeville neighborhood, he sneaks away in the night, hoping to find a brief escape from his troubles. With a world of distractions all around him, he finally feels free. But the circus paints a bright facade over a dark past, and the freer he feels the more bound he becomes. He needs to break away. But before he can save his future, he’ll have to discover the sinister truth about his past. The stakes are high, and time is running out.     J. M. Sawyer is an author of adult suspense and horror novels. He received his B.A., summa cum laude, in Political Science from Seton Hall University and his J.D. from St. John’s Uni...

  Highly successful people think differently. They own certain habits and rituals that set them apart  from others. They know themselves, they operate every day with purpose...and you can be one of  them. Successful entrepreneur, author, and global presenter Scott Schwefel, whose Ted Talk has  been viewed by more than two million people, now shares these secrets of success with you in  Discover Yourself . Schwefel has taught these principles to over 3000 CEOs and has spoken to more than 1000 audiences across the globe in London, Paris, Shanghai, Amsterdam, Kuwait, and Beijing. He has even lived with the Haadza and Maasai tribes in Tanzania, adding to his global perspective. Do you want to live a consistent, purpose-driven life? Discover ways to tap into your creative brilliance? Discover your unique personality type to live up to your full potential? Discover your own path to personal success? Then  Discover Yourself  is for you!   BUY NOW Relat...

  mary synder| First Assignment CIA analyst Alex Everett wasn't expecting to uncover the compelling facts he stumbled upon during a  covert assignment . But he quickly learned that his superiors weren't expecting it either-they had assigned Alex to lead the investigation into the triple murder because he had little field experience. And they counted on that inexperience to keep him from uncovering what really happened.  With his CIA bosses' access to the most sophisticated technology in the world, Alex attempts to hide his discoveries from them.  He struggles to fit the pieces together-a tortured Marine in the Middle East, an egotistical conservative U.S. president, a senator with a dirty little secret, enormous amounts of laundered money, and the CIA stalking one of their most experienced agents. The more Alex uncovers, the more certain he is who is ultimately responsible, but  clear incriminating evidence is elusive .  The twists and turns in this espiona...