F. Scott Fitzgerald

This side of Paradise is the book that established F Scott Fitzgerald, as the literary light of a new generation published in 1920 when he was 23 this book unofficially usher in the jazz age, the most celebrated novel of American undergraduate life this side of paradise, cat pulled Fitzgerald to fame and financial success upon publication. The New York Times called it as nearly perfect as such a work could be the story of Emery Blaine from prep school to Princeton from his moral education to his sexual awakening. It follows this young romantic egotist to the beginning of his quest for a great destiny, partly autobiography and self-consciously literary. This side of paradise was credited with having invented the American flapper some newspapers, even cleaned that girls used it as an instruction manual.

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Georgia

This Side of Paradise, F. Scott Fitzgerald's romantic and witty first novel, was written when the author was only twenty-three years old. This semiautobiographical story of the handsome, indulged, and idealistic Princeton student Amory Blaine received critical raves and catapulted Fitzgerald to instant fame. Now readers can enjoy the newly edited, authorized version of this early classic of the Jazz Age, based on Fitzgerald's original manuscript. In this definitive text, This Side of Paradise captures the rhythms and romance of Fitzgerald's youth and offers a poignant portrait of the Lost Generation.

This Side of Paradise

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Sarah Young

During times of transition, it’s more important than ever to cling to the promises of God and spend a few quiet moments each day in prayer and devotions. Jesus, calling for graduates, provides guidance and encouragement for new grads as you venture into the next phase of your life follow along with 150 topically arranged devotions selected from the best selling devotional. Jesus calling the themes are relevant and perfect for this chapter in life a time that is exciting new and maybe even a little uncertain lean in close and you’ll hear words of Hope encouragement, and reassurance of Jesus unending love.

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Learn what Jesus has to say to you during this major life transition. During times of transition and unknown next steps, it is more important than ever to cling to the promises of God and to tune your ear to hear what Jesus has to say. This encouraging compilation of devotions comes from Sarah Young's bestselling brand.

With 150 devotions most applicable and relevant to recent graduates, you'll find topics such as:

 * Attitude
 * Discerning God's will
 * Identity
 * Love
 * Self-worth
 * Trust
 * Support and much more!

This edition is sure to be a favorite in the popular Jesus Calling® line. This classic edition resonates with men and women. Jesus Calling for Graduates makes a perfect gift from parents, grandparents, pastors, teachers, and mentors to both high school and college graduates as they embark on the next major transition in life.

Jesus Calling for Graduates

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Priscilla Shirer

Nothing is impossible with God not even that thing your thing the one thing that seems to fight all attempts to defeat it restored it, heal it change it, overcome it and do it or just get through it. If you’ve lost even an ounce of confidence in the power and loving attention of God – if experience has told you that faith has simply acquiesce to impossible – it’s time somebody told you different.

New York Times best-selling author Shirer (The Resolution for Women) brings her most popular speaking topic to print, working from Ephesians 3:20-21 to show how God is our solid rock in life's most trying times.

God Is Able

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David Zahl

How career, politics, parenting, technology, food, politics, and romance became our religion and what to do about it.

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How Career, Parenting, Technology, Food, Politics, and Romance Became Our New Religion and What to Do about It (New and Revised)

Americans May be Going to Church Less, But we're more Religious than Ever. David Zahl's popular and enlightening exploration of our unintended replacement religions-career, parenting, technology, food, politics, and romance-is new in paperback, now updated and expanded with a new chapter on celebrity, a reader's guide, and an interview with the author. Book jacket.

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Alex Harris

Brett Harris

Written by teens for teens, Do Hard Things is packed with humorous anecdotes, practical examples, and stories of real life, rebelutionaries in action. This rally and cry from the heart of revolution already in progress challenges Eutilia claim to a brighter future starting today now featuring stories of young men and women who have taken the books charged to heart, do hard things once spire a new generation of rebelutionaries

A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations

A generation stands on the brink of a "rebelution." "Most people don't expect you to understand what we're going to tell you in this book. And even if you understand, they don't expect you to care. And even if you care, they don't expect you to do anything about it. And even if you do something about it, they don't expect it to last. We do." - Alex and Brett Do Hard Things is the Harris twins' revolutionary message in its purest and most compelling form, giving readers a tangible glimpse of what is possible for teens who actively resist cultural lies that limit their potential. Combating the idea of adolescence as a vacation from responsibility, the authors weave together biblical insights, history, and modern examples to redefine the teen years as the launching pad of life. Then they map out five powerful ways teens can respond for personal and social change. Written by teens for teens, Do Hard Things is packed with humorous personal anecdotes, practical examples, and stories of real-life rebelutionaries in action. This rallying cry from the heart of an already-happening teen revolution challenges a generation to lay claim to a brighter future, starting today. Now includes: -- A new introduction from the authors, "Looking Back, Looking Ahead" -- Questions (and Stories) To Get You Started -- A list of 100 Hard Things to help inspire you -- A study guide for personal or group use

Do Hard Things

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Fred Chappell

The native North Carolina and former professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Fred Chappelle is the author of eight novels, to collections of stories, and numerous volumes of poetry, including the much praised spring garden among Chappelle’s mini honors of the bowling prize and poetry, the award and literature from the national Institute of arts and membership in the fellowship of Southern writers

A Novel

Wonderfully funny and also deeply touching, I Am One of You Forever is the story of a young boy's coming of age. Set in the hills and hollows of western North Carolina in the years around World War II, it tells of ten-year-old Jess and his family?father, mother, grandmother, foster brother, and an odd assortment of other relatives?who usher Jess into the adult world, with all its attendant joys and sorrows, knowledge and mystery.

Jess's father is feisty, restless, and fun-loving. His mother is straitlaced and serious but accepts with grace and good humor the antics of the men of the family, a trait she learned from her own mother. Johnson Gibbs is the orphaned teenager who comes to live with them on their mountain farm. Life on the laurel-covered mountain is isolated and at times difficult, but for Jess it is made rich and remarkable through his relationship with his father and, especially, Johnson Gibbs.

Visiting the farm from time to time is a gallery of eccentric relatives who are surely among the most memorable creations in recent fiction. Uncle Luden is a womanizer who left the mountains years ago for a job in California that "paid actual cash money." Uncle Gurton has a spooky way of appearing and disappearing without ever seeming to enter or exit, but it is his flowing beard, which he has apparently never trimmed and which he keeps tucked inside his overalls, that is of most fascination to Jess.

Uncle Zeno is a storyteller. With the words "That puts me in mind of..." everyone around knows that he is about to launch into another of his endless tales. Uncle Runkin, who always brings his handmade coffin to sleep in whenever he visits, spends his time carving intricate designs into the coffin and trying to find just the right epitaph for his tombstone. Aunt Samantha Barefoot stops by for a brief spell, too. A country singer and cousin to Jess's grandmother, she is a woman of uncensored speech (Jess learns a lot from her) and honest emotions. Chappell tells the story of all of these characters in a series of chapters that range from fantasy and near farce to pathos. As notable for its lyrical descriptions of the rural settings as for its finely honed vernacular dialogue, I Am One of You Forever shows us a world full of wit and wisdom and the sadness at the heart of things. As one would expect from a poet like Fred Chappell, every line offers its own pleasures and satisfactions.

I Am One of You Forever

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Lorraine Hansberry

First produced in 1959, a raisin in the sun was awarded the New York drama critics circle award and hailed as a watershed in American drama. Not only a pioneering work by an African-American playwright – Lorraine Hansberry’s play was also radically new representation of black life, absolutely authentic, fiercely unsentimental, and unflinching in its vision of what happens to people whose dreams are constantly deferred.
In her portrait of a Chicago family, Hansbury anticipated issues that range from generational clashes to the civil rights and women’s movements. She also post the essential questions – about identity, justice, and moral responsibility – at the heart of these great struggles. The result is an American classic

An African-American family is united in love and pride as they struggle to overcome poverty and harsh living conditions, in the award-winning 1959 play about an embattled Chicago family

A Raisin in the Sun

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Tahereh Mafi

No one knows why Juliet’s touch is fatal, but the reestablishment has plans for her. Plans use her as a weapon. But Juliet has plans to her own. After a lifetime without freedom, she’s finally discovering us strength that fight back for the very first time – and find a future with the one boy she thought she lost forever. 

In this electrifying debut, Mafi presents a riveting, dystopian world, a thrilling superhero story, and an unforgettable heroin..

I have a curse. I have a gift. I'm a monster. I'm more than human. My touch is lethal. My touch is power. I am their weapon. I will fight back. No one knows why Juliette's touch is fatal, but The Reestablishment has plans for her. Plans to use her as a weapon. But Juliette has plans of her own. After a lifetime without freedom, she's finally discovering a strength to fight back for the very first time—and to find a future with the one boy she thought she'd lost forever. In this electrifying debut, Tahereh Mafi presents a riveting dystopian world, a thrilling superhero story, and an unforgettable heroine.

Shatter Me

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Tells the story of a young Joanna Howell, tennis champion, navigating the world as she grows up out of her parent’s overprotective reach. Set in the 80’s

Backhanded Love

Jeanne DuPrau

The city of ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. 200 years later, supplies are running low and terrifying blackouts are sweeping through the streets. It’s only a matter of time before the lights go out and never come back on again. When Lina finds part of a secret message, shes sure it holds a clue that will save Ember. She enlists her friend Doon, and together they explore long-forgotten parts of their dying city as they race to solve the mystery. If they succeeded, they will have to convince everyone to follow them into danger. But if they fail? The lights will burn out and the darkness will close in forever.￼

In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.

The City of Ember

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Greer Macallister

Eccentric Lady Jane Franklin makes an outlandish offer to adventurer Virgina Reeves: take a dozen women, trek into the Arctic, and find her husband, Lord Franklin, and his loss expedition. Four parties have failed to find him, and Franklin wants a radical new approach: put women in charge. ￼

Lady Franklin will disavow all knowledge of the expedition if it fails, but if it succeeds, she promises great rewards. A year later, Virginia stands trial for murder. Survivors of the expedition willing to publicly support her sit in the front row. There’s only five left. What happened out there on the ice? ￼

Set against the unforgiving backdrop of one of the worlds most inhospitable locations, USA today BEST SELLING author, Greer McAllister, uses the true story of Lady Jane Franklin’s tireless attempts to find her husband’s loss expedition as a jumping off point to spin a tail of bravery, intrigue, perseverance, and hope.￼

The Arctic Fury

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Jessica Cunsolo

Siena Amato has just moved to King City. As the new kid, she wants to stay out of trouble, get her grades up, and convince her estranged father not to separate her from her younger sister. 

On her first night in town, she meets the devastatingly handsome Jason Parker. Siena can’t deny the instant attraction—even if it goes against every one of her “no drama” promises. The best thing she could do would be the stay far away from Jason. 

However, small-town life turns out to be anything but peaceful when a girl goes missing and Siena becomes an unofficial target of the investigation. It me of the few people who believes she’s innocent-who actually see her- is Jason. And as rumors and gossip starts to swirl, the pair is drawn closer together in an attempt to discover the truth…


Jessica Cunsolo’s With Me series continues with Jason and Jackson Parker who are all grown up now and ready to follow in their brother Aiden's footsteps. Sisters Siena and Gia Amato have just moved to King City. On their first night in town, Siena is almost run over by the devastatingly handsome Jason Parker who’s trying to evade arrest after getting caught drag-racing by the police. While the circumstances of their meeting are less than ideal, Siena can’t deny the instant attraction she feels for him—even if it goes against every one of her “good girl” instincts. When a classmate goes missing and Siena’s life is endangered, she and Jason are thrust together. Suddenly, the stakes are even higher, and more than their hearts are on the line. Jessica Cunsolo’s trademark blend of romance and mystery will appeal to fans of Aiden and Amelia’s story as well as new readers.

Be with Me

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Karen Ehman

our cultures obsessed with self. In our schedules, our relationships, and especially online. But we are less content than in decades past. The reason? We have forgotten the joy that comes from putting others first. Reclaiming that joy requires us to live alert, listening for heart drops – hints from those in our lives, who might need helping hand or generous of encouragement. listen, love gives practical, creative ways to scatter kindness, including loving our families and friends, reaching out to the lonely, blessing the necessary people who help us get life done every day, and loving the hard to love. And we get to see the lives changed right before our eyes not only the lives of others, but our lives as well. It says easy as 123. ￼

Other-Centered Living in a Self-Centered World

In a culture saturated and obsessed with self, Listen Love Repeat inspires readers to embrace backwards living by finding true joy through intentional acts of kindness. Providing practical tips and encouragement, Karen Ehman inspires us to live alert and to be on the lookout in conversations with others for hints of what kindness we might show them

Listen, Love, Repeat

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James C. Dobson

As a young adult, you will face crucial questions about identity, education, marriage, career, God will, and much more. Some of the most dramatic and permanent changes in life will occur during the critical decade – those 10 years between ages, 16 and 26. Are you prepared to make the right choices? You can be.

The Next Generation's Guide to a Meaningful Future

As a young adult, you will face crucial questions about identity, education, marriage, career, God's will, and much more. Some of the most dramatic and permanent changes in life will occur during the "critical decade"--those ten years between 16 and 26. Are you prepared to make the right choices? You can be. Like a trusted friend who understands, Dr. James Dobson candidly addresses the issues that today's young adults face. In his warm, conversational style, he reveals principles to help you make right choices and get the direction you need in order to look forward to a bright and successful future.

Life on the Edge

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Stormie Omartian

One of the most wonderful things about God is that he lives in our praises. Even though his presence is always with us, and we are never alone, when we worship him, he comes to dwell with us in power. Praise is the prayer that changes everything. There are many reasons to praise God every day, and there are times when our praise is absolutely critical. Life works better when we have that priceless knowledge. ￼

The Hidden Power of Praising God

Stormie Omartian inspires readers to open their lives to the prayer that changes everything--the prayer of praise to God. This bestselling look at prayer and worship has a fresh cover for a new audience.

Intimate conversations with God often focus on immediate needs, concern for others, and direction regarding His will, but praise requires believers to look beyond themselves and their circumstances and place their attention solely on God. Stormie shares personal stories, biblical truths, and practical guiding principles to reveal the wonders that take place when Christians offer praise in the middle of difficulties, sorrow, fear, and, yes, abundance and joy.

Study questions are incorporated into each chapter so that readers receive the opportunity to put what they learn into practice. The Prayer That Changes Everything helps them uncover the amazing power, benefit, and freedom that can be found in praising God.

The Prayer That Changes Everything

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Karen Kingsbury

Annalee waited until they were at their beach, the one at White River Park, with the best view of Indianapolis. She used to say time stood still here.
Tommy sat close to her and took her hands. “We don’t have to talk.”
Annalee nodded. She needed a minute. The truth was still a terrible nightmare, nothing real, or possible. How could she put into something she was only beginning to grasp? She pressed in closer to Tommy, her knees against his. 
in an hour, the sun would disappear behind the buildings, and night would come. Which would lead to tomorrow. And tomorrow would lead to Wednesday. She could do nothing to stop the ticking of the clock. And with that certainty, Annalee drew studying breath and looked straight at Tommy. As much as she wanted to pretend it was yesterday, here was the truth… ￼

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTELLER In love for the first time, a son’s decisions about the future divides his family in this fearless and thought-provoking novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of life-changing fiction. When eighteen-year-old Tommy Baxter declares to his family that he wants to be a police officer after graduation, his mother, Reagan, won’t hear of it. After all, she’s still mourning the death of her own father on September 11 and she’s determined to keep her son safe from danger. But Tommy’s father, Luke, is proud of Tommy’s decision. He would make a kind and compassionate cop. Meanwhile, Tommy is in love for the first time. His sweet relationship with Annalee Miller is almost too good to be true. Tommy begins seriously thinking about the far off day when he can ask her to marry him but she hasn’t been feeling well. Tests reveal the unthinkable. While his girlfriend begins the fight of her life, Tommy is driven to learn more about the circumstances surrounding his birth and the grandfather he never knew. Secrets come to light that rock Tommy’s world, and he becomes determined to spend his future fighting crime and bringing peace to the streets. Or is this just his way to fight a battle he cannot win—the one facing Annalee? Blending romance and family drama, Truly, Madly,Deeply shows us that, in the shadow of great loss, the only way to live with passion is truly, madly, deeply.

Truly, Madly, Deeply

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￼ raised in the island world of south east, Alaska, 16-year-old. Robbie Daniels jumps at the chance to work as a deckhand on a salmon, trawler captain, by legendary fisherman Tor Torsen. Catching king salmon from dawn till dusk, Robbie is living his dream – until he discovers his mysterious captains dark secret. Tor is illegally, searching the coastline for historic metal plaques, buried by early Russian explorers. when Robbie learns the value of these hidden treasures, he fears he may know too much to survive. Tor’s wrath and a violent storm at sea put Robbie‘s courage and wits to the ultimate test. ￼

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Leaving Protection

KayLynn Flanders

An ancient evil, a broken kingdom, and one girl with the secret to save the world.

The kingdom of Halendi is in trouble. Princess Jennesara wants to use her skills on the battlefield to turn the tide in the border wars, but her father has other plans. Promise in marriage to the prince of neighboring Turia in exchange for resources Halendi desperately needs, jenna must leave behind everything she has ever known to give her people a chance at peace. ￼

on the journey to reach her betrothed, and her new home, the royal caravan is ambushed, and jenna is faced with a deadly threat. Forced to hide her true identity, jenna must decide if revealing a dangerous secret is worth the cost before it’s too late – for her and her for her entire kingdom. 


"In a kingdom at war, the princess discovers a devastating truth and might be the key to saving not only those closest to her, but the kingdom itself, if she reveals the very secret that could destroy her"--

Shielded

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Jon Krakauer

in this gripping account, acclaimed journalist, John Krakauer reassembles the disquieting facts of Chris McCandless’s short life— and searches for clues to the mystery of his untimely death. digging deeply, he also unravels the larger riddles surrounding McCandless’ case: the pull of the American wilderness, the allure that it holds for restless young men, the complex bond between fathers and sons. A cherished contemporary classic of investigative journalism, Into The Wild, blazes with power and luminosity on every page.

Krakauer's page-turning bestseller explores a famed missing person mystery while unraveling the larger riddles it holds: the profound pull of the American wilderness on our imagination; the allure of high-risk activities to young men of a certain cast of mind; the complex, charged bond between fathers and sons.

"Terrifying... Eloquent... A heart-rending drama of human yearning." --New York Times

In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a moose hunter. How Christopher Johnson McCandless came to die is the unforgettable story of Into the Wild.

Immediately after graduating from college in 1991, McCandless had roamed through the West and Southwest on a vision quest like those made by his heroes Jack London and John Muir. In the Mojave Desert he abandoned his car, stripped it of its license plates, and burned all of his cash. He would give himself a new name, Alexander Supertramp, and, unencumbered by money and belongings, he would be free to wallow in the raw, unfiltered experiences that nature presented. Craving a blank spot on the map, McCandless simply threw the maps away. Leaving behind his desperate parents and sister, he vanished into the wild.

Jon Krakauer constructs a clarifying prism through which he reassembles the disquieting facts of McCandless's short life. Admitting an interst that borders on obsession, he searches for the clues to the drives and desires that propelled McCandless. 

When McCandless's innocent mistakes turn out to be irreversible and fatal, he becomes the stuff of tabloid headlines and is dismissed for his naiveté, pretensions, and hubris. He is said to have had a death wish but wanting to die is a very different thing from being compelled to look over the edge. Krakauer brings McCandless's uncompromising pilgrimage out of the shadows, and the peril, adversity, and renunciation sought by this enigmatic young man are illuminated with a rare understanding--and not an ounce of sentimentality. Mesmerizing, heartbreaking, Into the Wild is a tour de force. The power and luminosity of Jon Krakauer's stoytelling blaze through every page.

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