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Now You Access Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1)More Info ?≈   ≈Book Descriptions :When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious Witch? Where did she come from? How did she become so wicked? And what is the true nature of evil?Gregory Maguire creates a fantasy world so rich and vivid that we will never look at Oz the same way again. Wicked is about a land where animals talk and strive to be treated like first-class citizens, Munchkinlanders seek the comfort of middle-class stability, and the Tin Man becomes a victim of domestic violence. And then there is the little green-skinned girl named Elphaba, who will grow up to become the infamous Wicked Witch of the West, a smart, prickly, and misunderstood creature who challenges all our preconceived notions about the nature of good and evil.An astonishingly rich re-creation of the land of Oz, this book retells the story of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, who wasn't so wicked after all. .Book Details :Author : Gregory Maguire

Now You Access The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our WorldMore Info ?≈   ≈Book Descriptions :From a New York Times investigative reporter and Pulitzer Prize finalist, ?an essential book for our times? (Ezra Klein), tracking the high-stakes inside story of how Big Tech?s breakneck race to drive engagement?and profits?at all costs fractured the worldWe all have a vague sense that social media is bad for our minds, for our children, and for our democracies. But the truth is that its reach and impact run far deeper than we have understood. Building on years of international reporting, Max Fisher tells the gripping and galling inside story of how Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other social networks, in their pursuit of unfettered profits, preyed on psychological frailties to create the algorithms that drive everyday users to extreme opinions and, increasingly, extreme actions. As Fisher demonstrates, the companies? founding tenets, combined with a blinkered focus maximizing engagement, have led to a destabilized world for everyone. Traversing the planet, Fisher tracks the .Book Details :Author : Max Fisher

Now You Access The Jumbies (The Jumbies, #1)More Info ?≈   ≈Book Descriptions :The start of an exciting series filled with Caribbean folklore and daring adventure.Corinne La Mer claims she isn?t afraid of anything. Not scorpions, not the boys who tease her, and certainly not jumbies. They?re just tricksters made up by parents to frighten their children. Then one night Corinne chases an agouti all the way into the forbidden forest, and shining yellow eyes follow her to the edge of the trees. They couldn?t belong to a jumbie. Or could they?When Corinne spots a beautiful stranger at the market the very next day, she knows something extraordinary is about to happen. When this same beauty, called Severine, turns up at Corinne?s house, danger is in the air. Severine plans to claim the entire island for the jumbies. Corinne must call on her courage and her friends and learn to use ancient magic she didn?t know she possessed to stop Severine and to save her island home. .Book Details :Author : Tracey Baptiste

Now You Access The Longest AutumnMore Info ?≈   ≈Book Descriptions :For fans of Ariadne, a spellbinding debut fantasy about a human who gets trapped with the god of Autumn, who brings with him life-threatening danger and a forbidden romance.Under the right circumstances, would even a god fall?Tirne is one of four humans rigorously selected to usher the turn of the seasons into the mortal world. Every year, she escorts the taciturn god Autumn between the godly and human realms. Autumn?s seasonal stay among mortals brings cooler weather, changing leaves, and the harvest of apples and gourds until Winter takes his place.This year, the enchanted Mirror that separates their worlds shatters after Tirne and Autumn pass through, trapping both of them in the human realm. As the endless autumn stretches on, crops begin to fail and the threat of starvation looms. Away from the magic of the gods? home, Tirne?s debilitating headaches return with a vengeance. Worse, Autumn?s extended stay in the human realm turns him ever more mortal and vulnerable, stirring a .Book Details :Author : Amy Avery

Now You Access Black CakeMore Info ?≈   ≈Book Descriptions :In the 1960s, a runaway bride disappears into the surf off the coast of a Caribbean island and is feared drowned. Five decades later, Eleanor Bennett dies, leaving her two estranged children a handwritten note about a small cake and a voice recording about a headstrong girl named Covey. She shares a tumultuous story that includes an unsolved murder, a long-lost child, and a visceral connection with the sea that has helped to shape her own identity. Eleanor also leaves an unusual request, asking her children to sit down and share the black cake which she has left for them in the freezer? But only when the time is right. What the siblings learn challenges everything they thought they knew about their mother, but could ultimately help them navigate their own struggles in contemporary America. Or leave them feeling more lost than ever... .Book Details :Author : Charmaine Wilkerson

Now You Access I'll Never Be Your Crown Princess! (Manga) Vol. 1More Info ?≈   ≈Book Descriptions :
In this sexy isekai romcom manga, a noblewoman loses her virginity to a mystery man to avoid marrying a prince--but he turns out to be the prince himself!
A scandalous romance in another world! The noblewoman Lidiana, daughter of a duke, is actually the reincarnation of a modern Japanese woman who was tossed into this fantasy world. Although she's engaged to the handsome crown prince, the last thing she wants is to marry into a polygamous royal family. Knowing that only a virgin can marry the prince, she devises a plan to lose her virginity to a mysterious playboy at a masquerade ball. Lidiana lands her masked Lothario, shares an explosive night with him, and goes to confess to the prince so she'll be set free. The only problem is...the prince himself is the masked man, and now he wants her more than ever. This sexy romcom is a whole new kind of adventurous fantasy! .

Now You Access A Fire in the Flesh (Flesh and Fire, #3)More Info ?≈   ≈Book Descriptions :The only thing that can save the realms now is the one thing more powerful than the Fates. After a startling betrayal ends with both Sera and the dangerously seductive ruler of the Shadowlands she has fallen madly in love with being held captive by the false King of the Gods, there is only one thing that can free Nyktos and prevent the forces of the Shadowlands from invading Dalos and igniting a War of Primals. Convincing Kolis won?t be easy, though ? not even with a lifetime of training. While his most favored Revenant is insistent that she is nothing more than a lie, Kolis?s erratic nature and twisted sense of honor leave her shaken to the core, and nothing could?ve prepared her for the cruelty of his Court or the shocking truths revealed. The revelations not only upend what she has understood about her duty and the very creation of the realms but also draw into question exactly what the true threat is. However, surviving Kolis is only one part of the battle. The Ascension is upon .Book Details :Author : Jennifer L. Armentrout

Now You Access Frostbite (Vampire Academy, #2)More Info ?≈   ≈Book Descriptions :Rose loves Dimitri, Dimitri might love Tasha, and Mason would die to be with Rose?It?s winter break at St. Vladimir?s, but Rose is feeling anything but festive. A massive Strigoi attack has put the school on high alert, and now the Academy?s crawling with Guardians?including Rose?s hard-hitting mother, Janine Hathaway. And if hand-to-hand combat with her mom wasn?t bad enough, Rose?s tutor Dimitri has his eye on someone else, her friend Mason?s got a huge crush on her, and Rose keeps getting stuck in Lissa?s head while she?s making out with her boyfriend, Christian! The Strigoi are closing in, and the Academy?s not taking any risks.... This year, St. Vlad?s annual holiday ski trip is mandatory.But the glittering winter landscape and the posh Idaho resort only create the illusion of safety. When three friends run away in an offensive move against the deadly Strigoi, Rose must join forces with Christian to rescue them. But heroism rarely comes without a price? .Book Details :Author : Richelle Mead

Now You Access Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)More Info ?≈   ≈Book Descriptions :Murderbot wasn?t programmed to care. So, its decision to help the only human who ever showed it respect must be a system glitch, right?Having traveled the width of the galaxy to unearth details of its own murderous transgressions, as well as those of the GrayCris Corporation, Murderbot is heading home to help Dr. Mensah?its former owner (protector? friend?)?submit evidence that could prevent GrayCris from destroying more colonists in its never-ending quest for profit.But who?s going to believe a SecUnit gone rogue?And what will become of it when it?s caught? .Book Details :Author : Martha Wells