Raoul Bhaneja
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2022.
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English
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Fifteen-year-old Fawad Chaudhry loves two things: basketball and his mother's potato and ground-beef stuffed parathas. Both are round and both help him forget about things like his father, who died two years ago, his mother's desire to arrange a marriage to his first cousin, Nusrat, back home in Pakistan, and the tiny apartment in Regent Park he shares with his mom and sister. Not to mention his estranged best friend Yousuf, who's coping with the...
2) Miss Sloane
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[2017]
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English
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In the world of political power brokers, Washington lobbyist Elizabeth Sloane takes on the most powerful opponent of her career and will do whatever is required to win.--
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English
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For readers of Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, and P.G. Wodehouse, and fans of The Good Place – a tongue in cheek fantasy that imagines Isaac Newton in the afterlife.
Where do you go after you die? Detroit.
"Finally, a hitchhiker's guide to the hereafter." — Corey Redekop, author of Husk
Something's rotten in the afterlife. At least that's how it seems to Rhinnick Feynman, the one man who perceives
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English
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Gear up for laughter in the hereafter as Socrates sets out to assassinate every soul who can remember the mortal world
"Filled with wordplay to die for, Randal Graham's latest dizzying, irresistible life-after-death satire tackles perennial existential questions with humor and hunger." - Foreword Reviews on Afterlife Crisis
What do you get when a narcissistic megalomaniac plagued by daddy issues leads a horde of angry zealots, xenophobes, and...
5) The Garden
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English
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Fifteen-year-old Elias and his family are caught in the middle of an international conflict - the deadly crossfire between the Syrian Army and government-opposed Rebels. Dangers mount, conditions worsen, and after witnessing the tragedy of war and the indignities of a refugee camp, Elias finds himself a newcomer in North America where he comes face to face with completely new battles - culture shock, racism, and bullying.
Inspired by the stories...
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English
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Bestselling popular science author Dr. Joe Schwarcz breaks down the science of essential oils, placenta creams, intermittent fasting, and of course the spread of COVID-19 misinformation in this new collection from the master of demarcating non-science from science
Science has gone viral! In more ways than one.
Since we first heard rumblings about a novel type of pneumonia in Wuhan, China, terms like pandemic, spike protein, viral particles, variants,...
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Coconut Dreams explores the lives of the Pinto family through seventeen linked short stories. Starting with a ghost story set in Goa, India in the 1950s, the collection weaves through various timelines and perspectives to focus on two children, Aiden and Ally Pinto. These siblings tackle their adventures in a predominantly white suburb with innocence, intelligence and a timid foot in two distinct cultures.
In these stories, Derek Mascarenhas takes...
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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Leo Palamino is a failed writer-turned-dishwasher made famous for his many flaws and shortcomings in a blog called "Why You Suck," a huge Internet success written by his ex-wife. Then Leo meets Colette, the girl of his dreams... on the day she is marrying the perfect man. And so, the ultimate underdog story begins as Leo, a fearless dreamer, risks all to show Colette and the whole wide world all that is right with a man famous for being wrong.
10) Touch of pink
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Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
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Alim seems to have it all: a great career, a handsome boyfriend, and a personal guide in the spirit of Cary Grant. Living thousands of miles from his mother Nuru and his family in Toronto, he can keep his lifestyle hidden. But when Alim's conservative mom decides to pay an impromptu visit, with the intention of dragging her son to a big fat monsoon wedding and getting him matched up with a "nice girl," the spirit of Cary Grant suddenly becomes indispensable....
11) Picture Claire
Publisher
First Look Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
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English
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In only a few hours, Claire's life will be turned upside-down. Escaping a group of vengeful drug dealers, she leaves town hoping to find Billy, the man of her dreams. Unfortunately, he is not everything he appears to be. Fighting against time, Claire must race to clear her name while trying to stay alive.
12) Warrior Strong
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English
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To try and save his career, a suspended pro basketball player returns home to coach his struggling former high school basketball team.
