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Reports on individuals who have undergone gender-affirming care, including puberty blockers, hormone therapies, and surgeries, and who have later sought to reverse these treatments, and in some cases have filed lawsuits regarding their experiences. This book uses in-depth interviews with "detransitioners" to argue that the actions of some in the medical profession and the transgender community amount to abuse and profiteering.
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Jewels of Kalispell volume 2
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"Eleanor Briggs travels to Kalispell, Montana, with her conservationist father to discuss the formation of Glacier National Park, and sparks fly when she meets Carter Brunswick, despite their differences. As the town fights to keep the railroad, the dangers Eleanor and Carter face will change the course of their lives" --
4) Swan song
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Nantucket summer volume 4
Pub. Date
2024.
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Mysterious wealthy newcomers, the Richardsons have bought a lavish house. But when it burns to the ground and their employee goes missing, the island is in for plenty of drama.
5) Backtracking
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[2023]
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"This memoir is the quintessential account of Fred Gray--sheepherder, soldier, husband and father, surveyor, and businessman--growing up and living in the Western frontier town of Buffalo, Wyoming, during the century following his birth in 1924. The reader will find him backtracking though his 90-plus-year-life during good times and hard times. He begins with tales of his childhood that will make you chuckle. He tells of his slice of Western American...
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[2024]
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The climate is changing more rapidly than scientists predicted even a few years ago, with extreme weather already touching our everyday lives. At the same time, the clean energy revolution is forging ahead faster than nearly anyone anticipated. As Tom Steyer sees it, these two trends together create a moment like the one America faced during World War II: on the one hand, an existential threat calling for collective action; on the other, an opportunity...
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"Martha Ratliff conceded long ago that she'd likely spend her life alone. She was fine with it, happy with her solo existence, stimulated by her work as a librarian in Maine. But then she met Alan, a charming and sweet-natured salesman whose job took him on the road for half the year. When he asked her to marry him, she said yes, even though he still felt a little bit like a stranger. A year in and the marriage was good, except for that strange blood...
9) Swift River
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2024.
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In 1987, the only Black person in all Swift River after her Pop disappeared seven years ago, Diamond Newberry, receiving a letter from a relative she's never met, is introduced to two generations of African American Newberry women, gaining a sense of her place in the world and in her family.
10) Harry Potter afternoon tea magic: official snacks, sips, and sweets inspired by the wizarding world
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2024.
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"With more than 60 recipes for clever beverages, enchanting sweets, and savory treats, Harry Potter: Afternoon Tea Magic is the perfect guide to creating a memorable and magical tea party for one, two, or more." --
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[2022]
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"The second edition of this foundational work, Complete Family Wealth: Wealth as Well-Being provides proven tools and best practices for families of means to use in maturing, maintaining, and managing personal and legacy wealth long into the future. The book is divided into three parts: the "what"--what is meant by family, wealth, and enterprise; the "who"--the persons crucial to family enterprise flourishing; and the "how"--specific practices families...