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From the internationally bestselling author of ‘The Solace of Leaving Early’, a funny, heartwrenching and unforgettable novel following the fortunes of a feisty young female pool hustler.Cassie Claiborne, at ten, was surely too young to be the head of her disparate family. But who else was going to do it? Growing up in Indiana with her distant, heartbroken mother, Laura, her fragile, eccentric sister Belle, and her beloved grandfather Poppy, Cassie got sick of waiting for her father to come home from his everlasting gambling and drinking binges and took matters into her own hands. Taught by her father to play pool, Cassie was a natural and was soon hustling experienced pool players – and winning.We follow Cassie from a complex little girl to a rebellious and impetuous young woman as she tries to create a world for her mother and sister. Overwhelmed but compelled by her family’s love, Cassie feels herself drawn back to the past by the stories of her mother's youth, and she leaves her town for New Orleans, hoping that there she can find a truth to soothe her wounded soul and to allow herself the happiness she has been denied.Funny, heartbreaking, full of the eccentricity of small-town life and the overwrought drama of the close-knit family, ‘Something Rising (Light and Swift)’ is the story of a very unique young woman who knows that 'the worst thing that can happen to you is that you will find what you seek'. It tells of grief and love and growing up and leaving home in a way that is desperately sad but ultimately uplifting.


Something Borrowed Something Borrowed

Автор: Butcher Jim

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Stay away from AIDS. Something one should know Stay away from AIDS. Something one should know

Автор: Valeriy Zhiglov

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AIDS is a contagious disease, currently incurable. Dozens of millions of HIV-positive are already registered worldwide, and each year this number grows. In recent years, AIDS/HIV became a major problem both for people from «risk groups», and for ordinary people. The book gives a number of important recommendations on how to suppress further expansion of this dangerous disease.


Сборник статей I межвузовской студенческой научно-практической конференции «Unbalanced Global Economy And Rising Risks» Сборник статей I межвузовской студенческой научно-практической конференции «Unbalanced Global Economy And Rising Risks»

Автор: Сборник статей

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В сборнике представлены доклады, представленные на межвузовской студенческой научно-практической конференции МГУ «Unbalanced Global Economy and Rising Risks».


Something about Martha. Short stories for English learners Something about Martha. Short stories for English learners

Автор: Ida Rodich

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The bilingual book (English-Russian) contains warm-hearted everyday stories useful to children and adults. Excellent illustrations. Corrector is a native English speaker. Двуязычная книга (английский и русский языки) содержит душевные истории из повседневной жизни, полезные для детей и взрослых. Красивые иллюстрации. Корректор – носитель английского языка.


The Surprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion with Those of General Napoleon Smith The Surprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion with Those of General Napoleon Smith

Автор: Crockett Samuel Rutherford

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