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1) Thirst
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Minni lives in the poorest part of Mumbai, where access to water is limited, and she often has to wait hours to use the communal tap. Lately, though, even that access is threatened by water shortages and thieves who are stealing this precious commodity -- an act that Minni accidentally witnesses one night. Meanwhile, in the high-rise building where she has begun working as a maid, she discovers that water streams out of every faucet and there's even...
2) Thirst
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Distinguished by black comedy and an international perspective, Ken Kalfus' stories demonstrate the author's chameleon-like ability to change mode, manner, and voice. They often concern the abrupt dislocation of people bumping into different cultures, be they real, hallucinated, dreamed, or desired.
Kalfus' characters - which include an endless line of refugees fleeing Sarajevo with no particular destination; an Irish au pair plagued by her own...
3) Thirst
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The prize-winning author "entices lucky readers with a dissenting, potentially heretical, refreshingly fascinating interpretation" of Jesus's life (Shelf Awareness).
The Francophone Belgian author Amélie Nothomb has won high praise for her provocative and philosophical novels, including Fear and Trembling, which won the prestigious Prix du Roman. Now Nothomb presents a highly original reexamination of an all-too-familiar story.
In a first-person...
4) Thirst
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2021.
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92 pages ; 21 cm.
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In her twenty-eighth novel in as many years, Belgian novelist Amélie Nothomb takes on a story for the ages: the life of Jesus. In a first-person voice as droll and irreverent as it is wise, Nothomb narrates Jesus's final days, from his trial to his crucifixion to the resurrection. Amid asides about his relationships with his mother and Judas, his love for Mary Magdalene, and his many miracles, we find a man struggling with his humanity and his exceptional...
5) Thirst
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Thirst
by C. Sweets
In the unforgiving streets of Chicago, loyalty is the ultimate currency, and love is conditional. Shug and Thirst found each other in this harsh world, each shaped by their tough environment. Thirst, a hustler with an unstoppable drive, made everything possible for Shug, painting her life with shades of luxury and love. In return, Shug became the sweetest thing Thirst ever knew.
But when Thirst is suddenly taken away,...
6) Thirst
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Israeli novelist and activist Shulamith Hareven's masterpiece, Thirst: The Desert Trilogy, contains three of her greatest works: The Miracle Hater, Prophet, and After Childhood. In these beautifully written novellas, Hareven recasts the biblical journey from exodus to the Land of Israel in a terrifically imagined contemporary voice. Hareven's spare and spacious prose howls with the grandeur of the desert wilderness and the mythic beginnings of her...
7) Thirst
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THIRST: Two Tales of Trouble in PetticoatsSharp heroines, mysterious heroes, and romance with more wit than a drawing room full of gossips...THIRST serves up two stories guaranteed to leave you parched for more.The Earl's Acquired Bride Hazel Freya brought a broom to her betrothal because someone has to clean up this mess. Spectacle-wearing and sharp-tongued, she'd rather battle dust bunnies than eligible bachelors. But when she discovers she's contractually...
8) Thirst
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In a long-anticipated new vampire series by Morgan Rice, #1 bestselling author of The Vampire Journals (1,500 five star reviews), 17 year old Taylor Night, exiled from her trailer park in Texas to a juvenile detention camp in the rainy Northwest, tries to understand her mysterious power while surviving on an island of misfits. As Taylor's understanding of her own identity and mysterious past deepens, she gets closer to learning her father's true identity-but...
9) Thirst
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THIRST is a living testimony of the author of God's promise in Acts 1: 8 on the empowerment of the Holy Spirit to make believers witnesses for Him in their own locality, and indeed, all over the world. Born in a remote village in South India, her first knowledge of God came through a picture of Jesus with John 3: 16 printed at the back, given to her as a small child by a British missionary. A temporary spiritual set back occurred after the death of...
10) Thirst
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Thirst is a compelling and emotionally charged fiction novel that explores the depths of addiction and the arduous journey toward recovery. Through the eyes of the protagonist, readers are taken on a powerful ride through the struggles, despair, and moments of vulnerability that come with battling substance abuse. Yet, amidst the turmoil, there emerges a story of hope, resilience, and the unwavering human spirit. As the protagonist navigates the rocky...
11) Thirst
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Venice, July, 1613: A suspicious drowning in the Lagoon and a deadly assault on a bridge shatter the dreams of Captain Lorenzo Contarini and his fiancée, la Signorina Caterina Zanchi, members of two noble Venetian families. While Caterina's severe injuries banish her from society, her parents remove their other daughter, Leonora, from the convent to become Lorenzo's hasty wife. Lorenzo's investigation into his half-sister's death compels him to accuse...
12) Thirst
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Insomnia spreads in a small town, causing fear and panic. As the situation becomes dire, two couples find salvation on an abandoned ranch until nefarious characters descend upon the land, claiming it as their own, and chaos ensues.
13) Thirst
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Stu Carlson serves people drinks. Night after night, in the dry Texas heat, he stands behind the bar and listens to troubles and sorrows and worries and regrets-not too far off from his old position behind a pulpit. Doling out counsel and care, Stu's a compassionate man. When the scotch he serves Andrew Washburn-Dean of Fine Arts and all-around asshole-turns out to have been poisoned, Stu is shaken. A regular at Stu's bar, meek and talented Daniel...
14) Thirst
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Explosive violence rocks Canada's Slocan Valley after the shooting deaths of three teenagers in a bombing attempt at the Keenleyside Dam. A joint U.S.-Canada military force locks down the Valley to protect Columbia River dams critical to both countries but martial law incites more violence. Geologist Alex Graham refuses to let politics stand in her way. She evades military patrols to slip into a restricted zone in her hunt for a silver mine to claim...
15) Thirst
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The beginning of a relationship is usually all about getting to know each other. Not so for Dave and Alena. He's from London, she's from Siberia. They meet in a slick Bond Street department store, where she's up to no good and it's his job to catch her. So begins an unlikely relationship between two people with pasts, with secrets. But despite everything they don't have in common, they're still fighting for a future together.
20) The thirst
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Detective Harry Hole volume 11
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"Harry Hole returns in the eleventh installment of the best-selling, electrifying crime fiction series that includes The Bat, The Snowman, and, most recently, Police. In Police--the last novel featuring Jo Nesb©ı's hard-bitten, maverick Oslo detective--a killer wreaking revenge on the police had Harry Hole fighting for the safety of the people closest to him. Now, in The Thirst, the story continues as Harry is inextricably drawn back into the...






