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101) How Not to Die Alone
Author
Language
English
Description
Andrew's day-to-day is a little grim, searching for next of kin for those who die alone. Thankfully, he has a loving family waiting for him when he gets home, to help wash the day's cares away. At least, that's what his coworkers believe. Andrew didn't mean for the misunderstanding to happen, yet he's become trapped in his own white lie. The fantasy of his wife and two kids has become a pleasant escape from his lonely one bedroom with only his Ella...
102) Calling Major Tom
Author
Publisher
Trapeze/Orion Books, an imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Calling Major Tom is a tale of friendship and community about the world's most unlikely astronaut. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll get a David Bowie earworm and you will cheer on all the grumpy men in your life. There's a starman waiting in the sky. And his name is Thomas. He is very happy to be on his own, far away from other people and their problems. But beneath his cranky exterior lies a story and a sadness that is familiar to us all. And he's...
103) Clear: a novel
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"John, an impoverished Scottish minister, has accepted a job evicting the lone remaining occupant of an island north of Scotland--Ivar, who has been living alone for decades, with only the animals and the sea for company. Though his wife, Mary, has serious misgivings about the errand, he decides to go anyway, setting in motion a chain of events that neither he nor Mary could have predicted. Shortly after John reaches the island, he falls down a cliff...
Author
Publisher
Iron Circus Comics
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Around the dark edges of reality lurk unknown begins with unknowable intentions: Ordinary objects can become cursed possessions, entities who seem like friends can become monstrous, and those who seem monstrous can become the truest companions. Five stories show what happens when one is desperate enough to seek solace in the unnatural, and what happens when the world of humans collides with that of something...else. Have caution when reaching into...
Author
Publisher
Corrance Publishing Co
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
"They seldom smile or they laugh too long, too loud. They are at the center of activity, effectively leading to accomplish goals or they are quiet at the perimeter, contributing little. Pretty, handsome, well-groomed, simple, plain; age, gender, socioeconomic standing--nothing appears to be a common factor. The sense of non-entity, loneliness, namelessness can happen to anyone, at any time, and for any length of time. Everyone is vulnerable. It's...
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