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*NOW A NETFLIX LIMITED SERIES—from producer and director Shawn Levy (Stranger Things) starring Mark Ruffalo, Hugh Laurie, and newcomer Aria Mia Loberti* Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist, the beloved instant New York Times bestseller and New York Times Book Review Top 10 Book about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II. Marie-Laure lives with her father in Paris near the Museum of Natural History where he works as the master of its thousands of locks. When she is six, Marie-Laure goes blind and her father builds a perfect miniature of their neighborhood so she can memorize it by touch and navigate her way home. When she is twelve, the Nazis occupy Paris, and father and daughter flee to the walled citadel of Saint-Malo, where Marie-Laure’s reclusive great uncle lives in a tall house by the sea. With them they carry what might be the museum’s most valuable and dangerous jewel. In a mining town in Germany, the orphan Werner grows up with his younger sister, enchanted by a crude radio they find. Werner becomes an expert at building and fixing these crucial new instruments, a talent that wins him a place at a brutal academy for Hitler Youth, then a special assignment to track the Resistance. More and more aware of the human cost of his intelligence, Werner travels through the heart of the war and, finally, into Saint-Malo, where his story and Marie-Laure’s converge. Doerr’s “stunning sense of physical detail and gorgeous metaphors” (San Francisco Chronicle) are dazzling. Deftly interweaving the lives of Marie-Laure and Werner, he illuminates the ways, against all odds, people try to be good to one another. Ten years in the writing, All the Light We Cannot See is a magnificent, deeply moving novel from a writer “whose sentences never fail to thrill” (Los Angeles Times).

"Queen of the Flaming Diamond" by Leroy Yerxa. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

For every boy and girl who loves Minecraft, an adventure novel from bestselling author Winter Morgan. Steve lives on a wheat farm. He has everything he needs to live in the Minecraft world: a bed, a house, and food. Steve likes to spend his mornings in the NPC village and trade his wheat for emeralds, armor, books, swords, and food. One morning, he finds that Zombies have attacked the villagers. The Zombies have also turned the village blacksmith into a Zombie, leaving Steve without a place to get swords. To protect himself and the few villagers that remain, Steve goes on a quest to mine for forty diamonds, which are the most powerful mineral in the Overworld. He wants to craft these diamonds into a diamond sword to shield him and the villagers from the Zombies. Far from his home, with night about to set in, Steve fears for his life. Nighttime is when users are most vulnerable in Minecraft. As he looks for shelter in a temple, he meets a trio of treasure hunters, Max, Lucy, and Henry, who are trying to unearth the treasure under the temple. Steve tells them of his master plan to mine for the most powerful mineral in the Overworld—the diamond. The treasure hunters are eager to join him. Facing treacherous mining conditions, a thunderstorm, and attacks from hostile mobs, these four friends’ question if it’s better to be a single player than a multiplayer, as they try to watch out for each other and chase Steve’s dream at the same time. Will Steve find the diamonds? Will his friends help or hinder the search? Should he trust his new treasure hunter friends? And will Steve get back in time to save the villagers?

A "riveting and illuminating" Bill Gates Summer Reading pick about how and why some nations recover from trauma and others don't (Yuval Noah Harari), by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the landmark bestseller Guns, Germs, and Steel. In his international bestsellers Guns, Germs and Steel and Collapse, Jared Diamond transformed our understanding of what makes civilizations rise and fall. Now, in his third book in this monumental trilogy, he reveals how successful nations recover from crises while adopting selective changes -- a coping mechanism more commonly associated with individuals recovering from personal crises. Diamond compares how six countries have survived recent upheavals -- ranging from the forced opening of Japan by U.S. Commodore Perry's fleet, to the Soviet Union's attack on Finland, to a murderous coup or countercoup in Chile and Indonesia, to the transformations of Germany and Austria after World War Two. Because Diamond has lived and spoken the language in five of these six countries, he can present gut-wrenching histories experienced firsthand. These nations coped, to varying degrees, through mechanisms such as acknowledgment of responsibility, painfully honest self-appraisal, and learning from models of other nations. Looking to the future, Diamond examines whether the United States, Japan, and the whole world are successfully coping with the grave crises they currently face. Can we learn from lessons of the past? Adding a psychological dimension to the in-depth history, geography, biology, and anthropology that mark all of Diamond's books, Upheaval reveals factors influencing how both whole nations and individual people can respond to big challenges. The result is a book epic in scope, but also his most personal yet.

Diamond always felt she had to have a man in her bed, it didn't matter whose man, as long as they kept her sexually satisified. Diamond had a baby at a young age and her mother didn't allow her to do anything but take care of her daughter, Nikki. Once Diamond moved out she went buck wild and was sleeping with anything that looked like a stick and was given more than she bargained for. She was given several chances, she even moved to Ohio for a better life, but will she learn?

When a little African boy finds a raw diamond, it sets a series of events showing the human spirit in each individual person it touches. The surprise here is not the diamond, which is a phenomenon in itself, but the dramatic reaction of each, bringing some to the end of their destruction and others to pick themselves up from the dark abyss that life can become.

"Tom Swift Among The Diamond Makers" by Victor Appleton is an enthralling adventure novel that follows the young inventor Tom Swift as he embarks on a daring quest to uncover a secret diamond-making operation. This exciting story takes readers on a roller-coaster ride of mystery, danger, and scientific intrigue. In this installment of the popular Tom Swift series, the ingenious young inventor, Tom, finds himself entangled in a mysterious plot involving the creation of synthetic diamonds. When a renowned scientist disappears under suspicious circumstances, Tom is determined to get to the bottom of the mystery. Driven by his insatiable curiosity and his passion for science, Tom sets out on a thrilling adventure with his loyal friends and colleagues. Armed with his inventive genius and cutting-edge inventions, he follows a series of clues that lead him to an underground network of diamond makers. As Tom delves deeper into the clandestine world of diamond production, he discovers that the stakes are higher than he initially imagined. Not only is the secret diamond-making operation illegal, but it also poses a threat to the natural diamond market and could have far-reaching consequences. Throughout the novel, Tom faces numerous challenges and dangers, including treacherous adversaries who will stop at nothing to protect their illicit operation. Yet, with his quick thinking and resourcefulness, Tom uses his scientific knowledge to outsmart his enemies and navigate the perilous situations he encounters. Along the way, Tom's friendship and camaraderie with his loyal companions are put to the test, and they prove to be invaluable allies in this thrilling escapade. Together, they embark on a race against time to unravel the mystery, expose the diamond-making scheme, and bring the culprits to justice. "Tom Swift Among The Diamond Makers" captivates readers with its blend of action, suspense, and scientific wonder. As Tom Swift showcases his brilliance and bravery, readers are taken on a whirlwind adventure that leaves them on the edge of their seats."