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Read along with Disney! Belle has a new puppy, and the enchanted objects couldn't be happier . . . except for poor Ottoman, that is. Ottoman still remembers being a real dog, and he's jealous of the attention the puppy is getting. But when he runs away into the woods at night, will Belle and her puppy be able to save him before it's too late? Follow along with word for word narration to find out!
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While visiting her family, Beauty narrowly avoids a drunken kiss during her sister's wedding festivities. Back in the Beast's manor, though, she catches a glimpse of her brother and his lover through a magic mirror, and begins to wonder what it would be like to be kissed and caressed... In this adult retelling of the classic fairy tale, Beauty discovers her own sexuality and learns to share it with the Beast. While the Beast lingers on the border...
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The celebrated anthropologist and author of The Corn Wolf examines the Colombian culture of plastic surgery and its surprising relationship to violence.
Drawing on extensive fieldwork in Colombia, Michael Taussig scrutinizes the audacious and sometimes destructive attempts people make to transform their bodies through cosmetic surgery and liposuction. He balances an examination of surgeries meant to enhance an individual's beauty with their often-overlooked...
5) Ink Deep
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Most of Briony Carmichael's body was tragically burned as a child. Deeply hurt by the reactions of those closest to her, Briony believes her scars render her unlovable. She hides in her apartment, secluding herself from the outside world.Tattoo artist Corbin Franklin has everything - including a brain tumor that will kill him. Determined to not let his art die with him, he seeks someone to become his living legacy, a walking canvas for his art.Drawn...
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"Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see." - Benjamin Franklin David Wylde is successful in business, but his personal life is nonexistent because the mere sight of him is so detestable that it sends people running. Stunning and gregarious, Evangelina Roth is a successful business woman loved by all who know her. The news of David and Evangelina's engagement spreads rapidly through the offices of Nash Industries and has everyone asking...
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When Belle's father is captured, she takes his place as the fearsome Beast's prisoner. But life in the enchanted castle isn't as terrible as Belle imagines. She makes friends and sees a kinder side of the Beast. In order to break the spell, the Beast must learn to love another and be loved in return. But can this be done before the last rose petal falls? This storybook includes beautiful full-color art in the style of the beloved film, Beauty and...
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Belle has a new puppy, and the enchanted objects couldn't be happier . . . except for poor Ottoman, that is. Ottoman still remembers being a real dog, and he's jealous of the attention the puppy is getting. But when he runs away into the woods at night, will Belle and her puppy be able to save him before it's too late?
11) Beastly beauty
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When handsome thief Beau enters the castle that appeared out of nowhere he finds himself trapped in Arabella's curse, which can only be broken if she finds a boy who loves her for her true self--a seeming impossibility for a girl who has been told she is impossible to love.
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Amaretto Press
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2023
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A boy destined to become a beast...
And a girl determined to save him.
Margot's been invited to the medieval town of Chapais, France for a reunion of the town's descendants. She plans to stay with her aunt, who lives above the family bookshop inside the ancient walled city.
Little does she know that three fairies have called her there to help a beastly teenage boy break the curse that has plagued
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If a princess transformed into a beast, could a man see through that fearsome ugliness enough to love her?The poisonous jealousy of a sister gives birth to curse of vengeance. The body of a princess is warped and twisted into the form of a scaly, snake-like monster, and her mind is lost in shadow. A misfit minstrel, with a voice like sunshine, may be her only hope for salvation--but only if he survives their first encounter. A thrilling and unexpected...
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"He didn't hear her come in, but he smelled her perfume.She was wearing a mask."Lost in the Louisiana countryside, Jake finds a half-ruined ante-bellum mansion inhabited by a mysterious lady who never shows her face. In exchange for room and board, he agrees to paint the house. In the process, he uncovers her secret, and finds himself increasingly fascinated by his enigmatic hostess, Lenore.
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Rosalie Sanders is almost 18 and dreams of having her own family someday. While ready to find a husband, there are no prospects in her hometown. She loves to read and by chance, comes upon an ad in the local paper from a rancher in Wyoming. She doesn't mean to get caught up in the whole 'mail order bride' business, but she is intrigued enough to send him a letter. To her delight, he responds with one of his own, and the two strike up a friendship...
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When do you know someone best? When you read their biography or when you have a conversation with them? Of course, it's when you have a one-on-one visit. Go down in a submersible, the HOV (Human Occupied Vehicle) Alvin, to make the journey to their home. You'll meet the weird, the cute, the flashy, and the fierce creatures of the deep.
In this book, you won't just read a bunch of facts about these remarkable animals-you can learn to know them personally....
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Belle, gifted with the last of a dying enchantress's magic, has the power to protect her father and her village from the strange influence of the woods, but as the paranoid villagers turn on one another, Belle must find those who are seeking to use the cursed magic for themselves before the true beast of the woods is revealed.
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