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Hungarian American biochemist Katalin Kati Karikó became fascinated by science as a child and grew up determined to find a way to use messenger RNA-a copy of a part of DNA that provides cells with instructions to make proteins-to help fight illness. An mRNA vaccine had never been made before, and she faced frequent criticism and was told by other scientists she would never succeed. Karikó refused to give up her research, and when the COVID-19 pandemic...
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Hungarian American biochemist Katalin Kati Karikó became fascinated by science as a child and grew up determined to find a way to use messenger RNA-a copy of a part of DNA that provides cells with instructions to make proteins-to help fight illness. An mRNA vaccine had never been made before, and she faced frequent criticism and was told by other scientists she would never succeed. Karikó refused to give up her research, and when the COVID-19 pandemic...
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"1916. The two-street town of Wallace is not exactly what Ellen Webster had in mind when she accepted a teaching position in Wyoming, but within a year's time she's fallen in love -- both with the High Plains and with a handsome cowboy named Charlie Bacon. Life is not easy in the flat, brown corner of the state where winter blizzards are unforgiving and the summer heat relentless. But Ellen and Charlie face it all together, their relationship growing...
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"The first in new dessert cozy mystery series! A murder in town is bound to shake things up... After her divorce from her thrice-married embezzler husband, Trinidad Jones is finally ready for a fresh start. So when she's left one of ex's businesses in Upper Sprocket, Oregon, she decides to pack up her dog, cash in her settlement, and open her dream business: the Shimmy and Shake Shop, introducing the world to her monster milkshakes. And even with...
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"The second book in the Shake Shop Mysteries--a new murder in town has Trinidad Jones thrown for a scoop! It's Alpenfest in Upper Sprocket! Yodelers are congregating in the square, tourists flocking to the town, and Trinidad Jones is scooping up some fall flavors at her Shimmy and Shake Shop. The cherry on the sundae is her upcoming feature in The Scoop magazine. She's determined to serve up the perfect interview, but it won't be easy, thanks in part...
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"Good villains make good TV. Romance novelist Jacqueline Matthis's big career has gone bust and she's ditched the bright lights of New York City for her more affordable South Carolina hometown. Desperate, Jac dreams up a comeback plan - she is going to be a contestant on the 1, the most obsessively watched reality dating show in the world. After all Jac is a romance writer - she knows how to pull off a meet-cute and create a spicy plotline. On set,...
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"With her stammering tongue and quiet ways, Cadence Piper has always struggled to be accepted. After the death of her mother, Cadence sets her heart on becoming a nurse, both to erase the stain her brother has left on the family’s honor and to find long-sought approval in the eyes of her father. When Dorothea Dix turns her away due to her young age and pretty face, Cadence finds another way to serve . . . singing to the soldiers in Judiciary Square...
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A deadly, possessive entity imprints on members of Savannah Caleman's family, making her the latest object of obsession in this chilling, historical tale of haunted legacy and terror. In 1922 and in 1988 a deadly, possessive entity imprints on members of the same family, ancient as Genesis and determined to remain free. Savannah Caleman is the latest object of obsession in this chilling, historical tale of haunted legacy and terror. Savannah Caleman's...
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On a good day, any sane person could never imagine what it would feel like to be on a doomed crashing jetliner, much less live to tell the tale.
A combination of fiction and non-fiction, impossible to tell which, this is the story of one man that lives to tell the experience as the jetliner starts breaking apart at the arctic circle above Canada.
Living through the experience is horrendous enough by itself but when Travis James realizes that his...
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An engaging exploration into the enduring popularity of Dirty Dancing and its lasting themes of feminism, activism, and reproductive rights
When Dirty Dancing was released in 1987, it had already been rejected by producers and distributors several times over, and expectations for the summer romance were low. But then the film, written by former dancer Eleanor Bergstein and starring Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze as a couple from two different...
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Step Carefully For The Night Is Dark Kylie Porter needs a break. Novacry VR's Eternal Night is it - the VR vampire game that her editor wants her to write about. But she's not a gamer, so she's going to have to learn to fake it for her article. With a little help.
Johnathan Masters is that help. An old friend who is doing her a favour, he's a lot more confident and good looking in the game, even if they've both touched themselves up. But she's a...
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience!
Growing up in a small Hungarian town, Kati Karikó was curious about everything.
As an adult, she channeled her curiosity into her work as a scientist. An mRNA vaccine had never been made before, and she faced frequent criticism and was told by other scientists she would never succeed. After many years of hard work and dedication,...
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"Forensic genealogist Rowan Healy has made a name for herself by helping investigators trace the family trees of violent criminals who have eluded justice for years. But the pressure of police cases left her burned out, and she's shifted her focus to helping adoptees find their biological parents. Austin detective Jack Bruner has spent his career successfully tracking down vicious criminals -- with the notable exception of the West Campus Rapist,...
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Trapped in the library of an old Brownstone with a monster filled with terrible power and darkness, street thief Kierse, when, instead of killing her, the monster offers her a job--gets a glimpse into who she really is, which could be something far worse than a monster.
15) Desperation reef
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"Jen Stonebreaker hasn't entered into a big-wave surfing competition since witnessing her husband's tragic death twenty-five years ago at the Monsters of the Mavericks. Now, Jen is ready to tackle those same Monsters with her twin sons Casey and Brock, who have become competitive surfers in a perilous sport. When he's not riding waves, modeling for surfing magazines, or posting viral content for his many fans, Casey Stonebreaker spends his days helping...
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What happens when the apocalypse is over; to love, strained and torn?How do you pick up the pieces, when life stabilises?It's a question our heroes must ask themselves, when they're no longer fighting off swarms of monsters, no longer struggling for Credits and Levels.Valentine's in the Apocalypse is set four years after the System Apocalypse has arrived, between books 5 and 6 of the System Apocalypse and features new characters. The story is set...
17) My One Regret
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He was a rockstar.
A Legend. And a Single Father.
I should've stayed away.
I just couldn't resist him.
We were happy until he texted.
We need to talk.
The last famous words, But I knew I needed to let him go.
It was over.
We were never meant to be together.
Just like everyone else, he left.
I couldn't handle touring with his rock band and a relationship. Until I discovered Sadie. The love of my life.
When I left her, I made the biggest...
18) Code Name: Edge
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He's a wounded M15 agent.She's a rebel with a vendetta.Together, they're INVINCIBLE.EDGEWounded, trapped, and broken, after a gunshot lands me in the infirmary, all I want is to get back, to the one woman who piqued my interest, and ignited my fire. But now, she's in jail, wanted for murder. I won't stop until she's back where she belongs, in my arms, and in my heart.REBELPained, jailed, and broken, after being assaulted and left for dead. They tried...
19) Fight for Me
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He has it together.I'm falling apart.I came to the City with the dream to make it on Broadway.But instead of hitting it big, I couldn't be at a bigger dead-end if I tried. I'm a receptionist at my little sister's company and living with my grandfather. If it wasn't for my family, I'd be destitute.When Hunter Everhart walks into my office, my life goes from bad to humiliating.He saved me on the worst night of my career. And for some reason, the big...
20) True Hero
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A one-night fling won't change anything, right?
After suffering a terrible loss, fighter pilot Zane North walks away from his military career and returns home to start a new life-one he's determined to control. Instead, he's confronted by his sister-in-law's unpredictable best friend, the one woman he can't ignore.
Hayden Henry, an up-and-coming designer, has devoted herself to her job. She's had her heart crushed before and isn't looking to give...