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• Furiously Happy

  A Funny Book About Horrible Things

  Lawson, Jenny

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  Also available as a downloadable audiobook. Furiously Happy explores the author’s lifelong battle with mental illness. A hysterical, ridiculous book about crippling depression and anxiety? That sounds like a terrible idea.

• Hyperbole and a Half

  Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened

  Brosh, Allie

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  Hyperbole and a Half showcases the author’s unique voice, leaping wit and her ability to capture complex emotions with deceptively simple illustrations.

• High Fidelity

  Hornby, Nick

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  Also available as an eBook. Rob is a record shop owner in his mid-thirties whose girlfriend just left him. This prompts an exploration into his most memorable split-ups and soon he’s asking himself some big questions about life and love.

• The Last Black Unicorn

  Haddish, Tiffany

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  Also available as an eBook. From stand-up comedian, actress and breakout star of "Girls Trip", Tiffany Haddish, comes The Last Black Unicorn, a sidesplitting, hysterical, edgy and unflinching collection of (extremely) personal essays, as fearless as…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Less

  Greer, Andrew Sean

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  Less tells the story of Arthur Less. Of how he almost falls in love in Paris, almost falls to his death in Berlin and how on a desert island in the Arabian Sea, he encounters that last person on Earth he wants to face. Less is about our shared human…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Sellout

  A Novel

  Beatty, Paul

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  The Sellout is a biting satire about a young man's isolated upbringing and the race trial that sends him to the Supreme Court. This winner of the Man Booker Prize 2016 showcases a comic genius at the top of his game.

• Shrill

  Notes from a Loud Woman

  West, Lindy

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  Also available as a downloadable audiobook. With inimitable good humor, vulnerability and boundless charm, Lindy West boldly shares how to survive in a world where not all stories are created equal and not all bodies are treated with equal respect,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian

  Lewycka, Marina

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  Tells the side-splittingly funny story of two feuding sisters, Vera and Nadezhda, who join forces against their father’s new, gold-digging girlfriend. As the hostilities mount and family secrets spill out, A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hunt for the Wilderpeople

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  Raised on hip-hop and foster care, defiant city kid Ricky gets a fresh start in the New Zealand countryside. He quickly finds himself at home with his new foster family: the loving Aunt Bella, the cantankerous Uncle Hec, and dog Tupac. When a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ferris Bueller's Day Off

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  Bueller? Bueller? This classic teen comedy tells the story of Ferris Bueller who is a legend in his own time thanks to his uncanny skill at cutting classes and getting away with it. Intending to make one last grand duck-out before graduation, Ferris…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Eagle Vs Shark

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  When oddball Lily meets the eccentric Jarrod at a “dress as your favorite animal” party, it’s a match made in outcast heaven. This hilarious story about relationships and redemption finds humor in unexpected places and proves love is truly blind.

• Dave Made a Maze

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  An unaccomplished and frustrated artist builds a cardboard box fort in his living room and winds up trapped with a gang of oddball explorers in a fantasy world of his own creation, threatened by booby traps and a bloodthirsty Minotaur.

• Hearts Beat Loud

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  Frank, a single dad and record store owner, is preparing to send his hard-working daughter Sam off to college while being forced to close his vintage shop. Hoping to stay connected through their shared musical passions, Frank urges Sam to turn their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• It Had to Be You

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  After a sudden proposal from her easy-going boyfriend, a neurotic jingle writer must decide whether she'll join the ranks of her married friends or take a leap and pursue her fantasies.

• The Commitments

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  Fueled by raw talent and driven by dreams of glory, a dozen dead-enders from Dublin’s gritty North Side share a passion for soul music that takes their band on a wild rollercoaster ride from the streets to superstardom.

• Ellen Degeneres' I'm Gonna Make You Dance Jams

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  Everybody dance now! If this compilation CD featuring songs from C+C Music Factory, Madonna and Usher, to name a few, doesn’t get you dancing or least smiling than we need to get you 500 ccs of happiness stat!

• La La Land

  Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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  Features scores and songs from the 2016 romantic musical film, composed and orchestrated by Justin Hurwitz and performed by Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone.

• Motown 50 Fanthology

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  Motown 50 Fanthology celebrates Motown’s 50th anniversary and includes tracks voted on by fans, featuring hits from Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations and more!

• Sing Street

  Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

  Reynor, Jack, 1992-

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  Sing Street tells the story of a boy starting a band to impress a girl in 1980s Ireland. The soundtrack features music from the era, including songs from The Cure, Hall & Oats and Duran Duran, as well as original songs from the film.

• 2020 Grammy Nominees

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  This compilation CD features a diverse collection of the year’s most impactful Grammy-nominated music, and includes tracks by artists such as Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, Post Malone, Lizzo and Taylor Swift, to name a few.