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Escape From Camp 14

Escape From Camp 14

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North Korea’s political prison camps have existed twice as long as Stalin’s Soviet gulags and twelve times as long as the Nazi concentration camps. No one born and raised in these camps is known to have escaped.

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Now Is The Hour

Now Is The Hour

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The year is 1967, the town is Pocatello, Idaho. Fresh out of high school, Rigby John is leaving behind his bohemian ex-girlfriend, his prayerful mother, his distant father, and the hay dust of his harsh farm town Catholic upbringing. As he stands by the side of the road desperately waiting for that one ride out, he reflects on the events that brought him there: the discovery of love, friendship, literature, and all the small joys that set him...

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New Earth

New Earth

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Jordan Thorne was a normal person on NESS (nicknamed Nessie), a spaceship that escaped Earth’s destruction many years before his time. Then, Jordan finds a signal that could mean Earth actually did not get destroyed. The ship’s government decides to take a trip back, but another organization has different plans for Nessie.

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The Tipping Point

The Tipping Point

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The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a small but precisely targeted push cause a fashion trend, the popularity of a new product, or a drop in the crime rate.

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