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	The Percussionist's Wife: A Memoir of Sex, Crime & Betrayal 3.70 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fruitful Labor: How to Live to 104 Gracefully, Gratefully 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Church Sweet Home: A Renovation to Warm the Soul 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Prime Time: Ups & Downs of a Minnesota TV Man 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Truth, Dare, Double Dare, Promise or Repeat: On Finding the Meaning of "Like" in 1982 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Look Hot & Feel Amazing in Your 40s: The 21-Day Age-Defying Diet, Exercise & Everything Makeover Plan it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Looking for a little coziness this Valentine’s Day?

My mom will be stepping into the spotlight for me at the 2nd Annual Hygge Market—and she’s bringing books.

The New York Mills Public Library and the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center are hosting the market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Cultural Center in New York Mills. The day celebrates hygge (pronounced hoo-gah), the Danish art of coziness, comfort and contentment—think candle

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Reflections on the Psalms

by C.S. Lewis

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Crow Mary

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Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort of Joy

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