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Molly discovers magic

(then wants to un-discover it)
After a string of incredibly good luck, Molly decides that she has developed magical powers, but when she finds out that her pen pal Olive has had an equally surprising run of minor disasters Molly starts to wonder if her magical good luck is somehow responsible for her friend's problems.

Three graves full

There's little peace for a man with a body buried on his property...but things could always be worse.

Oracle night

2003
While recovering from a near-fatal illness, thirty-four-year-old novelist Sidney Orr finds himself trapped inside a world of eerie premonitions and bewildering events that threaten to destroy his marriage and undermine his faith in reality.

Small miracles II

heartwarming gifts of extraordinary coincidences
1998
A collection of more than sixty-five true stories about extraordinary coincidences that reveal the things that often have the most impact on one's life.

Ripley's believe it or not!

strange coincidences
1990
Collection of cartoons telling amazing-but-true stories about remarkable coincidences such as identical monarchs from different countries, a psychic horse, a lottery-winning bird, and colliding bullets.

The silver button

In the span of one minute, little Jodie adds a silver button to the duck she has drawn, her baby brother takes his first step, and dozens of other happenings occur across their city.

Weird but true tales

2009
Nine accounts of the roles of coincidence and fate in day-to-day life, including the case of two teenagers discovering they are twins after separate skiing accidents bring them to the same hospital.

Small miracles

extraordinary coincidences from everyday life
1997
A collection of over sixty stories of coincidences so remarkable they might be considered small miracles.

Brass button

1997
When a brass button falls off Mrs. Moffat's new coat, it begins a journey around the neighborhood and eventually ends up back where it began.

Beyond coincidence

stories of amazing coincidences and the mystery and mathematics that lie behind them
2006
Presents true stories of coincidence, discusses their mathematical likelihood, and explores theories about whether they have cause and meaning.
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