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Twain, Mark |
Synopsis
"Mark Twain dictated much of this book-now it is a book at last-from a big rumpled bed. Reading it is a bit like climbing in there with him."-Roy Blount, Jr.
"To say that the editors have done an extremely good job is a little like saying the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel does a good job o |
2010-11-01 |
743 |
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Kinney, Jeff |
Synopsis
The highly anticipated fifth episode in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series arrives November 2010!
Biography
Jeff Kinney is an online game developer and designer and is the author of the New York Times bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. He spent his childhood in the Washington, D.C., are |
2010-11-01 |
224 |
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Hillenbrand, Laura |
Synopsis
On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared. It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane's bombardier, who was strug |
2010-11-01 |
496 |
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Grisham, John |
Synopsis
An innocent man is about to be executed.
Only a guilty man can save him.
For every innocent man sent to prison, there is a guilty one left on the outside. He doesn't understand how the police and prosecutors got the wrong man, and he certainly doesn't care. He just can't believe his good |
2010-10-01 |
418 |
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Riordan, Rick |
Synopsis
After saving Olympus from the evil Titan lord, Kronos, Percy and friends have rebuilt their beloved Camp Half-Blood, where the next generation of demigods must now prepare for a chilling prophecy of their own:
Seven half-bloods shall answer the call,
To storm or fire the world must fall.
A |
2010-10-01 |
576 |
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Patterson, James |
Synopsis
Wedding bells ring
Detective Alex Cross and Bree's wedding plans are put on hold when Alex is called to the scene of the perfectly executed assassination of two of Washington D.C.'s most corrupt: a dirty congressmen and an underhanded lobbyist. Next, the elusive gunman begins picking off o |
2010-11-01 |
356 |
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Garten, Ina |
Synopsis
Ina Garten, bestselling cookbook author and beloved star of Barefoot Contessa on Food Network, is back with her easiest recipes ever.
In Barefoot Contessa How Easy Is That? Ina proves once again that it doesn't take complicated techniques, special equipment, or stops at more than one groc |
2010-10-01 |
256 |
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King, Stephen |
Synopsis
"I believe there is another man inside every man, a stranger . . ." writes Wilfred Leland James in the early pages of the riveting confession that makes up "1922," the first in this pitch-black quartet of mesmerizing tales from Stephen King. For James, that stranger is awakened when his wif |
2010-11-01 |
368 |
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Roberts, Nora |
Synopsis
Dreams are realized in the eagerly-awaited fourth novel in Nora Roberts's Bride Quartet.
As the public face of Vows wedding planning company, Parker Brown has an uncanny knack for fulfilling every bride's vision. She just can't see where her own life is headed. Mechanic Malcomb Kavanaugh |
2010-11-01 |
355 |
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Cussler, Clive |
Synopsis
Dirk Pitt returns in the extraordinary new novel from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author.
In A.D. 327, a Roman galley barely escapes a pirate attack with its extraordinary cargo. In 1916, a British warship mysteriously explodes in the middle of the North Sea. In the present day, a c |
2010-11-01 |
548 |
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Cornwell, Patricia |
Synopsis
The new Kay Scarpetta novel from the world's #1 bestselling crime writer.
"When it comes to the forensic sciences, nobody can touch Cornwell."
-The New York Times Book Review
Port Mortuary, the title of Patricia Cornwell's eighteenth Scarpetta novel, is literally a port for the dead. I |
2010-11-01 |
496 |
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Clancy, Tom |
Synopsis
For years, Jack Ryan, Jr. and his colleagues at the Campus have waged an unofficial and highly effective campaign against the terrorists who threaten western civilization. The most dangerous of these is the Emir. This sadistic killer has masterminded the most vicious attacks on the west and |
2010-12-01 |
960 |
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Collins, Suzanne |
Synopsis
The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.
Who do they think should pay for the unrest?
Katniss Everdeen.
The final book in The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins will have hearts racing, pages turning, and everyone talking about one of the biggest and most talked-about boo |
2010-08-01 |
390 |
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Rowling, J. K. |
Synopsis
Don't miss the seventh and final book in J.K. Rowling's bestselling Harry Potter series!
Biography
A phenomenon like Harry Potter does not come along very often. The young wizard and his eager companions Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley have inspired countless children to delve into readin |
2007-07-01 |
759 |
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Lehane, Dennis |
Synopsis
Acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane delivers an explosive tale of integrity and vengeance-heralding the long-awaited return of private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro
Amanda McCready was four years old when she vanished from a Boston neighborhood twe |
2010-11-01 |
324 |
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Kate, Lauren |
Synopsis
Hell on earth.
That's what it's like for Luce to be apart from her fallen angel boyfriend, Daniel.
It took them an eternity to find one another, but now he has told her he must go away. Just long enough to hunt down the Outcasts--immortals who want to kill Luce. Daniel hides Luce at Shorel |
2010-09-01 |
452 |
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Flynn, Vince |
Synopsis
#1 New York Times bestselling author Vince Flynn returns with yet another explosive thriller, introducing the young Mitch Rapp, as he takes on his first assignment.
Before he was considered a CIA superagent, before he was thought of as a terrorist's worst nightmare, and before he was both |
2010-10-01 |
448 |
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Rowling, J. K. |
Synopsis
The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a Wizarding classic, first came to Muggle readers' attention in the book known as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Now, thanks to Hermione Granger's new translation from the ancient runes, we present this stunning edition with an introduction, notes, and i |
2008-12-01 |
111 |
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Martin, Steve |
Synopsis
Lacey Yeager is young, captivating, and ambitious enough to take the NYC art world by storm. Groomed at Sotheby's and hungry to keep climbing the social and career ladders put before her, Lacey charms men and women, old and young, rich and even richer with her magnetic charisma and liveline |
2010-11-01 |
295 |
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Verghese, Abraham |
Synopsis
A sweeping, emotionally riveting first novel-an enthralling family saga of Africa and America, doctors and patients, exile and home.
Marion and Shiva Stone are twin brothers born of a secret union between a beautiful Indian nun and a brash British surgeon at a mission hospital in Addis Ab |
2010-01-01 |
688 |
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Thor, Brad |
Synopsis
The world's most elite counterterrorism unit has just taken its game to an entirely new level. And not a moment too soon . . .
From behind the rows of razor wire, a new breed of counterterrorism operator has emerged.
Just as skilled, just as fearsome, and just as deadly as their colleagu |
2010-11-01 |
336 |
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Hunter, Erin |
Synopsis
After the sharp-eyed Jay and the roaring Lion, peace will come on Dove's gentle wing.
The deadly battle between ThunderClan and ShadowClan is over, but the aftermath still echoes around all four Clans. As Dovepaw grapples with the knowledge that there are realms-and cats-her senses canno |
2010-11-01 |
352 |
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Larsson, Stieg |
Synopsis
The stunning third and final novel in Stieg Larsson's internationally best-selling trilogy
Lisbeth Salander-the heart of Larsson's two previous novels-lies in critical condition, a bullet wound to her head, in the intensive care unit of a Swedish city hospital. She's fighting for her life |
2010-05-01 |
563 |
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Larsson, Stieg |
Synopsis
A spellbinding amalgam of murder mystery, family saga,
love story, and financial intrigue.
It s about the disappearance forty years ago of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthiest families in Sweden . . . and about her octogenarian uncle, determined to know the truth about w |
2009-06-01 |
590 |
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Larsson, Stieg |
Synopsis
The electrifying follow-up to the phenomenal best seller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ("An intelligent, ingeniously plotted, utterly engrossing thriller" -The Washington Post), and this time it is Lisbeth Salander, the troubled, wise-beyond-her-years genius hacker, who is the focus and f |
2010-03-01 |
630 |
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Evanovich, Janet |
Synopsis
Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum has inherited a "lucky" bottle from her Uncle Pip. Problem is, he didn't specify if it brought good luck or bad luck!
Biography
Over a decade ago, Janet Evanovich tossed aside a career as a romantic novelist in favor of a wacky world populated by thugs, crooks, |
2010-06-01 |
309 |
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Lee, Harper |
Synopsis
The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that rocked it, To Kill A Mockingbird became both an instant bestseller and a critical success when it was first published in 1960. It went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and was later made i |
1988-11-01 |
384 |
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Zusak, Markus |
Synopsis
An incredible young adult novel about how a young girl's love of books helps a community survive World War II and the Holocaust.
It's just a small story really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of |
2007-09-01 |
576 |
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Franzen, Jonathan |
Synopsis
From the National Book Award-winning author of The Corrections, a darkly comedic novel about family.
Biography
Best known for his National Book Award-winning novel The Corrections, Jonathan Franzen is equally adept at turning out elegant essays, social commentary, and cultural criticism.
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2010-09-01 |
562 |
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Coelho, Paulo |
Synopsis
Paulo Coelho's enchanting novel has inspired a devoted following around the world. This story, dazzling in its simplicity and wisdom, is about an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of treasure buried in the Pyramids |
2006-04-01 |
208 |
