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The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible by A. J. Jacobs Publisher Comments From the bestselling author of The Know-It-All comes a fascinating and timely exploration of religion and the Bible. Raised in a secular family but increasingly interested in the relevance of faith in our modern world, A.J. Jacobs decides to dive in... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover 
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The Pirate's Daughter: A Novel by Margaret Cezair-Thompson Publisher Comments In 1946, a storm-wrecked boat carrying Hollywood's most famous swashbuckler arrived dramatically and accidentally in Jamaica, and the glamorous world of 1940s Hollywood converged with that of a small West Indian society. After a long and storied career... (read more) Your price: $23.95 New - Hardcover
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Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide by Peter Allison Publisher Comments Welcome to the African bush, where the animals are fierce, the tourists can be wild, and only the food runs! Whatever You Do, Dont Run is a hilarious collection of true tales from top safari guide Peter Allison. In a place where the wrong... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War by David Halberstam Publisher Comments David Halberstam's magisterial and thrilling The Best and the Brightest was the defining book for the Vietnam War. More than three decades later, Halberstam used his unrivalled research and formidable journalistic skills to shed light on another dark... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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Run: A Novel by Ann Patchett Staff Pick Run, a worthy successor to Bel Canto, shows off Patchett's trademark gorgeous prose and emotional depth. Her characters are believably flawed, but ultimately good and decent human beings who you want to spend time with.... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $2.95 Used - Hardcover
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Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter by Phoebe Damrosch Publisher Comments Kitchen Confidential meets Sex and the City in this delicious, behind-the-scenes memoir from the first female captain at one of New York City's most prestigious restaurants While Phoebe Damrosch was figuring out what to do with her life, she supported... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Art of Political Murder: Who Killed the Bishop? by Francisco Goldman Publisher Comments Acclaimed novelist Goldman tells the story of the murder of Bishop Juan Gerardi, Guatemalas leading human rights activist, who had been bludgeoned to death in 1998, after releasing a church-sponsored report implicating the military in the murders and... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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Down River: A Novel by John Hart Publisher Comments Adam Chase has spent the last five years in New York City trying to erase his worst memories and the scorn and abandonment of his family. Then a phone call from his best friend awakens in him a torrent of emotion and pain. Having left North Carolina and... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Missing Witness: A Novel by Gordon Campbell Publisher Comments In this electrifying debut thriller, a brilliant defense lawyer takes on a murder case with ingenious twists. Phoenix, Arizona, 1973. A beautiful woman, armed with a gun and accompanied by her twelve-year-old daughter, enters a house. Shots are fired.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Almost Moon: A Novel by Alice Sebold Publisher Comments When all is said and done, killing my mother came easily. So begins The Almost Moon, Alice Sebold's astonishing, brilliant, and daring new novel. A woman steps over the line into the unthinkable in this unforgettable work by the author of The Lovely... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $2.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell Publisher Comments Praise for THE VANISHING ACT OF ESME LENNOX: "This haunting and extraordinarily engrossing novel--part gothic mystery, part tangled family drama--reminded me why I love reading in the first place: it's because a well-written book has the power to carry... (read more) List Price $23.00 Your price: $3.50 Used - Hardcover
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Bridge of Sighs: A Novel by Richard Russo Staff Pick Russo is a modern master of absorbing characters, brilliantly sharp dialogue, and a warm-hearted yet strangely thrilling storytelling style. The only sighs this elegiac novel produces are of wistful satisfaction.... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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Matrimony: A Novel by Joshua Henkin Publisher Comments In Matrimony, a man and woman meet in college, fall in love, and spend the next fifteen years finding their way through the ups and downs of marriage. It’s the second novel from author Joshua Henkin, and Matrimony reflects the maturing talent of a... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Interred with Their Bones: A Novel by Jennifer Lee Carrell Publisher Comments A long-lost work of Shakespeare, newly found. A killer who stages the Bard's extravagant murders as flesh-and-blood realities. A desperate race to find literary gold, and just to stay alive... On the eve of the Globe's production of Hamlet... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $6.48 Used - Hardcover
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Exit Ghost by Philip Roth Staff Pick Exit Ghost continues the story of Roth's alter ego, Nathan Zuckerman, now back in New York and struggling with issues of old age, love, and illness. Roth once again gives us a character rendering that is tender, tough, and ultimately gratifying.... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Book of Joby by Mark J Ferrari Publisher Comments The Book of Joby is an epic fantasy complete in one volume. Lucifer and the Creator have entered, yet again, into a wager they've made many times before, but this time, the existence of creation itself is balanced on the outcome. Born in California... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Art Thief by Noah Charney Publisher Comments Charney crafts an intellectual masterpiece in this work that sweeps through three of the worlds most art-filled cities. This novel is a witty, fast-paced page-turner full of artistic symbolism and insider knowledge about legendary art thefts, forgeries... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else by Michael Gates Gill Publisher Comments In his fifties, Michael Gates Gill had it all: a big house in the suburbs, a loving family, and a top job at an ad agency with a six-figure salary. By the time he turned sixty, he had lost everything except his Ivy League education and his sense of... (read more) List Price $23.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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