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Book Sense Picks
2008 February

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by Samantha Hunt
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Song Yet Sung: A Novel
by James McBride
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Now You See Him: A Novel
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Ice Trap
by Kitty Sewell
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Dear Doctor Woodruff, This international bestseller is a startlingly assured first novel of deception, ambiguity, and shattering revelations. At the height of his career, a British surgeon has found success in both the hospital and at home. He and his... (read more)

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