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The End of America: A Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot by Naomi Wolf Staff Pick The End of America should be required reading for every American. Rather than giving us a partisan 600-page tome on the crimes of the Bush administration, Naomi Wolf lays out clearly and concisely how we as a people have allowed our government to move... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Silver Borne: (Mercy Thompson #5) by Patricia Briggs Staff Pick Irrepressible, coyote-shifting Mercy Thompson is back and her life is changing in some good ways and a few bad ways. Silver Borne, Patricia Briggs's fifth book in this dark fantasy series, finds Mercy struggling to adjust to her new mate bond with Adam... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Mass Market
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Under the Dome by Stephen King Staff Pick Well-written, compelling, and intelligent on ethical questions, this epic is worth its daunting page count. Reminiscent of his earlier work, particularly The Stand and It, Under the Dome is Stephen King's best book in years.... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Murder Room: The Heirs of Sherlock Holmes Gather to Solve the World's Most Perplexing Cold Cases by Michael Capuzzo Staff Pick The Murder Room is an absolutely riveting story about the history of the Vidocq Society, a group of forensic scientists, cops, FBI agents, etc., that come together to solve unsolvable crimes. I'm not usually a fan of true crime, but The Murder Room is... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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All New Square Foot Gardening: Grow More in Less Space! by Mel Bartholomew Staff Pick This is the best gardening book ever! I first read Mel Bartholomew's Square Foot Gardening years ago while planning my first vegetable garden, and I loved the idea of having a bumper crop of vegetables despite living in an apartment. The updated All New... (read more) Your price: $19.99 New - Trade Paper
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Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs Staff Pick I love this series and couldn't wait for the third installment, Iron Kissed. It was well worth the wait! Mercy is a kick-ass hero who takes no prisoners and just happens to be a shape-shifting mechanic living in a world of werewolves, vampires, and other... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Mass Market
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The Host by Stephenie Meyer Staff Pick You may know Stephenie Meyer's name due to her wildly successful young adult vampire series, The Twilight Saga. She takes a break from that with her latest, The Host; touted as her first book for "adults," it's a fun science fiction novel, with just a... (read more) List Price $25.99 Your price: $6.50 Used - Hardcover
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Small Favor: A Novel of the Dresden Files (Dresden Files #10) by Jim Butcher Staff Pick Harry Dresden returns with a vengeance in Small Favor, the 10th book in the Dresden Files series. If you haven't read any of this series start now! Jim Butcher sits at the top of the ever-growing list of Urban Fantasy authors. Harry Dresden is the... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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Magic Burns: Kate Daniels Series #2 by Ilona Andrews Staff Pick Ilona Andrews is one of my favorite new urban fantasy authors. Instead of creating a "romance" novel parading around disguised as urban fantasy, Andrews creates an extraordinary alternate universe filled with interesting characters, curious creatures... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Mass Market
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A Duke of Her Own by Eloisa James Staff Pick As a romance writer, Eloisa James is in a class by herself. She consistently presents us with delicious tales of historical England, and A Duke of Her Own is one of her most scrumptious gifts to romance fans yet. A Duke of Her Own tells the tale of... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Ten Things I Love about You by Julia Quinn Staff Pick Julia Quinn's witty Regency romance novels are the perfect summer beach read. While I've yet to hit the beach this summer (well, here in Oregon, we call it the "coast"), I still enjoyed Ten Things I Love about You. A country girl, her betrothed — an... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Mass Market
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Hunting Ground (Alpha and Omega Novels) by Patricia Briggs Staff Pick Briggs has created the perfect tie-in to her Mercy Thompson series. Hunting Ground is the second Alpha and Omega book and expands the supernatural world Briggs introduced in her Mercy books. The Alpha and Omega series features Anna Latham, Omega mate of... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Mass Market
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Magic Bleeds (Kate Daniels #4) by Ilona Andrews Staff Pick I'm a big fan of Ilona Andrews's Kate Daniels series, and I love the alternate reality she has create in "post shift" Atlanta. However, the latest book in the series, Magic Bleeds, is by far the best yet. Andrews pits Kate against her very powerful and... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Mass Market
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Blood Cross: A Jane Yellowrock Novel by Faith Hunter Staff Pick Blood Cross, Faith Hunter's second Jane Yellowrock novel, is a slow burn that heats up to a raging fire. Someone in New Orleans is making vampires and turning them loose on the city, untrained and very hungry. When the killing spree begins to cause... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Mass Market
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Worst Case by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge Staff Pick Worst Case, third in the Michael Bennett series, is an intense read. Written with Michael Ledwidge, it bears the hallmark of James Patterson's tight plotting, plus two engaging and intelligent protagonists. The authors have created a warped do-gooder... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price: $2.50 Used - Hardcover
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Dead in the Family (Sookie Stackhouse #10) by Charlaine Harris Staff Pick Dead in the Family is much more character driven than the last book in Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse series. Finding a dead body on her land (no, not the one she knew was there) leads to the discovery that someone (the new Vampire King? the FBI... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Hardcover
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A Rush of Wings by Adrian Phoenix Staff Pick Rush of Wings is new author Adrian Phoenix’s unique take on the vampire legend. If you like your stories dark and suspenseful, this debut novel fits the bill. It is definitely not the usual urban fantasy romance. At first, you may think you stumbled... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon Staff Pick At last! The seventh book in Diana Gabaldon's Outlander saga is here! I could hardly wait to get my hands on it and I was not disappointed. While Claire and Jamie are caught up in the American Revolution, their daughter Brianna has settled back... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Kitty and the Silver Bullet by Carrie Vaughn Staff Pick Kitty is back, and her creator, Carrie Vaughn, has once again crafted a well-thought-out plot with wonderful characters. Kitty is addictive she's a strong, self-reliant female character, setting the bar high for other urban fantasy heroines. In... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Mass Market
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The Elusive Bride by Stephanie Laurens Staff Pick I have a hard time turning down a Stephanie Laurens novel, especially since they are such cotton-candy fun. The Elusive Bride, the second book in the Black Cobra quartet, has all the trademark Laurens staples: a valiant but conflicted hero, a strong but... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Mass Market
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