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Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife
by Mary Roach
Staff Pick
In her remarkable debut, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, Mary Roach explored what happens to the body after death, and in the process brought the corpse to glittering life. In her follow up, she stakes out similar terrain. What happens to the... (read more)

List Price $14.95
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Used - Trade Paper

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The Romanov Prophecy
by Steve Berry
Staff Pick
Come on — a thriller that reveals shocking, long-hidden secrets about the fate of the Romanovs (and their Svengali, Rasputin)! What's not to love?... (read more)

List Price $6.99
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Used - Mass Market

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Memories of My Melancholy Whores: A Novel
by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Staff Pick
In Memories of the My Melancholy Whores, García Márquez demonstrates that, even in his late seventies, he remains one of world literature's most intelligent and passionate writers.... (read more)

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Where God Was Born: A Journey by Land to the Roots of Religion
by Bruce Feiler
Staff Pick
From the beginning of pre-history, human cultures have rooted sacred stories in actual landscapes, a legacy that becomes increasingly untenable as ballooning populations find it difficult to share their sacred places. Nowhere is this trend more evident... (read more)

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Spook Signed Edition
by Mary Roach
Staff Pick
In her remarkable debut, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, Mary Roach explored what happens to the body after death, and in the process brought the corpse to glittering life. In her follow up, she stakes out similar terrain. What happens to the... (read more)

List Price $24.95
Your price: $10.95
Used - Hardcover

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