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Literature
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Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel
Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel
by Jeannette Walls
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Lily Casey Smith is a woman who won't take no for an answer if there's any way around it. She embarks on journeys and has experiences that only someone with iron-willed character could survive: As a child, she gets her young siblings up a cottonwood tree... (read more)

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Photography
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Ansel Adams's Guide to the Basic Techniques of Photography #1: The Ansel Adams Guide: Basic Techniques of Photography - Book 1
Ansel Adams's Guide to the Basic Techniques of Photography #1: The Ansel Adams Guide: Basic Techniques of Photography - Book 1
by John P Schaefer
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A comprehensive and accessible guide to photography. It covers cameras and lenses, the specifics of black-and-white and color photography. field trips. All aspects of photography are thoroughly presented in a clear, readable manner.... (read more)

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Children's
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Frog and Toad Are Friends (I Can Read Books)
Frog and Toad Are Friends (I Can Read Books)
by Arnold Lobel
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This Caldecott Honor and Newbery Honor book features the endearing pair in five enchanting stories, describing how these close friends look for lost buttons, greet the spring, and wait for mail. Full-color illustrations.... (read more)

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Science Fiction and Fantasy
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When You Reach Me
When You Reach Me
by Rebecca Stead
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My first thought when I closed the covers of this book was, Wow. My second thought was, I want to read this again. My third thought was, How can I possibly describe this book to anyone else? When You Reach Me is like one of those great books/movies... (read more)

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Religion Eastern
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What the Buddha Taught
What the Buddha Taught
by Walpola Sri Rahula
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This comprehensive, compact, lucid, and faithful account of the Buddha's teachings persistently enjoys great popularity in colleges, universities, and theological schools both here and abroad. "An exposition of Buddhism conceived in a resolutely modern... (read more)

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Popular Fiction
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Hades Factor :Covert One 1
Hades Factor :Covert One 1
by Robert Ludlum
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Robert Ludlum has been acclaimed as the master of .suspense and international intrigue for over twenty-five years. His many books have thrilled millions of readers, reaching the top of bestsellers lists the world over and setting a standard that has... (read more)

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Mystery
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Gone Girl
Gone Girl
by Gillian Flynn
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Both a cautionary tale for bad men and a clarion call for unhappy women, Gone Girl is a compelling page-turner that does not let up. Every few pages another bombshell drops, and the tension is exquisite! While Nick Dunne lackadaisically plans to show up... (read more)

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Graphic Novels
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Volume 1: The Assassin's Road
Lone Wolf and Cub: Volume 1: The Assassin's Road
by Kaji Kengo
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Few works can legitimately lay claim to the mantle "landmark". Dark Horse Comics is proud to present one of the authentic landmarks in graphic fiction, Lone Wolf and Cub. Acknowledged worldwide for the brilliant writing of series creator Kazuo Koike and... (read more)

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Westerns
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Hard Country
Hard Country
by Michael Mcgarrity
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A richly authentic epic adventure of rough-hewn men and courageous women, set in the hard country of the American Southwest frontier. Hard Country is a rare and extraordinary story of one familys struggle to settle and endure in the vast, untamed... (read more)

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World History
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Jerusalem: The Biography
Jerusalem: The Biography
by Simon Sebag Montefiore
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Jerusalem is the universal city, the capital of two peoples, the shrine of three faiths; it is the prize of empires, the site of Judgement Day and the battlefield of today’s clash of civilizations. From King David to Barack Obama, from the birth of... (read more)

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Sports and Fitness
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A Course Called Ireland: A Long Walk in Search of a Country, a Pint, and the Next Tee
A Course Called Ireland: A Long Walk in Search of a Country, a Pint, and the Next Tee
by Tom Coyne
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The hysterical story bestseller about one man's epic Celtic sojourn in search of ancestors, nostalgia, and the world's greatest round of golf By turns hilarious and poetic, A Course Called Ireland is a magnificent tour of a vibrant land and paean to the... (read more)

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Foreign Languages
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Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish
Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish
by Margarita Madrigal
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Anyone can read, write, and speak Spanish in only a few short weeks with this unique and proven method, which completely eliminates rote memorization and boring drills. Original B & W illustrations.... (read more)

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Humor
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
by Ripleys
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A book of facts and records about bizarre feats of the human, material, and natural world, this solid reference of the strange but true is updated for 2005. 500 full-color photos & illustrations.... (read more)

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