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The Towers of Trebizond (New York Review of Books Classics)
The Towers of Trebizond (New York Review of Books Classics)
by Rose Macaulay
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'Take my camel, dear, ' said my aunt Dot, as she climbed down from this animal on her return from High Mass. So begins The Towers of Trebizond, the greatest novel by Rose Macaulay, one of the eccentric geniuses of English literature. In this fine and... (read more)

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Amphoto's Complete Book of Photography: How to Improve Your Pictures with a Film or Digital Camera
Amphoto's Complete Book of Photography: How to Improve Your Pictures with a Film or Digital Camera
by Jenni Bidner
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Everything amateur photographers need to go to the next level with any type of camera.... (read more)

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Bridge to Terabithia
Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson
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Two lives are bridged -- and nothing will be the same. Jess Aaron's greatest ambition is to be the fastest runner in the fifth grade. He's been practicing all summer and can't wait to see his classmates' faces when he beats them all. But on the first day... (read more)

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Storm Front: Book One of the Dresden Files (Dresden Files #1)
Storm Front: Book One of the Dresden Files (Dresden Files #1)
by Jim Butcher
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In this first book in the offbeat Dresden Files, readers are introduced to Harry Dresden, a wizard with a consulting practice in modern-day Chicago. Dresdens profession offers him little money, lots of mockery, the suspicion of his magical colleagues... (read more)

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A Book of Five Rings
A Book of Five Rings
by Miyamoto Musashi
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There are several translations of this classic, written by exceptional swordsman and Japanese cultural hero Miyamoto Musashi in 1643. Each one has a "flavor", but the overall messages in the text remain timeless. This is required reading for... (read more)

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The Ruins
The Ruins
by Scott Smith
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Twelve years after his staggering debut, Scott Smith returns with The... (read more)

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The Mystery Dollar Mystery Book
The Mystery Dollar Mystery Book
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Case File #123 I had tailed Mrs. Mullray to the City of Books, a top notch kind of a joint just about a hundred miles south of nowhere. It had been raining pretty hard that night but I didn't need to use the brights or the wipers to keep tabs on... (read more)

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Decimation: X-Men: The Day After
Decimation: X-Men: The Day After
by Peter Milligan and Chris Claremont
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It was the worst day in X-Men history. Now it's the day after. The House of M is over, but the effects will be felt for the rest of their lives. How do the X-Men pick up the pieces in a world that has completely changed? Plus: Something's amiss at the... (read more)

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Westerns
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Where the Long Grass Blows
Where the Long Grass Blows
by Louis Lamour
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Bill Canavan rode into the valley with a dream to start his own ranch. But when he managed to stake claims on the three best water holes, the other ranchers turned against him. No one is more determined to see Canavan dead than Star Levitt. Levitt is an... (read more)

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World History
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Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia
Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia
by Jean P Sasson
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Because she is a woman, she is considered worthless -- a slave to the whims of her male masters. She has watched sisters, cousins and friends sold into marriage as young girls to men five times their age and brutally murdered for the slightest... (read more)

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My Losing Season
My Losing Season
by Pat Conroy
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PAT CONROY—AMERICA’S MOST BELOVED STORYTELLER—IS BACK! “I was born to be a point guard, but not a very good one. . . .There was a time in my life when I walked through the world known to myself and others as an athlete. It was... (read more)

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Manual del Guerrero de La Luz
Manual del Guerrero de La Luz
by Paulo Coelho
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< p> Manual del Guerrero de la Luz es uno de los libros m& #225; s esperados del autor de El Alquimista, el bestseller internacional que ha fascinado a millones de lectores en el mundo entero. < /p> < p> Los textos que se re&... (read more)

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Humor
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My Horizontal Life: a Collection of One-night Stands
My Horizontal Life: a Collection of One-night Stands
by Chelsea Handler
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In this raucous collection of true-life stories, actress and comedian Chelsea Handler recounts her time spent in the social trenches with that wild, strange, irresistible, and often gratifying beast: the one-night stand. You've either done it or know... (read more)

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