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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Diaz
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The most talked about — and praised — first novel of 2007, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Oscar is a sweet but disastrously overweight ghetto nerd who, from the New Jersey home he shares with his old world mother and rebellious sister,... (read more)

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Lighting for Nude Photography
Lighting for Nude Photography
by Rod Ashford
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The nude is a difficult subject to light. This guide gives the reader ideas on how to light nude and semi-nude figures and erotica, based upon examples by established photographs. It describes working from natural light, through simple light set-ups to... (read more)

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Chronicles of Narnia #02: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Chronicles of Narnia #02: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
by C S Lewis
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They open a door and enter a world.... (read more)

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Brimstone
Brimstone
by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
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A claw print scorched into the wall... The stench of sulfur in the air... Has the Devil come to claim his due? Behind the gates of a fabulous Hampton estate, FBI Special Agent Pendergast discovers the carnage of a gruesome crime — a... (read more)

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Religion Eastern
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The Miracle of Mindfulness
The Miracle of Mindfulness
by Thich Nhat Hanh
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There have been more than 250,000 copies sold of this famous introduction to Buddhist meditation. Thich Nhat Hanh's gentle stories and exercises show us how to use the practice... (read more)

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Rough Country
Rough Country
by John Sandford
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It's a joy to announce that John Sandford is still doing everything right, wrote the Cleveland Plain Dealer about the second adventure of Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigator Virgil Flowers. Virgil acts like the best series protagonists-... (read more)

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Killing Floor
Killing Floor
by Lee Child
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While passing through a small Georgia town, former cop Jack Reacher is arrested for murder. Jack knows that he didn't kill anybody. But he doesn't stand a chance of convincing anyone. Reissue.... (read more)

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The Marvel Comics Encyclopedia
The Marvel Comics Encyclopedia
by Marvel Comics
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A comprehensive overview of all of Marvel's greatest heroes and villains furnishes profiles of more than one thousand characters that document their individual superpowers and their careers, in a reference that traces the history of Marvel Comics and... (read more)

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Dances with Wolves
Dances with Wolves
by Michael Blake
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Ordered to hold an abandoned army post, John Dunbar found himself alone, beyond the edge of civilization. Thievery and survival soon forced him into the Indian camp, where he began a dangerous adventure that changed his life forever. Relive the adventure... (read more)

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World History
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time
by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
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In 1993 Greg Mortenson was the exhausted survivor of a failed attempt to ascend K2, an American climbing bum wandering emaciated and lost through Pakistan's Karakoram Himalaya. After he was taken in and nursed back to health by the people of an... (read more)

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Sports and Fitness
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Bicycling Magazines Complete Guide To Bicy 5TH Edition
Bicycling Magazines Complete Guide To Bicy 5TH Edition
by Todd Downs
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This revised, updated, expanded fifth edition is indispensable-with all the latest models, parts, and repair techniques, and terrific money-saving tips to keep any ride in tip-top shape Since its first publication, Bicycling Magazine's Complete Guide to... (read more)

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La fontaine pétrifiante (SF 128)
La fontaine pétrifiante (SF 128)
by Christopher Priest
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Dans un cottage isolé dans la campagne anglaise, Peter Sinclair, jeune écrivain déœuvré, cherche à faire le point sur son existence in rédigeant son autobiographie. Mais l'écriture commence à dériver. L'Angelterre autour de lui, plongée... (read more)

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Humor
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Three Times Carlin: An Orgy of George
Three Times Carlin: An Orgy of George
by George Carlin
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Just in time for the holidays comes this slipcased omnibus of George Carlin's last three bestsellers: "When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, Napalm & Silly Putty," and "Brain Droppings."... (read more)

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