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The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible
by Barbara Kingsolver
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Very rarely does a novel have as significant an impact as has The Poisonwood Bible. Though it has received a great deal of critical recognition – it was, after all, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize – what has really distinguished... (read more)

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American Music: Photographs
American Music: Photographs
by Annie Leibovitz
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The impulse to do AMERICAN MUSIC, writes famed photographer Annie Leibovitz, “came from a desire to return to my original subject and look at it with a mature eye. Bring my experience to it…make it a real American tapestry.” Her... (read more)

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Henry & Mudge Books #01: Henry and Mudge: The First Book of Their Adventures
Henry & Mudge Books #01: Henry and Mudge: The First Book of Their Adventures
by Cynthia Rylant
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Henry, feeling lonely on a street without any other children, finds companionship and love in a big dog named Mudge.... (read more)

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Grave Peril: Book :Dresden Files #3
Grave Peril: Book :Dresden Files #3
by Jim Butcher
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Harry Dresden's faced some pretty terrifying foes during his career. Giant scorpions. Oversexed vampires. Psychotic werewolves. It comes with the territory when you're the only professional wizard in the Chicago area phone book. But in all Harry's... (read more)

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Religion Eastern
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Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity
Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity
by David Lynch
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In this rare work of public disclosure, filmmaker David Lynch describes his personal methods of capturing and working with ideas, and the immense creative benefits he has experienced from the practice of meditation. Over the last four decades, David... (read more)

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The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown
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< b> An ingenious code hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci.< /b> < br> < b> A desperate race through the cathedrals and castles of Europe.< /b> < br> < b> An astonishing truth concealed for centuries... (read more)

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Cemetery Dance
Cemetery Dance
by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
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Pendergast — the world's most enigmatic FBI Special Agent — returns to New York City to investigate a murderous cult. William Smithback, a New York Times reporter, and his wife Nora Kelly, a Museum of Natural History archaeologist, are... (read more)

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Only the Ring Finger Knows Novel 2
Only the Ring Finger Knows Novel 2
by Sattour Kannagi
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Yuichi has planned a vacation for his exam-ridden boyfriend, Wataru. Looking to raise money for the trip, Yuichi agrees to a short-term job with his college senior Asaka. Taking a liking to Wataru, Asaka makes no effort to hide his interest and advances.... (read more)

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Westerns
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Escape from Five Shadows
Escape from Five Shadows
by Elmore Leonard
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No one breaks out of the brutal convict labor camp at Five Shadows—but Corey Bowen is ready to die trying. They framed him to put him in there, and beat him bloody and nearly dead after his last escape attempt. He'll have help this time—from... (read more)

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World History
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In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death and the World It Made
In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death and the World It Made
by Norman Cantor
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The Black Death was the fourteenth century's equivalent of a nuclear war. It wiped out one-third of Europe's population, takingmillion lives. And yet, most of what we know about it is wrong. The details of the Plague etched in the minds of terrified... (read more)

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The Secrets of Cabales Serrada Escrima (Secrets Of...)
The Secrets of Cabales Serrada Escrima (Secrets Of...)
by Mark V Wiley
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Escrima is a highly effective self-defense technique and one of the three major Filipino martial arts. Writing with the encouragement of Grandmaster Angel Cabales, the author revisits the homeland of Escrima and adds a fresh perspective to form and... (read more)

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Making Content Comprehensible for En 3RD Edition
Making Content Comprehensible for En 3RD Edition
by Jana Echevarria
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One of the most influential books in the field in years!   Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners: The SIOP® Model presents a coherent, specific, field-tested model of sheltered instruction that specifies the features of a high... (read more)

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Humor
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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
by David Sedaris
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It all sounds so normal, doesn't it? In his newest collection of essays, David Sedaris lifts the corner of ordinary life, revealing the absurdity teeming below its surface. His world is alive with obscure desires and hidden motives — a world... (read more)

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