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Literature
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Dover Thrift Editions)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Dover Thrift Editions)
by Robert Lo Stevenson
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This intriguing novel, both fantasy thriller and moral allegory, depicts the struggle of two opposing personalities -- one essentially good, the other evil -- for the soul of one man.... (read more)

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Photography
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The Journey is the Destination: The Journals of Dan Eldon
The Journey is the Destination: The Journals of Dan Eldon
by Dan Eldon
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By the time he was twenty-two, Dan Eldon had led a relief mission across Africa; worked as a graphic designer in New York; studied (intermittently) at four colleges; traveled through Europe, Africa, Japan, and the US; founded a charity for Mozambiquan... (read more)

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Children's
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Love You Forever
Love You Forever
by Robert N. Munsch and Sheila McGraw
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A young woman holds her newborn son And looks at him lovingly. Softly she sings to him: "I'll love you forever I'll like you for always As long as I'm living My baby you'll be." So begins the story that has touched the hearts of millions... (read more)

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Science Fiction and Fantasy
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The Witching Hour (Lives of the Mayfair Witches)
The Witching Hour (Lives of the Mayfair Witches)
by Anne Rice
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Demonstrating once again her gift for spellbinding stoyrtelling, Anne Rice makes real a family of witches--a family given to poetry and incest, to murder and philsophy, a family that is itself haunted by a powerful, dangerous and seductive being.<BR... (read more)

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Religion Eastern
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Living Zen
Living Zen
by Robert Linssen
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Living Zen is that rare achievement, both a survey of the rich history of Zen Buddhism and a guide to the practice of this most demanding and effortless art of being. Linssen, a distinguished Belgian scholar, offers a sage corrective to the idea that the... (read more)

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Popular Fiction
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Consent to Kill (Mitch Rapp Novels)
Consent to Kill (Mitch Rapp Novels)
by Vince Flynn
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For ten years Mitch Rapp has fought on the frontline of the War on Terror. His bold actions have saved the lives of thousands - but in the process his list of enemies has grown inexorably. There are even those within his own government who would like to... (read more)

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2nd Chance
2nd Chance
by James Patterson
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Lindsay, a homicide inspector in the city's police department... Claire, a medical examiner...Jill, an assistant D.A...and Cindy, a reporter on the crime desk of the San Francisco Chronicle, now look for a criminal who has sprayed bullets into a crowd of... (read more)

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Graphic Novels
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Watchmen
Watchmen
by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
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It all begins with the paranoid delusions of a half-insane hero called Rorschach. But is Rorschach really insane, or has he in fact uncovered a plot to murder superheroes — and, even worse, millions of innocent civilians? On the run from the law... (read more)

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Westerns
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Sackett's Land: The Sacketts (Sacketts)
Sackett's Land: The Sacketts (Sacketts)
by Louis Lamour
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Son of a feared fighting man, Barnabas Sackett inherited his father's fiery temper, sense of justice and warrior skills. Declared an outlaw in his native England, Barnabas set his daring sights on the opportunities of the New World. The ruthless piracy... (read more)

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World History
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Strength in What Remains
Strength in What Remains
by Tracy Kidder
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Tracy Kidder's incredibly moving and vivid new book follows and accompanies Deo, a survivor of the genocide in Burundi, through his remarkable journey to America and back home again. Kidder makes the abstract achingly personal and showcases a genuine... (read more)

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Sports and Fitness
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Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life
Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life
by Tony Dungy
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In this inspiring and reflective memoir, Dungy, the first African-American coach to win a Super Bowl title, tells the story of a life lived for God and family--and challenges readers to redefine their ideas of what it means to succeed.... (read more)

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Foreign Languages
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Communicating in German
Communicating in German
by Schaums
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Communicating Series Don't be reduced to silence. Give yourself the power to communicate by using ... the Communicating Series!... (read more)

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Humor
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I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
by Tucker Max
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My name is Tucker Max, and I am an asshole. I get excessively drunk at inappropriate times, disregard social norms, indulge every whim, ignore the consequences of my actions, mock idiots and posers, sleep with more women than is safe or reasonable, and... (read more)

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