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Gourmet Rhapsody
Gourmet Rhapsody
by Muriel Barbery
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Muriel Barbery's debut novel offers the same refined prose as The Elegance of the Hedgehog. Pierre Arthen, renowned though self-absorbed food critic, lies on his death bed, remembering his life and searching for a "flavor" he can't recall. This emotional... (read more)

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Photography
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Women
Women
by Annie Leibovitz
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The photographs by Annie Leibovitz in Women, taken especially for the book, encompass a broad spectrum of subjects: a rap artist, an astronaut, two Supreme Court justices, farmers, coal miners, movie stars, showgirls, rodeo riders, socialites, reporters,... (read more)

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Children's
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A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle
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This special edition of A Wrinkle in Time includes a new essay that explores the science behind the fantasy. Rediscover one of the most beloved children's books of all time: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle: Meg Murray, her little brother Charles... (read more)

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Science Fiction and Fantasy
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Blindness
Blindness
by Jose Saramago
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A city is hit by an epidemic of "white blindness" which spares no one. Authorities confine the blind to an empty mental hospital, but there the criminal element holds everyone captive, stealing food rations and raping women. There is one eyewitness to... (read more)

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Religion Eastern
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Buddhism for Beginners
Buddhism for Beginners
by Thubten Chodron
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Buddhism for Beginners answers the fundamental questions and issues that arise in the minds of modern Western individuals who are new to this tradition of practical spirituality. Written in clear and engaging language, this book presents the Buddhist... (read more)

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Popular Fiction
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Excavation
Excavation
by James Rollins
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High in the Andes, Dr. Henry Conklin discovers a 500-year-old mummy that should not be there. While deep in the South American jungle, Conklin's nephew, Sam, stumbles upon a remarkable site nestled between two towering peaks, a place hidden from human... (read more)

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Mystery
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Promises in Death (In Death)
Promises in Death (In Death)
by J D Robb
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Amarylis Coltraine had recently transferred to the New York City police force from Atlanta, but she's been a cop long enough to know how to defend herself against an assailant. When she's killed with her own weapon, Eve Dallas faces down a copy killer.... (read more)

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Graphic Novels
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Daredevil Visionaries: Frank Miller, Volume 2
Daredevil Visionaries: Frank Miller, Volume 2
by Frank Miller
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Daredevil would have never made it out of the early 1980s if it weren?t for Frank Miller. The young writer-artist was handed the creative reigns of Marvel?s "attorney by day, superhero by night" as a last resort. Sales were flagging on the long running... (read more)

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Westerns
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Sacketts #12: The Skyliners: The Sacketts
Sacketts #12: The Skyliners: The Sacketts
by Louis Lamour
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The Sackett boys weren't out to make a reputation -- it just happened that way. They had crossed Black Fetchen and lived to tell about it. Now Fetchen was coming for them with the most expensive hired guns in the country. But the Sacketts were no... (read more)

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World History
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Civilization of the Middle Ages
Civilization of the Middle Ages
by Norman F Cantor
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Now completely revised and expanded, this comprehensive general history of the Middle Ages centers on medieval culture and religion rather than on political history, and retains the powerful narrative flow that made the earlier edition so accessible and... (read more)

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Sports and Fitness
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Getting Up and Down: How to Save Strokes from Forty Yards and in
Getting Up and Down: How to Save Strokes from Forty Yards and in
by Tom Watson
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A guide to the most difficult and important shots in golf and how to score well from forty yards and in. 118,000 sold to date.... (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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The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes Ppb
The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes Ppb
by Bill Watterson
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Calvin, the six-year-old dirty tricksmeister and master of indignation and his warm, cuddly philosopher sidekick and Hobbes, a tiger whose idea of adventure is to lie on his back by the fire and have his stomach rubbed. This unlikely due captured the... (read more)

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