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Literature
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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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Camera Lucida : Reflections on Photography (81 Edition)
Camera Lucida : Reflections on Photography (81 Edition)
by Roland Barthes
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This personal, wide-ranging, and contemplative volume--and the last book Barthes published--finds the author applying his influential perceptiveness and associative insight to the subject of photography. To this end, several black-and-white photos (by... (read more)

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Children's
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My Brother Sam is Dead (Point)
My Brother Sam is Dead (Point)
by James Linco Collier
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All his life, Tim Meeker has looked up to his brother Sam. Sam's smart and brave -- and is now a part of the American Revolution. Not everyone in town wants to be a part of the rebellion. Most are supporters of the British -- including Tim and Sam's... (read more)

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Science Fiction and Fantasy
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Storm Front: Dresden Files #1
Storm Front: 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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Religion Eastern
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Wherever You Go There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
Wherever You Go There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
by Jon Kabat-Zinn
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Re-released on its tenth anniversary of publication, this book presents meditation as a natural activity that can be practiced anytime and anywhere, without props or trappings.... (read more)

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Popular Fiction
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Act of Treason
Act of Treason
by Vince Flynn
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The fallout from a horrific Washington explosion has just begun -- and so has CIA superagent Mitch Rapp's hunt for a killer with a personal agenda. In the final weeks of a fierce presidential campaign, a motorcade carrying candidate Josh Alexander is... (read more)

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Mystery
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Three to Get Deadly (Stephanie Plum Novels)
Three to Get Deadly (Stephanie Plum Novels)
by Janet Evanovich
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A "saintly" old candy-store owner is on the lam-and bounty hunter extraordinaire Stephanie Plum is on the case. As the body count rises, Stephanie finds herself dealing with dead drug dealers and slippery fugitives on the chase of her life. And with the... (read more)

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Graphic Novels
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Transmetropolitan #01: Back on the Street
Transmetropolitan #01: Back on the Street
by Warren Ellis
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"Transmetroploitan" chronicles the exploits of 21st-century outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem, who returns to The City after five years of self-imposed exile. As a columnist for The Word, Spider's first subjects are the Transients, humans who have... (read more)

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Westerns
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Gunsmith #253: The Gunsmith #253: Tangled Web
Gunsmith #253: The Gunsmith #253: Tangled Web
by J R Roberts
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Clint Adams gets caught between a luscious lady and the cattle baron who's trying to steal her family's ranch. The way Clint sees it, the range robber will have to learn to live with "no" for an answer...or die with it.... (read more)

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World History
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The Coming of the Third Reich
The Coming of the Third Reich
by Richard J. Evans
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From one of the world's most distinguished historians, a magisterial new reckoning with Hitler's rise to power and the collapse of civilization in Nazi Germany. In 1900 Germany was the most progressive and dynamic nation in Europe, the only country... (read more)

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Sports and Fitness
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Ninjutsu (Literary Links to the Orient)
Ninjutsu (Literary Links to the Orient)
by Stephen K Hayes
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This book offers self-defense enthusiasts a comprehensive guide to the mysterious and ancient art of the ninja, written by the Western world's foremost authority, Stephen Hayes. Profusely illustrated with more than 580 action photographs and diagrams... (read more)

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Kanji Abc
Kanji Abc
by Andreas Foerster
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This book's unique learning strategy builds on the following components: -Kanji broken into graphical elements called graphemes-Graphemes systematically combined into kanji-Readings, stroke orders, and meanings of kanji presented in a user- friendly... (read more)

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Humor
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I Am America (and So Can You!)
I Am America (and So Can You!)
by Stephen Colbert
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Congratulations--just by looking at this webpage, you became 25% more patriotic. From Stephen Colbert, the host of television's highest-rated punditry show The Colbert Report, comes the book to fill the other 23 hours of your day. I Am America (And So... (read more)

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