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Literature
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The New York Trilogy: City of Glass, Ghosts, The Locked Room (Contemporary American Fiction)
The New York Trilogy: City of Glass, Ghosts, The Locked Room (Contemporary American Fiction)
by Paul Auster
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Amazing psychological twists will keep you guessing and leave you spellbound as you wind your way through these three stories. It's not a new release but worth discovering if you haven't already.... (read more)

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Photography
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Princes of Victorian Bohemia
Princes of Victorian Bohemia
by Juliet Hacking
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This intimate picture of nineteenth-century artistic London is the first devoted exclusively to Wynfield's photography, and illustrates his unique contribution to the art.... (read more)

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Wringer
Wringer
by Jerry Spinelli
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Palmer LaRue is running out of birthdays. For as long as he can remember, he's dreaded the day he turns ten -- the day he'll take his place beside all the other ten-year-old boys in town, the day he'll be a wringer. But Palmer doesn't want to be a... (read more)

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Science Fiction and Fantasy
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The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard
by Robert E Howard
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Here are Howard’s greatest horror tales, all in their original, definitive versions. Some of Howard’s best-known characters–Solomon Kane, Bran Mak Morn, and sailor Steve Costigan among them–roam the forbidding locales of the... (read more)

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Religion Eastern
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Bollingen Series #19: The I Ching or Book of Changes
Bollingen Series #19: The I Ching or Book of Changes
by Wilhelm
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The "I Ching," or Book of Changes, a common source for both Confucianist and Taoist philosophy, is one of the first efforts of the human mind to place itself within the universe. It has exerted a living influence in China for 3,000 years, and interest in... (read more)

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Popular Fiction
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Killer Dreams
Killer Dreams
by Iris Johansen
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From #1 "New York Times" bestselling author Iris Johansen comes her most suspense-filled thriller to date--a pulse-pounding shocker that pits a mother and son against a killer who's the stuff of nightmares.... (read more)

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Mystery
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Deja Dead
Deja Dead
by Kathy Reichs
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The raves are in -- from Edgar-winning authors and internationally acclaimed forensic experts: Kathy Reichs and Déjà Dead are something special. Rarely has a debut crime novel inspired such widespread excitement. A born storyteller, Dr. Kathy... (read more)

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The Sandman #01: Preludes and Nocturnes
The Sandman #01: Preludes and Nocturnes
by Neil Gaiman
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Preludes and Nocturnes is the first volume in the story of The Sandman. Morpheus, the King of Dreams, has been held prisoner for 75 years by a wealthy madman. The world has suffered in his absence. Regaining his freedom, Morpheus must restore his... (read more)

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Westerns
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Sin Killer: The Berrybender Narrative, Book 1
Sin Killer: The Berrybender Narrative, Book 1
by Larry Mcmurtry
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The first novel in McMurtry's "New York Times" bestselling four-volume work is now in paperback. The aristocratic English Berrybender family is on its way up the Missouri River in 1830 to see the untamed West. Along with Indians and pioneers, they meet a... (read more)

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World History
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True North: A Memoir
True North: A Memoir
by Jill Ker Conway
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With all the openness to life, all the largeness of spirit, that made her girlhood memoir, The Road from Coorain, an acclaimed — and beloved — bestseller, Jill Ker Conway continues her story. She was twenty-five when we left her, driven by... (read more)

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Sports and Fitness
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Counting Coup: A True Story of Basketball and Honor on the Little Big Horn
Counting Coup: A True Story of Basketball and Honor on the Little Big Horn
by Larry Colton
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In Native American tradition, a warrior gained honor and glory by counting coup -- touching his enemy in battle and living to tell the tale. This is a modern story of... COUNTING COUP In this extraordinary work of journalism, Larry Colton journeys into... (read more)

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Hebrew for Dummies
Hebrew for Dummies
by Jill Suzanne Jacobs
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Demystifies the area’s culture, politics, and religions Explore Middle Eastern history from ancient to modern times Looking to better understand the Middle East? This plain-English guide explains the importance of the region, especially in light of... (read more)

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Humor
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Stuff White People Like: A Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions
Stuff White People Like: A Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions
by Christian Lander
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Have you ever wondered what white people are all about? From modern furniture to Oscar parties to self-deprecating humor, hardwood floors, irony, and knowing what's best for poor people, the white race is finally demystified thanks to Christian Lander's... (read more)

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