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  1. Brisingr (Inheritance Cycle #3) by Christopher Paolini
  2. American Heritage Dictionary 4TH Edition by American Heritage
  3. Harpercollins Student Notebook Spanish Dictionary (04 Edition) by Harper Collins Publishing Staff
  4. Touching Spirit Bear (01 Edition) by Ben Mikaelsen
  5. Twilight (Twilight Saga #1) by Stephenie Meyer
  6. First Part Last (03 Edition) by Angela Johnson
  7. Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
  8. The New Best Recipe (Best Recipe) by Cooks Illustrated
  9. Touching Spirit Bear (05 Edition) by Ben Mikaelsen
  10. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
  11. Practicing College Learning Strategies (4TH 07 Edition) by Carolyn H. Hopper
  12. The Rest Is Noise by Alex Ross
  13. A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
  14. Graphic Guide To Frame Construction Rev Edition by Rob Thallon
  15. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
  16. Tears of a Tiger by Sharon Draper
  17. The Shack by William P Young
  18. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
  19. Our White House by Natl Childrens Bk Al
  20. Merriam Webster Dictionary New Edition by Merriam Webster

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Out Stealing Horses: A Novel Out Stealing Horses: A Novel
by Per Petterson

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Hailed by critics across the globe, showered with awards, Out Stealing Horses is a book that true lovers of the written word will hold close to their hearts. With its captivating prose and characters who burrow under your skin and refuse to come out, Per... (read more)

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Beyond Basic Photography: A Technical Manual Beyond Basic Photography: A Technical Manual
by Henry Horenstein

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Answers the more technical questions of photographers who are already familiar with the basics so well detailed in Henry Horenstein's recent Black and White Photography.... (read more)

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The Giver (Readers Circle) The Giver (Readers Circle)
by Lois Lowry

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Winner of the Newbery Medal and named as an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, Lowry's unforgettable tale introduces 12-year-old Jonas, who is singled out by his community to be trained by The Giver.... (read more)

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Ender's Shadow (Ender Wiggins Saga) Ender's Shadow (Ender Wiggins Saga)
by Orson Scott Card

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Orson Scott Card brings us back to the very beginning of his brilliant Ender Quartet, with a novel that allows us to reenter that world anew.With all the power of his original creation, Card has created a parallel volume to Ender's Game, a book that... (read more)

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Religion Eastern

Widening Circles: A Memoir Widening Circles: A Memoir
by Joanna Macy

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In this absorbing, and sometimes thrilling memoir, well-known eco-philosopher, Buddhist scholar, and deep ecology activist /teacher Joanna Macy recounts her adventures of mind and spirit in the key social movements of our era. Macy's autobiography reads... (read more)

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Popular Fiction

The Third Option The Third Option
by Vince Flynn

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When diplomacy has failed and military intervention is deemed inappropriate, our leaders sometimes take THE THIRD OPTION. CIA counterterrorism operative Mitch Rapp falls prey to government forces with an agenda of their own after Dr. Irene Kennedy is... (read more)

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Mystery

Out Out
by Natsuo Kirino

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I ventured into Out having gone on a detective murder mystery kick — the great Raymond Chandler, the invincible Dorothy L. Sayers... So it was no surprise that I next turned to Japan's queen of crime writing. Out is a can't-stop-reading, classy... (read more)

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Graphic Novels

Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels
by Scott Mccloud

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In a voice that mixes dry humor and clear, concise instruction, McCloud's cartoon narrator shows readers how to master the human condition through word and image in a brilliantly minimalist way. Comic book devotees as well as the most uninitiated will... (read more)

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Westerns

Comstock Lode Comstock Lode
by Louis Lamour

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Comstock is just a godforsaken mountainside--with the richest silver lode on earth. But some come there seeking more than wealth. Val Trevallion--haunted by a violent past; beautiful Grita Redaway--driven by an unfulfilled need. Together they will stake... (read more)

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World History

Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life
by Jon Lee Anderson

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Che Guevara's face can seem ubiquitous these days. Knowing very little about him, I decided to pick up this rather hefty biography by Jon Lee Anderson. I was planning on scanning the 832-page book for the highlights, but after only twenty pages I was... (read more)

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Sports and Fitness

The Junction Boys: How Ten Days in Hell with Bear Bryant Forged a Champion Team Exa The Junction Boys: How Ten Days in Hell with Bear Bryant Forged a Champion Team Exa
by Jim Dent

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The legendary Paul "Bear" Bryant is recognized nationwide as one of the greatest coaches ever. So why did he always cite his 1-9 A&M team of 1954 as his favorite? This is the story of a remarkable team – and the beginning of the legend. The... (read more)

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Foreign Languages

El Beso de La Mujer Arana: The Kiss of the Spider Woman / Kiss of the Spider Woman El Beso de La Mujer Arana: The Kiss of the Spider Woman / Kiss of the Spider Woman
by Manuel Puig

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'El Beso de la mujer Arana' es una elegante y fascinante novela sobre el amor y la victimizacion. En una carce argentina, dos hombres comparten una celda: Molina, un disenador de escaparates homosexual que es egoista, auto-denigrante y al mismo tiempo... (read more)

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Humor

Yiddish with George and Laura Yiddish with George and Laura
by Ellis Weiner and Barbara Davilman

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Yiddish with Dick and Jane fans now have a new Yiddish-speaking WASP family story to thoroughly enjoy. George the macher, Bar the farbisseneh, and the whole mishpocha express themselves. Recommended by Emma, Powells.com... (read more)

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