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The Choice The Choice
by Nicholas Sparks

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A #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author turns his unrivaled talents to a new tale about love found and lost, in this novel that spans the eventful years of young love, marriage, and family.... (read more)

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The Painted Kiss The Painted Kiss
by Elizabeth Hickey

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In this passionate and atmospheric debut novel, Elizabeth Hickey reimagines the tumultuous relationship between the Viennese painter Gustav Klimt and Emilie Flöge, the woman who posed for Klimt's masterpiece The Kiss -- and whose name he uttered... (read more)

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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee

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The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that rocked it, To Kill A Mockingbird became both an instant bestseller and a critical success when it was first published in 1960. It went on to win the... (read more)

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The Pearl The Pearl
by John Steinbeck

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A fisherman finds the great pearl, only to lose it again. Re-issue of Steinbeck's classic.... (read more)

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The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana
by Umberto Eco

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Umberto Eco's new novel, The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana, concerns Yambo, a rare book dealer who's lost his experiential memory — he can remember languages, how to drive a car, and endless quotations from books he's read and loved, but not... (read more)

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A Thousand Splendid Suns: A Novel A Thousand Splendid Suns: A Novel
by Khaled Hosseini

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Never mind the sophomore slump — this book devours that cliché. As well as illuminating the rich history and familial culture behind war-torn Afghanistan, A Thousand Splendid Suns is filled with authentic relationships and characters that are... (read more)

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The Memory Keeper's Daughter The Memory Keeper's Daughter
by Kim Edwards

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Kim Edwardsas stunning family drama evokes the spirit of Sue Miller and Alice Sebold, articulating every motheras silent fear: what would happen if you lost your child and she grew up without you? In 1964, when a blizzard forces Dr. David Henry to... (read more)

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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Harper Fiction) Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Harper Fiction)
by Gregory Maguire

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When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious witch? Where did she come from? How did she become so wicked? And what is the... (read more)

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Angela's Ashes Angela's Ashes
by Frank Mccourt

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"When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while. Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse... (read more)

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Emma Emma
by Jane Austen

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Beautiful, clever, rich, and well-meaning, Emma Woodhouse thinks she knows best. She can’t resist orchestrating other people’s lives, and convinced that she’s not destined to find true love herself, she instead devotes herself to... (read more)

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Brief Encounters With Che Guevara Brief Encounters With Che Guevara
by Ben Fountain

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The well-intentioned protagonists of Brief Encounters with Che Guevara are caught — to both disastrous and hilarious effect — in the maelstrom of political and social upheaval surrounding them. In Near-Extinct Birds of the Central Cordillera... (read more)

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Mr. Darcy's Daughters Mr. Darcy's Daughters
by Elizabeth Aston

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Picking up twenty years after Pride and Prejudice left off, Mr. Darcy's Daughters begins in the year 1818. Elizabeth and Darcy have gone to Constantinople, giving us an opportunity to get to know their five daughters, who have left the sheltered... (read more)

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New York Trilogy New York Trilogy
by Paul Auster

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Reissued with a new jacket, to coincide with the publication of "Hand To Mouth".... (read more)

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Foreskin's Lament Foreskin's Lament
by Shalom Auslander

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Shalom Auslander was raised with a terrified respect for God. Even as he grew up and was estranged from his community, his religion and its traditions, he could not find his way to a life where he didn't struggle against God daily. Foreskin's Lament... (read more)

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Barefoot Barefoot
by Elin Hilderbrand

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Three women arrive at the local airport, observed by Josh, a Nantucket native home from college for the summer. Burdened with small children, unwieldy straw hats, and some obvious emotional issues, the women-- two sisters and one friend--make their way... (read more)

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On Beauty On Beauty
by Zadie Smith

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A multi-generational comic saga in the vein of her million bestseller "White Teeth". Howard is an English scholar teaching in America, who feels dismayed by his past and has no plans for the future. Then his oldest son falls for the stunning daughter of... (read more)

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The Queen's Fool The Queen's Fool
by Philippa Gregory

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A young woman caught in the rivalry between Queen Mary and her half sister, Elizabeth, must find her true destiny amid treason, poisonous rivalries, loss of faith, and unrequited love. It is winter, 1553. Pursued by the Inquisition, Hannah Green, a... (read more)

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Fahrenheit 451: The Temperature at Which Book Paper Catches Fire, and Burns Fahrenheit 451: The Temperature at Which Book Paper Catches Fire, and Burns
by Ray Bradbury

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Since the late 1940s, Ray Bradbury has been revered for his works of science fiction and fantasy. With more than 4 million copies in print, Fahrenheit 451 — originally published in 1953 — remains his most acclaimed work: "One of the most... (read more)

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A Separate Peace A Separate Peace
by John Knowles

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A novel of unrest among 16-year-olds in a boy's school at theopening of WorldWar II.... (read more)

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The Tender Bar: A Memoir The Tender Bar: A Memoir
by J R Moehringer

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Torn between the feminine comfort of his mother and the masculine camaraderie he finds in a series of bars and taverns, Moehringer details his difficult but loving upbringing.... (read more)

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