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The Tattooist of Auschwitz: A Novel

Heather Morris - Harper
Format: Hardcover

The #1 International Bestseller This beautiful, illuminating tale of hope and courage is based on interviews that were conducted with Holocaust survivor and Auschwitz-Birkenau tattooist Ludwig (Lale) Sokolov...
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The Huntress: A Novel

Kate Quinn - William Morrow Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

From the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling novel, THE ALICE NETWORK, comes another fascinating historical novel about a battle-haunted English journalist and a Russian female bomber pilot who join forces to track the Huntress, a Nazi war criminal gone to ground in America.In...
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The Ghost Fields

Elly Griffiths - Houghton Mifflin
Format: Hardcover

The chilling discovery of a downed World War II plane with a body inside leads Ruth and DCI Nelson to uncover a wealthy family's secrets in the seventh Ruth Galloway mystery. Norfolk is suffering from record summer heat when a construction crew unearths a macabre discovery - a downed...
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Mending Fences

Suzanne Woods Fisher - Revell
Format: Paperback

Every saint has a past. Every sinner has a future.Luke Schrock is a new and improved man after a stint in rehab, though everyone in Stoney Ridge only remembers the old Luke. They might have forgiven him, but nobody trusts him.Amos and Fern Lapp allow Luke to live at Windmill Farm...
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After Anna

Lisa Scottoline - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

Riveting and disquieting, After Anna is a groundbreaking domestic thriller, as well as a novel of emotional justice and legal intrigue. New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline keeps readers on their toes until the final shocking page.Nobody cuts deeper than family...Dr....
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The Great Alone

NOT AVAILABLE. - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

An instant #1 New York Times bestseller! "A TOUR DE FORCE." -- Kirkus (starred review) Alaska, 1974.Unpredictable....
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Summer Sisters: A Novel

Judy Blume - Bantam
Format: Paperback

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader's Circle for author chats and more. In the summer of 1977, Victoria Leonard's world changes forever when Caitlin Somers chooses her as a friend. Dazzling, reckless Caitlin welcomes Vix into...
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The murder of Mary Russell : a novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes

Laurie R King - Bantam
Format: Print book

Laurie R. King's bestselling Mary Russell-Sherlock Holmes series weaves rich historical detail and provocative themes with intriguing characters and enthralling suspense. Russell and Holmes have become one of modern literature's most beloved teams. But does this adventure end it all? Mary...
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A Case of Bier: A Bed-and-Breakfast Mystery

Mary Daheim - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

In this charming madcap entry in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Bed-and-Breakfast series, innkeeper and amateur sleuth Judith McMonigle Flynn's plans for a relaxing vacation go awry when she realizes her fellow guests have a different kind of getaway planned.Vacations can be murder....
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Almost Autumn

Marianne Kaurin - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Print book

It's October 1942, in Oslo, Norway. Fifteen-year-old Ilse Stern is waiting to meet boy-next-door Hermann Rod for their first date. She was beginning to think he'd never ask her; she's had a crush on him for as long as she can remember.But Hermann won't be able to make it tonight. What Ilse...
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Auntie Poldi and the Vineyards of Etna

MARIO GIORDANO - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

When Auntie Poldi finds a body in a vineyard, she sets out to solve another murder - with the Mafia nipping at her heels - in the next adventure from this national bestselling "smash series." (People Magazine) "There's a new star in the mystery firmament, and her name...
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Blessing in Disguise: A Novel

Danielle Steel - Delacorte Press
Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * In Danielle Steel's remarkable new novel, one of her most memorable characters comes to terms with unfinished business and long-buried truths as the mother of three very different daughters with three singular fathers. As a young intern at an art gallery...
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Columbine

Dave Cullen - Twelve
Format: Paperback

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Deep Water

Watt Key - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

From Watt Key, the author of the acclaimed Alabama Moon, comes a thrilling middle grade survival story about a scuba dive gone wrong and two enemies who must unite to survive.It's the most important rule of scuba diving: If you don't feel right, don't go down. So after her father...
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Untitled

Mark Manson - Harper
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times best-selling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck comes a new unorthodox self-help book. 2 million first printing.
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Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals

Rachel Hollis - Harpercollins Leadership
Format: Hardcover

"Hollis's writing is beautifully blunt, and she humbly thanks her fans for her success. Her actionable ideas and captivating voice will encourage women to believe in themselves." - Publisher's Weekly (starred review) "I believe we can change the world. But first, we've...
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Look Alive Twenty-Five: A Stephanie Plum Novel

Janet Evanovich - G.P. Putnam's Sons
Format: Paperback

Stephanie Plum faces the toughest puzzle of her career in the twenty-fifth entry in Janet Evanovich's #1 New York Times-bestselling series, now in paperback for the first time. There's nothing like a good deli, and the Red River Deli in Trenton is one of the best. World-famous for its pastrami,...
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Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World

Bob Goff - Thomas Nelson
Format: Paperback

Now a New York Times Bestseller!As a college student he spent 16 days in the Pacific Ocean with five guys and a crate of canned meat. As a father he took his kids on a world tour to eat ice cream with heads of state. He made friends in Uganda, and they liked him so much he became the Ugandan...
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Meet Me at the Beach

V. K. Sykes - Forever
Format: Book

YOU CAN'T STOP A RISING TIDE. When Lily Doyle spots her high school crush Aiden Flynn on the inbound ferry, she knows trouble is about to dock in Seashell Bay. And not just because he's more handsome than ever. If Aiden's in town, the rumors must be true about his family's...
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Meet Me at the Museum: A Novel

ANNE YOUNGSON - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover

"Warm-hearted, clear-minded, and unexpectedly spellbinding, Meet Me at the Museum is a novel to savor." -- Annie Barrows, #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society"This is a work of art, dear readers....
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Mind = Blown: Amazing Facts About This Weird, Hilarious, Insane World

Matthew Santoro - Tarcherperigee
Format: Print book

Matthew Santoro's originality and humor has attracted millions of fans, making him a beloved YouTube star. His weekly videos on amazing and little-known facts are eagerly anticipated by his many subscribers and followers around the world. In his first-ever book, Matthew's love of weird...
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Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything

Lydia Kang - Workman Publishing Company
Format: Hardcover

What won't we try in our quest for perfect health, beauty, and the fountain of youth? Well, just imagine a time when doctors prescribed morphine for crying infants. When liquefied gold was touted as immortality in a glass. And when strychnine - yes, that strychnine, the one used...
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Somewhere There Is Still a Sun: A Memoir of the Holocaust

Michael Gruenbaum - Aladdin
Format: Book

Michael "Misha" Gruenbaum enjoyed a carefree childhood playing games and taking walks through Prague with his beloved father. All of that changed forever when the Nazis invaded Prague. The Gruenbaum family was forced to move into the Jewish Ghetto in Prague. Then, after a devastating...
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Summer at the Shore

V. K. Sykes - Forever
Format: Print book

JUST A SUMMER FLING?Morgan Merrifield sacrificed her teaching career to try to save her family's bed-and-breakfast and care for her younger sister. She can't let herself get distracted by Ryan Butler. After all, the rugged ex-Special Forces soldier is only in Seashell Bay for the summer....
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That Second Chance (Getting Lucky Book 1)

Meghan Quinn - Montlake Romance
Format: Paperback

USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn delivers a smart and cheeky romance about loves power to lift hearts ... and curses.It was supposed to be an innocent night, celebrating my brothers birthday. Nothing was supposed to go wrong. Wed vowed to be on our best behavior after all ... But it only...
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The Mark

JANET EVANOVICH - G.P. Putnam's Sons
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling series returns with another gripping adventure starring charming conman Nicolas Fox and straight-arrow FBI agent Kate O'Hare.A sinister adversary has Nick Fox and Kate O'Hare in his crosshairs, and will stop at nothing to eliminate them. They'll need to assemble...
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The Escape Artist

BRAD MELTZER - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

"Meltzer is a master and this is his best. Not since The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo have you seen a character like this. Get ready to meet Nola. If you've never tried Meltzer, this is the one."--- Harlan Coben Who is Nola Brown? Nola is a mystery Nola is trouble. And Nola is supposed...
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The First Lady

James Patterson
Format: Hardcover

In James Patterson's new stand-alone thriller, one secret can bring down a government when the President's affair to remember becomes a nightmare he wishes he could forget. Sally Grissom is a top secret service agent in charge of the Presidential Protection team. She knows that something...
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The Lost Night: A Novel

Andrea Bartz - Crown
Format: Hardcover

"Tightly paced and skillfully plotted, The Lost Night is a remarkable debut." - Jessica Knoll, New York Times bestselling author of Luckiest Girl Alive What really happened the night Edie died? Years later, her best friend Lindsay will learn how unprepared...
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The Royal Art of Poison: Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, and Murder Most Foul

Eleanor Herman - St. Martin's Press
Format: Book

Hugely entertaining, a work of pop history that traces the use of poison as a political -- and cosmetic -- tool in the royal courts of Western Europe from the Middle Ages to the Kremlin today The story of poison is the story of power. For centuries, royal families have feared the gut-roiling,...
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel

Taylor Jenkins Reid - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover

"Riveting, heart-wrenching, and full of Old Hollywood glamour, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is one of the most captivating reads of 2017." - BuzzFeed "The epic adventures Evelyn creates over the course of a lifetime will leave every reader mesmerized....
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The Sun Is Also a Star

Nicola Yoon - Delacorte Press
Format: Hardcover

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Yara Shahidi and Charles Melton! The #1 New York Times bestseller and National Book Award Finalist from the bestselling author of Everything, Everything will have you falling in love with Natasha and Daniel as they fall in love with...
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Things My Son Needs to Know About the World

Fredrik Backman - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove shares an irresistible and moving collection of heartfelt, humorous essays about fatherhood, providing his newborn son with the perspective and tools he'll need to make his way in the world. Things My Son Needs...
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This Is Where It Ends

Marieke Nijkamp - Sourcebooks Fire
Format: Hardcover

This #1 New York Times Bestseller chronicles the 54 harrowing minutes of a school shooting and follows four students who must confront their greatest hopes, and darkest fears, as they come face-to-face with the boy with the gun. 10:00 a. m. The principal of Opportunity, Alabama's high school...
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We Should All Be Feminists

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Anchor Books
Format: Print book

The highly acclaimed, provocative New York Times bestseller - a personal, eloquently-argued essay, adapted from the much-admired TEDx talk of the same name - from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, award-winning author of Americanah. Here she offers readers a unique definition of feminism...
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And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic

Randy Shilts - Brilliance Audio; Unabridged edition
Format: Audiobook

By the time Rock Hudson's death in 1985 alerted all America to the danger of the AIDS epidemic, the disease had spread across the nation, killing thousands of people and emerging as the greatest health crisis of the 20th century. America faced a troubling question: What happened? How was this...
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Ask Again, Yes: A Novel

Mary Beth Keane - Scribner
Format: Hardcover

A profoundly moving novel about two neighboring families in a suburban town, the friendship between their children, a tragedy that reverberates over four decades, and the power of forgiveness.Francis Gleeson and Brian Stanhope are two NYPD rookies assigned to the same Bronx precinct in 1973....
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A Spark of Light: A Novel

Jodi Picoult - Ballantine Books
Format: Hardcover

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The author of Small Great Things returns with a powerful and provocative new novel about ordinary lives that intersect during a heart-stopping crisis."Picoult at her fearless best . . . Timely, balanced and certain to inspire debate."...
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A swiftly tilting planet

Madeleine L'Engle - Listening Library
Format: Audio CD

The youngest of the Murry children must travel through time and space in a battle against an evil dictator who would destroy the entire universe.
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Becoming

Michelle Obama - Crown Publishing Group
Format: Hardcover

An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK * NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling...
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Dirty Little Secrets

C. J. Omololu - Walker Childrens; First Printing edition
Format: Book

Recommended by Melissa in Jarrettsville Everyone has a secret. But Lucy’s is bigger and dirtier than most. It’s one she’s been hiding for years—that her mom’s out-of-control hoarding has turned their lives into a world of garbage and shame....
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Not Quite Over You

Susan Mallery - HQN
Format: Hardcover

Silver Tesdal has a head for business and a mouth made for kissing, and banker Drew Lovato has his eye on both. But ever since he was dumb enough to let her go, shes kept him at a distance. When the bank turns her down for a loan, Drew sees a double opportunityhe can finance her brilliant,...
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The Road Home

Richard Paul Evans - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Richard Paul Evans, the dramatic conclusion in the riveting Broken Road trilogy - a powerful redemption story about finding happiness on a pilgrimage across iconic Route 66.Chicago celebrity and pitchman Charles James is supposed to be dead....
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The Wife: A Novel

Alafair Burke - Harper
Format: Hardcover

His ScandalHer SecretFrom New York Times bestselling author Alafair Burke, a stunning domestic thriller in the vein of Behind Closed Doors and The Woman in Cabin 10 - in which a woman must make the impossible choice between defending her husband and saving herself.When Angela met Jason...
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