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The Guest Room: A Novel

Chris Bohjalian · Doubleday
Pages: 318
Format: Print book

From the New York Times bestselling author of Midwives and The Sandcastle Girls comes the spellbinding tale of a party gone horribly wrong: two men lie dead in a suburban living room, two women are on the run from police, and a marriage is ripping apart at the seams. When Kristin Chapman...
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The Last Town

Blake Crouch · Thomas & Mercer
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback

The third book in the international runaway bestseller that inspired the most watched show of the summer, from executive producer M. Night Shyamalan, starring Matt Dillon.Welcome to Wayward Pines, the last town. Secret Service agent Ethan Burke arrived in Wayward Pines, Idaho, three weeks...
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The World According to Star Wars

Cass R Sunstein · Dey Street Books
Pages: 223
Format: Print book

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER#1 Washington Post Bestseller There's Santa Claus, Shakespeare, Mickey Mouse, the Bible, and then there's Star Wars. Nothing quite compares to sitting down with a young child and hearing the sound of John Williams's score as those beloved golden letters fill the screen....
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As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride

Cary Elwes · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 259
Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in The Princess Bride, comes a first-person account and behind-the-scenes look at the making of the cult classic film filled with never-before-told stories, exclusive photographs, and interviews with...
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The Royal Nanny: A Novel

Karen Harper · William Morrow
Pages: 14
Format: Print book

Based on a seldom-told true story, this novel is perfect for everyone who is fascinated by Britain's royal family - a behind the scenes look into the nurseries of little princes and the foibles of big princes.April, 1897: A young nanny arrives at Sandringham, ancestral estate of the Duke...
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Chloe's Vegan Italian Kitchen: 150 Pizzas, Pastas, Pestos, Risottos, & Lots of Creamy Italian Classics

Chloe Coscarelli · Atria Books
Format: Paperback

Popular vegan chef and winner of the Food Network's Cupcake Wars Chloe Coscarelli digs into her Italian roots to create more than 150 recipes inspired by the most popular cuisine in the world.If you think a healthy vegan diet means giving up pasta in creamy sauce, cheesy pizza, and luscious...
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The Swans of Fifth Avenue: A Novel

Melanie Benjamin · Delacorte Press
Pages: 341
Format: Print book

The New York Times bestselling author of The Aviator's Wife returns with a triumphant new novel about New York's "Swans" of the 1950s - and the scandalous, headline-making, and enthralling friendship between literary legend Truman Capote and peerless socialite Babe Paley. Of all the glamorous...
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The Expatriates: A Novel

Janice Y K Lee · Viking
Pages: 332
Format: Print book

"A female, funny Henry James in Asia, Janice Y. K. Lee is vividly good on the subject of Americans abroad." - The New York Times Book Review "Sex and the City meets Lost in Translation." - The Skimm Janice Y. K. Lee's New York Times bestselling debut, The Piano Teacher,...
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How to Cook Everything Fast: A Better Way to Cook Great Food

Mark Bittman · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 2 edition
Format: Hardcover

Homemade wonton soup in 30 minutes. Chicken Parmesan without dredging and frying. Fruit crisp on the stovetop. The secret to cooking fast is cooking smart - choosing and preparing fresh ingredients efficiently. In How to Cook Everything Fast, Mark Bittman provides a game plan for becoming...
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

Bessel A Van der Kolk · Viking
Pages: 443
Format: Print book

A pioneering researcher and one of the world's foremost experts on traumatic stress offers a bold new paradigm for healing Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with...
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The Burning Room

Michael Connelly · Little, Brown
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

In the new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly, Detective Harry Bosch and his rookie partner investigate a cold case that gets very hot... very fast.In the LAPD's Open-Unsolved Unit, not many murder victims die a decade after the crime. So when a man succumbs...
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Cracking the ACT with 6 Practice Tests, 2015 Edition

Princeton Review · Princeton Review; Csm edition
Format: Print book

THE PRINCETON REVIEW GETS RESULTS. Get all the prep you need to ace the ACT with 6 full-length practice tests, thorough ACT topic reviews, and extra practice online.Techniques That Actually Work. Powerful tactics to avoid traps and beat the ACT Tips for pacing yourself and guessing logically...
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Sheet Pan Suppers: 120 Recipes for Simple, Surprising, Hands-Off Meals Straight from the Oven

Molly Gilbert · Workman Pub Co
Pages: 295
Format: Book

It's the one-pot meal reinvented, and what is sure to become every busy cook's new favorite way of getting dinner on the table. It's Sheet Pan Suppers - a breakthrough full-color cookbook with more than 120 recipes for complete meals, snacks, brunch, and even dessert, that require nothing...
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Big Little Lies

Liane Moriarty · G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 460
Format: Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestseller that Entertainment Weekly called "a surefire hit."NOW AN HBO® LIMITED SERIES STARRING REESE WITHERSPOON, NICOLE KIDMAN, SHAILENE WOODLEY, ALEXANDER SKARSGÅRD, LAURA DERN, ADAM SCOTT, AND ZOË KRAVITZ FROM THE DIRECTOR OF WILD AND DALLAS...
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The Pizza Bible: The World's Favorite Pizza Styles, from Neapolitan, Deep-Dish, Wood-Fired, Sicilian, Calzones and Focaccia to New York, New Haven, Detroit, and more

Tony Gemignani · Ten Speed
Pages: 310
Format: Hardcover

A comprehensive guide to making pizza, covering nine different regional styles--including standards like Neapolitan, Roman, and Chicago, as well as renowned pizza sub-specialties like St. Louis and Californian--from chef, 11-time world Pizza Champion Tony Gemignani. Everyone loves pizza!...
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