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The Sixth Extinction

Elizabeth Kolbert · Simon & Schuster Audio; Unabridged edition
Format: Audio CD

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE From the author of Field Notes from a Catastrophe, a powerful and important work about the future of the world, blending intellectual and natural history and field reporting into a compelling account of the mass extinction unfolding before our eyes. Over the last...
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League of Dragons: A Novel of Temeraire

Naomi Novik · Random House Publishing Group
Pages: 401
Format: eBook

With the acclaimed Temeraire novels, New York Times bestselling author Naomi Novik has created a fantasy series like no other, combining the high-flying appeal of Anne McCaffrey's Pern saga and the swashbuckling derring-do of Patrick O'Brian's historical seafaring adventures....
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As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust: A Flavia de Luce Novel

Alan Bradley · Random House Audio Publishing Group
Pages: 9
Format: Audiobook

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFlavia de Luce - "part Harriet the Spy, part Violet Baudelaire from Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" (The New York Times Book Review) - takes her remarkable sleuthing prowess to the unexpectedly unsavory world of Canadian boarding...
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Danny and the Dinosaur

Syd Hoff · Weston Woods
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback

Danny loves dinosaurs! When he sees one at the museum and says, "It would be nice to play with a dinosaur," a voice answers, "And I think it would be nice to play with you." So begins Danny and the Dinosaur's wonderful adventures together. For Danny and his prehistoric...
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We'll Always Have Casablanca: The Life, Legend, and Afterlife of Hollywoods Most Beloved Movie

Noah Isenberg · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

For the 75th anniversary of its premiere -- the incredible story of how Casablanca was made and why it remains the most beloved of Hollywood films.Casablanca was first released in 1942, just two weeks after the city of Casablanca itself surrendered to American troops led by General Patton....
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Sleeping Beauties: A Novel

Stephen King · Simon & Schuster Audio
Format: Audiobook

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The General vs. the President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War

H W Brands · Random House Audio
Format: Audiobook

From master storyteller and historian H. W. Brands, twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, comes the riveting story of how President Harry Truman and General Douglas MacArthur squared off to decide America's future in the aftermath of World War II. At the height of the Korean War,...
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Fifteen Minutes: A Novel

Karen Kingsbury · Simon & Schuster Audio
Format: Audio CD

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes a dramatic story about fame, true love, and the cost of having it all. Zack Dylan made a promise to God and his college sweetheart as he left his family's horse farm in Kentucky to compete on the popular reality television...
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The City of Mirrors: A Novel

Justin Cronin · Random House
Format: Audiobook on CD

"A thrilling finale to a trilogy that will stand as one of the great achievements in American fantasy fiction." - Stephen King You followed The Passage. You faced The Twelve. Now enter The City of Mirrors for the final reckoning. As the bestselling epic races to its breathtaking...
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The Sun Also Rises

Ernest Hemingway · Simon & Schuster Audio; Unabridged edition
Format: Audio CD

THE QUINTESSENTIAL NARRATIVE OF THE LOST GENERATION The Sun Also Rises is one of Ernest Hemingways masterpieces and a classic example of his spare but powerful style A poignant look at the disillusionment and angst of the post-World War I generation the story introduces two of Hemingways...
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I'll Take You There CD: A Novel

Wally Lamb · Harper Collins Publishers
Format: Audiobook

New York Times bestselling author Wally Lamb weaves an evocative, deeply affecting tapestry of one Baby Boomer's life - Felix Funicello, introduced in Wishin' and Hopin' - and the trio of unforgettable women who have changed it, in this radiant homage to the resiliency, strength,...
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A Dublin Student Doctor: An Irish Country Novel

Patrick Taylor · Macmillan Audio; Unabridged edition
Format: Audio CD

Patrick Taylor’s devoted readers know Doctor Fingal Flahertie O’Reilly as a pugnacious general practitioner in the quaint Irish village of Ballybucklebo. Now Taylor turns back the clock to give us a portrait of the young Fingal—and show us the pivotal events that shaped...
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Braving It: A Father, a Daughter, and an Unforgettable Journey into the Alaskan Wild

James Campbell · Crown Publishers
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

The powerful and affirming story of a father's journey with his teenage daughter to the far reaches of Alaska Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, home to only a handful of people, is a harsh and lonely place. So when James Campbell's cousin Heimo Korth asked him to spend a summer...
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Living Color

Jodi Picoult
Format: Audiobook

Ruth Jefferson is a labor and delivery nurse at a Connecticut hospital with more than twenty years' experience. During her shift, Ruth begins a routine checkup on a newborn, only to be told a few minutes later that she's been reassigned to another patient. The parents are white supremacists...
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