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Harlow & Sage
Harlow & Sage

Brittni Vega · Putnam
Format: Hardcover

"THE MOST ADORABLE BEST FRIENDS IN THE WORLD" -Buzzfeed Once upon a time, Harlow's best friend was her older sister, Sage, a thoughtful and loving miniature Dachshund. Harlow and Sage had a shared love for many things, including Christmas presents and the legendary Meryl Streep....
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At the Water's Edge: A Novel
At the Water's Edge: A Novel

Sara Gruen · Spiegel & Grau
Pages: 354
Format: Print book

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn this thrilling new novel from the author of Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen again demonstrates her talent for creating spellbinding period pieces. At the Water's Edge is a gripping and poignant love story about a privileged young woman's awakening as she experiences...
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Descendants: Junior Novel
Descendants: Junior Novel

Disney Book Group · Disney Press
Format: Hardcover

Mal, Evie, Jay, and Carlos are the offspring of some of the most terrible villains of all time. They're offered a chance to leave the Isle of the Lost, where they have been imprisoned all their lives, and go to prep school in the idyllic kingdom of Auradon with all of the "good"...
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We All Looked Up
We All Looked Up

Tommy Wallach · Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pages: 370
Format: Hardcover

Four high school seniors put their hopes, hearts, and humanity on the line as an asteroid hurtles toward Earth in this contemporary novel.They always say that high school is the best time of your life. Peter, the star basketball player at his school, is worried "they" might actually...
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It's a Long Story: My Life
It's a Long Story: My Life

Willie Nelson · Little Brown and Company
Pages: 392
Format: Print book

The definitive autobiography of Willie Nelson "Unvarnished. Funny. Leaving no stone unturned." . . . So say the publishers about this book I've written. What I say is that this is the story of my life, told as clear as a Texas sky and in the same rhythm that I lived it. It's a story...
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The Big Book of Building: Everything Minecraft®™ Imagine it… Create it… Build it
The Big Book of Building: Everything Minecraft®™ Imagine it… Create it… Build it

Triumph Books · Triumph Books
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

Brought to you by the authors and editors that created the Minecrafter and Minecrafter 2.0 Advanced guide books, The Big Book of Building features more of everything - more mods, more mining, more mobs, and more Minecraft! Up to date for the 2014 holiday season, The Big Book of Building...
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Build Your Running Body: A Total-Body Fitness Plan for All Distance Runners, from Milers to UltramarathonersRun Farther, Faster, and Injury-Free
Build Your Running Body: A Total-Body Fitness Plan for All Distance Runners, from Milers to UltramarathonersRun Farther, Faster, and Injury-Free

Pete Magill · The Experiment
Format: Paperback

"The best running book ever." - Bob Anderson, founder of Runner's WorldWhether you're a miler or an ultramarathoner, if you want a fit, fast, and injury-resistant running body, there's a better way to train than relentlessly pursuing mileage. This easy-to-use workout...
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Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability
Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability

Steve Krug · New Riders
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback

Since Don't Make Me Think was first published in 2000, hundreds of thousands of Web designers and developers have relied on usability guru Steve Krug's guide to help them understand the principles of intuitive navigation and information design. Witty, commonsensical, and eminently...
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A Practical Wedding: Creative Ideas for Planning a Beautiful, Affordable, and Meaningful Celebration
A Practical Wedding: Creative Ideas for Planning a Beautiful, Affordable, and Meaningful Celebration

Meg Keene · Da Capo Lifelong Books; 0002- edition
Format: Paperback

An Insanity-Free Wedding: It Can Happen!Getting engaged is exhilarating…until it sets in that a wedding costs three times what you thought, and takes five to ten times the effort it reasonably should. And then there are the expectations: from calligraphy invitations to satin chair-covers,...
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The Taming of the Queen
The Taming of the Queen

Philippa Gregory · Touchstone
Pages: 450
Format: Print book

By the #1 New York Times bestselling author behind the Starz original series The White Queen, a riveting new Tudor tale featuring King Henry VIII's sixth wife Kateryn Parr, the first English queen to publish under her own name.Why would a woman marry a serial killer? Because she cannot...
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Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science-and the World
Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science-and the World

Rachel Swaby · Broadway Books

Fifty-two inspiring and insightful profiles of history's brightest female scientists. In 2013, the New York Times published an obituary for Yvonne Brill. It began: "She made a mean beef stroganoff, followed her husband from job to job, and took eight years off from work to raise...
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Troublemaker
Troublemaker

Linda Howard · William Morrow
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

A thrilling, fast-paced novel of romantic suspense from sensational New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Linda Howard.For Morgan Yancy, an operative and team leader in a paramilitary group, nothing comes before his job. But when he's ambushed and almost killed, his supervisor...
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Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty
Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty

Charles Leerhsen · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

Finally - a fascinating and authoritative biography of perhaps the most controversial player in baseball history, Ty Cobb.Ty Cobb is baseball royalty, maybe even the greatest player who ever lived. His lifetime batting average is still the highest of all time, and when he retired in 1928,...
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Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition
Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition

Kerry Patterson · McGraw-Hill; 2 edition
Format: Paperback

The New York Times and Washington Post bestseller that changed the way millions communicate Crucial Conversations draws our attention to those defining moments that literally shape our lives, our relationships, and our world. . . . This book deserves to take its place as one of the key thought...
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