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Oprah Winfrey · Flatiron Books
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

As a creative force, student of the human heart and soul, and champion of living the life you want, Oprah Winfrey stands alone. Over the years, she has made history with a legendary talk show - the highest-rated program of its kind, launched her own television network, become the nation's...
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The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance---What Women Should Know

Katty Kay · HarperCollins Publishers
Pages: 232
Format: Print book

Following the success of Lean In and Why Women Should Rule the World, the authors of the bestselling Womenomics provide an informative and practical guide to understanding the importance of confidence - and learning how to achieve it - for women of all ages and at all stages of their career.Working...
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How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World

Steven Johnson · Riverhead Books; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

"From the New York Times-bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From and Everything Bad Is Good for You, a new look at the power and legacy of great ideas. In this illustrated volume, Steven Johnson explores the history of innovation over centuries, tracing facets of modern life...
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Mothering Sunday: A Romance

Graham Swift · Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

From the Booker Award winner: a luminous, intensely moving story that begins with an assignation in 1924 between a servant girl, Jane, and Paul, the young man of the neighboring house, then opens to reveal the whole life of a remarkable woman. Jane and Paul have been secret lovers for years....
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Cocoa Beach: A Novel

BEATRIZ WILLIAMS · William Morrow
Pages: 376
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of A Certain Age transports readers to sunny Florida in this lush and enthralling historical novel - an enchanting blend of love, suspense, betrayal, and redemption set among the rumrunners and scoundrels of Prohibition-era Cocoa Beach.Burdened by a dark...
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The Unraveling: High Hopes and Missed Opportunities in Iraq

Emma Sky · PublicAffairs
Pages: 383
Format: Print book

When Emma Sky volunteered to help rebuild Iraq after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, she had little idea what she was getting in to. Her assignment was only supposed to last three months. She went on to serve there longer than any other senior military or diplomatic figure, giving...
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NCLEX-RN Content Review Guide

Barbara J Irwin · Kaplan Nursing Test Prep
Format: Print book

Get comprehensive review of essential nursing content with Kaplan's NCLEX-RN® Content Review Guide. Up-to-date. Updated annually by Kaplan’s expert nursing faculty. Complete. Covers must-know nursing content required to pass the NCLEX-RN®. Expert Strategies. Master...
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John Muir Trail: The Essential Guide to Hiking America's Most Famous Trail

Elizabeth Wenk · Wilderness Press; Fifth Edition edition
Format: Book

Elizabeth Wenk's authoritative guide describes the 212-mile John Muir Trail, running from Yosemite Valley to the summit of Mt. Whitney. John Muir Trail provides all the necessary planning information, including up-to-date details on wilderness and permit regulations, food resupplies,...
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Ms. Marvel 1: No Normal

G. Willow Wilson · Marvel Worldwide
Pages: 120
Format: Print book

Marvel Comics presents the all-new Ms. Marvel, the groundbreaking heroine that has become an international sensation! Kamala Khan is an ordinary girl from Jersey City - until she is suddenly empowered with extraordinary gifts. But who truly is the all-new Ms. Marvel? Teenager? Muslim?...
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The Carpenter: A Story About the Greatest Success Strategies of All

Jon Gordon · Wiley; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Bestselling author Jon Gordon returns with his most inspiring book yet filled with powerful lessons and the greatest success strategies of all. Michael wakes up in the hospital with a bandage on his head and fear in his heart. The stress of building a growing business, with his wife Sarah,...
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Official SAT Study Guide

The College Board · College Board; Stg edition
Format: Print book

The Official SAT Study Guide includes 4 official SAT® practice tests created by the test maker. As part of the College Board's commitment to transparency, all four practice tests are available on the College Board's website, but The Official SAT Study Guide is the only place to find them...
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The Dog Who Could Fly: The Incredible True Story of a WWII Airman and the Four-Legged Hero Who Flew At His Side

Damien Lewis · Atria Books
Format: Hardcover

An instant hit in the UK, this is the true account of a German shepherd who was adopted by the Royal Air Force during World War II, joined in flight missions, and survived everything from crash-landings to parachute bailouts—ultimately saving the life of his owner and dearest friend.In...
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The Secret to Hummingbird Cake

Celeste Fletcher McHale · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 297
Format: Print book

"Why won't you just tell me what's in that cake?" I'd been trying to get Laine's recipe for years. We all had. When all else fails, turn to the divine taste of hummingbird cake. In the South you always say "yes, ma'am" and "no, ma'am." You know everybody's...
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Flesh and Blood: A Scarpetta Novel

Patricia Daniels Cornwell · HarperCollins
Pages: 369
Format: Print book

It's Dr. Kay Scarpetta's birthday, and she's about to head to Miami for a vacation with Benton Wesley, her FBI profiler husband, when she notices seven pennies on a wall behind their Cambridge house. Is this a kids' game? If so, why are all of the coins dated 1981 and so shiny...
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Transcription: A Novel

KATE ATKINSON · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

A dramatic story of WWII espionage, betrayal, and loyalty, by the #1 bestselling author of Life After Life In 1940, eighteen-year old Juliet Armstrong is reluctantly recruited into the world of espionage. Sent to an obscure department of MI5 tasked with monitoring the comings and goings...
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