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Robert B. Parker's Blackjack

Cecil Charles PALMER · A. H. Stockwell
Pages: 331
Format: Print book

Itinerant lawmen Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch return in the gritty new installment of the New York Times-bestselling series. Appaloosa, the hometown of Territorial Marshals Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch, continues to prosper, but with prosperity comes a slew of new trouble: carpetbaggers,...
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The Last Midwife: A Novel

Sandra Dallas · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

It is 1880 and Gracy Brookens is the only midwife in a small Colorado mining town where she has delivered hundreds, maybe thousands, of babies in her lifetime. The women of Swandyke trust and depend on Gracy, and most couldn't imagine getting through pregnancy and labor without her by their...
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The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World

Pedro Domingos · Basic Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Algorithms increasingly run our lives. They find books, movies, jobs, and dates for us, manage our investments, and discover new drugs. More and more, these algorithms work by learning from the trails of data we leave in our newly digital world. Like curious children, they observe us, imitate,...
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The quartet : orchestrating the second American Revolution, 1783-1789

Joseph J Ellis · Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
Pages: 290
Format: Print book

From Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian Joseph J. Ellis, the unexpected story of why the thirteen colonies, having just fought off the imposition of a distant centralized governing power, would decide to subordinate themselves anew. We all know the famous opening phrase of Lincoln's...
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Twain & Stanley Enter Paradise

Oscar Hijuelos · Grand Central Publishing, 2015.
Pages: 465
Format: Print book

An Amazon Best Book of November 2015
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Food52 Genius Recipes: 100 Recipes That Will Change the Way You Cook

Kristen Miglore · Ten Speed Press
Format: Hardcover

"An essential collection of more than 100 foolproof recipes from food luminaries such as Julia Child, Alice Waters, and David Chang--curated, introduced, and photographed by the team behind the leading food website Food52. This debut title from Food52 Works, a new imprint from Ten Speed...
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One Pot: 120+ Easy Meals from Your Skillet, Slow Cooker, Stockpot, and More

Editors of Martha Stewart Living · Clarkson Potter

Using just one pan, you can stew, steam, sauté, simmer, braise, or roast your way to a fuss-free meal—and minimal cleanup to boot. At the end of a busy day, you want to serve a delicious home-cooked dinner, a complete, all-in-one meal that can be prepared with little effort and few pans...
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The Paleo Kitchen: Finding Primal Joy in Modern Cooking

Juli Bauer · Victory Belt Publishing

George Bryant and Juli Bauer, two of the most insightful and well-respected Paleo powerhouses have united to bring a myriad of bold and delectable gluten grain-free Paleo recipes straight from their kitchens to yours in their new cookbook The Paleo Kitchen. Together, George and Juli...
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The Nest

Kenneth Oppel · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 244
Format: Print book

Steve just wants to save his baby brother:but what will he lose in the bargain? This is a haunting gothic tale for fans of Coraline, from acclaimed author Kenneth Oppel (Silverwing, The Boundless) with illustrations from Caldecott Medalist Jon Klassen. For some kids summer is a sun-soaked...
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Dear Mr. You

Mary-Louise Parker · Scribner
Pages: 228
Format: Print book

A wonderfully unconventional literary debut from the award-winning actress Mary-Louise Parker.An extraordinary literary work, Dear Mr. You renders the singular arc of a woman's life through letters Mary-Louise Parker composes to the men, real and hypothetical, who have informed the person...
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