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Bull Mountain

Brian Panowich · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 290
Format: Print book

"[Panowich] pulls off [a] daunting undertaking with astounding success . . . The storytelling is mesmerizing, with virtually every chapter set in a different timeline and focused on a single character, but the sense of immediacy carries over into each era. And while the violence...
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The Truth About Retirement Plans and IRAs

Ric Edelman · Simon & Schuster
Format: Paperback

From the #1 independent financial advisor in America, ranked three times by Barron's: a guide to making the most of your retirement plans and assuring long-term financial security.Everyone knows that saving for your retirement is important. Yet only half of all eligible Americans contribute...
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Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science-and the World

Rachel Swaby · Broadway Books
Pages: 273
Format: Print book

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 three...
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A Common Struggle: A Personal Journey Through the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction

Patrick J. Kennedy · Blue Rider Press
Pages: 422
Format: Print book

**A New York Times Bestseller**Patrick J. Kennedy, the former congressman and youngest child of Senator Ted Kennedy, details his personal and political battle with mental illness and addiction, exploring mental health care's history in the country alongside his and every family's private...
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Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail

Ben Montgomery · Chicago Review Press; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

Winner of the 2014 National Outdoor Book Awards for History/Biography Emma Gatewood told her family she was going on a walk and left her small Ohio hometown with a change of clothes and less than two hundred dollars. The next anybody heard from her, this genteel, farm-reared, 67-year-old...
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Spruce: A Step-by-Step Guide to Upholstery and Design

Amanda Brown · Storey books
Format: Hardcover

This is the only book you'll need to learn the craft and art of upholstery from start to finish. With clear instructions illustrated by more than 900 step-by-step photographs, the five projects included here are designed to teach all of the techniques and skills you need to reupholster...
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Only Love Can Break Your Heart

Ed Tarkington · Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2016.
Pages: 307
Format: Print book

"Love can make people do terrible things." Welcome to Spencerville, Virginia, 1977. Eight-year-old Rocky worships his older brother, Paul. Sixteen and full of rebel cool, Paul spends his days cruising in his Chevy Nova blasting Neil Young, cigarette dangling from his lips, arm slung...
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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing

Marie KondoÌ„ · Ten Speed Press
Pages: 213
Format: Hardcover

This #1 New York Times best-selling guide to decluttering your home from Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo takes readers step-by-step through her revolutionary KonMari Method for simplifying, organizing, and storing.Despite constant efforts to declutter your home, do papers still...
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Family Jewels

Stuart Woods · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

Stone Barrington is back and better than ever in the newest thriller from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author. Stone Barrington's newest client seems to be a magnet for trouble. A poised lady of considerable wealth, she's looking for help discouraging the attentions of a tenacious...
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This One Summer

Mariko Tamaki · First Second
Format: Hardcover

A 2015 Caldecott Honor BookA 2015 Michael L. Printz Honor BookEvery summer, Rose goes with her mom and dad to a lake house in Awago Beach. It's their getaway, their refuge. Rosie's friend Windy is always there, too, like the little sister she never had. But this summer is different....
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The Lake House: A Novel

Kate Morton · Atria Books
Pages: 512
Format: Print book

One of People magazine's Best Books of Fall - "Morton's moody, suspenseful latest is the perfect page-turner for a chilly night." From the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of The Secret Keeper and The Distant Hours, an intricately plotted, spellbinding new novel...
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The innovators : how a group of hackers, geniuses, and geeks created the digital revolution

Walter Isaacson · Simon & Schuster, 2014.
Pages: 542
Format: Print book

Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson's New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed The Innovators is a "riveting, propulsive, and at times deeply moving" (The Atlantic) story of the people who created the computer and the Internet.What...
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The Thing About Jellyfish

Ali Benjamin · Little
Pages: 343
Format: Print book

This stunning debut novel about grief and wonder was an instant New York Times bestseller and captured widespread critical acclaim, including selection as a 2015 National Book Award finalist! After her best friend dies in a drowning accident, Suzy is convinced that the true cause of the tragedy...
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Hard Choices

Hillary Rodham Clinton · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

Hillary Rodham Clinton's inside account of the crises, choices, and challenges she faced during her four years as America's 67th Secretary of State, and how those experiences drive her view of the future."All of us face hard choices in our lives," Hillary Rodham Clinton...
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The Nightingale

Kristin Hannah · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 440
Format: Book

#1 New York Times bestsellerNamed a top five book of the year by AmazonNamed a best book of the year by: Buzzfeed, iTunes, Library Journal, Paste, self. com, The Wall Street Journal, The WeekIn love we find out who we want to be. In war we find out who we are. FRANCE, 1939In the quiet village...
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