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The murder of Mary Russell : a novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes

Laurie R King · Bantam
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

Laurie R. King's bestselling Mary Russell-Sherlock Holmes series weaves rich historical detail and provocative themes with intriguing characters and enthralling suspense. Russell and Holmes have become one of modern literature's most beloved teams. But does this adventure end it all?
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The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread

Peter Reinhart · Ten Speed Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Co-founder of the Brother Juniper's Bakery in Sonoma, California, author and instructor at the world's largest culinary school, Reinhart has been a leader in America's artisanal bread movement for 15 years. Here he shares his latest bread breakthroughs, and walks readers through...
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War and Peace

Leo Tolstoy · Vintage; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

From the award-winning translators of Anna Karenina and The Brothers Karamazov comes this magnificent new translation of Tolstoy's masterwork. War and Peace broadly focuses on Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812 and follows three of the most well-known characters in literature:...
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A court of thorns and roses

Sarah J Maas · Bloomsbury
Pages: 419
Format: Print book

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Perfect for fans of Kristin Cashore and George R.R. Martin, this first book in a sexy and action-packed new series is impossible to put down!

When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like...

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Barefoot in Paris: Easy French Food You Can Make at Home

Ina Garten · Clarkson Potter; First Edition edition
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Hearty boeuf Bourguignon served in deep bowls over a garlic-rubbed slice of baguette toast; decadently rich croque monsieur, eggy and oozing with cheese; gossamer crème brulee, its sweetness offset by a brittle burnt-sugar topping. Whether shared in a cozy French bistro or in your...
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The Crown

Kiera Cass · HarperTeen
Pages: 279
Format: Print book

Kiera Cass's #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series has captured the hearts of readers from its very first page. Now the end of the journey is here. Prepare to be swept off your feet by The Crown - the eagerly awaited, wonderfully romantic fifth and final book in the Selection...

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The Three Heavens: Angels, Demons and What Lies Ahead

John Hagee · Worthy Publishing
Format: Book

BATTLES ARE RAGING BETWEEN ANGELS AND DEMONS OVER YOU John Hagee's breathtaking biblical tour of the three heavens takes you inside the timeless clash between the Kingdom of Light and the Kingdom of Darkness and explains why that battle makes all the difference in this world and the world...
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Call the Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times

Jennifer Worth · Penguin Books
Pages: 340
Format: Paperback

The highest-rated drama in BBC history, Call the Midwife will delight fans of Downton AbbeyViewers everywhere have fallen in love with this candid look at post-war London. In the 1950s, twenty-two-year-old Jenny Lee leaves her comfortable home to move into a convent and become a midwife...
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The Portable Nietzsche

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche · Penguin Books
Pages: 692
Format: Paperback

The works of Friedrich Nietzsche have fascinated readers around the world ever since the publication of his first book more than a hundred years ago. As Walter Kaufmann, one of the world's leading authorities on Nietzsche, notes in his introduction, "Few writers in any age were...
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A Good Month for Murder: The Inside Story of a Homicide Squad

Del Quentin Wilber · Henry Holt and Company
Pages: 273
Format: Print book

Bestselling author Del Quentin Wilber tells the inside story of how a homicide squad---a dedicated, colorful team of detectives -- does its almost impossible job

Twelve homicides, three police-involved shootings and the furious hunt for an especially brutal killer--February...

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The Invasion of the Tearling: A Novel

Erika Johansen · Harper, 2015. ©2015
Pages: 514
Format: Print book

In this riveting sequel to the national bestseller The Queen of the Tearling, the evil kingdom of Mortmesne invades the Tearling, with dire consequences for Kelsea and her realm.

With each passing day, Kelsea Glynn is growing into her new responsibilities as Queen of the Tearling....

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Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World

Adam M Grant · Viking
Pages: 322
Format: Print book

The #1 New York Times bestseller that examines how people can champion new ideas - and how leaders can fight groupthink, from the author of Give and Take

"Reading Originals made me feel like I was seated across from Adam Grant at a dinner party,...
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Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

Ben Fountain · Ecco; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction and a finalist for the National Book Award!From the PEN/Hemingway Award-winning author of the critically acclaimed short story collection, Brief Encounters with Che Guevara, comes Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk ("The...
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Reasons to Stay Alive

Matt Haig · Penguin Books
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

A runaway bestseller in the UK - Matt Haig's accessible and life-affirming memoir of his struggle with depression, and how his triumph over the illness taught him to live

Like nearly one in five people, Matt Haig suffers from depression. Reasons to Stay Alive is...
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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Angela Duckworth · Scribner
Pages: 333
Format: Print book

In this instant New York Times bestseller, pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth shows anyone striving to succeed - be it parents, students, educators, athletes, or business people - that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a special blend of passion and persistence...
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