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The Patriot Threat: A Novel

Steve Berry · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 386
Format: Audiobook

The 16th Amendment to the Constitution is why Americans pay income taxes. But what if there were problems associated with that amendment? Secrets that call into question decades of tax collecting? In fact, there is a surprising truth to this hidden possibility.Cotton Malone, once a member...
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More Happy Than Not

Adam Silvera · Soho Teen
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

In his twisty, gritty, profoundly moving debut - called "mandatory reading" by the New York Times - Adam Silvera brings to life a charged, dangerous near-future summer in the Bronx.In the months after his father's suicide, it's been tough for 16-year-old Aaron Soto to find...
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Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation

John Freeman · Penguin Books
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback

Thirty-six major contemporary writers examine life in a deeply divided America - including Anthony Doerr, Ann Patchett, Roxane Gay, Rebecca Solnit, Hector Tobar, Joyce Carol Oates, Edwidge Danticat, Richard Russo, Eula Bliss, Karen Russell, and many more America is broken....
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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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Goodbye Stranger

Rebecca Stead · Wendy Lamb Books
Pages: 289
Format: Hardcover

This brilliant, New York Times bestselling novel from the author of the Newbery Medal winner When You Reach Me explores multiple perspectives on the bonds and limits of friendship. Long ago, best friends Bridge, Emily, and Tab made a pact: no fighting. But it's the start of seventh grade,...
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The Market Gardener: A Successful Grower's Handbook for Small-scale Organic Farming

Jean-Martin Fortier · New Society Publishers
Format: Paperback

Les Jardins de la Grelinette is a micro-farm located in eastern Quebec, just north of the American border. Growing on just 1.5 acres, owners Jean-Martin and Maude-Helène feed more than two hundred families through their thriving CSA and seasonal market stands and supply their signature...
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The Shepherd's Life: Modern Dispatches from an Ancient Landscape

James Rebanks · Flatiron Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestseller and International Phenomenon"It's bloody marvelous." - Helen Macdonald, New York Times bestselling author of H IS FOR HAWK"Captivating... A book about continuity and roots and a sense of belonging in an age that's increasingly about mobility...
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Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead

Laszlo Bock · Twelve
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
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The Lost Landscape: A Writer's Coming of Age

Joyce Carol Oates · Ecco Press
Pages: 368
Format: Print book

Written with the raw honesty and poignant insight that were the hallmarks of her acclaimed bestseller A Widow's Story, an affecting and observant memoir of growing up from one of our finest and most beloved literary masters.The Lost Landscape is Joyce Carol Oates' vivid chronicle...
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The Trials of Apollo Book One The Hidden Oracle

Rick Riordan · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 376
Format: Hardcover

"After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. He must learn to survive in the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus's favor"--
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Finding Fraser

K C Dyer · Berkley Books
Pages: 368
Format: Print book

"Jamie Fraser would be Deeply Gratified at having inspired such a charmingly funny, poignant story - and so am I." - Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Outlander seriesEscape to Scotland with the delightful new novel that readers have fallen in love with...
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Fiske Guide to Colleges 2016

Edward Fiske · Sourcebooks; 32 edition
Format: Print book

Every college and university has a story-and no college guide tells those stories like the Fiske Guide, written from the honest, independent perspective of Edward B. Fiske. Students, parents, and counselors agree, Fiske is the best way to get to know the unique personalities of schools,...
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The Book of Joan: Tales of Mirth, Mischief, and Manipulation

Melissa Rivers · Crown Archetype
Pages: 284
Format: Print book

Joan Rivers was known all over the world - from the Palace Theater to Buckingham Palace, from the bright lights of Las Vegas to the footlights of Broadway, from the days of talkies to hosting talk shows. But there was only one person who knew Joan intimately, one person who the authorities...
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The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It

Kelly McGonigal · Avery; Second edition
Format: Hardcover

The author of The Willpower Instinct delivers a controversial and groundbreaking new book that overturns long-held beliefs about stress. More than forty-four percent of Americans admit to losing sleep over stress. And while most of us do everything we can to reduce it, Stanford psychologist...
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And the Good News Is...: Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side

Dana Perino · Twelve
Format: Hardcover

#1 New York Times Bestseller
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