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Children of Earth and Sky

Guy Gavriel Kay · New American Library
Pages: 571
Format: Print book

The bestselling author of the groundbreaking novels Under Heaven and River of Stars, Guy Gavriel Kay is back with a new book, set in a world inspired by the conflicts and dramas of Renaissance Europe. Against this tumultuous backdrop the lives of men and women unfold on the borderlands...
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The Epidemic

Suzanne Young · Simon Pulse
Pages: 378
Format: Print book

Can one girl help others find closure by slipping into the identities of their loved ones? Find out in this riveting sequel to The Remedy and companion to the New York Times bestselling The Treatment and The Program.In a world before The Program ... Quinlan McKee has spent her life acting...
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The Cinderella Murder

Mary Higgins Clark · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

In a first-time collaboration, "Queen of Suspense" Mary Higgins Clark partners with bestselling author Alafair Burke to deliver a brand new suspense series about a television program featuring cold case murders.Television producer Laurie Moran is delighted when the pilot for her reality...
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So Sad Today: Personal Essays

Melissa Broder · Grand Central Publishing, 2016. ©2015
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

From acclaimed poet and creator of the popular Twitter account @sosadtoday comes a darkly funny and brutally honest collection of essays.Melissa Broder always struggled with anxiety. In the fall of 2012, she went through a harrowing cycle of panic attacks and dread that wouldn't abate...
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Our Souls at Night: A novel

Kent Haruf · Knopf
Pages: 179
Format: Hardcover

A spare yet eloquent, bittersweet yet inspiring story of a man and a woman who, in advanced age, come together to wrestle with the events of their lives and their hopes for the imminent future. In the familiar setting of Holt, Colorado, home to all of Kent Haruf's inimitable fiction, Addie...
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Fodor's France 2016

Fodor's · Fodor's Travel
Pages: 877
Format: Print book

Paris is just the beginning: France's memorable sights--from sprawling Versailles to lofty Mont-St-Michel--have made it mainland Europe's most popular destination. This edition delivers can't-miss trips for the more than 2 million America's who trave to France annually, whether they're...
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A Separate Peace

John Knowles · Scribner
Pages: 204
Format: Paperback

Set at a boys’ boarding school in New England during the early years of World War II, A Separate Peace is a harrowing and luminous parable of the dark side of adolescence. Gene is a lonely, introverted intellectual. Phineas is a handsome, taunting, daredevil athlete. What happens...
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Co-parenting with a Toxic Ex: What to Do When Your Ex-Spouse Tries to Turn the Kids Against You

Amy J. L. Baker PhD · New Harbinger Publications
Pages: 199
Format: Paperback

There's no question about it: your children are the most important thing in your life. But if you have gone through a messy divorce, your relationship with your children may become strained if you have to deal with a toxic ex. Your ex may bad-mouth you in front of the kids, accuse you of being...
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The 60s: The Story of a Decade

Henry Finder · Random House
Pages: 752
Format: Print book

The third installment of a fascinating decade-by-decade series, this anthology collects historic New Yorker pieces from the most tumultuous years of the twentieth century - including pieces by James Baldwin, Pauline Kael, Sylvia Plath, Roger Angell, Muriel Spark, and John Updike - alongside...
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou · Ballantine Books
Pages: 289
Format: Paperback

Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right. Maya Angelou's debut memoir is a modern American...
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Fifty Shades Darker

E. L. James · Vintage; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

MORE THAN 100 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDEFIFTY SHADES OF GREY IS NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREDaunted by the singular tastes and dark secrets of the beautiful, tormented young entrepreneur Christian Grey, Anastasia Steele has broken off their relationship to start a new career with a Seattle...
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Brotherhood in Death

J. D. Robb · Berkley Books
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback

The latest novel featuring Lieutenant Eve Dallas from #1 New York Times bestselling author J. D. Robb. Sometimes "brotherhood" is just another word for "conspiracy"... Just as Dennis Mira is about to confront his cousin Edward about selling the West Village brownstone...
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The House at Riverton: A Novel

Kate Morton · Washington Square Press; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

The House at Riverton is a gorgeous debut novel set in England between the wars. Perfect for fans of Downton Abbey, it is the story of an aristocratic family, a house, a mysterious death and a way of life that vanished forever, told in flashback by a woman who witnessed it all and kept...
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Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina

Misty Copeland · Touchstone; Reprint edition
Format: Print book

Determination meets dance in this memoir by the history-making ballerina. In this instant New York Times bestseller, Misty Copeland makes history, telling the story of her journey to become the first African-American principal ballerina at the prestigious American Ballet Theatre. But when...
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Rick Steves Spain 2015

Rick Steves · Avalon Travel Publishing; 2015 Edition edition
Format: Book

You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Spain.In this guide, you’ll find an inviting mix of exciting cities and cozy towns. Explore the lively cities of Madrid, Barcelona, and Sevilla, and follow the Route of the White Hill Towns in Andalucía’s...
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