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Letters of Note: An Eclectic Collection of Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience

Shaun Usher · Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

This spectacular collection of more than 125 letters offers a never-before-seen glimpse of the events and people of history—the brightest and best, the most notorious, and the endearingly everyday. Entries include a transcript of the letter a short contextual introduction and, in 100 cases,...
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The Plague

Albert Camus · Vintage Books
Format: Book

A haunting tale of human resilience in the face of unrelieved horror, Camus' novel about a bubonic plague ravaging the people of a North African coastal town is a classic of twentieth-century literature.
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Olives, Lemons & Za'atar: The Best Middle Eastern Home Cooking

Rawia Bishara · Natl Book Network
Pages: 223
Format: Hardcover

Rawia, in Arabic, means storyteller. And that is what I am. I tell the stories of my life's journey, culture, and family through my cooking. A delicious meal is the greatest companion to the memories we cherish most. I was born into a food-loving Palestinian-Arab family in Nazareth,...
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Map of the Heart: A Novel

Susan Wiggs · William Morrow
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

"From World War II to present-day America; from the Nazi resistance to the 21st century; from the deepest corners of the heart to the furthest limits of love - Map of the Heart is a moving, sophisticated story of fathers and daughters, love and loss, secrets and lies, rebellion and redemption."...
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A Memory of Light

Robert Jordan · Tor Fantasy
Format: Paperback

Since 1990, when Robert Jordans The Wheel of Time burst on the world with its first book, The Eye of the World, readers have been anticipating the final scenes of this extraordinary saga, which has sold over forty million copies in over thirty languages.When Robert Jordan died in 2007,...
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The Force Awakens

Alan Dean Foster · Del Rey
Pages: 260
Format: Print book

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The official novelization of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the blockbuster film directed by J. J. Abrams, featuring an 8-page color photo insert of thrilling images from the hit movie. More than thirty years ago, Star Wars burst onto the big screen and became...
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Hope to Die

James Patterson · Little Brown & Co
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

Detective Alex Cross is being stalked by a psychotic genius, forced to play the deadliest game of his career. Cross's family--his loving wife Bree, the wise and lively Nana Mama, and his precious children--have been ripped away. Terrified and desperate, Cross must give this mad man what...
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Cracking the GRE with 4 Practice Tests, 2016 Edition

Princeton Review · Princeton Review
Format: Print book

THE PRINCETON REVIEW GETS RESULTS. Get all the prep you need to score a perfect 340 on the GRE with 4 full-length practice tests, thorough topic reviews, targeted GRE test-taking strategies, and extra practice online.Techniques That Actually Work. * Powerful tactics to help avoid...
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Popular Economics: What the Rolling Stones, Downton Abbey, and LeBron James Can Teach You about Economics

John Tamny · Regnery Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Forbes editor John Tamny uses entertaining stories from sports, movies, popular culture, and famous businesses to demonstrate the basic principles of economics. The Rolling Stones, the Dallas Cowboys, and Paris Hilton become examples of good and bad tax policy. The Godfather, Gone With...
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Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader

Brent Schlender · Random House Inc
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

#1 New York Times BestsellerThere have been many books - on a large and small scale - about Steve Jobs, one of the most famous CEOs in history. But this book is different from all the others. Becoming Steve Jobs takes on and breaks down the existing myth and stereotypes about Steve Jobs....
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Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs

Johann Hari · Bloomsbury
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

New York Times BestsellerIt is now one hundred years since drugs were first banned in the United States. On the eve of this centenary, journalist Johann Hari set off on an epic three-year, thirty-thousand-mile journey into the war on drugs. What he found is that more and more people all over...
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Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson

S C Gwynne · Scribner, 2014.
Pages: 688
Format: Print book

Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the epic New York Times bestselling account of how Civil War general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson became a great and tragic national hero.Stonewall Jackson has long been a figure of legend and romance. As much as any person in the Confederate...
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Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

Atul Gawande · Metropolitan Books
Pages: 282
Format: Hardcover

In Being Mortal, bestselling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its endingMedicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable....
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The Art of Taming a Rake

Nicole Jordan · Ballantine Books
Pages: 399
Format: Print book

Sparks abound in this sizzling new Legendary Lovers tale from New York Times bestselling author Nicole Jordan, in which a seductive rakehell must woo his spirited but love-shy bride while unmasking a mysterious assailant. Despite his notorious reputation, Quinn Wilde, Earl of Traherne,...
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Rick Steves Spain 2016

Rick Steves · Avalon Travel Publishing; 2016 Edition edition
Format: Print 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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