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A Lowcountry Christmas

Mary Alice Monroe · Gallery Books
Pages: 347
Format: Print book

Click Here For the Autographed Copy A wounded warrior and his younger brother discover the true meaning of Christmas in this timeless story of family bonds. A poignant continuation of the Lowcountry Summer series. As far as ten-year-old Miller McClellan is concerned, it s the worst Christmas...
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Yes Please

Amy Poehler · Dey Street Books; Reprint edition
Format: Print book

Do you want to get to know the woman we first came to love on Comedy Centrals Upright Citizens Brigade? Do you want to spend some time with the lady who made you howl with laughter on Saturday Night Live, and in movies like Baby Mama, Blades of Glory, and They Came Together? Do you find...
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The Best American Essays 2015

Ariel Levy · Mariner Books
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

"Writing an essay is like catching a wave," posits guest editor Ariel Levy. "To catch a wave, you need skill and nerve, not just moving water." This year's writers are certainly full of nerve, and have crafted a wide range of pieces awash in a diversity of moods,...
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Purity: A Novel

Jonathan Franzen · Farrar
Pages: 563
Format: Print book

A magnum opus for our morally complex times from the author of FreedomYoung Pip Tyler doesn't know who she is. She knows that her real name is Purity, that she's saddled with $130,000 in student debt, that she's squatting with anarchists in Oakland, and that her relationship with her mother--her...
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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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Fodor's Costa Rica 2016

Fodor's. · Fodor's
Pages: 623
Format: Print book

Costa Rica is one of the most popular destinations for travelers in search of natural beauty, outdoor adventure, and sun. In full-color and with helpful magazine-style illustrated features, Fodor's Costa Rica shows off the splendor of the country's stunning natural landscapes and its varied...
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The Girl from Summer Hill: A Summer Hill Novel

Jude Deveraux · Ballantine Books
Pages: 370
Format: Print book

The first novel of New York Times bestselling author Jude Deveraux's breathtaking new series set in Summer Hill, a small town where love takes center stage against the backdrop of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Enter Elizabeth Bennet. Chef Casey Reddick has had it up to here with men....
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The kind worth killing : a novel

Peter Swanson · William Morrow
Pages: 311
Format: Print book

A devious tale of psychological suspense so irresistible that it prompts Entertainment Weekly to ask, "Is The Kind Worth Killing the next Gone Girl?" From one of the hottest new thriller writers, Peter Swanson, a name you may not know yet (but soon will) , this is his breakout...
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No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind

Daniel J. Siegel · Bantam
Pages: 255
Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe pioneering experts behind The Whole-Brain Child - Tina Payne Bryson and Daniel J. Siegel, the author of Brainstorm - now explore the ultimate child-raising challenge: discipline. Highlighting the fascinating link between a child's neurological development...
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The Second Mrs. Hockaday: A Novel

Susan Rivers · Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pages: 264
Format: Print book

"TAUT, ALMOST UNBEARABLE SUSPENSE . . . This galvanizing historical portrait of courage, determination, and abiding love mesmerizes and shocks." - BOOKLIST (starred review) "All I had known for certain when I came around the hen house that first evening in July and saw my husband...
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What If?

Randall Munroe · Mariner Books
Pages: 303
Format: Print book

From the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language,...
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Haunted Destiny

Heather Graham · Mira
Pages: 361
Format: Print book

www. TheOriginalHeatherGraham. comBetween the evil and the deep blue seaA historic cruise ship, a haunted ship, the Celtic American Line's Destiny, sets sail from the Port of New Orleanswith a killer on board. He's known as the Archangel Killer because of the way he displays his victims...
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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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Fodor's Italy 2016

Fodor's · Fodor's Travel
Pages: 992
Format: Print book

Fodor's Italy is the essential take-along companion to one of Europe's most enduringly popular destinations. With inviting full-color photos, this updated edition highlights everything that visitors adore--from Italy's great food and wine to art and architecture, as well as glorious Tuscan...
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Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

Peter Thiel · Crown Business; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIf you want to build a better future, you must believe in secrets.The great secret of our time is that there are still uncharted frontiers to explore and new inventions to create. In Zero to One, legendary entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel shows how we can find...
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