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Counting Descent

Clint Smith · Write Bloody Pub
Pages: 84
Format: Print book

Clint Smith's debut poetry collection, Counting Descent, is a coming of age story that seeks to complicate our conception of lineage and tradition. Smith explores the cognitive dissonance that results from belonging to a community that unapologetically celebrates black humanity while...
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The Island House: A Novel

Nancy Thayer · Ballantine Books
Pages: 281
Format: Print book

"Soak up the sun with this delightful novel from New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer! Every summer since college, twenty-nine-year-old Courtney has traded the familiarity of the Midwest for the allure of Nantucket. Now an established university professor, she finds herself...
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The Sweet Book of Candy Making: From the Simple to the Spectacular-How to Make Caramels, Fudge, Hard Candy, Fondant, Toffee, and More!

Elizabeth LaBau · Quarry Books

Create your own delicious, gorgeous, and professional-quality candies with The Sweet Book of Candy Making. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned candy maker, you will find mouthwatering recipes and expert tips to inspire you—and satisfy your sweet tooth.Inside, you'll find:—Candy-making...
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The Forks Over Knives Plan: How to Transition to the Life-Saving, Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet

Marah Stets · Touchstone
Pages: 322
Format: Hardcover

The latest in the bestselling Forks Over Knives franchise - a 28-day guide to transitioning to a delicious whole-foods, plant-based diet.The trailblazing film Forks Over Knives helped spark a medical and nutritional revolution. Backed by scientific research, the film's doctors and expert...
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A Gentleman in Moscow

Amor Towles · Random House Large Print
Pages: 700
Format: Large print book

From the "New York Times" bestselling author of "Rules of Civility" a transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel With his breakout debut novel, "Rules of Civility," Amor Towles established himself as a master...
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14th Deadly Sin

James Patterson · Little
Pages: 15
Format: Large Print Hardcover

With San Francisco under siege and every cop a suspect, the Women's Murder Club must risk their lives to save the city-and each other. With a beautiful baby daughter and a devoted husband, Detective Lindsay Boxer can safely say that her life has never been better. In fact (for a change)...
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The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance---What Women Should Know

Katty Kay · HarperCollins Publishers
Pages: 232
Format: Print book

Following the success of Lean In and Why Women Should Rule the World, the authors of the bestselling Womenomics provide an informative and practical guide to understanding the importance of confidence - and learning how to achieve it - for women of all ages and at all stages of their career.Working...
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The Republic of Thieves

Scott Lynch · Del Rey Books
Pages: 690
Format: Paperback

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"A bright new voice in the fantasy genre" (George R. R. Martin) , acclaimed author Scott Lynch continues to astound and entertain with his thrillingly inventive, wickedly funny, suspense-filled adventures featuring con artist extraordinaire Locke Lamora....
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All American Boys

Jason Reynolds · Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A 2016 Coretta Scott King Author Honor book, and recipient of the Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children's Literature. In this Coretta Scott King Honor Award-winning novel, two teens - one black, one white - grapple with the repercussions of a single violent act that leaves their...
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Pond

Claire-Louise Bennett · Riverhead Books
Pages: 195
Format: Print book

Shortlisted for the 2016 International Dylan Thomas Prize Named one of The Millions' Most Anticpated Books of 2016"A sharp, funny, and eccentric debut ... Pond makes the case for Bennett as an innovative writer of real talent. ... [It]reminds us that small things have great depths."-New...
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Slow regard of silent things.

Patrick Rothfuss · Daw Books
Format:  Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats

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Straight to Hell: True Tales of Deviance, Debauchery, and Billion-Dollar Deals

John LeFevre · Grove
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

"Some chick asked me what I would do with 10 million bucks. I told her I'd wonder where the rest of my money went." - @GSElevatorOver the past three years, the notorious @GSElevator Twitter feed has offered a hilarious, shamelessly voyeuristic look into the real world of international...
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The Whites: A Novel

Richard Price · Henry Holt & Company
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

The electrifying tale of a New York City police detective under siege-by an unsolved murder, by his own dark past, and by a violent stalker seeking revenge.Back in the run-and-gun days of the mid-1990s, when a young Billy Graves worked in the South Bronx as part of an aggressive anti-crime...
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The Perfect Hope: Book Three of the Inn BoonsBoro Trilogy

Nora Roberts · Jove; Reprint edition
Format: Kindle Edition

#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts introduces you to the Montgomery brothers—Beckett, Ryder, and Owen—as they bring an intimate bed-and-breakfast to life in their hometown.Ryder is the hardest Montgomery brother to figure out—with a tough-as-nails exterior...
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Inside the O'Briens: A Novel

Lisa Genova · Gallery Books, 2015. ©2015
Pages: 343
Format: Print book

From award-winning, New York Times bestselling author and neuroscientist Lisa Genova comes a "heartbreaking ... very human novel" (Matthew Thomas, author of We Are Not Ourselves) that does for Huntington's disease what her debut novel Still Alice did for Alzheimer's.Joe O'Brien...
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