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The Raven Cycle #3: Blue Lily, Lily Blue

Maggie Stiefvater · Scholastic (Us)
Pages: 391
Format: Hardcover

The third installment in the mesmerizing series from the irrepressible, #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater. Blue Sargent has found things. For the first time in her life, she has friends she can trust, a group to which she can belong. The Raven Boys have taken her in as one of their...
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Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future

Martin Ford · Basic Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Winner of the 2015 FT & McKinsey Business Book of the Year AwardA New York Times BestsellerTop Business Book of 2015 at ForbesOne of NBCNews.com 12 Notable Science and Technology Books of 2015What are the jobs of the future? How many will there be? And who will have them? We might imagine...
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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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Birnbaum's 2016 Disneyland Resort: The Official Guide

Birnbaum Guides · Disney Editions
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Birnbaum is the most respected and well-known name in Disney guides--and the only official guide. This updated edition of Birnbaum's Disneyland Resort takes readers through Walt Disney's first theme park with ease and flair and includes the most accurate, current information on prices...
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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 Empathy Exams: Essays

Leslie Jamison · Graywolf Press; 1 edition
Format: Book

From personal loss to phantom diseases, The Empathy Exams is a bold and brilliant collection, winner of the Graywolf Press Nonfiction PrizeA Publishers Weekly Top Ten Essay Collection of Spring 2014Beginning with her experience as a medical actor who was paid to act out symptoms for medical...
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But I Could Never Go Vegan!: 125 Recipes That Prove You Can Live Without Cheese, It's Not All Rabbit Food, and Your Friends Will Still Come Over for Dinner

Kristy Turner · The Experiment
Format: Print book

"Get ready for your taste buds to explode." - Isa Chandra Moskowitz Can't imagine living without cheese? Convinced that dairy-free baked goods just don't cut it? Hate the taste of tofu and not a fan of boring salads? EXCUSES, BE GONE! Blogger-author extraordinaire Kristy...
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Family Trust: A Novel

KATHY WANG · William Morrow
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

Some of us are more equal than others....Meet Stanley Huang: father, husband, ex-husband, man of unpredictable tastes and temper, aficionado of all-inclusive vacations and bargain luxury goods, newly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. For years, Stanley has claimed that he's worth a small...
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Veep: Season 4

Various · HBO
Format: DVD

Veep: The Complete Fourth Season (DVD)
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Not My Father's Son: A Memoir

Alan Cumming · Dey Street Books
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

In his unique and engaging voice, the acclaimed actor of stage and screen shares the emotional story of his complicated relationship with his father and the deeply buried family secrets that shaped his life and career.A beloved star of stage, television, and film—“one of the most...
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Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise

Luke Perry · Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Paradise police chief Jesse Stone takes some well-deserved vacation time and chooses to spend it in Boston, where the Assistant State Homicide Commander, Lieutenant Sydney Greenstreet, aware of his previous experience as an LA Homicide detective, has sought his expertise in evaluating a packet...
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Nine Perfect Strangers

LIANE MORIARTY · Flatiron Books
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Little LiesCould ten days at a health resort really change you forever? In Liane Moriarty's latest page-turner, nine perfect strangers are about to find out...Nine people gather at a remote health resort. Some are here to lose weight,...
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Welcome to Braggsville: A Novel

T. Geronimo Johnson · William Morrow Paperbacks
Format: Print book

National BestsellerFrom the PEN/Faulkner finalist and critically acclaimed author of Hold It 'Til It Hurts comes a dark and socially provocative Southern-fried comedy about four UC Berkeley students who stage a dramatic protest during a Civil War reenactment - longlisted for the 2015...
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The Everyday Parenting Toolkit: The Kazdin Method for Easy, Step-by-Step, Lasting Change for You and Your Child

Alan E. Kazdin · Mariner Books; Reprint edition
Format: Book

“Alan Kazdin delivers the evidence-based, gold-standard method for parents who want simple, effective responses to the everyday challenging behaviors of their children.” —Martin E. P. Seligman, author of Flourish and The Optimistic ChildAlan Kazdin’s The Kazdin Method...
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The 22-Day Revolution: The Plant-Based Program That Will Transform Your Body, Reset Your Habits, and Change Your Life

Marco Borges · Celebra
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWith a Foreword by Beyonce, and an Introduction by Dr. Dean Ornish A groundbreaking vegan program designed to transform your mental, emotional, and physical health in just 22 days. Founded on the principle that it takes 21 days to make or break a habit, The 22-Day...
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