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Filthy Rich

James Patterson · Little
Pages: 15
Format: Print book

A shocking true crime tale of money, power, and sex from the world's most popular thriller writer.Jeffrey Epstein rose from humble origins to the rarefied heights of New York City's financial elite. A college dropout with an instinct for numbers--and for people--Epstein amassed his wealth...
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Jane Austen Cover to Cover: 200 Years of Classic Book Covers

Margaret C. Sullivan · Quirk Books
Format: Hardcover

Jane Austen never goes out of style. Since the first publication of her six novels in the 19th century, she has delighted generations of fans with classic stories that have never changed—and countless covers that have. Jane Austen Cover to Cover compiles two centuries...
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Neighbor Law: Fences, Trees, Boundaries & Noise

Emily Doskow · NOLO; Eighth Edition edition
Format: Paperback

An easy-to-read guide on laws concerning common neighbor disputes Is the noise from next door keeping you up at night? Is the view from your backyard being obstructed? Is a neighboring business driving you crazy? Your home is important to you and your neighbors aren't going anywhere...
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The Courage to Be: Third Edition

Paul Tillich · Yale University Press
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

Originally published more than fifty years ago, The Courage to Be has become a classic of twentieth-century religious and philosophical thought. The great Christian existentialist thinker Paul Tillich describes the dilemma of modern man and points a way to the conquest of the problem of anxiety....
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The Power of the Steel-tipped Pen: Reconstructing Native Hawaiian Intellectual History

Noenoe K Silva · Duke University Press Books
Pages: 270
Format: Paperback

In The Power of the Steel-tipped Pen Noenoe K. Silva reconstructs the indigenous intellectual history of a culture where - using Western standards - none is presumed to exist. Silva examines the work of two lesser-known Hawaiian writers - Joseph Ho'ona'auao Knepu'u (1824-ca....
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Agincourt: The Fight for France

Ranulph Fiennes · Pegasus Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Sir Ranulph Fiennes' dynamic account of the Battle of Agincourt gives a unique perspective on one of the most significant battles in English history. On 25th October 1415, on a French hillside near the village of Agincourt, four men sheltered from the rain and prepared for battle. All four...
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Sex Object: A Memoir

Jessica Valenti · Dey Street Books
Pages: 204
Format: Hardcover

New York Times BestsellerNPR Best Book of 2016"Sharp and prescient ... The appeal of Valenti's memoir lies in her ability to trace objectification through her own life, and to trace what was for a long time her own obliviousness to it ... Sex Object is an antidote to the fun and flirty...
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Lion of the Senate: When Ted Kennedy Rallied the Democrats in a GOP Congress

Nick Littlefield · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 528
Format: Hardcover

"The best book I have read about the inner dynamics of the United States Senate." - Doris Kearns GoodwinTwo top domestic policy advisors to Senator Edward Kennedy offer an insider's view of several remarkable years when Kennedy fought to preserve the Democratic mission against...
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The Science of Happily Ever After: What Really Matters in the Quest for Enduring Love

Ty Tashiro · Harlequin
Pages: 278
Format: Hardcover

In this playful and informative exploration of the science behind how to choose a great mate, acclaimed relationship psychologist Dr. Ty Tashiro explores how to find enduring love. Dr. Tashiro translates reams of scientific studies and research data into the first book to revolutionize...
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The Call: The Life and Message of the Apostle Paul

Adam Hamilton · Abingdon Press
Format: Hardcover

With Adam Hamilton, we have traced the life of Jesus from his birth The Journey, through his ministry The Way, to his death and resurrection 24 Hours That Changed the World. What happened next? Follow the journeys of Paul, beginning with his dramatic conversion, as he spread the Gospel...
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Run for Your Life: How to Run, Walk, and Move Without Pain or Injury and Achieve a Sense of Well-Being and Joy

Mark Cucuzzella · Knopf
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

The first running book by a leading pioneering running doctor and athlete, creator of the Air Force's Efficient Running program--the result of more than three decades of study, practice, and science that shows us in clearly illustrated and accessible text how easy it is to run efficiently...
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Why I don't write children's literature

Gary Soto · Foredge, an imprint of University Press of New England
Format: eBook

The beloved writer returns to entertain in a fresh collection of essays
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Living the Secular Life: New Answers to Old Questions

Phil Zuckerman · Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover

David Brooks, The New York TimesAs secularism becomes more prominent and self-confident, its spokesmen have more insistently argued that secularism should not be seen as an absence — as a lack of faith — but rather as a positive moral creed. Phil Zuckerman, a Pitzer College sociologist,...
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Done.: A Cook's Guide to Knowing When Food Is Perfectly Cooked

James Peterson · Chronicle Books
Pages: 223
Format: Print book

Done. answers the age-old question that stumps all cooks: "Is it ready yet?" In this infinitely handy kitchen guide, foremost cooking authority James Peterson gives at-aglance answers for more than 85 of the most vexing-to-cook foods, from sauces, vegetables, fish, and meats to sweets....
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Thanks for the Money: How to Use My Life Story to Become the Best Joel McHale You Can Be

Mchale Joel. · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 303
Format: Print book

From actor and comedian Joel McHale comes the most important celebrity-penned book of this, or any, generation. Part shocking tell-all memoir, part aspirational how-to guide, and mostly all book, this one-of-a-kind tome is required reading for anyone who enjoys Hollywood gossip, get-rich-gradually...
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