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Get Better: 15 Proven Practices to Build Effective Relationships at Work

TODD DAVIS · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

A practical guide for anyone looking to create a competitive advantage in any size and type of organization by building effective relationships - from the performance improvement experts at FranklinCovey.In Get Better: 15 Proven Practices to Build Effective Relationships, FranklinCovey's...
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The House of Unexpected Sisters: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH · Pantheon Books
Pages: 227
Format: Hardcover

"Precious Ramotswe learns valuable lessons about first impressions and forgiveness in this latest installment of the beloved and best-selling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi are approached by their part-time colleague, Mr. Polopetsi, with a troubling...
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What Unites Us

Dan Rather · Algonquin Books
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

"I find myself thinking deeply about what it means to love America, as I surely do." At a moment of crisis over our national identity, Dan Rather has been reflecting - and writing passionately almost every day on social media - about the world we live in, what our core ideals...
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Heather, the Totality

MATTHEW WEINER · LITTLE
Format: Book

Mark and Karen Breakstone have constructed the idyllic life of wealth and status they always wanted, made complete by their beautiful and extraordinary daughter Heather. But they are still not quite at the top. When the new owners of the penthouse above them begin construction, an unstable...

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It's All Relative: Adventures Up and Down the World's Family Tree

A J JACOBS · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author of The Know-It-All and The Year of Living Biblically, A.J. Jacobs undergoes a hilarious, heartfelt quest to understand what constitutes family - where it begins and how far it goes - and attempts to untangle the true meaning of the "Family...
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The Quantum Spy: A Thriller

DAVID IGNATIUS · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

The race to build the first quantum computer heats up in the newest high-tech spy thriller from best-selling author David Ignatius.

A hyper-fast quantum computer is the digital equivalent of a nuclear bomb: whoever possesses one will be able to shred any encryption in existence,...

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The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion?Surprising Observations of a Hidden World

PETER WOHLLEBEN · Greystone Books
Pages: 277
Format: Hardcover

"Like The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben's The Inner Life of Animals will rock your world. Surprising, humbling, and filled with delight, this book shows us that animals think, feel and know in much the same way as we do--and that their lives are, to them, as precious as ours...

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Bonfire: A Novel

CROWN. · Crown Archetype
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

From actress, producer, and writer, Krysten Ritter, a psychological suspense novel about a woman forced to confront her past in the wake of small-town corruption

It has been ten years since Abby Williams left home and scrubbed away all visible evidence of her small town...
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Dollars and Sense: How We Misthink Money and How to Spend Smarter

DAN ARIELY · Harper
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Blending humor and behavioral economics, the New York Times bestselling author of Predictably Irrational delves into the truly illogical world of personal finance to help people better understand why they make bad financial decisions, and gives them the knowledge they need to make better...

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The Revolution of Marina M.

JANET FITCH · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 816
Format: Hardcover

From the mega-bestselling author of White Oleander and Paint It Black, a sweeping historical saga of the Russian Revolution, as seen through the eyes of one young woman

St. Petersburg, New Year's Eve, 1916. Marina Makarova is a young woman of privilege who aches...
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The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State

NADIA MURAD · Tim Duggan Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

In this intimate memoir of survival, a former captive of the Islamic State tells her harrowing and ultimately inspiring story.

Nadia Murad was born and raised in Kocho, a small village of farmers and shepherds in northern Iraq. A member of the Yazidi community, she and her brothers...
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They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us

HANIF WILLIS-ABDURRAQIB · Two Dollar Radio
Pages: 236
Format: Paperback

In an age of confusion, fear, and loss, Hanif Abdurraqib's is a voice that matters. Whether he's attending a Bruce Springsteen concert the day after visiting Michael Brown's grave, or discussing public displays of affection at a Carly Rae Jepsen show, he writes with a poignancy and magnetism...
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The End We Start From

Megan Hunter · Grove Press
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

"The End We Start From is strange and powerful, and very apt for these uncertain times. I was moved, terrified, uplifted - sometimes all three at once. It takes skill to manage that, and Hunter has a poet's understanding of how to make each word count." -- Tracy Chevalier

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Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics

Lawrence O'Donnell · Penguin Press
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover

From the host of MSNBC's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, an important and enthralling new account of the presidential election that changed everything, the race that created American politics as we know it today

The 1968 U.S. Presidential election was the young...
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The Shadow District: A Thriller

Arnaldur Indridason · Minotaur Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

A deeply compassionate story of old crimes and their consequences, The Shadow District is the first in a thrilling new series by internationally bestselling author Arnaldur Indridason.

THE PAST
In wartime Reykjavik, Iceland, a young woman is found strangled in 'the...

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Inventing Joy: Dare to Build a Brave & Creative Life

Joy Mangano · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

From visionary entrepreneur and inventor, Joy Mangano, comes a powerful and inspirational blueprint for living with more success, confidence, and happiness in work and life.

A true American original, Joy Mangano carved her own path to fame and fortune with courage, creativity,...
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Wonder Valley: A Novel

IVY POCHODA · Ecco
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Visitation Street, a visionary and masterful portrait of contemporary Los Angeles

It's a familiar sight in Los Angeles, traveling on the 110 during peak morning rush hour: an endless sea of commuters, with no respite for miles. But this traffic jam is different-a...

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8 Seconds of Courage: A Soldier's Story from Immigrant to the Medal of Honor

FLO GROBERG · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

A story of valor and the making of a hero - Florent Groberg, who grew up in France, emigrated to the US, and was the first immigrant in forty years to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor after he saved many lives by tackling a suicide bomber in Afghanistan.

Florent "Flo"...
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Heaven's Crooked Finger: An Earl Marcus Mystery

HANK EARLY. · Crooked Lane Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Eerie, intense, and masterfully-crafted, Hank Early's gripping series debut Heaven's Crooked Finger transports readers to a secretive community in the Georgia mountains.

Earl Marcus thought he had left the mountains of Georgia behind forever, and with them, the painful...
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Fools' River

Timothy Hallinan · Soho Crime
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

The two most difficult days in Bangkok writer Poke Rafferty's life begin with an emergency visit from Edward Dell, the almost-boyfriend of his teenage daughter, Maiow. The boy's father, Buddy, a late-middle-aged womanizer who has moved to Bangkok for happy hunting, has disappeared, and money...
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