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Insidious Intent

Val McDermid · Atlantic Monthly Press
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

"Powerful . . . McDermid's prose is pure pleasure to read . . . The plot is tight, the story is thrilling, the ending is as satisfying as they come . . . A master operating at the height of her considerable powers. Prepare to be swept away." -- Mystery Scene on Splinter the SilenceWidely...
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The Only Girl in the World: A Memoir

Maude Julien · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

For readers of Room and The Glass Castle, a memoir to be read in one breathless sitting that will leave you astonished by the courage and creative power of even the most neglected soul. Maude Julien's parents were fanatics who believed it was their sacred duty to turn her into the ultimate...
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Little Broken Things: A Novel

NICOLE BAART · Atria Books
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback

"If you liked Big Little Lies, you'll want to crack open this new novel by Nicole Baart." - Southern Living An engrossing and suspenseful novel for fans of Liane Moriarty and Amy Hatvany about an affluent suburban family whose carefully constructed facade starts to come apart...
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The Mindful Way to a Good Night's Sleep: Discover How to Use Dreamwork, Meditation, and Journaling to Sleep Deeply and Wake Up Well

Tzivia Gover · Storey Publishing, LLC
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback

This accessible guide to cultivating deep, restful sleep - naturally - combines author Tzivia Gover's expertise in both mindfulness and dreamwork. Accompanied by a healthy dose of encouragement, Gover presents practical lifestyle advice, simple yoga poses, 10-minute meditations,...
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We'll Sleep When We're Old: A Novel

Pino Corrias · Atria Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Like Fellini's classic film 8½ and mixed with Elmore Leonard's Get Shorty, a gorgeously wrought novel that explores the complicated life of a controversial Italian film producer who vanishes after a fire destroys his home.Rome, present day: an extravagant, opulent world of fashionable...
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The Craving Cure: Identify Your Craving Type to Activate Your Natural Appetite Control

JULIA ROSS · Flatiron Books
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

Drop Addictive Sweets and Starches--and Stop Weight Gain--in 24 HoursFeaturing a 5-part questionnaire to help you identify your personal craving profileJulia Ross, best-selling author and expert in nutrition and overeating, exposes the real reason so many of us can't stick to a healthy...
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Enchantress of Numbers: A Novel of Ada Lovelace

Jennifer Chiaverini · Dutton
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini illuminates the fascinating life of Ada Byron King, Countess of Lovelace - Lord Byron's daughter, the world's first computer programmer, and a woman whose exceptional contributions to science and technology have been too long unsung....
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Signal Loss

Garry Disher · Soho Crime
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

In the seventh book in the Ned Kelly Award-winning Challis and Destry procedural series from the master of Australian noir, meth-related crime in Victoria has Inspector Hal Challis on his back foot, while Ellen Destry hunts for an elusive serial rapist. A pair of hit men working a job for a meth...
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Exact Thinking in Demented Times: The Vienna Circle and the Epic Quest for the Foundations of Science

Karl Sigmund · Basic Books
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover

A dazzling group biography of the early twentieth-century thinkers who transformed the way the world thought about math and scienceInspired by Albert Einstein's theory of relativity and Bertrand Russell and David Hilbert's pursuit of the fundamental rules of mathematics, some of the most...
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The Evening Road

Laird Hunt · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 278
Format: Book

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