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The Fall of Gondolin
J R R TOLKIEN · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover
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In the Tale of The Fall of Gondolin are two of the greatest powers in the world. There is Morgoth of the uttermost evil, unseen in this story but ruling over a vast military power from his fortress of Angband. Deeply opposed to Morgoth is Ulmo, second in might only to Manwe, chief of the Valar:... |
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Influence
CARL WEBER · Urban Books Pages: 288 Format: Hardcover
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When he graduates with his law degree, handsome and charismatic Langston Hudson is ready to hit the ground running as a lawyer with his family's firm, but a routine traffic stop during a night out with his friends quickly derails his plans and turns his world upside down. Langston and his friends... |
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Trust Me
HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN · Forge Pages: 400 Format: Hardcover
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"Grief and deception are at the helm of Hank Phillippi Ryan's latest thriller, Trust Me, in which a crime writer and an accused criminal's lives collide, as they come to discover that no one can be trusted, not even oneself. The tension mounts at a blistering pace, while Ryan dazzles... |
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We That Are Young: A novel
PRETI TANEJA · Knopf Pages: 496 Format: Hardcover
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A stunning debut novel, a modern-day King Lear set in contemporary India: the tale of a battle for power within a turbulent family, for status within a nation in a constant state of transformation, and for the love and respect of a father disappearing into dementiaJivan Singh, the bastard... |
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Little Comfort
EDWIN HILL · Kensington Pages: 304 Format: Hardcover
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In a brilliantly twisted debut set among Boston's elite, Edwin Hill introduces unforgettable sleuth Hester Thursby - and a missing persons case that uncovers a trail of vicious murder . . . Harvard librarian Hester Thursby knows that even in the digital age, people still need help finding... |
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The Disordered Mind: What Unusual Brains Tell Us About Ourselves
Eric R Kandel · Farrar, Straus and Giroux Pages: 336 Format: Hardcover
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Nobel Prize recipient Eric R. Kandel investigates The Disordered Mind to uncover what brain disorders reveal about human nature. This challenging study will not only help transform medical care but also encourage a new humanism based in part on the biological confirmation of individuality.Eric... |
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Pandemic 1918: Eyewitness Accounts from the Greatest Medical Holocaust in Modern History
CATHARINE ARNOLD · St. Martin's Press Pages: 368 Format: Hardcover
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Before AIDS or Ebola, there was the Spanish Flu -- Catharine Arnold's gripping narrative, Pandemic 1918, marks the 100th anniversary of an epidemic that altered world history.In January 1918, as World War I raged on, a new and terrifying virus began to spread across the globe. In three... |
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Yuval N Harari · Spiegel & Grau Pages: 400 Format: Hardcover
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In Sapiens, he explored our past. In Homo Deus, he looked to our future. Now, one of the most innovative thinkers on the planet turns to the present to make sense of today's most pressing issues. How do computers and robots change the meaning of being human? How do we deal with the epidemic... |
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Darius the Great Is Not Okay
ADIB KHORRAM · Dial Books Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover
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Darius doesn't think he'll ever be enough, in America or in Iran. Hilarious and heartbreaking, this unforgettable debut introduces a brilliant new voice in contemporary YA."Heartfelt, tender, and so utterly real. I'd live in this book forever if I could." - Becky... |
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American Fix: Inside the Opioid Addiction Crisis - and How to End It
RYAN HAMPTON · All Points Books Pages: 304 Format: Print book
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Nearly every American knows someone who has been affected by the opioid crisis. Addiction is a trans-partisan issue that impacts individuals from every walk of life. Millions of Americans, tired of watching their loved ones die while politicians ignore this issue. Where is the solution?... |
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