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Queenie

Candice Carty-Williams · Gallery/Scout Press
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

"[B]rilliant, timely, funny, heartbreaking." - Jojo Moyes, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Me Before You Bridget Jones's Diary meets Americanah in this disarmingly honest, boldly political, and truly inclusive novel that will speak to anyone who has gone looking for love...
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The Longevity Paradox: How to Die Young at a Ripe Old Age

Dr. Steven R Gundry M.D. · Harper Wave
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the New York Times bestseller The Plant Paradox comes a groundbreaking plan for living a long, healthy, happy life.From the moment we are born, our cells begin to age. But aging does not have to mean decline. World-renowned surgeon Dr. Steven Gundry has been treating...
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The Parade: A novel

DAVE EGGERS · Knopf
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

From the best-selling author of The Monk of Mokha, a spare, powerful story of two men, Western contractors sent to work far from home, tasked with paving a road to the capital in a dangerous and largely lawless country.Four and Five are partners, working for the same company, sent without...
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The Moth Presents Occasional Magic: True Stories About Defying the Impossible

Catherine Burns · Crown Archetype
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

From storytelling phenomenon The Moth, a new collection of unforgettable true stories about finding the courage to face the impossible, drawn from the very best ever told on their stagesCarefully selected by the creative minds at The Moth, and adapted to the page to preserve the raw energy...
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The Good Detective

John McMahon · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Introducing Detective P.T. Marsh in a swift and bruising debut where Elmore Leonard's staccato prose meets Greg Iles' Southern settings.How can you solve a crime if you've killed the prime suspect?Detective P.T. Marsh was a rising star on the police force of Mason Falls, Georgia--until...
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The Lost Gutenberg: The Astounding Story of One Book's Five-Hundred-Year Odyssey

Margaret Leslie Davis · TarcherPerigee
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

The never-before-told story of one extremely rare copy of the Gutenberg Bible, and its impact on the lives of the fanatical few who were lucky enough to own it.For rare-book collectors, an original copy of the Gutenberg Bible--of which there are fewer than 50 in existence--represents the ultimate...
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How to Be a Patient: The Essential Guide to Navigating the World of Modern Medicine

Sana Goldberg · Harper Wave
Pages: 496
Format: Paperback

From registered nurse and public health advocate Sana Goldberg, RN, a timely, accessible, and comprehensive handbook to navigating common medical situations. From the routine to the unexpected, How to Be a Patient is your ultimate guide to better healthcare.Did you know that patients have...
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The Light Brigade

Kameron Hurley · Saga Press
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

From the Hugo Award­­-winning author of The Stars Are Legion comes a brand-new science fiction thriller about a futuristic war during which soldiers are broken down into light in order to get them to the front lines on Mars.They said the war would turn us into light. I wanted to be counted...
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Doing Justice: A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and the Rule of Law

Preet Bharara · Knopf
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

By the one-time federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York, an important overview of the way our justice system works, and why the rule of law is essential to our society. Using case histories, personal experiences and his own inviting writing and teaching style, Preet Bharara...
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Save Me from Dangerous Men: A Novel

S. A. Lelchuk · Flatiron Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Nikki Griffin isn't your typical private investigator. In her office above her bookstore's shelves and stacks, where she luxuriates in books and the comfort they provide, she also tracks certain men. Dangerous men. Men who have hurt the women they claim to love. And Nikki likes...
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Outsiders: Five Women Writers Who Changed the World

Lyndall Gordon · Johns Hopkins University Press
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Mary Shelley, Emily Bronte, George Eliot, Olive Schreiner and Virginia Woolf: they all wrote dazzling books that forever changed the way we see history. In Outsiders, award-winning biographer Lyndall Gordon shows how these five novelists shared more than talent. In a time when a woman's...
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