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The Disappearing Act: A Novel

Catherine Steadman
Format: Hardcover

Once a year, actors from across the globe descend on the smog and sunshine of Los Angeles for pilot season. Every cable network and studio looking to fill the rosters of their new shows enticing a fresh batch of young hopefuls, anxious, desperate and willing to do whatever it takes to make...
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Alchemist, The 25th Anniversary

Paulo Coelho - HarperOne
Format: Hardcover

A special 25th anniversary edition of the extraordinary international bestseller, including a new Foreword by Paulo Coelho.Combining magic, mysticism, wisdom and wonder into an inspiring tale of self-discovery, The Alchemist has become a modern classic, selling millions of copies around...
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A Loaded Gun: Emily Dickinson for the 21st Century

Jerome Charyn - Bellevue Literary Pr, 2015.
Format: Print book

We think we know Emily Dickinson: the Belle of Amherst, virginal, reclusive, and possibly mad. But in A Loaded Gun, Jerome Charyn introduces us to a different Emily Dickinson: the fierce, brilliant, and sexually charged poet who wrote:My Life had stood - a Loaded Gun - ... Though...
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The A Swing: The Alternative Approach to Great Golf

David Leadbetter - St. Martin's Press, 2015.
Format: Print book

A National Bestseller!David Leadbetter is the most recognized golf instructor in the history of the game. His new book, The A Swing, is his first for a decade and is an evolution of his swing theories that have successfully helped thousands of golfers globally. His tour players, whom he has coached...
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Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World

General Stanley McChrystal - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover

What if you could combine the agility, adaptability, and cohesion of a small team with the power and resources of a giant organization THE OLD RULES NO LONGER APPLY . . . When General Stanley McChrystal took command of the Joint Special Operations Task Force in 2004, he quickly realized...
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And Yet...: Essays

Christopher Hitchens - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

These seminal, uncollected essays by the late Christopher Hitchens, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller god is not Great, showcase the notorious contrarian's genius for rhetoric, and offer sharp rebukes to tyrants and the ill-informed everywhere.Christopher Hitchens was arguably...
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Legacy, Vol. 2

Celtic Thunder
Format: CD

CELTIC THUNDER - VOL. 2: LEGACY - CD
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A Head Full of Ghosts: A Novel

Paul Tremblay - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

WINNER OF THE 2015 BRAM STOKER AWARD FOR SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A NOVELA chilling thriller that brilliantly blends psychological suspense and supernatural horror, reminiscent of Stephen King's The Shining, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House, and William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist.The...
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Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs: The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe

Lisa Randall - Ecco Press
Format: Hardcover

In this brilliant exploration of our cosmic environment, the renowned particle physicist and New York Times bestselling author of Warped Passages and Knocking on Heaven's Door uses her research into dark matter to illuminate the startling connections between the furthest reaches of space...
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Traveling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell

Ann Powers - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover

Celebrated NPR music critic Ann Powers explores the life and career of Joni Mitchell in a lyrical style as fascinating and ethereal as the songs of the artist herself. ."What you are about to read is not a standard account of the life and work of Joni Mitchell. Instead, it's a tale...
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