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Rick Steves Amsterdam & the Netherlands

Rick Steves - Avalon Publishing
Format: Paperback

You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Amsterdam. With this guide, immerse yourself in the culture of Amsterdam as you stroll along canals and saunter through the red light district. Bike through historic streets to grand museums where you will...
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Princess: A Private Novel - Hardcover Library Edition

JAMES PATTERSON - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

A secret and the British crown make a murderous combination in this page-turning suspense novel in the #1 bestselling Private series.Private, the best investigation unit in the world, has agents who are the smartest, fastest, and most technologically advanced in the world--and they always...
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End Game

DAVID BALDACCI - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

When their handler goes missing, government assassins Will Robie and Jessica Reel scour rural Colorado to find him--and discover an even more insidious and sweeping threat in #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci's breathtaking thriller!Will Robie and Jessica Reel are two of the most...
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The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

Dalai Lama - Avery
Format: Hardcover

An instant New York Times bestsellerTwo spiritual giants. Five days. One timeless question. Nobel Peace Prize Laureates His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have survived more than fifty years of exile and the soul-crushing violence of oppression. Despite their...
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Ten little indians : stories

Sherman Alexie - Open Road Integrated Media, 2013.
Format: eBook

Collection of new stories about Native Americans who, like all Americans, find themselves at personal and cultural crossroads, faced with heart-rending, tragic, sometimes wondrous moments of being that test their loyalties, their capacities, and their notions of who they are and who they...
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A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes

ADAM RUTHERFORD - The Experiment
Format: Hardcover

"A family portrait for all humanity . . . This enjoyable book has a great deal to say about our genetic code--or, more precisely, about how our knowledge of genetics is misused and misconstrued. . . . Rutherford] proves an enthusiastic guide and a good storyteller. "--The Wall...
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The Beauty of Your Face: A Novel

Sahar Mustafah - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

A Palestinian American woman wrestles with faith, loss, and identity before coming face-to-face with a school shooter in this searing debut.A uniquely American story told in powerful, evocative prose, The Beauty of Your Face navigates a country growing ever more divided. Afaf Rahman, the daughter...
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Pandora's Lab: Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong

Paul A Offit - National Geographic
Format: Print book

What happens when ideas presented as science lead us in the wrong direction? History is filled with brilliant ideas that gave rise to disaster, and this book explores the most fascinating - and significant - missteps: from opium's heyday as the pain reliever of choice to recognition of opioids...
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Wild Encounters: Iconic Photographs of the World's Vanishing Animals and Cultures

David Yarrow - Rizzoli
Format: Print book

From big cats to elephants and indigenous communities, Wild Encounters is a must-have for nature lovers, conservationists, and anyone who is inspired by all that remains wild. David Yarrow travels from pole to pole and continent to continent to visit frozen Arctic tundras, vast African...
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The Curated Home: A Fresh Take on Tradition

Grant Gibson - Gibbs Smith
Format: Hardcover

Infuse thoughtfully furnished rooms with your own personal style, for every part of your home. Drawing on inspiration from his personal style, world travels, and client experience, Grant K. Gibson takes you on a journey to curate your perfect home. This highly instructional design book...
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