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"A fascinating, revelatory memoir revealing the author’s struggle to come to terms with her own sociopathy and shed light on the often maligned and misunderstood mental disorder. Patric Gagne realized she made others uncomfortable before she started kindergarten. Something about her caused people to react in a way she didn’t understand. She suspected it was because she didn’t feel things the way other kids did. Emotions like fear, guilt, and...
2) The Veteran
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Frederick Forsyth, The Master Storyteller, Presents Five Brilliantly Ingenious Tales of Murder, Justice, Intrigue and Revenge
A miracle in war-torn Siena that begins with the persecution of a young nun in the turbulent days of the sixteenth century and culminates in the bitter German retreat from Italy; a drug-smuggling heist on an international flight where the knock are only one step ahead of the smugglers; a ruthless urban murder, where a brilliant...
4) Black beauty
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Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date), comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve.
Black Beauty is the classic horse story, a beautiful and touching tale told by the title character himself. Set in Victorian London, it follows...
5) The Blinds
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Guilt, memory, and redemption swirl through this inventive science-fiction-based thriller from Edgar-finalist Sternbergh (Shovel Ready). In Caesura, an isolated Texas town that's part penal colony, part rehabilitation experiment, Sheriff Calvin Cooper keeps the peace in a community that mixes the most savage of criminals with the victims of horrible crimes. What allows the two groups to coexist is that all their memories have been selectively edited...
7) Glasslands
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The first novel of the Kilo-Five Trilogy by #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Traviss—part of the expanded universe based on the award-winning video game series Halo!
2553. The theocratic military alliance known as the Covenant has collapsed after a long, brutal war with humanity that saw billions slaughtered on Earth and its colonies. For the first time in thirty years, however, peace finally seems possible....
2553. The theocratic military alliance known as the Covenant has collapsed after a long, brutal war with humanity that saw billions slaughtered on Earth and its colonies. For the first time in thirty years, however, peace finally seems possible....
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"Kate Parker knows what she's getting into when she marries billionaire businessman Hank Tudor--she's his sixth wife, after all, and was by his side as his assistant when his fifth marriage to actress Caitlyn Howard fell apart. But honeymoon plans go awry when a headless body is discovered near Hank's summer home, forcing Kate to contend with two more of his exes: Catherine Alvarez--the first--who lives as a shut-in with her computers, carefully following...
10) The Last of His Kind: The Life and Adventures of Bradford Washburn, America's Boldest Mountaineer
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"Stunning and stirring."
-Boston Globe
In The Last of His Kind, renowned adventure writer David Roberts gives readers a spellbinding history of mountain climbing in the twentieth century as told through the biography of Brad Washburn, legendary mountaineering pioneer and photographer. Jon Krakauer, author of Into Thin Air, has praised David Roberts, saying, "Nobody alive writes better about mountaineering"-and nowhere is that truth more evident...
11) The keys of hell
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"British expatriate Paul Chavasse is about as tough as they come. For years, he has made a dangerous living running men and intelligence across the Adriatic Sea from Italy to the communist country of Albania. But his ideals are about to be tested- more than he ever thought possible. The Albanian government, seeking to crush a religious resurgence within its borders, wans to find and destroy the Madonna of Scutari- a legendary statue of ebony and gold...
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Dune (Graphic novels) volume 1
Dune House Harkonnen volume 11
Dune Prelude to Dune volume 02
Dune House Harkonnen volume 10
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Dune House Harkonnen volume 11
Dune Prelude to Dune volume 02
Dune House Harkonnen volume 10
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"Before Dune . . .The epic tale of Duke Leto Atreides and his rise to power ... The fierce ambitions of his mortal enemy, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen ... The struggles of the young girl Jessica, the Baron's secret daughter, under the harsh training of the Sisterhood school ... The schemes of Shaddam Corrino to create a synthetic spice that may bring unlimited wealth, or cause the collapse of the Spacing Guild ... And the implausible dream of Planetologist...
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Calamity Janes volume 1
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Cassie Collins fled Winding River, Wyoming, when she discovered she was pregnant. Now, ten years later and stronger, she's been drawn back to town for a reunion with her friends, the Calamity Janes. Karen Hanson's oldest friends, the Calamity Janes, are urging her to sell her struggling ranch to brooding, enigmatic Grady Blackhawk. But how can she possibly sell out to her late husband's worst enemy?
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Elm Creek Quilts volume 22
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"Summer Sullivan, the youngest founding member of Elm Creek Quilts, has spent the last two years pursuing a master's degree in history at the University of Chicago. Her unexpected return home to the celebrated quilter's retreat is met with delight but also concern from her mother, Gwen; her best friend, Sarah; master quilter Sylvia; and her other colleagues--and rightly so. Stymied by writer's block, Summer hasn't finished her thesis, and she can't...
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Being flat comes in handy when you're looking for hiding places-but is there any place to hide from a big swarm of bumblebees?
On a hot summer day, Flat Stanley and his friends have lots of fun backyard games to play. Stanley's flatness comes in handy, especially on the slippy slide and during games of hide-and-seek. But when the fun disrupts a beehive, can Stanley save his buddies before the bees get them? Beginning readers will love how Flat...
16) Meadow Falls
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[2024]
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Inheriting Meadow Falls, the farm that's been in her Texas family for generations, Angela Marie, saddled with a legacy she never wanted, comes to see this as a precious gift by coming to terms with her past with the help of a handsome veteran she hires as a farmhand.
"Angela Marie has spent all of her thirty-five years on Meadow Falls, the farm that's been in her Texas family for generations. It wasn't her plan. It was an obligation. Now that her...
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"For a lucky few, light conversation at parties and social events is a breeze. For the rest of us, there is Carol Fleming (bestselling author of It's the Way You Say It), who breaks even the shortest bit of small talk into an understandable process that anyone can master. Small Talk Is the Single Most Important Communication Skill You Can Develop Carol Fleming wants to show you that small talk is not as "small" as you might think. It's the foundation...
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Best known for playing loner rebel Dylan McKay in Beverly Hills 90210, Luke Perry was fifty-two years old when he died of a stroke in 2019. There have been other deaths of 90's stars, but this one hit different. Gen X was reminded of their own inescapable mortality, and robbed of an exciting career resurgence for one of their most cherished icons, with recent roles in the hit series Riverdale and Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time In Hollywood bringing...
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It was a dark and stormy knight, and nine dark defenders embarked upon a most perilous quest….
They're the ultimate defenders of humanity-modern day knights who do dark deeds for all the right reasons. In this all-star collection, nine of today's hottest paranormal authors bring us thrilling, all-new stories of supernatural knights that are brimming with magic mystery and mayhem.
John Marcone sets aside his plans to kill Harry Dresden to go head-to-head...
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