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When witnesses see Jonathan Cooper fleeing the scene of a murder, Cooper asks his former girlfriend, Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts student Eve Gill, for help.…
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The Pioneers : The Heroic Story Of The Settlers Who Brought The American Ideal West
David McCullough rediscovers the settling of the Northwest Territory by dauntless pioneers who overcame incredible hardships to build a community based on ideals that would come to define the country.…
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Finding My Voice : My Journey To The West Wing And The Path Forward
Valerie Jarrett shares her journey as a daughter, mother, lawyer, business leader public servant, and leader in government at an historic moment in American history, the longest serving senior advisor in the Obama White House.…
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"Separated while trying to save the children of their village, twin sisters Ashyn and Moria must draw on all their power and influence to defeat enemies of legend and avert war in the empire"--…
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Only a week into his job as hall monitor and class protector, Sam Graves and his friends Lucy and Antonio are trying to uncover the secrets of Eerie Elementary, their living and malevolent school--and then Lucy gets eaten by her locker.…
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Don't Let Them Disappear : 12 Endangered Species Across The Globe
Profiles twelve endangered species around the world, including giraffes, gorillas, giant pandas, and polar bears, and describes why it is important to save each animal from extinction.…
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My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life
On her sixteenth birthday, Elle Zoellner leaves the foster care system to live with the father she never knew in Tokyo, Japan.…
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"Astrid must confront her ancestor, Orfeo, the evil force behind the rise of the monster Abbadon, while Sera and her Black Fins train goblin troops for battle against her uncle Vallerio's death riders"--…
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A girl who can speak to gods, a prince who must learn whom to trust, and a boy with a monstrous secret seek to assassinate the king and stop a centuries-long war.…
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Clara, Tublock, and many others compete to become one of the ultimate defenders of the Kingdom of Wrenly, a member of the elite Knight Spires.…
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How To Give Your Cat A Bath In Five Easy Steps
A little girl and her cat make an escalating mess while respectively trying to follow and resist the cat-bathing instructions of a bossy narrator.…
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We Are Not Yet Equal : Understanding Our Racial Divide
From the end of the Civil War to the tumultuous issues in America today, an acclaimed historian reframes the conversation about race, chronicling the powerful forces opposed to black progress in America.…
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Yes She Can : 10 Stories Of Hope & Change From Young Female Staffers Of The Obama White House
"An anthology for young women by young women, featuring stories from ten inspiring young staffers who joined the Obama administration in their 20s with the hope of making a difference"--…
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Gabriella "Gutsy" Gomez teams up with Benny Imura and his gang as they seek to finish what Captain Joe Ledger started--to find a cure for the zombie infection.…
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The world's leading suite of business productivity software helps users complete common business tasks, including word processing, email, presentations, data management and analysis, and much more.…
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As the New Year begins, a terrifying evil is stirring, from across the centuries of Earth's history. As the Doctor, Ryan, Graham and Yaz return home, will they be able to overcome the threat to planet Earth?…
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The Bookshop Of The Broken Hearted
A gorgeously written, tender, and wise novel about love and forgiveness in 1960s Australia, in which a lonely farmer finds his life turned upside down by the arrival of a vibrant librarian.…
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Doing Justice : A Prosecutor's Thoughts On Crime, Punishment, And The Rule Of Law
A former federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York presents an overview of the American justice system, drawing on case histories and personal experiences to discuss why the rule of law is essential to U.S. society.…
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A demon awakens in the fantasy land of Corona and embarks on a campaign of conquest with the help of goblins. Orphaned in the fighting, young Elbryan is adopted by elves, they train him to be a fighter and he goes after the demon.…
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A nuclear blast sends Hugh Farnham and his family flying two thousand years into the future where humans are forced into slavery as punishment for having nearly destroyed the world.…
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Final Gifts : Understanding The Special Awareness, Needs, And Communications Of The Dying
Offers families, friends, and caregivers of terminally ill patients advice on understanding their needs.…
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A Vintage Death : A Keepsake Cove Mystery
"When a local bed & breakfast owner is found dead, killed by a pair of vintage scissors, Callie Reed teams up with a visiting author to defend the victim's estranged wife and unearth the real killer" --…
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The Game : A Mary Russell Novel
Traveling incognito, Mary Russell and her spouse, Sherlock Holmes, head for India to search for a missing spy, the famous orphan who inspired Rudyard Kipling's "Kim," and find themselves caught up in a dangerous intrigue.…
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Teen mother Emoni Santiago struggles with the challenges of finishing high school and her dream of working as a chef.…
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"A terrifying, futuristic United States where Muslim-Americans are forced into internment camps, and seventeen-year-old Layla Amin must lead a revolution against complicit silence"--…
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Eighteen-year-old Muslims Adam and Zayneb meet in Doha, Qatar, during spring break and fall in love as both struggle to find a way to live their own truths.…
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"Following a tragedy that further alters the course of her life, twelve-year-old Lucy Everhart decides to continue the shark research her marine biologist mother left unfinished when she died years earlier"--…
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Once Upon A Star : A Poetic Journey Through Space
"In this poetic tour of the universe, children learn about the Big Bang and the origins of life on Earth."--…
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After her father goes to jail, Cady Bennett, twelve, is taken from foster care to spend a summer with her estranged Aunt Michelle, trying to save her failing pie shop.…
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Illustrations and simple, rhyming text explore the nature of connection and relationships.…
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The Remarkable Journey Of Coyote Sunrise
Twelve-year-old Coyote and her father rush to Poplin Springs, Washington, in their old school bus save a memory box buried in a park that will soon be demolished.…
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"Since her father's death, Cat has taken care of her brother, Chicken, for their hardworking mother but while spending time with grandparents they never knew, Cat has the chance to be a child again." --…
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After attending a powerful protest, Shayla starts wearing an armband to school to support the Black Lives Matter movement, but when the school gives her an ultimatum, she is forced to choose between her education and her identity.…
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ãVamos! Let's Go To The Market
Little Lobo, a Mexican American, and Bernabe, his dog, deliver supplies to vendors at the Mercado, a busy border town market.…
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"Nikki, thirteen, dreams of being a great basketball player but struggles on her new, elite team while also juggling school stress, her non-traditional family, and revelations about her biological father." --…
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The Owls Have Come To Take Us Away
After something strange happens during a camping trip, twelve-year-old alien-obsessed Simon suspects he has been abducted, but was it real or just his overactive imagination?…
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Eating too much pie causes Llama to rip his dancing pants, opening a black hole and threatening the entire universe.…
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"Ruby and Oscar are caught up in a romance despite very different backgrounds and her having given up on music, while he is the prodigy of her father, a renowned composer." --…
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Under a burning sun on the dry grassland, animals ranging from a tiny field mouse to a large elephant fight over bit of shade until they learn a better way.…
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Because You Love To Hate Me : 13 Tales Of Villainy
A collection of classic fairy tales and stories, from Medusa to Sherlock Holmes, retold from the villains' points of view by teams of authors and "BookTubers."…
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Zach's father dies on an oil rig and he thinks he is headed toward a similar fate until he meets Vanessa, an optimistic and wealthy girl who wants to study astronomy.…
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As young rabbit siblings excitedly share the news that rats have moved into their building, worried neighbors inform them that rats are dirty, thieving, and destructive--but are they?…
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In Mayda, a post-apocalyptic city off the coast of Portugal, a brilliant young engineer and a mysterious recluse race to build a flying machine, unaware that powerful enemies will kill to possess--or destroy--their new technology.…
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After fast-talking Fox leaves him with a large, green egg, Bear spends minutes, hours, days, and weeks lovingly caring for it with the help of his neighbor Hare.…
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Told from two viewpoints, neighbors and former best friends Hannah and Emory, seventeen, must face what caused their rift after Hannah saves the life of Emory's boyfriend, Luke.…
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Drawing : The Only Drawing Book You'll Ever Need To Be The Artist You've Always Wanted To Be
Contains hands-on activities to teach basic elements including shading techniques and creating perspective.…
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The four-legged fur balloon affectionately called Garfield always wants more--and he gives as good as he gets in this chunky volume of belly-busting laughs.…
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If You Love Video Games, You Could Be...
"A Level 2 Ready-to-Read about careers in the video game industry (video game writer, video game animator, video game programmer)"--…
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If You Had Your Birthday Party On The Moon
Introduces facts about the Moon, explaining the science behind how candles and balloons behave in the lunar atmosphere, why "moon angels" will last for thousands of years, and how gravity is different on the Moon.…
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If You Love Dolphins, You Could Be...
Describes the career paths available to readers who love dolphins, including marine biologist, aquatic veterinarian, and underwater filmmaker.…
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Celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission with the story of the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union, including insights about what makes the Moon so fascinating to humankind.…
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Shortest Way Home : One Mayor's Challenge And A Model For America's Future
A mayor's inspirational story of a Midwest city that has become nothing less than a blueprint for the future of American renewal.…
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A woman's obsessive fears about how much she disappoints her successful, pillar-of-the-community mother-in-law lead to a controversial disinheritance and a suspicious suicide.…
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When tragedy strikes, Maxim Trevelyan unexpectedly inherits his family's title, wealth, and estates, a role he's not prepared for, but his biggest challenge is Alessia Demachi, a woman with a dangerous past.…
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"From the bestselling author of The Tuscan Child comes a beautiful and heart-rending novel of a woman's love and sacrifice during the First World War"--…
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The Artist's Way : A Spiritual Path To Higher Creativity
Presents a twelve-week program intended to increase creativity by capturing the creative energy of the universe.…
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Wounds : Six Stories From The Border Of Hell
"A collection of short horror stories by Nathan Ballingrud"--…
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Romy And Michele's High School Reunion
Two women get into trouble when they go to their high school reunion and lie about their lives after twelfth grade.…
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In a post-apocalyptic world where cities ride on wheels and consume each other to survive, two people meet in London and try to stop a conspiracy.…
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When a lonely teenage girl finds comfort in the dark arts, she places a death curse on her mother and then discovers that she must save both of them from the demon Pyewacket.…
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After a teenage girl raised in isolation is taken from her home, she struggles to resist a growing bloodlust inside her and tries to overcome a desire to roam wild in the forest.…
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When a group of strangers are given black boxes with tickets to an escape room with a chance to win money, they discover that the room has more extreme conditions than expected, and must fight for survival.…
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"Book Two of the After series--the Internet sensation with millions of readers. Tessa didn't plan on meeting H. during her freshman year of college. But now that she has, her life will never be the same"--…
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After an experiment in his lab goes wrong, geneticist Bruce Banner begins to turn into a large green creature whenever he is under emotional stress.…
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A New York detective is the target of a psychopathic terrorist planning to blow up the city if he does not get what he wants.…
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Marvin Gaye's music could be romantic and sensual one song and then socially conscious the next. The Motown legend left behind an impressive musical legacy that is chronicled in this Gold collection.…
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The 2019 album release from Grammy Nominated recording artist Hozier that contains fourteen tracks including Nina Cried Power; Movement; Nobody; and more.…
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Let Love Have The Last Word : A Memoir
Explores how love and mindfulness can guide people in living their lives and interacting with their communities, and calls upon readers to give and receive love in their lives.…
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Damn Delicious Meal Prep : 115 Easy Recipes For Low-calorie, High-energy Living
Provides a step-by-step meal prepping guide to regain control of health and eating habits, and shares favorite recipes from the author's blog, including protein-packed breakfasts, energy-boosting snacks, and slimmed-down comfort foods.…
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After her brother tells her she is too little to play with him, Lulu, dressed as Ladybug Girl, makes her own fun.…
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When Jack Frost steals the magic gems that Evelyn the mermicorn fairy is protecting, Kristy and Rachel arrive in Fairyland to help find them.…
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Eleven-year-old Fig enrolls in an art class to better understand her father, a composer and pianist whose mental illness she tries to conceal from classmates, neighbors, and social services.…
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101 Epic Dishes : Recipes That Teach You How To Make The Classics Even More Delicious
An introduction to great cooking through 101 recipes that build food-preparation knowledge and skills.…
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Lotharingia : A Personal History Of Europe's Lost Country
"From the bestselling author of Germania, Lotharingia is the third installment in Simon Winder's personal history of Europe"--…
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Jenny Lewis's new album was recorded at Capitol Records' Studio B, and features a backing band of legendary talent including Beck, Benmont Tench, Don Was, Jim Keltner, Ringo Starr, and Ryan Adams.…
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Maid : Hard Work, Low Pay, And A Mother's Will To Survive
A journalist describes the years she worked in low-paying domestic work under wealthy employers, contrasting the privileges of the upper-middle class to the realities of the overworked laborers supporting them.…
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