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The Innocent
by Harlan Coben
One night, Matt Hunter innocently tried to break up a fight-and ended up a killer. Now, nine years later, he's an ex-con who takes nothing for granted. His wife, Olivia, is pregnant, and the two of them are closing on their dream house. But all it will take is one shocking, inexplicable call from Olivia's phone to shatter his life-a second time...
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The Edible Woman
by Margaret Atwood
Ever since her engagement, the strangest thing has been happening to Marian McAlpin: she can't eat. First meat. Then eggs, vegetables, cake, pumpkin seeds--everything! Worse yet, she has the crazy feeling that she's being eaten. Marian ought to feel consumed with passion. But really she just feels...consumed. A brilliant and powerful work rich in irony and metaphor, The Edible Woman is an unforgettable... (more)
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Billy Bathgate
by E. L. Doctorow
In 1930's New York, Billy Bathgate, a fifteen-year-old high-school dropout, has captured the attention of infamous gangster Dutch Schultz, who lures the boy into his world of racketeering. The product of an East Bronx upbringing by his half-crazy Irish Catholic mother, after his Jewish father left them long ago, Billy is captivated by the world of money, sex, and high society the charismatic Schultz has to offer.... (more)
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Billy Budd
and Other Stories
by Herman Melville
Featured in this volume are "Billy Budd", Melville's posthumously published novella, the story of the rivalry between a handsome sailor and his demonic captain; the tale of the apathetic "Bartleby, the Scrivener; " the riveting "Benito Cereno", the story of a slave ship mutiny written at the time of the Amistad case and "The Town-Ho's Story", a chapter from Melville's masterpiece, "Moby Dick". Introduction by... (more)
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Ein wahres Wunder.
by Leif Enger
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Nacht in Havanna.
by Martin Cruz-Smith, Kristian Lutze
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Die Stunden. Filmausgabe.
by Michael Cunningham
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Die Liebe im logischen Raum. Roman.
by Rebecca Goldstein
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Der Apfelgarten. Erinnerungen einer Glücklichen.
by Adele Crockett Robertson
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Owen Noone
by Douglas Cowie
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Prag
by Arthur Phillips
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Venedig kann sehr kalt sein.
by Patricia Highsmith
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
by Washington Irving
The chief part of the stories, however, turned upon the favorite specter of Sleepy Hollow, the Headless Horseman, who had been heard several times of late, patrolling the country; and, it was said, tethered his horse nightly among the graves in the churchyard. The story was immediately matched by a thrice marvelous adventure of Brom Bones, who made light of the Galloping Hessian as an arrant jockey. He affirmed... (more)
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn: Book 1
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is a popular 1876 novel about a young boy growing up in a small town along the Mississippi River. The story is set in the town of "St Petersburg", inspired by Hannibal, Missouri, where Mark Twain grew up. When a murder is made how far will they go. A classic that has it all, action, love and tragedy.
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Pudd'nhead Wilson
by Mark Twain
Pudd'nhead Wilson is another of Twain's Mississipi river town stories; though, there is nothing ordinary about this Masterpiece. In the middle of the Nineteenth century, racial tension and dogmatic thinking permeate much throughout the South; setting the tone for this sardonic piece. Naivete and dark comedy accompany the ironic nature of two identical boys born at the same time but with different genetics. ... (more)
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Missing Pieces
by Joy Fielding
How far will a mother go to protect her family from a madman? An unrivaled master of psychological suspense, Joy Fielding has written her most chilling and intricate novel yet--a compulsively readable look at the razor-thin line between daily domesticity and nerve-shattering terror. It had to end in blood. Family therapist Kate Sinclair, healer of lost souls, perfect wife and mother, has suddenly become trapped... (more)
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She's Come Undone
by Wally Lamb
In this extraordinary coming-of-age odyssey, Wally Lamb invites us to hitch a wild ride on a journey of love, pain, and renewal with the most heartbreakingly comical heroine to come along in years. Meet Dolores Price. She's 13, wise-mouthed but wounded, having bid her childhood goodbye. Stranded in front of her bedroom TV, she spends the next few years nourishing herself with the Mallomars, potato chips, and... (more)