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  The Genesis Code

  by John Case

  A phone call in the dead of night brings Joe Lassiter shattering news. His sister and young nephew have died in a fire in their home near Washington, D.C. Yet Lassiter soon learns a chilling fact: His loved ones were brutally murdered before the blaze was set. . . . The mysterious suspect's identity only raises more questions. Then Lassiter uncovers another crime--another innocent mother and child murdered. The... (more)
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  Brixton Brothers: Book 1

  The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity (Brixton Brothers)

  by Mac Barnett

  Steve Brixton always wanted to be a detective... until he found out he already WAS one. It all starts here: The thrilling story of Steve Bixton's first case. Our hero has a national treasure to recover, a criminal mastermind to unmask, and a social studies report due Monday -- all while on the run from cops, thugs, and secret-agent librarians. Since when can librarians rappel from helicopters? Does Steve have... (more)
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  The Syndrome

  by John Case

  “A GLASS-SHATTERING, DIESEL-FUELED, HARD-CHARGING THRILL RIDE OF A READ . . . <John Case is> a confident master working at peak performance.” –LORENZO CARCATERRA Author of Street Boys and Sleepers Dr. Jeff Duran suffers from severe panic attacks whenever he ventures outside his home office. And he is inexplicably haunted by mysterious memories. Then, after a troubled patient commits suicide–and her... (more)
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  My Sister's Keeper

  by Jodi Picoult

  New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult is widely acclaimed for her keen insights into the hearts and minds of real people. Now she tells the emotionally riveting story of a family torn apart by conflicting needs and a passionate love that triumphs over human weakness. Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age thirteen, she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her... (more)
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  Shadows in the Asylum

  The Case Files of Dr. Charles Marsh

  by D. A. Stern

  The Blair Witch Project exposed the fear in the woods of Maryland. Shadows in the Asylum, by New York Times bestselling author D. A. Stern, reveals the terror hidden in the lakes and islands of the upper Midwest. The documents gathered within this volume—patient records, historical documents, journal entries, and Dr. Marsh’s own fevered scribblings—tell a tale of madness, obsession, and murder that blurs the line... (more)
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  Instruments of Night

  by Thomas H. Cook

  Thomas Cook is one of today's most acclaimed writers of psychological thrillers, penning hypnotic tales of forbidden love and devastating secrets. Now he has written an unforgettable novel that weaves one man's tortured life with a deadly mystery that spans five decades.... Riverwood is an artists' community in the Hudson River valley, a serene place where writers can perfect their craft. But for all its beauty... (more)
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  Fools Rush in: Steve Case, Jerry Levine, And the Unmaking of Aol Time Warner

  by Nina Munk

  Every era has its merger; every era has its story. For the New Media age it was an even bigger disaster: the AOL-Time Warner deal. At the time AOL and Time Warner were considered a matchless combination of old media content and new media distribution. But very soon after the deal was announced things started to go bad—and then from bad to worse. Less than four years after the deal was announced, every... (more)
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  The Bone Detectives: How Forensic Anthropologists Solve Crimes and Uncover Mysteries of the Dead

  by Donna M. Jackson

  An introduction to forensic anthropology follows famous cases and the ""Iceman"" discovery, explaining how ""bone detectives"" can determine a person's vital statistics and cause of death.
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  The Juror

  by George Dawes Green

  Stalked, seduced, and terrorized by a man of deadly power, a single mother becomes the target of The Teacher's calculated obsessions, and vows to fight for her own life as well as the life of her son. Reprint. PW.
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  Nancy Drew Files: Book 22

  Fatal Attraction

  by Carolyn Keene

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  Inside Oracle Designer/2000 (Oracle Press)

  by Albert Lulushi

  This book/CD-ROM set is a complete reference of Designer/2000, Oracle's suite of business modeling, system design, and software development tools by an author with a proven track record. The CD-ROM provides supporting software which allows readers to work actively with the book, including over four hours of ScreenCam movies that show how to use Designer/2000 for Windows 95 and Windows NT.
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  The Appeal

  by John Grisham

  Politics has always been a dirty game. Now justice is, too. In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town's water supply, causing the worst "cancer cluster" in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict or reverse... (more)
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  The Mysterious Case of the Allbright Academy

  by Diane Stanley

  Franny is thrilled when she's accepted by the Allbright Academy, an elite private boarding school designed to train leaders. But she knows she's not as smart as the other kids there—or as beautiful, accomplished, confident, or mature. The fact is, the Allbright students—from their shining teeth and flawless complexions to their sky-high test scores and long lists of honors—are absolutely perfect. Then the... (more)
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  Jaywalker: Book 1

  The Tenth Case

  by Joseph Teller

  Criminal defense attorney Harrison J. Walker, better known as Jaywalker, has just been suspended for using "creative" tactics and receiving "gratitude" in the courtroom stairwell from a client charged with prostitution. Convincing the judge that his other clients are counting on him, Jaywalker is allowed to complete ten cases. But it's the last case that truly tests his abilities—and his acquittal record. Samara... (more)
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  Jaywalker: Book 2

  Bronx Justice

  by Joseph Teller

  It is the late 1970s and criminal defense attorney Harrison J. Walker, better known as Jaywalker for his rebellious tactics, is struggling to build his own practice when he receives a call from a desperate mother. Her son, Darren Kingston, has been arrested for raping five white women in Castle Hill, an area of the Bronx long forgotten by the city. A young, good-looking black man, Darren is positively identified... (more)
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  Frightener

  by Douglas Skelton

  In the early 1980s, a war was being waged on the streets of Glasgow by rival ice-cream van owners for control of lucrative areas. This book describes how it escalated into violence that culminated in the death of six members of the same family in an arson attack on their home.
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  Where Does Binding Theory Apply? (Linguistic Inquiry Monographs)

  by David Lebeaux

  This concise but wide-ranging monograph examines where the conditions of binding theory apply and in doing so considers the nature of phrase structure (in particular how case and theta roles apply) and the nature of the lexical/functional split. David Lebeaux begins with a revised formulation of binding theory. He reexamines Chomsky's conjecture that all conditions apply at the interfaces, in particular LF... (more)
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  The Chronicles of Narnia: Book 6

  The Silver Chair

  by C. S. Lewis

  Two English children, Jill and Eustace, undergo hair-raising adventures as they go on a search and rescue mission for the missing Prince Rilian, who is held captive in the underground kingdom of the Emerald Witch.
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  Crime and Punishment

  by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

  Crime and Punishment (Russian: Преступление и наказание Pryestupleniye i nakazaniye) is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. This was first published in the Russian literary journal The Russian Messenger in twelve monthly installments during 1866.<1> It was later published in a single volume. This is the second of Dostoevsky's full-length novels following his return from five years of exile in... (more)
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  Sprawl Trilogy: Book 1

  Neuromancer

  by William Gibson

  Case was the best interface cowboy who ever ran in earth's computer matrix. Then he doublecrossed the wrong people...Winner of the Hugo, Nebula and Philip K. Dick Awards.