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  The Delphi Chronicle: Book 1

  The Manuscript

  by Russell Blake

  The Delphi Chronicle is a serial trilogy - a story that unfolds over three installments. This first book, The Manuscript, chronicles the saga of NY private eye Michael Derrigan, as he unwittingly comes into possession of a manuscript that will change the world order if its secrets are aired. Clandestine factions of the U.S. government will do anything to keep the story buried, and a trail of butchery follows... (more)
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  The Hunger Games: Book 1

  The Hunger Games

  by Suzanne Collins

  May the odds be ever in your favor.In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. In the previous war the Capitol took over and now, the Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl from each district, between the ages of twelve and eighteen to... (more)
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  THE STICKMEN

  by Edward Lee

  Continuing the tack of his 1999 UFOpus Operator B, Lee posts a pulpy tale steeped in X-Files paranoia of extraterrestrial contact and government cover-up. Conspiracy crank Harlan Garrett, a bottom-feeding journalist on the backlist of every rag that panders to the Roswell mindset, is down to his last dime when he's abducted to the deathbed of Norton T. Swenson, the brigadier general who mustered him out of the Air... (more)
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  The Hunger Games: Book 2

  Catching Fire

  by Suzanne Collins

  SPARKS ARE IGNITING.FLAMES ARE SPREADING.AND THE CAPITOL WANTS REVENGE. Katniss is threatened to make a show for the President that she did not make fun of the capitol.Against all odds, Katniss has won the Hunger Games. She and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark are miraculously still alive. Katniss should be relieved, happy even. After all, she has returned to her family and... (more)
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  Witch and Wizard: Book 1

  Witch & Wizard

  by James Patterson

  YOUR BOOKS, MUSIC, AND ART -- BANNEDYOU ARE HOLDING AN URGENT AND VITAL NARRATIVE THAT REVEALS THE FORBIDDEN TRUTH ABOUT THESE PERILOUS TIMES. . . .This is the astonishing testimonial I of Wisteria and Whitford Allgood, a sister and brother who were torn from their family in the middle of the night, slammed into prison, and accused of being a witch and wizard.They are not alone in... (more)
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  Robert Langdon: Book 3

  The Lost Symbol

  by Dan Brown

  Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned unexpectedly to deliver an evening lecture in the U.S. Capitol Building. Within minutes of his arrival, however, the night takes a bizarre turn. A disturbing object--artfully encoded with five symbols-- is discovered in the Capitol Building. Langdon recognizes the object as an ancient invitation...one meant to usher its recipient into a long-lost world of esoteric... (more)
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  The Federalist Papers

  Hamilton, Madison, Jay

  by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay

  The documents that shaped a nation. Three of the founding fathers brilliantly defend their revolutionary charter: the Constitution of the United States, a milestone in political science and a classic of American history.
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  Confucius : Chinese philosopher and teacher

  by Michael Burgan

  No individual has so strongly influenced Chinese culture as Confucius. The ancient Chinese philosopher was born in 551 B.C. As an adult, he tried to become an adviser to Chinas rulers, but had little success. Yet his teachings were spread by his students who were inspired by the great thinker. These teachings became Confucianismthe official philosophy of China. Confucianism spread to nearby countries including... (more)
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  Civil Government: A Biblical View

  by Robert D. Culver

  A study on the Biblical mandates and limits of civil government. "A carefully worked out, biblically conservative statement on politics and government; this is an excellent presentation . . . . the author lines up his evidences and support with admirable consistency." (Christian Century)
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  The great progression : how Hispanics will lead America to a new era of prosperity

  by Geraldo Rivera

  The award-winning journalist and bestselling author of His Panic details the evolving role of Hispanics in shaping America’s future. With the psyche of our country mired in war, changing politics, and a recession, (or even another great depression) Peabody and Emmy® Award-winning journalist Geraldo Rivera delivers keen insight and hope in The Great Progression , a prophetic book on how Hispanics are... (more)
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  Matched Trilogy: Book 1

  Matched

  by Ally Condie

  In the Society, Officials decide. Who you love. Where you work. When you die. Cassia has always trusted their choices. It’s barely any price to pay for a long life, the perfect job, the ideal mate. So when her best friend appears on the Matching screen, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is the one . . . until she sees another face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. Now... (more)
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  New Management

  by Santiago Contreras

  In New Management,a young man's sighting of a UFO in the skies of Michigan leads him to a malevolent double cross in the south western United States to covertley undermine a fringe project between warring global elitists steeped in Luciferic science.During the spring of 1990, Jobe Esteban, a nineteen year old college freshman is awakened early one morning to a very distinct humming sound that leads him face to... (more)
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  Worldwide Evil and Misery - The Legacy of the 13 Satanic Bloodlines

  by Fritz Springmeier, Robin de Ruiter

  BANNED IN FRANCE This book is about the development of a New World Order that aims to suppress the whole of humanity. We are raised, by tradition, to trust our governments, and convinced that they care about us. This, however, is a big mistake. Below the surface of official politics lies a complicated social and intellectual process that is taking place. The world is governed by very different personages from... (more)
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  A Clockwork Orange

  by Anthony Burgess

  Set in a dismal dystopia, this is the first-person account of a juvenile delinquent who after a rambunctious crime streak, undergoes state-sponsored psychological rehabilitation for his aberrant behavior. The novel satirizes extreme political systems that are based on opposing models of the perfectibility or incorrigibility of humanity. Written in a futuristic slang vocabulary invented by Burgess, in part by... (more)
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  The Education of Little Tree

  by Forrest Carter

  The Education of Little Tree tells of a boy orphaned very young, who is adopted by his Cherokee grandmother and half-Cherokee grandfather in the Appalachian mountains of Tennessee during the Great Depression. “Little Tree” as his grandparents call him is shown how to hunt and survive in the mountains, to respect nature in the Cherokee Way, taking only what is needed, leaving the rest for nature to run its course.... (more)
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  Violet: Book 1

  Through Violet Eyes

  by Stephen Woodworth

  In a world where the dead can testify against the living, someone is getting away with murder. Because to every generation are born a select few souls with violet-colored eyes, and the ability to channel the dead. Both rare and precious—and rigidly controlled by a society that craves their services—these Violets perform a number of different duties. The most fortunate increase the world's cultural heritage by... (more)