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Lunar Park
by Bret Easton Ellis
Bret Ellis, the narrator of Lunar Park, is a writer whose first novel Less Than Zero catapulted him to international stardom while he was still in college. In the years that followed he found himself adrift in a world of wealth, drugs, and fame, as well as dealing with the unexpected death of his abusive father. After a decade of decadence a chance for salvation arrives; the chance to reconnect with an... (more)
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Going Bovine
by Libba Bray
Can Cameron find what he’s looking for? All 16-year-old Cameron wants is to get through high school—and life in general—with a minimum of effort. It’s not a lot to ask. But that’s before he’s given some bad news: he’s sick and he’s going to die. Which totally sucks. Hope arrives in the winged form of Dulcie, a loopy punk angel/possible hallucination with a bad sugar habit. She tells Cam there is a cure—if he’s... (more)
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Dracula in Love
by Karen Essex
In this wonderfully transporting novel, award-winning author Karen Essex turns a timeless classic inside out, spinning a haunting, erotic, and suspenseful story of eternal love and possession. From the shadowy banks of the river Thames to the wild and windswept Yorkshire coast, Dracula’s eternal muse, Mina Murray, vividly recounts the intimate details of what really transpired between her and the Count—the joys... (more)
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The Twilight Saga: Book 4
Breaking Dawn
by Stephenie Meyer
When you loved the one who was killing you, it left you no options. How could you run, how could you fight, when doing so would hurt that beloved one? If your life was all you had to give, how could you not give it? If it was someone you truly loved? It would cost you your life. How could you leave the person you love the most, when you know it'll hurt them the most as well?To be irrevocably in love with... (more)
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Ten Days in a Madhouse
by Nellie Bly
In 1887 Nellie Bly, one of the first female newspaper writers, and a young reporter who would soon go on to make a career for herself as an investigative journalist and “stunt” reporter, had herself committed to the Blackwell’s Island Insane Asylum in New York. Her purpose was to discover what life was like for those who had been deemed insane. She was surprised to discover the depth of mistreatement of the... (more)
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Hushed
by Kelley York
He’s saved her. He’s loved her. He’s killed for her.Eighteen-year-old Archer couldn’t protect his best friend, Vivian, from what happened when they were kids, so he’s never stopped trying to protect her from everything else. It doesn’t matter that Vivian only uses him when hopping from one toxic relationship to another—Archer is always there, waiting to be noticed.Then along comes Evan, the... (more)
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Cosmétique de l'ennemi
by Amélie Nothomb
The whole story takes place in an airport: Jérôme Angust, a man on a business trip, is waiting for his delayed plane. He meets another man, Textor Texel, who will not cease bothering him, to the brink of harassment and to a shocking end. The book is mainly dialogue, in Amelie's good habit.
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King Lear
by William Shakespeare
Gripping account of the tragedy of King Lear and his daughters, exactingly researched with the help of the Folger Library. Black-and-white illustrations.
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Go Big or Go Home
by Will Hobbs
A meteorite is hurtling toward the Black Hills of South Dakota. . . . Brady Steele watches in awe as a fireball comes crashing through the roof of his house. Brady immediately calls up his cousin, Quinn. They both love all things extreme, and this is the most extreme thing ever! Fred, as Brady names his space rock, turns out to be one of the rarest meteorites ever found. Professor Rip Ripley from the... (more)
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I Can't Keep My Own Secrets: Six-Word Memoirs by Teens Famous & Obscure
by Larry Smith, Rachel Fershleiser
I Can't Keep My Own Secrets Six-word Memoirs is a book chock-full of six word stories, all real. Each is differet, each is unique. Some are funny, like, "My mom had my boyfriend deported,". Some are serious, like, "Proud to be gay. Girlfriend's not." And some are sad.
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But I Love Him
by Amanda Grace
Tonight was so much worse than anything before it. Tonight he didn't stop after the first slap. At the beginning of senior year, Ann was a smiling, straight-A student and track star with friends and a future. Then she met a haunted young man named Connor. Only she can heal his emotional scars; only he could make her feel so loved and needed. Ann can't recall the pivotal moment it all changed, when she surrendered... (more)
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Hitchhiker (As the Darkness Falls)
by Tim Kizer
"Hitchhiker"When a serial killer hitches a ride one sunny day in a beautiful California valley, he does not suspect that he may have met his match, who is dead set to take another life. The battle of wits begins and only the strongest will survive.--"Intoxication"How do you force a confession out of a coworker trying to poison you? How do you punish those who dismiss your fears and believe... (more)
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Toraware
by Robert W. Norris
The Kobe-Osaka area in 1983. A 33-year-old American drifter and Vietnam War veteran has just arrived in Japan seeking one more adventure and an escape from his past. A promiscuous, rebellious, 23-year-old Japanese woman has just returned from a two-year homestay in a Canadian mission, where she was sent by her parents to cure her suicidal behavior. A snobbish, upper-class, 22-year-old Japanese woman who cannot... (more)
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Cheaper By the Dozen: Book 1
Cheaper by the Dozen
by Frank B. Gilbreth, Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
No growing pains have ever been more hilarious than those suffered loudly by the riotous Gilbreth clan. First there are a dozen red-haired, freckle-faced kids to contend with. Then there's Dad, a famous efficiency expert who believes a family can be run just like a factory. Finally there's Mother, his partner in everything except discipline. How they all survive such escapades, such as forgetting Frank Jr. in a... (more)
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I'll Be Watching You
by Samuel M. Key, Charles de Lint
Rachael Sorenson feared she would never escape her ex-husband's abuse. Then a passing stranger came to her rescue---a stranger who had watched her from afar. He was a photographer, and Rachael was his perfect subject. He lived only to make her happy---and eliminate those who didn't. Now he wants more than her beauty. She owes him her life---and he means to collect. In the early 1990s, Charles de Lint wrote and... (more)
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Call of Cthulhu Roleplaying
Call of Cthulhu Roleplaying Game
by John Tynes, Monte Cook
The long-awaited d20 adaptation of Call of Cthulhu in one all inclusive rulebook. Since the early 1900's, H.P. Lovecraft has been considered one of the top writers in the entire horror genre. Elements of his work have appeared over the years in numerous horror arenas, but now roleplayers can delve into a campaign centered around the author's popular Cthulhu Mythos. The Call of Cthulhu Roleplaying Game contains... (more)
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Kinski Uncut
The Autobiography of Klaus Kinski
by Joachim Neugroschel, Klaus Kinski
An international bestseller, Klaus Kinski's memoir has become a cult classic, telling the story of his fascinating life, from his tortured, poverty-stricken childhood in prewar Berlin to his rise to international stardom as a film actor. "Probably the most outrageous autobiography ever--less a memoir than a hyperbolically pornographic performance piece."--Newsweek.
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Dark as the Grave Wherein My Friend Is Laid
by Malcolm Lowry
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Dr. Alexandra Gladstone: Book 3
Half a Mind to Murder (Dr. Alexandra Gladstone Mysteries)
by Paula G. Paul
When an epidemic befalls the country town of Newton-on-Sea, Dr. Alexandra Gladstone finds what seems to be a cure. But there is no cure for murder...
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Survivor
by Chuck Palahniuk
From the author of the cult sensation Fight Club (now a major motion picture starring Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, and Helena Bonham Carter) comes Survivor. "A turbo-charged, deliciously manic satire of contemporary American life." -- Newsday "The only difference between suicide and martyrdom is press coverage," according to the "been there, done that" wisdom of Tender Branson, last surviving member of the... (more)

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