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In his debut novel, The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini accomplishes what very few contemporary novelists are able to do. He manages to provide an educational and eye-opening account of a country's political turmoil--in this case, Afghanistan--while also developing characters whose heartbreaking struggles and emotional triumphs resonate with readers long after the last page has been turned over. And he does this on... (more)

Shall We Tell the President

by Jeffrey Archer, E.C. Kelly

6 days, 13 hours and 37 minutes to go ...At the end of The Prodigal Daughter, Florentyna Kane is elected President - the first woman President of the United States. At 7.30 one evening the FBI learn of a plot to kill her - the 1572nd such threat of the year. At 8.30 five people know all the details. By 9.30 four of them are dead. FBI agent Mark Andrews alone knows when. He also knows that a senator is involved. He... (more)

Magic Spell (My Secret Unicorn)

by Linda Chapman

Do you know someone who has wished for a pony? Lauren Foster did just that. And when her family moves to the country, her dream finally comes true. Then she reads a story about a normal pony who turns into a snow-white unicorn when his owner reads a special spell. Lauren starts to wonder. Could her new pony Twilight really be a unicorn? Maybe ... just maybe.

No Dogs Allowed!

by Bill Wallace

After losing Dandy, her family's beloved horse, Kristine decides that she will never get close to another pet again. It's just too heartbreaking. So when her father surprises her with a new puppy for her birthday, Kristine is furious! With a new sister on the way, who need a wriggling, messy, noisy yellow ball of fur to look after? But how can an animal-loving girl resist the sweet brown eyes of a puppy that just... (more)

THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE

by J. Manson Valentine, Charles Berlitz

Darkest Powers: Book 2

The Awakening (Darkest Powers)

by Kelley Armstrong

If you had met me a few weeks ago, you probably would have described me as an average teenage girl—someone normal. Now my life has changed forever and I'm as far away from normal as it gets. A living science experiment—not only can I see ghosts, but I was genetically altered by a sinister organization called the Edison Group. What does that mean? For starters, I'm a teenage necromancer whose powers are out of... (more)

Ship of Fools

by Richard Russo

Home to generations of humans, the starship Argonos has wandered aimlessly throughout the galaxy for hundreds of years, desperately searching for other signs of life. Now an unidentified transmission lures them toward a nearby planet-and into the dark heart of an alien mystery. "Powerful...Anyone who was enthralled by the aliens from the movie Alien will love Richard Paul Russo's latest masterpiece." (... (more)

Kane and Abel

by Jeffrey Archer

William Lowell Kane and Abel Rosnovski, one the son of a Boston millionaire, the other a penniless polish immigrant-born on the same day near the turn of the century on opposite sides of the world-are brought together by fate and the quest of a dream. Two men - ambitious, powerful, ruthless - are locked in a relentless struggle to build an empire, fueled by their all-consuming hatred. Over sixty years and three... (more)

The Memory Keeper's Daughter

A Novel

by Kim Edwards

Kim Edwards’s stunning family drama evokes the spirit of Sue Miller and Alice Sebold, articulating every mother’s silent fear: what would happen if you lost your child and she grew up without you? In 1964, when a blizzard forces Dr. David Henry to deliver his own twins, he immediately recognizes that one of them has Down Syndrome and makes a split-second decision that will haunt all their lives forever. He... (more)

The Golden Prize

by Cavin Wright

Could Stonehenge be the key to the secrets of the Great Pyramid? Was Plato’s account of Atlantis accurate? Is it possible to achieve light-speed travel? Does Earth have a hidden past? Was the Great Pyramid built in two stages, centuries apart? Do Fibonacci numbers conceal a mystic code? What is Bala Squared and what is its significance? Can the location of the Hall of Records be identified? Would discovery of the... (more)

MODERN UNIVERSITY PHYSICS PART 1, MECHANICS AND THERMODYNAMICS.James A, Francis Weston Sears, M Russell Wehr & Mark W Zemansky. Richards

MODERN UNIVERSITY PHYSICS PART 1, MECHANICS AND THERMODYNAMICS.

by James A, Francis Weston Sears, M Russell Wehr & Mark W Zemansky. Richards

TARBELL'S TEACHERS' GUIDE the International Bible Lessons for Christian Teaching 1951Frank Mead

TARBELL'S TEACHERS' GUIDE the International Bible Lessons for Christian Teaching 1951

by Frank Mead

Types for Proofs and Programs : International Workshop, TYPES 2000, Durham, UK, December 8-12, 2000. Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Scien

Types for Proofs and Programs : International Workshop, TYPES 2000, Durham, UK, December 8-12, 2000. Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Scien

Papers from the International Workshop, TYPES 2000, held December 8-12, 2000 in Durham, UK. All current issues on type theory and type systems and their applications to programming, systems design, and proof theory are addressed. Softcover.

Gone with the Wind

by Margaret Mitchell

Margaret Mitchell's epic novel of love and war won the Pulitzer Prize and went on to give rise to two authorized sequels and one of the most popular and celebrated movies of all time. Many novels have been written about the Civil War and its aftermath. None take us into the burning fields and cities of the American South as Gone With the Wind does, creating haunting scenes and thrilling portraits of characters... (more)

Bottled Up

by Jaye Murray

Pip’s desperate to escape his life—he’s been skipping classes, drinking, getting high. Anything and everything to avoid his smug teachers, his sweet but needy little brother, his difficult home life. Now he’s been busted by Principal Giraldi and given an ultimatum: either he shows up for all his classes and sees a counselor after school, or he’s expelled. Pip’s freaked out; not because he might get kicked... (more)

Digital Knight (Baen Fantasy)

by Ryk E. Spoor

When freelance information specialist Jason Wood found that a suspected drug kingpin didn't appear on photographs, he decided to investigate, suspecting that the kingpin was actually a vampire.

Jesus of India

by Maury Lee

Jesus of India paves a brave new path out of the crucifixion wilderness. Knowing the Gospels well and comparing them with the Hindu and Sufi texts of enlightened masters, the core oneness in Jesus' teaching-the non dual message is clear. The great Eastern Gurus readily acknowledge Jesus as one of their own-an enlightened master with a similar understanding. The Christians faith is strong, but it is not the... (more)

The Holy Terror (Translated By Anne Carter)

The Holy Terror (Translated By Anne Carter)

by Francois Mauriac

The first play follows a publisher into his nervous breakdown - and then out again. "Tartuffe" is a reworking of Moliere's classic comedy. Simon Gray's works for the stage include "Otherwise Engaged", "The Common Pursuit" and "Melon".

Chair Shots and Other Obstacles: Winning Life's Wrestling Matches

Chair Shots and Other Obstacles: Winning Life's Wrestling Matches

by Bobby Heenan

Chair Shots and Other Obstacles: Winning Life's Wrestling Matches is an introspective look into the wit and wisdom of legendary professional wrestler and manager Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. "Chair shots" is a part of wrestling vernacular, but it is also a metaphor for setbacks and impediments that one experiences in life. Heenan has had his share of challenges - both personal and professional. He also has learned... (more)

From Dust to Trust

by Cavin Wright

The book of Revelation, in the Bible, warns of a time, in the not-to-distant future, when each of us must choose to side with the forces of good or evil. To understand this enigmatic message, we must comprehend the past, our present, and where technology is taking us in the future. A knowledge of religion, the Knights Templar, universal forces, world politics, and even an interest in the possibility of space... (more)

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by Khaled Hosseini

by Jeffrey Archer, E.C. Kelly

by Linda Chapman

by Bill Wallace

by J. Manson Valentine, Charles Berlitz

by Kelley Armstrong

by Richard Russo

by Jeffrey Archer

A Novel

by Kim Edwards

by Cavin Wright

by James A, Francis Weston Sears, M Russell Wehr & Mark W Zemansky. Richards

by Frank Mead

by Margaret Mitchell

by Jaye Murray

by Ryk E. Spoor

by Maury Lee

by Francois Mauriac

by Bobby Heenan

by Cavin Wright