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  The Twilight Saga

  Twilight / New Moon / Eclipse / Breaking Dawn

  by Stephenie Meyer

  Bella Swan moves back to Forks, Washington to live with her dad. On her first day of school she is breathless when she meets Edward Cullen, the most beautiful boy you will ever lay eyes on. Until she finds out his secret that puts her life in danger.
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  Liberty and Tyranny

  A Conservative Manifesto

  by Mark R. Levin

  Conservative talk radio's fastest-growing superstar is also a New York Times bestselling phenomenon: the author of the groundbreaking critique of the Supreme Court, Men in Black , and the deeply personal dog lover's memoir Rescuing Sprite , Mark R. Levin now delivers the book that characterizes both his devotion to his more than 5 million listeners and his love of our country and the legacy of our Founding... (more)
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  The Twilight Saga: Book 4

  Breaking Dawn

  by Stephenie Meyer

  When your true love turns you into something that is just like them, it can be a disaster. 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... (more)
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  The Twilight Saga: Book 3

  Eclipse

  by Stephenie Meyer

  As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings, Victoria continues her quest for revenge, and Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob-–knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite a war between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella has one more... (more)
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  Myron Bolitar Mysteries: Book 9

  Long Lost

  by Harlan Coben

  It begins with an early-morning phone call.An old flame wakes Myron Bolitar from sleep. Terese Collins is in Paris, and she needs his help -- no questions answered. In her debt, Myron makes the trip and learns of a decade-long secret: Terese once had a daughter, who died in a car accident. Now it seems as though that daughter may be alive -- and tied to a sinister plot with shocking global implications. (more)
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  Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man

  What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment

  by Steve Harvey

  Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Steve lets women inside the mindset of a man and sheds lights on concepts and questions such as The Ninety Day Rule, Ford requires it of its employees. Should you require it of your man...Steve Harvey explains it all.
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  The Color of Lightning

  by Paulette Jiles

  In 1863, the War Between the States creeps slowly yet inevitably toward its bloody conclusion—and eastern thoughts are already turning to different wars and enemies. Searching for a life and future, former Kentucky slave Britt Johnson is venturing west into unknown territory with his wife, Mary, and their three children—wary but undeterred by sobering tales of atrocities inflicted upon those who trespass... (more)
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  Timelab 2000 history minutes

  The Greatest Stories Never Told

  100 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy

  by Rick Beyer

  History isn't always made by great armies colliding or by great civilizations rising or falling. Sometimes it's made when a chauffeur takes a wrong turn, a scientist forgets to clean up his lab, or a drunken soldier gets a bit rowdy. That's the kind of history you'll find in The Greatest Stories Never Told. This is history candy -- the good stuff. Here are 100 tales to astonish, bewilder, and stupefy: more than... (more)
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  Figures in Silk

  by Vanora Bennett

  Two sisters discover passion during the War of the Roses—one in the arms of the king, the other in the world of silk From the author of the acclaimed novel Portrait of an Unknown Woman comes an epic tale of love and intrigue. The year is 1471. Edward IV, who won the throne with the help of his brother, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, is restoring law and order after years of war. Under Edward IV, life in... (more)
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  The Last Dickens

  by Matthew Pearl

  In his most enthralling novel yet, the critically acclaimed author Matthew Pearl reopens one of literary history’s greatest mysteries. The Last Dickens is a tale filled with the dazzling twists and turns, the unerring period details, and the meticulous research that thrilled readers of the bestsellers The Dante Club and The Poe Shadow. Boston, 1870. When news of Charles Dickens’s untimely death reaches the... (more)
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  Jack Reacher: Book 13

  Gone Tomorrow

  by Lee Child

  New York City. Two in the morning. A subway car heading uptown. Jack Reacher, plus five other passengers. Four are okay. The fifth isn’t. In the next few tense seconds Reacher will make a choice–and trigger an electrifying chain of events in this gritty, gripping masterwork of suspense by #1 New York Times bestseller Lee Child. Susan Mark was the fifth passenger. She had a lonely heart, an... (more)
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  Picking Cotton

  Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption

  by Jennifer Thompson-Cannino

  Jennifer Thompson was raped at knifepoint by a man who broke into her apartment while she slept. She was able to escape, and eventually positively identified Ronald Cotton as her attacker. Ronald insisted that she was mistaken-- but Jennifer's positive identification was the compelling evidence that put him behind bars. After eleven years, Ronald was allowed to take a DNA test that proved his innocence. He was... (more)
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  Einstein's Refrigerator

  And Other Stories from Flip Side Of History

  by Steve Silverman

  Steve Silverman was looking for a way to add some spice to his high school lectures when he realized that weird and bizarre true-life stories would capture his students' attention. In fact, they worked so well that the science teacher then began posting his discoveries to his own Web site, which he dubbed Useless Information. Well-researched and clearly sourced, Silverman's unusual tidbits have gained a wide... (more)
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  Michael Farquhar's A Treasury Of...: Book 1

  A Treasury of Royal Scandals

  The Shocking True Stories History's Wickedest, Weirdest, Most Wanton Kings, Queens, Tsars, Popes, and Emperors

  by Michael Farquhar

  From Nero's nagging mother (whom he found especially annoying after taking her as his lover) to Catherine's stable of studs (not of the equine variety), here is a wickedly delightful look at the most scandalous royal doings you never learned about in history class. Gleeful, naughty, sometimes perverted--like so many of the crowned heads themselves--A Treasury of Royal Scandals presents the best (the worst?) of... (more)
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  The Greatest War Stories Never Told

  100 Tales from Military History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy

  by Rick Beyer

  Search the annals of military history and you will discover no end of quirky characters and surprising true stories: The topless dancer who saved the Byzantine Empire. The World War I battle that was halted so a soccer game could be played. The scientist who invented a pigeon-guided missile in 1943. And don't forget the elderly pig whose death triggered an international crisis between the United States and Great... (more)
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  How to Lose a Battle: Foolish Plans and Great Military Blunders

  by Bill Fawcett

  A remarkable compendium of the worst military decisions and the men who made them The annals of history are littered with horribly bad military leaders. These combat incompetents found amazing ways to ensure their army's defeat. Whether it was a lack of proper planning, miscalculation, ego, bad luck, or just plain stupidity, certain wartime stratagems should never have left the drawing board. Written with... (more)
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  The Swamps of Sleethe

  Poems From Beyond the Solar System

  by Jack Prelutsky

  Jack Prelutsky’s exploration of outer space is not for the faint of heart. No friendly little E.T.–type aliens await your arrival. There are many imaginative ways to perish in these darkly comedic cautionary verses about unexplored worlds so far beyond our solar system. The final poem is an environmental tour de force that packs a wallop. Here are poems the older reader will find great fun to memorize and rattle... (more)