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Beasts of No Nation : A Novel

by Uzodinma Iweala

Published: 2005-11-01

Hardcover: 142 pages

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In this stunning debut novel, Agu, a young boy in an unnamed West African nation, is recruited into a unit of guerrilla fighters as civil war engulfs his country. Haunted by his father's own death at the hands of militants, which he fled just before witnessing, Agu is vulnerable to the dan...

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Beat the Reaper

by Josh Bazell

Published: 2010-03-01

Paperback: 320 pages

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The Doctor will see you now...Meet Peter Brown, a young Manhattan ER Doctor who has a past he'd prefer to stay hidden. When a figure from the old days emerges, it looks increasingly unlikely that his secret will stay intact. Nicholas LoBrutto, aka Eddy Squillante, is given three months to live, and it's...

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Beat the Reaper: A Novel

by Josh Bazell

Published: 2009-09-14

Paperback: 336 pages

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Dr. Peter Brown is an intern at Manhattan's worst hospital, with a talent for medicine, a shift from hell, and a past he'd prefer to keep hidden. Whether it's a blocked circumflex artery or a plan to land a massive malpractice suit, he knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men.Pietro "B...

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Beating Back the Devil : On the Front Lines with the Disease Detectives of the Epidemic Intelligence Service

by Maryn McKenna

Published: 2004-08-31

Hardcover: 320 pages

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IN THE WAR AGAINST DISEASES, THEY ARE THE SPECIAL FORCES. They always keep a bag packed. They seldom have more than twenty-four hours' notice before they are dispatched. The phone calls that tell them to head to the airport, sometimes in the middle of the night, may give them no more inf...

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Beating the Babushka: A Cape Weathers Investigation

by Tim Maleeny

Published: 2007-10-01

Paperback: 365 pages

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A movie producer hurtles to his death from the top of the Golden Gate Bridge, an apparent suicide that shocks the film community and puts a two hundred million dollar production in jeopardy. His colleague, Grace, doesn't believe it was suicide and turns to private detective Cape Weathers...

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The Beatitudes: Book I

by Lyn LeJeune, New Orleans Public Library Foundation

Published: 2007-08-08

Paperback: 324 pages

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Social workers Hannah "Scrimp" Dubois and Earlene "Pinch" Washington have just started their own business, Social Investigations, to solve the murders of ten foster children in New Orleans, Louisiana. The New Orleans Police Department, the Catholic Church, and local politicians have sidest...

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Beatrice and Virgil: A Novel

by Yann Martel

Published: 2010-04-13

Hardcover: 224 pages

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Fate takes many forms. . . . �When Henry receives a letter from an elderly taxidermist, it poses a puzzle that he cannot resist. As he is pulled further into the world of this strange and calculating man, Henry becomes increasingly involved with the lives of a donkey and a howler monkey?na...

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The Beautiful and Damned

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Published: 2013-03-12

Paperback: 480 pages

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The Beautiful and Damned is the story of Anthony Patch and his wife, Gloria. Harvard-educated and an aspiring aesthete, Patch is waiting for his inheritance upon his grandfather’s death. His reckless marriage to Gloria is fueled by alcohol and destroyed by greed. The Patches race through...

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The Beautiful and the Damned

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Published: 2010-10-13

Paperback: 342 pages

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It tells the story of Anthony Patch, his relationship with his wife Gloria, his service in the army, and his alcoholism. The novel provides an excellent portrait of the Eastern elite as the Jazz Age begins its ascent, engulfing all classes into what would soon be known as the Café Society

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Beautiful Assassin: A Novel

by Michael C. White

Published: 2010-04-01

Hardcover: 464 pages

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A breathtaking tale of love, loyalty, and intrigue set in the early days of World War II from the acclaimed New York Times Notable Book author of Soul Catcher, which USA Today hailed as "a marvelous historical novel" World War II threatens to engulf the globe. The beleaguered Soviets,...