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The First Man

by Albert Camus

Published: 2012-08-08

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Camus tells the story of Jacques Cormery, a boy who lived a life much like his own. Camus summons up the sights, sounds and textures of a childhood circumscribed by poverty and a father's death yet redeemed by the austere beauty of Algeria and the boy's attachment to his nearly deaf-mute m...

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The First Man-Made Man: The Story of Two Sex Changes, One Love Affair, and a Twentieth-Century Medical Revolution

by Pagan Kennedy

Published: 2007-03-06

Hardcover: 224 pages

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In the 1920s when Laura Dillon felt like a man trapped in a woman’s body, there were no words to describe her condition; transsexuals had yet to enter common usage. And there was no known solution to being stuck between the sexes. Laura Dillon did all she could on her own: she cut he...

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The First Mother's Fire (Soulstealer War)

by W L Hoffman

Published: 2007-12-01

Paperback: 284 pages

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Unemployed after graduation, Kenneth McNary seeks inspiration on the Appalachian Trail. He never suspected that it would find him first. Ken is transported to a fairytale world by a god-like sentience and is tasked with uniting its denizens for a coming war-a war with eternal consequences for every soul...

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* * * * Dramatic,
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The First Patient

by Michael Palmer

Published: 2008-02-19

Hardcover: 384 pages

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From the blockbuster, New York Times bestselling author comes a high-concept, high-octane thriller at the crossroads of presidential politics and cutting-edge medicine. . . .Gabe Singleton and Andrew Stoddard were roommates at the Naval Academy in Annapolis years ago. Today, Gabe is a country doctor...

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* * * Adventurous,
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The First Patient: A Novel

by Michael Palmer

Published: 2008-02-19

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Gabe Singleton and Andrew Stoddard were roommates at the Naval Academy in Annapolis years ago. Today, Gabe is a country doctor and his friend Andrew has gone from war hero to governor to President of the United States. One day, while the United States is embroiled in a bitter presidential election...

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The First Rule (Joe Pike Novels)

by Robert Crais

Published: 2010-01-12

Hardcover: 308 pages

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From the New York Times-bestselling author who sets the standard for intense, powerful crime-writing comes a blistering thriller featuring Joe Pike and Elvis Cole. The Watchman put Joe Pike, Elvis Cole's strong, taciturn partner, front and center, and not only won Robert Crais new audien...

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The First Rule of Ten: A Tenzing Norbu Mystery (Dharma Detective)

by Gay Hendricks, Tinker Lindsay

Published: 2012-01-01

Paperback: 312 pages

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?Don?t ignore intuitive tickles lest they reappear as sledgehammers.? That's the first rule of Ten. Tenzing Norbu (?Ten? for short)?ex-monk and soon-to-be ex-cop?is a protagonist unique to our times. In The First Rule of Ten, the first installment in a three-book detective series, we meet...

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First Strike (Halo)

by Eric Nylund

Published: 2003-12-02

Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages

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* * * * * Inspiring,
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First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers (P.S.)

by Loung Ung

Published: 2010-10-12

Kindle Edition: 274 pages

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From a childhood survivor of the brutal Pol Pot regime comes an unforgettable narrative of tragedy and spiritual triumph. 8-page photo insert.

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First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers

by Loung Ung

Published: 2000-02-01

Hardcover: 256 pages

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"This is a harrowing, compelling story. Evoking a child's voice and viewpoint, Ung has written a book filled with vivid and unforgettable details. I lost a night's sleep to this book because I literally could not put it down, and even when I finally did, I lost another night's sleep just...