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On the Beach

by Nevil Shute

Published: 2002-10-31

Paperback: 296 pages

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"The most shocking fiction I have read in years. What is shocking about it is both the idea and the sheer imaginative brilliance with which Mr. Shute brings it off."THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLEThey are the last generation, the innocent victims of an accidental war, living out their last day...

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On the big white oak

by Corrine Coleman

Published: 2010-12-03

Paperback: 260 pages

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Adam is a man who has everything: a great career, a happy marriage and visions of the family he always wanted. When the news of his wife's infertility leaves her heartbroken, he is helpless to save her from the despair she has wrapped herself in. Desperately trying to cope with the turn hi...

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On the Black Hill

by Bruce Chatwin

Published: 2005-11-03

Paperback: 262 pages

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An elegantly written tale of identical twin brothers who grow up on a farm in rural Wales and never leave home. In depicting the lives of Benjamin and Lewis and their interactions with their small local community, Chatwin comments movingly on the larger questions of human experience.

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On the Divinity of Second Chances: A Novel

by Kaya McLaren

Published: 2009-04-28

Paperback: 352 pages

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A broken family finds its way back together in this captivating story from the author of Church of the Dog A charismatic author with a voice and message all her own, Kaya McLaren has become beloved in the book world as much for her upbeat energy as for her rich storytelling. In On the Divi...

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On the Edge of Nowhere

by James Huntington, Lawrence Elliot

Published: 2002-06-01

Paperback: 192 pages

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His father is a white trapper, his mother an Athabascan Indian who walks a thousand miles in winter to reunite with her family. Thus, Jimmy Huntington learns early how to survive on the land. Huntington is only seven when his mother dies, and he must care for his younger siblings. A courageous and inspiring...

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On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness: Adventure. Peril. Lost Jewels. And the Fearsome Toothy Cows of Skree. (The Wingfeather Saga)

by Andrew Peterson

Published: 2008-03-18

Paperback: 304 pages

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On the Island

by Ms. Tracey L. Garvis Graves

Published: 2012-03-14

Paperback: 332 pages

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When thirty-year-old English teacher Anna Emerson is offered a job tutoring T.J. Callahan at his family's summer rental in the Maldives, she accepts without hesitation; a working vacation on a tropical island trumps the library any day. T.J. Callahan has no desire to leave town, not that a...

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On the Jellicoe Road

by Melina Marchetta

Published: 2006-09-01

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Winner of the 2009 Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in Young Adult literature. A highly anticipated follow-up from the bestselling author of Looking for Alibrandi and Saving Francesca, both highly acclaimed productions available from Bolinda Audio. With the same strengths of wo...

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On the Loose (Steele Street, Book 7)

by Tara Janzen

Published: 2007-10-30

Mass Market Paperback: 403 pages

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On the Occasion of My Last Afternoon: A Novel (P.S.)

by Kaye Gibbons

Published: 2005-06-28

Paperback: 304 pages

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Emma Garnet Tate Lowell, a plantation owner's daughter, grows up in a privileged lifestyle, but it's not all roses. Her family's prosperity is linked to the institution of slavery, and Clarice, a close and trusted family servant, exposes Emma to the truth and history of their plantation an...