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The Secret Life Of CeeCee Wilkes

by Diane Chamberlain

Published: 2008-01-01

Paperback: 528 pages

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An unsolved murder. A missing child. A lifetime of deception. In 1977, pregnant Genevieve Russell disappeared. Twenty years later, her remains are discovered and Timothy Gleason is charged with murder. But there is no sign of the unborn child. CeeCee Wilkes knows how Genevieve Russell died, because she...

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The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson: A Novel

by Jerome Charyn

Published: 2011-02-14

Paperback: 352 pages

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"In this brilliant and hilarious jailbreak of a novel, Charyn channels the genius poet and her great leaps of the imagination."?Donna Seaman, Booklist, starred reviewJerome Charyn, "one of the most important writers in American literature" (Michael Chabon), continues his exploration of Ame...

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The Secret Life of Josephine: Napoleon's Bird of Paradise

by Carolly Erickson

Published: 2007-09-04

Hardcover: 336 pages

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The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe

by J. Randy Taraborrelli

Published: 2010-09-28

Paperback: 576 pages

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From New York Times bestselling author J. Randy Taraborrelli comes the definitive biography of the most enduring icon in popular American culture. When Marilyn Monroe became famous in the 1950s, the world was told that her mother was either dead or simply not a part of her life. However, t...

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The Secret Life of Mrs. Claus

by Carly Alexander

Published: 2006-10-01

Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages

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The Secret Life of Objects

by Dawn Raffel

Published: 2012-03-19

Paperback: 160 pages

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"In this evocative memoir, moments from the past do not fade - they breathe on the page, rendering a striking portrait of a woman through her connections to the people she's loved, the places she been, what's been lost, and what remains. In clear, beautiful prose Raffel reveals the haunting qualities...

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The Secret Life of the Grown-up Brain: The Surprising Talents of the Middle-Aged Mind

by Barbara Strauch

Published: 2010-04-15

Hardcover: 256 pages

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A leading science writer examines how the brain's capacity reaches its peak in middle age For many years, scientists thought that the human brain simply decayed over time and its dying cells led to memory slips, fuzzy logic, negative thinking, and even depression. But new research from n...

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The Secret Life of the Grown-Up Brain: The Surprising Talents of the Middle-Aged Mind. Barbara Strauch

by Barbara Strauch

Published: 2011-04

Paperback: 256 pages

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For many years, scientists thought that the human brain simply decayed over time and its dying cells led to memory slips, fuzzy logic, negative thinking, and even depression. But new research from neuroscientists and psychologists suggests that, in fact, the brain reorganizes, improves in important functions,...

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Secret Lives

by Diane Chamberlain

Published: 2010-06-28

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Actress Eden Riley's decision to make a film about her mother plunges her into a shattering confrontation with her own past, irrevocably altering her life and the lives of those she loves. Her mother, Katherine Swift, was a renowned children's author who died when Eden was very young. Now ...

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The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives

by Lola Shoneyin

Published: 2010-12-01

Paperback: 256 pages

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To the dismay of her ambitious mother, Bolanle marries into a polygamous family, where she is the fourth wife of a rich, rotund patriarch, Baba Segi. She is a graduate and therefore a great prize, but even graduates must produce children and her husband's persistent bellyache is a sign that things are...