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The Astaires: Fred & Adele

by Kathleen Riley

Published: 2012-03-01

Hardcover: 266 pages

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Before "Fred and Ginger," there was "Fred and Adele," a show-business partnership and cultural sensation like no other. In our celebrity-saturated era, it's hard to comprehend what a genuine phenomenon these two siblings from Omaha were. At the height of their success in the mid-1920s, the...

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* * * * Insightful,
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Once We Were Brothers

by Ronald H. Balson

Published: 2013-10-08

Paperback: 400 pages

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The gripping tale about two boys, once as close as brothers, who find themselves on opposite sides of the Holocaust."A novel of survival, justice and redemption...riveting." ?Chicago Tribune, on Once We Were BrothersElliot Rosenzweig, a respected civic leader and wealthy philanthropist, is...

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Night Moves (Doc Ford)

by Randy Wayne White

Published: 2013-03-05

Hardcover: 368 pages

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The stunning new thriller—the twentieth Doc Ford novel—from the New York Times–bestselling author. Both Doc Ford and his friend Tomlinson have buried secrets. Now one of those secrets is about to come alive—with a vengeance. While trying to solve one of Florida’s most profound se...

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Do Men Know What They Want: Never Satisfied Second Edition

by Michael Baisden

Published: 2011-11-15

Paperback: 288 pages

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The second edition of the Never Satisfied Series, Do Men Know What They Want is a collection of interviews conducted by Best Selling Author and Nationally Syndicated Radio Personality, Michael Baisden, about how men feel about sex, relationships, and monogamy. What Do Men Want? Why Can't They Commit?...

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Please Look After Mother. Kyung-Sook Shin

by Kyong-Suk Sin

Published: 2012-03-01

Paperback: 288 pages

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PLEASE LOOK AFTER MOTHER is the story of So-nyo, a wife and mother, who has lived a life of sacrifice and compromise. In the past she suffered a stroke, leaving her vulnerable and often confused. Now, travelling from the Korean countryside to the Seoul of her grown-up children, So-nyo is separated from...

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Never Tell a Lie

by Hallie Ephron

Published: 2010

Mass Market Paperback: 276 pages

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“[A] richly atmospheric tale. You can imagine Hitchcock curling up with this one.”—USA TodayAuthor Hallie Ephron’s fast paced and disturbingly creepy Never Tell a Lie is a page-turning thrill ride that maestro Alfred Hitchcock would have been proud to call his own. A descent into...

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* * * * Inspiring,
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Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

by Ben Carson, Cecil Murphey

Published: 1996-12-08

Mass Market Paperback: 224 pages

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Ben Carson, M.D., works medical miracles. Today, he's one of the most celebrated neurosurgeons in the world. In Gifted Hands, he tells of his inspiring odyssey from his childhood in inner-city Detroit to his position as director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital at age 33...

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Amanda Mouse and the Birthday Cake (Tales of Mouse Village S)

by Gyles Brandreth

Published: 1999-09-02

Board book: 32 pages

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The Hobbit: Illustrated Edition

by J.R.R. Tolkien

Published: 2013-10-01

Hardcover: 384 pages

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“A glorious account of a magnificent adventure, filled with suspense and seasoned with a quiet humor that is irresistible . . . All those, young or old, who love a fine adventurous tale, beautifully told, will take The Hobbit to their hearts.” – New York Times Book Review   A beaut...

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A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age

by William Manchester

Published: 1993-06-01

Paperback: 322 pages

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From tales of chivalrous knights to the barbarity of trial by ordeal, no era has been a greater source of awe, horror, and wonder than the Middle Ages. In handsomely crafted prose, and with the grace and authority of his extraordinary gift for narrative history, William Manchester leads us from a civilization...