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As The Twig Is Bent

by Joe Perrone Jr.

Published: 2009-01-02

Paperback: 312 pages

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A serial killer is roaming the Internet, using sex chat rooms to find his victims. The only clues: a signature heart carved into each victim's breast (inside are the initials "J.C." and those of the deceased); copies of the New Testament (with underlined passages referring to infidelity);...

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As They See 'Em: A Fan's Travels in the Land of Umpires

by Bruce Weber

Published: 2009-03-17

Hardcover: 352 pages

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Millions of American baseball fans know, with absolute certainty, that umpires are simply overpaid galoots who are doing an easy job badly. Millions of American baseball fans are wrong.As They See 'Em is an insider's look at the largely unknown world of professional umpires, the small grou...

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As You Like It (Arden Shakespeare: Third Series)

by William Shakespeare

Published: 2006-06-30

Paperback: 472 pages

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With its explorations of sexual ambivalence, As You Like It speaks directly to the twenty-first century. Juliet Dusinberre demonstrates that Rosalind's authority in the play grows from new ideas about women and reveals that Shakespeare's heroine reinvents herself for every age. But the play is also deeply...

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Ascend (A Trylle Novel)

by Amanda Hocking

Published: 2012-04-24

Paperback: 326 pages

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Ascend... The final chapter in the Trylle Trilogy.With a war looming on the horizon, Wendy's fate seems sealed. But everything she sacrificed might be in vain if she can?t save the ones she loves. Her whole life has been leading up to this, and it's all coming to an end. ...

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Ascent of Money

by Niall Ferguson

Published: 2009-09-01

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This is a financial history of the world and a major Channel 4 series. Bread, cash, dosh, dough, loot: Call it what you like, it matters. To Christians, love of it is the root of all evil. To generals, it's the sinews of war. To revolutionaries, it's the chains of labour. But in "The Ascent of Money",...

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The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World

by Niall Ferguson

Published: 2008-11-13

Hardcover: 442 pages

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Niall Ferguson follows the money to tell the human story behind the evolution of finance, from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest upheavals on what he calls Planet Finance. Bread, cash, dosh, dough, loot, lucre, moolah, readies, the wherewithal: Call it what you like, it matt...

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The Ascent: A Novel of Survival

by Ronald Malfi

Published: 2010-09-01

Hardcover: 376 pages

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After the death of his ex-wife, successful sculptor Tim Overleigh trades in his lucrative career for the world of extreme sports, but when a caving accident nearly ends his life, Tim falls into a self-destructive depression. On the cusp of madness, an old friend convinces him to join a tea...

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Ashes

by Kathryn Lasky

Published: 2010-02-04

Hardcover: 320 pages

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Thirteen-year-old Gabriella Schramm's favorite pastime is reading. With Adolf Hitler slowly but unstoppably rising to power, Gaby turns to her books for comfort while the world around her changes dramatically: The streets become filled with soldiers, Gaby's sister's boyfriend raises his arm in a heil...

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Ashes to Ashes

by Tami Hoag

Published: 2006-06-27

Mass Market Paperback: 592 pages

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She writes the kind of thrillers that keep readers and critics awake all night.She grabs you with a story as frightening as your worst fears, as chilling as your unspoken secrets.She is New York Times bestselling writer Tami Hoag, today's most exciting master of suspense.��Ashes to Ashes i...

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Ashes to Dust

by Yrsa Sigurdardottir

Published: 2011-04-01

Paperback: 464 pages

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Thora peered at the floor, but couldn't see anything that could have frightened Markus that much, only three mounds of dust. She moved the light of her torch over them. It took her some time to realize what she was seeing-- and then it was all she could do not to let the torch slip from her hand. 'Good...