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In the Sanctuary of Outcasts: A Memoir (P.S.)
Published: 2010-06-01
Paperback: 352 pages
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"A remarkable story of a young man's loss of everything he deemed important, and his ultimate discovery that redemption can be taught by society's most dreaded outcasts." —John Grisham "Hilarious, astonishing, and deeply moving." —John Berendt, author of Midnight in the Garden of Good ...
In the Sanctuary of Outcasts: A Memoir
Published: 2009-06-01
Hardcover: 336 pages
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Daddy is going to camp. That's what I told my children. A child psychologist suggested it. ?Words like prison and jail conjure up dangerous images for children,? she explained. But it wasn?t camp . . . Neil White, a journalist and magazine publisher, wanted the best for those he loved?n...
In the Sea There are Crocodiles: Based on the True Story of Enaiatollah Akbari
Published: 2011-08-09
Hardcover: 224 pages
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"Inspiring" --O Magazine " This gripping, strangely sweet tale....captures the young man’s open-hearted tone just right.....Reading of Akbari’s efforts to find a better life — alone and at an age when children in our country can’t even drive yet — will leave you shaken, but h...
In the Shadow of Gotham
Published: 2009-04-28
Hardcover: 400 pages
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Dobson, New York, 1905.Detective Simon Ziele lost his fiancée in the General Slocum ferry disaster—a thousand perished on that summer day in 1904 when an onboard fire burned the boat down in the waters of the East River. Still reeling from the tragedy, Ziele transferred to a police dep...
In the Shadow of Gotham ($9.99 Ed.)
Published: 2011-06-07
Paperback: 400 pages
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Stefanie Pintoff's acclaimed and award-winning debut is the taut historical tale of Detective Simon Ziele, a man who lost his fiancée in the 1904 General Slocum ferry disaster and thereafter flees New York City for Dobson, New York, to escape the memories of her death. But month...
In the Shadow of Lions
Published: 2008-09
Paperback: 336 pages
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It is the story of two women, their guardian angels, and a mysterious, subversive book … a book that outrages some, inspires others, and launches the Protestant Reformation. The devout Anne Boleyn catches the eye of a powerful king and uses her influence to secretly change history forever. Meanwhile,...
In the Shadow of Swords
Published: 2011-02-28
Hardcover: 342 pages
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When legendary killer Ciris Sarn ends a life in an empty city plaza�with a single dagger thrust, little does he know that an insidious game has been triggered by the brutal slaying. Turning predator into prey, this part fantasy, part espionage novel races along as it follows the now hunted...
In the Shadow of the Ark
Published: 2004
Paperback: 368 pages
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In the Shadow of the Banyan
Published: 2012-08-07
Kindle Edition: 0 pages
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Told from the tender perspective of a young girl who comes of age amid the Cambodian killing fields, this searing first novel?based on the author?s personal story?has been hailed by Little Bee author Chris Cleave as ?a masterpiece?utterly heartbreaking and impossibly beautiful.?For...
In the Shadow of the Lamp
Published: 2012-02-28
Paperback: 320 pages
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When sixteen-year-old Molly meets Florence Nightingale, she jumps at the chance to join the nurses heading to war. The work is grueling, but it soon becomes more than just a mission of mercy. Molly falls in love with both a dashing young doctor and a soldier who has joined the army to be n...
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