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There Is No Messiah...and You're It: The Stunning Transformation of Judaism's Most Provocative Idea

by Robert N. Levine

Published: 2005-01

Paperback: 192 pages

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The coming of the messiah is anticipated by millions of people of many faiths as the ultimate salve for our spiritual lives and as a way to finally make the world a better place. There Is No Messiah? And You're It examines the history of messianic hope and anticipation, its evolution in J...

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There Once Lived a Woman Who Tried to Kill Her Neighbor's Baby: Scary Fairy Tales

by Ludmilla Petrushevskaya

Published: 2009-09-29

Paperback: 224 pages

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The literary event of Halloween: a book of otherworldly power from Russia's preeminent contemporary fiction writerVanishings and aparitions, nightmares and twists of fate, mysterious ailments and supernatural interventions haunt these stories by the Russian master Ludmilla Petrushevskaya, ...

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Thereby Hangs a Tail (Thorndike Mystery)

by Spencer Quinn

Published: 2010-04-02

Hardcover: 423 pages

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In their second adventure, Bernie and Chet are called on to investigate threats made against an unlikely target - a pretty and pampered show dog called Princess. What seems like a lark of a case turns serious when Princess and her owner are abducted. To make matters worse, Bernie's on-again-off-again...

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Thereby Hangs a Tail: A Chet and Bernie Mystery

by Spencer Quinn

Published: 2010-01-05

Hardcover: 320 pages

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The second book of an irresistible series narrated by a loveable and wise dog. In the newest Chet and Bernie mystery, Chet gets a glimpse of the show dog world turned deadly. "We run a detective agency, me and Bernie, called the Little Detective Agency on account of Little being Bernie's l...

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Thereby Hangs a Tail: A Chet and Bernie Mystery (Chet and Bernie Mysteries)

by Spencer Quinn

Published: 2010-09-07

Paperback: 309 pages

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In the irresistible second Chet and Bernie mystery, Chet gets a glimpse of the show dog world turned deadly.What first seems like a walk in the park to wise and lovable canine narrator Chet and his human companion Bernie--to investigate threats made against a pretty, pampered show dog--tur...

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Therese Raquin

by Emile Zola

Published: 2010-09-14

Paperback: 200 pages

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Therese Raquin is the story of a young woman mired in a loveless marriage to a sickly, self-centered man. Trapped in a house owned by her pitiless mother-in-law, she yearns for love and escape. She finds it in the arms of her husband's best friend--and the only way they can find happiness is through...

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Therese Raquin (Penguin Classics)

by Émile Zola

Published: 2005-02-22

Paperback: 240 pages

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In a dingy apartment on the Passage du Pont-Neuf in Paris, Thérèse Raquin is trapped in a loveless marriage to her sickly cousin, Camille. The numbing tedium of her life is suddenly shattered when she embarks on a turbulent affair with her husband’s earthy friend Laurent, but their ani...

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There's a (Slight) Chance I Might Be Going to Hell: A Novel of Sewer Pipes, Pageant Queens, and Big Trouble

by Laurie Notaro

Published: 2007-05-29

Paperback: 320 pages

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The first novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Idiot Girls’ Action-Adventure Club is a rollicking tale of small-town peculiarity, dark secrets, and one extraordinary beauty pageant.When her husband is offered a post at a small university, Maye is only too happy to pack...

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There's Cake in My Future

by Kim Gruenenfelder

Published: 2010-12-21

Paperback: 368 pages

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After listening to her closest friends’ latest travails in love, parenting, and careers, superstitious bride-to-be Nicole (Nic) believes she has the perfect recipe for everyone’s happiness: a bridal shower “cake pull” in which each ribboned silver charm planted in her cake will bri...