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The Aviary

by Kathleen O'Dell

Published: 2012-09-11

Paperback: 352 pages

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Twelve-year-old Clara Dooley has spent her whole life in the crumbling Glendoveer mansion, home to a magician's widow, a cage full of exotic birds, and a decades-old mystery. Clara loves old Mrs. Glendoveer, but the birds in the aviary frighten her—they always seem to screech and squall ...

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Carbs and Cadavers: A Supper Club Mystery (Supper Club Mysteries)

by J.B. Stanley, Ellery Adams

Published: 2013-04-13

Kindle Edition: 204 pages

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James Henry, a kind-hearted professor of English literature, is forced to move back home to Quincy’s Gap, a tiny town in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, to care for his aging father. Shortly after moving into a house that hasn’t changed since his childhood, the overweight, divorced, book-loving cheese...

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Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors

by Stephen E. Ambrose

Published: 1996-05-01

Paperback: 560 pages

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On the sparkling morning of June 25, 1876, 611  men of the United States 7th Cavalry rode toward the  banks of the Little Bighorn in the Montana  Territory, where 3,000 Indians stood waiting for battle.  The lives of two great warriors would soon be  forever linked throughout history: Crazy...

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Here Be Dragons

by Sharon Kay Penman

Published: 2008-05-27

Kindle Edition: 720 pages

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Thirteenth-century Wales is a divided country, ever at the mercy of England’s ruthless, power-hungry King John. Llewelyn, Prince of North Wales, secures an uneasy truce by marrying the English king’s beloved illegitimate daughter, Joanna, who slowly grows to love her charismatic and co...

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The Execution of Noa P. Singleton: A Novel

by Elizabeth L. Silver

Published: 2013-06-11

Hardcover: 320 pages

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An unforgettable and unpredictable debut novel of guilt, punishment, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive       Noa P. Singleton never spoke a word in her own defense throughout a brief trial that ended with a jury finding her guilty of first-degree murder. Ten years later, ...

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The Last Original Wife: A Novel

by Dorothea Benton Frank

Published: 2013-06-11

Hardcover: 352 pages

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Experience the sultry Southern atmosphere of Atlanta and the magic of the Carolina Lowcountry in this funny and poignant tale of one audacious woman’s quest to find the love she deserves, from New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank.Leslie Anne Greene Carter is The Last O...

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Autobiography of St. Teresa of Avila (Dover Books on Western Philosophy)

by St. Teresa of Avila

Published: 2010-07-21

Paperback: 352 pages

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In this landmark of Christian mysticism, the much-admired Carmelite nun offers moving accounts of her profound religious experiences and ultimate union with God. St. Teresa recounts her childhood and education in 16th-century Spain, her physical afflictions and spiritual crises, her many...

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The Thread: A Novel

by Victoria Hislop

Published: 2012-07-10

Paperback: 400 pages

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“A brilliant page turner…rich with drama and historical detail.”—Glamour (UK)A beautiful and epic novel that spans nearly a hundred years, The Thread is a magnificent story of a friendship and a love that endures through the catastrophes and upheavals of the twentieth century—bot...

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The Return: A Novel

by Victoria Hislop

Published: 2009-10-06

Paperback: 404 pages

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Already a #1 bestseller in the < ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />UK, The Return is a captivating new novel of family, love, and betrayal set against a backdrop of civil war, flamenco, and fiery Spanish passion. The author of the beloved international bestseller The Island, Victoria Hislop now transports the reader to Grana...

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I'm Walking as Straight as I Can: Transcending Disability in Hollywood and Beyond

by Geri Jewell, Ted Nichelson

Published: 2011-04-01

Paperback: 252 pages

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Born with cerebral palsy, Geri Jewell inspired a generation of young people when she became the first person with a disability to appear in a recurring role on prime-time television, with her groundbreaking character, Cousin Geri, on the NBC sitcom The Facts of Life. The book's title ? I�...