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A Family Christmas

by Caroline Kennedy

Published: 2007-10-30

Hardcover: 333 pages

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"When I began assembling [this] collection, I was skeptical that I would learn anything new about Christmas, but reading and reflecting on the history and spirit of Christmas brought back many memories, and taught me a great deal. . . . The literature of Christmas ranges from the miraculou...

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Sabbath: Finding Rest, Renewal, and Delight in Our Busy Lives

by Wayne Muller

Published: 2000-09-05

Paperback: 256 pages

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In today's world, with its relentless emphasis on success and productivity, we have lost the necessary rhythm of life, the balance between work and rest. Constantly striving, we feel exhausted and deprived in the midst of great abundance. We long for time with friends and family, we long ...

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by Doug Dorst

Published: 2013-10-29

Hardcover: 472 pages

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The chronicle of two readers finding each other, and their deadly struggle with forces beyond their understanding--all within the margins of a book conceived by Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams and written by award-winning novelist Doug Dorst.The book: Ship of Theseus, the...

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Let Me Go (Archie Sheridan / Gretchen Lowell)

by Chelsea Cain

Published: 2013-08-13

Hardcover: 368 pages

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Detective Archie Sheridan just has to get through the next few days, then his birthday and Halloween will be over. But with escaped serial killer Gretchen Lowell on the loose, the investigation into the murder of a DEA agent demanding his attention, and journalist Susan Ward showing up at...

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The River Between (African Writers Series)

by Ngugi Wa Thiong'o

Published: 2008-08-11

Paperback: 152 pages

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Christian missionaries attempt to outlaw the female circumcision ritual and in the process create a terrible rift between the two Kikuyu communities on either side of the river. The people are torn between those who believe in Western/Christian education and the opportunities it will offer, and those...

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A Second Chance

by Shayne Parkinson

Published: 2012-07-27

Paperback: 386 pages

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Amy uses the second chance she had hardly dared dream of to make up for the wasted years. But a familiar face from long ago makes an unwelcome reappearance, threatening her new-found happiness. Payback has more than one meaning, and sometimes people get what they deserve. A Second Chance ...

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Bright Side Up: 100 Ways to Be Happier Right Now

by Amy Spencer

Published: 2012-02-07

Paperback: 256 pages

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You don't need to reinvent your whole life to be happier-you just need to turn it bright side up! We all have those days when life could use a lift. Enter Bright Side Up, a clever and comforting compendium to help you shift your perspective and appreciate what's right in front of you. Wit...

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Software Testing (2nd Edition)

by Ron Patton

Published: 2005-08-05

Paperback: 408 pages

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Software Testing, Second Edition provides practical insight into the world of software testing and quality assurance. Learn how to find problems in any computer program, how to plan an effective test approach and how to tell when software is ready for release. Updated from the previous ed...

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One Doctor: Close Calls, Cold Cases, and the Mysteries of Medicine

by Brendan Reilly M.D.

Published: 2013-09-03

Hardcover: 464 pages

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An epic story told by a unique voice in Ameri­can medicine, One Doctor describes life-changing experiences in the career of a distinguished physi­cian. In riveting first-person prose, Dr. Brendan Reilly takes us to the front lines of medicine today. Whipsawed by daily crises and frustra�...

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A Treacherous Paradise

by Henning Mankell

Published: 2013-07-09

Hardcover: 384 pages

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From the internationally acclaimed author of the Kurt Wallander crime novels, a powerful stand-alone novel set in early-twentieth-century Sweden and Mozambique, whose vividly drawn female protagonist is awoken from her naïveté by her exposure to racism and by her own unexpected inner str...