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The King of Attolia (The Queen's Thief, Book 3)

by Megan Whalen Turner

Published: 2007-06-12

Paperback: 432 pages

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By scheming and theft, the Thief of Eddis has become King of Attolia. Eugenides wanted the queen, not the crown, but he finds himself trapped in a web of his own making. Then he drags a naive young guard into the center of the political maelstrom. Poor Costis knows he is the victim of the ...

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A Conspiracy of Kings (Thief of Eddis)

by Megan Whalen Turner

Published: 2011-08-23

Paperback: 352 pages

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Sophos, heir to the throne of Sounis, has disappeared without atrace. Eugenides, the new and unlikely king of Attolia, has neverstopped wondering what happened to his friend. Nor has theQueen of Eddis, who once offered Sophos her hand. They sendspies. They pay informants. They appeal to th...

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The Last Resort: A Memoir of Mischief and Mayhem on a Family Farm in Africa

by Douglas Rogers

Published: 2010-09-07

Paperback: 336 pages

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Thrilling, heartbreaking, and, at times, absurdly funny, The Last Resort is a remarkable true story about one family in a country under siege and a testament to the love, perseverance, and resilience of the human spirit. Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Douglas Rogers is the son of white farme...

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Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle with India

by Joseph Lelyveld

Published: 2012-04-03

Paperback: 448 pages

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A highly original, stirring book on Mahatma Gandhi that deepens our sense of his achievements and disappointments—his success in seizing India’s imagination and shaping its independence struggle as a mass movement, his recognition late in life that few of his followers paid more than l...

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The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism

by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Published: 2013

Paperback: 912 pages

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One of the Best Books of the Year as chosen by The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Economist, Time, USA TODAY, Christian Science Monitor, and more. “A tale so gripping that one questions the need for fiction when real life is so plump with drama and intrigue” (Associated Press...

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The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965

by William Manchester, Paul Reid

Published: 2013-11-05

Paperback: 1200 pages

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Spanning the years 1940 to 1965, The Last Lion: Defender of the Realm begins shortly after Winston Churchill became prime minister—when Great Britain stood alone against the overwhelming might of Nazi Germany. In brilliant prose and informed by decades of research, William Manchester and...

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The Fifth Gospel: A Novel

by Ian Caldwell

Published: 2015-03-03

Hardcover: 448 pages

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Instant New York Times Bestseller“Masterful...The Fifth Gospel is that rare story: erudite and a page-turner, literary but compulsively readable. It will change the way you look at organized religion, humanity, and perhaps yourself.” —David Baldacci“A gripping thriller rich with ...

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This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life

by David Foster Wallace

Published: 2009-04-14

Hardcover: 137 pages

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Only once did David Foster Wallace give a public talk on his views on life, during a commencement address given in 2005 at Kenyon College. The speech is reprinted for the first time in book form in THIS IS WATER. How does one keep from going through their comfortable, prosperous adult life...

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The Perfectionists

by Sara Shepard

Published: 2014-10-07

Hardcover: 336 pages

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You don't have to be good to be perfect.From Sara Shepard, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Pretty Little Liars series, comes another series full of juicy secrets, nail-biting suspense, and beautiful girls who will do anything to hide the ugly truth.Ava, Caitlin, Mackenzie, Juli...

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Private India: City on Fire

by James Patterson, Ashwin Sanghi

Published: 2014-11-11

Paperback: 384 pages

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When Jack Morgan opens the Mumbai branch of Private, the world's most elite detective agency, he hands the reins to top agent Santosh Wagh. Now, in this teeming metropolis of over thirteen million people where the guilty have everywhere to hide, Santosh goes on the hunt for one elusive kil...