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A Foreign Affair

by Caro Peacock

Published: 2008-03-25

Paperback: 352 pages

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A remarkable debut novel rich in atmosphere, color, and suspense, Caro Peacock's A Foreign Affair is an irresistible blend of history, adventure, and ingenious invention that brings an extraordinary new writer—and a truly endearing and unforgettable heroine—to the literary sta...

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Miss Carter's War

by Sheila Hancock

Published: 2015-04-14

Hardcover: 432 pages

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It is 1948 and Britain is struggling to recover from the Second World War. Half French, half English, Marguerite Carter, young and beautiful, has lost her parents and survived a terrifying war, working for the SOE behind enemy lines. Leaving her partisan lover she returns to England to b...

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The Pedestal

by Daniel J Wimberley

Published: 2014-02-10

Paperback: 380 pages

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Wilson Abby’s life as a carefree programmer has reached a crossroads. Since birth, Wilson has known unconditional comfort and security in a global super-community. Thanks to the planet’s NEXUS framework, instant gratification is a mere transaction away. But when his closest friend myst...

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What Happened in Granite Creek

by Robyn Bradley

Published: 2011-10-10

Kindle Edition: 364 pages

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Koty Fowler's patriotic husband wants her to visit Granite Creek's war hero, a 26-year-old named Jamie Briggs who lost his arms and legs to an IED in Fallujah. Uncomfortable with the idea but afraid to challenge her husband, Koty reluctantly agrees and arrives on Jamie's doorstep just as h...

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The House of Black and White: My Life with and Search for Louise Johnson Morris

by David Sherer

Published: 2014-01-27

Paperback: 174 pages

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The House of Black and White: My Life with and Search for Louise Johnson Morris is the memoir of a white boy who was so strongly influenced by a black woman - the family maid - that he begins searching for her three decades after she went missing. This compelling book begins in 1959 in suburban Washington,...

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Under Fire: The Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi

by Fred Burton, Samuel M. Katz

Published: 2014-09-09

Paperback: 336 pages

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The New York Times bestselling inside account of the attack against the U.S. diplomatic and intelligence outposts in Benghazi, Libya On the night of September 11, 2012, the American diplomatic mission at Benghazi, Libya, came under ferocious attack by a heavily armed group of Islamic terr...

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Moody Bitches: The Truth About the Drugs You're Taking, The Sleep You're Missing, The Sex You're Not Having, and What's Really Making You Crazy

by Julie Holland

Published: 2015-03-03

Hardcover: 432 pages

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A groundbreaking guide for women of all ages that shows women’s inherent moodiness is a strength, not a weakness As women, we learn from an early age that our moods are a problem. Bitches are moody. To succeed in life, we are told, we must have it all under control. We have to tamp down...

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* * * * Dramatic,
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The Sound of Glass

by Karen White

Published: 2015-05-12

Hardcover: 432 pages

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The New York Times bestselling author of The Guests on South Battery explores a Southern family’s buried history, which will change the life of the woman who unearths it, secret by shattering secret.   Two years after the death of her husband, Merritt Heyward receives unexpected news—...

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The Seasons of Trouble: Life Amid the Ruins of Sri Lanka's Civil War

by Rohini Mohan

Published: 2014-10-21

Hardcover: 368 pages

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For three decades, Sri Lanka’s civil war tore communities apart. In 2009, the Sri Lankan army finally defeated the separatist Tamil Tigers guerrillas in a fierce battle that swept up about 300,000 civilians and killed more than 40,000. More than a million had been displaced by the confli...

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The Devil's Delusion: Atheism and its Scientific Pretensions

by David Berlinski

Published: 2009-09-22

Paperback: 256 pages

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Bestselling author David Berlinski's wise and witty assault on the pretensions of the scientific atheistsMilitant atheism is on the rise. In recent years Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, and Christopher Hitchens have produced a steady stream of best-selling books denigrating re...