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The Anatomist's Apprentice (Dr. Thomas Silkstone Mystery)

by Tessa Harris

Published: 2012-01-01

Paperback: 310 pages

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In the first in a stunning new mystery series set in eighteenth-century England, Tessa Harris introduces Dr. Thomas Silkstone, anatomist and pioneering forensic detective. . .The death of Sir Edward Crick has unleashed a torrent of gossip through the seedy taverns and elegant ballrooms o...

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A God in Ruins: A Novel (Todd Family)

by Kate Atkinson

Published: 2015-05-05

Hardcover: 480 pages

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The stunning companion to Kate Atkinson's #1 bestseller Life After Life, "one of the best novels I've read this century" (Gillian Flynn)."He had been reconciled to death during the war and then suddenly the war was over and there was a next day and a next day. Part of him never adjusted to...

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The Joy of the Gospel (Specially Priced Hardcover Edition): Evangelii Gaudium

by Pope Francis

Published: 2014-10-07

Hardcover: 224 pages

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The perfect gift! A specially priced, beautifully designed hardcover edition of The Joy of the Gospel with a foreword by Robert Barron and an afterword by James Martin, SJ. “The joy of the gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus… In this Exhortation I wish to e...

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It Takes A Village (It Takes A Village Series Book 1)

by Marley Claire

Published: 2015-02-18

Kindle Edition: 169 pages

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After a globally devastating virus sweeps across the world, the ones that are left are trying desperately to survive and pick up the pieces. Paisley Roberts did not have it easy growing up, but the unfortunate knowledge she learned as an adolescent actually elevates her in this new worl...

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It Takes a Village

by Christine Stinson

Published: 2011-05-01

Kindle Edition: 226 pages

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Growing up in conservative, postwar Australia isn't easy. For eight-year-old Sophie, who has just been told that she's a bastard, it seems that she lives in a world of secrets, unanswered questions and whispers. Who is her father and why did her mother never tell anyone who he was?With onl...

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French Women Don't Get Facelifts: The Secret of Aging with Style & Attitude

by Mireille Guiliano

Published: 2013-12-24

Hardcover: 272 pages

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The author of the bestselling French Women Don't Get Fat shares the secrets and strategies of aging with attitude, joy, and no surgery.With her signature blend of wit, no-nonsense advice, and storytelling flair, Mireille Guiliano returns with a delightful, encouraging take on beauty and ag...

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The Girl on the Landing. Paul Torday

by Paul Torday

Published: 2009-09-01

Paperback: 308 pages

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Elizabeth has been married to Michael for ten years. She has adjusted to a fairly monotonous routine with her wealthy, decent but boring husband. But then, on a holiday in Ireland, Michael begins to change. But who - or what - is changing Michael?

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Native Son

by Richard Wright

Published: 2014-09-16

Paperback: 560 pages

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Right from the start, Bigger Thomas had been headed for jail. It could have been for assault or petty larceny; by chance, it was for murder and rape. Native Son tells the story of this young black man caught in a downward spiral after he kills a young white woman in a brief moment of panic...

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The End of Vandalism: A Novel

by Tom Drury

Published: 2006-06-02

Paperback: 352 pages

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Ten years ago, Tom Drury's groundbreaking debut, The End of Vandalism, was serialized in The New Yorker, was compared to the work of Sherwood Anderson and William Faulkner by USA Today, and was named a Best Book of the Year in multiple publications. Now, appearing simultaneously with his f...

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White Bird in a Blizzard: A Novel

by Laura Kasischke

Published: 1999-01-13

Hardcover: 240 pages

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Laura Kasischke's first novel, SUSPICIOUS RIVER, was hailed as "extremely powerful" (The Los Angeles Times) and "amazing...beautifully written" (The Boston Globe). Now Kasischke follows up her auspicious debut with mesmerizing story of youthful passion and loss of innocence.When Katrina Co...