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Catalyst (Barque Cats #1)
Since the early days of interstellar travel, when Tuxedo Thomas, a Maine coon cat, showed what a cat could do for a ship and its crew, the so-called Barque Cats have become highly prized crew members.
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McCaffrey, Anne
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Enemies of the People : My Family's Journey to America
A moderately well-known and exceedingly well-connected print and broadcast journalist in New York, she is a native Hungarian who lived the first eight years of her life in a country under the repressive communist rule of the dictator Matyas Rakosi.
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Marton, Kati
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Evil at Heart (Archie and Gretchen #3)
Even though readers may wonder how much longer this extended game can play out, Cain delivers her usual blend of organ-ripping, blood-soaked gore and compelling flawed heroes—and antiheroes.
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Cain, Chelsea
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Fringe : the Complete First Season
Phenomena that exist on the Fringe of science unleash their strange powers in this thrilling series, co-created by J.J. Abrams (Lost, Alias), combining the grit of the police procedural with the excitement of the unknown. Not Rated
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Gallows Lane (Inspector Benedict Devlin #2)
Taking its title from the name of the road down which condemned Donegal criminals were once led, "Gallows Lane" follows Inspector Benedict Devlin as he investigates a series of gruesome murders in and around the Irish borderlands.
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McGilloway, Brian
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Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Some of the best scenes in the movie involve Michael Douglas, who is perfect as Conner’s dead uber-womanizing mentor Uncle Wayne, and Lacey Chabert, who is also hilarious as the stressed out bride-to-be. Yes, it’s predictable ... Rated PG-13
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Greedy Bones (Sarah Booth Delaney #9)
Sarah Booth Delaney returns to Zinnia, Miss., and her ancestral home, Dahlia House, after the eruption there of a mysterious illness so scary agents from Atlanta's Centers for Disease Control must be called in.
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Haines, Carolyn
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Julie & Julia
Streep throws herself into the Child role with real affection for her character, and while certain of Child's idiosyncrasies--including her warbly voice and unflappable haphazardness in the kitchen--are retained, it's Child's ... Rated PG-13
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Let the Great World Spin (PB)
Colum McCann has worked some exquisite magic with Let the Great World Spin, conjuring a novel of electromagnetic force that defies gravity.
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McCann, Colum
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Miracle on the Hudson : the Survivors of Flight 1549 Tell Their Extraordinary Stories of Courage, Faith, and Determination
In this heart-stopping, page-turning tale of fear, heroism, and redemption, the passengers of the Hudson River crash landing tell their remarkable stories.
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Prochnau, William W. ; Laura Parker
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No Less Than Victory (Second World War #3)
Firmly straddling the ground between war novel and military history, the conclusion to Shaara's WWII European theater series contains the usual mix of real life military leaders and fictional soldiers in combat, recapitulating the last five ...
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Shaara, Jeff
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Operation Barracuda (Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell #2) (PB)
As part of a top-secret initiative called Third Echelon, National Security Agency special operative Sam Fisher has been given license to spy, steal, destroy, and assassinate to protect America. And he does...
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Michaels, David
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Parallel Lies [Cassette Tapes]
Northern Union Railroad has been experiencing a series of accidents with their freight trains, but it is not until they find a freight car covered with blood that they call in outside help.
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Pearson, Ridley
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Roses for Mama (Women of the West #3)
The incomparable Janette Oke paints an inspiring portrait of faith and love in this moving story of a pioneer family's struggle to stay together -- and the incredible power of prayer.
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Oke, Janette
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Snapshot (Carlotta Carlyle #5)
Following a twisted trail, accompanied by an abundance of quirky, recognizable characters, Carlotta takes on the hospital's smugly authoritarian medical staff, uncovering a decidedly un-Hippocratic scheme, and tries to prevent Paolina from ...
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Barnes, Linda
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Sopranos, The : the Complete First Season [VHS]
The series' brilliant first season is built around what Tony learns when, whipsawed between those two worlds, he finds himself plunged into depression and seeks psychotherapy--a gesture at odds with his midlevel capo's machismo, yet ... Not Rated
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Storm of the Century [VHS]
Storm of the Century is one of the most successful translations of King's brand of horror to the screen. --Sean Axmaker Not Rated
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Checkmate (Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell #3) (PB)
All in a day's work for a Splinter Cell-He is Sam Fisher: Third Echelon special operative. And when a cargo freighter loaded down with radioactive material is headed towards the coast of the United States, he has minutes to disable the ship ...
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Michaels, David
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48 Laws of Power, The
The 48 laws outlined in this book "have a simple premise: certain actions always increase one's power ... while others decrease it and even ruin us."
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Greene, Robert
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50 Sensational Crochet Afghans & Throws
Our talented designers created these out-of-the-ordinary afghans using their favorite yarns and stitch patterns.
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365 Crochet Stitches a Year : Perpetual Calendar
Now crocheters can access hundreds of unique stitches in a perpetual-calendar format! With a different crochet stitch for every day of the year, this clever calendar makes a valuable addition to any pattern collection.
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Leinhauser, Jean ; Rita Weiss
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Angels & Demons
If the devil is in the details, there's a lot of wicked fun in Angels & Demons, the sequel (originally a prequel) to The Da Vinci Code. Director Ron Howard delivers edge-of-your-pew thrills all over the Vatican, the City of Rome, ... Rated PG-13
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Born of Ice (League #1) (PB)
“[A] publishing phenomenon…[Sherrilyn Kenyon is] the reigning queen of the wildly successful paranormal scene.” –Publisher’s Weekly
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Kenyon, Sherrilyn
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Charlemagne Pursuit, The (Cotton Malone #4)
Those who relish suspense in the Da Vinci Code vein will snap this one up, the best yet in the series.
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Berry, Steve
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City of Silver
Set in 1650, in the Peruvian city of Potosi, this offers a nice balance of history and mystery. The king of Spain has found out that Potosi, at the time one of the world's richest cities, has been issuing silver coins that are not pure silver.
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Alfieri, Annamarie
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Eat This, Not That! Restaurant Survival Guide : The No-Diet Weight Loss Solution
Beyond homing in on the best and worst in the world of packaged foods, the Eat This, Not That! Supermarket Survival Guide scours the aisles to help you pick the most nutrient-packed produce, the leanest, tastiest cuts of meat, exotic cheeses ...
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Zinczenko, David ; with Matt Goulding
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Eat This, Not That! The Best (& Worst) Foods in America
It’s just so smart. You give people such easy ways to make tiny little choices that add up to [losing] 10, 20, 30 pounds.... Such a brilliant concept.”--Rachael Ray
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Zinczenko, David ; with Matt Goulding
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Fairy Tale Weddings (Legendary Lovers #1-2) (PB)
1.) Cindy and the Prince : Thorndike Prince—handsome, levelheaded, successful—is a high-ranking New York City executive. 2.) Some Kind of Wonderful : Beautiful inside and out, New York socialite Judy Lovin values family over fortune and fame.
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Macomber, Debbie
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Inglorious Basterds
Now, this isn't one more big-screen comic book. As the masterly opening sequence reaffirms, Tarantino is a true filmmaker, with a deep respect for the integrity of screen space and the tension that can accumulate in contemplating two men ... Rated R
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La's Orchestra Saves the World
Amazon Best Books of the Month, December 2009 Fans of Alexander McCall Smith's female sleuths Precious Ramotswe and Isabel Dalhousie will find just a few mysteries punctuating the story line of his new stand-alone novel.
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McCall Smith, Alexander
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Lost, The (PB)
Contents: Missing in Death / J. D. Robb ; The Dog Days of Laurie Summer / Patricia Gaffney ; Lost in Paradise / Mary Blayney ; Legacy / Ruth Ryan Langan.
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Robb, J. D.
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Paris Vendetta, The (Cotton Malone #5)
Danish billionaire Henrik Thorvaldsen, a friend of Malone's, has become consumed with finding out who masterminded the slaughter outside a Mexico City courthouse two years earlier that killed seven people, including his young diplomat son.
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Berry, Steve
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Taking Woodstock
In the end, Taking Woodstock is itself a pretty far-out version of a heartwarming coming-of-age tale--Elliot's coming-of-age, that is, as the excellent Martin's boy-man looks beyond that motel and discovers a big, wide world out there, ... Rated R
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Tasty Crochet : a Pantry Full of Patterns for 33 Yummy Treats
Thirty patterns for a variety of tasty treats are divided into chapters including breakfast, lunch, dinner and desert. With the fast nature of these projects, you’ll be cooking up cute, crocheted meals in no time.
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Langlitz, Rose
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Village of the Ghost Bears (Nathan Active Mysteries #4)
“You can't fake the stuff Stan Jones pulls off in Village of the Ghost Bears . . . A writer of muscular words and stark images, Jones sets up his scenes like film shots. . . . This kind of writing makes for strong reading, especially ...
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Jones, Stan
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Worth the Risk
1.) Partners : Matthew Bates had wanted Laurel Armand for years, but he was her professional nemesis, and the sultry Southern belle has always kept him .... ; 2.) The Art of Deception : Supposedly he had come to her father's estate looking ...
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Roberts, Nora
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Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome #4)
Senator and debtor, general and seducer, orator and would-be world conqueror, Julius Caesar, as depicted in this fourth installment (after Fortune's Favorites) in McCullough's epic re-creation of ancient Rome, is both a force of nature and ...
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McCullough, Colleen
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Christmas Sweater, The
In Beck's debut novel, the conservative radio and TV host (An Inconvenient Book) makes a weak attempt at a holiday classic in the vein of It's a Wonderful Life. Despite his single mother's financial hardships, 12-year-old Eddie is certain this ...
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Beck, Glenn
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Coyote (Carlotta Carlyle #3) (PB)
Although the title may suggest a Western setting, Coyote brings back to familiar Boston territory six-foot-tall, flame-haired sleuth Carlotta Carlyle.
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Barnes, Linda
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Rolling Stone
10 Best Albums of the Decade
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Max & Ruby: Playtime with Max & Ruby
Play along with Max & Ruby ... Rated: Not Rated
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Clifford the Big Red Dog: Be My Big Red Valentine
Can you guess what is the biggest, reddest thing about Clifford? Rated: Not Rated
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs tells the story of an eccentric wannabe scientist, Flint Lockwood. Rated: PG
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Thomas & Friends: Splish, Splash, Splosh!
Driver Perkins lends a helping hand to the residents of Sodor... Rated: Not Rated
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Princess and the Frog, The : Essential Guide
Loaded with hundreds of illustrations, stills, and artworks from the movie...
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Gilbert, Laura
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a great man.
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Bauer, Marion Dane
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Counting Peas
Baby Max and Ruby Series
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Wells, Rosemary
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Happy Valentine's Day, Mouse!
If You Give... Series
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Numeroff, Laura
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Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine and a Miracle
Nubs and Dennis will remind readers that friendship has the power to cross deserts, continents, and even species.
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Major Brian Dennis
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Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
2010 YALSA Award Finalist
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Hoose, Phillips
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Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream
2010 YALSA Award Finalist
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Stone, Tanya Lee
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Great and Only Barnum, The : The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P. T. Barnum
2010 YALSA Award Finalist
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Fleming, Candace
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Cook This, Not That! Kitchen Survival Guide : the No-Diet Weight Loss Solution
"I think Eat This, Not That! is a brilliant book."--Rachael Ray
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Zinczenko, David
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Days of Gold (Edilean #2)
"After dozens of novels, Deveraux has a sure hand evoking plucky heroines, dastardly villains and irresistible heroes, as well as a well-rounded supporting cast.
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Deveraux, Jude
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Deeper than the Dead
California, 1984. Three children, running in the woods behind their school, stumble upon a partially buried female body, eyes and mouth glued shut.
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Hoag, Tami
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Fair Maiden, A
Sixteen-year-old Katya is spending the summer working as a nanny in a wealthy Jersey Shore community when she meets Marcus Kidder, an elderly yet dashing artist to whom libraries and pavilions are dedicated all over town.
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Oates, Joyce Carol
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Fired Up (Arcane Society #7) ; (Dreamlight Trilogy #1)
More than three centuries ago, Nicholas Winters irrevocably altered his genetic makeup in an obsessionfueled competition with alchemist and Arcane Society founder Sylvester Jones.
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Krentz, Jayne Ann
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Criminal Intent (Ben Kincaid #11) (PB)
In the latest Ben Kincaid mystery, one parish priest may be going to heaven soon; he's facing the death penalty for murder.
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Bernhardt, William
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Crochet Techniques
There are more unique crochet stitches than anyone can count—which is what makes this remarkable book so valuable for crocheters.
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Kirkpatrick, Renate
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Deadly Justice (Ben Kincaid #3) (PB)
Hired as in-house counsel to the notorious Apollo Consortium, attorney Ben Kincaid wins his first case and unwittingly sets up a bitter rivalry that will culminate in murder.
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Bernhardt, William
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Dracula : Complete, Original Text
Stoker did not make up the name "Dracula". There was a Dracula in the 15th century: Vlad the Impaler. Stoker didn't know much about him... but he came across his name in a book he was researching entitled AN ACCOUNT OF THE PRINCIPALITIES OF ...
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Stoker, Bram
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Dutch : the Finale (Dutch #3)
The battle of supremacy between Rahman and Angel is over as Dutch has reclaimed his position.
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Teague, Kwame
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Eat This Not That! 2010 : the No-diet Weight Loss Solution
Did you know: · Choosing Prime Rib over Baby Back Ribs at Outback will save you more than 2,000 calories?
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Zinczenko, David ; with Matt Goulding
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First Man in Rome, The (Masters of Rome #1)
Gaius Marius, brilliant military leader and six-term Roman consul, heads the cast of a hefty historical novel replete with politics, social infighting, bloody battles and domestic drama.
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McCullough, Colleen
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Grass Crown, The (Masters of Rome #2)
McCullough spins a stupendous tale of love, lust and murderous ambition. This title was cited in PW 's "red and black" feature as having failed significantly in hardcover to live up to publishers' sales expectations.
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McCullough, Colleen
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Hollywood Tough (Shane Scully $3) (PB)
LAPD investigator Shane Scully agrees to return a favor to former snitch Nicky Marcella, a street hustler turned shady movie producer.
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Cannell, Stephen J.
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Horse Care Tips from A to Z : Quick and Easy Ways to Take Better Care of Your Horse
An important reference, this 94-page manual defines horse care terms and facts.
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Kinnish, Mary Kay, ed.
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Little Yellow Dog, A (Easy Rawlins #5)
Working as a janitor at Sojourner Truth Junior High School, Easy is asked to care for a small dog owned by the attractive Idabell Holland, a teacher at the school.
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Mosley, Walter
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Mrs. Miracle
Practical advice from his new housekeeper helps Seth Webster, a widower with six-year-old twins, rebuild his life after the loss of his wife. By the author of Sooner or Later.
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Macomber, Debbie
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Mummies, Bones, and Body Parts
This carefully researched, compassionate photo-essay addresses the discovery of human remains and the efforts made by scientists to date,
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Wilcox, Charlotte
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Rainbow Six (Jack Ryan #9)
Two years ago, Executive Orders, which thrust Jack Ryan into the Oval Office, raised the bar for its immensely popular author.
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Clancy, Tom
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Shaman Pass (Nathan Active Mysteries #2)
In Jones's stirring, often moving second mystery (after 1999's White Sky, Black Ice), set in Northwest Alaska, trooper Nathan Active must solve the theft of a sacred Inupiat mummy.
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Jones, Stan
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Stealing with Style (Sterling Glass Mystery #1)
"A highly entertaining tale of thieving, mystery and fraud....Delightful."—The New York Times (The New York Times)
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Jenkins, Emyl
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Cybernation (Net Force #6)
A powerful examination of America's defense and intelligence systems of the future, Tom Clancy's Net ForceTM is the creation of Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik.
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Clancy, Tom ; Steve Perry and Steve Pieczenik
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Changing of the Guard (Net Force #8) (PB)
In the near future, the Internet is the world's central nervous system. But when terrorists want to subvert world order, this is where they will strike.
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Clancy, Tom ; Steve Perry and Larry Segriff
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State of War (Net Force #7) (PB)
In the year 2010, computers are the new superpowers. Those who control them control the world. To enforce the Net Laws, Congress has created the ultimate computer security agency within the FBI: Net Force.
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Clancy, Tom ; Steve Perry
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Divide and Conquer (Op-Centre #7)
Shadowy elements within the State Department secretly cause tensions to flare between Iran and the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan.
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Clancy, Tom ; Jeff Rovin ; Steve Pieczenik
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Games of State (Op-Centre #3)
In the newly unified Germany, old horrors are reborn. It is the beginning of Chaos Days, a time when neo-Nazi groups gather to spread violence and resurrect dead dreams.
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Clancy, Tom ; Steve Pieczenik
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Cutting Edge (Power Plays #6) (PB)
Africa becomes the battleground of twenty-first-century war. As fiber-optic cable is laid down around the continent, two entities fight to control it
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Clancy, Tom ; Jerome Preisler
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Cold War (Power Plays #5) (PB)
On the wind-swept, Ice-covered continent of Antartica, Roger Gordian's UpLink Technologies has established a scientific research facility called Cold Corners.
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Clancy, Tom ; Jerome Preisler
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Venetian Betrayal, The (Cotton Malone #3)
In 323 B.C.E, having conquered Persia, Alexander the Great set his sights on Arabia, then suddenly succumbed to a strange fever.
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Berry, Steve
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Viking Funeral, The (Shane Scully #2) (PB)
It's been three years since LAPD cop Shane Scully's best friend and fellow cop Jody Dean blew his brains out so what does it mean when Shane spots Jody driving in the next lane on the freeway? Shane's lover, Alexa Hamilton, herself a star in the ...
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Cannell, Stephen J.
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Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith
2010 YALSA Award Finalist
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Heiligman, Deborah
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Million-Dollar Throw
What would you do with a million dollars, if you were 13?
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Lupica, Mike
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Beautiful Creatures
Everything changes for sixteen-year-old, Ethan Wate when beautiful Lena Duchannes, niece of recluse, Macon Ravenwood, moves into Gatlin.
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Garcia, Kami and Margaret Stohl
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Hidden Empire (Empire #2)
The young American Empire is confronted with its first major crisis since the Progressive War: the appearance in Africa of a highly communicable and lethal disease. America quarantines the entire continent, while pompous President Torrent ...
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Card, Orson Scott
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Hidden Flame, The (Acts of Faith #2)
Abigail loses everything and is left with little promise of a normal life. When she discovers the Messiah and joins his followers, she also discovers new meaning and purpose.
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Bunn, T. Davis ; Janette Oke
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Honor of Spies, The (Honor Bound #5)
Newcomers are advised to start with the first of the series: Honor Bound.
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Griffin, W.E.B. ; William E. Butterworth, IV
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Haunted Eastern Shore : Ghostly Tales from East of the Chesapeake
They walk beside the murky waters of the Chesapeake Bay, linger among the fetid swamps and roam the manor halls. These are the tormented souls who refuse to leave the sites of their demise.
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Burgoyne, Mindie
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Heavenstone Secrets (Heavenstone #1)
HEAVENSTONE SECRETS is a story of sibling rivalry.
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Andrews, V. C. (Virginia C.)
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Matter of Class, A
Can even the bestselling Balogh (Seducing an Angel) find anything fresh in this staple of historical romance? The answer, as demonstrated in this breezy tale, is yes.
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Balogh, Mary
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Noah's Compass
Like Tyler's previous protagonists, Liam Pennywell is a man of unexceptional talents, plain demeanor, modest means and curtailed ambition.
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Tyler, Anne
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Not My Daughter
In this compelling, ripped-from-the-headline offering from bestselling author Barbara Delinsky, three high school seniors make a pregnancy pact. Heightening the stakes, these aren’t just any seniors--these are three popular, college-bound girls ...
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Delinsky, Barbara
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Sizzle
After she unwittingly captures a shocking crime on camera, a rash of mysterious, treacherous incidents convince Lyra that she's trapped in a sinister scenario headed for a violent ending.
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Garwood, Julie
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Whisper to the Living, A (Inspector Rostnikov #16)
Rostnikov is a lot less complex character than another Russian cop trying to maintain his honesty in a corrupt society, Martin Cruz Smith's Arkady Renko. Sadly, the prolific Kaminsky died October 9, 2009.
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Kaminsky, Stuart M.
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Primary Justice (Ben Kincaid #1) (PB)
In his fiction debut, Bernhardt, a lawyer, delivers an appealing mystery with a wry perspective on corporate law and unlikely moments of high adventure.
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Bernhardt, William
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Blind Justice (Ben Kincaid #2) (PB)
BLIND JUSTICE is a riveting, emotion-packed thriller in which guilt and innocence remain obscure and justice is a matter of opinion.
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Bernhardt, William
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4-Hour Workweek, The : Escape 9 - 5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
"It's about time this book was written. It is a long-overdue manifesto for the mobile lifestyle, and Tim Ferriss is the ideal ambassador. This will be huge."—Jack Canfield
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Ferriss, Timothy
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24 : Seasons 1 - 7
24, as surely everyone knows by now, is a thriller that takes places over 24 hours, midnight to midnight, in 24 one-hour episodes. Not Rated
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500 Days of Summer
The much-lauded musical scene is tremendously joyful; if it doesn’t put a smile on your face, nothing will. 500 Days of Summer isn’t groundbreaking, but it's an entertaining movie about hip, beautiful people whose lives you can only ... Rated PG-13
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All about Steve
A hunky TV news cameraman named Steve (Bradley Cooper, hot off of surprise hit The Hangover) gets stalked by a lonely crossword puzzle creator named Mary (Sandra Bullock, in a career resurgence after The Proposal) in the comedy All About Steve PG-13
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Ballykissangel : Series 1 - 6
Ballykissangel has become a huge international success since first hitting UK television screens in 1995, and continues to win over millions of fans from across the world. Not Rated
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Bloodroot
Its characters speak plainly but true, they are resilient and flawed and beautiful, and there's a near-instant empathy in reading their stories, which--even in their most visceral moments--are alluring and wonderful.
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Greene, Amy
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Bones of Betrayal (Body Farm #4)
A man’s body is pulled out of a swimming pool in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The autopsy reveals that he appears to have died after ingesting a highly radioactive pellet.
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Bass, Jefferson
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Burning Land, The (Saxon Chronicles #5)
In the last years of the ninth century, King Alfred of Wessex is in failing health, and his heir is an untested youth.
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Cornwell, Bernard
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Carrot Cake Murder (Hannah Swensen #10) (PB)
Fluke's 10th Hannah Swenson mystery (after 2007's Key Lime Pie Murder) centers on a family reunion that turns deadly.
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Fluke, Joanne
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Cat in a Topaz Tango (Midnight Louie #21)
Temple Barr, Las Vegas PR whiz, goes undercover at a charity dance contest featuring celebrities like Temple's radio star fiancé, Matt Devine, while tomcat sleuth Louie provides backup.
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Douglas, Carole Nelson
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Come Hell or High Water (Broken Heart, Oklahoma, book 6) (PB)
Everybody makes mistakes-and my first one was named Connor, a heart- stealing Scottish hottie. I thought our night together was the beautiful beginning to a love story, which turned out to be my second mistake.
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Bardsley, Michele
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Committed : a Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage
At the end of her bestselling memoir Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert fell in love with Felipe, a Brazilian-born man of Australian citizenship who’d been living in Indonesia when they met.
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Gilbert, Elizabeth
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Coroner, The (Jenny Cooper, book 1)
When lawyer, Jenny Cooper, is appointed Severn Vale District Coroner, she's hoping for a quiet life and space to recover from a traumatic divorce, but the office she inherits from the recently deceased Harry Marshall contains neglected files ...
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Hall, M. R.
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Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler, The
Irena Sendler was one of the most remarkable - and most unlikely - heroes of World War II, saving 2500 Jewish children during the German occupation of Poland. Her heroic efforts were honored by a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize. Not Rated
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Day after Night
Anita Diamant's new novel offers all the satisfactions found in her previous works "The Red Tent" and "The Last Days of Dogtown": rich portraits of female friendship, unflinching acknowledgment of life's cruelty and resolute assertion of hope, ...
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Diamant, Anita
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Death of a Valentine (Hamish MacBeth, book 26)
Will Josie succeed in getting Hamish to say I do at the altar? For all the book's farcical moments, Beaton takes care as usual to provide a satisfying police procedural.
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Beaton, M. C.
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District 9
District 9 is a powerful movie with a unique tale to tell. Seamless special effects alone are worth seeing: the (often brutal) exchanges between alien and human are breathtaking. --Tom Keogh Rated R
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Divine Misdemeanors (Meredith Gentry #8)
Hamilton hits the ground running in her latest Meredith Gentry novel, this one set in Los Angeles, where a pregnant Meredith has been safely united with her fellow exiles from the faerie courts.
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Hamilton, Laurell K.
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Dog on It (Chet and Bernie Mystery #1)
Chet the Jet is a dog who failed K-9 school (cats in the open country played a role in his demise), but now he is a dedicated PI and works with Bernie, owner of the Little Detective Agency.
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Quinn, Spencer
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Doors Open
In Scottish author Rankin's intricately plotted heist thriller, software millionaire Mike Mackenzie, high-end banker Allan Cruikshank, and college art professor Robert Gissing devise a plan to liberate forgotten works of art from a warehouse ...
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Rankin, Ian
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First Rule, The (Joe Pike #2)
Pike emerges as an enigmatically appealing hero, whose lethal skills never overshadow his unflappable sense of morality.
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Crais, Robert
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Gone in a Heartbeat : Our Daughters Died -- Our Faith Endures
Before driving to church on December 9, 2007, with their four daughters, David and Marie Works hear a breaking news report about a shooting that occurred hours before—only 70 miles away. They have no way of knowing this story will soon be part ...
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Works, David
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Hangover, The
If you like your humor broadside up, hold the subtlety, you'll want to nurse this Hangover with your best buds. The ensemble cast meshes perfectly--it's like a super-R-rated episode of Friends: silly, slapstick, and completely in the ... Rated R
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Heroes : Season 3
Experience all the explosive action and shocking twists of Heroes: Season 3. Rediscover the phenomenon in this five-disc set that includes all 25 suspenseful episodes from the third season’s volumes, Villains and Fugitives. Not Rated
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Hip Hop Project, The
Produced by Queen Latifah and Bruce Willis, The Hip Hop Project is a response to those who describe hip-hop as negative. Rated PG-13
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House : Season 5
House begins its fifth season on a somber note. With his girlfriend, Amber, dead, Dr. James Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard) finds his friendship with the cantankerous Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie) to be more strained than ever and ... Not Rated
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How I Met Your Mother : Seasons 1 - 4
If the end of Friends left a hole in your life, take a look at How I Met Your Mother. Not Rated
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Hurt Locker, The
The Hurt Locker is no "Iraq War movie." Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal--who did time as a journalist embed with an EOD unit--align themselves with neither supporters nor opponents of the U.S. involvement. There's no politics here. Rated R
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Imperial Cruise, The : a Secret History of Empire and War
"For readers under the impression that history is the story of good guys and bad guys, and that Americans are always the former, this book could be useful medicine." (USA Today Rick Hampson )
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Bradley, James
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Into the Storm
Into the Storm follows British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Brendan Gleeson, 28 Days Later) as he launches ferociously into World War II. Rated PG
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Iron River
"Parker glides from novel to novel, usually taking us in unexpected new directions. If you're interested in the best of today's crime fiction, he's someone you should read."-The Washington Post
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Parker, T. Jefferson
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Key Lime Pie Murder (Hannah Swensen #9) (PB)
Hannah's besotted (and slightly spineless) two suitors, her overbearing but likable mother, her endearing sisters and her levelheaded business partner all feel like friends by the time the murder is solved. The dozens of tempting recipes Fluke ...
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Fluke, Joanne
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Kisser (Stone Barrington #17)
Too crafty to let Barrington sail unscathed through encounters with women or criminals, Woods devises plenty of snarls to provoke laughs and keep the action interesting in a series that excels at playing out male fantasies.
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Woods, Stuart
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Knit the Season (Friday Night Knitting Club #3)
Knit the Season is a loving, moving, laugh-out-loud celebration of special times with friends and family. The story begins a year after the end of Knit Two, with Dakota Walker's trip to spend the Christmas holidays with her Gran in Scotland ...
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Jacobs, Kate
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Lark and Termite
This poetic novel alternates between the last hours of Robert Leavitt, a corporal in the U.S. Army, pinned down in a tunnel in South Korea, in 1950, and the story of his disabled son, Termite, who, nine years later, is living with his half sister ...
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Phillips, Jayne Anne
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Lemon Meringue Pie Murder (Hannah Swensen #4) (PB)
A lemon meringue pie, two pieces cut and only one eaten (an important clue or an insult to her cooking?), an empty bottle of wine and only one of two take-out dinners consumed-these bits of evidence set Hannah Swenson, amateur sleuth and owner ...
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Fluke, Joanne
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Lone Survivor : the Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
In June of 2005, Luttrell led a four-man team of Navy SEALs into the mountains of Afghanistan on a mission to kill a Taliban leader thought to be allied with Osama bin Laden. On foot, the team encountered two adult men and a teenage boy.
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Luttrell, Marcus ; Patrick Robinson
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Most Evil : Avenger, Zodiac, and the Further Serial Murders of Dr. George Hill Hodel
Twenty Years after shocking the world in Los Angeles, could Dr. George Hill Hodel have returned to terrorize California as the killer known as Zodiac?
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Hodel, Steve ; Ralph Pezzullo
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Murder on Maryland's Eastern Shore : Race, Politics adn teh Case of Orphan Jones
The racially charged case of Orphan Jones features at its core the murder of a white family by an African American man over the sum of $1, but includes at various stages an obsessed Communist attorney, a series of riots and lynchings, several ...
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Moore, Joseph E.
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Necessary Evil, A
Distraught over the acquittal of his young wife's murderer, Michael Gray, impulsively hires a hitman. When a crisis of conscience intervenes, he tries to cancel the contract, but the killer he knows only as "Butch" cannot be dissuaded from ...
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Stricklin, Robert
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Ocean City : [a Guide to Maryland's Seaside Resort]
With a carnival atmosphere on the Boardwalk and quiet natural beauty of the bayside, this resort community has something for everyone. Learn what brings vacationers back year after year, including information about area beaches, the famous ...
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Kash, Kim
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Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, The : 4th ed.
The book that millions of SCRABBLE® players consider the only necessary resource.
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[Merrriam-Webster]
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Poison Pen (Forensic Handwriting Mystery #1) (PB)
Before her body was found floating in her Jacuzzi, publicist-to- the-stars Lindsey Alexander had few friends, but plenty of lovers. To her ex- friend-forensic handwriting expert Claudia Rose-she was a ruthless, back- stabbing manipulator.
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Lowe, Sheila
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Prayers for Bobby
In "Prayers for Bobby," Mary Griffith is a devout Christian who raises her children with the conservative teachings of the Presbyterian Church. However, when her son Bobby confides to his older brother he may be gay, life changes for ... Not Rated
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Price of Malice, The (Joe Gunther #20)
Torn between his conscience and his heart, a murder investigation and a personal search for the truth, Gunther finds that betrayal and loyalty are often a matter of viewpoint.
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Mayor, Archer
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Process of Elimination
On a bright Saturday morning in May, the nation is jolted by the news that the Vice President of the United States has perished in a plane crash. After a respectable period of mourning, President James J. Hartman begins the arduous task of ...
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Stricklin, Robert
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Remarkable Creatures
Tracy Chevalier's new novel depicts people who believe that God created human beings just a few thousand years ago. But instead of setting "Remarkable Creatures" during the 2008 Republican convention in St. Paul, Minn., Chevalier digs back to ...
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Chevalier, Tracy
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Saving CeeCee Honeycutt
Hoffman's debut, a by-the-numbers Southern charmer, recounts 12-year-old Cecelia Rose Honeycutt's recovery from a childhood with her crazy mother, Camille, and cantankerous father, Carl, in 1960s Willoughby, Ohio.
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Hoffman, Beth
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Sheer Folly (Daisy Dalrymple #18)
At the start of Dunn's sprightly 18th Daisy Dalrymple mystery (after 2008's Black Ship), Daisy travels to Wiltshire because she's writing a book about an architectural folly, an elaborate grotto, at Appsworth Hall, owned by Mr. Pritchard ...
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Dunn, Carola
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Skinnygirl Dish, The : Easy Recipes for Your Naturally Thin Life
Over sixty recipes become more than a thousand recipes with Bethenny's "Use What You Have" substitution charts.
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Frankel, Bethany
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Strawberry Shortcake Murder (Hannah Swensen #2) (PB)
Tempting descriptions of meals served at the local establishments, mouth-watering recipes and a warm family of characters ward off the vividly depicted bitter chill of a Minnesota winter.
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Fluke, Joanne
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Teach Anyone to Read : the No-Nonsense Guide
The instructors have included both experienced and novice teachers and other school personnel, persons in the helping professions, and dedicated volunteers.
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Pope, Lillie
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Touch of Dead, A : Sookie Stackhouse : the Complete Stories
Fans of HBO's "True Blood" will swoon over Charlene Harris's collection of five stories featuring telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse and her supernatural encounters.
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Harris, Charlaine
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Treasure Hunt (Wyatt Hunt #2)
Business has slowed to a trickle; Hunt's relationship with his old high school friend, homicide detective Devin Juhle, is on the rocks; his receptionist, Tamara Dade, has walked out; and Tamara's brother, Mickey, is his only remaining employee.
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Lescroart, John
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Unbearable Lightness of Scones, The (44 Scotland Street #5)
Fans of bestseller Smith's two mystery series set in Botswana and Edinburgh will find the same understanding, affectionate look at human frailties and foibles in this sunny series about the adventures and misadventures of a precocious six-year-old ..
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McCall Smith, Alexander
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Up in the Air
The message of Kirn's new novel is that the "dark Satanic mills" that power the capitalist system no longer run on the sweat of the laboring masses they are now fueled by the hot air of the therapeutic-industrial complex, that weird construct ...
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Kirn, Walter
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Watchlist : a Serial Thriller (PB)
Watchlist is a unique collaboration by twenty-one of the world's greatest thriller writers, who conceived the characters and set the plot in motion; In turn, the other authors each wrote a chapter and Deaver then completed what he started, ...
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Deaver, Jeffery ; Plus, Twenty-two Other Authors, Each Writing a Chapter
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What Angels Fear (Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery #1) (PB)
Set in England in 1811, Harris's riveting debut delivers a powerful blend of political intrigue and suspense. When Sebastian Alistair St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, is accused of the rape and murder of actress Rachel York, mistress to various ...
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Harris, C. S.
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Wolf at the Door, The (Sean Dillon #17)
Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin is behind a plot to kill Dillon and other members of the British prime minister's private intelligence army as payback for their being such a thorn in his side over the years.
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Higgins, Jack
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Written in Blood (Forensic Handwriting Mystery #2) (PB)
The widow of a rich, older man, Paige Sorensen is younger than—and hated by—her stepchildren. And they’re dead set on proving that she forged their father’s signature on his will, which left his entire estate, including the Sorensen Academy ...
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Lowe, Sheila R.
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All the World
2010 Caldecott Honors Winner
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Scanlon, Liz Garton
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Tiger Pups
2011 Blue Hen Book Award Nominee
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Harvey, Tom and Allie
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Lion and the Mouse, The
2010 Caldecott Medal Winner
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Pinkney, Jerry
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Stars Above Us
2011 Blue Hen Book Award Nominee
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Norman, Geoffrey
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Plot Chicken, The
2011 Blue Hen Book Award Nominee
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Auch, Mary Jane and Herm
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Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshall
2010 Coretta Scott King Author Award winner
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Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux
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Scarecrow's Dance, The
2011 Blue Hen Book Award Nominee
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Yolen, Jane
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Bad Book Affair, The (Mobile Library #4)
"A clever, affectionate poke in the ribs.. Sansom...discovers an exceptionally lively world." (Kirkus Reviews)
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Sansom, Ian
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Bloody Bones (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #5)
Hamilton writes with ease and vigour...' SHIVERS 'I was enthralled - a departure from the usual type of vampire tale which will have a wide appeal to any reader hunting for both chills and fun' ANDRE NORTON 'This fast-paced, tough-edged ...
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Hamilton, Laurell K.
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Burnt Offernings (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #7)
This fast-paced, urban fantasy includes gore, hardboiled mystery and a romantic triangle. The vampires and werewolves are as three-dimensional as the human characters, allowing us to join Anita in wondering who the real monsters are and to ...
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Hamilton, Laurell K.
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Careless in Red (Inspector Lynley #15) (PB)
Starred Review. At the start of bestseller George's stellar new suspense novel, the grieving Thomas Lynley, a Scotland Yard detective who left the force after the murder of his pregnant wife, Helen, in With No One as Witness (2005), is filling ...
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George, Elizabeth
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Damages : the Complete Second Season
Not Rated
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Deep Lie (Will Lee #3)
Winner of an Edgar for his debut in Chiefs, basis of a six-hour TV series, Woods presents another potential bestseller, vibrating with tensions created by covert operations in the CIA and the KGB. The heroine is Kate Rule, member of the team at ...
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Woods, Stuart
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House of Tyrus
House of Tyrus was inspired by his experiences with the ministry and missionary trips as well as time served in the Navy. He is a professional electrical engineer and currently resides with his wife and two children in Woodstock, Maryland.
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Murphy, Ted
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Invention of Lying, The
The Invention of Lying balances a brilliant overall idea with inspired comic bits and deft cameo turns by a star-studded cast (among the many famous faces in bit roles are Philip Seymour Hoffman, Edward Norton, Jason Bateman, ... Rated PG-13
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Almost Dead (San Francisco / Cahill Family #2) (PB)
A Woman Who Wants To Get Even - The first victim is pushed to her death. The second suffers a fatal overdose. The third takes a bullet to the heart. Three down, more to go.
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Jackson, Lisa
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Along Came a Spider [VHS]
Don't look for much depth of character here, but Along Came a Spider is well served by everyone involved. It's the movie equivalent of a bestseller you'd impulsively buy at the grocery-store checkout, and on those terms it succeeds. Rated R
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American Sign Language Phrase Book, The
17 Chapters Including: Everday Expressions, Getting Acquainted, Health, Weather, Family School, Food and Drink, Clothing, Sports and Recreation, Animals, Colors, Travel, Religion, Numbers,Time , Dates and Money, and Civics.
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Fant, Louie J. ; Betty G. Miller
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Ape Who Guards the Balance, The (Amelia Peabody #10) (PB)
Named 1998 Grand Master by Mystery Writers of America, Elizabeth Peters is also a doctor of Egyptology whose mysteries have submerged readers in the vivid turn-of-the-century world of Amelia Peabody.
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Peters, Elizabeth
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Below the Surface (PB)
Briana Devon knows her twin sister would never deliberately leave her—but when she emerges from underwater, Daria and their boat have vanished. Fighting rough waves and a fast-approaching storm, Bree doesn't have time to question: if she wants ...
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Harper, Karen
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Blade II [VHS]
Aptly described by critic Roger Ebert as "a vomitorium of viscera," Blade II takes the express route to sequel success. So if you enjoyed Blade, you'll probably drool over this monster mash, which is anything but boring. Rated R
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Blood Noir (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, book 16)
The florid 16th Anita Blake novel (after 2007's The Harlequin) updates Anita's endlessly erotic adventures as a living vampire with many weird lovers.
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Hamilton, Laurell K.
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Book Stops Here, The (Mobile Library #3) (PB)
The sleuthing—in search of Ted’s beloved, disappeared van—doesn’t start until halfway through the book, leaving plenty of room for hilarious scenes where nothing much happens. And watching the aggressively mild-mannered Israel try to find himself ...
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Sansom, Ian
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By the Rivers of Babylon (PB)
" Not since Exodus has there been such a raw powerful story of the Middle East" - Harold Robbins "A first-class suspense thriller" - Harrison E. Salisbury
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DeMille, Nelson
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Calder Born, Calder Bred (Calder #4)
Sixteen-year-old Ty Calder's head is turned by a beautiful young girl, who tries to lure him into plundering the land for the coal that lies beneath it. Can the local girl who secretly loves Ty save him and the environment from the siren's clutches?
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Dailey, Janet
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Case of the Missing Books, The (Mobile Library #1) (PB)
British author Sansom (The Impartial Recorder) launches a humorous new series set in Tumdrum, Northern Ireland, the small village that transplanted Londoner Israel Armstrong reluctantly makes his home.
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Sansom, Ian
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Celebrated Jumping Frog, and Other Stories, The
Short story by Mark Twain, first published in The Saturday Press in 1865. The narrator of the story, who is searching for a Reverend Leonidas Smiley, visits the long-winded Simon Wheeler, a miner, in hopes of learning his whereabouts.
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Twain, Mark ; Joseph Ciardiello ; Edward Wagenknecht
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Chiefs (Will Lee #1)
In the bitter winter of 1920, the first body is found in Delano, Georgia; the naked corpse of an unidentified teenager. There is no direct evidence of murder, but the body bears marks of what seems to be a ritual beating.
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Woods, Stuart
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Children of the Storm (Amelia Peabody #15) (PB)
One person dies after suddenly turning to religion, while others fall victim to sabotage. Valuable artifacts go missing, and Amelia's son Ramses is lured into a bizarre encounter with a woman who appears to be the living embodiment of the goddess ...
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Peters, Elizabeth
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Cleopatra [VHS]
The tale of Cleopatra has hit the screen in many guises, but none have succeeded as well as Cecil B. DeMille's 1934 film. Here, director Franc Roddam tries once again to tell the story of the exotic queen who won the hearts of both ... Not Rated
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