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The author samples the best that life can offer, from handmade shoes and limousine etiquette, to the art of keeping a mistress in style and the world's best caviar.

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When defense attorney Nina Reilly takes the case of Jim Strong, a member of one of South Lake Tahoe's most prominent families, who has been accused of killing his brother, she finds her life threatened by a terrifying confrontation with a psychopath. Reprint.

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Lilah Mason, a compassionate, dedicated physical therapist, is determined to help Adam, her toughest patient, even though he continually challenges her methods and authority, but in helping Adam win his battle, she is gradually losing her heart.

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Based on previously unpublished documents, diaries, notes, photographs, and dramatic interviews with Hitler's colleagues and associates, this is the definitive biography of one of the most despised yet fascinating figures of the 20th century. Toland won the Pulitzer Prize in 1971 for The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945. 150 photographs; 3 maps.

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Elizabeth Sheringham defiantly refuses to abide by the rules of proper English society, until Beau Wharton, Duke of Blackthorn, scarred by war and called the "Beast of Blackthorn," is moved by fate to win the stubborn beauty, demanding marriage in exchange for employing her as his nieces' governess.

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Using simple yet provocative questions, "All About Me" is designed as a tool for self-reflection, revealing the reader's wishes and fears, memories and beliefs, secrets and dreams.

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Anastasia Krupnick's many fans have known her little brother Sam for a long time. For the first time, he gets to tell things the way he sees them--and he's worth listening to. Illustrated.

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When a missing heiress to a vast fortune suddenly reappears, there's good reason for suspicion. After all, others before her had claimed to be Amanda Daulton; is this poised woman the genuine article or another impostor hoping to cash in Unlike the family patriarch, others at the Southern mansion called Glory are not so easily swayed by Amanda's claim.

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Comprising the entire brainteasing spectrum from the silly and quirky to the clever and profound and drawing on classic wisdom from around the world and from as far back as 7,000 B.C., this collection features puzzles via Hebrew mystics, medieval Muslims, Benjamin Franklin, Sun Tsu, and more.

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From M.G. Vassanji, two-time Giller Prize winner and a GG winner for nonfiction, comes a poignant love letter to his birthplace and homeland, East Africa--a powerful and surprising portrait that only an insider could write. Part travelogue, part memoir, and part history-rarely-told, here is a powerful and timely portrait of a constantly evolving land.--Provided by publisher

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In the aftermath of the Civil War, when raids on rebel plantations threaten her family property, Christa Cameron coaxes a young Union officer into marriage, secretly vowing to keep her purity intact.

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Andrew, Judy, and Thudd have escaped the Big Bang only to find themselves trapped inside the Earth as it forms all around them. Meanwhile Uncle Al is stranded in the Ice Age. Somehow the kids must fix their time machine and rescue Uncle Al. Illustrations.

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Lampooning the myriad mistakes that crop up in the everyday use of the English langauge, this collection presents faux pas from students' essays, newspaper headlines, accident reports, and everyday grammar mistakes.

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Using the conflict between the city and tribal villages, the ravages of the great African drought, and Third World politics as a compelling backdrop, Achebe weaves a potent drama of modern Africa.

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A romantic tragedy about the relationship between Mark Antony and the Queen of Egypt.

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Traces the history of knot tying and offers illustrated instructions for nearly four thousand different knots.

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A heartwarming story by the author of Sarah, Plain and Tall. Twelve-year-old Larkin discovers a baby in a basket by her family's house and a note which says the baby's name is Sophie and that her mother will come back for her one day. Larkin's family welcomes Sophie into their home and come to love her as their own, all the while knowing that Sophie's mother will one day take her from them.

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Biblical scholar and archaeologist Michael Murphy returns to pursue one of the most mysterious of all Biblical artifacts, Noah's Ark. As Murphy undertakes his quest to ascend Mount Ararat, he discovers dramatic revelations of terrifying Biblical prophecies.

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Moving to a commune, a Brooklyn-born Jewish girl, Nell Schwartz, establishes a new identity for herself and falls madly in love with a horn player named Gauguin and a Nebraska farm-raised artist named Anna. Reprint.