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1) Labyrinth
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One groundbreaking discovery... will change everything. Welcome to Quantum Radio, A.G. Riddle's first new novel in almost two years-a spell-binding epic filled with science, history, and enough plot twists to keep you up turning the pages late into the night. On September 10th, 2008, the Large Hadron Collider began operating at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland. It was-and still is-the largest machine ever built. It has a simple purpose: to examine the...
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A hilarious and heartwarming fantasy adventure perfect for fans of Roshani Chokshi! This is the middle grade debut from acclaimed author Sabina Khan.
Twelve-year-old Laila Habib has always been fascinated by her grandmother's stories of ancient jinn armies and monster-infested deserts stretching as far as the eye could see. So, when her father brings home his latest archaeological discovery -- an ancient amulet given to the great King Sulaiman...
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"The much-anticipated new book by artist and New York Times bestselling author Sally Mann about the challenges and transcendent pleasures of the creative process. Art Work, by photographer and writer Sally Mann, offers a spellbinding mix of wild and illuminating stories, practical (and some impractical) advice, and life lessons for artists and writers--or anyone interested in the creative path. Written in the same frank, fearless, and occasionally...
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Outlander volume 1
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The first book in Diana Gabaldon's acclaimed Outlander saga, the basis for the Starz original series.
One of the top ten best-loved novels in America, as seen on PBS's The Great American Read!
Unrivaled storytelling. Unforgettable characters. Rich historical detail. These are the hallmarks of Diana Gabaldon's work. Her New York Times bestselling Outlander novels have earned the praise of critics and captured...
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"The U.S. Constitution is among the oldest constitutions in the world but also one of the most difficult to amend. Jill Lepore, Harvard professor of history and law, explains why in We the People, the most original history of the Constitution in decades--and an essential companion to her landmark history of the United States, These Truths. Published on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding--the anniversary, too, of the first...
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From award-winning, bestselling author David Levithan and beloved, acclaimed singer-songwriter Jens Lekman comes a charming, tender novel about an unlucky-in-love wedding singer trying to find the right words to save his relationship
J is an accidental wedding singer. Unlike most wedding singers, he writes an original song for every couple-his way of finding out about the small, strange things that brought them together and the hopeful, vulnerable...
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"Twelve-year-old Simi Singh's life in Northern India is filled with love, family traditions, and ordinary worries about hockey competitions, school exams, and avoiding the snide remarks of her class nemesis. But when a single rock carrying a note crashes through their window during their Id celebration, Simi's life will shatter. Her Sikh father and Muslim mother's interfaith marriage is becoming a target of violent vigilantes. Faced with rising threats,...
8) Rollback
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Rollback Trilogy volume 1
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Mike Mansfield is a unique individual. Burly and in his mid-fifties, Mansfield's view of justice is what some might call chaotically good. To him, justice does not involve putting child traffickers in prison to enjoy three squares a day and television privileges. Mansfield has a better solution, one far more appropriate and direct. Every trafficker he finds is handed over to the father of the victims, where the families themselves decide what level...
10) Deadly storms
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[Sunrise Lake volume Book 3
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"Danger is gathering on the horizon in this gripping novel of romantic suspense from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan. Shabina Foster does her best to lead a normal life. She takes comfort in her friends and her dogs and finds passion in running her own small-town café in the eastern Sierras. But she can't help always looking over her shoulder, not after what happened in her past. Since then Shabina has worked very hard to build...
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"Devon Darcy's reputation precedes her. As a highly sought-after portrait artist, she seems to have the ability to peer into the souls of her subjects and then capture them on canvas. But the world doesn't know about the devastating losses she has endured, first as an orphan, then as a far-too-young widow. When entrepreneur Charles Mackenzie Taylor sees her at a New York gallery event, he is instantly haunted by her beauty and her talent. Having lost...
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2014: At a dinner for close friends and colleagues, renowned poet Francis Blundy honors his wife's birthday by reading aloud a new poem dedicated to her, 'A Corona for Vivien'. Much wine is drunk as the guests listen, and a delicious meal consumed. Little does anyone gathered around the candlelit table know that for generations to come people will speculate about the message of this poem, a copy of which has never been found, and which remains an...
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A powerful blend of self-help and intimate storytelling, Confused Girl is here to guide women through the turbulence of the modern world and help them fearlessly create the life of their dreams.
To all the women who feel stuck, unworthy, or lost, take heart-your confusion is a virtue! It's the first stepping stone on your path to becoming an empowered warrior. Giovanna Silvestre, a leading lifestyle and wellness influencer and creator of the international...
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Cork O'Connor mystery (Audio) volume 21
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"A few nights before Halloween, as Cork O'Connor gloomily ruminates on his upcoming sixtieth birthday, he receives a call from his son, Stephen, who is working for a nonprofit dedicated to securing freedom for unjustly incarcerated inmates. Stephen tells his father that twenty years ago, as the newly elected sheriff of Tamarack County, Cork was responsible for sending an Ojibwe man named Axel Boshey to prison for a brutal murder that Stephen is certain...
15) Karen's Goldfish
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Baby-sitters little sister volume 16
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From the bestselling author of the generation-defining series The Baby-sitters Club comes a series for a new generation!
"She Was Graceful"Karen and her little brother Andrew are getting new pets--goldfish! Karen names hers Crystal Light. Andre's is called Goldfishie. Karen and Andrew love to watch their fish swim around and around. Then something happens to Crystal Light, and Karen is so sad. Nothing can make her feel better... until Karen's witchy...
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Goosebumps HorrorLand volume 14
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Take a little Horror home with you!
Sam Waters desperately wants a pet. Too bad his parents don't think he's responsible enough and will barely let him keep the weird Insta-Gro animal from the HorrorLand gift shop. To prove he's responsible, Sam takes an after-school job in a pet store that sells nothing but hamsters. To his horror, Sam soon finds that cute little hamsters can become very UNCUTE monsters. Suddenly, Sam isn't fighting for a pet-he's...
17) Nation
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When a giant wave destroys his village, Mau is the only one left. Daphne-a traveler from the other side of the globe-is the sole survivor of a shipwreck. Separated by language and customs, the two are united by catastrophe. Slowly, they are joined by other refugees. And as they struggle to protect the small band, Mau and Daphne defy ancestral spirits, challenge death himself, and uncover a long-hidden secret that literally turns the world upside down....
18) Fortunate Harbor
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Outer Banks volume 1
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For readers of Nicholas Sparks and Karen Kingsbury, the first in a dazzling new series of romantic, feel-good standalone stories with a dash of adventure set against the dramatic landscape of North Carolina's Outer Banks-the perfect place for second chances, bittersweet love, and a thrilling quest-from internationally bestselling author Davis Bunn.
It's a promise of better things to come . . .
With its colorful history, and miles of sand,...
19) The Interpreter
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THE INTERPRETER
Pulitzer prize-winning author David K. Shipler's fictionalized story of a Vietnamese interpreter, based on his own experiences as a war correspondent, brings back the tensions within Vietnam during the war, focusing on a local with close ties to American journalists and politicians.
The Interpreter is based on the true story of a Vietnamese translator who is wounded-not physically-by a love of country too pure for the contaminated...
20) Rodrick rules
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Whatever you do, don't ask Greg Heffley how he spent his summer vacation, because he definitely doesn't want to talk about it. Unfortunately for Greg, his older brother, Rodrick, knows all about the incident Greg wants to keep under wraps. Embarrassing secrets have a way of getting out, especially when a diary is involved.


