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The Altogether Unexpected Disappearance of Atticus Craftsman

by Mamen Sanchez

Published: 2016-03-01

Paperback: 304 pages

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A hilarious and charming literary novel about the mysterious disappearance of an Englishman in the heart of Spain.  Perfect for fans of quirky translated fiction like The One-Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared and literary gems like The No.1 Ladies Detectiv...

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Uncorked: My year in Provence studying Pétanque, discovering Chagall, drinking Pastis, and mangling French

by Paul Shore

Published: 2017-03-20

Paperback: 176 pages

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Will having smoke repeatedly blown in his face deter a foreigner from breaking in to French culture? Find out, as Paul Shore's evocative story telling, wry wit, and big heart, inspire and entertain you, as he tells the tale of how he gained acceptance inside a charming village in Provence....

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* * * * * Adventurous,
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Rage Against the Dying: A Thriller (Brigid Quinn Series)

by Becky Masterman

Published: 2014-06-03

Paperback: 307 pages

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FINALIST FOR THE EDGAR, MACAVITY, BARRY, ANTHONY , AND CWA DAGGER AWARDSBrigid Quinn's experiences in hunting sexual predators for the FBI have left her with memories she wishes she didn't have and lethal skills she hopes never to need again. Having been pushed into early retirement by eve...

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A Connecticut Yankee in KingArthur's Court

by Mark Twain

Published: 2017-07-29

Paperback: 376 pages

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In this biting satire by Twain, a 19th c. Yankee mechanic is knocked out during a brawl, and wakes to find himself in Camelot, A.D. 528, in King Arthur’s Court. When the modern mechanic tries to cure society’s ills (oppressed peasantry, evil church, etc.) with 19th c. industrial inventions like electricity...

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The Whistler: A Novel

by John Grisham

Published: 2017-07-11

Mass Market Paperback: 480 pages

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A high-stakes thrill ride through the darkest corners of the Sunshine State, from the author hailed as “the best thriller writer alive” by Ken Follett We expect our judges to be honest and wise. Their integrity is the bedrock of the entire judicial sys...

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* * * * Romantic,
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The Girl in the Glass Tower

by Elizabeth Fremantle

Published: 2017-07-25

Paperback: 464 pages

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Lost in history . . . losing her self. Uncover Tudor heroine Arbella Stuart's incredible story, reimagined by Elizabeth Fremantle in this tense, historical thriller. Hardwick Hall, sixteenth-century England. Formerly a beacon of wealth and power. Now a gilded prison. Hidden away, forgotten, one...

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John Dollar (Wsp Contemporary Classics)

by Marianne Wiggins

Published: 1999-12-01

Paperback: 224 pages

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Charlotte Lewes, a young Briton newly widowed by the Great War, departs for colonial Burma in 1917 to escape the ruins of her life. As a schoolteacher in Rangoon she is rejuvenated by the sensuous Oriental climate, and she meets John Dollar, a sailor who becomes her passionate love and who...

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Odyssey Uncharted – a World War II Childhood Adventure and Education Wrapped in mid-20th Century History

by Flemming Heilmann

Published: 2017-06-16

Kindle Edition: 338 pages

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A yarn about Flemming's itinerant World War II childhood and education in British colonial Malaya. The book leaps into a roiled global environment, which forces risky decisions and navigation of uncharted waters, sink or swim.Imminent Japanese invasion plucks the frail five-year-old Flemmi...

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Little Miss Chaos

by Paula R. Hilton

Published: 2016-03-18

Paperback: 276 pages

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Judging by Vivian and Jake’s first encounter at the Dunkin’ Donuts in Belmar, New Jersey, it should have been obvious that Jake was trouble from the start. On one side of the counter stands a seventeen-year-old girl with Ivy League aspirations and a clear goal of ruling the world by ...

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* * * * * Life Changing,
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Lassoing the Sun: A Year in America's National Parks

by Mark Woods

Published: 2016-06-14

Hardcover: 320 pages

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"In this remarkable journey, Mark Woods captures the essence of our National Parks: their serenity and majesty, complexity and vitality--and their power to heal." --Ken BurnsFor many childhood summers, Mark Woods piled into a station wagon with his parents and two sisters and headed to Ame...