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The Magic Finger

by Roald Dahl

Published: 2009-01-22

Paperback: 96 pages

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From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG comes the story of a young girl with an incredible power! To the Gregg family, hunting is just plain fun. To the girl who lives next door, it's just plain horrible. She tries to be polite. She tries to talk them...

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Hot House Flower and the 9 Plants of Desire

by Margot Berwin

Published: 2009

Hardcover: 0 pages

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A novel: story of this legendary garden, and the distance one woman must travel-from the cold, harsh streets of Manhattan to the lush jungles of the Yucatan Peninsula-to claim what is hers.

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Hothouse Flower: and the Nine Plants of Desire (Vintage Contemporaries)

by Margot Berwin

Published: 2010-06-01

Paperback: 304 pages

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Lila Nova is a thirty-two year-old advertising copyrighter who lives alone in a plain, white box of an apartment. Recovering from a heartbreaking divorce, Lila’s mantra is simple: no pets, no plants, no people, no problems. But when Lila meets David Exley, a ruggedly handsome plant-selle...

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Seven Second Delay

by Tom Easton

Published: 2014-06-24

Paperback: 336 pages

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Mila is on the run, and she's only got a seven second headstart.     Mila has 7 seconds. 7 seconds to fight. 7 seconds to escape.     Seeking a new life on the futuristic Isles, Mila's time runs out -- she's captured by Agents, who implant her with a phone that broadcasts her eve...

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The Orphan Queen

by Jodi Meadows

Published: 2016-04-05

Paperback: 416 pages

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An epic fantasy filled with adventure, intrigue, and romance from Incarnate series author Jodi Meadows. This duology is perfect for fans of Graceling by Kristin Cashore, The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson, and Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo.When Princess Wilhelmina was a child, th...

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A Legacy of Spies: A Novel

by John le Carré

Published: 2017-09-05

Hardcover: 272 pages

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe undisputed master returns with a riveting new book—his first Smiley novel in more than twenty-five years Peter Guillam, staunch colleague and disciple of George Smiley of the British Secret Service, otherwise known as the Circus, is living out his old age...

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A Single Spy

by William Christie

Published: 2017-04-25

Hardcover: 400 pages

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"[A] panoramic, smart, hugely enjoyable thriller"?The New York Times Book Review“A single spy?in the right place and at the right moment?may change the course of history.” Alexsi Ivanovich Smirnov, an orphan and a thief, has been living by his wits and surviving below the ever-watchful...

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French Rhapsody

by Antoine Laurain

Published: 2016-10-11

Paperback: 232 pages

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Praise for The Red Notebook:"An endearing love story written in beautifully poetic prose. It is an enthralling mystery about chasing the unknown, the nostalgia for what could have been, and most importantly, the persistence of curiosity."—San Francisco Book ReviewPraise for The President...

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The Portrait

by Antoine Laurain

Published: 2017-06-27

Paperback: 144 pages

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?An enthralling mystery about chasing the unknown, the nostalgia for what could have been, and most importantly, the persistence of curiosity.” ?San Francisco Book Review on The Red NotebookAvid antiques collector Pierre-François Chaumont unearths the find of a lifetime at a Paris aucti...

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Severed: A History of Heads Lost and Heads Found

by Frances Larson

Published: 2015-11-02

Paperback: 336 pages

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A “wide-ranging and thoughtful” (Wall Street Journal) exploration of the varied obsessions that the “civilized West” has had with decapitated heads and skulls. The human head is exceptional. It accommodates four of our five senses, encases the brain, and boasts the most expressive ...