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Ancient Light (Vintage International)

by John Banville

Published: 2013-07-02

Paperback: 304 pages

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Is there a difference between memory and invention? That is the question that haunts Alexander Cleave as he reflects on his first, and perhaps only, love—an underage affair with his best friend’s mother. When his stunted acting career is suddenly, inexplicably revived with a movie role...

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Shutter Island: A Novel

by Dennis Lehane

Published: 2009-08-25

Paperback: 400 pages

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The basis for the blockbuster motion picture directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Shutter Island by New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane is a gripping and atmospheric psychological thriller where nothing is quite what it seems. The New York Times calls Shu...

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Heather, the Totality

by Matthew Weiner

Published: 2017-11-07

Hardcover: 144 pages

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The explosive debut novel - about family, power and privilege - from the creator of the award-winning Mad Men.Named a Barnes & Noble Best Book of the YearMark and Karen Breakstone have constructed the idyllic life of wealth and status they always wanted, made complete by their beautiful an...

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The Light of the World: The Life of Jesus for Children

by Katherine Paterson

Published: 2008-01-01

Hardcover: 48 pages

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Two-time Newbery Award-winning author Katherine Paterson tells the story of Jesus's life with extraordinary clarity and grace, accompanied by paintings as human and reverent as the text."When the people looked at all the sadness and evil in the world, they had trouble believing that God wa...

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Late Nights on Air: A Novel

by Elizabeth Hay

Published: 2009-05-01

Kindle Edition: 377 pages

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It’s 1975 when beautiful Dido Paris arrives at the radio station in Yellowknife, a frontier town in the Canadian north. She disarms hard-bitten broadcaster Harry Boyd and electrifies the station, setting into motion rivalries both professional and sexual.As the drama at the station unfol...

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The Descendants: A Novel

by Kaui Hart Hemmings

Published: 2008-04-08

Paperback: 320 pages

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Narrated in a bold, fearless, unforgettable voice and set against the lush, panoramic backdrop of Hawaii, The Descendants is a stunning debut novel about an unconventional family forced to come together and re-create its own legacy. Matthew King was once considered one of the most fortunat...

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Feminist Fight Club: A Survival Manual for a Sexist Workplace

by Jessica Bennett

Published: 2017-09-05

Paperback: 336 pages

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A Wall Street Journal Bestseller! Named a best book of 2016 by: Chicago Tribune, Refinery 29, Forbes, Bust, CEO Reads.It was a fight club—but without the fighting or the men. Every month, women would gather in a New York apartment to share sexist-job frustrations and trade strategies f...

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Feminist Fairy Tales

by Barbara G. Walker

Published: 1996-12-06

Paperback: 256 pages

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Prominent feminist author Barbara Walker has revamped, retold, and infused with life some of your favorite classic fairy tales. No longer are women submissive, helpless creatures in need of redemption through the princely male! Instead they are vibrantly alive, strong women who take fate i...

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The 5 Second Rule: Transform your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage

by Mel Robbins

Published: 2017-02-28

Hardcover: 240 pages

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National Bestseller!How to enrich your life and destroy doubt in 5 seconds.  Throughout your life, you've had parents, coaches, teachers, friends and mentors who have pushed you to be better than your excuses and bigger than your fears.  What if the secret to having the confidence and ...

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Missing Isaac

by Valerie Fraser Luesse

Published: 2018-01-02

Hardcover: 0 pages

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When a black field hand disappears, a wealthy white boy he has befriended sets out to find him. But Pete McLean discovers more than he bargained forincluding unexpected love and difficult truths about race and class in 1960s Alabama.