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Tom's Midnight Garden

by Philippa Pearce

Published: 1992-10-30

Paperback: 240 pages

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Winner of the Carnegie MedalFrom beloved author Philippa Pearce, a transcendent story of friendship that Philip Pullman, bestselling author of the His Dark Materials trilogy, called “a perfect book.”  When Tom’s brother gets sick, he’s shipped off to spend what he’s sure will ...

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The Andromeda Strain/The Terminal Man

by Michael Crichton

Published: 2007-01-30

Paperback: 624 pages

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#1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Crichton has been called "one of the great storytellers of our age,"* a master at seamlessly blending cutting-edge science and technology with spellbinding adventure. Now two of his most electrifying thrillers have been combined in one volume, t...

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Zipped (Knopf Readers Circle)

by Laura McNeal, Tom McNeal

Published: 2004-09-14

Paperback: 283 pages

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Winner of the PEN Center USA Literary Award for Children's LiteratureA New York Public Library Book for the Teen AgeWinner of the 2004 Texas TAYSHAS High School Reading ListWhen fifteen-year-old Mick Nichols discovers a secret about his stepmother, he comes obsessed with uncovering the tru...

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Insomnia

by Stephen King

Published: 2016-02-16

Paperback: 912 pages

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A #1 national bestseller—“A yarn so packed with suspense, romance, literary reference, fascinating miscellaneous knowledge, and heart that only Stephen King could have written it. Marvelous—that is, full of marvels” (Booklist).Since his wife died, Ralph Roberts has been having trou...

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A Very Private Gentleman: A Novel

by Martin Booth

Published: 2005-02-01

Paperback: 288 pages

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SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, THE AMERICAN, STARRING GEORGE CLOONEY AND DIRECTED BY ANTON CORBIJNThe locals in the Italian village where he lives call him Signor Farfalla--Mr. Butterfly--for he appears to be a discreet gentleman who paints rare butterflies. But as inconspicuous as Far...

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Intimacy and Midnight All Day: A Novel and Stories

by Hanif Kureishi

Published: 2002-03-02

Kindle Edition: 336 pages

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Together in one volume -- Hanif Kureishi's highly acclaimed and controversial novel, Intimacy, and, available for the first time, his latest collection of provocative short stories, Midnight All Day. Jay, the narrator of Intimacy, tells his story on the night he is preparing to leave his ...

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Nine Lessons I Learned from My Father

by Murray Howe

Published: 2017-10-31

Hardcover: 240 pages

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A GLOBE AND MAIL BESTSELLERAs a child, Murray Howe wanted to be like his father. He was an adult before he realized that didn't necessarily mean playing hockey.Gordie Howe may have been the greatest player in the history of hockey, but greatness was never defined by goals or assists in the...

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The Pomegranate Tree

by Vanessa Altin

Published: 2015-10-13

Paperback: 204 pages

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We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria

by Wendy Pearlman

Published: 2017-06-06

Hardcover: 352 pages

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LONG-LISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDALReminiscent of the work of Nobel Prize winner Svetlana Alexievich, an astonishing collection of intimate wartime testimonies and poetic fragments from a cross-section of Syrians whose lives have been transformed by revolution, war, and flight.Against the b...

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What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism

by Dan Rather, Elliot Kirschner

Published: 2017-11-07

Hardcover: 288 pages

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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “I find myself thinking deeply about what it means to love America, as I surely do.” —Dan Rather At a moment of crisis over our national identity, venerated journalist Dan Rather has emerged as a voice of reason and integrity, reflecting on—and ...