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A Christmas Carol (Classic Reprint)

by Dickens Charles Charles

Published: 2017-10-17

Hardcover: 0 pages

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Excerpt from A Christmas Carol Christmas a humbug, uncl'e! You don't mean that, I am sure? I do. Out upon merry Christmas! What's Christmas time to you but a time for paying bills without money a time for finding yourself a year older, and not an hour richer a time for balancing your books...

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Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science

by Carey Gillam

Published: 2017-10-10

Hardcover: 320 pages

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"Reads like a mystery novel as Gillam skillfully uncovers Monsanto's secretive strategies."—Erin Brockovich"A damning picture...Gillam expertly covers a contentious front." —Publishers Weekly"A must-read." —Booklist"Hard-hitting, eye-opening narrative." —Kirkus It’s the herbic...

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Treating People Well: The Extraordinary Power of Civility at Work and in Life

by Lea Berman, Jeremy Bernard

Published: 2018-01-09

Hardcover: 256 pages

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A guide to personal and professional empowerment through civility and social skills, written by two White House Social Secretaries who offer an important fundamental message—everyone is important and everyone deserves to be treated well.Former White House social secretaries Lea Berman, w...

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A Beautiful Poison

by Lydia Kang

Published: 2017-08-01

Paperback: 350 pages

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Just beyond the Gilded Age, in the mist-covered streets of New York, the deadly Spanish influenza ripples through the city. But with so many victims in her close circle, young socialite Allene questions if the flu is really to blame. All appear to have been poisoned—and every death was a...

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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...