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Whispers in the Wind (Orphan Trains Trilogy, Book 3)

by Al Lacy, Joanna Lacy

Published: 2003-10-06

Paperback: 352 pages

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Where will the wind blow next? New York City, 1871. Fourteen-year-old Dane Weston comes home to an empty apartment. A gang of teenage boys has murdered his family, shattering his dream of becoming a doctor. Driven to the streets with other homeless waifs, Dane’s new occupation is beggin...

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Juicio Contra Una Madre/the Good Mother (Spanish Edition)

by Sue Miller

Published: 1986-06

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The Flight of the Maidens

by Jane Gardam

Published: 2002-06-25

Paperback: 278 pages

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From the author of Old Filth and The Man in the Wooden HatIt is the summer of 1946, a time of clothing coupons and food rations, of postwar deprivations and social readjustment. In this precarious new era, three young women prepare themselves to head off to university and explore the world...

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12 Years a Slave: (Movie Tie-In) (Penguin Classics)

by Solomon Northup

Published: 2013-09-04

Paperback: 304 pages

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Now a major motion picture starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Lupita Nyong'o, Sarah Paulson, Brad Pitt, and Alfre Woodard, this tie-in edition features a foreword from acclaimed director Steve McQueen   Perhaps the best wr...

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Dust (A Scarpetta Novel)

by Patricia Cornwell

Published: 2013-11-12

Hardcover: 512 pages

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From the world’s number-one bestselling crime writer comes the extraordinary new Kay Scarpetta novel.  Massachusetts Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta has just returned from working one of the worst mass murders in U.S. history when she’s awakened at an early hour by Detectiv...

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A Cruel and Shocking Act: The Secret History of the Kennedy Assassination

by Philip Shenon

Published: 2013-10-29

Hardcover: 640 pages

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A groundbreaking, explosive account of the Kennedy assassination that will rewrite the history of the 20th century's most controversial murder investigationThe questions have haunted our nation for half a century: Was the President killed by a single gunman? Was Lee Harvey Oswald part of a...

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The Kennedy Half-Century: The Presidency, Assassination, and Lasting Legacy of John F. Kennedy

by Larry J. Sabato

Published: 2013-10-15

Hardcover: 624 pages

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John F. Kennedy died almost half a century ago—yet because of his extraordinary promise and untimely death, his star still resonates strongly. On the anniversary of his assassination, celebrated political scientist and analyst Larry J. Sabato—himself a teenager in the early 1960s and i...

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Ruin Value: A Mystery of the Third Reich

by J. Sydney Jones

Published: 2013-10-01

Paperback: 302 pages

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As Europe prepares for the Nuremberg trials, a killer stalks a broken cityNuremberg is a dead city. In the aftermath of World War II, two-thirds of its population has fled or is deceased, with thirty thousand bodies turning the ruined industrial center into a massive open grave. Here, the ...

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Life Below Stairs: True Lives of Edwardian Servants

by Alison Maloney

Published: 2012-12-24

Hardcover: 192 pages

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UPSTAIRS, an Edwardian home would have been a picture of elegance and calm, adorned with social gatherings and extravagantly envisioned dinner parties.DOWNSTAIRS, it was a hive of domestic activity, supported by a body of staff painstakingly devoted to ensuring the smooth running of the ho...

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Back to Normal: Why Ordinary Childhood Behavior Is Mistaken for ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, and Autism Spectrum Disorder

by Enrico Gnaulati PhD

Published: 2013-09-17

Hardcover: 256 pages

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A veteran clinical psychologist exposes why doctors, teachers, and parents incorrectly diagnose healthy American children with serious psychiatric conditions.  In recent years there has been an alarming rise in the number of American children and youth assigned a mental health diagnosis. ...