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Dearest Cousin Jane: A Jane Austen Novel

by Jill Pitkeathley

Published: 2010-03-23

Paperback: 276 pages

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In Dearest Cousin Jane, an enchanting new novel that draws on historical fact, Jill Pitkeathley paints a luminous portrait of the true-life cousin of a literary legend?from her flirtatious younger years to her profound influence on one of the world's most beloved authors. Free-spirited ...

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Dearest Friend: A Life of Abigail Adams

by Lynne Withey

Published: 2002-07-02

Paperback: 392 pages

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Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child

by Bob Spitz

Published: 2013-04-23

Paperback: 576 pages

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A Time, Washington Post, and NPR Best Book of the YearThe stunning story of how Julia Child transformed herself into the cult figure who touched off a food revolution that has gripped the country for more than fifty years. Spanning Pasadena to Paris, acclaimed author Bob Spitz reveals the ...

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Dearly Depotted: A Flower Shop Mystery

by Kate Collins

Published: 2005-07-05

Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages

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Abby has her hands full at her cousin Jillian's wedding as florist, bridesmaid, and grandma-sitter-all while wearing a hideous dress. Then the groom's 90-year-old grandmother goes missing from the reception. On her search, Abby finds the corpse of guest Jack Snyder. Now she must find out who killed Jack...

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Dearly Devoted Dexter (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)

by Jeff Lindsay

Published: 2010-01-26

Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages

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In this acclaimed follow-up to the bestselling novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter, we pick up with Dexter Morgan when he's under considerable pressure. It's not easy being an ethical serial killer?but he's doing his best to keep up the disguise, spending time with his girlfriend and her kids, sl...

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The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education

by Diane Ravitch

Published: 2011-11-01

Paperback: 352 pages

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A passionate plea to preserve and renew public education, The Death and Life of the Great American School System is a radical change of heart from one of America’s best-known education experts. Diane Ravitch—former assistant secretary of education and a leader in the drive to create a ...

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Death and Taxes

by David Dodge

Published: 2010-07-22

Paperback: 312 pages

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"Death and Taxes" is the first novel written by David Dodge, who would go on to write some of the finest novels in the mystery genre, including the legendary "To Catch a Thief." Often compared to Dashiell Hammett, Dodge's urbane writing style stands the test of time. His novels are fresh, fast-paced...

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Death and the Jubilee (The Lord Francis Powerscourt)

by David Dickinson

Published: 2008-10-01

Paperback: 288 pages

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Lord Francis Powerscourt must save the life of Queen-Empress Victoria.England, 1897. London is preparing for Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, the celebration to mark her sixtieth year as Queen and Empress of a quarter of the surface of the globe. The immense importance of the occasion inevitabl...

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Death and the King's Horseman

by Wole Soyinka

Published: 1987-04

Hardcover: 0 pages

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Elesin Oba, the King's Horseman, has a single destiny. When the King dies, he must commit ritual suicide and lead his King's favorite horse and dog through the passage to the world of the ancestors. A British colonial officer, Pilkings, intervenes. "The action of the play is as inevitable ...

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Death and the Penguin (Melville International Crime)

by Andrey Kurkov

Published: 2011-06-07

Paperback: 240 pages

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A masterful tale set in post-Soviet Kiev that's both darkly-funny and ominous...In the widely hailed prequel to Penguin Lost, aspiring writer Viktor Zolotaryov leads a down-and-out life in poverty-and-violence-wracked Kiev?he's out of work and his only friend is a penguin, Misha, that he r...