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Against the Day: A Novel Against the Day: A Novel
by Thomas Pynchon

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Against the Day switches as smoothly from Tom Swift-style "boys adventure" to a Gothic prairie tale in the vein of Cormac McCarthy, as it does from reverence for historical figures and events to explosive iconoclasm. Its world is filled with dirigibles... (read more)

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Promise Not to Tell Promise Not to Tell
by Jennifer Mcmahon

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A semi-spooky modern day ghost story. But the real allure of this book is the amazingly drawn character, Del. An outcast in her grammar school, dubbed "The Potato Girl" because of her dirty, worn clothes and her scent reminiscent of moist earth, Del is... (read more)

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Anansi Boys: A Novel Anansi Boys: A Novel
by Neil Gaiman

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"Anansi Boys is Neil Gaiman's best novel yet. It may lack the epic scope of American Gods, but page for page it provides a higher level of satisfaction. This is Gaiman at his wittiest, most uninhibited; we feel the author having fun with his creations... (read more)

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Apex Hides the Hurt Apex Hides the Hurt
by Colson Whitehead

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Fans of the extended junketeering riffs in John Henry Days, rejoice: Colson Whitehead is back with a short, satirical novel about a city — and a man — looking for a fresh start. Gone are the extended digressions and extravagant stylistic... (read more)

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Veronica: A Novel Veronica: A Novel
by Mary Gaitskill

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The extraordinary new novel from the acclaimed author of Bad Behavior and Two Girls, Fat and Thin, Veronica is about flesh and spirit, vanity, mortality, and mortal affection. Set mostly in Paris and Manhattan in the desperately glittering 1980s, it has... (read more)

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What the Dead Know: A Novel What the Dead Know: A Novel
by Laura Lippman

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Thirty years ago two sisters disappeared from a shopping mall. Their bodies were never found and those familiar with the case have always been tortured by these questions: How do you kidnap two girls? Who'or what'could have lured the two sisters away... (read more)

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New England White: A Novel New England White: A Novel
by Stephen L. Carter

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I rarely read anything that could even vaguely be described as a thriller, but New England White, with its page-turning pace, multiple murders, and complex and far-reaching mysteries, must undoubtedly be called one. It is also a fascinating sociological... (read more)

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The Glass Castle: A Memoir The Glass Castle: A Memoir
by Jeannette Walls

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Jeannette Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were both their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary Walls had four children. In the beginning, they lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in... (read more)

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Assisted Loving: True Tales of Double Dating with My Dad Assisted Loving: True Tales of Double Dating with My Dad
by Bob Morris

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What would you do if your eighty-year-old father dragged you into his hell-bent hunt for new love? Bob Morris, a seriously single son, tells you all about it in this warm, witty, and wacky chronicle of a year of dating dangerously. A few months after the... (read more)

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Christmas with Paula Deen: Recipes and Stories from My Favorite Holiday Christmas with Paula Deen: Recipes and Stories from My Favorite Holiday
by Paula Deen

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"I've gone through all my books and put together this collection of my most treasured recipes and memories for the holiday season to share with you...You'll find a few new dishes, a sprinkling of new holiday stories, and some family pictures you might... (read more)

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Change Me Into Zeus's Daughter: a Memoir Change Me Into Zeus's Daughter: a Memoir
by Barbara Robinette Moss

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Change Me into Zeus's Daughter is a haunting and ultimately triumphant memoir about growing up poor and undaunted in the South. With an unflinching voice, Barbara Robinette Moss chronicles her family's chaotic, impoverished survival in the red-clay hills... (read more)

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Girlbomb: A Halfway Homeless Memoir Girlbomb: A Halfway Homeless Memoir
by Janice Erlbaum

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Just two hours ago, I had been heating up some lentil soup at my mom's in Brooklyn, thinking I'd eat it and maybe read some Edith Wharton before bed. Now here I was at a runaway shelter, staring at a nun's mustache and wondering where I was going to... (read more)

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Superstud: Or How I Became a 24-Year-Old Virgin Superstud: Or How I Became a 24-Year-Old Virgin
by Paul Feig

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Lost in love and don't know much? Paul Feig knew even less... Like any other red-blooded, straight young man, Paul Feig spent much of his teenage years trying to solve the mystery of women. Unlike most red-blooded, straight teenage boys, however... (read more)

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Unintended Consequences: How War in Iraq Strengthened America's Enemies Unintended Consequences: How War in Iraq Strengthened America's Enemies
by Peter W Galbraith

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Called by New York Times columnist David Brooks the "smartest and most devastating" critic of President George W. Bush's Iraq policies, Peter Galbraith was the earliest expert to describe Iraq's breakup into religious and ethnic entities, a reality now... (read more)

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The Big Book of Barbecue Sides The Big Book of Barbecue Sides
by Rick Browne

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While sizzling slabs of ribs hog the spotlight, the real star of a good barbecue is often a fantastic side dish. In The Big Book of Barbecue Sides, grill master and BBQ aficionado Rick Browne presents an inspiring collection of accompaniments made both... (read more)

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Touching History: The Untold Story of the Drama That Unfolded in the Skies Over America on 9/11 Touching History: The Untold Story of the Drama That Unfolded in the Skies Over America on 9/11
by Lynn Spencer

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On the azure blue morning of 9/11 the skies were pronounced "severe clear," in the parlance of airline pilots; a gorgeous day for flying. Nearly 5,000 flights were cruising the skies over America when FAA Operations Manager Ben Sliney arrived at the... (read more)

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Without a Map: A Memoir Without a Map: A Memoir
by Meredith Hall

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A New York Times Bestseller and 2007 Book Sense Selection Meredith Hall's moving but unsentimental memoir begins in 1965, when she becomes pregnant at sixteen. Shunned by her insular New Hampshire community, she is then kicked out of the house by her... (read more)

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Feynman's Rainbow: A Search for Beauty in Physics and in Life Feynman's Rainbow: A Search for Beauty in Physics and in Life
by Leonard Mlodinow

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Einstein's Dreams meets Tuesdays with Morrie in Leonard Mlodinow's touching memoir about the guidance granted him by his mentor, the brilliant physicist Richard Feynman. For some, it was that special connection with a grandparent or a football coach, a... (read more)

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Ovenman: A Novel Ovenman: A Novel
by Jeff Parker

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Skateboarder, punk rocker, kitchen slave, and general ne'er-do-well with a slightly tarnished heart of gold, When Thinfinger tries mightily to survive a seemingly endless round of troubles in small-town Florida. After getting fired from his job at the... (read more)

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Stealing Buddha's Dinner Stealing Buddha's Dinner
by Bich Minh Nguyen

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As a Vietnamese girl coming of age in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Nguyen is filled with a rapacious hunger for American identity, and in the pre-PC-era Midwest (where the Jennifers and Tiffanys reign supreme), the desire to belong transmutes into a passion... (read more)

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