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Literature

The Host The Host
by Stephenie Meyer

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You may know Stephenie Meyer's name due to her wildly successful young adult vampire series, The Twilight Saga. She takes a break from that with her latest, The Host; touted as her first book for "adults," it's a fun science fiction novel, with just a... (read more)

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Photography

Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera Revised Edition Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera Revised Edition
by Peterson. Bryan

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More than 100 vivid, graphic comparison pictures illustrate every point in this revised classic and can help any photographer maximize the creative impact of his or her exposure decisions. Peterson stresses the importance of metering the subject for a... (read more)

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Children's

Half Magic (Edward Eager's Tales of Magic) Half Magic (Edward Eager's Tales of Magic)
by Edward Eager

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The four children of Half Magic have been reading E. Nesbit's magical story The Enchanted Castle, when they find something magical of their own — at least, partly magical. The ensuing misadventures are highly entertaining. Half Magic was a childhood... (read more)

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Science Fiction and Fantasy

A Game of Thrones A Game of Thrones
by George R. R. Martin

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A Game of Thrones is a contemporary masterpiece of fantasy.  The cold is returning to Winterfell, where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime.  A time of conflict has arisen in the Stark family, as they are pulled from the... (read more)

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Religion Eastern

Yoga the Spirit and Practice of Moving Into Stillness Yoga the Spirit and Practice of Moving Into Stillness
by Erich Schiffmann

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World-renowned yoga master Erich Schiffmann now offers an easy-to-follow, exciting new technique - the first to combine hatha yoga and meditation - to all who are seeking healthful beauty and inner peace. Through simple instruction and essential... (read more)

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Popular Fiction

The Bourne Ultimatum The Bourne Ultimatum
by Robert Ludlum

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The world's two deadliest spies in the ultimate showdown. At a small-town carnival two men, each mysteriously summoned by telegram, witness a bizarre killing. The telegrams are signed, Jason Bourne. Only they know Bourne's true identity and understand... (read more)

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Mystery

The Tin Roof Blowdown (Dave Robicheaux Mysteries) The Tin Roof Blowdown (Dave Robicheaux Mysteries)
by James Lee Burke

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In the waning days of summer, 2005, a storm with greater impact than the bomb that struck Hiroshima peels the face off southern Louisiana. This is the gruesome reality Iberia Parish Sheriff's Detective Dave Robicheaux discovers as he is deployed to New... (read more)

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Graphic Novels

Cat Getting Out of a Bag: And Other Observations Cat Getting Out of a Bag: And Other Observations
by Jeffrey Brown

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Celebrated comic artist and graphic novelist Jeffrey Brown's collection of all-new drawings sweetly illustrates the joys of living with a cat. Featured in "McSweeney's" and on NPR's "This American Life," and praised by comic luminaries Chris Ware and... (read more)

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Westerns

High Lonesome High Lonesome
by Louis Lamour

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Many a hardcase had died trying to take the bank in Obaro. Considine aimed to break the bank and settle an old score at the same time. But he never counted on meeting a beautiful woman and her trail-savvy but reckless father, headed straight for Apache... (read more)


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World History

How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to Rise of Medieval Europe (Hinges of History) How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to Rise of Medieval Europe (Hinges of History)
by Thomas Cahill

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A delightful and illuminating look into a crucial but little known "hinge" of history in which the author shows that the Irish were not only conservators of civilization, but became shapers of the medieval mind, putting their unique stamp on Western... (read more)

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Sports and Fitness

The Complete Classic Pilates Method: The First Comprehensive and Accessible Guide to Joseph Pilates' Original Exercise Programme--The Revolutionary Ap The Complete Classic Pilates Method: The First Comprehensive and Accessible Guide to Joseph Pilates' Original Exercise Programme--The Revolutionary Ap
by Miranda Bass

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Pilates is known the world over as a dynamic form of mind-body exercise, the benefits of which everyone can enjoy. Pilates' original program, however, has usually been taught to those of above-average fitness. This dynamic interpretation of his classic... (read more)

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Foreign Languages

Ll Ultimate French Beginner Intermediate Ll Ultimate French Beginner Intermediate
by Living Language

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This deluxe course has everything you need to learn French from scratch or to revive the French that you learned years ago. Ultimate French combines conversation and culture in an easy-to-follow, enjoyable, and effective format. It’s the perfect... (read more)

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Humor

I Am America (and So Can You!) I Am America (and So Can You!)
by Stephen Colbert

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Stephen Colbert is America — and since we live in America, we must also live in him. Think long and hard about that as you devour this book which should be required reading for all Americans, and by "Americans" I mean "Stephen Colbert's body parts."... (read more)

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