FICTION
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Giants in the Earth: A Saga of the Prairie,
by O. E. Rolvaag |
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Lavender Morning, by Jude
Deveraux |
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The
Diary, by Eileen Goudge |
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Smooth Talking Stranger,
by Lisa Kleypas |
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The
Lost Quilter: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel,
Jennifer Chiaverini |
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The
Convict & Other Stories,
by James Lee Burke |
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Grand
Finale, by Janet
Evanovich |
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Time
Is a River, by Mary Alice
Monroe |
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The
Lavender Hour, by Anne
LeClaire |
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Laura
Rider’s Masterpiece, by
Jane Hamilton |
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Stern
Men, by Elizabeth
Gilbert; author of Eat, Pray, Love |
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Chasing Windmills, by
Catherine Ryan Hyde; author of Pay It Forward |
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Addition, by Toni Jordan |
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Honolulu, by Alan
Brennert |
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Molokai, by Alan Brennert |
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Oh,
Johnny, by Jim Lehrer
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A
Reliable Wife, by Robert
Goolrick |
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American Rust, by Philipp
Meyer |
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Tory
Widow, by Christine
Blevins |
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Etta,
by Gerald Kolpan |
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Natural Elements, by
Richard Mason |
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Trudy’s Promise, by
Marcia Preston |
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The
Wind Comes Sweeping, by
Marcia Preston |
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Last
Good Night, by Emily
Listfield |
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The
Lost Hours, by Karen
White |
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The
Killing Tree, by Rachel
Keener |
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The
Fault Tree, by Louise Ure |
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The
Order of Things, by Lynne
Hinton |
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The
Narrows, by Ann Petry |
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My
Abandonment, by Peter
Rock |
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Angels of Destruction, by
Keith Donohue |
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Pictures at an Exhibition,
by Sara Houghteling |
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The
Well & the Mine, by Gin
Phillips |
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Astrid & Veronica, by
Linda Olsson |
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Sonata for Miriam, by
Linda Olsson |
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A
Special Providence, by
Richard Yates |
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Young
Hearts Crying, by Richard
Yates |
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THRILLERS
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Long
Lost, by Harlan Coben |
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Nightwalker, by Heather
Graham |
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True
Detectives, by Jonathan
Kellerman |
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The
President’s Henchman, by
Joseph Flynn |
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Pursuit, by Karen Robards |
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Corsair: A Novel of the Oregon Files,
by Clive Cussler |
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Safer,
by Sean Doolittle |
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Lords
of Corruption, by Kyle
Mills |
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Until
It’s Over, by Nicci
French |
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Still
Life, by Joy Fielding |
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Darling Jim, by Christian
Moerk |
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Wrongful Death, by Robert
Dugoni |
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Old
City Hall, by Robert
Rotenberg |
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Fault
Line, by Barry Eisle |
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The
Rivers Run Dry, by
Sibella Giorello |
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Mysteries
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Execution Dock, by Anne
Perry |
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Life
Sentences, by Laura
Lippman |
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Shatter, by Michael
Robotham |
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Dead
Silence, by Randy Wayne
White |
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Malice, by Lisa Jackson |
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Illegal, by Paul Levine |
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The
Long Fall, by Walter
Mosley |
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In
the Dark, by Brian
Freeman |
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First
Cut, by Dianne Emley |
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Schemers: A Nameless Detective Novel,
by Bill Pronzini |
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Wormwood, by Susan Wittig
Albert |
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Mother’s Day Murder, by
Leslie Meier |
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About
Face: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery,
by Donna Leon |
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Shadows of Death: A Desert Sky Mystery,
by David Sundstrand |
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Fools
Rush In, by Ed Gorman |
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Night
Kill, by Ann Littlewood |
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Feelers, by Brian Wiprud |
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Loser’s Town, by Daniel
Depp |
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CHRISTIAN FICTION
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Take
One, by Karen Kingsbury;
Above the Line, Book One |
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The
Secret, by Beverly Lewis;
Seasons of Grace, Book One |
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Deceived, by James Scott
Bell |
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Over
the Waters, by Deborah
Raney |
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American Anthem, by B. J.
Hoff |
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A
Claim of Her Own, by
Stephanie Grace Whitson |
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Beyond This Moment, by
Tamera Alexander; Timber Ridge Reflections, Book 2 |
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Michal, by Jill Eileen
Smith; Wives of King David, Book One |
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Dogwood, by Chris Fabry |
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The
Missionary, by William
Carmichael |
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A
Hundred Years of Happiness,
by Nicole Seitz |
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Salty
Like Blood, by Harry
Kraus |
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SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY
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Star
Wars: Outcast, by Aaron
Allston; Fate of the Jedi, Book One |
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Imager, by L. E. Modesitt;
Imager Portfolio, Book One |
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Black
Blood, by John Meany |
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Buyout, by Alexander
Irvine |
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Coyote Horizon: A Novel of Interstellar Discovery,
by Allen Steele; Coyote Chronicles, Book One |
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BIOGRAPHY
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Always Looking Up: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist,
by Michael J. Fox |
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Growing Up Again: Life, Loves, and Oh Yeah, Diabetes,
by Mary Tyler Moore |
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Go
Down Together: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde,
by Jeff Guinn |
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The
Dionne Years: A Thirties Melodrama,
by Pierre Berton |
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Passing Strange: A Gilded Age Tale of Love & Deception Across the
Color Line, by Martha
Sandweiss |
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Man
Who Got Away: The Bugs Moran Story,
by Rose Keefe |
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Flannery: A Life of Flannery O’Connor,
by Brad Gooch |
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Time
to be in Earnest: A Fragment of Autobiography,
by P. D. James |
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CURRENT EVENTS
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House
of Cards: Hubris & Wretched Excess on Wall Street,
by William Cohan |
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No
Right To Remain Silent: Tragedy at Virginia Tech,
by Lucinda Roy |
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Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life,
by Neil Strauss |
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A
Slobbering Love Affair: The True (and Pathetic) Story of the Torrid
Romance Between Barack Obama & the Mainstream Media,
by Bernard Goldberg |
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INSPIRATION
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One
Square Inch of Silence: One Man’s Search for Natural Silence in a
Noisy World, by Gordon
Hempton |
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Listening Below the Noise: A Meditation on the Practice of Silence,
by Anne LeClaire |
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New
Meditation Handbook: Meditations to Make Our Life Happy &
Meaningful, by Geshe
Kelsang Gyatso |
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Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice & Redemption,
by Jennifer Thompson-Cannino & Ronald Cotton |
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Hope
for Today Bible (New Living Translation),
with notes & commentary by Joel Osteen |
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Wisdom of His Compassion: Meditations on the Words & Actions of
Jesus, by Joseph Girzone |
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Too
Busy Not To Pray: Slowing Down To Be with God,
by Bill Hybels |
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Experiencing God: Knowing & Doing the Will of God,
by Henry Blackaby |
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HISTORY
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Out
of Captivity: Surviving 1,967 Days in the Colombian Jungle,
by Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell, & Tom Howes |
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PERSONAL FINANCE
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The
Difference: How Anyone Can Prosper in Even the Toughest
Times, by Jean Chatzky |
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ANIMALS
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Saved: Rescued Animals & The Lives They Transform,
by Karin Winegar |
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A
Lion Called Christian: The True Story of the Remarkable Bond
Between Two Friends and a Lion,
by Anthony Bourke |
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SPORTS
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Chicago Cubs Yesterday & Today,
by Steve |
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ENTERTAINMENT
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Variety’s “The Movie That
Changed My Life”: 120 Celebrities Pick the Films That Made a
Difference (for Better or Worse) |
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Frankly, My Dear: Gone With the Wind Revisited,
by Molly Haskell |
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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Wikipedia Revolution: How a Bunch of Nobodies Created the World’s
Greatest Encyclopedia, by
Andrew Lih |
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LITERATURE
National Poetry
Month
Anthologies |
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Poetry for a Lifetime: All-Time Favorite Poems To Delight & Inspire
All Ages |
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100 Essential American
Poems |
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Essential Pleasures: A New Anthology of Poems To Read Aloud,
edited by Robert Pinsky, U. S. Poet Laureate 1997—2000 |
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American Wits: An Anthology of Light Verse |
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American PoetsProject
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Endpoint and Other Poems,
by John Updike |
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The
Essential Gwendolyn Brooks |
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Kevin Stein
Illinois Poet Laureate 2009
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Sufficiency of the Actual |
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Chance Ransom |
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American Ghost Roses |
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Mary Oliver
Winner of Pulitzer Prize & National Book Award
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New &
Selected Poems, Volume One |
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New &
Selected Poems, Volume Two |
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Red
Bird: Poems |
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Evidence: Poems |
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Jay Parini
Winner of Pulitzer Prize & National Book Award |
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Why
Poetry Matters |
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HOW-TO BOOKS
Home & Garden
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Home
Outside: Creating the Landscape You Love,
by Julie Messervy; author of Outside the Not So Big House |
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Backyard Homestead: Produce All the Food You Need on Just a Quarter
Acre, by Carleen Madigan |
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Terrific Tomatoes, Sensational Spuds, & Mouth-Watering Melons:
1,274 Super Secrets for Growing Prize-Winning
Vegetables, by Jerry
Baker |
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Perfect Perennials! Hundreds of Fantastic Flower Secrets for Your
Garden, by Jerry Baker |
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Perennial Companions: 100 Dazzling Plant Combinations for Every
Season, by Tom Fischer |
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Cooking & Entertaining
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Amish
Heritage Cookbook: Over 200 Favorite Time-Tested Recipes,
by Beverly Lewis |
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Sneaky Chef to the Rescue: 101 All-New Recipes & “Sneaky” Tricks
for Creating Healthy Meals Kids will Love,
by Missy Lapine |
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Katie
Brown’s Outdoor Entertaining: Taking the Party Outside |
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Weber’s Way to Grill: Step-By-Step Guide to Expert Grilling,
by Jamie Purviance |
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Fashion
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Simple Style: 19 Innovative to Traditional Designs with Simple
Knitting Techniques, by
Ann Budd |
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Good
to Great Hair: Celebrity Hairstyling Techniques Made Simple,
by Robert Vetica |
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Health & Fitness
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Super-Charged Retirement: Ditch the Rocking Chair, Trash the
Remote, & Do What You Love,
by Mary Lloyd |
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Know
Your Chances: Understanding Health Statistics,
by Steven Woloshin |
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Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism,
by Temple Grandin |
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Healing and Preventing Autism: A Complete Guide,
by Jenny McCarthy |
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Special-Needs Kids Eat Right: Strategies to Help Kids on the Autism
Spectrum Focus, Learn, & Thrive,
by Judy Converse |
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Relationships
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Act
Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think about Love,
Relationships, Intimacy, & Commitment,
by Steve Harvey |
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Getting to 50/50: How Working Couples Can Have It All by Sharing It
All, by Sharon Meers |
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