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Again the Magic
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| Creator(s): |
Lisa Kleypas |
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HarperCollins |
| Subject(s): |
Fiction |
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English |
Description:
She gave him her innocence ... Lady Aline Marsden was brought up for one reason: to make an advantageous marriage to a member of her own class. Instead, she willingly gave her innocence to John McKenna, a servant on her father's estate. Their passionate transgression was unforgivable -- John was sent away, and Aline was left to live in the countryside ... an exile from London society ...and he took her love.
Now McKenna has made his fortune, and he has returned -- more boldly handsome and more mesmerizing than before. His ruthless plan is to take revenge on the woman who shattered his dreams of love. But the magic between them burns as bright as ever. And now he must decide whether to let vengeance take its toll ... or risk everything for his first, and only, love. |
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Don't Know Much About History
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| Creator(s): |
Kenneth C. Davis |
| Publisher: |
HarperCollins |
| Subject(s): |
History |
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English |
Description:
Who really discovered America? What was "the shot heard 'round the world"? Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: Did he or didn't he? From the arrival of Columbus through the bizarre election of 2000 and beyond, Davis carries readers on a rollicking ride through more than 500 years of American history. In this updated edition of the classic anti-textbook, he debunks, recounts, and serves up the real story behind the myths and fallacies of American history. |
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The Geoffrey A. Moore Reader
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| Creator(s): |
Geoffrey A. Moore |
| Publisher: |
HarperCollins |
| Subject(s): |
Fiction |
| Language(s): |
English |
Description:
This exclusive e-Reader starts with an introduction by the author and contains exceprts from four of his books, starting with Crossing the Chasm, the bestselling guide that created a new game plan for marketing in high-tech industries. In addition you'll get information about the author, as well as chapters from three more of his books, Inside the Tornado, The Gorilla Game, and Living on the Fault Line. |
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The Million Word Crossword Dictionary
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| Creator(s): |
Stanley Newman, Daniel Stark |
| Publisher: |
HarperCollins |
| Subject(s): |
Games |
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English |
Description:
With more than 1,000,000 answers, this volume contains more than twice as many answers as any other crossword dictionary. More important, it is the first crossword dictionary ever to comprehensively cover the clues and answers that actually appear in today's most popular crosswords, including contemporary slang, phrases, and brand names. |
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The Princess Diaries
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| Creator(s): |
Meg Cabot |
| Publisher: |
HarperCollins |
| Subject(s): |
Fiction |
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English |
Description:
Best-selling Princess Diaries author Meg Cabot and acclaimed fashion artist Chesley McLaren team up again to display this clever royal roster of princesses of the world. Big or small, old or new, fact or fiction, our favorite princess Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo (aka Mia) will point out why these princesses rule, and how any girl can too! |
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The Tony Hillerman Reader
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| Creator(s): |
Tony Hillerman |
| Publisher: |
HarperCollins |
| Subject(s): |
Fiction |
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English |
Description:
Tony Hillerman is past president of Mystery Writers of America and has received their Edgar and Grand Master Awards, as well as numerous other awards celebrating his captivating stories set amidst Native American life in the American west. In this exclusive e-Reader, you'll get information about the Author as well as three full chapters excerpted from his book Skinwalkers. Brimming with Navajo lore and sizzling suspense, Skinwalkers brings Chee and Leaphorn, Hillerman's bestselling detective team, together for the first time. |
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The Agatha Christie Reader
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| Creator(s): |
Agatha Christie |
| Publisher: |
HarperCollins |
| Subject(s): |
Fiction |
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English |
Description:
Christie is the world's best known mystery writer. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in 44 foreign languages. She is the most widely published author of all time in any language, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. In this special e-Reader, you will find descriptions of most of her works along with chapter excerpts from three of her books, Poirot: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Miss Marple: The Body in the Library, and a Christie Classic, They Came to Baghdad. |
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The Elmore Leonard Reader
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| Creator(s): |
Elmore Leonard |
| Publisher: |
HarperCollins |
| Subject(s): |
Fiction |
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English |
Description:
Elmore Leonard has written more than three dozen books during his highly successful writing career, including the bestsellers Tishomingo Blues, Be Cool, Get Shorty, and Rum Punch, and his most recent critically acclaimed collection of short stories, When the Women Come Out to Dance. Many of his books have been made into movies, including Get Shorty and Out of Sight. He is the recipient of the Grand Master Award of the Mystery Writers of America. He lives with his wife, Christine, in Bloomfield Village, Michigan. |
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The Goodbye Summer
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| Creator(s): |
Patricia Gaffney |
| Publisher: |
HarperCollins |
| Subject(s): |
Fiction |
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English |
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How much change can one summer bring? If you're Caddie Winger -- thirty-two years old, still living with her grandmother, and giving piano lessons to neighborhood children -- one summer can make the whole world look different. Caddie's mother died when she was nine, and Caddie was raised by her grandmother. Now their roles are reversed, and it's Caddie who takes care of Nana. When her grandmother breaks a leg and insists on going into a convalescent home, Caddie finds herself being pulled out of her comfy, self-made nest. Living alone for the first time since college, she uncovers some startling truths from her past. |
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The Neil Gaiman Reader
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| Creator(s): |
Neil Gaiman |
| Publisher: |
HarperCollins |
| Subject(s): |
Fiction |
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English |
Description:
Neil Gaiman is the critically acclaimed author of the novels Neverwhere, Stardust, and the Sandman series of graphic novels, as well as Smoke and Mirrors, a collection of short fiction, and Coraline, a novel for readers of all ages. Originally from England, Gaiman now lives in America. |
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The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
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| Creator(s): |
Sogyal Rinpoche |
| Publisher: |
HarperCollins |
| Subject(s): |
Self-Improvement |
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English |
Description:
This acclaimed spiritual masterpiece is widely regarded as one of the most complete and authoritative presentations of the Tibetan Buddhist teachings ever written. A manual for life and death and a magnificent source of sacred inspiration from the heart of the Tibetan tradition, The Tibetan Book Of Living and Dying provides a lucid and inspiring introduction to the practice of meditation, to the nature of mind, to karma and rebirth, to compassionate love and care for the dying, and to the trials and rewards of the spiritual path. |
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Tour of Duty
Excerpt - John Kerry and the Vietnam War
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| Creator(s): |
Douglas Brinkley |
| Publisher: |
HarperCollins |
| Subject(s): |
Self-Improvement |
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English |
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Covering more than four decades, Tour of Duty is the definitive account of John Kerry's journey from war to peace. Written by acclaimed historian Douglas Brinkley, this is the first full-scale, intimate account of Kerry's naval career. In writing this riveting narrative, Brinkley has drawn on extensive interviews with virtually everyone who knew Kerry well in Vietnam, including all the men still living who served under him. Kerry also entrusted to Brinkley his letters home from Vietnam and his voluminous "War Notes" -- journals, notebooks, and personal reminiscences written during and shortly after the war. This material was provided without restriction, to be used at Brinkley's discretion, and has never before been published. |
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