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Posted on: February 25, 2023

Sink: A Memoir

Sink

"A brilliant and brilliantly different" (Kiese Laymon), wrenching and redemptive coming-of-age memoir about the difficulty of growing up in a hazardous home and the glory of finding salvation in geek culture. Stranded within an ever-shifting fam...

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Posted on: March 1, 2023

The Lost English Girl

The Lost English Girl

The acclaimed author of the "sweeping and beautifully written novel" ( Woman's World ) The Light Over London weaves an epic saga of love, motherhood, and betrayal set against World War II. Liverpool, 1935: Raised in a strict Catholic fa...
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Posted on: March 1, 2023

The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise

The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise

Twenty-one-year-old Tanner Quimby needs a place to live. Preferably one where she can continue sitting around in sweatpants and playing video games nineteen hours a day. Since she has no credit or money to speak of, her options are limited, so when an opp...
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Posted on: March 1, 2023

Tremors in the Blood

Tremors in the Blood

A thrilling account of the creation of the so-called lie detector, exploring shocking murders and dramatic trials to uncover the true nature of the polygraph. This tense true crime story is perfect for fans of American Predator and&n...

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Posted on: March 1, 2023

What Have We Done

What Have We Done

Twenty five years ago, Jenna, Donnie, and Nico were the best of friends, having forged a bond through the abuse and neglect they endured as residents of Savior House, a group home for parentless teens. When the home was shut down—after the disappearance o...

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Posted on: March 1, 2023

Worthy Opponents

Worthy Opponents

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel comes a powerful novel about a woman running her family's luxury department store and the wealthy investor who threatens to take it over. Spencer Brooke always knew she was destined to be C...

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Posted on: February 16, 2023

At the president's table : food, politics, and the history of breaking bread at the White House

At the Presidents Table

"Perhaps the most significant meals in the world have been consumed at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue by the presumptive leaders of the free world. Thomas Jefferson had an affinity for eggplant and FDR for terrapin stew. Nixon ate a lump of cottage cheese ...

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Posted on: February 16, 2023

Fool Proof: how fear of playing the sucker shapes our selves and the social order-and what we can do

Fool Proof

The fear of playing the fool is a universal psychological phenomenon and an underappreciated driver of human behavior; in the spirit of Malcolm Gladwell's Blink, Dan Ariely's Predictably Irrational, and Susan Cain's Qui...
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Posted on: February 16, 2023

Fragile Cargo: The World War II Race to Save the Treasures of China's Forbidden City

Fragile Cargo

The gripping true story of the bold and determined museum curators who saved the priceless treasures of China's Forbidden City in the years leading up to World War II and beyond. Spring 1933: The silent courtyards and palaces of Peking's Forbidden City, f...

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Posted on: February 16, 2023

Lives of the Wives: five literary marriages

Lives of the Wives

"The five marriages that Carmela Ciuraru explores in Lives of the Wives provide such delightfully gossipy pleasure that we have to remind ourselves that these were real people whose often stormy relationships must surely have been less fun to experie...

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