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Jesus of Nazareth by Pope Benedict XVI Published 2007 by Random House Large Print Publishing
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780739327487
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Jacket Notes: "This book is . . . my personal search 'for the face of the Lord.'" -Benedict XVI
In this bold, momentous work, the Pope--in his first book written as Benedict XVI--seeks to salvage the person of Jesus from recent "popular" depictions and to restore Jesus' true identity as discovered in the Gospels.... More... |
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Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama Published 2006 by Random House Large Print Publishing
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780739325766
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Jacket Notes: In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American. It begins in New York, where Barack Obama learns that his father--a figure he knows more as a myth than as a man--has been killed in a car accident.... More... |
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Charley's Web by Joy Fielding Published 2008 by Atria Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781416586944
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Jacket Notes: "New York Times" bestselling and award-winning author Joy Fielding tells the story of an ambitious journalist whose foray into the mind of a killer puts her own family in jeopardy.Charley Webb is a beautiful single mother who writes a successful and controversial column for the Palm Beach Post.... More... |
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The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama Published 2006 by Random House Large Print Publishing
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780739326657
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Jacket Notes: In July 2004, Barack Obama electrified the Democratic National Convention with an address that spoke to Americans across the political spectrum. One phrase in particular anchored itself in listeners' minds, a reminder that for all the discord and struggle to be found in our history as a nation, we have always been guided by a dogged optimism in the future, or what Senator Obama called "the audacity of hope.... More... |
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If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans by Ann Coulter Published 2007 by Random House Large Print Publishing
Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780739327388
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Jacket Notes: A must-have for anyone who loves Coulter, this book of Coulterisms chronicles the #1 bestselling author and conservative icons best, funniest, most devastating, and most outrageous quotations. More... |
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Strong at the Broken Places: Five Voices of Illness, a Chorus of Hope by Richard M. Cohen Published 2008 by Harperluxe
Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780061468834
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Jacket Notes: "Strong at the Broken Places" is the remarkable story of five ordinary people trapped in the complex world of serious chronic illness. In this intimate portrait, acclaimed journalist Richard Cohen probes lives of sickness as these individuals struggle to cope.... More... |
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Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil by Deborah Rodriguez Published 2007 by Center Point Large Print
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781602850095
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Jacket Notes: In the tradition of "Reading Lolita in Tehran," Rodriguez tells the story of the beauty school she founds in the middle of the Afghan city of Kabul, and lifts the veil of secrecy about the vibrant women who were her students there. More... |
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Fifty-Seven Heaven: A Kitty Bloodworth, '57 Mystery by Lonnie Cruse Published 2008 by Wheeler Publishing
Paperback, English. ISBN: 9781597226998
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A Murderous Glaze by Melissa Glazer Published 2008 by Wheeler Publishing
Paperback, English. ISBN: 9781597226844
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Jacket Notes: This debut of the Clay and Crime mysteries introduces Vermont paint-your-own-pottery shop owner Carolyn Emerson, who after finding dead body, must clear her name, with the help of The Firing Squad, her shops pottery club. Includes directions for a pottery project. Original. More... |
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Dakota by Martha Grimes Published 2008 by Thorndike Press
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781410405418
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Jacket Notes: Grimess beloved Andi Oliver returns, on the run from her past
In this stunning sequel to Grimess beloved "Biting the Moon," young Andi Oliver is an amnesiac and drifter who awoke in a Santa Fe bed and breakfast with a mans belongings tossed about the room.... More... |
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Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana by Anne Rice Published 2008 by Random House Large Print Publishing
Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780739327784
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Jacket Notes: Having completed the two cycles of legend to which she has devoted her career so far, Rice presents her most thoughtful and powerful book, a novel about the childhood of Christ the Lord based on the gospels and on the most respected New Testament scholarship. More... |
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Hear of Texas: Caroline's Child & Dr. Texas by Debbie Macomber Published 2008 by Thorndike Press
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781410403827
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Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson Published 2008 by Little Brown and Company
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780316024587
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Jacket Notes: A woman meets her imaginary friend from childhood--and falls in love with him--in this unforgettably emotional story from #1 bestselling author, James Patterson. More... |
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Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith Published 2008 by Grand Central Publishing
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780446509251
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Jacket Notes: A propulsive, relentless page-turner.
A terrifying evocation of a paranoid world where no one can be trusted.
A surprising, unexpected story of love and family, of hope and resilience.
CHILD 44 is a thriller unlike any you have ever read.... More... |
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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan Published 2008 by Thorndike Press
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781410405371
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Jacket Notes: From the author of the bestselling "The Omnivores Dilemma" comes this bracing and eloquent manifesto that shows readers how they might start making thoughtful food choices that will enrich their lives and enlarge their sense of what it means to be healthy. More... |
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