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Crazy for the Storm: A Memoir of Survival

Crazy for the Storm: A Memoir of Survival
by Norman Ollestad
Published 2009 by Harperluxe

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780061782084

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From the age of three, Norman Ollestad was thrust into the world of surfing and competitive downhill skiing by the charismatic father he both idolized and resented. These exhilarating tests of skill prepared "Boy Wonder," as his father called him, to become a fearless champion--and ultimately saved his life.... More...

Rescuing Sprite: A Dog Lover's Story of Joy and Anguish

Rescuing Sprite: A Dog Lover's Story of Joy and Anguish
by Mark R Levin
Published 2008 by Thorndike Press

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781410405708

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Although Mark Levin is known as a constitutional lawyer and a nationally syndicated broadcaster, he is, first and foremost, a dog lover. In 1998, he and his family welcomed a half-Border Collie/half-Cocker Spaniel they named Pepsi into their lives. Six years later, his wife and son persuaded him to adopt a dog from the local shelter, a Spaniel mix.... More...

Thank You for All Things

Thank You for All Things
by Sandra Kring
Published 2009 by Large Print Distribution

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9781597229661

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The author of the critically acclaimed "Carry Me Home" and "The Book of Bright Ideas" pens a bittersweet first-person narrative that illustrates when it comes to matters of family and love, often it is the innocent who force others to confront their darkest secrets.... More...

Cassandra & Jane: A Jane Austen Novel

Cassandra & Jane: A Jane Austen Novel
by Jill Pitkeathley
Published 2009 by Large Print Distribution

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9781597229401

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Legend says that, after Jane Austen's death, many of her personal letters were deliberately destroyed by her sister Cassandra. Pitkeathley reimagines the friendship between the two sisters in this novel that looks at one of literature's most intriguing figures through the eyes of the sister who knew her best.... More...

First Comes Marriage

First Comes Marriage
by Mary Balogh
Published 2009 by Thorndike Press

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781410413369

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Against the scandal and seduction of Regency England, New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh introduces an extraordinary family -- the fiery, sensual Huxtables. Vanessa is the second daughter, proud and daring, a young widow who has her own reason for pursuing the most eligible bachelor in London.... More...

The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes

The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes
by Bryan Burrough
Published 2009 by Thorndike Press

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781410413604

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In "The Big Rich," bestselling author and "Vanity Fair" special correspondent Bryan Burrough chronicles the rise and fall of one of the great economic and political powerhouses of the twentieth centuryaTexas oil. By weaving together the epic sagas of the industryas four greatest fortunes, Burrough has produced an enthralling tale of money, family, and power in the American century.... More...

The Good Rat: A True Story

The Good Rat: A True Story
by Jimmy Breslin
Published 2008 by Harperluxe

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780061363887

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Of course Pulitzer Prize winner Jimmy Breslin recognized Burton Kaplan right away as the Mafia witness of the ages. Breslin comes from the same Queens streets as mob bosses John Gotti and Vito Genovese. But even they couldn't match Kaplan in crime--and neither could anybody else.... More...

BoneMan's Daughters

BoneMan's Daughters
by Ted Dekker
Published 2009 by Thorndike Press

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781410415448

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Tea Time for the Traditionally Built

Tea Time for the Traditionally Built
by Alexander McCall Smith
Published 2009 by Wheeler Publishing

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781597229425

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The 10th! instalment in this infinitely enjoyable series finds the ever-charming, ever-resourceful Mma Ramostwe helping people, and vans, with problems in their lives.

Mma Ramotswe's tiny white van has developed a disturbing noise. But having made numerous repairs to the van over the years, Mr J.... More...

Still Alice

Still Alice
by Lisa Genova
Published 2009 by Wheeler Publishing

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781597229395

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"Still Alice" is a compelling debut novel about a 50-year-old woman's sudden descent into early onset Alzheimer's disease, written by first-time author Lisa Genova, who holds a Ph. D in neuroscience from Harvard University. Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children and a house on the Cape, is a celebrated Harvard professor at the height of her career when she notices a forgetfulness creeping into her life.... More...

Long Lost

Long Lost
by Harlan Coben
Published 2009 by Thorndike Press

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781410412508

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#1 "New York Times" bestselling author Harlan Cobenas blistering new Myron Bolitar thriller takes Myronaand his millions of fansawhere they have never gone before

Myron Bolitar hasnat heard from Terese Collins since their torrid affair ended ten years ago, so her desperate phone call from Paris catches him completely off guard.... More...

Night and Day

Night and Day
by Robert B Parker
Published 2009 by Thorndike Press

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781410412515

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Paradise, Massachusetts, police chief Jesse Stone confronts a townas darkest secrets in the shocking new novel from the "New York Times"abestselling author and aAmericaas greatest mystery writera ("The New York Sun").

Things are getting strange in Paradise, Massachusetts.... More...

A Darker Place

A Darker Place
by Jack Higgins
Published 2009 by Thorndike Press

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781410411525

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The New York Times-- bestselling author and "dean of intrigue novelists" returns with a remarkable novel of espionage and revenge. A famous Russian writer and ex-paratrooper named Alexander Kurbsky is fed up with the Putin government and decides he wants to "disappear" into the West.... More...

The Lost Quilter

The Lost Quilter
by Jennifer Chiaverini
Published 2009 by Thorndike Press

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781410414021

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The bestselling Elm Creek Quilts series continues, as Master Quilter Sylvia Compson's investigation of her ancestry reveals unexpected connections to a long-forgotten visitor to Elm Creek Manor. More...


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