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Pygmy
by Chuck Palahniuk
Published 2009 by Doubleday Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780385526340
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Palahniuk depicts Midwestern life through the eyes of Pygmy, a thoroughly indoctrinated little killer who hates America with a passion, in this cunning double-edged satire.
"The Manchurian Candidate" meets "South Park"--Chuck Palahniuk's finest novel since the generation-defining "Fight Club.... More...
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The 8th Confession
by James Patterson
Published 2009 by Little Brown and Company
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780316018760
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As San Francisco's most glamorous millionaires mingle at the party of the year, someone is watching--waiting for a chance to take vengeance on the city's most celebrated couple. The Women's Murder Club now faces its toughest challenge ever.
As San Francisco's most glamorous millionaires mingle at the party of the year, someone is watching--waiting for a chance to take vengeance on Isa and Ethan Bailey, the city's most celebrated couple.... More...
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The Last Olympian
by Rick Riordan
Published 2009 by Hyperion Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781423101475
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In this momentous final book in the "New York Times"-bestselling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, the long-awaited prophecy surrounding Percy's 16th birthday unfolds. As the battle for Western civilization rages on the streets of Manhattan, Percy faces a terrifying suspicion that he may be fighting against his own fate.... More...
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The Scarecrow
by Michael Connelly
Published 2009 by Little Brown and Company
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780316166300
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Forced out of the "Los Angeles Times" amid the latest budget cuts, newspaperman Jack McEvoy decides to go out with a bang, using his final days at the paper to write the definitive murder story of his career.
Forced out of the "Los Angeles Times" amid the latest budget cuts, newspaperman Jack McEvoy decides to go out with a bang, using his final days at the paperto write the definitive murder story of his career.... More...
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The Belly Off! Diet: Attack the Fat That Matters Most
by Jeff Csatari
Published 2009 by Rodale Press
Paperback, English. ISBN: 9781605298207
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"Men's Health" has found the secret to weight-loss. It's not some new exercise contraption or magic pill or trendy fad diet. The secret to quick and permanent weight loss comes from real people just like you, who have lost 25, 50, 100, and even 150 pounds! Now, for the first time, the six weight-loss strategies that more than 300,000 men and women in the Belly Off! Club have used to get back in shape have been compiled in this ground-breaking new book! When "Men's Health" launched the Belly Off! Club in 2001, it quickly grew into the most popular destination on the magazine's web site.... More...
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Dead and Gone
by Charlaine Harris
Published 2009 by Ace Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780441017157
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Now an HBO original series, "True Blood," the "New York Times"-bestselling Sookie Stackhouse series continues. In this installment, the weres and shifters have finally decided to reveal their existence to the ordinary world.
Now an HBO original series, "True Blood"athe "New York Times" bestselling Sookie Stackhouse series continues.... More...
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How the Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give in
by Jim Collins
Published 2009 by Jim Collins
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780977326419
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Good to Great and Built to Last identified the distinguishing characteristics shared by companies that not only achieved greatness, but also sustained it. In How The Mighty Fall, Jim Collins considers the "dark side," offering a perspective on how a fall from greatness can happen - to even the seemingly invincible.... More...
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Lover Avenged
by J R Ward
Published 2009 by New American Library
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780451225856
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The brothers are back in the latest installment in Ward's sizzling "New York Times"-bestselling series. As the vampire warriors defend their race against their slayers, one male's loyalty to the Brotherhood will be tested.
The brothers are backathe latest installment in J.... More...
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Resilience: Reflections on the Burdens and Gifts of Facing Life's Adversities
by Elizabeth Edwards
Published 2009 by Broadway Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780767931366
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The bestselling author of "Saving Graces" shares her inspirational message on the challenges and blessings of coping with adversity.
The bestselling author of "Saving Graces" shares her inspirational message on the challenges and blessings of coping with adversity.... More...
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The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun
by J R R Tolkien
Published 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780547273426
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This previously unpublished work by Tolkien, written during the 1920s and '30s, makes available the author's extensive retelling in English narrative verse of the epic Norse tales of Sigurd the Volsung and The Fall of the Niflungs.
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