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Leaving Microsoft to Change the World: An Entrepreneur's Odyssey to Educate the World's Children
by John Wood
Published 2006 by HarperCollins Publishers
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 006112107X
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Wood, the executive who made it his business to bring books and schools to children around the developing world, chronicles his life and work, from the start-up years at Microsoft to his life-changing decision to leave, and includes the methods he uses to manage Room to Read with "the efficiency of General Electric and the compassion of Mother Teresa."
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What to Eat
by Marion Nestle
Published 2006 by North Point Press
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 0865477043
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A renowned nutritionist takes readers on a guided tour of the supermarket, explaining the issues with verve and wit as well as a scientist's expertise and a food lover's experience. She untangles the issues, decodes the labels, clarifies the health claims, and debunks the sales hype.
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Steamed: A Gourmet Girl Mystery
by Jessica Conant-Park
Published 2006 by Berkley Publishing Group
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 0425208052
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The acclaimed author of the Dog Lover's mysteries and the Cat Lover's mysteries now teams with her daughter for a new culinary mystery series featuring Chloe Carter, food connoisseur and survivor of failed romances. Includes recipes.
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Magic Hour
by Kristin Hannah
Published 2006 by Ballantine Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 0345467523
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Forced to give up her California practice, Julia Cates, fears she will never again do the work that truly makes her happy: healing hearts of troubled young children. But then a young mute girl is found abandoned and scaredin Rain Valley. If Julia's prestigious skills were ever desperately needed, this was the time. She calls the enchanting young girl, Alice. Through their work together, they establish a tender trusting bond. When Dr. Max Cerasin bcomes involved in Alice's case, Julia is drawn to the handsome, talented physician yet wary of his mysterious past.
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Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
by Haruki Murakami
Published 2006 by Alfred A. Knopf
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 1400044618
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Following the bestselling triumph of "Kafka on the Shore," Murakami returns with a collection of stories that generously expresses his masterful fiction-writing skills. From the surreal to the mundane, these stories exhibit his ability to transform the full range of the human experience.
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Between, Georgia
by Joshilyn Jackson
Published 2006 by Warner Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 0446524425
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The author of "Gods in Alabama" returns with a heartwarming story of a young Southern woman caught between a decades-old family feud and the realization of her dreams.
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Sharp Objects
by Gillian Flynn
Published 2006 by Shaye Areheart Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 0307341542
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After eight years, the murders of two preteen girls--timed nearly a year apart--bring reporter Camille Preaker reluctantly back to her hometown. As she works to uncover the truth about these violent crimes, Camille finds herself forced to unravel the psychological puzzle of her own past.
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Hidden
by Victoria Lustbader
Published 2006 by Forge
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 0765315564
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Concealing their passions and innermost thoughts even from those they love most dearly, the Warshinskys and Gateses love, lust, seize power, do battle, and strive to rule themselves and their city during a decade of turmoil at home and abroad in the 1920s.
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Water for Elephants
by Sara Gruen
Published 2006 by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 1565124995
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Though he may not speak of them, the memories still dwell inside Jacob Jankowski's ninety-something-year-old mind. Memories of himself as a young man, tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. Memories of a world filled with freaks and clowns, with wonder and pain and anger and passion; a world with its own narrow, irrational rules, its own way of life, and its own way of death. The world of the circus: to Jacob it was both salvation and a living hell.
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Anybody Out There?:
by Marian Keyes
Published 2006 by William Morrow & Company
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 0060731303
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Written in her classic style and marrying the darker parts of life with humor and wit, "Anybody Out There?" is Keyes' best novel to date--a wonderfully charming look at love here and ever after.
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Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
by James L. Swanson
Published 2006 by William Morrow & Company
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 0060518499
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Combining historical research with page-turning narration, this is the first book devoted to the 12 dramatic days between the murder of President Abraham Lincoln and the capture of his killer.
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The Brooklyn Follies
by Paul Auster
Published 2005 by Henry Holt & Company
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 0805077146
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From the bestselling author of "Oracle Night" and "The Book of Illusions," comes an exhilarating, whirlwind tale of one man's accidental redemption.
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The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
by Michael Lewis
Published 2006 by W. W. Norton & Company
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 039306123X
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The bestselling author of "Coach, Moneyball" and "Liar's Poker" delivers a multidimensional story that traces the upbringing of a young boy through to young adulthood, all through the lens of sports and his community of support.
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Stupid and Contagious:
by Caprice Crane
Published 2006 by Warner Books
Paperback, English. ISBN: 0446695726
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In this hilarious, romantic comedy, two twenty-something neighbors embark on a zany mission to meet the founder of Starbucks, and in doing so, find each other.
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Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral
by Kris Radish
Published 2006 by Bantam Books
Paperback, English. ISBN: 0553382640
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The bestselling author of "Dancing Naked at the Edge of Dawn" introduces five singular women about to embark upon a most remarkable--and inspiring--journey. |
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Secret Confessions of the Applewood PTA
by Ellen Meister
Published 2006 by William Morrow & Company
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 0060818638
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Three women come together when Hollywood announces plans to shoot a movie in their children's schoolyard. "Ellen Meister's characters are so funny, smart, and real, I feel like I've made three new friends!"--Lisa Kudrow.
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