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Joyland (Hard Case Crime)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Stephen King
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Hard Case Crime (2013, Jun 4th).
Pages: 288
A STUNNING NEW NOVEL FROM ONE OF THE BEST-SELLING AUTHORS OF ALL TIME!Set in a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, Joyland tells the story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and the ways both will change his life forever."I love crime, I love mysteries, and I love ghosts. That combo made Hard Case Crime the perfect venue for this book, which is one of my favorites. I also loved the paperbacks I grew up with as a kid, and for that reason, we’re going to hold off on e-publishing this one for the time being. Joyland will be coming out in paperback, and folks who want to read it will have to buy the actual book. more
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George Washington: The Crossing
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Mark R. Levin
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Threshold Editions (2013, Jun 4th).
Pages: 64
With the warm-hearted patriotism and passion he brought to his beautiful volume Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address Illustrated, Jack E. Levin now illuminates a profound turning point of the American Revolution: the decisive Battle of Trenton and its prelude—General George Washington leading his broken and ailing troops in a fleet of small wooden boats across the ice-encased Delaware River. While one iconic 19th-century painting made the crossing a familiar image, the significance of the against-all-odds victory put into motion on Christmas night, 1776, cannot be told enough. Jack Levin brings to light several vital perspectives, and draws his text from General Washington’s letter to the Continental Congress to describe the amazing account of the unlikely defeat of the Hessian army at Trenton. more
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Life's Operating Manual: With the Fear and Truth Dialogues
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Tom Shadyac
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Hay House (2013, May 1st).
Pages: 261
Just about everything today comes with an operating manual—from your computer to your car, from your cell phone to your iPad. Is it possible that Life comes with an operating manual, as well? That’s the simple, but powerful premise of Tom Shadyac’s inspiring and provocative first book. Written as a series of essays and dialogues, we are invited into a conversation that is both challenging and empowering. The question now is, can we discern what is written inside of this operating manual and garner the courage to live in accordance with its precepts. more
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Entwined with You (Crossfire, No. 3) (A Crossfire Novel)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Sylvia Day
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Berkley Trade (2012, Dec 31st).
Pages:
The worldwide phenomenon continues as Eva and Gideon face the demons of their pasts, and accept the consequences of their obsessive desires... From the moment I first met Gideon Cross, I recognized something in him that I needed. Something I couldn't resist. I saw the dangerous and damaged soul inside--so much like my own. I was drawn to it. I needed him as surely as I needed my heart to beat. No one knows how much he risked for me. How much I'd been threatened, or just how dark and desperate the shadow of our pasts would become. Entwined by our secrets, we tried to defy the odds. We made our own rules and surrendered completely to the exquisite power of possession... more
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The Silver Star: A Novel
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Jeannette Walls
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Scribner (2013, Jun 11th).
Pages: 288
The Silver Star, Jeannette Walls has written a heartbreaking and redemptive novel about an intrepid girl who challenges the injustice of the adult world—a triumph of imagination and storytelling.It is 1970 in a small town in California. “Bean” Holladay is twelve and her sister, Liz, is fifteen when their artistic mother, Charlotte, a woman who “found something wrong with every place she ever lived,” takes off to find herself, leaving her girls enough money to last a month or two. When Bean returns from school one day and sees a police car outside the house, she and Liz decide to take the bus to Virginia, where their Uncle Tinsley lives in the decaying mansion that’s been in Charlotte’s family for generations. more
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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Daniel James Brown
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Adult (2013, Jun 4th).
Pages: 416
For readers of Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit and Unbroken, the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at Hitler's 1936 Berlin Olympics Daniel James Brown’s robust book tells the story of the University of Washington’s 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic gold medal, a team that transformed the sport and grabbed the attention of millions of Americans. The sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the boys defeated elite rivals first from eastern and British universities and finally the German crew rowing for Adolf Hitler in the Olympic games in Berlin, 1936. The emotional heart of the story lies with one rower, Joe Rantz, a teenager without family or prospects, who rows not for glory, but to regain his shattered self-regard and to find a place he can call home. more
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Kaplan GRE Premier 2014 with 6 Practice Tests: book + online + DVD + mobile
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Kaplan
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Kaplan Publishing; Pap/Psc/Dv edition (2013, Jun 4th).
Pages: 504
Kaplan GRE® Premier 2014 with 6 Practice Tests is a comprehensive prep system that includes both book and online components. Get access to in-depth strategies, test information, and practice questions to help students score higher on the GRE. Kaplan GRE® Premier 2014 with 6 Practice Tests contains 1,800+ total practice questions with detailed explanations, covering the revised and expanded Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytical Writing Assessment Test sections, and strategies for all the question types you’ll encounter on Test Day. It also comes with a digital copy of the book and study plans to help you make the most of your time preparing for the GRE.Kaplan GRE® Premier 2014 with 6 Practice Tests features: 1,800+ practice questions with detailed explanations 6 full-length practice tests (5 realistic Computer Adaptive Tests and 1 in the book) All-new 500 question QuizBank®, for customized quiz creation and review of GRE practice questions All-new study plans – learn how to make the most of your time – no matter how much or little time you have until Test Day A digital copy of this book to read online on your computer, tablet or smartphone DVD on stress management, study planning, and the graduate school application process Academic support from Kaplan faculty via our Facebook® page: www. more
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The King's Deception: A Novel (Cotton Malone)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Steve Berry
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Ballantine Books; First Edition edition (2013, Jun 11th).
Pages: 432
Cotton Malone is back! Steve Berry’s new international adventure blends gripping contemporary political intrigue, Tudor treachery, and high-octane thrills into one riveting novel of suspense. Cotton Malone and his fifteen-year-old son, Gary, are headed to Europe. As a favor to his former boss at the Justice Department, Malone agrees to escort a teenage fugitive back to England. But after he is greeted at gunpoint in London, both the fugitive and Gary disappear, and Malone learns that he’s stumbled into a high-stakes diplomatic showdown—an international incident fueled by geopolitical gamesmanship and shocking Tudor secrets. At its heart is the Libyan terrorist convicted of bombing Pan Am Flight 103, who is set to be released by Scottish authorities for “humanitarian reasons. more
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The Kill Room (Lincoln Rhyme)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Jeffery Deaver
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (2013, Jun 4th).
Pages: 432
It was a "million-dollar bullet," a sniper shot delivered from over a mile away. Its victim was no ordinary mark: he was a United States citizen, targeted by the United States government, and assassinated in the Bahamas.The nation's most renowned investigator and forensics expert, Lincoln Rhyme, is drafted to investigate. While his partner, Amelia Sachs, traces the victim's steps in Manhattan, Rhyme leaves the city to pursue the sniper himself. As details of the case start to emerge, the pair discovers that not all is what it seems.When a deadly, knife-wielding assassin begins systematically eliminating all evidence-including the witnesses-Lincoln's investigation turns into a chilling battle of wits against a cold-blooded killer. . more
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Theodore Boone: The Activist (Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: John Grisham
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile (2013, May 21st).
Pages: 272
Theodore Boone is back, and he’s facing his most dangerous case yet. As Strattenburg sits divided over a hot political and environmental issue, Theo finds himself in the middle of the battle. When he uncovers corruption beneath the surface, Theo will confront bigger risks than ever to himself and those he loves. But even face-to-face with danger, Theodore Boone will do whatever it takes to stand up for what’s right. more
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