The bestselling author of "Devil in the White City" turns his hand to a remarkable story set during Hitler's rise to power. The time is 1933, the place, Berlin, when William E. Dodd becomes...
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Author: Larson, ErikSummary:
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Author: Lam, VincentSummary:
Percival Chen is the headmaster of the most respected English school in Saigon. He is also abon vivant, a compulsive gambler and an incorrigible womanizer. He is well accustomed to bribing a...
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Author: Stratton, AllanSummary:
Hans, a foundling raised by a grave robber, helps Countess Angela Gabriela, nearly thirteen, when she is torn away from her dream of being a professional puppeteer by an evil archduke out to...
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Author: McGirr, MichaelSummary:
Things you get for Free is a priest's hilarious and heartwarming account of six weeks spent discovering a continent and so much more in the company of his "mum," who is as eccentric and strong-...
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Author: Derr, MarkSummary:
Describes the early cooperative relationships between Ice Age humans and dogs as well as human society's later efforts to domesticate and control dog species through reproduction, revealing how...
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Author: Button, JamesSummary:
Working for Rudd, James paints a colourful picture of the machinations of government and shows how far the party has moved from the idealism and pragmatism of his father's generation. He ends on a...
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Author: Giffin, EmilySummary:
Marian Caldwell is a thirty-six year old television producer, living her dream in New York City. With a fulfilling career and satisfying relationship, she has convinced everyone, including herself...
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Author: Piper, DonSummary:
As he is driving home from a minister's conference, Baptist minister Don Piper collides with a semi-truck that crosses into his lane. He is pronounced dead at the scene. For the next 90 minutes,...
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Author: Flower, KathySummary:
A traveller's guide to customs and culture of China.
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Author: Mallery, SusanSummary:
Former underwear model turned entrepreneur Clay Stryker has loved, tragically lost and vowed that he'll never risk his heart again. After making his fortune, the youngest of the rugged Stryker...
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Author: McGuire, JamieSummary:
The new Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesn’t drink or swear, and she has the appropriate number of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby believes she has enough distance from the darkness of her...
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Author: Gregory, PhilippaSummary:
The Kingmaker’s Daughter is the gripping story of the daughters of the man known as the “Kingmaker,” Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: the most powerful magnate in fifteenth-century England....
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Author: Macomber, DebbieSummary:
Jo Marie Rose first arrives in Cedar Cove seeking a sense of peace and a fresh start. Coping with the death of her husband, she purchases a local bed-and-breakfast—the newly christened Rose Harbor...
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Author: Fitton, ThomasSummary:
In 2008, Barack Obama made a promise to have the “most transparent administration” of any U.S. president; it was the very cornerstone of his campaign. No secrets. No masks. No smoke and mirrors....
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Author: Wessel, DavidSummary:
In a sweeping narrative about the people and the politics behind the United States federal budget, Wessel looks at the 2011 fiscal year (which ended September 30) to see where all the money was...