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HHhH
by Laurent Binet
Imagines the story of two Czechoslovakian partisans responsible
for assassinating the 'Butcher of Prague' Reinhard Heydrich, traces
their escape from the Nazis and recruitment by the British secret
service. |
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The Emerald
Storm
by William Dietrich
While in the Caribbean, swashbuckling hero Ethan Gage and his new
wife, Astiza, embark on a desperate search to find the Lost Treasure
of Montezuma, which plunges them into the center of a bloody struggle
for freedom when St. Dominique's black slaves take up arms against
their white masters. |
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These Days
Are Ours
by Michelle Haimoff
In the unsettled days following the September 11 terror attacks,
a wealthy but jobless and listless college graduate, Hailey, stays
out all night partying with her trust fund friends until a recent
Brown graduate changes her view of the world. |
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Little Bones
by Janette Jenkins
It's 1899. London. A young girl is abandoned by her feckless family
and finds lodging and work assisting a doctor. But Jane Stretch
is no ordinary girl, and Mr. Swift is no ordinary doctor. |
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The Uninvited
Guests
by Sadie Jones
One evening in 1912, in the kitchens at Sterne, preparations begin
for a supper party in honour of Emerald Torrington's 20th birthday.
But only a few miles away, an accident propels a crowd of mysterious
and not altogether savoury survivors to seek shelter at the ramshackle
manor - and the household is thrown into confusion and mischief. |
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What Happened
to Hannah
by Mary Kay McComas
As a teenager, Hannah Benson ran away from home in order to save
herself. Twenty years later, this loner is called home by tragedy,
finding herself the sole responsible party for a troubled teenage
niece. |
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Bring Up
the Bodies
by Hilary Mantel
Though he battled for seven years to marry her, Henry is disenchanted
with Anne Boleyn. When the discarded Katherine of Aragon dies in
exile from the court, Anne stands starkly exposed, the focus of
gossip and malice. At a word from Henry, Thomas Cromwell is ready
to bring her down. But Anne and her powerful family will not yield
without a ferocious struggle. |
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Mudwoman
by Joyce Carol Oates
M.R. Neukirchen--the first female president of a lauded Ivy League
institution--struggles to hold onto her self-identity in the face
of personal and professional demons.
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Calling Invisible
Women
by Jeanne Ray
Feeling unattractive and unappreciated as she enters her 50s, wife
and mother Clover wakes up one morning and discovers that she has
actually become invisible, a condition that goes unnoticed by her
family. |
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Helen Keller
in Love
by Rosie Sultan
A tale inspired by a little-known romance between the famous blind
and deaf Radcliffe graduate and her private secretary, Peter Fagan,
takes place in Keller's thirties when, in the wake of Annie Sullivan's
diagnosis with tuberculosis, Keller's plans to marry are thwarted
by her disapproving family. |
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The Big Cat
Nap
by Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown
When a series of inexplicable car accidents are attributed to driver
error, Harry Harristeen knows that something is amiss and together
with her intrepid team of feline, canine, and equine helpers, she
begins to investigate. |
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Range of
Ghosts
by Elizabeth Bear
Going into exile after barely escaping a war waged by his cousin
and brother, Temur, the grandson and heir of the Great Khan, teams
up against an enemy cult with former princess Samarkar, who after
a series of bitter betrayals has pursued a life of magical study.
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070.92 A461
Intolerable
: A Memoir of Extremes
by Kamal Al-Solaylee
Intolerable is part memoir of an Arab family caught in
the turmoil of Middle Eastern politics over six decades, part
personal coming-out narrative and part cultural analysis. This
is a story of the modern Middle East that we think we know so
much about.
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327.1273 C956
The Art of
Intelligence : Lessons From a Life in the CIA's Clandestine Service
by Henry A. Crumpton
A counterterrorism spy describes his leadership of the campaign
that routed al Qaeda and the Taliban in the weeks after the September
11 attacks, offering insight into the ways in which the Afghanistan
campaign changed American warfare. |
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Birdseye
: The Adventures of a Curious Man
by Mark Kurlansky
A profile of eccentric genius inventor Clarence Birdseye chronicles
how his innovative fast-freezing process revolutionized the food
industry and American agriculture. |
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598.8 Y73
What the
Robin Knows : How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World
by Jon Young
Shares strategies for expanding one's awareness of bird communication
and maintaining a non-threatening presence in natural environments,
explaining the sounds and behaviors that reflect various bird warnings,
feelings, and messages.
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612.664 W723
Breasts
: A Natural and Unnatural History
by Florence Williams
A science journalist draws from the fields of anthropology, biology
and medicine to describe the life cycle of the human female breast,
from puberty to pregnancy to menopause and discusses the organ's
modern susceptibility to toxins and disease. |
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614.4 I54
Fatal Flaws
: How a Misfolded Protein Baffled Scientists and Changed the Way
We Look at the Brain
by Jay Ingram
In Fatal Flaws, Jay Ingram unties a complicated interweaving
of biology, medicine, human tragedy, surprise and disbelief in the
world of prions, and he unravels some of history’s most stunning
revelations about disease, the brain and infection. |
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Man Made
: A Stupid Quest for Masculinity
by Joel Stein
Recounts how fatherhood inspired the author to attempt haphazard
activities designed to further his maturity, from a shift with Los
Angeles firefighters and three days of basic training with the Marine
Corps to a fight with UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture. |
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914.436 B1822
Paris, I
Love You But You're Bringing Me Down
by Rosecrans Baldwin
An account of a Francophile's haphazard relocation to Paris in spite
of his lack of French fluency describes how the region considerably
differed from his expectations and the ways in which he overcame
cultural challenges. |
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The Queen
Mother : The Untold Story of Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, Who Became Queen
Elizabeth the Queen Mother
by Lady Colin Campbell
Campbell shows us that the untold life of Elizabeth, the Queen Mother,
is far more interesting and moving than the official version that
has been peddled since 1923. Elizabeth's life has been filled with
controversy-- beginning with the mysterious circumstances of her
birth, the roles she played in her daughters' marriages, and her
relationship with Princess Diana. |
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In My Father's
Country : An Afghan Woman Defies Her Fate
by Saima Wahab
Saima Wahab describes how years after her father was taken away
from her family by the KGB, the Afghanistani author relocated to
her uncle's home in America, where she pursued an education and
worked as an interpreter before becoming a cultural adviser for
the U.S. Army. |
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979.461 T138
Season of
the Witch : Enchantment, Terror, and Deliverance in the City of
Love
by David Talbot
A founder of the web magazine Salon traces the story of San Francisco
in the latter half of the 20th century, covering topics ranging
from the civil rights movement and pop culture to the 49ers and
famous crime cases. |
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The Man
Who Changed the Way We Eat : Craig Claiborne and the American
Food Renaissance
by Thomas McNamee
Drawing on personal records and interviews with prominent names
in the culinary industry, an account of the influential food critic's
life and career discusses his tutelage in the bistros of Paris,
his legendary dinner parties, and his international travels.
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