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2001 Favorites by Established Authors
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Coming Back To Me
by Caroline Leavitt
Hardcover: Apr 2001
Paperback: 1 Sep 2003
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| "Rarely has an author succeeded so splendidly at making real the inexplicable event (here a life-threatening childbirth) while also reminding us of the struggle between sisters, the enchantment of love, and the kindness of others. Do not miss this novel!" |
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Sophie and The Rising Sun
by Augusta Trobaugh
Hardcover: Nov 2001
Paperback: 1 Sep 2002
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| A radiant novel that gets the rhythms and cadences of small-town life exactly right. An unforgettable story of a time when the world lost its innocence--and of a town that finds its redemption in an extraordinary love. |
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Lost Soldiers
by James Webb
Hardcover: Aug 2001
Paperback: 1 Aug 2002
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| A page-turning mystery, shot through with adventure and intrigue that captures the Vietnam of past and present --- its beauty and squalor, its politics and people. |
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Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic
by Wann, de Graaf, Naylor
Hardcover: Jun 2001
Paperback: 1 Aug 2002
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| A fast-paced, very readable book that shows how to "beat the affluence bug" and achieve healthier, happier lives. |
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The Grand Complication
by Allen Kurzweil
Hardcover: Aug 2001
Paperback: 1 Aug 2002
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| A delicious compendium of quirky colleagues, erotic pop-ups, deviant passions, and miraculous examples of theft, the book is a grand and complicated "timepiece," told with a devilish sense of fun. |
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Sharpe's Trafalgar
by Bernard Cornwell
Hardcover: Jun 2001
Paperback: 1 Jul 2002
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| A dazzling nautical adventure that finds ensign Richard Sharpe in the middle of one of history's most spectacular naval engagements: the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar. |
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Turning On The Girls: A Novel
by Cheryl Benard
Hardcover: Feb 2001
Paperback: 1 Jul 2002
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| Cheryl Benard's deftly comic novel gives us a chance to envision a world designed by women.... It's 2000 something, the world has just been taken over by women, and things are wonderful. Meanwhile, a secret men's movement, is planning a violent uprising. |
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The Lost Daughter of Happiness
by Geling Yan
Hardcover: Apr 2001
Paperback: 1 May 2002
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| The story of a love affair between an enigmatic Chinese prostitute and the Caucasian boy who worships her. Set in San Francisco in the aftermath of the Gold Rush - a time when millions came to seek their fortune and the city was plagued by anti-Chinese violence. |
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