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The Boleyn Inheritance
by Philippa Gregory
Hardcover: Dec 2006
Paperback: Aug 2007
Gregory vividly brings Henry VIII's court, with its intense intrigues, politics, and passions, to life though the lives, and deaths, of his fourth, fifth and sixth wives.
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The Creation of Anne Boleyn
: A New Look at England's Most Notorious Queen
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Susan Bordo
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Apr 2013
Part biography, part cultural history, The Creation of Anne Boleyn is a fascinating reconstruction of Anne's life and an illuminating look at her afterlife in the popular imagination. Why is Anne so compelling? Why has she inspired such...
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In Other Rooms, Other Wonders
by Daniyal Mueenuddin
Hardcover: Feb 2009
Paperback: Feb 2010
A major literary debut that explores class, culture, power, and desire among the ruling and servant classes of Pakistan.
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The Other Woman
: Twenty-one Wives, Lovers, and Others Talk Openly About Sex, Deception, Love, and Betrayal
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Victoria Zackheim
Grand Central Publishing: Jun 2007
She's been called the harpy, the Jezebel, the Lorelei, the
bitch...and other choice names. In truth, she is someone's
daughter, mother, friend, confidante. She seduces
husbands, breaks up marriages, and occasionally becomes a
stepmother....
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25 Ways to Win With People
: How to Make Others Feel like a Million Bucks
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John Maxwell and Les Parrot
Thomas Nelson: Jun 2005
A companion to John Maxwell's bestselling Winning with People. |
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A Goose in Toulouse
: and Other Culinary Adventures in France
by Mort Rosenblum
Hardcover: Sep 2000
Paperback: Nov 2001
In France, you are what you eat. Mort Rosenblum applies his superb nose for news and fine fare to the food-drenched culture of a country that takes its cuisine as seriously as its politics.
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A Perfect Stranger
: And other stories
by Roxana Robinson
Hardcover: Apr 2005
Paperback: Mar 2006
Powerfully and affectingly examines the complex, intricate network of experiences that binds us to one another. These stories are tender, raw, lovely, and fine - and they reaffirm Roxana Robinson's place at the forefront of modern literature.
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All Other Nights
: A Novel
by Dara Horn
Hardcover: Apr 2009
Paperback: Mar 2010
In this eagerly-awaited third novel, award-winning author Dara Horn brings us page-turning storytelling at its best. Layered with meaning, All Other Nights presents the most American of subjects with originality and insight -- and the...
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All The Best, George Bush
: My Life in Letters and Other Writings
by George Bush
Hardcover: Oct 1999
Paperback: Oct 2000
The most intimate and revealing look at one of America's most private public figures.
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Armstrong's War
: One Man's Battle Against Fate, Fame, Love, Death, Scandal, and a Few Other Rivals on the Road to the Tour de France
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Daniel Coyle
HarperCollins Publishers: Jun 2005
The extraordinary story of greatness pushed to its limits, a vivid, behind-the-scenes portrait of Armstrong -- perhaps the most
accomplished athlete of our time -- as he faces his biggest test: a
historic sixth straight...
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Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black
: And Other Stories
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Nadine Gordimer
Farrar, Straus & Giroux: Nov 2007
In this collection of new stories Nadine Gordimer crosses the frontiers of politics, memory, sexuality, and love with the fearless insight that is the hallmark of her writing. |
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Broccoli and Other Tales of Food and Love
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Lara Vapnyar
Pantheon Books: Jun 2008
In a triumphant return to the short story, the form in which she made her extraordinary debut with There Are Jews in My House, Lara Vapnyar gives us a delightful new collection in which food and love intersect, along with their overlapping...
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Cat O' Nine Tales
: And Other Stories
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Jeffrey Archer
St. Martin's Press: Jun 2007
The fifth collection of irresistible short stories from the master storyteller. Ingeniously plotted, with richly drawn characters and Jeffrey Archer’s trademark of deliciously unexpected conclusions, this new collection has the added bonus of...
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Confessions of a Falling Woman
: And Other Stories
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Debra Dean
HarperCollins Publishers: Feb 2008
A surprised Southern matriarch is confronted by her family at an intervention. . . . A life-altering break-in triggers insomniac introspection in a desperate actor. . . . Streetwise New York City neighbors let down their guard for a naïve...
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Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature
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Robin Brande
Knopf Children's Books: Aug 2007
Your best friend hates you. The guy you liked hates you. Your entire group of friends hates you. All because you did the right thing.
Welcome to life for Mena, whose year is starting off in the worst way possible. She's been kicked out...
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Family and Other Accidents
by Shari Goldhagen
Hardcover: Apr 2006
Paperback: Apr 2006
A finely nuanced, universally resonant portrait of the ties, however strange or awkward, that bind two brothers and their families together through the decades.
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God Lives In St. Petersburg
: and Other Stories
by Tom Bissell
Hardcover: Jan 2005
Paperback: Jan 2006
Sometimes hilarious, sometimes tragic, but always eerily affecting, these stories show us deeply foreign lands and peoples through our own eyes.
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I Feel Bad About My Neck
: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman
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Nora Ephron
Knopf: Aug 2006
A candid, hilarious look at women who are getting older and dealing with the tribulations of maintenance, menopause, empty nests, and life itself.
Ephron chronicles her life as an obsessed cook, passionate city dweller, and hapless...
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Jesus out to Sea and Other Stories
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James Lee Burke
Simon & Schuster: Jun 2007
In this moving collection of short stories, James Lee Burke elegantly marries his flair for gripping storytelling with his lyrical writing style and complex, fascinating character portraits. The backdrop of the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast is a...
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Leaping Beauty
: and other animal fairy tales
by Gregory Maguire
Hardcover: Aug 2004
Paperback: Mar 2006
Zany animals of all species run through these fractured retellings of classic stories, including Cinderella recast as an enormous, lovable elephant and Sleeping Beauty as a frog with a promising dance career.
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