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1	Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin [Secure eReader (recommended)/Adobe EPUB] by Kathy Griffin		A Conversation with Kathy Griffin: Q: State your name and profession. KG: My name is Kathy Griffin, and I am a teller of d**k jokes. And a plumber. Q: This is your first book. Had you ever considered writing anything before? A novel? Or a work of historical scholarship? Or a children's story? KG: I had not considered it, because I'd always been told by the nuns at St. Bernadine's that my cursive was poor. A children's story is an interesting idea. How's this for a title: "Waterboarding Pre-Teens... more info>> Category: People	1 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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2	Lucy Rose: Working Myself to Pieces and Bits [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF] by Katy Kelly		I'M LUCY ROSE and here's the thing about friends: I am lucky in them. And here's the thing about that: sometimes they are in need, indeed, especially when one of them buys a plumbing store and needs to diva it up so it can turn into a bakery. That is one job that takes work and costs plenty, and even 72 or more McBees couldn't get that job done by themselves. But between all the stuff you have to do in fourth and my bingo-calling and keeping track of my gigantic vocabulary and trying to keep awa... more info>> Category: Children's Fiction
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3	Thames [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF] by Peter Ackroyd		In this perfect companion to London: The Biography, Peter Ackroyd once again delves into the hidden byways of history, describing the river's endless allure in a journey overflowing with characters, incidents, and wry observations. Thames: The Biography meanders gloriously, rather like the river itself. In short, lively chapters Ackroyd writes about connections between the Thames and such historical figures as Julius Caesar and Henry the VIII, and offers memorable portraits of the ordinary men a... more info>> Category: History
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4	Things I've Been Silent About: Memories [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF] by Azar Nafisi		Azar Nafisi, author of the beloved international bestseller Reading Lolita in Tehran, now gives us a stunning personal story of growing up in Iran, memories of her life lived in thrall to a powerful and complex mother, against the background of a country's political revolution. A girl's pain over family secrets; a young woman's discovery of the power of sensuality in literature; the price a family pays for freedom in a country beset by political upheaval--these and other threads are woven togeth... more info>> Category: People
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5	Wildflower: An Extraordinary Life and Untimely Death in Africa [Secure eReader (recommended)] by Mark Seal		Wildflower is a compelling work of narrative nonfiction in which the shocking death of a dedicated environmentalist becomes a broader story of a beautiful, breathtaking country in peril. In January 2006, Joan Root, a sixty-nine-year-old naturalist, Oscar-nominated wildlife filmmaker, and staunch conservationist, was murdered by two masked men armed with an AK-47 shortly after midnight in her bedroom on the shore of Kenya's beautiful Lake Naivasha. Was it a random robbery gone bad, as the local p... more info>> Category: People	1 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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6	The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Adobe EPUB] by Shankar Vedantam		The hidden brain is Shankar Vedantam’s shorthand for a host of brain functions, emotional responses, and cognitive processes that happen outside of our conscious awareness, but that have a decisive effect on how we behave.  The hidden brain has its finger on the scale when we make all of our most complex and important decisions – it decides who we fall in love with, whether we should convict someone of murder, or which way to run when someone yells “fire!”   It explains why we can become riveted... more info>> Category: Education
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7	Bog Child [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF] by Siobhan Dowd		DIGGING FOR PEAT in the mountain with his Uncle Tally, Fergus finds the body of a child, and it looks like she's been murdered. As Fergus tries to make sense of the mad world around him--his brother on hunger-strike in prison, his growing feelings for Cora, his parents arguing over the Troubles, and him in it up to the neck, blackmailed into acting as courier to God knows what--a little voice comes to him in his dreams, and the mystery of the bog child unfurls. Bog Child is an astonishing novel ... more info>> Category: Young Adult
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8	Sphinx's Princess [Secure eReader (recommended)/Adobe EPUB] by Esther Friesner		Nefertiti was far more than just a pretty face. Nefertiti may be the dutiful daughter of a commoner, but her inquisitive mind often gets her into situations that are far from ordinary, like receiving secret lessons from a scribe. And she's the kind of girl who acts first, and apologizes later whenever she witnesses injustice or cruelty. But she is also extraordinarily beautiful. And news of her striking beauty and impulsive behavior attracts the attention of her aunt, the manipulative Queen Tiye... more info>> Category: Young Adult
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9	The Treasure Map of Boys: Noel, Jackson, Finn, Hutch, Gideon--and me, Ruby Oliver [Secure eReader (recommended)/Adobe EPUB] by E. Lockhart		Ruby is back at Tate Prep, and it's her thirty-seventh week in the state of Noboyfriend. Her panic attacks are bad, her love life is even worse, and what's more: Noel is writing her notes, Jackson is giving her frogs, Gideon is helping her cook, and Finn is making her brownies. Rumors are flying, and Ruby's already-sucky reputation is heading downhill. Not only that, she's also: running a bake sale, learning the secrets of heavymetal therapy, encountering some seriously smelly feet, defending th... more info>> Category: Young Adult
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10	Thornspell [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF] by Helen Lowe		PRINCE SIGISMUND HAS grown up in a remote castle, dreaming of going on heroic knightly quests while staring out at the forbidden wood that looms to the west. His great-grandfather placed an interdict on the wood nearly 100 years ago, though no one seems to know exactly why. But for those still young or credulous enough to believe in magic, the rumors and stories abound--of an enchanted castle and a sleeping princess cursed by an evil faie. Helen Lowe has spun a grand, adventurous, romantic tale ... more info>> Category: Young Adult	2 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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11	As If Being 12 3/4 Isn't Bad Enough, My Mother Is Running for President! [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF] by Donna Gephart		As if being 12 3/4 isn't bad enough, Vanessa Rothrock's mother is running for president and it's ruining her life. Isn't it enough that her enormous feet trip her up all the time, even on stage during the school spelling bee? Isn't it enough that Reginald Trumball, love of Vanessa's pathetic life, read her personal and private list of deficiencies to some boy she doesn't even know? And that the Boob Fairy hasn't visited her even once?! Doesn't Mom realize that Vanessa needs her more than the res... more info>> Category: Young Adult	1 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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12	The Penderwicks on Gardam Street [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF] by Jeanne Birdsall		THE PENDERWICK SISTERS are home on Gardam Street and ready for an adventure! But the adventure they get isn't quite what they had in mind. Mr. Penderwick's sister has decided it's time for him to start dating--and the girls know that can only mean one thing: disaster. Enter the Save-Daddy Plan--a plot so brilliant, so bold, so funny, that only the Penderwick girls could have come up with it. It's high jinks, big laughs, and loads of family warmth as the Penderwicks triumphantly return. Category: Young Adult	1 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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13	A Thousand Never Evers [Secure eReader (recommended)] by Shana Burg		In Kuckachoo, Mississippi, 1963, Addie Ann Pickett worships her brother Elias and follows in his footsteps by attending the black junior high school. But when her careless act leads to her brother's disappearance and possible murder, Addie Ann, Mama, and Uncle Bump struggle with not knowing if he's dead or alive. Then a good deed meant to unite Kuckachoo sets off a chain of explosive events. Addie Ann knows Old Man Adams left his land to the white and black people to plant a garden and reap its ... more info>> Category: Young Adult
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14	Mike Stellar: Nerves of Steel [Secure eReader (recommended)/Adobe EPUB] by K. A. Holt		Blast off to deep-space adventure and hijinks! Things are not so stellar for Mike Stellar. He is stunned when his parents inform him that he has only eight hours to pack before they move to Mars. Despite the fact that he suspects his parents are involved in a major sabotage plot; that the only person who believes him is a girl who won't shut up; and that his mother's assistant seems to be spying on Mike's every move, Mike is dealing with the same things that every eleven-year-old deals with: bad... more info>> Category: Young Adult
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15	The Frost Child [Secure eReader (recommended)/Adobe EPUB] by Eoin Mcnamee		The final book in the thrilling Navigator trilogy. Twice the Harsh have tried to destroy time, and twice Owen and the Resisters have banded together to stop them. In City of Time, Owen killed the Harsh king, and now the Harsh are hungry for revenge. Their massive fleet is ready to set sail on the sea of time and hunt down the wily Navigator. In this third and final adventure, the Navigator and his friends use every last ounce of bravery and endurance to fight the toughest battle ever. As Owen se... more info>> Category: Young Adult
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16	Shadowed Summer [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF] by Saundra Mitchell		Saundra Mitchell's short story, "Ready to Wear," was nominated for a Pushcart Prize; she has been published in Common Ties, SmokeLong Quarterly, Edgar Literary Magazine, and The Parnassus, among others. She lives in Indianapolis, Indiana, with her husband and two children. Visit her at www.saundramitchell.com. Category: Children's Fiction
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17	Fern Verdant and the Silver Rose [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF] by Diana Leszczynski		FERN WISHES SHE had normal parents and a normal name. Instead, she has eccentric botanist parents who named her Fern, after her father's favorite plant. Lily, Fern's mother, assures her one day she'll understand their love of plants, but Fern can't believe it. She hates plants and could do with less of them in her life. Then Lily disappears suddenly while attending to a mysterious and rare Silver Rose. Fern and her dad are heartbroken, but have no idea what could have happened, until one day, Fe... more info>> Category: Children's Fiction
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18	Sammy Keyes and the Cold Hard Cash [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF] by Wendelin Van Draanen		SAMMY KEYES HAS three wads of cold hard cash in her hot little hands. An old guy gave them to her. Well, actually, he told her to throw them away. Begged her. With his last dying breath. Which he was taking because Sammy had just scared the life right out of him. So ... she's got to get this man some help. She's got to do it without being seen herself. And she's got to figure out how to stash that cash. Aw, c'mon! You'd keep the money too, right? No one ever needs to know.... Category: Young Adult
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19	The Complete Telecommunication Acronym Reference [Secure Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF] by Tony De Ruvo		The Complete Telecommunication Acronym Reference is intended for the professional that needs to get past the myriad of acronyms and abbreviations used in the industry today. Whitepapers, presentations, conferences, etc. all use acronyms like they are day-to-day words. This reference has the latest and greatest acronyms used across the industry. Comes in a handy eBook format so that it is always within reach whether on a laptop, desktop or PDA. No more lugging around a large book from office to h... more info>> (Published: 2002) Category: Reference
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20	Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life [Secure eReader (recommended)/Adobe EPUB] by Susan Forward		When you were a child...Did your parents tell you were bad or worthless?Did your parents use physical pain to discipline you?Did you have to take care of your parents because of their problems?Were you frightened of your parents?Did your parents do anything to you that had to be kept secret?Now that you are an adult...Do your parents still treat you as if you were a child?Do you have intense emotional or physical reactions after spending time with your parents?Do your parents control you with th... more info>> Category: Self Improvement
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21	Justice Hall [Mary Russell Series Book 6] [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF] by Laurie R. King		Just hours after Holmes and Russell return from solving the murky riddle of The Moor, a bloodied but oddly familiar stranger pounds desperately on their front door, pleads for their help, and then collapses. When he recovers, he lays before them the story of the enigmatic Marsh Hughenfort, younger brother of the Duke of Beauville, returned to England upon his brother's death. Not until Holmes and Russell arrive in the village of Arley Holt can they fully understand Marsh's dilemma. For Justice H... more info>> (Published: 2003) Category: Mystery/Crime	35 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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22	Dubliners [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF] by James Joyce		Dubliners was completed in 1905, but a series of British and Irish publishers and printers found it offensive and immoral, and it was suppressed. The book finally came out in London in 1914, just as Joyce's Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man began to appear in the journal Egoist under the auspices of Ezra Pound. The first three stories in Dubliners might be incidents from a draft of Portrait of the Artist, and many of the characters who figure in Ulysses have their first appearance here, but ... more info>> Words: 100000 - Reading Time: 285-400 min. Category: Mainstream	3 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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23	World War II Behind Closed Doors: Stalin, the Nazis, and the West [Secure eReader (recommended)/Adobe EPUB] by Laurence Rees		In this revelatory chronicle of World War II, Laurence Rees, winner of the 2006 British Book Award for History, documents the dramatic and secret deals that helped make the war possible and prompted some of the most crucial decisions made during the conflict.Drawing on material available only since opening of archives in Eastern Europe and Russia, Rees reexamines the key choices made by Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt during the war. And as the truth about Stalin's earlier friendly relationship ... more info>> Category: History
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24	Lord John and the Hand of Devils [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF] by Diana Gabaldon		Diana Gabaldon, the New York Times bestselling author of Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade and the wildly popular Outlander novels, delivers three tales of war, intrigue, and espionage that feature one of her most popular characters: Lord John Grey. In the heart of the eighteenth century, here are haunted soldiers ... lusty princesses ... ghostly apparitions ... dark family secrets. And here Lord John will face enemies who come in the guise of friends, memories in the shape of a fiery-h... more info>> Category: Historical Fiction	21 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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25	The Lost Gospel [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader] by Herbert Krosney		Judas Iscariot. He's been hated and reviled through the ages as Jesus Christ's betrayer--the close friend who sells him out for 30 pieces of silver. But history also records other information about Judas Iscariot. One such reference was written in 180 by an influential Church Father named St. Irenaeus who railed against the Gospel of Judas for depicting the last days of Jesus from the perspective of the disgraced apostle. In its pages, Judas is Christs favorite. It's a startlingly different stor... more info>> Category: Spiritual/Religion
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