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1. Secret Daughter - Shilpi Somaya Gowda In a tiny hut in rural India, Kavita gives birth to Asha. Unable to afford the 'luxury' of raising a daughter, her husband forces Kavita to give the baby up--a decision that will haunt them both for the rest of their lives. Read an excerpt
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2. Pirate Latitudes - Michael Crichton In Port Royal, a cutthroat town of taverns, grog shops and bawdy houses, life can end swiftly. But for Captain Edward Hunter, this is a life destined for riches; Spanish gold is there for the taking. Read an excerpt
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3. The Doomsday Key - James Rollins Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma Force have only days to solve an apocalyptic puzzle dating back centuries. Humankind's ultimate nightmare is locked within a talisman buried by a dead saint -- an ancient artifact known as...The Doomsday Key. Read an excerpt
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4. The Book of Negroes - Lawrence Hill Abducted as an 11-year-old child from her village in West Africa and forced to walk for months to the sea in a coffle—a string of slaves— Aminata Diallo is sent to live as a slave in South Carolina. Read an excerpt
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5. One Fifth Avenue - Candace Bushnell One Fifth Avenue, the Art Deco beauty towering over one of Manhattan's oldest and most historically hip neighborhoods, is a one-of-a-kind address, the sort of building you have to earn your way into—one way or another. Find out more
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6. Let the Great World Spin - Colum McCann One August morning in 1974, a tightrope walker makes his way between the World Trade Center towers, stunning thousands of watchers below. Read an excerpt
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7. Death Echo - Elizabeth Lowell When she joined St. Kilda's, the elite security consulting firm, Emma Cross thought she'd left behind the blood, the guilt, and the tribal wars that defined her life at the CIA. Yet, trading spying for investigating yacht thefts didn't alleviate the danger. Read an excerpt
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8. Insatiable - Meg Cabot Sick of hearing about vampires? So is Meena Harper. But her bosses are making her write about them anyway, even though Meena doesn't believe in them. Unfortunately, not even Meena's precognition can prepare her for what happens when she meets – then falls in love with -- Lucien Antonescu. Read an excerpt
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9. Island Beneath The Sea - Isabel Allende Island Beneath the Sea is the moving story of one woman’s determination to find love amid loss, to offer humanity though her own has been battered, and to forge her own identity in the cruellest of circumstances. Read an excerpt
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10. This Body Of Death - Elizabeth George On compassionate leave after the murder of his wife, Thomas Lynley is called back to Scotland Yard when the body of a woman is found stabbed and abandoned in an isolated London cemetery. Read an excerpt
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1. Sh*t My Dad Says - Justin Halpern Sh*t My Dad Says is a chaotic, hilarious, true portrait of a father-son relationship from a major new comic voice. Read an excerpt
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2. My Wooky Book - Russell Brand Russell Brand learned early on to make a joke of fear and failure. In My Booky Wook he leads readers on a rollicking journey through his disastrous school career, his infamous antics on MTV, and his multifarious sexual adventures. Read an excerpt
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3. Medium Raw -- Anthony Bourdain Beginning with a secret and highly illegal after-hours gathering of powerful chefs that he compares to a mafia summit, Bourdain pulls back the curtain -- but never pulls his punches -- on the modern gastronomical revolution. Read an excerpt
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4. The Happiness Project - Gretchen Craft Rubin Gretchen Rubin had it all -- a good marriage, healthy children and a successful career -- but she knew something was missing. Determined to end that nagging feeling, she set out on a year-long quest to learn how to better enjoy the life she already had. Read an excerpt
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5. Debt-Free Forever - Gail Vaz-Oxlade Gail Vaz-Oxlade’s brand of money management isn’t full of tricks. There’s no hidden agenda. There’s no mystery. As Gail says, “Money isn’t rocket science -- it’s discipline.” Read an excerpt
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6. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future - Michael J. Fox Replete with personal stories and hilarious anecdotes, Michael J. Fox’s A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future is the perfect gift for graduates. Find out more
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7. Freakonomics - Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner Among the questions Freakonomics answers: Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? If drug dealers make so much money, why do they still live with their mothers? What makes a perfect parent? And, of course: What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Read an excerpt
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8. War - Sebastian Junger War is a narrative about combat: the fear of dying, the trauma of killing and the love between platoon-mates who would rather perish than let each other down. Read an excerpt
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9. Jamie's America - Jamie Oliver The incredible diversity in American cooking was a real revelation to Jamie. So although he went looking for 'quintessential American food', his conclusion is that there is no such thing; instead there’s a huge wealth of seriously exciting dishes. Find out more
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10. Jamie's Food Revolution - Jamie Oliver Full of easy versions of a whole load of recipes that we all love to eat, using clear instructions and step-by-step pictures to open up a whole new world of great food. Find out more
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1. The Carrie Diaries- Candace Bushnell Before Sex and the City, Carrie Bradshaw was a small-town girl who knew she wanted more. She's ready for real life to start, but first she must navigate her senior year of high school. Read an excerpt
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2. Pretty Little Liars #8: Wanted - Sara Shepard Not all that glitters is gold, as the town of Rosewood harbors secrets darker than anyone could imagine—like the truth about what really happened the night Alison DiLaurentis went missing. Read an excerpt
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3. Pretty Little Liars - Sara Shepard Everyone has something to hide—especially high school juniors Spencer, Aria, Emily, and Hanna. But they've all kept an even bigger secret since their friend Alison vanished. Read an excerpt
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4. Goodnight Moon - Margaret Wise Brown From kittens to stars to yarn, there are so many things that can be found in the great green room. Search for them all as you learn your ABCs. Find out more
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5. Pretty Little Liars #7: Heartless - Sara Shepard Recently, in picturesque Rosewood, Pennsylvania, friendly smiles have been replaced with suspicious glares and accusatory whispers—and it's all because Hanna, Aria, Emily, and Spencer just can't keep their mouths shut. . . . Read an excerpt
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6. The Vampire Diaries: Nightfall - L. J. Smith To save the two vampire brothers who love her, Elena Gilbert sacrificed her life. However, a supernatural force has brought Elena back from the dead. Read an excerpt
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7. The Berenstain Bears' Bedtime Battle - Jan Berenstain Brother Bear and Sister Bear are doing everything they can to postpone their bedtime – even if that means putting Mama and Papa Bear to bed first! Find out more
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8. The Berenstain Bears and the Golden Rule - Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain, Michael Berenstain When the Bear family practices going to church, praying, and being kind, plus remembering how much God loves them, their lives are much more joyful. Read an excerpt
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9. The Vampire Diaries: Shadow Souls - L.J. Smith Elena will stop at nothing to free Stefan. Yet with each passing day the tension between Elena and Damon grows, and she is faced with a terrible decision: Which brother does she really want? Read an excerpt
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10. The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening - L. J. Smith A deadly love triangle. Elena finds herself drawn to two brothers . . . who will she choose? Read an excerpt
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