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Death Wears Pink Shoes, first published as a Crime Club book in 1952, is a New York City murder mystery. From the book's synopsis: "The tenants of 17 Crane Street were a highly combustible lot, and when they came together fireworks usually resulted. A lively display was set off one particular night when Mrs. Gladys O'Leary gave a party. They played a game of writing down the names of animals which their fellow residents resembled, and one of the entries...
4) The Fireman
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Fahrenheit 451 comes true in the life of "1337" (elite) hacker Mason Grant who works for a government agency called Department 451. His job is to seek out, crack, and destroy banned ebooks from websites that still host such digital contraband. He and his coworkers are called The Firemen, responsible for the cyber enforcement of literary censorship laws. While he begins to doubt the morality of what his department is doing, he becomes the victim of...
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It is no exaggeration to say that the Mormons (the Latter-day Saints) are a fascinating people. Since 1830, they have been a part of the great mosaic of America. Persecuted by mobs, driven from place to place, their incredible courage in the face of unrelenting hostility has wielded them into a formidable presence, especially in the State of Utah.
Founded in New York State by the charismatic Joseph Smith Jr., he said he was personally commissioned...
6) Too Much
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Have you ever imagined taking vengeance on someone who cut you off in traffic? David Herman, a young accountant in Orange County, California, cuts off a nefarious private investigator in traffic and becomes the victim of identity theft that makes him appear to have a felony criminal record. Losing his job as a result sets him on a life-changing journey that he never expected, and causes him to meet a girl named Vodka who may just be more than he can...
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Some Christmas gifts don't come neatly wrapped with a big red bow. If you had the chance to reconnect with your first, secret love, would you do it? Or is it better to preserve the sweet distant memory?
Lovelorn Ezra is firmly entrenched in his holiday funk when Brant, a knight in shining swimming trunks who, as a camp counselor, rescued him from loneliness at summer camp two decades earlier, unexpectedly walks back into his life. Brant was his first...
8) Auria
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Recent observations from space have revealed the existence of super-earth planets, larger than our earth, around other suns. Perhaps some of them may be in the "Goldilocks Zone" of their solar systems where life can be sustained. Take a visit to Auria, a super-earth where life has just recently produced intelligent creatures like ourselves, although, due to the greater gravity and slightly lower temperatures, we would see them as compact furry centaurs...
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The Latter Days and the Vile Man of Daniel examines all scriptures related to the Vile Man, or beast, who arises in the final days of man's rule on the earth. It is a fresh look at the scriptures, and only the scriptures, without the shroud of religion. All scriptures written about the beast must fit together perfectly-the Old Testament, the Gospels, and the New Testament. There can be no contradictions. The book suggests that the missing ingredient...
10) One Step Ahead
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Private detective James O'Dell is hired by a widow to investigate her husband's murder. The case is connected to a serial killer who has eluded police for 25 years. James quickly finds the mystery to be much bigger than just murder.
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This book traces the extraordinary life and career of Mel Brooks, who has ridden a wave of show business success perhaps unsurpassed by anyone of his generation. Offering many insights into the wacky world of Brooks and his many collaborators, as well as an intimate look into his successful marriage to the brilliant and beautiful actress Anne Bancroft, It's Good to Be the King might just be the most delightful, engaging, and entertaining biography...
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A longtime industry insider and acclaimed Hollywood historian goes behind the scenes to tell the stories of 15 of the most spectacular movie megaflops of the past 50 years, such as Cleopatra, The Cotton Club, and Waterworld. He recounts, in every gory detail, how enormous hubris, unbridled ambition, artistic hauteur, and bad business sense on the parts of Tinsel Town wheeler-dealers and superstars such as Elizabeth Taylor, Clint Eastwood, and Francis...
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A new city and a fresh start was what former thief Catt Zago was looking for, but what she found instead was Great Bakak, a city-state ruled ancient tradition and full of everyday magic. A place full of many gods and many people. A place where the King rules supreme, but the royal executioners seem to be calling the shots. What Catt didn't expect was to meet a fascinating woman, a professor of magic at the local wizard university, doomed by a strange
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On the ghastly battlefields of the First World War, Jimmie Johnston drove teams or pack horses carrying ammunition and hauling guns to the front lines. One night, Johnston was hauling guns back from the front line. Suddenly, in the darkness and pouring rain, he, his team, the wagon, and the guns pitched into an old trench. After disentangling the horses from their harness, Johnston found a trenching tool, dug away the side of the trench, and led the...
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Deirdre Matheson leaves her small Midwestern town to attend Staunton College in Boston. There she thrives, building a close circle of friends, battling for the national championship in field hockey, and excelling in academics. Deirdre appears to be living the perfect lifebut perfect people often have secrets, and Deirdre is no different. Two murders take place on campus and bring back horrible memories. Soon Deirdres past begins to catch up with her,...
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Writer Mark Hamilton and Hurricane Ridge park ranger Lisa Andrews are swept into a vortex of death and political retribution when Mark shelters a drug overdosed hiker named BJ in his motel room. He doesn't know BJ was the lover of a murdered DEA undercover agent and knows where he hid 400 pounds of crystal meth stolen from a cartel and and a priceless cache of Aztec artifacts liberated from a site guarded by the U.S. government. BJ is under heavy...
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Savor the inside scoop on over-the-top superstars
"I'm not a paranoid, deranged millionaire. . . . I'm a billionaire!"
"Acting is an empty and useless profession."
"Good girls go to heaven. Bad girls go everywhere else."
"I'm interested in being provocative and pushing people's buttons."
Which screen icons gave us the quotes above? How do stars get away with self-indulgent, unrestrained behaviors-or do they? In The Hollywood Book of Extravagance,...
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Jason Biggs started doing commercials at age five, and made appearances on Broadway and TV. But it was his role in the movie "American Pie" that made him hot property in Hollywood. Readers learn where Biggs' career is headed, what he does with his spare time, what kinds of girls he digs, and more. 8 pages of color photos.
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If you're part of a financial brand marketing, sales, or leadership team, you know the entire industry is in the midst of exponential change fueled by new technologies.
Consumers now make purchase decisions long before they walk into a physical branch location, if they walk into a branch at all, while mobile banks, digital lenders, and fintechs have transformed traditional growth models rooted in legacy broadcast marketing and branch sales strategies....
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This revealing analysis of Medieval cartography and native American travel upends conventional narratives about discovering the New World.
For generations, American schools have taught children that Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. But, evidence shows that Leif Erikson set foot on the continent centuries earlier. As debate continues over which explorer deserves the credit, early maps of North America suggest that we may be asking...
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