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Happiness is a choice you make : lessons from a year among the oldest old
by John Leland
The award-winning New York Times reporter and author of Hip: The History presents a full-length account of his encounters with six of New York's eldest inhabitants and the wisdom they imparted about aging, life quality and the art of living with resilience and joy. (self-help). Simultaneous.
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The Vanity fair dairies : 1983-1992
by Tina Brown
The diaries of the author's years as editor-in-chief of "Vanity Fair" provide a portrait of the 1980s in New York and Hollywood, describing her summons from London to save Condé Nast's troubled periodical and her experiences within the cutthroat world of glamour magazines
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The bomb maker
by Thomas Perry
A lethally clever designer of explosives tests the skills and collective strength of the highly experienced LAPD Bomb Squad. By the award-winning author of the Jane Whitefield series. (suspense). Simultaneous.
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City of endless night : a Pendergast novel
by Douglas J Preston
Heading an investigation into the murder of a wealthy tech billionaire's daughter, Lieutenant CDS Vincent D'Agosta teams up with FBI Special Agent A.X.L. Pendergast, only to uncover the work of a serial killer whose agenda threatens an entire city. By a pair of #1 Wall Street Journal and #1 New York Times best-selling authors. (suspense). Simultaneous.
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Fall from grace : a novel
by Danielle Steel
When her wealthy and devoted husband dies suddenly in an accident, Sydney is devastated to learn that he left his estate to his vindictive daughters, a situation that forces her to take a job where she is wrongly set up to take the fall for a corrupt employer's illegal activities. By the best-selling author of Blue. (romance). Simultaneous.
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Lilac Lane
by Sherryl Woods
A proud woman, reeling from the loss of the first man she was able to love decades after the abandonment of her husband, is urged to return to her Virginia home to help run an Irish pub, where she clashes with an equally strong-minded chef who shares many of her heartaches. (romance).
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The midnight line
by Lee Child
Spotting a hard-won women's West Point class ring in a pawn shop, Jack Reacher fights a biker gang and a South Dakota gangster to discover the truth about the ring and why its owner sold it. By the best-selling author of Night School. (suspense). Simultaneous.
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The music shop : a novel
by Rachel Joyce
The owner of a 1988 music shop in a down-at-heel suburban community uses his talent for connecting customers to the music they seek and resists a chance at an intimate relationship with a beautiful young woman who hides a mysterious agenda and compels him to confront painful elements from his past. By a best-selling author. (general fiction). Simultaneous.
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Need to know
by Fern Michaels
When Yoko Wong’s dearest friend, Garland Lee, the multimillion-selling performer known as America’s beloved songbird, falls victim to her lawyer, who is about to take her for everything she’s got, the Sisterhood, refusing to let that happen, devise the type of creative payback they are known for. By a #1 New York Times best-selling author. (romance). Simultaneous.
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The Paris spy
by Susan Elia MacNeal
When one of England's most daring spies is kidnapped by the Nazis in 1942 Paris, the discovery of a mole's activity deep in the British SOE prompts codebreaker Maggie Hope's mission to unmask the traitor before the site of a planned Allied invasion is revealed
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Promise not to tell
by Jayne Ann Krentz
Having spent years battling demons stemming from her childhood in a cult and a fire that ended her mother's life, a Seattle gallery owner is devastated when one of her artists commits suicide after sending her a mysterious picture that compels her to team up with a fellow cult survivor, a private investigator who uncovers the work of a killer. (romance). Simultaneous.
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Robicheaux
by James Lee Burke
Struggling with PTSD, alcoholism and wrenching loss, Dave Robicheaux discovers that he may have committed the homicide he is investigating and endeavors to clear his name and make sense of the killing. By the Edgar Award-winning author of Creole Belle. (suspense). Simultaneous.
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The rules of magic
by Alice Hoffman
A prequel to the best-selling Practical Magic traces the story of the children of Susanna Owens, who, in spite of their mother's fierce edicts against witchcraft, develop powerful abilities while struggling to escape the family curse that leads to tragedy if they fall in love. (historical fiction).
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Sing, unburied, sing
by Jesmyn Ward
Living with his grandparents and toddler sister on a Gulf Coast farm, Jojo navigates the challenges of his tormented mother's addictions and his grandmother's terminal cancer before the release of his father from prison prompts a road trip of danger and hope. By the National Book Award-winning author of Salvage the Bones. (general fiction).
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Still me
by Jojo Moyes
The irrepressible Louisa Clark from Me Before You and After You arrives in New York to start a new life and a long-distance relationship with Ambulance Sam while working for the super-wealthy Gopniks, a job that introduces her to New York high society and a secretive man who reminds her of her own past. (romance). Simultaneous.
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The take
by Christopher Reich
Preferring work that allows him to stay under the radar, freelance industrial spy Simon Riske reluctantly takes a high-profile job from the CIA involving a gangster's theft of millions from a visiting Saudi prince and a stolen letter containing highly sensitive information. By the best-selling author of Rules of Deception. (suspense). Simultaneous.
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This side of murder : a Verity Kent mystery
by Anna Lee Huber
"England, 1919. The Great War is over, but Verity Kent, a young widow, discovers the real intrigue has only just begun when she receives a cryptic letter, suggesting her beloved husband may have committed treason before his untimely death, and sets out to discover the truth"
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The trust
by Ronald H Balson
Reluctantly returning to Northern Ireland for the funeral of a murdered uncle, Liam is further shocked to learn that his uncle has left his estate to a secret trust that cannot be distributed until his killer, who may be targeting other family members, is brought to justice. By the best-selling author of Once We Were Brothers. (suspense).
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Unbound
by Stuart Woods
Stone is pulled into a lethal game of vengeance when an old buddy, CIA operative-turned film producer Teddy, seeks revenge on a man who recently helped to cover up a crime that was personal to Teddy
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The wanted
by Robert Crais
Investigator Elvis Cole and his partner, Joe Pike, embark on a seemingly simple case involving a client who fears her troubled teen son is dealing drugs, an investigation that reveals the young man's dangerous role in a string of high-end burglaries that have resulted in a murder and a disappearance. By an award-winning author. (suspense). Simultaneous.
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The whispering room
by Dean R. Koontz
Her husband dead and her son in hiding, rogue FBI agent Jane Hawk finds a connection between a schoolteacher's murderous, and ultimately suicidal, rampage; teacher's secret journal; and a cabal of power players bent on controlling America. By the New York Times best-selling author of The Silent Corner. (suspense). Simultaneous.
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