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The Crow Road

A new novel from the author of CANAL DREAMS and THE WASP FACTORY, which explores the subjects of God, sex, death, Scotland, and motor cars.
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Between the Plums

Together at last! From America's favorite #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a very special edition containing not one, but three Between-the-Numbers books: Visions of Sugar Plums, Plum Lovin' and Plum Lucky Visions of Sugar Plums It's five days before Christmas and things are not looking merry for Stephanie Plum. She hasn't got a tree. She hasn't bought any presents. The malls are jam-packed with staggering shoppers. There's not a twinkle of light anywhere to be seen in her apartment—and there's a strange man in her kitchen. Plum Lovin' Mysterious men have a way of showing up in Stephanie Plum's apartment. When the shadowy Diesel appears, he has a task for Stephanie—and he's not taking no for an answer. Plum Lucky Stephanie Plum is looking to get lucky...In an Atlantic City hotel room...In a Winnebago...And with...
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The Hippie Handbook

Brothers and sisters! Here at last is a light-hearted, free-spirited, groovy guide to the timeless hippie skills and activities that make the world a better place, one macrame belt at a time. In illustrated, easy-to-follow instructions, author Chelsea Cain — who grew up on an Iowa hippie commune — provides practical and playful know-how for the hippie and hippie-at-heart. Learn how to milk a goat, build a compost pile, play "Kumbaya" on the guitar, teach a dog how to catch a Frisbee, and get your file from the FBI. Discover the finer points of caring for a fern, choosing a mantra, organizing a protest, naming your hippie baby, and making sand candles as holiday gifts. Including primers on cooking, dressing, driving, telling time, dancing, and celebrating your birthday in classic hippie style, and a righteous appendix of essential hippie books, movies, and slang, The Hippie Handbook knows the score. Right on.
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Denied to all but Ghosts

german born marchel cavendish works for an arcane and influential organisation that shadows the orthodox world. he employed as a private by this nebulous organisation. when an auction in england is compromised, he is sent to discover the source of the leak. the story explores friendship, love, redemption and ambition, whilst blurring the boundaries between victim and perpetrator.
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A Brand-New Me!

It's graduation time for Hank Zipzer and all his friends— time to move on from PS 87 to middle school. Trouble is, there are tests Hank has to pass to get into the same middle schools as his friends, and his learning differences might get in the way. Luckily, a life-altering audition at a performing arts middle school helps him find his true path.Watch a Video
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The Barefoot Stiff

This mystery **short story** features characters from the author's novels featuring depression-era private investigator Maggie Sullivan.A blonde in an expensive hat approaches Maggie at a dime store lunch counter, offering a staggering amount of money if the detective will meet a man who wants to hire her. Suspecting something amiss, Maggie refuses. But her empty bank account, plus curiosity, prompt her to turn up at the time and place appointed — only to encounter a body that's still warm.Irked when the detectives questioning her only snicker at the leads she suggests, and even more so by their insinuation that she solves cases by batting her eyes instead of using her brains, Maggie baits a trap for the killer.He shows up at Maggie's office ready to use a knife to get information he wants. But the gritty little private eye handles a .38 as competently as she does an emery board. The killer isn't the only one involved in a lucrative crime... and Maggie wants the satisfaction of...
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The Stagecoach Bride

Lillian Christian believed she left her troubles behind when she escaped Ohio and headed west to be the mail-order bride of Mr. Charles Gray. But her troubles are just beginning. Taken from the Stagecoach by a group of outlaws looking for Mr. Gray's intended, she finds not everything is as it seems and no one is safe.A simple rancher who just wants to be left alone, Mic, leader of the Nichols' Boys Gang, is forced into the life of an outlaw and the distasteful act of kidnapping a woman. But he won't let his honor stand in the way of protecting his family or helping the innocent woman's who life he's destroyed. He'll do what he has to to fix the mistakes of his past, and hopeful he'll be the only one to pay the price.
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Pretty Dangerous

MiMi Landry takes what promises to be an unforgettable trip to an exotic Caribbean Island with a sexy and well-to-do new boyfriend. Unforgettable is right. MiMi ends up behind bars and calling on her two best buddies, Willa Crown and Jazz Vaughn, for help.
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