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Trapnights

Sex, drugs, money, betrayal. Finally! The one you've been waiting on! Welcome to Durham. And bare witness; to the heart pounding, urban phenomenon! "TRAPNIGHTS(The Untold Truth) Take a swiftly spiralling journey! Knee deep into the heart; of the wicked, merciless, and unforgiving world, known only; as Durham, North Carolina. More infamously known as, "The Bull City." The uncontested, undisputed... drugs, sex, and murder, Granddaddy of North Carolina. Also home; to the infamously "most hated," Duke Blue Devils. But please; do not be swayed, by the university's preppy exterior. The city in which it resides; is one in which sex, drugs, and money... collide head on every day; with hate, betrayal, and revenge. So prepare yourself for a revelation. You've never read anything quite like this.
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A Different Game

Murphy and his three friends, Danny, Jeff and Albert, are making the transition from the tribal elementary school to the community middle school. They are all trying out for the middle school's soccer team, and they're pretty confident that The Formidable Four will all make the team. But once the tryouts begin, Albert, the tribal-school superstar, plays like a second stringer. Murphy's new friend, Molly, is determined to help the boys find out what's wrong with Albert, but when they discover the truth, they realize that Albert is playing a whole different game.
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The Evolutionary Void v-3

An innovator praised as one of the inventors of “the new space opera,” Peter F. Hamilton has also been hailed as the heir of such golden-age giants as Heinlein and Asimov. His star-spanning sagas are distinguished by deft plotting, engaging characters, provocative explorations of science and society, and soaring imaginative reach. Now, in one of the most eagerly anticipated offerings of the year, Hamilton brings his acclaimed Void trilogy to a stunning close. Exposed as the Second Dreamer, Araminta has become the target of a galaxywide search by government agent Paula Myo and the psychopath known as the Cat, along with others equally determined to prevent-or facilitate-the pilgrimage of the Living Dream cult into the heart of the Void. An indestructible microuniverse, the Void may contain paradise, as the cultists believe, but it is also a deadly threat. For the miraculous reality that exists inside its boundaries demands energy-energy drawn from everything outside those boundaries: from planets, stars, galaxies . . . from everything that lives. Meanwhile, the parallel story of Edeard, the Waterwalker-as told through a series of addictive dreams communicated to the gaiasphere via Inigo, the First Dreamer-continues to unfold. But now the inspirational tale of this idealistic young man takes a darker and more troubling turn as he finds himself faced with powerful new enemies-and temptations more powerful still. With time running out, a repentant Inigo must decide whether to release Edeard’s final dream: a dream whose message is scarcely less dangerous than the pilgrimage promises to be. And Araminta must choose whether to run from her unwanted responsibilities or face them down, with no guarantee of success or survival. But all these choices may be for naught if the monomaniacal Ilanthe, leader of the breakaway Accelerator Faction, is able to enter the Void. For it is not paradise she seeks there, but dominion.
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Kingdoms of the Night (The Far Kingdoms)

The third volume in the Far Kingdoms series brings Amalric Antero a new quest — for the Kingdoms of the Night, whose existence may hold the answer to the survival of his city!  
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Zebra Crossing

Ghost. Ape. Living dead. Young Chipo has been called many names, but to her mother — Zimbabwe 's most loyal Manchester United supporter — she had always just been Chipo, meaning gift. On the eve of the World Cup, Chipo and her brother flee to Cape Town hoping for a better life and to share in the excitement of the greatest sporting event ever to take place in Africa. But the Mother City's infamous Long Street is a dangerous place for an illegal immigrant and albino. Soon Chipo is caught up in a get-rich-quick scheme organized by her brother and the terrifying Dr Ongani. Exploiting gamblers' superstitions about albinism, they plan to make money and get out before rumors of looming xenophobic attacks become reality. But their scheming has devastating consequences.
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Valentine's Rising

Returning to the Ozark Territories, freedom fighter David Valentine is shocked to find it overrun by vampiric Kurians under the command of the merciless Consul Solon. In a desperate gambit, Valentine leads a courageous group of soldiers on a mission to drive a spike into the gears of the Kurian Order. Valentine stakes life, honor, and the future of his home in a rebellion that sparks the greatest battle of his life.
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Ali Smith

SUMMARY: In these energetic, exhilarating stories, Ali Smith portrays a world of everyday dislocation, where people nevertheless find connection, mystery, and love. In “Astute Fiery Luxurious,” a misdelivered package throws the life of a couple into disarray. A boy’s unexplained illness in “I Know Something You Don’t Know” drives his mother to seek guidance from homeopathic healers, with inconclusive results. In “The Child,” an unnervingly mature young boy voices offensive humor that genteel society would rather not acknowledge. And a confident older woman meets her awkward fourteen-year-old self in “Writ” but can’t figure out how to guide her–or even whether she should.As Smith explores the subtle links between what we know and what we feel, she creates an exuberant, masterly collection that is packed full of ideas, humor, nuance, and compassion. Ali Smith and the short story are made for each other.
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Duty and Dishonor

A lifetime of duty..A moment of dishonor...Duty and Dishonor A LIFETIME OF DUTY Julia Endicott, daughter of the legendary Iron Man Endicott, has gone from Army brat to Air Force Colonel. Her highest goal will be met with a long-awaited promotion to general--instead, she is summoned to the Pentagon and relieved of her duty on suspicion of murder. A MOMENT OF DISHONOR It happened twenty years ago, but an MIA pilot's remains have just been found--along with Julia's service revolver and St. Christopher medal. A cocksure sky jockey, Gabe Hunter set his sights on Julia, and the sexual tension between them blazed out of control. Even days before he married Julia's best friend. Only hours before he died. DUTY AND DISHONOR Now Julia Endicott is facing a court martial and the end of all her dreams. The cold combination of evidence, means, and motive has turned her lifetime of duty into a nightmare of dishonor...
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Half-Pipe Prize

When Tess moved away from Winterfall, she left her two best friends, Ana and Sofie, behind. She's traveling back to surprise them and to take part in the yearly snowboarding competition. Ana is glad to see her, but Sofie acts strange as soon as Tess returns.
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Storm Redemption

A Woman Torn... Elizabeth’s rocky marriage to the volatile Gabriel Storm suffers a mortal blow when she walks out on him. But her love for her son and her husband draw her back. While fighting for a marriage on the rocks, she struggles to make him understand her need for a career. But it’s her unruly heart she fears most of all for it craves his every touch, his intoxicating taste, his hard pounding body. Will she stay and give up on her dream or walk away one last time? A Proud Man...Gabriel will do anything to save his marriage to the captivating Elizabeth. But when she goes to work with a hated rival, his proud heart won’t accept her need for a career. And when a threat surfaces once more, he must carve a delicate path between protecting her and giving Elizabeth the freedom she craves. But it’s only when he confronts his own demons that he discovers what’s truly keeping them apart. Will he change in time or lose her forever?
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The Three Weissmanns of Westport

EDITORIAL REVIEW: Jane Austen’s beloved *Sense and Sensibility* has moved to Westport, Connecticut, in this enchanting modern-day homage to the classic novel *When Joseph Weissmann divorced his wife, he was seventy eight years old and she was seventy-five . . . He said the words “Irreconcilable differences,” and saw real confusion in his wife’s eyes.* *“Irreconcilable differences?” she said. “Of course there are irreconcilable differences. What on earth does that have to do with divorce?”* Thus begins *The Three Weissmanns of Westport*, a sparkling contemporary adaptation of *Sense and Sensibility *from the always winning Cathleen Schine, who has already been crowned “a modern-day Jewish Jane Austen” by *People*’s Leah Rozen. In Schine’s story, sisters Miranda, an impulsive but successful literary agent, and Annie, a pragmatic library director, quite unexpectedly find themselves the middle-aged products of a broken home. Dumped by her husband of nearly fifty years and then exiled from their elegant New York apartment by his mistress, Betty is forced to move to a small, run-down Westport, Connecticut, beach cottage. Joining her are Miranda and Annie, who dutifully comes along to keep an eye on her capricious mother and sister. As the sisters mingle with the suburban aristocracy, love starts to blossom for both of them, and they find themselves struggling with the dueling demands of reason and romance.
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