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A great modern classic and the prelude to The Lord of the Rings. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous...
62) Black and blue
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Already tackling a murder in Edinburgh, Inspector John Rebus becomes involved when a copy-cat serial rapist called "Bible Johnny" begins striking in Aberdeen and must keep his wits about him in the center of the media circus surrounding the case.
63) Joy school
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Thirteen-year-old Katie is new to her Missouri town, living alone with a stern, inaccesible father following her mother's death. Unable to fit in at school, she forges alliances wherever she can: with the housekeeper, a pimply fellow misfit, and a 23 year old propietor of a local gas station, who shares her love for checkers but doesn't return her crush.
64) The great Gatsby
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"Beloved by fans across the globe, Fitzgerald's third novel The Great Gatsby exposes the dark side of the American Dream. This time-honored classic is now available as an exclusive collector's edition. Whether you're buying it as a gift or for yourself, this remarkable edition features: A beautiful, high-end hardcover featuring Laci Fowler's distinctive hand-painted artDecorative interior pages featuring pull quotes throughoutMatching ribbon marker...
66) Police
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Detective Harry Hole volume 10
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The police urgently need Harry Hole . . . A killer is stalking Oslo's streets. Police officers are being slain at the scenes of crimes they once investigated but failed to solve. The murders are brutal, the media reaction hysterical. But this time, Harry can't help . . . For years, detective Harry Hole has been at the center of every major criminal investigation in Oslo. His dedication to his job and his brilliant insights have saved the lives of...
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Daughter of smoke and bone trilogy volume 2
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"The otherworldly Karou struggles to come to terms with who and what she is, and how far she'll go to avenge her people." --
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Jason Bourne series volume 11
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Jason Bourne's friend Eli Yadin, head of Mossad, learns that Ouyang Jidan, a senior member of China's Politburo, and a major Mexican drug lord may have been trafficking in something far more deadly than drugs. Yadin needs Bourne to investigate. Bourne agrees, but only because he has a personal agenda: Ouyang Jidan is the man who ordered Rebeka--one of the only people Bourne has ever truly cared about--murdered. Bourne is determined to avenge her death,...
70) The words
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[2012]
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A writer at the peak of his literary success discovers the steep price he must pay for stealing another man's work.
71) Silencing Eve
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"This is the finale that fans have been waiting for. In Taking Even, the game began. In Hunting Eve, the chase was on. Now, in Silencing Eve, the prey is cornered. Will Eve Duncan survive? Will those she loves take the fall with her? And will the secrets of Eve's past ultimately become her undoing? In Silencing Eve, all the questions will be answered in a shocking, you never saw it coming conclusion. Iris Johansen's 2012 trilogy, Eve, Quinn, Bonnie...
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Londonite Bridget Jones faces the challenges of maintaining sex appeal as the years roll by, the nightmares of drunken texting, the skinny jean, the disastrous e-mail cc, total lack of Twitter followers, and TVs that need ninety buttons and three remotes to simply turn on.
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K is for Kidnapped!
Someone has kidnapped the king and queen of Socotra. For safety's sake, their son is staying with Dink until they are safe. But then the prince is kidnapped, too! Can Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose unmask the royals' enemies before it's too late? Or is the royal family of Socotra gone forever?
L is for Lucky. . . .
And that's just how Lucky O'Leary feels when the lottery ticket his grandfather sends him for
74) Doomed
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"The continued adventures of Madison, the heroine of DAMNED, who escapes Hell and comes back to Earth"--
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THE HAUNTED HOTEL
H Is for Haunted . . . A ghost has checked into the Shangri-la Hotel! It’s almost Halloween, and
reports of strange sounds and even stranger sights are coming from Green Lawn’s only hotel.
Every day, more and more guests are being scared away. Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose must
figure out what’s going on and catch the ghost—before Green Lawn turns into a ghost town!
THE INVISIBLE ISLAND
I Is...
H Is for Haunted . . . A ghost has checked into the Shangri-la Hotel! It’s almost Halloween, and
reports of strange sounds and even stranger sights are coming from Green Lawn’s only hotel.
Every day, more and more guests are being scared away. Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose must
figure out what’s going on and catch the ghost—before Green Lawn turns into a ghost town!
THE INVISIBLE ISLAND
I Is...
76) Arbitrage
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2012.
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Robert Miller is a New York hedge-fund magnate who appears to have it all: money, power, a loving wife, and a devoted daughter working by his side. But behind the gilded walls of his mansion, Miller is running on borrowed time, trying to unload his crippled trading company before his frauds are revealed. A deadly error throws Miller's life into a tailspin, raising the suspicions of a detective and threatening the future of his financial empire.
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"Mark Twain's classic The Adventures of Tom Sawyer has been enjoyed by generations of readers across the world since its publication in 1876. With its humorous glimpses into life in nineteenth-century, small-town America, this novel has provided unique social commentary that continues to be discussed in classrooms today. Tom Sawyer, a mischievous boy growing up in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri, is constantly getting in and out of...
78) Little women
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Louisa May Alcott's Little Women; or, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy (1868) follows the lives, loves and tribulations of four sisters growing up during the American Civil War. The story is based on the childhood experiences Alcott shared with her real-life sisters, Anna, May and Elizabeth. Alcott intricately explores the rich nuances of family and family relationships with each character. Avid Alcott readers often identify in themselves one of the four sisters...
79) Alex Cross
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[2013]
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Follows the young homicide detective/psychologist as he meets his match in a serial killer. The two face off in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse, but when the mission gets personal, Cross is pushed to the edge of his moral and psychological limits in this taut and exciting action thriller.
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Of all Jane Austen's books, Pride and Prejudice has earned a special place in the hearts of the reading public as her best-loved and most intimately known novel. From its famous opening sentence the story of the Bennet family and of the novel's two protagonists, Elizabeth and Darcy, told with a wit that its author feared might prove 'rather too light and bright, and sparkling', delights its most familiar readers as thoroughly as it does those who...
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