ROBERT LUDLUM'S THE BOURNE SANCTION by Eric Van Lustbader (Thriller)
Jason Bourne returns to Georgetown University and the mild world of his alter ego, David Webb, hoping for normalcy. But after so many adrenaline-soaked years of risking his life, Bourne finds himself chafing under the quiet life of a linguistics professor. Aware of his frustrations, his academic mentor, Professor Specter, asks for help investigating the murder of a former student by a previously unknown Muslim extremist sect.
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THE COMMISSION: The Uncensored History of the 9/11 Investigation by Philip Shenon (Current Events)
New York Times reporter Philip Shenon scrutinizes the investigation of 9/11 and tells the inside story of the most important federal commission since the Warren Commission. Shenon uncovers startling new information about the inner workings of the 9/11 Commission and its relationship with the Bush White House.
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DEEP DISH by Mary Kay Andrews (Fiction)
Local cooking show hosts Gina Foxton and Tate Moody face off in a reality show competition. The prize is the starring role in his or her own series on the Cooking Channel. As much as Gina and Tate yearn to win, they reluctantly find themselves distracted by their attraction to each other, in this hilarious and delightful romp from bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews.
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FIREFLY LANE by Kristin Hannah (Fiction)
Kristin Hannah’s latest novel follows accomplished, independent Tully Hart and loyal, capable Kate Mularkey through three-and-a-half decades of friendship. From the mid-1970s and on into the new millennium, Tully and Kate buoy each other through life. Amid Tully's rise to fame as a television journalist and Kate's dream of raising a family, the two weather the storms of friendship --- jealousy, anger, hurt and resentment --- until a betrayal threatens to tear them apart forever.
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FIRST DAUGHTER by Eric Van Lustbader (Thriller)
When the incoming president's daughter is kidnapped, the incumbent administration seizes the opportunity to discredit a group of secular isolationists. Jack McClure, a man who suffers from dyslexia, is the only one who can see the truth behind the abduction.
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THE GATE HOUSE by Nelson DeMille (Suspense)
After much urging, Nelson DeMille has bowed to readers’ pleas and taken up the story of John and Susan Sutter 10 years after Susan killed her Mafia lover on the famed Gold Coast of Long Island. Back then, they went their separate ways. Now they’re back at Stanhope Hall, her family estate, and her dead lover’s son lives next door. These are ingredients that make for an explosive and highly entertaining story.
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THE GEOGRAPHY OF BLISS: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World by Eric Weiner (Travel Memoir)
THE GEOGRAPHY OF BLISS takes readers from America to Iceland to India in search of happiness, or, in Eric Weiner’s case, moments of "un-unhappiness." His debut uses a beguiling mixture of travel, psychology, science and humor to investigate not what happiness is, but where it is.
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GUILTY by Karen Robards (Romantic Suspense)
Kate White is a prosecutor in the Philadelphia DA's office and the single mother of an adored young son. But she has a dark secret in her past that threatens her new life, in this suspenseful and romantic thriller from New York Times bestselling author Karen Robards.
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HOLLYWOOD CROWS by Joseph Wambaugh (Crime Fiction)
Joseph Wambaugh has been writing police novels since an era when most officers were male and old-fashioned police work was the rule of the day. As police departments have moved into the 21st century so has Wambaugh’s writing. But the foundation of these police procedurals is the recognition that police officers are regular people. HOLLYWOOD CROWS, his 13th work of fiction, remains true to this fundamental concept.
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HOW NOT TO LOOK OLD: Fast and Effortless Ways to Look 10 Years Younger, 10 Pounds Lighter, 10 Times Better by Charla Krupp (Beauty/Style)
Forget getting older gracefully --- this is the beauty and style bible every woman has been waiting for! HOW NOT TO LOOK OLD is the first --- ever cheat sheet of to-dos and fast fixes that pay-off big time --- all from Charla and her friends, the best hair pros, makeup artists, designers, dermatologists, cosmetic dentists and personal shoppers in the biz.
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A MCKETTRICK CHRISTMAS by Linda Lael Miller (Fiction)
Lizzie McKettrick is coming home for Christmas. And Indian Rock’s new school teacher has a surprise in store for her family --- a special young man, Whitley Carson. He might seem a little too interested in the McKettrick money, but Lizzie’s certain Whitley cares for her deep down. Yet fate has a surprise of its own for Lizzie.
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THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY AND THE PERILOUS JOURNEY by Trenton Lee Stewart (Fiction/Action & Adventure)
The fabulous foursome readers embraced as The Mysterious Benedict Society is back with a new mission, significantly closer to home. After reuniting for a celebratory scavenger hunt, Reynie, Kate, Sticky and Constance are forced to go on an unexpected search --- a search to find Mr. Benedict. It seems that while he was preparing the kids' adventure, he stepped right into a trap orchestrated by his evil twin Mr. Curtain. Reviewed by Norah Piehl.
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OFF SEASON by Anne Rivers Siddons (Women’s Fiction)
For as long as she can remember, they were Cam and Lilly-- happily married, totally in love with each other, parents of a beautiful family, and partners in life. Then, after decades of marriage, it ended as every great love story does...in loss. After Cam's death, Lilly takes a lone road trip to her and Cam's favorite spot on the remote coast of Maine, the place where they fell in love over and over again, where their ghosts still dance. There, she looks hard to her past-- to a first love that ended in tragedy; to falling in love with Cam; to a marriage filled with exuberance, sheer life, and safety-- to try to figure out her future.
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