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DESTINY DISRUPTED
by Tamim Ansary
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Review by Khaled Hosseini, author of "The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns"
"Ansary has written an informative and thoroughly engaging look at the past, present and future of Islam. With his seamless and charming prose, he challenges conventional wisdom and appeals for a fuller understanding of how Islam and the world at large have shaped each other. And that makes this book, in this uneasy, contentious post 9/11 world, a must-read."
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THE WIDOW’S HUSBAND
by Tamim Ansary
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Three years after the 1841 British occupation of Kabul, news of the invasion still hasn't reached the remote village of Char Bagh. Here, the biggest excitement of the season is a mysterious vagabond who has wandered onto a nearby hillside. Is he a madman? Perhaps. But he just might be a God-crazed madman, a malang, a man with the power to channel miracles. And indeed, he does soon begin to transform the lives of the villagers-the brooding headman Ibrahim, his djinn-haunted wife Soraya, the headman's charismatic sister-in-law, the widowed Khadija... But the isolation of Char Bagh is about to end.
The Widow's Husband, an epic work of historical fiction, is the first novel to tell the story of British imperialism from the Afghan side.
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WEST OF KABUL, EAST OF NEW YORK
by Tamim Ansary
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West of Kabul, East of New York is a literary memoir about growing up bi-cultural as the son of an Afghan father and the first American woman to marry and Afghan and live in Afghanistan. It describes life in Afghanistan in the fifties and early sixties, a harrowing journey across the Islamic world in 1979-1980, and life in America from the eighties to 9/11 against the background of the Afghan diaspora.
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MY LOST AND FOUND LIFE
by Melodie Bowsher
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Ashley Mitchell thinks she has the perfect life: popularity, a hot boyfriend, and great fashion sense. But Ashley’s world falls apart when her mother is accused of embezzling a million dollars, and no one can find her. Before she can say Dolce & Gabbana, Ashley’s life goes from perfect to pathetic.
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RULES FOR RENEGADES
by Christine Comaford-Lynch
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She’s never earned a high school or college diploma, but that didn’t stop Christine Comaford-Lynch from becoming a five-time CEO, multi-millionaire. Along the way she also experimented with roles as a Buddhist monk, innovator geek, geisha trainee, and many more unusual occupations. This provocative and funny business book reads like a novel, as Christine takes you to Bill Gates’ bedroom, the Clinton White House, L.A. County morgue, a geisha training room and other weird locations as she distills the lessons learned from her unlikely life.
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THE TUNNELS
by Michelle Gagnon
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An old, abandoned tunnel system beneath a prestigious New England university becomes the gruesome stalking grounds of a serial killer. The bodies of two female students are found mutilated and oddly positioned in the labyrinth, haunting symbols scrawled on the wall behind them.
In her decade with the F.B.I., Special Agent Kelly Jones has witnessed some of the worst crimes humanity can inflict--but the tragedy unfolding at her alma mater chills her to the bone. Evidence suggests there is a connection between the victims--daughters of powerful men. And elements of the killings point to a dark, ancient ritual. As the body count rises, so do the stakes. The killer is taunting Kelly, daring her to follow him down a dangerous path from which only one can emerge.
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BONEYARD
by Michelle Gagnon
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"I defy anyone to read the first chapter of Boneyard and put the book down.”- New York Times bestselling authorDouglas Preston
"Boneyard is a winner! A compelling page-turner that pays due attention to the human heart. It'll keep you up all night."- New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver
On the trail of a serial killer, the path splits in two… A mass gravesite unearthed on the Appalachian Trail puts FBI Agent Kelly Jones at the head of an investigation that crosses the line—from Massachusetts to Vermont, from wealthy vacationers to poor transients, from a serial killer to a copycat nemesis. As darkness falls, another victim is taken. Kelly must race to save him before he joins the rest…in the boneyard...
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THE GATEKEEPER
by Michelle Gagnon
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"High stakes, tension, excitement - I loved The Gatekeeper." - New York Times bestselling author Lee Child
Drugged then kidnapped, a young girl wakes up to a nightmare...
From the moment sixteen-year-old Madison Grant is abducted, an unthinkable terrorist plot is set in motion—pitting Special Agent Kelly Jones against her most powerful adversary yet. The kidnapper's ransom demands aren't monetary...they come at a cost that no American can afford to pay.
As Kelly's fiancé, Jake Riley, races to find Madison, Kelly is assigned to another disturbing case: the murder and dismemberment of a senator. At first the two cases don't appear to be related. But as Kelly navigates her way through the darkest communities of America — from skinheads to biker gangs to border militias — she discovers a horrible truth. A shadowy figure who calls himself The Gatekeeper is uniting hate groups, opening the door to the worst homegrown attack in American history.
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NOW OUT (IN GERMAN)!
PHARMA
by Rip Gerber
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Bioengineers in the Amazon rainforest manipulate the genetics of rare exotic plants; chaos ensues when rival powers including a ruthless pharmaceutical giant and a Brazilian drug lord attempt to control the resulting DNA, and it's up to a bioengineer, his son and a botantist to stop a biological outbreak that pits man against plant in this “science-packed, creepy, mesmerizing technothriller that grabs the reader by the throat.”
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THE JOURNEYMAN
by Rip Gerber
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When Musa, a young Iraqi haunted by a mysterious calling, leaves home to find his fortune in war-torn Baghdad, he unwittingly sets himself on a path of misery and death, until a series of fateful encounters forces him to confront the true purpose of his journey in this "epic, universal story of hope and personal will."
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GRAND PRIZE WINNER, BEST NEW INTERNATIONAL BOOK, 2009 LONDON BOOK FESTIVAL
BEST BUDDHIST WRITINGS OF 2010
LESSONS FOR THE LIVING: Stories of Forgiveness, Gratitude, and Courage at the End of Life
by Stan Goldberg
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When Stan Goldberg was diagnosed with cancer he chose to face his fear by helping others in the process of dying—he signed up as a hospice volunteer to be at the bedsides of people who are terminally ill. His experiences changed his view of death—and life—forever. Stan tells the stories of people he met in hospice. These very ordinary experiences shine a light on the great capacity of the human spirit for beauty, insight, forgiveness, and gratitude.
-USAToday "An inspiring and compassionate guide."
-PBS/This I Believe"Presents opportunities for emotional and spiritual growth for all of us on life’s journey."
-Roshi Joan Halifax, author of Being With Dying, "A wonderful, wise, and deeply personal book that brings you closer to the bone of life."
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READY TO LEARN: How to Help Your Preschooler Succeed
by Stan Goldberg
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Do you tell your preschooler one thing and they do the opposite? Are they easily distracted or unable to focus? If you suspect that your child may have a learning problem--or if you simply want to help them be ready--here is the book to read before he or she enters the school system: a realistic, humorous, and kind-hearted guide to helping your little one learn.
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ERGO SUM
by Yanina Gotsulsky
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Renowned anthropology professor Alexander Norwood encounters two mysterious crystal artifacts that incorporate an unknown metal, refract light into palpable optical illusions, and trigger psychosomatic phenomena that Shirley MacLaine and Carlos Casteneda would envy. On a whim the professor chooses not to let his schooling interfere with his education and to look into the origin of the crystals. Ah, how Fate loves a whim of iron! Norwood is hurled into a maelstrom of clandestine ideas, murder and conspiracy that razes his painstakingly forged career, propels him into Mexico in search of a mysterious ancient valley, unravels his notion of history, tests the limits of his beliefs and teaches him that "the nature of matter is transition; the nature of spirit is evolution."
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THE ULTIMATE RUSH
by Joe Quirk
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Chet Griffin, convicted computer hacker and San Francisco’s fastest rollerblading messenger, is given a simple assignment. But that delivery turns deadly. On a routine run, Chet’s messenger co-worker is murdered, and Chet barely escapes with his life. Turns out the package Chet was carrying contained a computer disk worth a cool billion. Chet enlists the help of his blue-haired skateboarder-chick buddy and his disabled superhacker roommate. Soon Chet is running for his life and wondering what price he’ll pay for the ultimate rush.
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IT'S NOT YOU. IT'S
BIOLOGY: THE SCIENCE OF LOVE SEX AND RELATIONSHIPS
by Joe Quirk
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Sex feels good. So why don’t women offer it indiscriminately? Committed intimacy is the deepest human need. So why are men so terrified of it?
It’s not the way we’re raised. It’s biology. Sperm-spreaders and womb-protectors have inherited different emotions from evolution.
A user’s manual for the opposite sex, It’s Not You. It’s Biology: The Science of Love, Sex, and Relationships, will show men and women how to use biology to make love work.
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EXULT
by Joe Quirk
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"Is a full life worth an early death?
Jack Ostruck is a hang glider pilot who loves to fly his glider, Icarus. But his passion for the skies drains his passion for life on earth. When someone he loves dies in a crash, the grieving mother demands that Jack come to the funeral and explain, to her entire family, why flying is worth her child's death. Jack's search for the answer will take him to mortuaries, mountaintops, an eagle’s nest, the heart of a storm, and finally to a funeral, where he delivers the answer."
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CALL TO THE RESCUE
by Joe Quirk
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An effort that began in 1975 with locals rescuing sea lions from nearby beaches has grown into the largest marine mammal facility in the world. The center's groundbreaking research and education programs now teach 100,000 people a year how our daily choices affect the marine habitat and our own. This celebration of the history and mission of the Marine Mammal Center is illustrated with full-color photographs and sprinkled with real-life rescue stories, making this a book for animal lovers, environmentalists, and students.
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SoMa
by Kemble Scott
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SoMa is the nickname for San Francisco’s gritty South of Market neighborhood. The novel tells the interwoven stories of twentysomethings on the prowl for thrills in the wake of the city’s infamous dot-com bust.
It’s a bit stranger than fiction. The places depicted in the book are real, and events are based on the true tales of the city. On one level, SoMa is like an insider’s guide to what’s really happening in San Francisco these days.
More provocatively, SoMa explores what it means to live in what is arguably America’s only open city. How do people act when everything is permissible? Where does this lead them? Have they lost their way, or found a better compass?
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The Sower
by Kemble Scott
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A scoundrel becomes the sole carrier of a cure for all diseases, but the only way to pass it to others is through sex. Some want him stopped. Some want him dead. Some just want him.
THE SOWER is the outrageous, twisted brand new thriller from Kemble Scott, author of the bestseller SoMa.
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FIVE THINGS I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT
by Holly Shumas
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"Nora Bishop is living a life of almosts. She’s almost thirty. Almost committed in her relationship. Almost employed. And she’s almost living her life. Stuck in what she terms her meta-life, she’s thinking and questioning everything to the point of self-sabotage. Then a friend asks Nora to rewrite an Internet dating profile, and the woman with the meta-life discovers her métier. As a Cyrano de Bergerac for the lovelorn, she asks her clients to name the five things they can’t live without. But what are hers? To get answers, Nora will have to stop asking questions. And then do the hardest thing of all: Find herself by losing herself…in real life."
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THE GOD PATENT
by Ransom Stephens
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The God Patent, is the story of a laid-off engineer caught between science and religion in a battle over the origin of the universe and the existence of the soul. Suspense literature that investigates the limits of faith and free will, it concludes with a description of the soul that requires not a leap but a mere step of faith.
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CHICKEN
BY David Henry Sterry
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Chicken is the unforgettable chronicle of the season spent walking the razor-sharp line between painful innocence and the allure of the abyss..A wide-eyed son of 1970s suburbia, within his first week at college David Henry Sterry was lured into a much darker world, servicing the lonely women of Hollywood.Chicken, the word is slang for a young male prostitute, revisits this year of living dangerously in a narrative of a dazzling inventiveness, comic brio,and searing candor. Shifting between tales of Sterry’s youth and his fascinating account of the Los Angeles Neverland of post-60s sexual excess, Chicken teams with Fellini-esqe characters and set pieces worthy of Dionysus. And when the life finally overwhelms him, Sterry's retreat from the profession will leave and indelible mark on readers minds and hearts. "Vibrant, outrageous... a wild souvenir of a checkered past." Janet Masland, New York Times
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PUTTING YOUR PASSION INTO PRINT
BY David Henry Sterry & Arielle Eckstut
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Putting Your Passion into Print is a step-by-step blow-by-blow explanation of how to take an idea you're passionate about, make a book out of it, and deliver it into the hands heads and hearts of readers all over the world. From coming up with the right idea, and figuring out how to pitch your book, to finding the right agent and/or publisher for you, this entertaining whirlwind workshop removes the smoke and mirrors from the ridiculous world of publishing.
"It is a must-have for every aspiring writer.... forthright, quite entertaining." Khaled Hosseini, Author of The Kite Runner
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MASTER OF CEREMONIES: A Tale of Sex, Murder, Rollerskates & Chippendales
by David Henry Sterry
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Manhattan mid-80s: Madonna debuts her bullet-bra at Danceteria, a 50-foot Brooke Shields jeans ad adorns Times Square, Wall Street is cash-happy, while at Chippendales-the world renowned male strip club- it’s raining men, and girls just wanna have fun in the club that’s infamous for late-night well-fueled parties that just don't stop. Acclaimed memoirist David Henry Sterry, author of Chicken, was literally at the center of the madness as the roller-skating emcee of the nightly beefcake parade.
Seedy glamour, dirty little secrets, hilarious backstage madness and unflinching, brutal honesty make David Henry Sterry's Master of Ceremonies a entertaining and moving memoir.
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