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The Handmaid's Tale is not only a radical and brilliant departure for Margaret Atwood, it is a novel of such power that the reader will be unable to forget its images and its forecast. Set in the near future, it describes life in what was once the United States, now called the Republic of Gilead, a monotheocracy that has reacted to social unrest and a sharply declining birthrate by reverting to, and going beyond, the repressive intolerance of the...
2) Beachcomber
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Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
343 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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Christy Petrino hadn't planned on a vacation on Ocracoke Island, but when she learns her fiancé and boss, suave Michael DePalma, is a "made man" and the Philadelphia law firm where she works is a front for the mob, she breaks her engagement and quits her job. But no one walks away from the DePalma family business so easily....Only if she delivers a locked briefcase to a motel on Ocracoke Island will she -- and her mother and sisters -- be free.
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Alessandra Cecchi becomes enchanted with a young painter her father has brought back from nortern Europe to decorate the chapel walls in the family's Florentine palazzo, but their relationship is interrupted when Alessandra's parents arrange her marriage to a wealthy older man.
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
339 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
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English
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Arkady Renko, Martin Cruz Smith's iconic sleuth returns with a case that epitomizes the New Russia. Pal Ivanov, powerful, vigorous, dangerous, and one of the nation's billionaire businessmen, has jumped to his death. When Renko is called in to investigate, he uncovers hidden demons and byzantine international plots that drove this oligarch to his death.
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Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
320 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
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While decorating Elm Creek Manor on Christmas Eve, Sarah McClure discovers an unfinished Christmas quilt. Only Sylvia Bergstrom Compson, the master quilter and matriarch of Elm Creek Manor, knows the story behind the quilt, revealing that it's the work of several generations of the Bergstrom family. Sarah suggests that they complete the quilt. Although reluctant at first, as they do so, Sylvia rediscovers the joy of the Christmas quilt.
8) Cold service
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G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2005.
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305 pages ; 24 cm.
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English
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When his closest ally, Hawk, is brutally injured and left for dead, Spenser embarks on an epic journey ro rehabilitate his friend in body and spirit.
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Large print ed.
Physical Desc
237 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
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Burned-out New Jersey narcotics officer Stephanie Lowe buys a house on the coast of Maine with intentions of opening a bed-and-breakfast, but a leaky toilet and other problems--including a ghost--lead her to a cooking gig on a schooner captained by Ivan, the man who sold her the place, whose good looks and charm suddenly seem more potent to Stephanie at sea than they did on land.
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Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
472 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
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English
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Sebastian Townshend, one of the most dashing bachelors in Kent, moves to the continent after being banished for dueling, where he becomes caught up in life as a mercenary, and it is not until the beautiful Lady Margaret Landor comes to find him, hoping he can protect his father from greedy heirs, that he believes he has a chance for redemption.
11) School days
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English
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Spenser is hired by Lily Ellsworth to investigate her grandson's involvement in a school shooting.
12) Two-dollar bill
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Series
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
298 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Stone Barrington, suave Manhattan cop-turned-lawyer, is suspicious when he is offered a very hefty retainer to manage the affairs of Texan Billy Bob Barnstormer, and he soon discovers he should have heeded his instincts when his new client, who is wanted by the CIA and the U.S. attorney's office, leaves a dead prostitute in the guest room.
13) The saboteurs
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Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2006
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605 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
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English
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As the war heats up, "Wild Bill" Donovan's agents suddenly find themselves battling on two fronts at once, and fate is just about to deal them a few surprises.
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Circle trilogy (Nora Roberts) volume 3
The circle trilogy volume 3
The circle trilogy volume no. 3
Thorndike Press large print core
The circle trilogy volume 3
The circle trilogy volume no. 3
Thorndike Press large print core
Publisher
Jove Books
Pub. Date
c 2006
Physical Desc
577 p. (large print) ; 21 cm.
Language
English
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Her face, so pale when she'd removed her cloak, had bloomed when her hand had taken the sword. Her eyes, so heavy, so somber, had gone as brilliant as the blade. And had simply sliced through him, keen as a sword, when they'd met his... In the kingdom of Geall, the scholarly Moira has taken up the sword of her people. Now, as queen, she must prepare her subjects for the greatest battle they will ever fight--against an enemy more vicious than any they...
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English
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A novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932. When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, drifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there...
16) Dead heat
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Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
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Max Moreton is a rising culinary star, until nearly all the guests who enjoyed one of his meals at a private catered affair fall victim to severe food poisoning. At his next obligation, an exclusive luncheon for forty in the glass-fronted private boxes at the 2,000 Guineas, a bomb blast rips through the private boxes, killing some of Max's trusted staff and many of the guests. Two close calls are too close for comfort, and Max vows to protect his...
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
223 p. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sylvia Compson, hoping to win over her new husband Andrew Cooper's daughter, Amy, who disapproves of her father's late-life marriage, takes up work on a long-unfinished quilt she calls New Year's Reflections, which brings back memories of youthful holiday celebrations and the reasons why she became estranged from her older sister, Claudia.
18) Now and then
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English
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When Spenser's client, Dennis Doherty, Doherty's wife, and her lover are found dead, Spenser tries to right the wrongs by avenging his client's death.
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Bantam Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
xiv, 252 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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The second honeymoon of Harry and Fair Haristeen in Shelbyville, Kentucky, goes awry when they attend a saddlebred show and their friend Joan's treasured pin goes missing, a horse groomer is found murdered, a movie star's mare is abducted, and the INS arrives looking for illegal aliens.
20) The river knows
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Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
355 p. 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In Victorian London, wealthy and handsome Anthony Stalbridge is investigating prominent Society member Elwin Hastings, whom Anthony suspects of being involved in his fianc�ee's death. While snooping around Hastings' mansion, Anthony stumbles upon undercover reporter and young widow Louisa Bryce, who is sniffing out whether Hastings is a partner in a notorious brothel. Forced to join forces, Anthony and Louisa uncover plenty of danger, dark secrets,...
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