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1) Winter prey
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In a rural area of northern Wisconsin, a family of three is savagely wiped out by the Iceman, who then torches their house. In pursuit of a damaging photograph, this fiend puts no value on human life. Enter Davenport, the laconic, slightly cynical ex-cop from Minneapolis, who uncovers several disturbing truths before determining the Iceman's identity.
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Border trilogy (Cormac McCarthy) volume 1
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Features the travels and toils of a 16 year old East Texan boy.
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Dave Robicheaux novels volume 7
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[1994]
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The search for a forgotten Nazi submarine sunk off the coast of New Orleans puts detective Dave Robicheaux and his family in serious danger.
6) Strip tease
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1993.
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A congressman caught with his "pants down" in a strip joint is blackmailed in this fast-paced tale of greed and political corruption.
7) The client
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"Eleven-year-old Mark Sway and his younger brother were sharing a forbidden cigarette when a chance encounter with a suicidal lawyer left Mark knowing a bloody and explosive secret: the whereabouts of the most-sought-after dead body in America ... Prosecutors are willing to break all the rules to make Mark talk. The mob will stop at nothing to keep him quiet. And [his lawyer] will do anything to protect her client--even take a last, desperate gamble...
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1993.
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When Isaiah, a six-year-old Inuit boy, is killed falling off the roof of a warehouse, his neighbour Smilla, a young woman who is generally misanthropic yet inclined to look out for Isaiah, refuses to believe it is an accident. Smilla begins her investigation in Copenhagen, where her powers of observation -- sharpened by her fascination with mathematics -- help her to solve the mystery.
10) Sacred clowns
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First there was the trouble at Saint Bonaventure boarding school. A teacher is dead, a boy is missing, and a councilwoman has put a lot of pressure on Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn and Officer Jim Chee -to find her grandson. Sitting on a rooftop watching sacred clowns perform their antics in a Puebla ceremonial, Chee spots the boy. Then, suddenly, the crowd is in commotion. One of the clowns has been savagely murdered. Without a single due, On and Leophorn...
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Do you feel like your life is a series of shattered dreams? Have you bought into the lie that you'll never amount to anything? In Think Big, Dr. Ben Carson is here to tell you some good news: none of that is true.
By learning to think big, Ben rose from his humble beginnings to create a life full of amazing accomplishments and international renown. He climbed from the academic bottom of his fifth-grade class to become—at
...13) Like water for chocolate: a novel in monthly installments, with recipes, romances, and home remedies
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Like water for chocolate volume 1
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1992.
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1993.
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The murdered woman could have been her double. When reporter Meghan Collins sees the sheet-wrapped corpse in a New York City hospital, she feels as if she's staring into her own face. And Meghan has troubles enough already without this bizarre experience. Nine months ago, her much-loved father's car spun off a New York bridge. Now, investigators are saying that there's no trace of his car in the river, and they suspect he faked his own death. With...
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Why don't men ask for directions when they're lost? Why do women always want to talk about feelings? If you've ever wondered, then join the millions who have found the answers in this breakthrough book that has remained on best-seller lists for over a year. Based on over 20 years of successful counseling, John Gray's proven, practical advice on understanding the different needs and communication styles of men and women is a step-by-step manual for...
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