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Five people you meet in Heaven volume 1
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English
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Eddie awakes in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a destination. It's a place where your life is explained to you by five people, some of whom you knew, others who may have been strangers. One by one, from childhood to soldier to old age, Eddie's five people revisit their connections to him on earth, illuminating the mysteries of his "meaningless" life, and revealing the haunting secret behind the eternal question: "Why was I here?"...
2) Bare bones
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Temperance Brennan mysteries volume 6
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
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World-class forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs explores the shocking story behind a puzzling cache of bones, in this powerful new Temperance Brennan thriller. Abridged. 5 CDs.
3) Naked prey
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Lucas Davenport's old boss, Rose Marie Roux, has moved up and taken Lucas with her, creating for him a special troubleshooting job for the cases that are too complicated for others to handle--cases like when two people, a white woman and a black man, are found hanging naked from a tree in the woods of northern Minnesota.
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Christmas hope series volume 2
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English
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The heartwarming sequel to the beloved New York Times bestseller The Christmas Shoes. From NewSong's smash-hit #1 single, to the blockbuster CBS television movie, to the New York Times bestselling novel, The Christmas Shoes has touched people's lives. Now, the story continues in The Christmas Blessing. Nathan Andrews is now a man; his greatest wish is to be a doctor. But beyond his studies of medicine, Nathan realizes there are still things to be...
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Harry Potter (Original series) volume 5
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English
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"There is a door at the end of a silent corridor. And it's haunting Harry Potter's dreams. Why else would he be waking in the middle of the night, screaming in terror? It's not just the upcoming O.W.L. exams; a new teacher with a personality like poisoned honey; a venomous, disgruntled house-elf; or even the growing threat of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Now Harry Potter is faced with the unreliability of the very government of the magical world and...
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MaddAddam trilogy volume 1
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English
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The first book of the MaddAddam trilogy explores a world that has been devastated by ecological and scientific disasters. It is at once a love story and a compelling vision of the future. Snowman, known as Jimmy before mankind was overwhelmed by a plague, is struggling to survive in a world where he may be the last human, and mourning the loss of his best friend, Crake, and the beautiful and elusive Oryx whom they both loved. In search of answers,...
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Wheel of time volume 10
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English
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"Mat flees with the kidnapped Daughter of the Nine Moons, whom he is fated to marry, pursued by the army of the Seanchan Empire as well as by the Dark One. Perrin is trying to rescue his wife, Faile, from the Shaido. Egwene, now Amyrlin of the rebel Aes Sedai, and her forces lay siege to the White Tower, where Elaida wears the Amyrlin shawl. The Aes Sadai must be reunited to defend against the Dark One. And Rand al' Thor, the Dragon Reborn, faces...
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Commander Adam Dalgliesh is already acquainted with the Dupayne--a museum dedicated to the interwar years, with a room celebrating the most notorious murders of that time--when he is called to investigate the killing of one of the family trustees. He soon discovers that the victim was seeking to close the museum against the wishes of the fellow trustees and the Dupayne's devoted staff. Everyone, it seems, has something to gain from the crime. When...
9) To the nines
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Stephanie Plum mysteries volume 9
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English
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Pursuing a skip, Stephanie travels to Las Vegas, where she meets up with Sally Sweet, Joe Morelli, and Ranger, and works to outmaneuver a trio of mobsters who are determined to prevent Stephanie's return home.
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Harry Bosch mysteries volume 9
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English
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Retired LAPD detective Harry Bosch reopens a murder case, determined to find justice for a young production assistant murdered on a movie set four years ago.
11) Remember when
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In two related stories, Laine and an enigmatic stranger look for the answer to a cryptic warning given her by her dead uncle but never fully recover the treasure involved while, years later, Dallas is determind to recover the diamonds herself and stop the deaths that have surrounded them for decades.
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