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Alex Cross novels volume 26
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"A leader has fallen, and the procession route from Capitol Hill to the White House is lined with hundreds of thousands of mourners. None feel the loss of a President more keenly than Alex Cross, who has devoted his life to the public good. A sniper's bullet strikes a target in the heart of DC. Alex Cross's wife, Bree Stone, newly elevated chief of DC detectives, faces an ultimatum: solve the case, or lose the position for which she's worked her entire...
62) New girl in town
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Nine-year-old Liberty Porter, daughter of the President of the United States, starts at a new school and tries to be an exemplary First Daughter.
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Robert Langdon novels volume 3
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Symbologist Robert Langdon returns in this new thriller follow-up to The Da Vinci Code.
66) London bridges
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Alex Cross novels volume 10
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Alex Cross must face the world's most dangerous agents, criminals, and assassins. The fate of the world rests in his hands.
In broad desert daylight, a mysterious platoon of soldiers evacuates the entire population of Sunrise Valley, Nevada. Minutes later, a huge bomb detonates a hundred feet above the ground and lays waste to homes, cars, and playgrounds: a town annihilated in an instant. The Russian supercriminal known as the Wolf claims...
In broad desert daylight, a mysterious platoon of soldiers evacuates the entire population of Sunrise Valley, Nevada. Minutes later, a huge bomb detonates a hundred feet above the ground and lays waste to homes, cars, and playgrounds: a town annihilated in an instant. The Russian supercriminal known as the Wolf claims...
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Alex Cross novels volume 25
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"The charges: explosive. Alex Cross has never been on the wrong side of the law -- until now. Charged with gunning down followers of his nemesis Gary Soneji in cold blood, Cross is being turned into the poster child for trigger-happy cops who think they're above the law. Cross knows it was self-defense. But will a jury see it that way? The evidence: shocking. As Cross fights for his professional life and his freedom, his former partner John Sampson...
68) Go fetch!
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Magic bone volume 5
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[2014]
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English
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"When Sparky's owner leaves him with no one to play with, Sparky decides to beat the boredom with a bite of his magic bone. He finds himself in Washington, DC, among statues, a monument that looks like a giant stick, and a big white house with a huge yard (that he isn't allowed to play in). His new dog friend says he's happy roaming the city without his family, but Sparky isn't so sure he feels the same. Tag along as Sparky explores the United States...
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2011.
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When a mysterious box of barbecued chicken arrives for the First Kids, White House executive chef Olivia Paras discovers that the chicken is poisoned and fears that the new president and his family are being targeted by a madman.
70) The walker
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2008
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English
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Washington, D.C. Carter Page is a popular socialite who serves as confidant, companion and card partner to the wives of the most powerful men in America. When Carter's dearest friend finds herself on the brink of a scandal, he covers for her, Suddenly, he finds himself the chief suspect in a criminal investigation and this well-connected man-about-town becomes an outcast, hounded by the police and forced to hunt down the true culprit in order to clear...
71) The black paw
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Spy mice volume 1
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2006, 2005.
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English
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Two fifth-graders who are the targets of bullies and a mouse spy who has not only lost her job but is also on a mobster rat's hit list, meet at Washington D.C.'s International Spy Museum and go under cover to help each other out.
72) Capital
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[2003]
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Provides a history of Washington, D.C., focusing on the National Mall, its monuments and surrounding buildings.
73) The cutaway
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2017.
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"There's something about the disappearance of a beautiful young attorney--she leaves a Georgetown restaurant after a dispute with her husband, and is never seen alive again--that grips television news producer Virginia Knightly from the moment the 'missing' notice lands on her desk. A brilliant producer, but also a tormented soul and an isolated workaholic, Virginia--the only woman of power at her station--has an instant and eerie sense of connection...
74) Fonduing fathers
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2013.
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"Olivia has always believed that her father was an honorable man--until a trip to visit her mother reveals that he was dishonorably discharged from the army. Olivia is even more shocked to learn that he was brutally murdered because someone at his company suspected him of selling corporate secrets. Refusing to believe that her father was a scoundrel, Olivia won't rest until she proves his innocence. Enlisting the help of her boyfriend Gav, Olivia...
75) Affairs of steak
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2012.
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White House chef Olivia Paras and her arch nemesis, White House Sensitivity Director Peter Everett Sargeant, must work together to solve the double murder of one of the First Lady's assistants and the Chief of Staff--before they become the next victims of a merciless assassin with a secret agenda.
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Lucy Rose books volume 2
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2005.
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English
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Lucy Rose records in her diary her special summer plans--to make a keychain for her mother, to help decorate the living room, to prevent her parents' divorce, to vanquish some squirrels, and to enjoy a ninth birthday adventure with her father.
77) Brick by brick
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[2013]
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"The White House was created by many hands, several of them slaves', who will be remembered throughout history for their extrodinary feat" -- Cover verso.
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2019.
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Abraham Lincoln was a giant of a president, so it befits him to have a 19 x 19-feet marble statue enclosed in an enormous building on the mall in Washington, DC. Each spread in this book is packed with interesting, accessible text and photos that bring the story of Abraham Lincoln's Memorial to life. Readers will feel like they are on a virtual tour of the statue, building, and grounds as they learn about Lincoln and the builders of his historic memorial....
80) Triple Cross
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Alex Cross novels volume 30
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English
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Detective Alex Cross hunts down a serial killer who targets entire families--and who will next be coming for the Crosses. A precise killer, he always moves under the cover of darkness, flawlessly triggering no alarms, leaving no physical evidence. Cross and Sampson aren't the only ones investigating. Also in on this most intriguing case is the world's bestselling true-crime author, who sees patterns everyone else misses. The writer, Thomas Tull,...
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