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THE DARKEST EVENING OF THE YEAR Dean Koontz
Who will be with you in the darkest hour?
Amy Redwing has devoted her life to rescuing dogs. But the unique bond she shares with Nickie, a golden retriever she saves in the most dangerous encounter of her life, is deeper than any she has ever known. In one night, their loyalty . . . Read more >
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THE COLLECTED SHORT STORIES OF LOUIS L’AMOUR, VOLUME Six—THE CRIME STORIES Louis L’Amour
One of America’s most beloved storytellers, Louis L’Amour’s vibrant tales of adventure bring the American West to life. Now, in this sixth volume of collected short stories, L’Amour takes us beyond the frontier with thirty-three gripping stories of crime, sports, and the murky world where the two often meet. From suspenseful . . . Read more >
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AMERICAN RIFLE: A BIOGRAPHY Alexander Rose
George Washington insisted that his portrait be painted with one. Daniel Boone created a legend with one. Abraham Lincoln shot them on the White House lawn. And Teddy Roosevelt had his specially customized.
Now, in this first-of-its-kind book, historian Alexander Rose delivers a colorful, engrossing biography of an American icon: the . . . Read more >
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HUSBANDRY: SEX, LOVE & DIRTY LAUNDRY—INSIDE THE MINDS OF MARRIED MEN Stephen Fried
At last, one husband reveals the answers
to some of mankind's greatest mysteries.
Why do men hog the remote? Refuse to stop and ask for directions? Have such a hard time sharing their emotions? Why can’t they drop their socks in the laundry basket instead of near it? What does a man mean . . . Read more >
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BONUS!
Watch a video interview with the author
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JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN
Dalton Trumbo
Look for the new motion picture in theaters this fall!
This was no ordinary war. This was a war to make the world safe for democracy. And if democracy was made safe, then nothing else mattered—not the millions of dead bodies, nor the thousands of ruined lives . . . This is no ordinary novel. This is a novel that never takes the easy way . . . Read more >
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BONUS!
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Teachers: download the study guide for the film
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Watch the video for Metallica’s “One” based on the original 1971 version of the film
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DEAD REIGN
T. A. Pratt
Death has come calling, and one woman
has what he wants most of all . . .
As chief sorcerer of Felport, Marla Mason thought she’d faced every kind of evil the magical world had to offer. But she’s never faced a killer like this. He’s dark, glib, handsome as the devil—and exactly who he says
. . . Read more >
Read Chapter One here
BONUS! Read a free Marla Mason short story.
Click here to download 'Pale Dog' by T.A. Pratt
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LIVING WITH THE DEAD
Kelley Armstrong
They’re smart, sexy, and supernatural. They’re the men and women of the Otherworld—a realm of witches, ghosts, and werewolves who live unseen among us. Only now a reckless killer has torn down the wall, trapping one very human woman in the supernatural cross fire.
Robyn Peltier moved to Los Angeles . . . Read more >
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THE TURN OF THE SCREW AND OTHER SHORT FICTION
Henry James
To read a story by Henry James is to enter a fully realized world unlike any other—a rich, perfectly crafted domain of vivid language and splendid, complex characters. Devious children, sparring lovers, capricious American girls, obtuse bachelors, sibylline spinsters, and charming Europeans populate these five fascinating nouvelles, which represent the author . . . Read more >
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NAPOLEON IN EGYPT
Paul Strathern
“Europe is a molehill . . . ”
Everything here is worn out . . . tiny Europe has not enough to offer.
We must set off for the Orient; that is where all the greatest glory is to be achieved.” —Napoleon
Napoleon’s invasion of Egypt was the first Western attack in modern times on a Middle Eastern country. In this remarkably rich . . . Read more >
Read Chapter One here
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GOOD LUCK
Whitney Gaskell
Lucy Parker wins the lottery on the worst day of her life. But can all the money in the world make up for a cheating boyfriend, a derailed career, and ending up in the middle of a media circus? Everyone wants a piece of Lucy . . . and all she wants is to escape . . . Read more >
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