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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2008)
Gloriously honest, enchanting and funny, this is a moving tale of post-war friendship, love and book...

The Light Between Oceans (2012)
"A novel set on a remote Australian island, where a childless couple live quietly running a lighthou...

Water for Elephants (2006)
Ninety-something-year-old Jacob Jankowski remembers his time in the circus as a young man during the...

The Brass Verdict (2008)
Things are finally looking up for defense attorney Mickey Haller. After two years of wrong turns, Ha...

The Scarecrow (2009)
Pursuing a big story in anticipation of his imminent layoff, Los Angeles reporter Jack McEvoy invest...

Summer Reading (2007)
The lives of three very different women--Lissy Snyder, an insecure newlywed and unwilling stepmother...

Freakonomics (2005)
The author offers his view of how the economy really works, examining issues from cheating and crime...

The Truth (2005)
A work of political satire draws on a wide range of resources to expose the mendacity of the Bush ad...

Unaccustomed Earth (2008)
Exploring the secrets and complexities lying at the heart of family life and relationships, a collec...

The Namesake (2003)
An incisive portrait of the immigrant experience follows the Ganguli family from their traditional l...

Einstein (2007)
By the author of the acclaimed bestseller Benjamin Franklin, this is the first full biography of Alb...

The Cookbook Collector (2010)
While technology company CEO Emily questions the choices she has made about her career and a long-di...

The Messenger (2006)
Recovering from a showdown with a master terrorist in Jerusalem, art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon ...

Widow's Tears (2013)
Herbalist ex-lawyer, China Bales, investigates the murder of a teller at the Pecan Springs bank and ...

How To Be a Good Wife (2013)
When she starts having visions that make her question everything she knows, Marta, who has always do...

Eats, Shoots & Leaves (2003)
Looks at the history of punctuation and the rules governing the use of apostrophes, commas, dashes, ...