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1 The Time Machine

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The Time Machine


H. G. Wells

The book contains a wealth of fascinating ideas and theories, many of which are still discussed today. ***** This edition includes an afterward by Dr. Paul Cook ...
2 Seduced by Moonlight (Meredith Gentry, Book 3)

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Seduced by Moonlight (Meredith Gentry, Book 3)


Laurell K. Hamilton

When her aunt, the sadistic Queen of Air and Darkness, becomes obsessed with securing the birth of an heir to the throne of Fairie, Meredith, who hides among ...
3 Starseeker

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Starseeker


Tim Bowler

A wonderfully rich novel fromCarnegie Medal winner, Tim Bowler, written with lyricism,drama, and power, andfilled with the sense of a universe bursting with ...
4 In Our Hearts We Were Giants: The Remarkable Story of the Lilliput Troupe: A Dwarf Family's Survival of the Holocaust

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In Our Hearts We Were Giants: The Remarkable Story of the Lilliput Troupe: A Dwarf Family's Survival of the Holocaust


Yehuda Koren, Eilat Negev

A moving, powerful tale of survival under the most extreme circumstances recalls the experiences of the Ovitz family, a troupe of performing dwarves, all relatives, who were deported to Auschwitz, but managed to stay alive, despite special ...
5 House of Leaves

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House of Leaves


Mark Z. Danielewski

A family relocates to a small house on Ash Tree Lane and discovers that the inside of their new home seems to be without boundaries. A first novel. Original.
6 Find Me

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Find Me


Carol O'Connell

When a children's gravesite is found along Adams Street, dozens of parents come seeking their missing children, some gone a decade or more, and Kathy Mallory, a ...
7 A Clockwork Orange

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A Clockwork Orange


Anthony Burgess

" This edition includes the controversial last chapter not published in the firstedition and Burgess's introduction "A Clockwork Orange Resucked."
8 Blood Price (BLOOD SERIES)

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Blood Price (BLOOD SERIES)


Tanya Huff

Former Toronto homicide detective Vicki Nelson witnesses the first in a wave ofsupernatural killings in the city, and becomes deeply involved in the ensuing ...
9 New Moon (Thorndike Press Large Print Literacy Bridge Series)

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New Moon (Thorndike Press Large Print Literacy Bridge Series)


Stephenie Meyer

Star-crossed lovers Bella and Edward face new obstacles in this vampire love story--thesecond installment of Meyer's #1 "New York Times"-bestselling Twilight ...
10 Violin

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Violin


Anne Rice

In grand Anne Rice tradition, the novel moves across time and continents, from 19th-century Vienna to present-day New Orleans, and is filled with history, ...
11 Piercing the Darkness

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Piercing the Darkness


Frank E. Peretti

In the tiny farming community of Bacon's Corner, an attempted murder, a case of mistaken identity, and a lawsuit against a struggling Christian school all lead ...
12 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy


Douglas Adams

Whether you are well versed in the antics of Arthur Dent, a mild-mannered Earthmanplucked from his planet seconds before it's demolished to make way for a ...
13 Current Indications for Growth Hormone Therapy (Endocrine Development)

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Current Indications for Growth Hormone Therapy (Endocrine Development)




It was concluded that therapy can increase short-term growth and improve (near) adult height but increases are such that treated individuals remain ...
14 Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7)

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Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7)


J. K. Rowling

15 Spies: A Novel

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Spies: A Novel


Michael Frayn

When a long-forgotten scent forces Stephen Wheatley to confront his past, he starts toremember a troubling childhood summer in wartime London where he and his ...
16 The Sword of Shannara

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The Sword of Shannara


Terry Brooks

The sole weapon against this Power of Darkness is the Sword of Shannara, which can be used only by a true heir of Shannara.
17 War and Peace (Everyman's Library classics)

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War and Peace (Everyman's Library classics)


L.N. Tolstoy

18 Hot Relationships: How to Know What You Want, Get What You Want, and Keep it Red Hot!

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Hot Relationships: How to Know What You Want, Get What You Want, and Keep it Red Hot!


Tracey Cox

A humorous and straightforward guide to intimate relationships explains how couples can enjoy commitment and passion, overcome temptation and unfaithfulness, ...
19 Against Tall Odds: Being a David in a Goliath World

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Against Tall Odds: Being a David in a Goliath World


Matt Roloff

In Matt's biography Against Tall Odds, readers view a world of fast-walking giants, where common obstacles for most are mountains for little people, and stares from strangers are the norm.
20 Bitten: Women of the Otherworld

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Bitten: Women of the Otherworld


Kelley Armstrong

Adopted by the Pack when bitten, Elena had spent years struggling with her resentment at having her life stolen away.
21 THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE

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THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE


Audrey Niffenegger

Praise for THE TIME TRAVELER' S WIFE "Niffenegger's storytelling is bold confident ... Niffenegger has written a soaring love story illuminated by dozens of ...
22 The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Music from the Motion Pictures Arranged for Big Note Piano

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The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Music from the Motion Pictures Arranged for Big Note Piano




Adorned with gorgeous color stills from the motion pictures, this is the ultimatemusical tour of Middle-earth for Late Elementary pianists.
23 Short Stature: From Folklore to Fact (First Book)

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Short Stature: From Folklore to Fact (First Book)


Elaine Landau

Explores the portrayal of dwarfs in folklore, the causes and treatment of dwarfism, andthe challenges of living in a society where bigger is thought to be ...
24 More Than a Carpenter

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More Than a Carpenter


Josh D. McDowell, Sean McDowell

Audio edition read by Sean McDowell. The story that could change your life. Skeptic JoshMcDowell thought Christians were out of their minds.
25 Remember When

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Remember When


Nora Roberts

Laine Tavish's past as the daughter of a con man comes back to haunt her, and shejoins forces with sexy Max Gannon to uncover the truth about a case that will ...
26 And the Trucks Quit Running

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And the Trucks Quit Running


Earl Conlon

Truckers across the country are being overwhelmed with regulations, outrageous fuelprices, abusive cops and unreasonable laws.
27 In the Little World: A True Story of Dwarfs, Love, and Trouble

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In the Little World: A True Story of Dwarfs, Love, and Trouble


John H. Richardson

Through these stories and musings, ranging from classic theories of beauty to the history of the disability movement, to postmodern theories of difference, Richardson presents a world that is a skewed reflection of our own -- and offers us ...
28 NIV Study Bible

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NIV Study Bible


Zondervan

Presents a full translation of the Bible, with explanatory introductions to each book and color illustrations.
29 King James Bible: 400th Anniversary Edition (Bible Kjv)

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King James Bible: 400th Anniversary Edition (Bible Kjv)


Gordon Campbell

This is the most authoritative edition of the King James Bible available.
30 Dead as a Doornail (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 5)

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Dead as a Doornail (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 5)


Charlaine Harris

Cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse turns sleuth to investigate a mysterious sniper who has set his sights on the local changeling population, especially when ...
31 A Spot of Bother: A Novel

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A Spot of Bother: A Novel


Mark Haddon

From the Hardcover edition.
32 Short: Walking Tall When You're Not Tall At All

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Short: Walking Tall When You're Not Tall At All


John Schwartz

A New York Times reporter takes a look at the marketing, psychology and mythology behindthe obsession with height and, with a reassuring message, reveals that ...
33 Dwarf: A Memoir

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Dwarf: A Memoir


Tiffanie DiDonato, Rennie Dyball

The author, born with diastrophic dysplasia, shares her quest to lead a normal life during which she underwent a series of surgeries that, after years of rehabilitation, allowed her to gain fourteen inches.
34 Little Man, Thinking Big: Little Jimmy's Autobiography

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Little Man, Thinking Big: Little Jimmy's Autobiography


James Mastrangelo

James Mastrangelo, Aka Little Jimmy is a little person who achieved great heights.
35 Jane Eyre: Fast Track Classics (Fast Track Classics Series)

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Jane Eyre: Fast Track Classics (Fast Track Classics Series)


Pauline Francis, Charlotte Bronte

Immediately recognized as a masterpiece when it was first published in 1847, Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre is an extraordinary coming-of-age story featuring one ...
36 The Battersea Park Road to Enlightenment

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The Battersea Park Road to Enlightenment




Nauseating aren't they? I want to become one of those. I want to find out how tolive life completely, abundantly, joyfully, stupidly. This is my quest.
37 Time to Say Hello . . .: The Autobiography

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Time to Say Hello . . .: The Autobiography


Katherine Jenkins

Packed with laughter, adventure, heartbreak and music, it is the tale of a dream comingtrue and one that will keep you gripped to the last note .
38 The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry

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The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry




The outlandish and often controversial verse of bohemians, beatniks, hippies, punks,slackers, and other social malcontents is collected in this unique primer ...
39 Music and Gender

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Music and Gender




Make that Margaret Atwood Murders in the Dark soundtrack. ... through the City," "Whisper Study," "Street Music"; 3: "Cordillera," "Zone of Silence Story"; ...
40 Normal at Any Cost: Tall Girls, Short Boys, and the Medical Industry's Quest toManipulate Height

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Normal at Any Cost: Tall Girls, Short Boys, and the Medical Industry's Quest toManipulate Height


Susan Cohen, Christine Cosgrove

two. girls,. two. continents. A NEW PATIENT The Australian newspaper articles that failed to mention the physical exams and the negative side effects the girls endured brought a deluge of new patients. One was Janet Cregan-Wood, slender ...
41 Two Foot Fred: How My Life Has Come Full Circle

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Two Foot Fred: How My Life Has Come Full Circle


Fred Gill, Lisa Wysocky

Two Foot Fred, country music celebrity, shares the story of his life, overcoming dwarfism to achieve success.
42 Little People: Learning to See the World Through My Daughter's Eyes

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Little People: Learning to See the World Through My Daughter's Eyes


Dan Kennedy

"So much for us to consider as we go through this extraordinary book-- how fate and chance determine the circumstances of our lives-- all told in wonderfully affecting and summoning language by a thoughtful and introspectively energetic ...
43 Prey

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Prey


Michael Crichton

They have been programmed as predators and mankind is the prey.
44 Tom Thumb: The Remarkable True Story of a Man in Miniature

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Tom Thumb: The Remarkable True Story of a Man in Miniature


George Sullivan

Shares the life of Charles Sherwood Stratton, describing his career, his travels around the world, his specially designed home, and his longtime friendship with the flamboyant P. T. Barnum.
45 The Mozart Conspiracy: A Novel

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The Mozart Conspiracy: A Novel


Scott Mariani

When Leigh and Ben receive a video documenting a ritual sacrifice performed by hoodedmen, they realize that the sect is still in existence today and will stop ...
46 The Person Behind the Syndrome

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The Person Behind the Syndrome


Peter Beighton, Greta Beighton

This book comes a decade after the publication of "The Man behind the Syndrome" and continues the presentation of people who have given their names to disorders or syndromes which are thought to have a significant genetic or chromosomal ...
47 Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)

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Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)




But to place that story in terms of victory and defeat is to reduce The Old Man and the Sea to a simple story of action rather than a rumination on the ...
48 Predator (Kay Scarpetta Mysteries)

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Predator (Kay Scarpetta Mysteries)


Patricia Cornwell

Kay Scarpetta and her colleague Pete Marino investigate the case of a man killed by a shotgun blast to the chest, while a woman is trapped in an abandoned house ...
49 Timeline

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Timeline


Michael Crichton

A new thriller by the best-selling author combines suspense with the latest in scientific knowledge
50 Holy Bible Text Edition NLT

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Holy Bible Text Edition NLT




This text Bible offers readers the clear and accurate New Living Translation along with features such as a topical verse finder, full-color maps, and a full-color presentation page at an affordable price.
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