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Christ Among Us: A Modern Presentation of the Catholic Faith for Adults

Christ Among Us: A Modern Presentation of the Catholic Faith for Adults

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The Life of Saul Bellow, Volume 1: To Fame and Fortune, 1915-1964

The Life of Saul Bellow, Volume 1: To Fame and Fortune, 1915-1964

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Adventures in Human Being: A Grand Tour from the Cranium to the Calcaneum

Adventures in Human Being: A Grand Tour from the Cranium to the Calcaneum

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Another Man's War: The True Story of One Man's Battle to Save Children in the Sudan

Another Man's War: The True Story of One Man's Battle to Save Children in the Sudan

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Thomas Nelson

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Coming Home To Jerusalem: A Personal Journey

Coming Home To Jerusalem: A Personal Journey

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Shaking the Gates of Hell: A Search for Family and Truth in the Wake of the Civil Rights Revolution

Shaking the Gates of Hell: A Search for Family and Truth in the Wake of the Civil Rights Revolution

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Einstein's Daughter: The Search for Lieserl

Einstein's Daughter: The Search for Lieserl

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Sleep Demons: An Insomniac's Memoir

Sleep Demons: An Insomniac's Memoir

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Mentors, Muses & Monsters: 30 Writers on the People Who Changed Their Lives (Excelsior Editions)

Mentors, Muses & Monsters: 30 Writers on the People Who Changed Their Lives (Excelsior Editions)

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Keeping the Feast: One Couple's Story of Love, Food, and Healing

Keeping the Feast: One Couple's Story of Love, Food, and Healing

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The Way the World Works: Essays

The Way the World Works: Essays

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Simon & Schuster

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Reagan's America

Reagan's America

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More Than Words

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All Is Not LOST: How I Friended Failure on the Island and Found a Way Home

All Is Not LOST: How I Friended Failure on the Island and Found a Way Home

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Un-American: A Soldier's Reckoning of Our Longest War

Un-American: A Soldier's Reckoning of Our Longest War

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Come Here: A Man Overcomes the Tragic Aftermath of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Come Here: A Man Overcomes the Tragic Aftermath of Childhood Sexual Abuse

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Hemingway in Italy (Armchair Traveller)

Hemingway in Italy (Armchair Traveller)

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Freefall to Fly: A Breathtaking Journey Toward a Life of Meaning

Freefall to Fly: A Breathtaking Journey Toward a Life of Meaning

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This Is My Country, What's Yours?: A Literary Atlas of Canada

This Is My Country, What's Yours?: A Literary Atlas of Canada

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In the Shadow of Greatness: Voices of Leadership, Sacrifice, and Service from America's Longest War

In the Shadow of Greatness: Voices of Leadership, Sacrifice, and Service from America's Longest War

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Naval Institute Press

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The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer

The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer

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Internal Combustion: The True Story of a Marriage and a Murder in the Motor City

Internal Combustion: The True Story of a Marriage and a Murder in the Motor City

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Ghosts in the Garden: Reflections on Endings, Beginnings, and the Unearthing of Self

Ghosts in the Garden: Reflections on Endings, Beginnings, and the Unearthing of Self

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New World Library

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The Woman Who Raised the Buddha: The Extraordinary Life of Mahaprajapati

The Woman Who Raised the Buddha: The Extraordinary Life of Mahaprajapati

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Shambhala

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Fashioned to Reign: Empowering Women to Fulfill Their Divine Destiny

Fashioned to Reign: Empowering Women to Fulfill Their Divine Destiny

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John, Paul, George & Ringo: The Definitive Illustrated Chronicle of The Beatles, 1960-1970- Rare Photographs, Ephemera, and Day-By-Day Timeline

John, Paul, George & Ringo: The Definitive Illustrated Chronicle of The Beatles, 1960-1970- Rare Photographs, Ephemera, and Day-By-Day Timeline

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Sterling Publishing

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This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record

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St. Martin's Press

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Napkin Notes: Make Lunch Meaningful, Life Will Follow

Napkin Notes: Make Lunch Meaningful, Life Will Follow

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More Than Words

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Founding Mothers: the Women Who Raised Our Nation

Founding Mothers: the Women Who Raised Our Nation

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More Than Words

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Lake Effect

Lake Effect

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More Than Words

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The Class of 1846: From West Point to Appomatox- Stonewall Jackson, George McClellan and Their Brothers

The Class of 1846: From West Point to Appomatox- Stonewall Jackson, George McClellan and Their Brothers

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Ballantine Books

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Parisian Lives: Samuel Beckett, Simone de Beauvoir, and Me: A Memoir

Parisian Lives: Samuel Beckett, Simone de Beauvoir, and Me: A Memoir

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Anchor

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Always A Pleasure: Mortality, Friendship, Alzheimer's, Loss

Always A Pleasure: Mortality, Friendship, Alzheimer's, Loss

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Remember Books

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Distant Relations: How My Ancestors Colonized North America

Distant Relations: How My Ancestors Colonized North America

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Half-Jew: A Daughter's Search For Her Family's Buried Past

Half-Jew: A Daughter's Search For Her Family's Buried Past

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My Name Is Iran: A Memoir

My Name Is Iran: A Memoir

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St. Martins Press-3PL

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Can I Keep My Jersey?: 11 Teams, 5 Countries, and 4 Years in My Life as a Basketball Vagabond

Can I Keep My Jersey?: 11 Teams, 5 Countries, and 4 Years in My Life as a Basketball Vagabond

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Villard

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Can I Keep My Jersey?: 11 Teams, 5 Countries, and 4 Years in My Life as a Basketball Vagabond

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Can I Keep My Jersey?: 11 Teams, 5 Countries, and 4 Years in My Life as a Basketball Vagabond

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