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The Dark Tower, Book 1

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 9:12:57 PST

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Stephen King has recently concluded his masterpiece Dark Tower series with The Dark Tower, bringing new readers to this odyssey. This edition of The Gunslinger includes newly-written material and an introduction by the author.

The Poisonwood Bible

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 9:05:12 PST

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『The Mosquito Coast』の読者ならご存じのとおり、理想を追って家族を遠い異国の地にまで引っ張り出す男は、ろくな目に遭わない。『At Play in the Fields of the Lord』や『Kalimantaan』を読んだ人なら、宣教師が小説の舞台に立つと、たちまち、あらゆる責め苦がその身に降りかかってくることを知っているだろう。したがって本書でも、宣教師ネーサン・プライスが妻と4人の娘を連れてアフリカに降り立つ場面ですでに、彼らが救いとは無縁であることがわかる。舞台は1959年のベルギー領コンゴ。バプテスト派の伝道師ネーサンは、神の言葉を広めるため、小型機でしかたどり着けない奥地の村にやって来る。しかしネーサンとその家族が整えてきた支度はお粗末そのものだった。「私たち、ジョージア州のベツレヘムから、ベティー・クロッカーのケーキミックスを持ってジャングルにや ...

I am legend

Mon, 4 Aug 2008 7:58:54 PST

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Old Man's War

Mon, 4 Aug 2008 7:53:38 PST

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With his wife dead and buried, and life nearly over at 75, John Perry takes the only logical course of action left: he joins the army. Now better known as the Colonial Defense Force (CDF), Perry's service-of-choice has extended its reach into interstellar space to pave the way for human colonization of other planets while fending off marauding aliens. The CDF has a trick up its sleeve that makes ...

The Canon

Mon, 4 Aug 2008 7:51:59 PST

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With the intelligence and exuberance that rocketed Woman to international acclaim, best-selling science writer Natalie Angier distills the scientific canon to the absolute essentials in a work that is both entertaining and inspiring. Angier interviewed hosts of scientists, posing the simple question What do you wish everyone knew about science? The Canon provides their answers, covering the fund ...

The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes

Mon, 4 Aug 2008 7:49:20 PST

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"Wake up, sir. We're here." It's a simple enough opening line--although not many would have guessed back in 1991 that this would lead to one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comics of the second half of the century. In Preludes and Nocturnes, Neil Gaiman weaves the story of a man interested in capturing the physical manifestation of Death but who instead captures the King of Dreams ...

Brother Odd

Mon, 4 Aug 2008 7:48:01 PST

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Odd Thomas

Mon, 4 Aug 2008 7:47:17 PST

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“The dead don't talk. I don't know why.” But they do try to communicate, with a short-order cook in a small desert town serving as their reluctant confidant. Odd Thomas thinks of himself as an ordinary guy, if possessed of a certain measure of talent at the Pico Mundo Grill and rapturously in love with the most beautiful girl in the world, Stormy Llewellyn. Maybe he has a gift, maybe it’s a cur ...

Anansi Boys

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 8:33:49 PST

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Anansi Boys God is dead. Meet the kids. When Fat Charlie's dad named something, it stuck. Like calling Fat Charlie "Fat Charlie." Even now, twenty years later, Charlie Nancy can't shake that name, one of the many embarrassing "gifts" his father bestowed -- before he dropped dead on a karaoke stage and ruined Fat Charlie's life. Mr. Nancy left Fat Charlie things. Things like the tall, good-look ...

American Gods

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 8:28:58 PST

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Shadow is a man with a past and wants nothing more now than to live a quiet life with his wife. When his wife is killed in a terrible accident, Shadow flies home for the funeral. As a raging storm rocks the plane, the strange man in the seat next to Shadow introduces himself as Mr. Wednesday. He knows more about Shadow than is possible--and he warns Shadow an even bigger storm is coming.

Black House

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:26:24 PST

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Twenty years ago, a boy named Jack Sawyer travelled to a parallel universe called The Territories to save his mother and her Territories "twinner" from a premature and agonizing death that would have brought cataclysm to the other world. Now Jack is a retired Los Angeles homicide detective living in the nearly nonexistent hamlet of Tamarack, WI. He has no recollection of his adventures in the Ter ...

The Talisman

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:26:23 PST

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In celebration of the publication of Stephen King and Peter Straub's extraordinary new thriller, Black House, we offer here the story that started it all -- The Talisman. On a brisk autumn day, a twelve-year-old boy stands on the shores of thegray Atlantic, near a silent amusement park and a fading ocean resortcalled the Alhambra. The past has driven Jack Sawyer here: his father isgone, his moth ...

Physics the Easy Way

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:19:21 PST

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Here is an introduction to physics for high school students, college-101 courses, or students looking for a self-teaching introduction to this sometimes intimidating science. The author makes physics easier to comprehend by using ordinary language to explain concepts. Mathematical techniques, limited to elementary algebra, are introduced and used throughout to provide the necessary rigor and to g ...

The wedding

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 6:47:21 PST

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Only a master could top the stunning success of For the Roses, and Julie Garwood has proven once again why she "attracts readers like beautiful heroines attract dashing heroes" (USA Today) with this joyous New York Times bestseller. Returning to the enchanting world of her classic The Bride, she brings the soaring adventure, love and rivalry of medieval Scotland to glorious life in a delightful t ...

For the Roses

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 6:46:10 PST

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The Clayborne brothers were a rough gang of street urchins -- until they found an abandoned baby girl in a New York City alley, named her Mary Rose, and headed to Blue Belle, Montana, to raise her to be a lady. They became a family -- held together by loyalty and love if not blood -- when suddenly a stranger threatened to tear them apart...Lord Harrison Stanford MacDonald brandished a six-shooter ...

Guardian Angel

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 6:42:37 PST

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New York Times bestselling author Julie Garwood takes breathless sensuality to thrilling heights in this unforgettable adventure of passion and intrigue.The Emerald flew across the seas, carrying the pirate Pagan -- despised by the ton, whose riches he plundered, and beloved by the poor, whose plight was eased by his gifts.The Marquess of Cainewood vows to hunt down the pirate wretch in revenge f ...

Rebellious Desire

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 6:41:50 PST

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Of all the dukes in England, Jered Marcus Benton, the Duke of Bradford, was the wealthiest, most handsome -- and most arrogant. And of all London's ladies, he wanted the tender obedience of only one -- Caroline Richmond.She was a ravishing beauty from Boston, with a mysterious past and a fiery spirit. Drawn to the powerful duke, undeterred by his presumptuous airs, Caroline was determined to win ...

Castles

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 6:40:43 PST

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Orpahned and besieged, Princess Alesandra knew that only hasty marriage to an Englishman could protect her from the turmoil in her own land. To the amusement of her makeshift guardian, Colin, younger brother of the Marquess of Cainewood, the bold raven-haired beauty instantly captivated London society. But when Alesandra was nearly abducted by her unscrupulous countrymen, the fighting instincts t ...

Gentle Warrior

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 6:39:52 PST

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Ransom comes an exquisite tender tale of love, adventure and passion! In feudal England, Elizabeth Montwright barely escaped the massacre that destroyed her family and exiled her from her ancestral castle. Bent on revenge, she rode again through the fortress gates, disguised as a peasant...to seek aid from Geoffrey Berkley, the powerful baron who ha ...

Saving Grace

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 6:39:16 PST

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In this splendid New York Times bestseller, Julie Garwood brilliantly crafts the majestic story of a young Englishwoman determined to fight for her freedom...a woman whose life would be transformed by the rare, unexpected gift of love.When Lady Johanna learned that she was a widow, she vowed she would never marry again. Only sixteen, already she possessed a strength of will that impressed all who ...

The Prize

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 6:38:34 PST

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In the resplendence of William the Conqueror's London court, the lovely Saxon captive, Nicholaa was forced to choose a husband from the assembled Norman nobles. She chose Royce, a baron warrior whose fierce demeanor could not conceal his chivalrous and tender heart. Resourceful, rebellious and utterly naive, Nicholaa vowed to bend Royce to her will, despite the whirlwind of feelings he aroused in ...

The Gift

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 6:37:07 PST

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A child bride, Sara Winchester had grown into a winsome beauty, joyfully anticipating the day when her husband Nathan, Marquess of St. James, would return to claim her heart at last. Charmingly innocent, she dismissed the ancient feud that divided Nathan's family from her own...and she was totally unaware of his past exploits as the notorious pirate, Pagan. The man who now stood before her was pe ...

The Lion's Lady

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 6:36:20 PST

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Christina Bennett had taken London society by storm. The ravishing beauty guarded the secret of her mysterious past until the night Lyon, Marquis of Lyonwood, stole a searching, sensuous kiss. An arrogant nobleman with a pirate's passions, he tasted the wild fire smoldering beneath Christina's cool charm and swore to posess her...But the fiesty and defiant Christina would not be so easily conquer ...

Honor's Splendour

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 6:35:21 PST

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In the feuding English court, gentle Lady Madelyne suffered the cruel whims of her ruthless brother, Baron Louddon. Then, in vengeance for a bitter crime, Baron Duncan of Wextonthe Wolfunleashed his warriors against Louddon's main. Exquisite Madelyne was the prize he catured...but when he gazed upon the proud beauty, he pledged to protect her with his life. In his rough-hewn castle, Duncan prov ...

The Secret

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 6:34:04 PST

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Judith Hampton was as beautiful as she was proud and loyal. Her dear Scottish friend from childhood was about to give birth, and Judith had promised to be at her side. But there was another, private reason for the journey from her bleak English home to the Highlands: to meet the father she had never known, the Laird Maclean. Nothing prepared her, however, for the sight of the Scottish barbarian w ...

Until You

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 6:27:20 PST

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New York Times bestselling author Judith McNaught sweeps readers from the wilds of America to elegant 1820s London in this unforgettable romantic adventure.A teacher in a school for wealthy young ladies, Sheridan, Bromleigh is hired to accompany one of her students, heiress Charise Lancaster, to England to meet her fiancé. When her charge elopes with a stranger, Sheridan wonders how she will ever ...

Almost Heaven

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 6:24:08 PST

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In this classic novel of two willful lovers caught in a breathless adventure of deception and betrayal, #1 New York Times bestselling author Judith McNaught has created a powerful and unforgettable masterpiece.ELIZABETH CAMERONThe Countess of Havenhurst possessed a rare gentleness and fierce courage to match her exquisite beauty. But her reputation is shattered when she is discovered in the arms ...

Once and Always

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 6:23:18 PST

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Across the vast ocean sailed Victoria Seaton, a free-spirited American beauty left suddenly orphaned and alone. Eager to claim her long-lost heritage, she was amazed at the formal elegance of Wakefield, the sumptuous English estate of her distant cousin...the notorious Lord Jason Fielding. Sought after at plays, operas, and balls by London's most fashionable ladies, Jason remained a mystery to Vi ...

A Kingdom of Dreams

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 6:22:49 PST

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From sweeping passion to taut suspense, Judith McNaught has entertained millions with a stunning array of emotions in nine dazzling bestsellers. In this beloved classic, "one of the best ever" (Rendezvous), two defiant hearts clash in a furious battle of wills -- in a glorious age of chivalry.Abducted from her convent school, headstrong Scottish beauty Jennifer Merrick does not easily surrender t ...

Something Wonderful

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 6:22:11 PST

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Bestselling author Judith McNaught masterfully portrays a remarkable heroine, and an unforgettable passion, in this powerfully moving love story -- one of her most beloved novels of all time!The tempestuous marriage of Alexandra Lawrence, an innocent country girl, and Jordan Townsende, the rich and powerful Duke of Hawthorne, is about to face its ultimate test of tender loyalty. Swept into the en ...

Whitney, My Love

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 6:21:07 PST

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Under the dark, languorous eyes of Clayton Westmoreland, the Duke of Claymore, Whitney Stone grew from a saucy hoyden into a ravishingly sensual woman. Fresh from her triumphs in Paris society, she returned to England to win the heart of Paul, her childhood love...only to be bargained away by her bankrupt father to the handsome, arrogant Duke. Outraged, she defies her new lord. But even as his s ...

Dragonfly in Amber

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 6:12:57 PST

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With her now-classic novel Outlander, Diana Gabaldon introduced two unforgettable characters — Claire Randall and Jamie Fraser — delighting readers with a story of adventure and love that spanned two centuries. Now Gabaldon returns to that extraordinary time and place in this vivid, powerful follow-up to Outlander.... For twenty years Claire Randall has kept her secrets. But now she is returnin ...

Outlander

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 6:11:27 PST

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Unrivaled storytelling ... unforgettable characters ... rich historical detail ... these are the hallmarks of Diana Gabaldon's work. Her "New York Times bestselling Outlander novels have earned the praise of critics and captured millions of readers. Here is the story that started it all, introducing two remarkable characters, Claire Randall and Jamie Fraser, in a spellbinding novel of passion a ...

Strangers

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:38:26 PST

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A handful of people from different backgrounds, living in different towns and cities across America, they had nothing in common--except fear. What dark secret bound them together? Deep in the heart of a sprawling desert, a dark memory called out to them, drawing them to the Tranquility Motel--where the terrifying truth was waiting... "This is a book with a capital B."--John D. MacDonald ...

Forever Odd

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:36:17 PST

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Every so often a character so captures the hearts and imaginations of readers that he seems to take on a life of his own long after the final page is turned. For such a character, one book is not enough—readers must know what happens next. Now Dean Koontz returns with the novel his fans have been demanding. With the emotional power and sheer storytelling artistry that are his trademarks, Koontz t ...

A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Sentence Patterns

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:50:18 PST

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Includes fifty of the most common basic patterns, sixty-nine variations of the basic patterns, formulas delineating basic pattern structure, definitions of the terms used and much more, make this a comprehensive and informative guide that will improve your Japanese.

Making sense of Japanese

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:50:18 PST

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Making Sense of Japanese is the fruit of one foolhardy American's thirty-year struggle to learn and teach the Language of the Infinite. Previously known as Gone Fishin', this book has brought Jay Rubin more feedback than any of his literary translations or scholarly tomes, "even if," he says, "you discount the hate mail from spin-casters and the stray gill-netter." To convey his conviction tha ...

Jennifer Government

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:46:34 PST

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Jennifer Government is Here to Help! In Max Barry’s twisted, hilarious vision of the near future, the world is run by giant American corporations (except for a few deluded holdouts like the French); taxes are illegal; employees take the last names of the companies they work for; The Police and The NRA are publicly-traded security firms; the U.S. government may only investigate crimes if they ca ...

English Simplified, 10th Edition

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:39:22 PST

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English Simplified is a conciseonly 64 pagesand inexpensive grammar handbook that covers every aspect of grammar and usage, as well as paragraphs, essays, and an introduction to research and documentation. English Simplified has long been the choice of instructors searching for a brief, inexpensive, easy-to-use handbook. English Simplified, 10/e continues to provide comprehensive coverage of ...

Raven

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:50:41 PST

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Sunshine

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:50:38 PST

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There hadn't been any trouble out at the lake for years, and Sunshine just needed a spot where she could be alone with her thoughts. Vampires never entered her mind. Until they found her.

One Door Away from Heaven

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:50:38 PST

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Hailed as "America's most popular suspense novelist" ("Rolling Stone) Dean Koontz has entered a rich new phase of his writing career that is yielding his most imaginative, meaningful, and popular work yet. At the height of his powers as a literary craftsman, he has won the acclaim of critics as well as the allegiance of millions of fans the world over, transforming the greatest fears and hopes ...

Twilight Eyes

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:50:38 PST

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Night Calls

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:50:37 PST

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The werewolves came shattering the peace of the village of Sun Return. Five were taken before the girl's parents agreed to give her up. They called in Cousin Cory, Aunt Marta, all the known practitioners. The ones who could teach me how to hide in a leaf, "dip" into minds, and find the secret herbs that heal. Her childhood now over, the girl must face the Dark of the Other Side.

Incubus Dreams

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:47:32 PST

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Anita is pushed to her limits-both professionally and passionately-when she is called in on what appears to be a case involving a vampire serial killer preying on strippers.

Cerulean Sins

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:47:32 PST

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Once a sworn enemy of all monsters, Anita is now the human consort of both Master Vampire Jean Claude and leopard shapeshifter Micah. When a centuries-old vampire hits St. Louis, Anita finds herself needing all the dark forces her passion can muster to save the ones she loves.

Obsidian Butterfly

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:47:32 PST

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There are a lot of monsters in Anita Blake's life. And some of them are human. One such individual is the man she calls Edward, a bounty hunter who specializes in the preternatural. He calls her to help him hunt down the greatest evil she has ever encountered. Something that kills and maims and vanishes into the night. Something Anita will have to face alone... Praise for the Anita Blake, Vamp ...

Narcissus in Chains

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:47:32 PST

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"I've never read a writer with a more fertile imagination - and fewer inhibitions about using it." (Diana Gabaldon) Six months of celibacy have made Anita crave the two men in her life like never before. But merging their powers together will give this mortal woman a taste of immortal hunger that she'll never be able to forget...

Bloody Bones

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:46:13 PST

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Meet Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter. Her 9-to-5 turns into 24-7 when three Missouri teenagers are killed-slaughtered in a way she has never seen before. Romantic thrills, erotic chills and the sexiest vampire in the business. (Jayne Ann Krentz)

Blue Moon

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:44:05 PST

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"Richard was an alpha werewolf. It was his only serious flaw. We'd broken up after I'd seen him eat somebody." Still, you never forget your ex-fiancé. And when Richard calls Anita Blake at three in the morning, she knows it won't be good news. It seems Richard had gotten himself thrown in jail on a rape charge. But Anita knows that though he is a monster, Richard's no rapist. And it's up to ...

Circus of the Damned

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:44:04 PST

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In Laurell Hamilton's wonderfully noir horror thrillers, Anita Blake never knows quite what is going to turn up walking the mean streets she lives on. She really does not appreciate the sexual attentions of Jean-Claude, vampire Master of the city she lives in and proprietor of the Circus of the Damned. No matter how cute he is, he is dead, and Anita gets enough of dead people in her work as zombi ...

The Killing Dance

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:44:04 PST

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Dating both a vampire and a werewolf isn't easy. But just to complicate Anita's already messy life, someone has put a price on her head. Love cannot save her this time, so she turns to Edward, hitman extraordinaire, for help. But finding the person behind the threat won't be easy, because as both a vampire hunter and zombie reanimator, Anita has made a lot of enemies-both human and otherwise.

Burnt Offerings

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:44:04 PST

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When an arsonist's fires begin licking at St. Louis's undead, it's up to Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter to save the very monsters she's sworn to destroy. Filled with nonstop action, witty dialog, and steamy sex...will appeal to fans of Anne Rice and Tanya Huff. (Library Journal)

The Lunatic Cafe

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:44:04 PST

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In Laurell K. Hamilton's New York Times bestselling novels, Vampire Hunter and zombie animator Anita Blake is an expert at sniffing out the bad from the good. But she's about to learn that nothing is ever as it seems-especially in matters of the not-so-human heart... Dating a werewolf with self-esteem issues is stressing Anita out. Especially when something-or someone-starts taking out the cit ...

The Laughing Corpse

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:44:04 PST

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Now available in hardcover for the first time, The Laughing Corpse takes readers back to a time when Anita's life was a bit less complicated. As the best Animator in the business-she's as good at raising the dead as she is at slaying the undead-she crosses paths with a creature from beyond the grave, a super-powerful zombie who is tearing a swath of murder through the city. And she discovers that ...

Guilty Pleasures

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:44:03 PST

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Published over ten years ago by Ace, Guilty Pleasures marked the debut of a series that was destined to grow from cult favorite to a major New York Times bestseller. Now, for long-time Anita Blake junkies and newfound fans, Guilty Pleasures makes its trade paperback debut. Readers will learn how Anita Blake started raising the dead-and killing the undead. And how she met Jean Claude, the master v ...

Fevre Dream

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:39:19 PST

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When struggling riverboat captain Abner Marsh receives an offer of partnership from a wealthy aristocrat, he suspects something’s amiss. But when he meets the hauntingly pale, steely-eyed Joshua York, he is certain. For York doesn’t care that the icy winter of 1857 has wiped out all but one of Marsh’s dilapidated fleet. Nor does he care that he won’t earn back his investment in a decade. York has ...

Interview with the Vampire

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:35:30 PST

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Here are the confessions of a vampire. Hypnotic, shocking, and chillingly erotic, this is a novel of mesmerizing beauty and astonishing force--a story of danger and flight, of love and loss, of suspense and resolution, and of the extraordinary power of the senses. It is a novel only Anne Rice could write.... "Magnificent, compulsively readable." CHICAGO TRIBUNE

A Kiss of Shadows

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:35:30 PST

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“My name is Meredith Gentry, but of course it’s not my real name. I dare not even whisper my true name after dark for fear that one hushed word will travel over the night winds to the soft ear of my aunt, the Queen of the Air and Darkness. She wants me dead. I don’t even know why.” Meredith Gentry, Princess of the high court of Faerie, is posing as a human in Los Angeles, living as a P.I. spec ...

The Queen of the Damned

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:35:30 PST

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"A welcome chance to catch up with old friends...Fascinating...When we emerge from its folds, there's good news on the last page: 'The chronicle of the vampires will continue.' Yum." PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER A feat of mesmerizing storytelling, a chilling entertainment, THE QUEEN OF THE DAMNED unleashes Akasha, the Queen herself, who has risen from a six-thousand year sleep to let loose the powers ...

The Year of the Lucy

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:33:21 PST

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Restoree

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:33:20 PST

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She was a restoree.She'd been kidnapped -- torn from Earth by a bizarre and nameless black force. Sara had no idea where she was or why she was in a beautiful new body...She'd been enslaved -- controlled by brutal guards and tamed by terror. She could not comprehend her role as a nurse for a man who appeared to be an idiot...She'd been awakened. But once she discovered that the planet she had bee ...

The Renegades of Pern

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:33:20 PST

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As long as the people of Pern could remember, the Holds had protectedthem from Thread, the deadly silver strands that fell from the sky. Inexchange for sanctuary in the huge stone fortresses, the people tithedto their Lord Holders, who in turn supported the dragonriders, Pern'sgreatest weapon against Thread.But not everyone on Pern was protected. Some had been rendered holdlessas punishment for w ...

The Skies of Pern

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:33:20 PST

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The long-awaited new Dragonriders of Pern® novel from bestselling author Anne McCaffrey It is a time of hope and regret, of endings and beginnings. The Red Star, that celestial curse whose eccentric orbit was responsible for Thread, has been shifted to a harmless orbit, and the current Threadfall will be the last. Technological marvels are changing the face of life on Pern, and the dragonride ...

Moreta

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:33:19 PST

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The Spell Singers

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:24:57 PST

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Get Off the Unicorn

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:24:54 PST

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Open these pages and discover fourteen remarkable stories of fantasy by a grand master of the genre. A wonderful writer, as well as successful and beloved by fans across the world, Anne McCaffrey has created an exciting collection of telepaths, secret gifts, dangerous missions, dragonriders, and more.Cover Art by Paul Alexander

Nerilka's Story

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:24:54 PST

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A deadly epidemic was sweeping across Pern. Everyone, holder anddragonrider alike, pitched in to help -- except Nerilka's father, whorefused to share Fort Hold's bounty with the other Holds. So, ashamed ofher family and determined to do her part, Nerilka packed up medicinesand supplies and sneaked off to aid her people.Her quest to help wherever she was most needed led her finally to RuathaHold, ...

Stitch in Snow

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:24:54 PST

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On a United States tour to promote her books, children's book author Dana Jane Lovell finds herself attracted to Dan Lowell, a fellow traveller stranded in a Denver blizzard, who is abruptly arrested for the brutal murder of his ex-wife.

Lady

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:24:53 PST

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They are the Caradynes, who for over 200 years have bred and trained horses of the finest caliber on Coernanagh. But all is not idyllic at hearth and home. Catriona, the youngest child, longs to ride her family's big jumpers and show horses. Her father Michael recognizes her gift, but her mother hates the very idea. All is in a stalemate until Lady Selina Healy enters their lives, and provides f ...

Killashandra

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:24:53 PST

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Killashandra Ree's life was one of catastrophic changes. She had joined the Heptite Guild to becoma a Crystal Singer, get rich, and forget her past.And at first everything went just as she had hoped. In one season on the deadly beautiful world of Ballybran, she had sung Black Crystal, grown wealthy, and met a man, who made her sorrows seem unworthy of notice.But then, a year later, a devastating ...

Dinosaur Planet

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:24:53 PST

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Kai and his beautiful co-leader Varian had a simple enough mission--to catalogue fauna and flora and search for new energy sources for the Federated Sentient Planets. But what they discovered was awesome. The creatures were larger, the resources were smaller, and the rescue ship had disappeared....

Dragonsdawn

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:24:52 PST

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The dragonmakersThe beautiful planet Pern seemed a paradise to its new colonists --until unimaginable terror turned it into hell. Suddenly deadly sporeswere falling like silver threads from the sky, devouring everything --and everyone -- in their path. It began to look as if the colony, cutoff from Earth and lacking the resources to combat the menace, wasdoomed.Then some of the colonists noticed ...

Polgara the Sorceress

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:19:22 PST

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She soars above a world of warriors, kings, and priests. The daughter of Belgarath and the shape-shifter Poledra, she has fought wars, plotted palace coups, and worked her powerful magic for three thousand years. Now, Polgara looks back at her magnificent life, in this fitting crown jewel to the saga that is the Eddings' Belgariad and Mallorean cycles. Her hair streaked white by her father's f ...

Belgarath the Sorcerer

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:19:22 PST

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Here, at last--the life story of Belgarath the Sorcerer and the great struggle that went before the Belgariad and The Malloreon. Only one man could tell of those near-forgotten times, when gods still walked the lands, giving comfort and counsel to their mortal children. Eddings joins forces with his wife, Leigh, on a journey to the awesome beginning of the desperate conflict between two mortally ...

Magician's Gambit

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:19:22 PST

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The Belgariad Book #3 Ce'Nedra, Imperial Princess of Tolnedra, was confused. Everyone knows the tales of the Orb protecting the West from the evil God Torak are just silly legends. But here she is, forced to join a dangerous quest to recover that stolen Orb. No one believes in sorcery, but Garion's aunt and grandfather seem to be the fabled sorcerers Polgara and Belgarath. Even young Garion i ...

Queen of Sorcery

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:19:22 PST

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"BELGARIAD is exactly the kind of fantasy I like. It has magic, adventure, humor, mystery, and a certain delightful human insight." PIERS ANTHONY The master Sorcerer Belgarath and his daughter Polgara the arch-Sorceress were on the trail of the Orb, seeking to regain its saving power before the final disaster prophesized by the legends. And with them went Garion, a simple farm boy only months b ...

Pawn of Prophecy

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:19:22 PST

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WHILE THE DARK GOD SLEPT Long ago, so the Storyteller claimed, the evil God Torak sought dominion and drove men and Gods to war. But Belgarath the Sorcerer led men to reclaim the Orb that protected men of the West. So long as it lay at Riva, the prophecy went, men would be safe. But that was only a story, and Garion did not believe in magic dooms, even though the dark man without a shadow had ...

Castle of Wizardry

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:19:21 PST

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END OF THE QUEST It had all begun with the theft of the Orb that had so long protected the West from the evil God Torak. Before that, Garion had been a simple farm boy. Afterward, he discovered that his aunt was really the Sorceress Polgara and his grandfather was Belgarath, the Eternal Man. Then, on the long quest to recover the Orb, Garion found to his dismay that he, too, was a sorcerer. N ...

Sorceress of Darshiva

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:17:58 PST

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Troubles and delays continued to mount as Garion, Belgarath, Polgara, and the company pursued Zandramas across the known world. Possessed by the Dark Destiny, she had stolen Garion's infant son to use in a ritual that would destroy all that was fair and good. Always the quest led onward, across and beyond the continent of Mallorea, where the Evil God Torak had once been supreme until Garion sle ...

Guardians of the West

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:17:30 PST

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A sequel to THE BELGARIAD, Garion has slain the evil God Torak, and fulfilled the prophecy. But suddenly another prophecy is foretold. Again a great evil is brewing in the East. And again Garion finds himself caught between two ancient Prophecies, with the fate of the world resting on him....

Demon Lord of Karanda

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:17:05 PST

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Book three of the Malloreon. Zandramas stole King Garion's infant son and fled, planning to use the child in a ritual that would make the Dark Destiny supreme. Garion and his friends followed, but now they were captives of Zakath, Emperor of Mallorea. Read by Camern Beierle. 13 CD's 15 Hrs.

The Stand

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:16:28 PST

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The Stand is an apocalyptic vision of the world, when a deadly virus runs amok around the globe. But that lethal virus is almost benign compared to the satanic force gathering minions from those still alive to destroy humanity and create a world populated by evil.

The Shining

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:09:30 PST

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"YOU'RE THE CARETAKER, SIR. YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN THE CARETAKER. I SHOULD KNOW, SIR. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN HERE...." -- DELBERT GRADY OF THE OVERLOOK HOTELTHE SHININGFirst published in 1977, The Shining quickly became a benchmark in the literary career of Stephen King. This tale of a troubled man hired to care for a remote mountain resort over the winter, his loyal wife, and their uniquely gifted son slo ...

The Stand

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:06:15 PST

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This is the way the world ends: with a nanosecond of computer error in a Defense Department laboratory and a million casual contacts that form the links in a chain letter of death. And here is the bleak new world of the day after: a world stripped of its institutions and emptied of 99 percent of its people. A world in which a handful of panicky survivors choose sides -- or are chosen. A world in ...

Enchanters' End Game

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:06:15 PST

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Belgariad, Book #5. Conclusion. The quest was over. The Orb of Aldur was restored. And yet the the Prophecy was unfulfilled. In the east, the evil God Torak was about to awaken and seek dominion. Somehow, Garion had to face the God, to kill or be killed. On the outcome of that dread duel rested the destiny of the world. Read by Cameron Beierle. 13 CD's 14 Hrs.

The Seeress of Kell

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:06:15 PST

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Book Five of the Melloreon. Time was running out for Garion and his companions in their quest to recover Garion's infant son and heir. If they could not locate the Place which Is No More, then Zandramas, the Child of Dark, would use Garion's son in a rite that would raise the Dark Prophecy to eternal domination over the universe. Read by Cameron Beierle. 15 CD's 16.9 Hrs.

The King of the Murgos

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 4:06:15 PST

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Book Two of the Malloreon. The infant son of Garion and Ce'nedra has been foully kidnapped. And thus, they begin the great quest to rescue the child, with the immortal Belgarath the Sorcerer, his daughter Polgara the Sorceress, and inevitably, the little Drasnina Silk. Read by Cameron Beierle 14 Cd's. 16 Hrs.

Everything's Eventual

Sun, 6 Jan 2008 11:49:08 PST

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The first collection of stories Stephen King has published since Nightmares & Dreamscapes nine years ago, Everything's Eventual includes one O. Henry Prize winner, two other award winners, four stories published by The New Yorker, and "Riding the Bullet," King's original e-book, which attracted over half a million online readers and became the most famous short story of the decade."Riding the Bul ...

Desperation

Sun, 6 Jan 2008 11:48:52 PST

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Stephen King, the world's bestselling author, that you do not want to visit...because it's pure hell to live there! In the desolate mining town of Desperation, Nevada, there is something very wrong. The local lawman is besieged by delusions of murderous grandeur, dead animals decorate the landscape, and visitors are few and far between. But when an unlucky group of travelers is waylaid in the d ...