| The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Part II.
| The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby is closely modelled on the eighteenth-century novels that Charles Dickens loved as a child, such as Robinson Crusoe, in which the fortunes of a hero shape the plot. The likeable young Nicholas, left penniless on the death of his father, sets off in search of better prospects. His meandering route to happiness includes work as a teacher at Dotheboys Hall, where the brutal Wackford Squeers ill-treats his impoverished pupils, and a spell as an actor with...More
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| Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man LP: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment
| Steve Harvey, the host of the nationally syndicated Steve Harvey Morning Show, can't count the number of impressive women he's met over the years, whether it's through the "Strawberry Letters" segment of his program or while on tour for his comedy shows. Yet when it comes to relationships, they can't figure out what makes men tick. Why? According to Steve it's because they're asking other women for advice when no one but another man can tell them how to find and keep a man. In Act Lik...More
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| I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell (movie tie-in): with 16 page photo insert
| The Book That Inspired The Movie My name is Tucker Max, and I am an asshole. I get excessively drunk at inappropriate times, disregard social norms, indulge every whim, ignore the consequences of my actions, mock idiots and posers, sleep with more women than is safe or reasonable, and just generally act like a raging dickhead. But, I do contribute to humanity in one very important way: I share my adventures with the world. --from the IntroductionActual reader feedback: "I find it truly...More
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| It's a Dog's Life (a romantic comedy with a canine sidekick)
| This is a NOVELLA of approximately 24,000 words = 70 odd pages.It's the first day of Ninna's job in the local animal shelter...and a dog is talking to her. Not just any dog...a fat, old, smart-alecky Basset Hound who says his name is Mosey. She can't quit, she needs this job. And then there's the yummy vet. Who turns out to live across the street from her in a much bigger house than her tiny house. Big enough to hold a few animals - including the mouthy Mosey. With all this going on, she doesn't...More
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| The Gift of the Magi
| Here is O'Henry's classic tale of love and devotion in a beautiful new gift edition, superbly illustrated and packaged in an elegant slipcase. Full-color illustrations.
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| Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?: The Autobiography of Aerosmith's Legendary Frontman. by Steven Tyler with David Dalton
| The long-awaited, never-before-told, no-holds-barred memoir from the legendary Aerosmith frontman. Finally, all the lurid tales of debauchery, sex, drugs and rock n' roll are told straight from the horse's lips as The Demon of Screamin' describes his unimaginable highs and unbelievable lows as lead singer of the biggest rock band in the world. Prolific frontman, rock icon and sex symbol, Steven Tyler is a living legend. With his raw, sharp-edged vocals, musical versatility and unprecedented son...More
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| I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down
| A personal and inspirational memoir from Grammy and Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson, focused on her amazing transformation as she embraced a healthy lifestyle and lost over eighty pounds.Soulful and sultry, Jennifer Hudson wowed the world with her powerful voice in American Idol's third season, and then took Hollywood by storm with a star turn in Dreamgirls that won her an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. But before we knew her as an American Idol standout, Jennifer was singin...More
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| Ivanhoe (Classic Collection (Brilliance Audio))
| A century has passed since the Norman Conquest, and England is still a colony of foreign warlords. Prince John is plotting to seize the throne from his brother, Richard the Lion-Hearted, and Robin Hood and his merry band are making fools out of the Sheriff of Nottingham. Wilfred, knight of Ivanhoe, the son of Cedric the Saxon, is in love with his father's ward, Rowena. Cedric, however, wishes her to marry Athelstane, a descendant of the royal Saxon line, whom Cedric hopes will restore the Sax...More
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| Kite Runner
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| Tic Tac Toe
| Play Tic Tac Toe (Naughts and Crosses) against your Kindle! This edition has 16 different games - the Kindle plays differently in each one. Some games are easy to beat, some hard, and some are impossible. On some games the Kindle makes the first move, the other games you get to move first. To play, you use the Kindle's controller to pick an empty square on the board to make your mark. The Kindle then takes its turn. All of the Kindle moves are pre-computed, but each of the 16 games are different...More
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| Then Again
| NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Janet Maslin, The New York Times • People • Vogue ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR —Financial Times • Chicago Sun-Times The Independent • Bookreporter The Sunday Business PostMom loved adages, quotes, slogans. There were always little reminders pasted on the kitchen wall. For example, the word THINK. I found THINK thumbtacked on a bulletin board in her darkroom. I saw it Scotch-taped on a pencil box she...More
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| The Sisters Brothers
| Hermann Kermit Warm is going to die. The enigmatic and powerful man known only as the Commodore has ordered it, and his henchmen, Eli and Charlie Sisters, will make sure of it. Though Eli doesn't share his brother's appetite for whiskey and killing, he's never known anything else. But their prey isn't an easy mark, and on the road from Oregon City to Warm's gold-mining claim outside Sacramento, Eli begins to question what he does for a living–and whom he does it for. With The Sisters Brothe...More
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| MANHASSET STORIES: A Baby Boomer Looks Back
| Manhasset, Long Island - a town immortalized in JR Moehringer's TENDER BAR - is the focus of 14 stories which encapsulate the early years in a town loved by all who were raised there in the mid-20th century. The author's local color pieces about Manhasset have been featured in the NEW YORK TIMES, as well as other newspapers and magazines.
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| Indian Fairy Tales
| This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
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| The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead [Paperback]
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| The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
| A national bestseller that has changed the way readers view the ecology of eating, this revolutionary book by award winner Michael Pollan asks the seemingly simple question: What should we have for dinner? Tracing from source to table each of the food chains that sustain us--whether industrial or organic, alternative or processed--he develops a portrait of the American way of eating. The result is a sweeping, surprising exploration of the hungers that have shaped our evolution, and of the profou...More
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| Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea
| When Chelsea Handler needs to get a few things off her chest, she appeals to a higher power—vodka. Seems reasonable, when considering that she discovered her boyfriend was having an affair with a Peekapoo and she had to pretend to be honeymooning with her father in order to upgrade to first class. Welcome to Chelsea’s world—a place where absurdity reigns supreme and a quick wit is the best line of defense.. In this highly entertaining, deliciously skewed collection, Chelsea mines her past ...More
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| Life
| The long-awaited autobiography of the guitarist, songwriter, singer, and founding member of the Rolling Stones. Ladies and gentlemen: Keith Richards.With The Rolling Stones, Keith Richards created the songs that roused the world, and he lived the original rock and roll life. Now, at last, the man himself tells his story of life in the crossfire hurricane. Listening obsessively to Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters records, learning guitar and forming a band with Mick Jagger and Brian Jones. The Roll...More
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| 1000 1/2 Random Facts 'Cause I Was Too Lazy to Write 1001
| Fact, facts, and more facts! A random blend of the finest facts tossed with a trivial amount of humor. Served with a side of knowledge and topped off with a bit of fun. "1000 1/2 Random Facts 'Cause I Was Too Lazy to Write 1001" is sure to please the palates of trivia and fun fact fans alike.
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| Vanity Fair (Bantam Classic)
| A deliciously satirical attack on a money-mad society, Vanity Fair, which first appeared in 1847, is an immensely moral novel, and an immensely witty one. Called in its subtitle “A Novel Without a Hero,” Vanity Fair has instead two heroines: the faithful, loyal Amelia Sedley and the beautiful and scheming social climber Becky Sharp. It also engages a huge cast of wonderful supporting characters as the novel spins from Miss Pinkerton’s academy for young ladies to affairs of ...More
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