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Cookie Dalmation
By Sydney Kramer
June 2008

Sydney Kramer, who is a 14-year-old student in the Downingtown School district, has published her third book in a series of books focused on dog detective named Cookie Dalmatian. Her latest book entitled "Mystery of Baliana Island," finds Cookie matching wits with a criminal who is trying to steal the island's secret treasure.

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Boom!
By Tom Brokaw
May 2008

In The Greatest Generation, his landmark bestseller, Tom Brokaw eloquently evoked for America what it meant to come of age during the Great Depression and the Second World War. Now, in Boom!, one of America's premier journalists gives us an epic portrait of another defining era in America as he brings to life the tumultuous Sixties, a fault line in American history.

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Want to Make Your Life Easier? Learn to Laugh More!
By Pamela Simon
February 2008

No one can deny that we live in stressful times. The turmoil of everyday life can take a toll on us both physically and emotionally. No wonder we snap at the cashier in the grocery store or feel a compelling urge to ram our cars into the jerk that cut us off on the highway.

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The Choice
By Nicholas Sparks
November 2007

#1 New York Times bestseller Nicholas Sparks turns his unrivaled talents to a new tale about love found and lost, and the choices we hope we'll never have to make.

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A Thousand Splendid Suns
By Khaled Hosseini
November 2007

The story of a friendship between two women in Afghanistan against the backdrop of 30 years of war.

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The Secret
Rhonda Byrne
November 2007

The essence of this book is "the law of attraction." According to Byrne and the twenty-nine co-contributors everything in the Universe vibrates on a particular frequency.

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November 2007

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Neiman Marcus Taste
By Kevin Garvin
October 2007

Neiman Marcus first opened its doors to shoppers in 1907, and since then it has been a fixture of American elegance and style.

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Welcome to Michael's
By Michael McCarty
October 2007

Michael McCarty has played a major role in defining a uniquely modern American attitude to cooking, dining, and entertaining since 1979, when he opened his first acclaimed Michael's restaurant in Santa Monica, California.

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Total Access
By Rich Eisen
October 2007

As host of the NFL Network's marquee show, Total Access, Rich Eisen is truly the ultimate fly on the wall.

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Schott's Almanac 2007
By Ben Schott
October 2007

London-based Ben Schott decided to reinvent the yearly almanac and the result is "Schott's Almanac: 2007".

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The Heir
By Barbara Taylor Bradford
October 2007

Edward Deravenel is the king of his company at last: a man who sought and won a business empire - and the favors of many women.

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Inside the Not So Big House
By Sarah Susanka
August 2007

Tennis has been very good to agent Myron Bolitar. He represents two of the hottest young stars in the game.

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Houses of the Founding Fathers
By Hugh Howard
August 2007

When they declared independence in Philadelphia in 1776, they changed the course of Western history.

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GIVING
By Bill Clinton
August 2007

GIVING highlights the work of a number of extraordinary people and organizations - some famous, as well as many private citizens whom readers will be hearing about for the first time - all of whom represent a global floodtide of nongovernmental nonprofit activity.

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The Elves of Cintra
By Terry Brooks
August 2007

Extinction or survival? Brooks keeps readers hanging with the hair-raising second installment (after 2006's Armageddon's Children) of a trilogy blending his bestselling Shannara and Void series.

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Drop Shot
By Harlan Coben
August 2007

Tennis has been very good to agent Myron Bolitar. He represents two of the hottest young stars in the game.

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Barefoot: A Novel
By Elin Hilderbrand
June 2007

It's summer on Nantucket, three women arrive at the local airport, observed by Josh, a local boy, home from college.

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Dear John
By Nicholas Sparks
June 2007

When Savannah Lynn Curtis comes into his life, John Tyree knows he is ready to turn over a new leaf. An angry rebel, he had enlisted in the army after high school.

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The Quickie
By James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge
June 2007

Lauren Stillwell is not your average damsel in distress. When the NYPD cop discovers her husband leaving a hotel with another woman, she decides to beat him at his own game.

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Peony in Love
By Lisa See
June 2007

I finally understand what the poets have written. In spring, moved to passion; in autumn only regret." For young Peony, betrothed to a suitor she has never met, these lyrics from The Peony Pavilion mirror her own longings.

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A Thousand Splendid Suns
By Khaled Hosseini
June 2007

Propelled by the same superb instinct for storytelling that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, this novel is at once an incredible chronicle of thirty years of Afghan history and a deeply moving story of family, friendship, faith, and the salvation to be found in love.

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Green This
By Deirdre Imus
May 2007

Change the way you clean and keep your family's home wholesome and healthy with the help of expert and activist Deirdre Imus.

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Bobbi Brown Living Beauty
By Bobbi Brown
May 2007

Just in time for her 50th birthday, Bobbi Brown has written THE book redefining beauty for women over 40, BOBBI BROWN LIVING BEAUTY.

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Colin Cowie's Extraordinary Weddings
April 2007

From A Glimmer of an Idea to a Legendary Event. Lifestyle guru, TV host, and wedding-planner extraordinaire Colin Cowie has created these amazing weddings, and many more.

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The Knot Guide to Destination Weddings
April 2007

The biggest trend to hit weddings in the past decade is the destination wedding. Whether on a Caribbean beach or in the Italian countryside, more and more couples throw their weddings far from home.

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Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Handbook
January 2007

With Martha Stewart's unparalleled expertise and signature style on every page, this is the ultimate guide to caring for one's home. From home office to bedroom and every room in between, readers will want this reference at their fingertips every time they'd like Stewart's opinion on any household task.

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Be Jane's Guide to Home Empowerment
January 2007

Ladies, Tighten Your Tool Belts and Make Your Home Your Own! Be Jane's Guide to Home Empowerment provides all the know-how and reassurance you'll need to undertake more than fifty projects large and small, from replacing doorknobs to adding trendy concrete countertops in the kitchen.

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