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Faster [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader]
by James Gleick
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 If one quality defines our modern, technocratic age, it's acceleration. We are making haste. Our computers, our movies, our sex lives, our prayers--they all run faster now than ever before. And the more we fill our lives with time saving devices and time-saving strategies, the more rushed we feel. In Faster, James Gleick explores nothing less than the human condition at the turn of the millennium. He shines a light of enterprising and analytical reporting--as well as sly wit--on the newest parad... more info>> (Published: 2002)
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Wish You Well [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe]
by David Baldacci
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It is 1940 and a tragedy sends two young children, Lou and her little brother, Oz, along with their invalid mother, from New York City to the rugged mountains of Southwest Virginia to live with their grandmother. The story is told with both heartbreaking elegance and large doses of touching humor as the lives of Lou and Oz are forever changed. The portraits of the land and its people are described with an extraordinary eye for detail, and the story flows through swells of prejudice, innocence, g... more info>> (Published: 2002)
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How to Think Like a CEO: The 22 Vital Traits You Need to Be the Person at the Top [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe]
by D. A. Benton
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 Drawing on in-depth interviews with hundreds of the nation's chief executive officers, author and international executive development expert D. A. Benton reveals the secrets that separate the business lions from the cubs--the vital traits that every executive must have to make it to the top. Discover how to: Make your contributions known--without looking like a braggart; Learn your boundaries--and when to go outside them, Prepare for uncertainty and the unexpected--without losing your cool; Make... more info>> (Published: 2002)
Category: Business
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Ten Things I Wish I'd Known--Before I Went Out into the Real World [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe]
by Maria Shriver
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Starting at the bottom--over and over again: Dealing with--and learning from--the Boss from Hell; Giving up the Wedding Delusion, not to mention that one-way ticket to Happily Ever After; Being asked to bend your principles--by your superiors; Wanting to be a high-powered success and super parent; Knowing that children will both exhaust and sustain you; Facing that terrifying question: "What have I been put on this earth to do?" You could call them notes from life's trenches. Maria Shriver's Ten... more info>> (Published: 2002)
Category: General Nonfiction
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The Edge of Town [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe]
by Dorothy Garlock
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Dorothy Garlock's novels have won her acclaim from the "Chicago Sun-Times" as a "gifted storyteller" and praise from readers as a truth-teller about America and its people. The USA Today bestselling author begins her new saga of the Midwest in the 1920s with the heartwarming story of the Jones family, who meet life's incredible challenges with bravery, humor, and zest. Julie Jones knows what she is: a country girl, not beautiful but presentable, in skirts too long to be fashionable. A responsibl... more info>> (Published: 2002)
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The Last Time They Met [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe]
by Anita Shreve
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Linda Fallon encounters her former lover, Thomas Janes, at a literary festival where both have been invited to give readings from their work. It has been years since their paths crossed, and in that time Thomas has become a kind of literary legend. His renown is enhanced by his elusiveness; for most of the past decade, he has remained in seclusion following a devastating loss. This is no chance meeting. Thomas learned that Linda was reading at the festival and chose this moment to reestablish co... more info>> (Published: 2002)
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Shopgirl [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe]
by Steve Martin
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A best-selling novella about the love life of a shopgirl who works at the Neiman Marcus glove counter, written by one of our country's most acclaimed and beloved entertainers. Mirabelle, the shopgirl of the title, is a young woman, beautiful in a wallflowerish kind of way. Slightly lost, slightly off-kilter, very shy, Mirabelle charms because of all that she is not: not glamorous, not aggressive, not self-aggrandizing. Still, there is something about her that is irresistible. Beautifully written... more info>> (Published: 2002)
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When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It! [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe]
by Yogi Berra
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A collection of appealing, funny, and surprisingly moving essays on life, happiness, and getting through the slumps from the bestselling author and celebrated athlete. Filled with more of Yogi's inimitable and unwittingly wise aphorisms, these reflections focus on the valuable lessons Berra has learned on and off the field. From his early years as an immigrant's son through his triumphant career as a player and manager who played in a record seventy-five World Series games, Yogi illustrates his ... more info>> (Published: 2002)
Category: People
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The Druid of Shannara [The Heritage of Shannara Book 2] [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe]
by Terry Brooks
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In the three hundred years since the death of the Druid Allanon, the mysterious, evil Shadowen have seized control of the Four Lands. The shade of Allanon summons the four scions of Shannara: Par, Coll, Wren, and Walker Boh. To Walker Boh he gives the duty of restoring the lost Druid's Keep, Paranor. For that, Walker Boh needs the black Elfstone, but his search leads him into a trap. Quickening, the daughter of the ancient King of the Silver River, finds Walker Boh dying after an attack by the S... more info>> (Published: 2000)
Words: 155000 - Reading Time: 442-620 min.
Category: Fantasy
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The Scions of Shannara [The Heritage of Shannara Book 1] [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe]
by Terry Brooks
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Three hundred years have passed since the death of Allanon, and the Four Lands are sadly changed. The Elves have vanished, and the Dwarves are enslaved. The Southland is now under the totalitarian rule of the Federation, and magic is strictly forbidden. Yet Par Ohmsford still has some power of the Wishsong. While his brother Coll recites the old legends, Par uses his Wishsong to bring them life. Then a mythic horror known as a Shadowen confronts them. A man calling himself Cogline drives it off ... more info>> (Published: 2000)
Words: 160000 - Reading Time: 457-640 min.
Category: Fantasy
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A Walk to Remember [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe]
by Nicholas Sparks
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"When I was seventeen, my life changed forever..." So begins Nicholas Sparks's touching tale of Landon Carter, a teenage boy living in the small town of Beaufort, North Carolina, in the late 1950s. Landon is a typical teenager who just wants to have a fun senior year before heading off to college. The last thing he anticipates is Jamie Sullivan, the sweet, pious daughter of the town's Baptist minister. But on the evening of Beaufort's annual Christmas pageant, Landon will undergo a change of hea... more info>> (Published: 2002)
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AKA Jane [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe]
by Maureen Tan
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Meet Moura. aka Molly. aka Max. aka Jane Nichols. From a rolling position she can connect a knife with an enemy throat. With a few punches on a keyboard she can enthrall strangers with a wickedly crafted mystery. But now as ghosts taunt and duty calls, Jane flees to the moss-draped refuge of Savannah. Her plans are simple. To rest. To write. And to hunt down the killer of the spy who loved her. (Published: 2002)
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Amateur Night [Jane da Silva Mystery #2] [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe]
by K. K. Beck
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It's been a long time since she solved her first "hopeless case" and Jane da Silva is running out of money. Her Uncle Harold's bizarre will provides her with a handsome income if she successfully runs his Foundation for Righting Wrongs--and pleases its crusty old board of directors. Through Calvin Mason, the young attorney who befriends her, she finds a new "hopeless case." A real hopeless case. Kevin Shea is a teenage drug addict convicted of holding up a pharmacy and killing the druggist's wif... more info>> (Published: 2002)
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Anything Goes! What I've Learned from Pundits, Politicians, and Presidents [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe]
by Larry King & Pat Parker
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In an era when news rules, Larry King has the best seat in the house. With our world being shaped and reshaped by a dizzying cast of characters and a merry-go-round of incredible events--from the blockbuster murder trial of a football icon to the near impeachment of the US president, charged for lying under oath about sex with an intern--Larry King is the man who asks the questions we all want to ask and gets the answers that make tomorrow's headlines. Now, in this fascinating, fast-paced book, ... more info>> (Published: 2002)
Category: Politics/Government
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Burnt Sienna [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe]
by David Morrell
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Once Chase Malone waged war. Now he creates beauty, living as a reclusive painter in Mexico. Until a rich man hires Chase to do his wife's portrait. And Chase finds out what beauty is really all about.... Derek Bellasar is an international arms merchant who lives in a fortress-like mansion on the Riviera. Sienna is his wife and the woman whose incredible beauty Chase Malone must somehow capture on canvas. There's only one problem: Every time Bellasar has one of his wives painted, she dies. Sudde... more info>> (Published: 2002)
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Cane River [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe]
by Lalita Tademy
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Lalita Tademy was a successful vice president at Sun Microsystems when she began what became an obsessive two-year search to uncover the story of her family's roots. It was a personal odyssey that took her back to the early l800s and a small rural community on Louisiana's Cane River. There, digging through official records, conducting interviews, and relying on the expertise of professional genealogists, Tademy was able to bring to vivid life four remarkable women--her great, great, great, great... more info>> (Published: 2002)
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Forever, Victoria [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe]
by Dorothy Garlock
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A New York Times extended list best-selling author, Dorothy Garlock has won acclaim and awards for her unique ability to convey both the romance and reality of frontier America. Here she presents one of her most beloved stories, a tale of a woman in danger of losing both her home and her heart. Victoria McKenna is a Western woman--tough on the outside and soft on the inside, where she keeps her dreams. Now both her strength and her heart will be challenged. Her late pa's cattle ranch on Wyoming'... more info>> (Published: 2002)
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Message in a Bottle [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe]
by Nicholas Sparks
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"It had all started four weeks earlier, when she was jogging along the shores of Cape Cod Bay." This is the thought in 36-year old Theresa Osborne's mind as she sits in a plane heading for an unspecified direction, wondering if she has made the right decision. A columnist for a Boston newspaper, Theresa is divorced, the mother of a 12-year old son, overworked, stressed, and wary of romance since her marriage went so miserably awry. Yet she longs for someone special. Then, one morning while joggi... more info>> (Published: 2002)
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The Charm School [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe]
by Nelson DeMille
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On a dark road deep inside Russia, a young American tourist picks up a most unusual passenger with an incredible secret. Poised against the very heartland of America is a vast and astounding KGB enterprise known as "The Charm School." Arrayed against the all-encompassing grip of the Soviet state are three Americans: Sam Hollis, an Air Force officer, who will fly one last covert mission into the center of a mad experiment; Lisa Rhodes, an embassy liaison, who will see her political hopes and idea... more info>> (Published: 2002)
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The First Counsel [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe]
by Brad Meltzer
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With New York Times bestsellers The Tenth Justice and Dead Even, Brad Meltzer emerged as one of the hottest new authors writing thrillers today. The First Counsel shows Meltzer's style with his trademark surgical plotting, razor-sharp dialogue, and lightning pace. (Published: 2002)
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A Tender Tomorrow [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe]
by Carol King
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In the elegant isolation of a Victorian mansion in Cape May, New Jersey, Autumn Thackeray, the once proud heiress of a once proud family, learns that she is "ill-suited to service." Her family's fortune diminished, she has taken a position as a companion to the mother of Cain Byron, a complex and ungracious young gentleman who is accustomed to giving orders and expecting them to be obeyed without question, especially by the women of his household. His temper is infamous, and his domineering and ... more info>> (Published: 2002)
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Starfist: First to Fight [Starfist Series Book 1] [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe]
by David Sherman & Dan Cragg
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"Marines, we have just become a low-tech deep recon patrol..." Stranded in a hellish alien desert, stripped of their strategic systems, quick reaction force, and supporting arms, and carrying only a day's water ration, Marine Staff Sergeant Charlie Bass and his seven-man team faced a grim future seventy-five light-years from home. The only thing between his Marines and safety was eighty-five miles of uncharted, waterless terrain and two thousand bloodthirsty savages with state-of-the-art weapons... more info>> (Published: 1999)
Words: 105000 - Reading Time: 300-420 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Starfist: School of Fire [Starfist Series Book 2] [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe]
by David Sherman & Dan Cragg
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Combat, betrayal, and murder at the edge of human space ... deployed to assist the oligarchs of Wanderjahr in putting down a rebellion that threatens the planet's political and economic stability, the Marines must fight two wars at the same time ... one against the resourceful, well-led guerrillas and another with the entrenched police bureaucracy. But who is the real enemy and who can be trusted? On Wanderjahr, nothing is as it seems--not even the animal life--and everyone has his own agenda. I... more info>> (Published: 1999)
Words: 111000 - Reading Time: 317-444 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Plan Smart, Retire Rich [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe]
by George D. Brenner & Stephen Abramson & Steven Rabinaw
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 The refreshingly down-to-earth Plan Smart, Retire Rich explains how, starting today, you can begin reaching your goal of a financially sound retirement. This essential guideBook, written by financial and retirement experts at MONY, is filled with personalized profiles that anyone--from a 25-year-old employee to an experienced business manager--can match to their personal goals, needs, and resources. Look here to determine whether a traditional IRA or a Roth IRA can give you the greater nest egg ... more info>> (Published: 2002)
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Motivating Employees [Secure eReader (recommended)/Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe]
by Anne Bruce & James S. Pepitone
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In a fast-paced, engaging style, Motivating Employees reveals how Southwest, Disney, and other legendary companies have turned themselves into motivating organizations, workplaces that inspire employees to do excellent work because they want to! Entertaining case histories and examples show how you can create an environment in which employees feel passionate about their jobs and put the best of themselves into everything they do. Tips, tools, and techniques in Motivating Employees will show you ... more info>> (Published: 2002)
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