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"As the nuns of St. Frideswide's priory prepare for the welcome end of Lent, their peaceful expectations are overset by the sudden return of long-vanished Sister Cecely. Nine years ago she fled from the nunnery with a man. Now her lover is dead and she has come back, bringing her illegitimate son with her.She claims she is penitent, that she wants only to redeem her sin and find a safe haven for her child. By the law of the Church, neither she nor the child can be turned away, but their presence begins to stir doubts and questions in the hearts of some of the nuns about their own faithfulness to the enclosed life they live. However, these doubts become the lease of the problems Dame Frevisse must confront when her worldly troubles follow Sister Cecely and her son into the nunnery, pursuing her out of the life she claims to have left behind.Contrite Sister Cecely may be -- however much Frevisse may doubt it -- but truthful she is not, and as the apostate nun's lies begin to overtake her, dangers of… Leer más

"The New York Times bestseller by the former governor and presidential candidate-an instant classic, reissued for 2010.Christmas has become synonymous with shopping, overindulging, and stress. But according to Mike Huckabee, that was never God's intention. Going back to the Nativity, Christmas is supposed to be about simple things: faith, love, family, and hope. The hard part, in today's crazy world, is remembering that those simple things are the most precious.Huckabee recounts twelve Christmas memories that range from his childhood in Arkansas to his years as a young husband and father to his time as a governor and then a presidential candidate. These true stories will help you smile, take a deep breath, and maybe slow down your own holiday treadmill.For instance, as kids, Mike and his sister would sneak open their gifts before Christmas, play with them, then rewrap them so their parents wouldn't notice. The plan worked great until one Christmas when young Mike unwrapped a brand-new football...that… Leer más

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"Perennial New York Times bestselling crime novelist Linda Fairstein explores the richand little-knownhistory of New Yorks Citys Central Park in her latest Alexandra Cooper novel, Death Angel.When the body of a young woman is discovered in Central Park, the clock begins ticking for Assistant DA Alex Cooper and Detectives Mike Chapman and Mercer Wallace to find the killer who has breached this haven in the middle of New York City. Is the body found in the lake, under the unseeing gaze of the Bethesda angel, the first victim of a deranged psychopath, or is the case connected to other missing girls and women in years past whose remains have never been found? Just as the trio gets their first lead, the investigation is almost derailed when Mike and Alex become embroiled in a scandal.As Alex attempts to fight the accusations leveled against her and Mike, she follows clues that range from the parks most buried literally secrets all the way to the majestic Dakota,… Leer más

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"Earl Emerson, author of The Portland Laugher and other novels featuring Seattle private eye Thomas Black, has been hailed by Aaron Elkins as "a writer's writer--a master of witty dialogue; clever, complex plotting; and lucid, meaty prose in the best tradition of American crime fiction." Now, in The Vanishing Smile, a fateful, fatal encounter on a rain-swept highway throws Black into a deadly investigation.Marian Wright is an amateur sleuth in the employ of two attractive young women eager to catch up with their no-account ex-lovers. Spry and seventyish, Marian has all the resourcefulness of a professional gumshoe, and the relentlessness of a woman with a score of her own to settle. When Marian's investigation ends abruptly and ferociously--with Thomas Black and his estranged friend Kathy Birchfield as eyewitnesses--Thomas has a new case on his hands.Picking up the pieces of Marian Wright's search for her clients' rogue boyfriends, Thomas encounters a network of… Leer más

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"When a headless corpse turns up on a Tibetan mountainside, inspector Shan Tao Yun is released from prison to investigate the crime, and he quickly uncovers a conspiracy involving American mining interests, corrupt Party officials, and Tibetan sorcerers." bookfinder

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"SID BRADSHAW HAS LOVED MELISSA ANDERSON SINCE CHILDHOOD AND HE HOPES FOR A SECOND CHANCE WHILE ON A FAMILY OUTING ON A HOUSEBOAT IN LAKE POWELL, ARIZONA. A SUMMER MONSOON STRIKES LEAVING THE PAIR STRANDED. WILL MELISSA DESCOVER SHE HAS LOVED SID ALL ALONG?" BACK COVER

INSCRIBED by the author on the title page "To Karen, you got moxie kid"
The absurdly outrageous, sarcastically satiric, and always entertaining New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore returns in finest madcap form with this zany noir set on the mean streets of post-World War II San Francisco, and featuring a diverse cast of characters, including a hapless bartender; his Chinese sidekick; a doll with sharp angles and dangerous curves; a tight-lipped Air Force general; a wisecracking waif; Petey, a black mamba; and many more.
San Francisco. Summer, 1947. A dame walks into a saloon . . .
It's not every afternoon that an enigmatic, comely blonde named Stilton (like the cheese) walks into the scruffy gin joint where Sammy "Two Toes" Tiffin tends bar. It's love at first sight, but before Sammy can make his move, an Air Force general named Remy arrives with some urgent business. 'Cause when you need something done, Sammy is the guy to go to; he's got the connections on the street.
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Hardcover. Small 8vo, blue cloth. 118 pp. First edition. Inscribed by the author to Molly Oct, '77
"The Deep Freeze and Other Stories is a collection of delightful tales covering a wide range of fanciful situations, in which the ferailties of human nature are pleasantly described with toungue in cheek." front flap
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"Being a facilitator of a networking group is a fantatic way to grow your network. If you are a coach, consultant, business owner, entrepreneur, or someone that must "Hunt and Kill" (anyone that gets paid on sales commiission) then you should look at starting or taking over a networkng group to grow your business." back of book

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Small business owners today are desperate for proven and tested ways they can generate more leads, attract more clients and make more money.What if you could generate all the leads a business owners needs in order to completely dominate your market?What if you could make more than $10,000 in additional revenue and do it in just 30 days?This book covers 8 simple strategies that are proven revenue generators for any small business. Most business owners know nothing about these strategies, and therefore, are failing to capitalize on their revenue-generating power. Consider this... business owners today are in the fight of their lives. The global economy is in shambles, they have no additional revenue sources they can tap into for financial support during lean times... and perhaps worst of all, marketing and advertising just don't work as well as they used to. In fact, for many small business owners, marketing isn't producing any results for them at all... and their… Leer más

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Many small business owners struggle to get clients. Increase their revenue. Keep more profits.This book outlines 15 simple business-building strategies that will grow your business right now. Many businesses owners neglect (or just don't know) these simple strategies that can elevate their business faster and without all the frustration.If you are a small business owner and want to start leading your business instead of being managed by your business, then you have found a great book to help you achieve your business goals and personal dreams.Just follow the steps and implement them in your business to start seeing the dramatic growth you are looking for.

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Many businesses are trying to do it all by themselves. You may have heard the failure rate for small businesses. These statistics have not changed since 1932 when the Bureau of Labor Statistics started tracking them.Twenty-four percent of all new businesses fail within the first two years.There have been numerous studies online that show working with a business coach early in the business life cycle dramatically increases the odd of success for the business. (Google business life cycle and business coaching to see for yourself!) Business owners that work with a coach have greater clarity and focus, have fewer headaches, experience greater profits, and achieve their goals faster than they could on their own.If you're serious about making your business a success and realizing your entrepreneurial dreams, then make an investment in coaching. It's critical for your success. This book will answer your questions about how business coaching will help your business work… Leer más

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The explosive debut introducing Russian gangster Alexei Volkovoy—not since Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne has a hero shifted so effortlessly between hunter and hunted
A firefight reverberates through Moscow's dark, rain-soaked streets; shattered glass and screams echo in the air. In the lawless ways of Russia's capital city, the gunmen melt away into the night. Two men are dead, the targets not what they seem.
A shadowy figure lopes along the riverbank outside the Kremlin walls. Known to all as Volk, a battle-hardened veteran of Russia's brutal war in Chechnya, he prowls Moscow's grim alleyways, a knife concealed in his prosthetic foot at all times.
As both a major player in the black market and a covert agent for the Russian military, Volk serves two masters: Maxim, a psychotic Azeri mafia kingpin with hordes of loyal informers; and a man known only as the General, to whom Volk is mysteriously indebted. By his side is Valya, an exotic beauty charged with protecting her lover from his… Leer más

SIGNED "Benni Harper is back in an unforgettable new mystery from national bestselling author Earlene Fowler.The Memory Festival is a celebration of recollections and loved ones through crafts. But when a local cop is wounded by a mysterious sharpshooter who seems to have a vendetta against the police, Benni fears for her loved ones, especially her police chief husband. Benni is determined to make her hometown safe-before their peaceful street fair becomes a day to remember in the worst way." book finder

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After rushing to the aid of a lovely young woman who hires him to find her missing husband, New York detective Kinky Friedman finds himself a target of the FBI and tries to find out why while dodging bullets in Washington, D.C., and escaping a burning limousine in Chicago