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The Maze Runner
James Dashner
$16.99
When Thomas wakes up, he's surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade--a large, open expanse surrounded by stone walls. Just like Thomas, the Gladers don't know why or how they got there. The next day, a girl arrives with the surprising message that Thomas might be more important than he could ever guess.
This is the first of a new trilogy.
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Diary
of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff
Kinney
$12.95
An exciting new
series begins. Greg Heffley is thrust into middle school,
where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who
are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing
up are uniquely revealed through words and drawings as Greg
records them in his diary.
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Skippy
Jones and the Big Bones
Judy
Schachner
$16.99
(CD
Included)
Holy guacamole!
Skippyjon Jones is crazy-loco for dinosaurs! The kitty boy
enters (via his closet) the land of dinosaurs in search of
the fabled "Skipposaurus." Instead he runs into his old "amigos,"
the Chimichango gang. When a T-Mex threatens the pack, its
El Skippito, the great sword fighter, to the rescue. With
yips and yowls, he drives the big baddie away, so all the
dino-dudes can rattle their bones another day. This fourth
entry in a series that "Kirkus Reviews" called ay caramba,
mucho fun, will win even more fans for the Siamese cat with
oversize ears and an imagination to match.
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Scat
Carl
Hiaasen
$16.99
When Mrs. Bunny
Starch, the most feared biology teacher ever, vanishes, the
school's headmaster and the police seem to accept an unsigned
note explaining that her absence is due to a family emergency.
However, Nick and Marta don't buy it, in this latest novel
for young readers by the author of "Hoot."
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Duck,
Duck, Goose
Tad
Hills
$15.99
In this sequel
to "Duck & Goose", a domineering girl duckling threatens
the friendship between the boyish title characters. As the
drama begins, Goose stands in a marsh, waiting expectantly
for Duck. He cannot wait to show Duck the blue butterfly that
has alighted on his head. Duck, meanwhile, is planning his
own show-and-tell. "Just wait until Goose meets Thistle,"
he thinks as he and a new friend visit "all his and Goose's
favorite spots... the lily pond and the shady thicket." When
Duck and Thistle race up to Goose, Thistle frightens the butterfly
and boasts, "once, "three" butterflies landed on my head at
the same time!... That's two more butterflies than you had!"
Thistle challenges Goose to races and a handstand contest,
winning with ease; Duck is impressed, Goose feels dejected,
and Thistle pirouettes proudly. In sunny oil paintings of
green grass and blue sky, Hills depicts the overeager newcomer
proving herself and driving a wedge between the pals. His
tale echoes Kevin Henkes's "Chester's Way", however this third
wheel is not just assertive but obnoxious; Thistle is unlikable
and, more generally, an off-putting portrait of a bratty,
oblivious girl. Duck and Goose reconcile and get some peace
by challenging Thistle to a napping contest ("I'm the fastest
faller asleeper ever!" she proclaims), then the buddies play
while she sleeps. However, silencing the bully is but a temporary
fix. The book points out a common dilemma, leaving readers
to strategize solutions. Ages 3-7.
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What
Was Lost
Catherine
O'Flynn
$14.00
Long-listed for
the Booker Prize, the Orange Prize, and "The Guardian" First
Book Award, "What Was Lost" is a tender and sharply observant
debut novel about a missing young girl.
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Spooner
Pete
Dexter
$26.99
This is the story
of the lifelong tie between former naval officer Calmer Ottosson
and his step son, Warren Spooner--a troubled adolescent-turned-violent-adult,
whom Calmer will never understand.
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hardcover

Matthew's
Story
Tim
LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins
$24.95
The new novel in
the Jesus Chronicles, the bestselling series from the authors
of the Left Behind novels, "Matthew's Story" shows how the
Messiah changed the life of one man, and forever altered the
course of history.
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The
Kindly Ones
Jonathan
Littell
$6.99
Massive in scope,
horrific in subject matter, and shocking in its protagonist,
Littell's prize-winning fictional memoir of a former Nazi
officer who survives the war is intense and utterly original.

The
Leisure Seeker
Michael
Zadoorian
$13.99
John and Ella Robina
have shared a wonderful life for more than 50 years. Now in
their 80s, both have failing health. Yearning for one last
adventure, they kidnap themselves from the doctors who seem
to run their lives to steal away on a forbidden vacation of
rediscovery.
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A
Case of Exploding Mangoes
Mohammed
Hanif
$15.00
A "Washington Post,"
"Rocky Mountain News," "Boston Globe" Best Book of the Year
Intrigue and subterfuge combine with bad luck and good in
this darkly comic debut about love, betrayal, tyranny, family,
and a conspiracy trying its damnedest to happen.
Ali Shigri, Pakistan Air Force pilot and Silent Drill Commander
of the Fury Squadron, is on a mission to avenge his father's
suspicious death, which the government calls a suicide.Ali's
target is none other than General Zia ul-Haq, dictator of
Pakistani. Enlisting a rag-tag group of conspirators, including
his cologne-bathed roommate, a hash-smoking American lieutenant,
and a mango-besotted crow, Ali sets his elaborate plan in
motion. There's only one problem: the line of would-be Zia
assassins is longer than he could have possibly known.

Breakfast
with Buddha
Roland
Merullo
$13.95
When Otto's sister
tricks him into taking her guru on a trip to their childhood
home, Otto is not amused. In Merullo's masterful hands, Otto
tells his story with all the wonder and wry humor of a man
who unwittingly finds what he's missing in the most unexpected
place.
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For
the Soul of France: Culture Wars in the Age of Dreyfus
Frederick
Brown
$28.95
The author of acclaimed
biographies of Emile Zola and Flaubert now offers an ambitious,
far-reaching portrait of fin-de-siecle France.
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hardcover

Woodrow
Wilson: A Biography
John
Milton Cooper, Jr.
$35.00
In the first major
biography of America's 28th president in nearly two decades,
one of America's foremost presidential scholars gives readers
a vigorous, lasting record of Wilson's life and achievements.
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hardcover

Bomb
Power: The Modern Presidency and the National Security State
Garry
Wills
$27.95
From Pulitzer Prize-winning
historian Garry Wills comes this groundbreaking examination
of how the atomic bomb profoundly altered the nature of American
democracy, and why we have been in a state of war alert ever
since.
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Who's
Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live
the Most Important Decision of Your Life
Richard
Florida
$16.00
From the bestselling
author of "The Rise of the Creative Class" comes a brilliant
book on the surprising importance of place. "Who's Your City?"
offers the first available city rankings by life-stage, rating
the best places for singles, families, and empty-nesters to
reside.
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The
Remains of Company D: A Story of the Great War
James
Carl Nelson
$25.99
A compelling tale
of battle rooted in one man's search for his grandfather's
legacy, this work follows the members of Company D, 28th Infantry
Regiment, United States First Division, from enlistment to
combat to the effort to recover their remains, focusing on
three major battles during World War I.
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hardcover

Daring
Young Men: The Heroism and Triumph of the Berlin Airlift,
June 1948-May 1949
Richard
Reeves
$28.00
The author of the
bestsellers "President Nixon" and "President Kennedy" details
the harrowing journey of two men who risked their lives to
defy the Soviet blockade intended to drive Western powers
out of Berlin.
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Why
Unions Matter
Michael
D. Yates
$17.95
In this new edition
of Why Unions Matter, Michael D. Yates shows why unions still
matter. Unions mean better pay, benefits, and working conditions
for their members; they force employers to treat employees
with dignity and respect; and at their best, they provide
a way for workers to make society both more democratic and
egalitarian. Yates uses simple language, clear data, and engaging
examples to show why workers need unions, how unions are formed,
how they operate, how collective bargaining works, the role
of unions in politics, and what unions have done to bring
workers together across the divides of race, gender, religion,
and sexual orientation. The new edition not onlyupdates the
first, but also examines the record of the New Voice slate
that took control of the AFL-CIO in 1995, the continuing decline
in union membership and density, the Change to Win split in
2005, the growing importance of immigrant workers, the rise
of worker centers, the impacts of and labor responses to globalization,
and the need for labor to have an independent political voice.
This is simply the best introduction to unions on the market.

Power
Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue American Foreign Policy
Leslie
H. Gelb
$15.99
Inspired by Machiavelli's
classic "The Prince," Leslie H. Gelb offers illuminating guidelines
on how American power actually works and should be wielded
in today's tumultuous world. Writing with the perspective
of four decades of extraordinary access and influence in government,
think tanks, and journalism, Gelb provides an incisive look
at the major U.S. foreign-policy triumphs and tragedies of
the past half century, and offers practical rules on how to
effectively exercise power today. "Power Rules" is an impassioned
challenge to both liberals and conservatives and a plea to
reclaim the true meaning of power and the essential role of
common sense in solving global problems.
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Eat
This!: 1,001 Things to Eat Before You Diet
Ian
Jackman
$14.95
From coast to coast,
here is a fun and fulfilling survey of the best foods around.
Jackman wants readers to escape the guilt and anxiety propagated
by a diet-obsessed society and instead indulge their taste
buds with foods they absolutely must eat.

The
Deluxe Food Lover's Companion
Sharon
Tyler Herbst, et al.
$29.99
Based on the popular
and authoritative "The New Food Lover's Companion," this enlarged
and enhanced reference volume provides more than 6,700 entries--glossaries
and descriptions, sidebar features, and tips--along with hundreds
of illustrations and pithy quotes from chefs and gourmets
about food and dining.
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Flying
Apron's Gluten-Free & Vegan Baking Book
Jennifer
Katzinger
$21.95
Flying Apron Bakery
has become famous for serving up tasty and delicious baked
goods to those with celiac disease and for others on a gluten-free
diet. Bakery owner Katzinger shares her favorite dishes and
secrets to gluten-free baking.

Chicago
Cooks: 25 Years of Food History with Menus, Recipes, and Tips
from Les Dames d'Escoffier Chicago
Carol
Mighton Haddix
$30.00
Female leaders
in Chicagos food and dining world tell how the citys food
scene grew and evolved, touching on landmark restaurants like
Charlie Trotters and Frontera Grill, the rise of ethnic cuisines,
and the proliferation of shops, markets, and classes serving
the ever more sophisticated home cook. The book also includes
a bounty of 75 recipes.
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Ballad
Maggie
Stiefvater
$9.95
In this mesmerizing
sequel to "Lament," music prodigy James Morgan and his best
friend, Deirdre, join a private conservatory for musicians.
James' musical talent attracts Nuala, a soul-snatching faerie
muse who fosters and feeds on the creative energies of exceptional
humans until they die.

Everlost
Neal
Shusterman
$8.99
Nick and Allie
don't survive the car accident, but their souls don't go where
they're supposed to, either. Instead, they're caught halfway
between life and death, in a sort of limbo known as Everlost:
a shadow of the living world, filled with all the things and
places that no longer exist.

A
Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Betty
Smith
$14.95
A true American
classic first published in 1943, this is the tale of a little
girl living in the slums of Brooklyn, who dreamily watches
out her window as a tree struggles to reach the sky.

Crossing
Stones
Helen
Frost
$16.99
Written in beautifully
structured verse, "Crossing Stones" captures nine months in
the lives of two resilient families struggling to stay together
and cross carefully, stone by stone, into a changing world.

Jessica's
Guide to Dating on the Dark Side
Beth
Fantaskey
$8.99
Marrying a vampire definitely doesn't
fit into Jessica Packwood's senior year "get-a-life" plan.
But then a bizarre (and incredibly hot) new exchange student
named Lucius Vladescu shows up, claiming that Jessica is a
Romanian vampire princess by birth--and he's her long-lost
fianc.
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