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1) One Last Strike: Fifty Years in Baseball, Ten and Half Games Back, and One Final Championship Season
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One Last Strike by legendary baseball manager Tony La Russa is a thrilling sports comeback story. La Russa, the winner of four Manager of the Year awards-who led his teams to six Pennant wins and three World Series crowns-chronicles one of the most exciting end-of-season runs in baseball history, revealing with fascinating behind-the-scenes details how, under his expert management, the St. Louis Cardinals emerged victorious in the 2011 World Series...
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"Eva has spent the past three years burying herself in her work, trying to forget the heart-breaking events of the Christmas that ripped her world apart. And this year, on the eve of her shop launch, the last thing Eva wants is to drive to the wild moors of Cornwall to attend her friends Hallie and Kian's Christmas party. But at her husband James' insistence, here they are. Worse still, Hallie announces she is pregnant, bringing Eva's pain to the...
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Doctor Jane Halifax volume 1
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English
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"Based on Australia's hugely popular Halifax f.p. television series, Roger Simpson brings Dr. Jane Halifax to life once again in this tense and twisted thriller that has her racing to catch one of the most dangerous serial killers she's ever encountered. Jane, an experienced and talented criminal profiler, is approached by former colleague--and former lover--Inspector Eric Ringer to help solve a brutally violent murder. The victim, a billionaire mogul...
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Alaska Air One Rescue volume 1
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"When country music star Oaken Fox joins survivalist Mike Grizz's new adventure show in the Alaskan wilderness, he just wants to boost his fan base. But when tragedy strikes and Air One Rescue must save them, Oaken wants to quit. Too bad his producer has other plans -- signing him on with Air One Rescue as a recruit and making a reality show. EMT Boo Kingston did not join Air One Rescue to train a celebrity. But she's a rookie to the team, so yes,...
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Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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He hides in the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment. Each kill is calculated, planned and executed like clockwork. Struggling to balance her personal and professional life, young DS Becca Vincent has landed the biggest case of her career and she knows that it will make or break her. But how can she identify one face in a sea of thousands? With the help of Police Super Recogniser Joe Russell, she strives to catch a glimpse of the elusive murderer,...
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Montlake
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Avery Lawrence thought she had it all--a charming fiancé, a Broadway-themed star-studded engagement, and a picture-perfect life. But when her fraudster of a fiancé's true identity is exposed and he's hauled away in handcuffs, Avery's world comes crashing down faster than the chandelier in Phantom of the Opera. Left stranded on Christmas Day outside the federal prison without her cell phone or wallet, Avery stumbles out of the cold and into the...
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Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"From the critically acclaimed historian Victor Sebestyen. the enthralling account of historical and cultural events that define Budapest, a unique city on the fault line between East and West in the heart of Europe. Including an eight-page insert of photographs, this book is a glorious homage to an extraordinary city"--
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Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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Superstore centers around Amy, the store's most stalwart employee as well as the glue holding the place together, and newly hired Jonah, a naive dreamer determined to prove work doesn't have to be boring. Their fellow associates include the sardonic Garrett, ambitious Mateo, fun-loving Cheyenne, perpetually dismissed Sandra, clueless store manager Glenn, and lives-by-the-handbook assistant manager Dina. From the bright-eyed newbies and seen-it-all...
9) Look away: a true story of murders, bombings, and a far-right campaign to rid Germany of immigrants
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Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"Not long after the Berlin Wall came down, three teenagers-a woman and two men-became friends in the East German town of Jena. It was a time of excitement, but also of economic crisis: some four million East Germans found themselves out of a job. At first, the three friends spent their nights lingering in train stations, smoking, drinking, and looking for trouble. Then, they began attending far-right rallies with people called themselves National...