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The American Heritage Dictionary: Fourth Edition (21st Century Reference)
Houghton Mifflin Company
Dell, 2001
A Fine Little Dictionary
The dictionary is very compact, yet has many entries and is a good value. The only way to improve it would be to add a visual alphabetical index.
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Bad Luck and Trouble (Jack Reacher)
Lee Child
Dell, 2008
Bad Luck & Trouble by Lee Child
One of Lee Child's best Jack Reacher novels is "Bad Luck and Trouble."
The story line grabs you from the first sentence and it's one of those "can't put it down" books. I've enjoyed all of the Jack Reacher novels. He's the guy you want to have on your side; he has his ...
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The Fiery Cross (Outlander)
Diana Gabaldon
Dell, 2005
Enthralled!
I just finished reading "The Fiery Cross" and I was totally enthralled with it from beginning to end. I, of course, have read the first four books. Twice actually. This one was my favorite. The other books are excellent and exciting. What I really like about "The ...
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The Innocent Man
John Grisham
Dell, 2007
Well researched documentation - remarkably written!
This real-life story is very emotional, rousing and compelling and in my opinion also very exciting. Even if you know the outcome already and the writing style isn't out for suspense. The nonfictional narration is constructed as a history of a criminal case and less ...
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Tell No One
Harlan Coben
Dell, 2002
LOVED LOVED LOVED
I took the day off and pulled this book off my shelf. Bought it YEARS ago, but never got around to reading it. I went to the UCLA writers weekend and heard Harlan speak in a writer's conversation and vowed to take time to read all the books I have bought of his that I ...
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Confessions of a Shopaholic
Sophie Kinsella
Dell, 2003
The First Book of a Great Series
You won't be able to leave it once you begin reading it.
Amazon shipped it so fast, I had the book the day after I ordered it.
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Loose and Easy
Tara Janzen
Dell, 2008
Fast-paced, Non-stop Action Joyride!
Just when I'm certain Tara Janzen has written her best book ever, she surprises me with another one that's even better. Or it's just different. Or it's just that she's that talented. With her release of LOOSE and EASY, the third in her spin-off special ops series my ...
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The Gift of Fear
Gavin De Becker
Dell, 1999
Who can I thank for this wonderful gift?
My houseboy, who lies in wait, ready to ambush me as soon as I enter my apartment? My government, which keeps a constant eye on me to make sure no harm is being done to me? My God, who has lightning bolts and whipped cream pies locked and loaded for whenever I might ...
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Playing for Pizza
John Grisham
Dell, 2008
Great Pre-Football Season Read
I am writing in response to other reviewers who have panned this book for not being a crime novel. These criticisms are unfair as this book is not a crime novel. It is story about a down-on-his-luck former NFL Quarterback, Rick Dockery, who winds up playing in the ...
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Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (and Parents Sane)
Gavin De Becker
Dell, 2000
Yes, We Must Protect Our Children !
Keeping our children safe from physical and mental harm is every parents' priority...this book beautifully addresses specific things that every parent can do to safeguard kids. Another book high on my list to protect our children is Bully-Proofing Children: A ...
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Gone for Good
Harlan Coben
Dell, 2003
Another Top Notch Mystery from Coben
Thriller writer extraordinaire Harlan Coben's Gone for Good features the troubles a family endures when one of the members, Ken, is accused of a brutal rape murder of his brother's ex-girlfriend. Family dynamics are intertwined with a great mystery as only Coben can ...
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Darkest Fear (Myron Bolitar)
Harlan Coben
Dell, 2001
Myron's 7th Appearance
Darkest fear, by the brilliant Harlan Coben, is the 7th book to feature sleuthing sports agent Myron Bolitar and the series memorable cast of characters. Myron is shocked when an ex-girlfriend shows up at his door with news that he has a son and that the son has a ...
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The Enemy (Jack Reacher Novels)
Lee Child
Dell, 2005
Another Reacher classic
Another Lee Child classic. Pure fiction at its best, not too serious but entertaining to say the least. If you like this writer read Soft Target,and Soft Target 2 `Tank` by Conrad Jones, I read both on holiday they were hours of excitment on the sunbed!! Brilliant
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Kiss of Midnight (The Midnight Breed, Book 1)
Lara Adrian
Dell, 2007
Loved It
This book is a great start to this series. After reading this I ordered the next 3 series straight away.
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The House of God: The Classic Novel of Life and Death in an American Hospital
Samuel Shem
Dell, 2003
Scatological. Searing. Hilarious.....Brilliant
I was somewhat apprehensive when my uncle, a surgeon, suggested I read this, that, in fact, this is what life is like for a medical intern. From the first page forward, I couldn't put it down. Samuel Shem's caustic, witty, and throughly penetrating writing style had me ...
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