Freida McFadden

I enjoyed this book, but not as much as the first one "the housemaid" Still, there are enough twist and turns to keep you interested. I read this book quickly. Great airplane or vacation book.

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

New York

The Housemaid's Secret

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Sara Gruen

The cover has a sticky spot where I took off the Barnes & Noble sticker. 
I have not seen the movie, but I saw the Broadway play based on this book and I loved it 

A Novel

Water for Elephants

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Peter May

Peter Forbes

The Lewis Trilogy

Nominated for the Barry Award Best Mystery/Crime Novel of the Decade


The first book in an enthralling mystery series from award-winning author Peter May.



"A WRITER I WOULD FOLLOW TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH." --Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review


"SHINES WITH INTRIGUE AND SUPERB PLOTTING." --USA Today



Every step toward solving the case brings Scottish detective Fin Macleod closer to a dangerous confrontation with the dark events of the past that shaped--and nearly destroyed--his life.


When a grisly murder occurs on the Isle of Lewis that bears similarities to a brutal killing on mainland Scotland, Edinburgh detective and native of the Isle of Lewis Fin Macleod is dispatched to the Outer Hebrides to investigate, embarking at the same time on a voyage into his own troubled past.



As Fin reconnects with the people and places of his tortured childhood, the desolate but beautiful island and its ancient customs assert their grip on his psyche.






The Blackhouse

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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Flowers in the attic

Jennifer Shaw Wolf

There is some writing on the inside cover. 
The previous owners name and who it was a gift from. I have covered it up.

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Jaycee and Rachel were best friends. But that was before. Before that terrible night at the old house...A dark, romantic story of murder and secrets.

Dead Girls Don't Lie

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Catherine Johnson

Temple Grandin

Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior

An animal scientist draws on her experience as an autistic to identify commonalities between animals and autistics, offering insight into how animals process sensory information and how they often possess unrecognized talents.

Animals in Translation

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Rachel Cantor

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Reimagines the lives of the Brontë siblings—Charlotte, Emily, Anne, and brother Branwell—from their precocious childhoods, to the writing of their great novels, to their early deaths. A form-shattering novel by an author praised as “laugh-out-loud hilarious and thought-provokingly philosophical” (Boston Globe). How did sisters Emily, Charlotte, and Anne write literary landmarks Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, and Agnes Grey? What in their lives and circumstances, in the choices they made, and in their close but complex relationships with one another made such greatness possible? In her new novel, Rachel Cantor melds biographical fact with unruly invention to illuminate the siblings’ genius, their bonds of love and duty, periods of furious creativity, and the ongoing tolls of illness, isolation, and loss. As it tells the story of the Brontës, Half-Life of a Stolen Sister itself perpetually transforms and renews its own style and methods, sometimes hewing close to the facts of the Brontë lives as we know them (or think we know them), and at others radically reimagining the siblings, moving them into new time periods and possibilities. Chapter by chapter, the novel brings together diaries, letters, home movies, television and radio interviews, deathbed monologues, and fragments from the sprawling invented worlds of the siblings’ childhood. As it does so, a kaleidoscopic portrait emerges, giving us with startling intensity and invention new ways of seeing—and reading—the sisters who would create some of the supreme works of literature of all time.

Half-Life of a Stolen Sister

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There is a tiny tear in the cover when it got snagged on the zipper of my purse. I thought I had all the twists figured out, but I only got about 50% of them. I was surprised.
I literally read this book in three days. I am a fan

An addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist that's burning up Instagram, Freida McFadden's The Housemaid is perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Lisa Jewell, and Verity.



"Welcome to the family," Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be whoever I like. But I'll soon learn that the Winchesters' secrets are far more dangerous than my own...



Every day I clean the Winchesters' beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor.



I try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter. And how her husband Andrew seems more broken every day. But as I look into Andrew's handsome brown eyes, so full of pain, it's hard not to imagine what it would be like to live Nina's life. The walk-in closet, the fancy car, the perfect husband.



I only try on one of Nina's pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it's like. But she soon finds out... and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it's far too late.



But I reassure myself: the Winchesters don't know who I really am.



They don't know what I'm capable of...

The Housemaid

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Stan Rodski

Coloring for Agility and Fast Learning

The only coloring exercises scientifically proven to ease stress Drawing from the study of neuroscience, each of these three unique coloring books contain more than 75 unique patterns designed to focus your brain through the use of pattern, repetition, single focus, and creativity. It is inevitable that our brains get overwhelmed at times by the bombardment of information, but it is essential for our health and well-being to be able to draw upon our own resources to deal with that stress. The simple act of coloring has the power to engage your brain, improve your mood, and kindle creativity by providing a mindful task that can forge new neural pathways and connections in our brains. In this series, Dr Rodski looks at the fight or flight reaction to stress and how coloring can help; how repetition, pattern, and focus relax the brain; and how coloring can stimulate the brain to be more agile and learn faster.

Brain-Science

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Johanna Basford

An Inky Expedition and Coloring Book for Adults

From the internationally bestselling creator of Lost Ocean and Secret Garden comes a beautiful new adult coloring book that takes you on a wondrous expedition through the jungle
 
Follow ink evangelist Johanna Basford down an inky trail through the Magical Jungle and discover a forgotten world of flora and fauna just waiting to be colored in this new coloring book for adults. Through intricate pen and ink illustrations, color-inners of all ages are invited to explore an exotic rainforest teeming with creatures large and small. Encounter speckled tree frogs and dainty hummingbirds, prowling tigers and playful monkeys. Let your imagination run wild in the leafy treetop canopy or find yourself drawn to the delicate world of sensational blossoms and tropical plants below.

Now printed on specially selected ivory paper. This paper has been specifically created for Johanna Basford's coloring books. It has a medium tooth which is perfect for creating beautiful colored pencil effects or chalk pastel backgrounds but also wonderful for pens, which will glide effortlessly over its surface. Filled with stunningly detailed illustrations, Magical Jungle is a blissful and relaxing at-home activity for people of all ages.
 
"The colorists have a queen, and her name is Johanna Basford." --New York Magazine
 
"Consider trading in your yoga mat for a set of markers and peruse the gorgeous gardens of Basford's imagination." --The Huffington Post

Magical Jungle

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Aliki


The illustrations are really gorgeous. I think it's autographed. I wish I could remember. I didn't want to try to smear the ink to see if it was real. It's a large book.

From Hamlet to Romeo and Juliet to A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare's celebrated works have touched people around the world.

Aliki combines literature, history, biography, archaeology, and architecture in this richly detailed and meticulously researched introduction to Shakespeare's world-his life in Elizabethan times, the theater world, and the Globe, for which he wrote his plays. Then she brings history full circle to the present-day reconstruction of the Globe theater.

Aliki has created an animated tableau for Shakespeare lovers of all ages to savor!

2000 Notable Children's Books (ALA), Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies 2000, National Council for SS & Child. Book Council , NCTE List of Notable Children's Books in Lang. Arts 00, Horn Book Fanfare 2000 and Teacher's Choices for 2000 (IRA)

01-02 Young Hoosier Book Award Masterlist (Gr 4-6), 00-01 Utah Book Award (Informational Books), and 00-01 Texas Bluebonnet Award Masterlist

William Shakespeare and the Globe

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Jen Yates

Just in time for the holidays. Lots of cringe worthy photographs.

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Cake Wrecks Gets "Festive"

From thankless Thanksgiving turkeys and confusing Christmas conundrums, to less-than-happy Hanukkah horrors and New Year's meltdowns, "Wreck the Halls" has an icing-smeared disaster for every occasion.

Wreck the Halls

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Michael Stadther

There is a tiny sticky spot on the upper right hand corner, where some idiot, not me stuck a pricey

Secrets of the Alchemist Dar

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Roald Dahl

This is from 1991 and the artwork is really beautiful


For use in schools and libraries only. Ignoring warnings against it, little Billy enters the Forest of Sins, only to be pursued by the fearsome Grinder, a creature who chases him high up an ancient tree. In the ancient tree, he encounters a city of tree-dwelling, matchstick-sized people.

The Minpins

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Gary Larson

It has been read more than once because I love Gary Larson cover is a little creased at the top.

The Far Side Gallery 2

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Ken Weber

I really enjoyed reading these to my kids and figuring them out. Stretch their brains.

34 New Cases of Murder and Mayhem for You to Solve

Thirty-four cases of murder and mayhem you can solve in under five minutes!

More Five Minute Mysteries

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Tony Heally

Lots of pictures of cute animals not just dogs and cats

Puppies in sunglasses.  Sleeping kittens.  A hedgehog in a teacup.
 
If the thought of animals in adorable situations makes you feel just a little bit happier, then Cute Emergency is the book for you.  Based on the popular Twitter feed, it is the antidote to all of life's little annoyances. Not even the coldest curmudgeon could stay frazzled when faced with the heart-melting animals and witty captions contained in these pages.  So fulfill your recommended daily allowance of cuteness and let furry creatures come to your rescue!

Cute Emergency

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Shannon Okey

Rae Nester

Kate Baldwin

Lots of colored pictures and patterns that don't look extremely difficult but then again I am not a knitter

20 Projects for the Great Outdoors

Featuring 20 outdoor-friendly knitting projects, How to Knit in the Woods is every crafty person's indispensable guide to creativity in the open air. Full of advice on how to choose quick-drying yarns and other outdoor-friendly materials, and how to knot on the go, this is not your mother's knitting book.Projects range from easy to intermediate and include such gems as a waterproof cardigan, a campfire cushion and marshmallow pot holders.

How to Knit in the Woods

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Kevin J. Anderson

Daniel Wallace

There is a tiny sticky spot where some idiot, not me put a price tag in the upper right hand corner otherwise it's in really good shspe


"After the fall of the Empire, many archives were opened and hidden information came to the attention of scholars across the galaxy. We are at a crux point in history . . . Citizens of the New Republic must know their history--a rich and glorious tradition, [with] many dark mistakes. We must learn from both." --New Republic Historical Council The story is one that began many thousands of years before the birth of Luke Skywalker . . . or Anakin Skywalker . . . or even Obi-Wan Kenobi. It spans galaxies, encompasses kingdoms and powerful dynasties, chronicles wars, and charts the rise and fall of individuals who changed the course of their times. Now, at last, the many strands of this extraordinary saga are drawn together--from the original movies, from the novels, from every verifiable source--and tied together in one, comprehensive volume. - Learn about the Great Hyperspace War that divided the ancient Jedi Knights - Discover the colorful adventures of the rogue heroes Han Solo and Lando Calrissian - Experience the overthrow of the Empire, the birth of the New Republic, the founding of Skywalker's Jedi academy, the marriage of Han Solo and Princess Leia Organa, and much more! Relive the legendary events. Catch up with the action you missed. Explore the saga of Star Wars from the very beginning--in one, authoritative essential guide!

The Essential Chronology

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Rachel Harrison

I just finished reading this tonight. It was darker than I expected. 
I really enjoyed it. Would make a great movie.
It was a really good first novel. I will look for others by her.

A group of friends reunite after one of them has returned from a mysterious two-year disappearance in this edgy and haunting debut. Julie is missing, and no one believes she will ever return--except Elise. Elise knows Julie better than anyone, and feels it in her bones that her best friend is out there and that one day Julie will come back. She's right. Two years to the day that Julie went missing, she reappears with no memory of where she's been or what happened to her. Along with Molly and Mae, their two close friends from college, the women decide to reunite at a remote inn. But the second Elise sees Julie, she knows something is wrong--she's emaciated, with sallow skin and odd appetites. And as the weekend unfurls, it becomes impossible to deny that the Julie who vanished two years ago is not the same Julie who came back. But then who--or what--is she?

The Return

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The book has been read once so there is a crease in the cover. There are tons of photographs and it's


A visual romp through the world of epic fails.

Fail Nation

Henry N. Beard

Douglas C. Kenney

The outside pages are a little yellowed from being on my shelf forever, but it is in very good shape

A Parody of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings

A quest, a war, a ring that would be grounds for calling any wedding off, a king without a kingdom, and furry little 'hero' named Frito, ready - or maybe just forced by the wizard Goodgulf - to undertake the one mission that can save Lower Middle Earth from enslavement by the evil Sorhed. . . Luscious Elf-maidens, a roller-skating dragon, ugly plants that can soul kiss the unwary to death - these are just some of the ingredients in the wildest, wackiest, most irreverent excursion into fantasy realms that anyone has ever dared to undertake.

Bored of the Rings

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Ann Cleeves

Slight crease on the cover from being read otherwise in very good condition

A diving instructor makes a gruesome discovery in Cranwell Lake - the body of a teenager who has clearly been in the water for many years. As the investigation gets under way, Hannah Morton is about to get the shock of her life.

The Sleeping and the Dead

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Mark Winegardner

If you've ever wondered what happens during the gaps in the movie, this book explains it pretty well. If you love the movies like I do, you will find this most entertaining.

A sequel to Mario Puzo's blockbuster novel, The Godfather, continues the saga of the Corleone family, beginning in 1955 and recounting the events that occurred between the end of the original novel and the episodes chronicled in Coppola's movie sequels. 350,000 first printing.

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