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|  | Confessor by Daniel Silva
Filled with rich characters, remarkable prose, and a multilayered plot of uncommon intensity, this is the finest work yet by a new master of the art.
Munich: The writer Benjamin Stern entered his flat to see a man standing there, leafing through his research, and said, Who the hell are you? In response, the man shot him. As Stern lay dying, the gunman murmured a few words in Latin, then he gathered the writer's papers and left. Venice: The art restorer Gabriel Allon applied a dab of paint carefully to the Bellini, then read the message thrust into his hands. Stern was dead; could he leave right away? With a sigh, the Mossad agent began to put his brushes away. The Vatican: The priest named Pietro paced in the garden, thinking about the things he had discovered, the enemies he would make, the journey before him. Men would surely die, and he wished another could take it for him. But he knew that was not possible. In the weeks to come, the journeys of all three men will come together, following a trail of long-buried secrets and unthinkable deeds, leaving each one forever changed. And with them, the lives of millions... Filled with rich characters, remarkable prose, and a multilayered plot of uncommon intensity, this is the finest work yet by a new master of the art.
AUTHOR: Daniel Silva
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Mystery & Thrillers 
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 | Fargo Rock City by Chuck Klosterman
Description not available.A comic memoir of growing up as a heavy metal junkie in rural North Dakota in the 1980s retraces the author's coming of age to the soundtrack of Motley Crue, Ratt, Poison, Krokus, and other hard-hitting, take-no-prisoners rock bands. Reprint. 25,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Chuck Klosterman
PUBLISHER: Scribner
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Hobbies & Interests
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 | Kites Sail by Ruth Heller
Description not available.Encourages an appreciation for the study of language with a lively introduction to verb usage AUTHOR: Ruth Heller
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Hobbies & Interests
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 | Book of Guys by Garrison Keillor
Sixteen stories from Garrison Keillor, some previously published in The New Yorker and Harper's. AUTHOR: Garrison Keillor
PUBLISHER: Penguin/HighBridge
FORMAT: Audio & Hardcover
CATEGORY: Humor
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 | The Unsavvy Traveler by Anne Mathews, Lucie Ocenas, Rosemary Caperton
Women travel for myriad reasons. They venture out to escape the routine of daily existence; to encounter fascinating new people and places and facets of themselves; to enrich their lives, explore, wander. But sometimes none of this works out. THE UNSAVVY TRAVELER collects the hilarious and cathartic misadventure tales of over twenty-five women: Alice Evans, a journalist and environmentalist, battles a bear deep in the Tennessee woods, armed only with a bag of peanut M&Ms. Amateur shutterbug Nancy Cooper Frank is attacked by a furious nude model in Germany. Poet Ingrid Wendt unwittingly spews obscenities for a gather of the Italian literati. Laid low by a foot injury, Alle Halle crawls on hands and knees around the temples of Angkor Wat, garnering curious stares from locals and tourists alike. In her first months as a teacher in picturesque Matsumoto, Japan, Marilyn Abildskov wrangles with curious forms of bathroom etiquette. These writers are the comedic casualties of the tourism industry--the breezy, insouciant trekkers who discover the necessity of preparation far too late, the nervous new expatriates navigating the confusing twists of a new cultural environment or the irreproachable, unflappable travelers suddenly beset by the devilish whims of destiny. With wry humor and unabashed honesty, these stories convey the merriest spirit of the intrepid adventurer. Other contributors include Caryn Bark, Lucy Jane Bledsoe, Ayun Halliday and Novella Carpenter. AUTHOR: Anne Mathews, Lucie Ocenas, Rosemary Caperton
PUBLISHER: Avalon Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Humor
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 | The Brain Workout Book by Snowden Parlette
The brain workout exercises are designed to be useful, do-able, and fun for everyone. It's not about getting smarter, it's about getting in shape. AUTHOR: Snowden Parlette
PUBLISHER: Evans, M. & Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Hobbies & Interests
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