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|  | After Dark, My Sweet by Jim Thompson
William Collins, ex-boxer, had a lethal accident in the ring years ago. Having escaped his fourth mental institution, he meets a friendly con man and a stunning woman who have some unsavory plans for him. AUTHOR: Jim Thompson
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Draw! Medieval Fantasies by Damon J. Reinagle
Offers step-by-step instructions for drawing dragons, castles, and other objects of the medieval world; covers basic skills as well as advanced drawing techniques. AUTHOR: Damon J. Reinagle
PUBLISHER: Peel Productions, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Funny Accent by Barbara Shulgasser
Anna is 30-something and on the verge of success: she's just had a story accepted by the Atlantic Monthly. The story, however (which is called Funny Accent ), is a true-life tale of her quasi-romance with an older man, a family friend who also happens to be married. To complicate things, there are two other older men in her life: a Saul Bellow-like writer, and an alcoholic playwright. AUTHOR: Barbara Shulgasser
PUBLISHER: Picador
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Barney Dice, Por Favor y Gracias by Rick Grayson
A pretend birthday party becomes a real opportunity to practice using good manners. Barney and Baby Bop happily use the words please and thank you while enjoying lots of party surprises. Good manners are fundamental and Barney makes them fun. AUTHOR: Rick Grayson
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Columbus Slaughters Braves by Mark Friedman
Joe Columbus is an ordinary guy--husband, father, schoolteacher--but his brother is a crack third baseman for the Chicago Cubs, a situation that creates tension between the brothers. Envious and depressed, Joe, in a bitterly humorous narrative, tells the story of his brother`s life and contrasts it with his own failures. AUTHOR: Mark Friedman
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company Trade & Reference Division
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Something Beautiful
Everyday a young girl is disheartened by the things in her neighborhood: the trash on the streets, the graffiti on the walls, and the homeless woman that sleeps in a box. When she learns the word beautiful at school, she sets out to find something beautiful in her surroundings. In her search, this little girl learns to see beyond the barren ugliness of her environment to find beauty in her friendships, her family, and herself.
PUBLISHER: Random House Children's Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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