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An atmospheric tale of two medical researchers and the many shades of truth they find in the Amazon.
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Tom Clancy with Peter Telep
A former Navy SEAL uncovers conspiracies and plots against America while entrenched in Pakistan and Mexico.
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A cold-blooded killer is after bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, whose family is bugging her to settle down.
(Random House: $28)
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A young Chinese American woman's search for her father in Mao Tse-tung's China.
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Prehistoric remains and murder in the Rocky Mountains dispute America's early history.
(Morrow: $27.99)
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A tale of Ernest Hemingway and his first wife, Hadley, set in 1920s Paris.
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A young doctor in a war-torn Balkan country recalls tales from her beloved grandfather.
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A detective hypnotizes a young boy, the only witness to his family's brutal murder.
(Farrar, Straus and Giroux: $27)
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Det. Harry Hole investigates a serial killer whose calling card is the appearance of a mysterious snowman near crime scenes.
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The Kane siblings search for the Book of Ra in this second of a three-part series.
(Hyperion: $18.99)
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A once terminally ill dad reunites with his kids on the South Carolina shore.
(Grand Central: $25.99)
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No one is safe in the final installment of the Hunger Games trilogy.
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The lifelong friendship between a minister’s daughter and a boy from the Wampanoag tribe.
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A not-so-popular middle school girl enters a talent show hoping to win a scholarship.
(Simon & Schuster: $12.99)
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James Bond is back in a thriller set in a post 9/11 world.
(Simon & Schuster: $26.99)
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A fragile stability between humans and aliens is violently upset on a distant colonized planet.
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The final book of the "Millennium Trilogy" has Lisbeth Salander in peril.
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A selection of lyrics and poems from five-decades of the songwriter's career.
(Everyman's Library: $13.50)
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A sci-fi vision of America’s future from the actor-filmmaker.
(St. Martin's: $25.99)
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More adventures from the Pimlico terrier Freddie de la Hay, the latest in the Corduroy Mansions series.
(Pantheon: $24.95)
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A comical not-for-kids picture book on the perils of bedtime.
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Complex ties between the U.S. ambassador’s family and the Nazi elite in 1930s Berlin.
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The story of Louis Zamperini, a World War II bombardier, POW and Olympian.
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How the self-deprecating actress, mom and writer rocked the world of comedy.
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How Americans in 19th century Paris shaped ideals back home.
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Howard Wasdin and Stephen Templin
A former member of the elite Navy SEALs recounts his military training and deadly missions.
(St. Martin's: $26.99)
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A revised, expanded interactive journal based on the books and hit movies.
(Amulet: $10.95)
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The actor recounts his rise from daydreaming boy in England to a real-life geek superhero.
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A history of the top secret Nevada base with familiar conspiracy theories and unexpected ties to Stalin.
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A neuroscientist explores the subconscious mind.
(Pantheon: $26.95)
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How to live in a realm of timelessness, renewal and infinite possibilities.
(HarperOne: $25.99)
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A professor's terminal cancer inspires a call to seize life's moments.
(Hyperion: $21.95)
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The conservative commentator argues that liberal Democrats exhibit mob mentality.
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The famed prosecutor makes his case for agnosticism.
(Vanguard: $26.99)
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A no-holds-barred memoir by Aerosmith’s lead singer.
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Chelsea Handler, et al.
Tricks and tomfoolery the comic has played on family and friends.
(Grand Central: $24.99)
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The playwright’s critique of the liberal orthodoxy.
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Life lessons learned through cartoon characters' grievances.
(Chronicle: $9.95)
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This major biography of the controversial civil rights figure taps new documentation to chart his life.
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The president invites children into the worlds of 13 famous Americans.
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Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent
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Keith Richards with James Fox
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