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The characters of Pride and Prejudice are drawn into a tale of murder.
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A mysterious drowning reveals secrets and lies in the wealthy Fairclough family.
(Dutton: $28.95)
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A middle-age retiree re-evaluates his mediocre existence.
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A love triangle among Ivy League graduates.
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A drug lord kidnaps a songwriter forcing her to write a ballad of his exploits.
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A year in the social life of three twentysomethings set in Jazz-Age New York City.
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The final book of the "Millennium Trilogy" has Lisbeth Salander in peril.
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A man goes back in time to prevent the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
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A young soldier turned kidnapper navigates treacherous North Korea.
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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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Don’t let appearances fool you in this multilayered narrative about loyalty and loss.
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No one is safe in the final installment of the Hunger Games trilogy.
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Former Marine Jack Morgan is the prime suspect in the murder of his ex-lover.
(Little, Brown: $27.99)
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Chakas searches for a way home in the second novel of The Forerunner Saga.
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Hunger Games winners face the consequences of their victory.
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Greg gets trapped in the house during a snowstorm.
(Abrams: $13.95)
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The clock is ticking on Harry Bosch’s retirement as he probes a Chateau Marmont crime.
(Little, Brown: $27.99)
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Lives are irrevocably changed by chance meetings with strangers.
(Viking: $26.95)
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Unpublished drawings and poems left behind by the late author.
(Harper: $19.99)
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A porn producer husband unwittingly hires the man his wife is sleeping with to find out whom she’s sleeping with.
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Hardcover Nonfiction (Back to top)

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A portrait of the late Apple visionary as revealed by those in his inner circle.
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Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
The dramatic events in spring 1865 leading to President Lincoln's assassination.
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Trusting our intuition in business and personal decisions from the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.
(Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $30)
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New interviews with the Queen's relatives and friends uncover hidden layers of the monarch.
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A look at the first couple's arrival in the White House and their struggles to adapt to Washington.
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Chris Kyle, et al.
The battlefield experiences from the Navy SEAL with the most kills in U.S. military history.
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Complex ties between the U.S. ambassador’s family and the Nazi elite in 1930s Berlin.
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How getting employees to work together will lead to success in business.
(Portfolio: $25.95)
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A memoir filled with musings on motherhood Woody Allen, Warren Beatty, Al Pacino and more.
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Tim Tebow with Nathan Whitaker
The Denver Bronco’s quarterback reveals how his faith and family values have defied convention.
(Harper: $26.99)
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reissue of the poet's blending of the practical and mythic in 11 impressionistic pieces.
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The secret history of the private enclaves and mind-boggling estates of Los Angeles.
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Seven days to a healthy sexual relationship for married couples.
(FaithWords : $21.99)
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An engaging portrait of the longest-ruling female leader of imperial Russia.
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A comical not-for-kids picture book on the perils of bedtime.
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The true-life tale of the Hollywood superdog.
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In this pseudonym-concealed author’s parody of Margaret Wise Brown’s classical tale, too many wired-up distractions keep youngsters awake.
(Blue Rider Press: $14.95)
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New categories and bizarre superlatives fill the latest edition.
(Guinness: $28.95)
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The story of Louis Zamperini, a World War II bombardier, POW and Olympian.
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Didion recounts the painful story of her daughter’s death.
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Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent
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Keith Richards with James Fox
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