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Eight linked stories tracing the history of a painting by the 17th century Dutch artist, Vermeer. In one, he paints his daughter to pay off debts, a second story describes the loss of the ownership papers, a third takes place on the eve of its theft by the Nazis. By the author of What Love Sees.
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The ultimate Batman adventure explodes into non-stop, animated action when the Caped Crusader's chilling nemesis, Mr. Freeze, returns to Gotham City and kidnaps Batgirl. In their desperate quest to unravel the mystery, Batman and Robin discover Batgirl's disappearance is all part of Mr. Freeze's frigidly fiendish plot to help his dying wife. He will do whatever it takes to save her--even it if means putting Batgirl "on ice" forever.
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An alcoholic, a young mother whose husband is brain damaged after a devastating car accident, an old woman carefully cleaning her house on Christmas Eve to prepare for her planned holiday suicide, a depressed gas station owner, and a disillusioned youth pastor discover the hope of Christmas in the ordinary kindnesses they render each other.
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"The most powerful and instructive change manual you'll ever read. It will persuade and inspire you to change your business, your work, and maybe your life." —Daniel H. Pink, bestselling author of A Whole New Mind
In Practically Radical, William C. Taylor, the New York Times bestselling co-author of Mavericks at Work offers a refreshing, rigorous new look at pragmatic ways to shake things up and make positive
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After the Wizard is a heartfelt, often humorous and always entertaining story about a twelve-year-old girl named Elizabeth who lives in an orphanage in Kingman, Kansas. Like millions of girls her age she has read the beloved L. Frank Baum novel 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' countless times. But unlike other girls, Elizabeth believes she is Dorothy, and maybe she is.
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Lurking in the sewers of Gotham City is Killer Croc, a terrifying half-crocodile man with a craving for crime. In Vendetta, Killer croc has kidnapped a key witness set to testify in an important trial, and it's up to Batman to save the day. Even criminals need a friend in Love is a Croc when a washed-up TV actress named Baby-Doll takes a liking to Killer Croc, and they become partners in crime. Judgment Day introduces The Judge, a faceless vigilante...
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"When the two shots rang out, Bruce Wayne's life changed forever. He pledged himself to justice, and he held that oath for years. Wearing many names--the Dark Knight, the World's Greatest Detective, the Caped Crusader, and Gotham's Greatest Hero--he battled tragic foes like the Joker, Penguin, Mr. Freeze and so many more. But deep inside, he knew that he shared something with them that most of humanity wouldn't understand--a commitment to the fight...
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Batman and Harley Quinn: Batman finds his patience tested to the limit when he goes on a roadtrip with Harley Quinn to track down her old partner-in-crime, Poison Ivy.
Batman, assault on Arkham: When the government teams up a group of supervillains with the code name Suicide Squad and forces them to break into Arkham Asylum to bring back top secret information the Riddler has stolen, Batman soon becomes involved. But things go from bad to worse when...