Skipp Sudduth
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"From award-winning, New York Times bestselling author and neuroscientist Lisa Genova comes a powerful new novel that does for Huntington's Disease what her debut Still Alice did for Alzheimer's. Joe O'Brien is a forty-four-year-old police officer from the Irish Catholic neighborhood of Charlestown, Massachusetts. A devoted husband, proud father of four children in their twenties, and respected officer, Joe begins experiencing bouts of disorganized...
2) EDGE
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Washington, D.C., police detective Ryan Kessler inexplicably becomes the target of Henry Loving, a ruthless "lifter" hired to obtain information. His expertise lies in getting an "edge" on his victim, usually by kidnapping or threatening family. The job of keeping the Kessler family alive falls to a man named Corte, a senior federal protection officer. Relentlessly devoted to protecting those in his care and a passionate board game aficionado, he...
3) Meadowland
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In the hazy aftermath of an unimaginable loss, couple Sarah (Olivia Wilde) and Phil (Luke Wilson) come unhinged, recklessly ignoring the repercussions.
6) More twisted
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Presents a collection of intricately plotted, bone-chilling short fiction, with subjects ranging from a Westchester commuter to a brilliant Victorian England caper.
8) Midas touch
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Two entrepreneurial icons share experiences and insights into creating and building successful businesses.
9) The hunted
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Chasing their dream of landing their own hunting show, two hunters head into the dense, secluded mountains of West Virginia only to realize they are not alone.
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Dismissed as a spent force in politics by the time he reached middle age, Ted Kennedy became the most powerful senator of the last half century and the nation's keeper of traditional liberalism. Perceptive and carefully reported, drawing heavily from candid interviews with the Kennedy family and inner circle, "Last Lion" captures magnificently his life and historic achievements, as well as the personal redemption that he found.
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Sometimes it seems as if the world is crashing in on itself. It's the job of the first responders to hold it together. Police, firefighters, paramedics: the men and women of the 3-11 PM shift called third watch are ready to serve in situations ranging from small (attending to a frequent 911 dialer) to playful (a football match between fire departments) to harrowingly large and complex (tracking an elusive sniper who targets cops). Combines the rigors...
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From the former Republican governor of Florida and a leading constitutional litigator comes a timely and provocative look at one of the most divisive issues facing the nation today: immigration.
The immigration debate divides Americans more stridently than ever, due to a chronic failure of national leadership by both parties. Bush and Bolick propose a six-point strategy for reworking our policies that begins with erasing all existing, outdated immigration...