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Muslim Women Reformers: Inspiring Voices Against Oppression
Ida Lichter
Hard cover.




My Kind of Girl
Buddhadeva Bose
Soft cover.




Pretty Little Things: A Novel
Jilliane Hoffman
Hard cover.




Here Comes Another Lesson: Stories
Stephen O'Connor
Soft cover.




In This Way I Was Saved: A Novel
Brian DeLeeuw
Soft cover.




The Kitchen Shrink: A Psychiatrist's Reflections on Healing in a Changing World
Dora Calott Wang, M.D.
Hard cover.




The Dream Maker in the Desert
Marie Krushing
Soft cover. We have 2 autographed copies!




Tiberius Julius Alexander: A Historical Novel
Daniel M. Friedenberg
Hard cover.




Virgins? What Virgins?: And Other Essays
Ibn Warraq
Hard cover.




The World for Ransom: Piracy Is Terrorism, Terrorism Is Piracy
D. R. Burgess
Hard cover.




Finding the Zone: A Whole New Way to Maximize Mental Potential
Gordon D. Lawrence
Soft cover.




Neighborhood Watch: A Novel
Cammie McGovern
Hard cover.




Last Stand at Megiddo
by Cliff Billings
Soft cover. 2 copies.




The Descendants: A Novel
by Kaui Hart Hemmings
Soft cover. Uncorrected Proof.




Concepts: A ProtoTheist Quest for Science-Minded Skeptics
by Paul Dehn Carlton
Hard cover




They Just Don't Get It: How Washington Is Still Compromising Your Safety and What You Can Do About It
by Colonel David Hunt
Hard cover




Labor Pains and Birth Stories: Essays on Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Becoming a Parent
Edited by Jessica Powers
Soft cover




Original Sinners: A New Interpretation of Genesis
by John R. Coats
Hard cover




Conscious Courage: Turning Everyday Challenges into Opportunities
by Maureen Stears
Soft cover




A Map of Home: A Novel
by Randa Jarrar
Soft cover.




The Gentleman Host: A Cruise Ship Nightmare
by Dwight Norris
Soft cover




Young Guns: The Fearless Entrepreneur's Guide to Chasing Your Dreams and Breaking Out on Your Own
by Robert Tuchman
Hard cover




How to Save Your Own Life: 15 Lessons on Finding Hope in Unexpected Places
by Michael Gates Gill
Hard cover




Brain Sense: The Science of the Senses and How We Process the World Around Us
by Faith Hickman Brynie
Hard cover.




Beatrice and Virgil: A Novel
by Yann Martel
Soft cover.




Cowgirl's Justice
by Dawn Nelson
Soft cover.




A Cowgirl Remembers When...
by Dawn Nelson
Soft cover.




The Third Rail
by Michael Harvey
Hard cover.




THE RAVEN & THE WOLF: Chronicle I - Blood Oath
by Christopher Spellman
Soft cover.




The Alzheimer's Solution: How Today's Care Is Failing Millions- and How We Can Do Better
by Kenneth S. Kosik MD and Ellen Clegg
Soft cover.




The Third Rail
by Michael Harvey
Hard cover.




Leadership Secrets of Hillary Clinton
by Rebecca Shambaugh
Hard cover.




The Starlet: A Novel
by Mary McNamara
Soft cover.




The Tao of Wu
by The RZA
Soft cover.




Damned If She Does, Damned If She Doesn't: Rethinking the Rules of the Game That Keep Women from Succeeding in Business
by Lynn Cronin & Howard Fine
Soft cover.




Anywhere: How Global Connectivity is Revolutionizing the Way We Do Business
by Emily Nagle Green
Hard cover.




The Lunatic Express: Discovering the World...via Its Most Dangerous Buses, Boats, Trains, and Planes
by Carl Hoffman
Hard cover.




Veiled Atrocities: True Stories of Oppression in Saudi Arabia
by Sami Alrabaa
Soft cover.




Grains Of Sand: The Fall Of Neve Dekalim
by Shifra Shomron
Soft cover.




The Last Leaf: Voices of History's Last-Known Survivors
by Stuart Lutz
Hard cover.




Lists That Saved My Life
by Angel Tuccy
Soft cover. Autographed by author!




The Leap: How 3 Simple Changes Can Propel Your Career from Good to Great
by Rick Smith
Hard cover. We have 5 copies!




The House Of Pendragon, Book I: The Firebrand (Volume 1)
by Debra A. Kemp
Soft cover.




Positive Results: Making the Best Decisions When You're at High Risk for Breast or Ovarian Cancer
by Joi L. Morris & Ora K. Gordon, MD
Soft cover.




The Favorite Child: How a Favorite Impacts Every Family Member for Life
by Ellen Weber Libby, Phd
Soft cover.




The Gin Closet: A Novel
by Leslie Jamison
Hard cover.




The Black-White Achievement Gap: Why Closing It Is the Greatest Civil Rights Issue of Our Time
by Rod Paige and Elaine Witty
Hard cover.




Complicit: How Greed and Collusion Made the Credit Crisis Unstoppable
by Mark Gilbert
Soft cover, Uncorrected proof.




The Leakeys: A Biography
by Mary Bowman-Kruhm
Soft cover.




Bubble Gum and Hula Hoops: The Origins of Objects in Our Everyday Lives
by Harry Oliver
Soft cover. 3 copies remaining.




Shades of Grey: A Novel
by Jasper Fforde
Hard cover.





The Law of Forgiveness: Tap in to the Positive Power of Forgiveness - and Attract Good Things to Your Life
by Connie Domino
Soft cover.





Erasing Racism: The Survival of the American Nation
by Dr. Molefi Kete Asante
Soft cover.




Spheres of an Unseen World
by Sandrea Mosses
Soft cover.




Your Legacy of Love: Realize the Gift in Goodbye
by Gemini Adams
Soft cover. 2 more autographed copies remaining!




Improve Your Marriage: Don't Overlook The Obvious
by Russell A. Irving
Soft cover. Signed by author!




The Wrong Mother: A Novel
by Sophie Hannah
Soft cover. We have 1 copy remaining!





The Brides Farewell: A Novel
by Meg Rosoff
Hard cover.




World Famous: How To Give Your Business A Kick-Ass Brand Identity
by David Tyreman
Soft cover.




War Cake
by Linda Flynn Beekman
Brand new. Soft cover.




Secrets of Paradise
by Dr. Robert E. McGinnis
Brand new. Autographed by Dr. Robert E. McGinnis! Soft cover.




A Beckoning From Paradise
by Dr. Robert E McGinnis
Brand new. Soft cover.




A World I Never Made
by James LePore
Brand new. Soft cover




Winter in Madrid: A Novel
by C. J. Sansom
Brand new. Soft cover




Instant Appeal: The 8 Primal Factors That Create Blockbuster Success
by Vicki Kunkel
Brand News, Hard Copy





Stupid Reasons People Die, An Ingenious Plot For Defusing Deadly Diseases
by John Corso, M.D.
Brand new, hardcover - 4 copies remaining out of 6 total!




Wife In The North
by Judith O'Reilly
Brand new, softcover




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Won't Get Fooled Again: A Voter's Guide to Seeing Through the Lies, Getting Past the Propaganda and Choosing the Best Leaders
by Joseph H. Boyett
Brand new, hardcover.




The Art of Hanging
by W. Town Andrews
Brand new softcover. 2 copies remaining.




The Other Woman: A Novel of Suspense
by Diana Diamond
Brand new, mint condition, hardcover.


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