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Gifts for Mom

Escape

By Barbara Delinsky

In her luminous new novel, Barbara Delinsky explores every woman’s desire to abandon the endless obligations of work and marriage—and the...read more

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Conquistadora

By Esmeralda Santiago

An epic novel of love, discovery, and adventure by the author of the best-selling memoir When I Was Puerto Rican.
As a...
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Maine

By J. Courtney Sullivan
Read by Ann Marie Lee

In her best-selling debut, Commencement, J. Courtney Sullivan explored the complicated and contradictory landscape of female friendship. Now, in her highly...read more

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Prime Time (signed edition)

By Jane Fonda

This special edition of Jane Fonda’s Prime Time is autographed by the author.
In this inspiring and candid book, Jane Fonda, #1...
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The Paris Wife

By Paula McLain
Read by Carrington MacDuffie

A deeply evocative story of ambition and betrayal, The Paris Wife captures a remarkable period of time and a love affair...read more

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Gifts for Dad

Robopocalypse

By Daniel H. Wilson
Read by Mike Chamberlain

They are in your house. They are in your car. They are in the skies…Now they’re coming for you.
In the near...
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Robert B. Parker's Killing the Blues

By Michael Brandman
Read by James Naughton

The Jesse Stone stories continue even after Robert B. Parker’s passing with Killing the Blues. In this novel, Jesse Stone is...read more

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Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters

By Meg Meeker, M.D.

In today’s increasingly complicated world, it’s often difficult for parents to connect with their daughters–and especially so for fathers. In this...read more

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The Tiger

By John Vaillant

A gripping story of man pitted against nature’s most fearsome and efficient predator.
Outside a remote village in Russia’s Far East a...
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A Game of Thrones

By George R.R. Martin
Read by Roy Dotrice

A NEW ORIGINAL SERIES, NOW ON HBO.
Here is the first volume in George R. R. Martin’s magnificent cycle of novels that...
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Gifts for Him

Inside WikiLeaks

By Daniel Domscheit-Berg

Former WikiLeaks Insider and Spokesman Daniel Domscheit-Berg Authors an Exposé of the “World’s Most Dangerous Website”
In an eye-opening account, Daniel Domscheit-Berg,...
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The Snowman

By Jo Nesbo
Translated by Don Bartlett

Internationally acclaimed crime writer Jo Nesbø’s antihero police investigator, Harry Hole, is back: in a bone-chilling thriller that will take Hole...read more

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Cal Ripken, Jr.'s All-Stars: Hothead

By Cal Ripken, Jr. and Kevin Cowherd
Read by Cal Ripken, Jr.

Connor Sullivan is too humble to admit it, but he’s the Orioles’ best player: an all-star shortstop and a beast of...read more

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Supergods

By Grant Morrison

From one of the most acclaimed and profound writers in the world of comics comes a thrilling and provocative exploration of...read more

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Machine Man

By Max Barry

Scientist Charles Neumann loses a leg in an industrial accident. It's not a tragedy. It's an opportunity. Charlie always thought his...read more

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Gifts for Her

Maine

By J. Courtney Sullivan

In her best-selling debut, Commencement, J. Courtney Sullivan explored the complicated and contradictory landscape of female friendship. Now, in her highly...read more

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Smokin' Seventeen

By Janet Evanovich
Read by Lorelei King

Where there’s smoke there’s fire, and no one knows this better than New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum.
Dead bodies are...
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The Things We Cherished

By Pam Jenoff

Pam Jenoff, whose first novel, The Kommandant’s Girl, was a Quill Award finalist, a Book Sense pick, and a finalist for...read more

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One Day (Movie Tie-in Edition)

By David Nicholls

It’s 1988 and Dexter Mayhew and Emma Morley have only just met. But after only one day together, they cannot stop...read more

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Let's Take the Long Way Home

By Gail Caldwell

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
They met over their dogs. Gail Caldwell and Caroline Knapp (author of Drinking: A Love Story) became best...
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Gifts for Grads

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How to Sew a Button

By Erin Bried

“Waste not, want not” with this guide to saving money, taking heart, and enjoying the simple pleasures of life.
Nowadays, many of...
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The Best Advice I Ever Got

By Katie Couric
Read by Various

What was the tipping point for Malcolm Gladwell? What unscripted event made Meryl Streep who she is? How did Mario Batali...read more

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The Social Animal

By David Brooks

With unequaled insight and brio, David Brooks, the New York Times columnist and bestselling author of Bobos in Paradise, has long...read more

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The Best Advice I Ever Got

By Katie Couric

What was the tipping point for Malcolm Gladwell? What unscripted event made Meryl Streep who she is? How did Mario Batali...read more

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Gifts for the Pop Culture Fan

Ready Player One

By Ernest Cline
Read by Wil Wheaton

At once wildly original and stuffed with irresistible nostalgia, READY PLAYER ONE is a spectacularly genre-busting, ambitious, and charming debut—part quest...read more

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Sex on the Moon

By Ben Mezrich

Thad Roberts, a fellow in a prestigious NASA program had an idea—a romantic, albeit crazy, idea. He wanted to give his...read more

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Supergods

By Grant Morrison

From one of the most acclaimed and profound writers in the world of comics comes a thrilling and provocative exploration of...read more

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Dexter Is Delicious

By Jeff Lindsay

The “Dexter” phenomenon—in bookstores, on TV screens, and in the hearts of millions of fans worldwide—continues with his most delectable dish...read more

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Gifts for the History Buff

Sleeping with the Enemy

By Hal Vaughan

“From this century, in France, three names will remain: de Gaulle, Picasso, and Chanel.” –André Malraux
Coco Chanel created the look of...
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Don't Know Much About History, Anniversary Edition

By Kenneth C. Davis
Read by Arthur Morey, Kenneth C. Davis, Zach McLarty and Cassandra Campbell

“Fun, engrossing, and significant. . . . History in Davis’s hands is loud, coarse, painful, funny, irreverent—and memorable.”—San Francisco Chronicle
Here, celebrating...
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The Murder of Jim Fisk for the Love of Josie Mansfield

By H.W. Brands

Even before he was shot dead on the stairway of the tony Grand Central Hotel in 1872, financier James “Jubilee Jim”...read more

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Absolute Monarchs

By John Julius Norwich

Critical praise for ABSOLUTE MONARCHS
Absolute Monarchs sprawls across Europe and the Levant, over two millenniums, and with an impossibly immense cast:...
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1493

By Charles C. Mann
Read by Robertson Dean

From the author of 1491—the best-selling study of the pre-Columbian Americas—a deeply engaging new history of the most momentous biological event...read more

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Gifts for Weddings

What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love, and Marriage

By Amy Sutherland

While observing trainers of exotic animals, journalist Amy Sutherland had an epiphany: What if she used their techniques with the human...read more

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I Do, Now What?

By Giuliana Rancic and Bill Rancic

Five million viewers tuned in to The Style Network for Giuliana DePandi and Bill Rancic’s fairy tale wedding in Italy, as...read more

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The Language of Flowers

By Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Read by Tara Sands

A mesmerizing, moving, and elegantly written debut novel, The Language of Flowers beautifully weaves past and present, creating a vivid portrait...read more

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Girls in White Dresses

By Jennifer Close

Wickedly hilarious and utterly recognizable, Girls in White Dresses tells the story of three women grappling with heartbreak and career change,...read more

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Girls in White Dresses

By Jennifer Close
Read by Emily Janice Card

Wickedly hilarious and utterly recognizable, Girls in White Dresses tells the story of three women grappling with heartbreak and career change,...read more

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Gifts for Travelers

Last Man in Tower

By Aravind Adiga
Read by Sam Dastor

Searing. Explosive. Lyrical. Compassionate. Here is the astonishing new novel by the Man Booker Prize–winning author of The White Tiger, a...read more

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Seven Seasons in Siena

By Robert Rodi

Siena seems at first glance a typical Italian city: within its venerable medieval walls the citizens sport designer clothes, wield digital...read more

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The Third Wave

By Alison Thompson

Alison Thompson, a filmmaker living in New York City, was enjoying Christmas with her boyfriend in 2004 when she saw the...read more

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Born to Run

By Christopher McDougall
Read by Fred Sanders

An epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt?
Isolated by Mexico's deadly Copper Canyons, the blissful...
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Wild Coast

By John Gimlette

Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana are among the least-known places in South America: nine hundred miles of muddy coastline giving way...read more

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Gifts for Cooks

The Deen Bros. Get Fired Up

By Jamie Deen, Bobby Deen and Melissa Clark

Hungry for the great outdoors? Jamie and Bobby Deen know just what to make—whether it’s in your own backyard, on the...read more

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Friendship Bread

By Darien Gee
Read by Nancy Linari

An anonymous gift sends a woman on a journey she never could have anticipated.

One afternoon, Julia Evarts and her...

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The Cuban Kitchen

By Raquel Rabade Roque

What is Cuban cuisine? A delectable intermingling of Spanish, Portuguese, Arabian, Chinese, and African culinary traditions—a true melting pot of all...read more

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Blood, Bones & Butter

By Gabrielle Hamilton
Read by Gabrielle Hamilton

“I wanted the lettuce and eggs at room temperature . . . the butter-and-sugar sandwiches we ate after school for snack...read more

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Sara Foster's Southern Kitchen

By Sara Foster
Foreword by Lee Smith

Sara Foster’s love of Southern fare began in her Granny Foster’s Tennessee kitchen. There, the combination of down-home comfort, fresh-from-the-farm ingredients,...read more

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Gifts for Literature Lovers

Swamplandia!

By Karen Russell

A New York Times Best Book of the Year
One of Granta's Best Young American Novelists
Selected for the New Yorker's 20 Under...

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

By Jules Verne
Read by James Frain

An American frigate, tracking down a ship-sinking monster, faces not a living creature but an incredible invention -- a fantastic submarine...read more

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The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet

By David Mitchell

The year is 1799, the place Dejima in Nagasaki Harbor, the Japanese Empire’s single port and sole window onto the world,...read more

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The Buddha in the Attic

By Julie Otsuka

Finalist for the 2011 National Book Award
Julie Otsuka’s long awaited follow-up to When the Emperor Was Divine (“To watch Emperor catching...
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The Passage

By Justin Cronin

This paperback edition includes:

* A sneak preview of The Twelve, coming in 2012
* A revealing interview with author...


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Gifts for News Junkies

Demonic

By Ann Coulter
Read by Ann Coulter

The demon is a mob, and the mob is demonic. The Democratic Party activates mobs, depends on mobs, coddles mobs, publicizes...read more

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The Pirates of Somalia

By Jay Bahadur

Somalia, on the tip of the Horn of Africa, has been inhabited as far back as 9,000 BC. Its history is...read more

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The Triple Agent

By Joby Warrick

A stunning narrative account of the mysterious Jordanian who penetrated both the inner circle of al-Qaeda and the highest reaches of...read more

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The Rogue

By Joe McGinniss
Read by Arthur Morey

Just in time for the kickoff of the 2012 presidential campaign, Joe McGinniss, the author of the classic account of the...read more

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Then They Came for Me

By Maziar Bahari and Aimee Molloy

When Maziar Bahari left London in June 2009 to cover Iran’s presidential election, he assured his pregnant fiancée, Paola, that he’d...read more

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Gifts for Mystery and Thrill Seekers

The Affair

By Lee Child
Read by Dick Hill

With Reacher, #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child has created “a series that stands in the front rank of...read more

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Rizzoli & Isles: The Silent Girl

By Tess Gerritsen

Lorraine Bracco loves The Silent Girl, saying "She did it to me again! I can't get anything done when Tess puts...read more

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Worth Dying For

By Lee Child

There’s deadly trouble in the corn country of Nebraska . . . and Jack Reacher walks right into it. First he...read more

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Fragile

By Lisa Unger

Maggie and Jones live with their teenage son, Rick, in The Hollows, a small town outside of New York City. The...read more

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The Jefferson Key

By Steve Berry

Four United States presidents have been assassinated—in 1865, 1881, 1901, and 1963—each murder seemingly unrelated and separated by time.

But...

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Gifts for Fitness and Health Fanatics

Prime Time (signed edition)

By Jane Fonda

This special edition of Jane Fonda’s Prime Time is autographed by the author.
In this inspiring and candid book, Jane Fonda, #1...
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Now Eat This!

By Rocco DiSpirito

FRIED CHICKEN, MACARONI AND CHEESE, BROWNIES, AND 147 OTHER FAVORITE RECIPES UNDER 350 CALORIES
In this delectable cookbook, award-winning chef Rocco DiSpirito...
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The Dukan Diet

By Pierre Dukan
Read by Nicholas Bell

# 1 international bestselling diet book coming to North America
Devised by Dr. Pierre Dukan, a French medical doctor who has spent...
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Unlimited

By Jillian Michaels
Read by Jillian Michaels

Imagine. Believe. Achieve.
Many self-help books offer a lot of new age platitudes and sappy mantras:

Just love yourself.


See the glass...




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You Are Your Own Gym

By Mark Lauren and Joshua Clark

From an elite Special Operations physical trainer, an ingeniously simple, rapid-results, do-anywhere program for getting into amazing shape

For men...

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Gift Ideas from the Kids & Teens in Dad's Life
Gifts for Babies

The Poky Little Puppy

By Janette Sebring Lowrey
Illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren

The bestselling picture book of all time is now available in our new Golden Baby line! Now a new generation can...read more

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How Rocket Learned to Read

By Tad Hills
Illustrated by Tad Hills

Learn to read with this New York Times-bestselling picture book, starring an irresistible dog named Rocket and his teacher, a little...read more

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Pat the Bunny Deluxe Edition (Pat the Bunny)

By Dorothy Kunhardt
Illustrated by Golden Books

This deluxe, oversized edition of the evergreen classic touch-and-feel book, pat the bunny, features two exclusive spreads not included in the...read more

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Little Blue and Little Yellow

By Leo Lionni

Leo Lionni’s first picture book has at last found its perfect format in this sturdy board book for the very youngest...read more

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Little Golden Book Collection: Animal Tales

By Golden Books

Nine timeless Golden animal tales come together in one deluxe, affordable compilation. This volume of cherished stories has 224 gilded pages,...read more

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Gifts for Beginning Readers

The Big Book of Berenstain Bears Beginner Books

By Stan Berenstain and Jan Berenstain

Calling all Berenstain Bear fans! What could be a better than six Berenstain Bear Beginner Books? Six Berenstain Beginner Books for...read more

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Horton Hears a Who Pop-up!

By Dr. Seuss
Designed by David A. Carter

Unlike other pop-up adaptations that use text abridgments, this book contains the complete text of Horton Hears a Who! David A....read more

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Dr. Seuss's Second Beginner Book Collection

By Dr. Seuss
Illustrated by Random House

Want to give a gift that will make a lasting impression? This boxed set of of five beloved Beginner Books by...read more

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Biggest, Busiest Storybook Ever

By Richard Scarry
Illustrated by Richard Scarry

Three of Richard Scarry's busiest and most beloved books—Cars and Trucks and Things That Go, Busy, Busy Town, and Best Word...read more

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Gifts for Independent Readers

The Dragon's Tooth

By N. D. Wilson

For two years, Cyrus and Antigone Smith have run a sagging roadside motel with their older brother, Daniel. Nothing ever seems...read more

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The Magic Tree House Library: Books 1-28

By Mary Pope Osborne
Illustrated by Sal Murdocca

“I WISH WE COULD GO THERE!”
When they are in the tree house, Jack and Annie only have to say those simple...
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Junie B. Jones Collection: Books 1-8

By Barbara Park
Read by Lana Quintal

Junie B. Jones is back on audio with a collection of books that began the well-loved series.
Junie B. Jones and...
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The Emerald Atlas

By John Stephens

Kate, Michael, and Emma have been in one orphanage after another for the last ten years, passed along like lost baggage.
Yet...
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Gossip From the Girls' Room: A Blogtastic! Novel

By Rose Cooper

Diary of a Wimpy Kid for girls!
Gossip from the Girls’ Room fills readers in on all there is to learn about...
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Gifts for Teens

His Dark Materials Yearling 3-book Boxed Set

By Philip Pullman

Published in 40 countries, Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy – The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass...read more

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Brisingr Deluxe Edition

By Christopher Paolini

Experience the bestselling phenomenon of Brisingr, now in a deluxe edition!

This deluxe edition includes deleted scenes, an exclusive foldout...

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The Book Thief

By Markus Zusak

It’s just a small story really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish...read more

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