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ADULT FICTION
Achebe, ChinuaArrow of God
Adams, DouglasHitchhiker's Guide series: all titles
Adler, WarrenRandom Hearts
Alvarez, JuliaIn the Time of the Butterflies
Andrews, Mary KayAll titles
Anthony, PiersHeaven Cent
If I Pay Thee Not in Gold
On a Pale Horse
Man from Mundania
Archer, JeffreyFalse Impressions
Asimov, IsaacEdge of Tomorrow
Fantastic Voyage
Forward the Foundation
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Barnes, LindaDeep Pockets
Barnes, StevenStar Wars: the Cestus Deception
Beaton, M.C. Death of a Perfect Wife
Bear, GregTangents
Berg, ElizabethThe Art of Mending
Say When
Boyd, WilliamA Good Man in Africa
Bradford, Barbara T.Emma's Secret
Three Weeks in Paris
Unexpected Blessings
Bridal, TessaTree of Red Stars
Brooks, GeraldineYear of Wonders
Brooks, TerryThe Sword of Shannara
Buck, PearlThe Good Earth
Burke, JanFlight
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Cameron, StellaNow You See Him
Card, Orson ScottTreason
Carey, PeterTheft
Cather, WillaThe Song of the Lark
Child, LeeEcho Burning
Persuader
Chopin, KateThe Awakening
Clark, Mary HigginsNo Place Like Home
Clarke, ArthurExpedition Earth
Coben, HarlanGone for Good
Collins, WilkieThe Moonstone
The Woman in White
Connelly, MichaelThe Closers
Trunk Music
Cornwell, BernardSharpe's Enemy
Craig, PhilipThe Double Minded Men
A Vineyard Killing
Daley, BrianRequiem for a Ruler of Worlds
Davidson, Diane MChopping Spree
The Last Suppers
Day, DianneBohemian Murders
De Los Santos, MarisaLove Walked In
Delinksy, BarbaraA Woman's Place
Commitments (hardcover only)
Heart of the Night
Together Alone
Deveraux, JudeThe Invitation
Dick, Philip K.Now Wait for Last Year
A Tale of Two Cities
Dickens, CharlesBleak House
Dickenson, PeterA Summer in the Twenties
Doctorow, E. L.Sweet Land (hardcover only)
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Eddings, DavidMagician's Gambit
Polgara the Sorceress
The Sapphire Rose
Eliot, GeorgeSilas Marner
Ellison, HarlanPartners in Wonder
Erdrich, LouiseThe Master Butcher's Singing Club
Eugenides, JeffreyMiddlesex
Evanovich, JanetThree to Get Deadly
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Fallon, JenniferWolfblade
Fairstein, LindaBone Vault
Farrell, S. L.Heir of Stone
Mage of Clouds
Fleming, IanFrom Russia With Love
Foer, Jonathan SafranEverything Is Illuminated
Forster, E.M.A Passage to India
Forsyth, FrederickThe Avenger
Fowler, Karen The Jane Austen Book Club
Frank, Dorothea Full of Grace
Frayn, MichaelHeadlong
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Gabaldon, DianaOutlander
Gardner, MartinThe Flight of Peter Fromm
Garwood, JulieThe Bride
George, ElizabethWith No One as Witness
Gibbons, KayeOn the Occasion of My Last Afternoon
Gill, BartholomewMcGarr and the Legacy of a Woman Scorned
Golding, William Lord of the Flies
Goldman, William Princess Bride
Goodkind, TerryThe Pillars of Creation
Gordon, MaryPearl
Greeley, AndrewThe Bishop and the Beggar Girl of St. Germain
Irish Gold
Gregory, PhilippaVirgin Earth
Grimes, MarthaFoul Matter
Old Wine Shades
Grippando, JamesHear No Evil
Grisham, JohnBleachers
The Broker
The Firm
Gutcheon, BethLeeway Cottage
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Haig, BrianMortal Allies
Harris, ThomasRed Dragon
Heinlein, RobertStarship Troopers
Hemingway, ErnestFor Whom the Bell Tolls
Hijuelos, OscarMambo Kings Play Songs of Love
Hoag, TamiGuilty as Sin
Hoffman, AliceLocal Girls
Howatch, SusanThe Heartbreaker
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Irving, JohnUntil I Find You
Ishiguro, KazuoA Pale View of Hills
Jance, J.A.Day of the Dead
Johansen, IrisDead Aim (hardcover only)
Jordan, RobertThe Shadow Rising (Wheel of Time bk. 4)
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Kaewert, JulieUnprintable
Untitled
Kafka, FranzThe Metamorphosis
Karon, JanLight from Heaven
Kellerman, FayeThe Ritual Bath
Kellerman, JonathanTherapy
Kerouac, JackThe Dharma Bums
Kesey, KenOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Keyes, J. GregoryCharnel Prince
Kherdian, DavidMonkey: A Journey to the West
King, DaveThe Ha-Ha
King, RossEx-Libris
King, StephenFire-Starter
Kundera, MilanImmortality
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Laird, NickUtterly Monkey
Landis, Jill M.Summer Moon
Lawrence, D. H.Lady Chatterly's Lover
Lehane, DennisPrayers for Rain
Lessing, DorisThe Making of the Representative for Planet 8
Lethem, JonathanFortress of Solitude
Levin, IraVeronica's Room
Lindsey, DavidRules of Silence
Lipman, ElinorInto Love and Out Again: Stories
My Latest Grievance
Lively, PenelopeThe Photograph
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McBain, EdIce
McCaffrey, AnneDeath of Sleep
First Warning
The White Dragon
McCall Smith, AlexanderTears of the Giraffe
MacDonald, Ann MarieThe Way the Crow Flies
McEwan, IanThe Cement Garden
First Love, Last Rights
McGarry, TerryBinders Road
Triad
McGrath, PatrickAsylum, other titles
Malamud, BernardThe Natural
Maloy, MaileLiars and Saints
A Family Daughter
Maraire, J. N.Zenzele: a Letter for My Daughter
Marcinko, RichardRogue Warrior: Green Team
Mayor, ArcherScent of Evil
Meltzer, BradMillionaires
Merullo, RolandGolfing With God
Min, AncheeEmpress Orchid
Morrell, DavidThe Fifth Profession
Brotherhood of the Rose
Morris, Mary MLost Mother
Muller, Marcia Pennies on a Dead Woman's Eyes
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Newcomb, RobertSavage Messiah
Niven, LarryThe Man-Kzin Wars
Norton, AndreReturn to Quag Keep
Oates, Joyce CarolBig Mouth and Ugly Girl
O'Brien, PatrickThe Commodore
Orwell, George1984
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Parker, RobertSchool Days
Stone Cold
Patterson, JamesFourth of July
Violets Are Blue
Penman, Sharon KFalls the Shadow
Pearson, RidleyThe Pied Piper
Percy, WalterThe Last Gentleman
Peters, EllisSummer of the Danes
Black is the Colour of my True Love's Heart
Picoult, JodiPicture Perfect
Plain Truth
Second Glance
Pilcher, RosamundeCarousel
September
Winter Solstice
Powers, RichardThe Time of Our Singing
Quick, AmandaDeception
Quinonez, ErnestoChango's Fire
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Rankin, IanBlood Hunt
Fleshmarket Alley
Reed, BarryThe Choice
Reichs, KathyCross Bones
Rendell, RuthThe Secret House of Death
Rice, LuanneDream Country
Robards, KarenTo Trust a Stranger
Robb, J.D.Visions in Death
Robbins, HaroldStoryteller
Roberts, NoraTrue Betrayals
Robinson, PeterClose to Home
Robinson, RoxannaSweetwater
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Saltzman, MarkThe Laughing Sutra
Saramago, JoseThe Cave
Sayers, DorothyThe Documents in the Case
The Five Red Herrings
Scottoline, LisaDirty Blonde
Killer Smile
Seth, VikramAn Equal Music
Shields, JodyFig Eater
Shreve, SusanDaughters of the New World
Soueif, AhdafThe Map of Love
Sparks, NicholasAt First Sight
The Rescue
True Believer
The Wedding
Spegner, WallaceCrossing to Safety
Spencer, LaVyrleMorning Glory
Stephenson, NealSnow Crash
Stevenson, R. L.Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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Tanenbaum, RobertNo Lesser Plea
Depraved Indifference
Tariq, AliShadows of the Pomegranate Tree
Todd, CharlesA Cold Treachery
Trevor, WilliamReading Turgenev
Trigiani, AngelaLucia, Lucia
Trollope, JoannaThe Best of Friends
Tsukiyama, GailThe Samurai's Garden
Tyler, AnneThe Amateur Marriage
Unger, LisaBeautiful Lies
Updike, JohnThe Witches of Eastwick
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Vine, BarbaraThe Minotaur
Walters, MinetteBreaker
Fox Evil
Weis, MargaretAmber and Iron
Welch, MichelleChasing Fire
Wells, MarthaGate of Gods
Whyte, JackLance Thrower
Wolff, TobiasOld School
Woodiwiss, Kath.So Worthy My Love
Zahn, TimothyHeir to the Empire
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ADULT NONFICTION
 Entering the Stream (also published as The Buddha and His Teachings)
 The official bed & breakfast guide for the United States, Canada & the Caribbean
 Smithsonian Guides to Historic America: The Desert States
 Tuscany in Mind: an Anthology
 Vogue Knitting On the Go: Scarves
Anderson, WalterThe Confidence Course
Asimov, IsaacAsimov on Physics
Barry, DaveDave Barry's Greatest Hits
Burke, RichardThe Senator: My Ten Years with Ted Kennedy
Caldwell, GailA Strong West Wind
Carroll, JamesAn American Requiem
Carter, JimmyOur Endangered Values
Chatwin, BruceIn Patagonia
Clarke, GeraldCapote
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Diamond, JaredGuns, Germs, and Steel (hardcover)
Dyer, WaynePulling Your Own Strings
Gornick, VivianFierce Attachments
Gourevitch, PhilWe Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow we will be Killed with our Families
Guiliano, MireilleFrench Women Don't Get Fat
Halberstam, DavidTeammates
Hersey, JohnHiroshima
Horwitz, TonyConfederates in the Attic
Juergensmeyer, M.Terror in the Mind of God
Junger, SebastianA Death in Belmont
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Kelley, RobinRace Rebels: Culture, Politics and the Black Working Class
Kesselring, JosephArsenic and Old Lace
Kidder, TracyHome Town
Klarman, SethMargin of Safety: Risk Adverse Investing Strategies for the Thoughtful Investor
Kollen, RichardLexington: From Liberty's Birthplace to Progressive Suburb
Kunstler, JamesThe Geography of Nowhere: the Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape
Lapierre, DominiqueThe City of Joy
LaRoche, LorettaLife is Not a Stress Rehearsal
Lerh, DickBlack Mass
Lewis, C. S.Mere Christianity
LivyLoeb Classical Library: Livy, v5
McCullough, DavidJohn Adams
McManners, HughBackpacker's handbook
Marcuse, HerbertFive Lectures
Marshall, MeganThe Peabody Sisters
Masters, WilliamHuman Sexual Response
Mayer, Hans E.The Crusades
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Noor, QueenLeap of Faith
Norman, MichaelThese Good Men: Friendships Forged from War
O'Connor, SandraLazy B
Porter, MichaelCompetitive Advantage: creating and sustaining superior performance
Quindlen, AnnaLoud and Clear
Rodriguez, LuisAlways Running: La Vida Loca
Sachs, JeffreyThe End of Poverty
Sharma, RobinThe Monk who Sold his Ferrari
Slater, LaurenOpening Skinner's Box
Steinbach, AliceWithout Reservations
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Tuchmann, BarbaraNotes from China
Tyson, NeilOrigins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution
Ung, LuongFirst They Killed My Father
Walker, LewisThe Book of Owls
Wall, JeanetteThe Glass Castle
Wallach, JanetDesert Queen: the Extraordinary life of Gertrude Bell
Wasserstein, WendyShiksa Goddess or, How I Spent My Forties
Weil, AndrewHealthy Aging
Williams, TenA Streetcar Named Desire
Wood, BettyThe Origins of American Slavery
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YOUNG ADULT
Alcott, LouisaLittle Women
Brashares, AnnSecond Summer of the Sisterhood
Cabot, MegPrincess in Waiting
Cooney, CarolinePrisoner of Time
Crane, StephenThe Red Badge of Courage
Crispin, A. C.Star Wars: The Paradise Snare
Dean, ZoeThe A-List
London, JackAny titles
Lowry, LoisThe Giver
McKinley, RobinBeauty
Pierce, TamoraWolf Speaker
Pullman, PhilipThe Amber Spyglass
Rawls, WilsonWhere the Red Fern Grows
Rinaldi, AnnIn My Father's House
Snicket, LemonyThe Carnivorous Carnival
The Grim Grotto
Lemony Snicket: the Unauthorized Autobiography
The Penultimate Peril
Taylor, MildredLet the Circle Be Unbroken
Yolen, JaneArmageddon Summer
White Jenna
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CHILDREN
Hardbound Picture Books
AlikiKeep Your Mouth Closed, Dear
Asch, FrankBear Shadow
Moon Cake
Sand Cake
Awdry, W.Thomas the Tank Engine Storybook
Barrett JudiOld MacDonald Had an Apartment
Brown, MarcThe Bionic Bunny Show
Brunhoff, Laurent deBabar's Castle
Buckley, RichardThe Greedy Python (illus. by Eric Carle)
Burningham, JohnJohn Burningham's 123
John Burningham's Opposites
Carle, EricThe Rooster Who Set Out to See the World
Cohen, MiriamThe New Teacher
Coombs, PatriciaDorrie the Witch [any book in this series]
Delaney, NedOne Dragon to Another
De Paola, TomieHaircuts for the Woolseys
Marianna May and Nursey
Too Many Hopkins
The Unicorn and the Moon
Domanska, JaninaThe Turnip
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Flack, MarjorieBoats on the River
Galdone, PaulLittle Red Riding Hood
Hadithi, MwenyeGreedy Zebra
Henry, MargueriteGeraldine Belinda Marybelle Scott
Holabird, KatharineAngelina Dances
Isadora, RachelI Touch
The Pirates of Bedford Street
Jeffers, SusanWild Robin
Jonas, A.When You Were a Baby
Kent, JackThe Fat Cat
Kraus, RobertThree Friends
Kroll StevenPigrates Clean Up
Kwitz, Mary DeBallLittle Chick's Breakfast
Lobel, ArnoldThe Great Blueness and Other Predicaments
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McPhail, DavidPig Pig Rides
Mayers, FlorenceMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston [ABC]
Newberry, Clare T. Barkis
Pinkwater, DanielDevil in the Drain
Pomerantz, CharlotteThe Mango Tooth
Rockwell, A.My Nursery School
Poor Goose
Sadler, MarilynAlistair's Time Machine
Seeger, PeteThe Foolish Frog
Seligson, SusanAmazing Amos and the Greatest Couch on Earth
Amos Camps Out
Shulevitz, UriOh, What a Noise
Suteev, Vladimir & Ginsburg, MirraThree Kittens
Tafuri, NancyRabbit's Morning
Vesey, AmandaThe Princess and the Frog
Vincent, GabrielleSmile, Ernest & Celestine
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Watanabe, ShigeoI Can Take a Walk
Welber, RobertThe Winter Picnic
Wells, RosemaryGood Night, Fred
Westcott, Nadine BernardSkip to My Lou
Weston, MarthaJack and Jill and Big Dog Bill
Wildsmith, BrianBrian Wildsmith's ABC
Wolcott, PattyI'm Going to New York to Visit the Queen
Zolotow, CharlotteThe Park Book
Hardbound Easy Readers
Awdry, W.Happy Birthday, Thomas!
Benchley, NathanielSnorri and the Strangers
Bonsall, CrosbyIt's Mine!
Hoban, LillianThe Laziest Robot in Zone One
Kwitz, Mary DeBallLittle Chick's Breakfast
Lobel, AnitaThe Pancake
Lobel, ArnoldLucille
McCully, Emily ArnoldGrandmas at the Lake
Meddaugh, SusanToo Short Fred
Quackenbush, Robert M.Detective Mole [any in the series]
Van Leeuwen, JeanTales of Amanda Pig
Tales of Oliver Pig
Voake, CharlotteTom's Cat
Yolen, JaneMice on Ice
Hardbound or Paperback Fiction
Alexander, LloydThe First Two Lives of Lukas-Kasha
Bradshaw, GillianThe Dragon and the Thief
Brisley, JoyceThe Big Milly-Molly-Mandy Storybook
Burgess, Thornton W.Lightfoot the Deer
Collier, James LincolnJump Ship to Freedom
Colum, PadraicThe Girl Who Sat by the Ashes
Curry, Jane LouiseThe Sleepers
Erickson, Russell E.Warton and the Castaways
Gates, DorisThe Cat and Mrs. Cary
Green, Roger LancelynModern Fairy Stories
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Kerr, JThe Other Way Round
Naylor, Phyllis ReynoldsMaudie in the Middle
Parish, PeggyThe Ghosts of Cougar Island
Pearce, PhilippaThe Minnow Leads to Treasure
SlobodkinRound Trip Space Ship
Suhl YuriOn the Other Side of the Gate
Thompson, Ruth PlumlyCaptain Salt in Oz
Titus, EveBasil and the Lost Colony
Weber, Lenora MattinglyBeany and the Beckoning Road
Happy Birthday, Dear Beany
Leave it to Beany
Graphic Novels & Nonfiction
Manning-Sanders, RuthBook of Mermaids
Parry-Jones, JemimaAmazing Birds of Prey (2003 edition)
Peeters, BenoitTintin and the World of Herge
Smith, JeffRose

 

AUDIO VISUAL
Non Fiction
Bowling for ColumbineRiding giants /Columbia TriStar; directed by Stacy Peralta
Capturing the FriedmansFahrenheit 9/11 / Lions Gate Films directed by Michael Moore.
Da Vinci code decoded / Disinformation Co.The great San Francisco earthquake / American Experience by WGBH
Fiction
The merchant of Venice / Al Pacino version... And justice for all" / Columbia Pictures
13 going on 30A beautiful mind
A Christmas story / screenplay by Jean ShepherdA clockwork orange
A few good menA history of violence
A Very long engagementAbout Schmidt
All the real girlsAnalyze this
Austin Powers in GoldmemberBack to the future
Bang the drum slowlyBlack hawk down
BraveheartBright young things
Buffy, the vampire slayerBulletproof monk
Bullets over BroadwayCaptain Corelli's mandolin
Carlito's wayCarlito's way. Rise to power
Christmas with the KranksDeath in holy orders / BBC Video
Die another dayDil chahta hai / Excel Entertainment ;dir. by Farhan Akhtar.
DinerEraser
Fantastic 4 / Twentieth Century FoxFar from heaven
Fever pitchFiddler on the roof
Field of dreamsGangs of New York
Get ShortyGettysburg
Ghost dogHard times / BBC-TV with WGBH
High crimesJoshua
King Kong / 2005 versionKing of the corner
Lara Croft Tomb raider L'Auberge espagnole/ director, Cédric Klapisch.
Lone star / dir. by John Sayles.Lost in translation
Mad MaxMan on fire
Matrix reloaded Meet the Fockers
Mel Brooks' The producersNetwork
North & South / BBCO brother, where art thou?
Ocean's eleven / George Clooney versionOcean's twelve / George Clooney version
Pearl Harbor /Touchstone Pride & prejudice / 2006 version; dir Joe Wright