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Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
468 p.
Description
Forging a powerful bond in the mid-1970s that lasts throughout subsequent decades, six individuals pursue challenges into their midlife years, including an aspiring actress who harbors jealousy toward friends who achieve successful creative careers.
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
xi, 551 pages ; 25 cm
Description
Milo Andret had an unusual mind from birth, but not until he moves to Berkeley in the 1970s to pursue a ph.D. does he realize the extent of his singular talents. From the enclaves of beatnik California to the verdant lawns of Princeton University, from turbo-charged Wall Street to the quiet woods of Michigan, his reputation as one of the century's most brilliant thinkers forms the backbone of a story about family, love, and passion.
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Publisher
Grand Central Pub
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
387 p. ; 24 cm.
Description
Mysteriously returning to his home in rural Illinois just days before graduating from a top-ranked university, fifteen-year-old genius Mead further perplexes his disappointed parents by joining the family embalming business.
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Former LAPD lieutenant Peter Decker is relishing the quiet and slow pace of his new job with the Greenbury police department. The work is low stress and engaging, and it's been almost a year since the last murder in this sleepy upstate New York town. Then the body of a nude man is found deep within the woods, shattering the peace. The death appears to be a suicide -- single shot to the head, the gun by his side. But until the coroner's ruling, the...
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
258 pages ; 23 cm
Description
"Freakishly smart. That's the unwelcome box Ru Evans is put into for life. After all, she taught herself euclidean geometry at age seven, has an eidetic memory, and is about to enter college at thirteen years old. Boarding at a house near campus 150 miles from home, Ru meets seventeen-year-old Gabriel, an outsider himself who, like Ru, has trouble making friends―until they form a fast sibling-like bond. Finding a relatable someone in the world...
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Publisher
Titania
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
443 pages ; 23 cm
Description
From the author of Crossing the Limits, a new bet for Fresh and the New Adult genre. An emotional and sentimental novel, with a fine and delicate plot and big twists that you do not expect. A story that will make you laugh, cry and suffer in equal parts. Novalie has spent the last four years taking care of her sick mother, and that terrible circumstance has forced her to grow up too quickly. She has become a strong and determined young woman who knows...
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