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Hey, are you looking for this book? The Return of the King Photo Guide (The Lord of the Rings)   Paperback   – November 5, 2003 The Lord of the Rings film trilogy reaches its phenomenal conclusion as Frodo, Sam, and Gollum struggle toward the fires of Mount Doom through Shelob's Lair. Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli must choose the Paths of the Dead to bring desperate aid to the besieged city of Minas Tirith in Gondor, where Gandalf and Pippin have gone to rally the steward Denethor. Merry, forbidden to accompany his friends or the army of Rohan in their long march to war, joins a mysterious rider banished to a similar fate. Spectacular imagery illuminates the story as it proceeds to the Battle of Pelennor Fields and beyond.
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Hey, are you looking for this book? El Señor de los Anillos I. La Comunidad del Anillo (Spanish Edition)   (Spanish)   Paperback   – September 18, 2012 En la adormecida e idílica Comarca, un joven hobbit recibe un encargo: custodiar el Anillo Único y emprender el viaje para su destrucción en la Grieta del Destino. Acompañado por magos, hombres, elfos y enanos, atravesará la Tierra Media y se internará en las sombras de Mordor, perseguido siempre por las huestes de Sauron, el Señor Oscuro, dispuesto a recuperar su creación para establecer el dominio definitivo del Mal.
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Hey, are you looking book "Finn and Hengest (Old English and English Edition)"? The story of Finn and Hengest, an obscure and allusive tale, was interpreted by Tolkien in this persuasive and original book. The editor studied under the author at university and was chosen by Tolkien to undertake the work of publishing the book.
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The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings   Kindle Edition The third volume in J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure  THE LORD OF THE RINGS  One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them As the Shadow of Mordor grows across the land, the Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures. Aragorn, revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West, has joined with the Riders of Rohan against the forces of Isengard, and takes part in the desperate victory of the Hornburg. Merry and Pippin, captured by Orcs, escape into Fangorn Forest and there encounter the Ents. Gandalf has miraculously returned and defeated the evil wizard, Saruman. Sam has left his master for dead after a battle with the giant spider, Shelob; but Frodo is still alive—now in the foul hands of the Orcs. And all the while the armies of the Dark Lord are massing as the One Ring draws ever nearer to
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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup   Hardcover   – May 21, 2018 The full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup, by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the story and pursued it to the end, despite pressure from its charismatic CEO and threats by her lawyers. "Crime thriller authors have nothing on Carreyrou's exquisite sense of suspenseful pacing and multifaceted character development in this riveting, read-in-one-sitting tour de force....Carreyrou's commitment to unraveling Holmes' crimes was literally of life-saving value." - Booklist In 2014, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was widely seen as the female Steve Jobs: a brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup "unicorn" promised to revolutionize the medical industry with a machine that would make blood testing significantly faster and easier. Backed by investors such as Larry Ellis
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The Fever Tree   Kindle Edition “There is nothing more exciting than a new writer with a genuine voice. I loved it.” —Julian Fellowes, creator of  Downton Abbey Frances Irvine, left destitute in the wake of her father’s sudden death, has been forced to abandon her life of wealth and privilege in London and emigrate to the Southern Cape of Africa. 1880 South Africa is a country torn apart by greed. In this remote and inhospitable land she becomes entangled with two very different men—one driven by ambition, the other by his ideals. Only when the rumor of an epidemic takes her into the dark heart of the diamond mines does Frances see her road to happiness.   But before she can follow that path, Frances must choose between passion and integrity, between her desire for the man who captured her heart and her duty to the man who saved her from near ruin, a decision that will have devastating consequences.
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Obsessed (Lizzy Gardner Series, Book 4) Kindle Edition Lizzy Gardner is a one-million copy bestselling series. Desperate for better ratings, radio psychologist Madeline Blair tells her listeners she’s being stalked, unaware that her long-time listener and biggest fan, Seth Brown, will do  anything  to protect her. When her publicity stunt is revealed, Seth becomes enraged by her deceit and dangerously unhinged. When her friends mysteriously begin to vanish and damning evidence points to Madeline, she turns to private investigator Lizzy Gardner for help. Lizzy knows her way around a murderer’s mind, after surviving her own horrifying ordeal at the hands of a serial killer years ago. As Lizzy closes in, Seth Brown is undeterred. Madeline wanted a stalker and now she has one.  Nothing is going to stop him. He’s obsessed.
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The Graveyard Book   Kindle Edition Neil Gaiman's perennial favorite,  The Graveyard Book , has sold more than one million copies and is the only novel to win both the Newbery Medal and the Carnegie Medal. Bod is an unusual boy who inhabits an unusual place—he's the only living resident of a graveyard. Raised from infancy by the ghosts, werewolves, and other cemetery denizens, Bod has learned the antiquated customs of his guardians' time as well as their ghostly teachings—such as the ability to Fade so mere mortals cannot see him. Can a boy raised by ghosts face the wonders and terrors of the worlds of both the living and the dead? The Graveyard Book  is the winner of the Newbery Medal, the Carnegie Medal, the Hugo Award for best novel, the Locus Award for Young Adult novel, the American Bookseller Association’s “Best Indie Young Adult Buzz Book,” a  Horn Book  Honor, and Audio Book of the Year.
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No Turning Back (The Kathleen Turner Series)   Paperback   – December 19, 2012 Being a bartender by night and law firm runner by day helps make ends meet for Kathleen Turner. Mostly. Being 23 and single in Indianapolis wasn’t exactly a thrilling adventure, but then again, that’s not what Kathleen wanted. At least, not until she met Blane Kirk. Navy SEAL turned high-profile attorney, Blane is everything a woman could want. The only problem? He’s her boss. Blane is known for playing the field and the last thing Kathleen needs or wants is to get involved with him. But when her friend is murdered and it seems Kathleen will be next, she may not have a choice. Now Blane is the only thing standing between her and people who want her dead, including assassin-for-hire Kade Dennon. Beautiful but deadly, he’ll kill anyone who gets in his way, even the woman who makes him question everything he’s become. The deeper she sinks into the web of lies and murder, the more Kathleen real
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Walking Disaster: A Novel (Beautiful Disaster Series) Paperback   – April 2, 2013 How much is too much to love?  Travis Maddox learned two things from his mother before she died: Love hard. Fight harder. Finally, the highly anticipated follow-up to the New York Times bestseller Beautiful Disaster. Can you love someone too much? Travis Maddox learned two things from his mother before she died: Love hard. Fight harder. In Walking Disaster, the life of Travis is full of fast women, underground gambling, and violence. But just when he thinks he is invincible, Abby Abernathy brings him to his knees. Every story has two sides. In Beautiful Disaster, Abby had her say. Now it’s time to see the story through Travis’s eyes.
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Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself   Paperback   – September 1, 1986 The healing touchstone of millions, this modern classic by one of America's best-loved and most inspirational authors holds the key to understanding codependency and to unlocking its stultifying hold on your life. Is someone else's problem your problem? If, like so many others, you've lost sight of your own life in the drama of tending to someone else's, you may be codependent--and you may find yourself in this book--Codependent No More.The healing touchstone of millions, this modern classic by one of America's best-loved and most inspirational authors holds the key to understanding codependency and to unlocking its stultifying hold on your life.With instructive life stories, personal reflections, exercises, and self-tests, Codependent No More is a simple, straightforward, readable map of the perplexing world of codependency--charting the pa
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The Devil's Star: A Harry Hole Novel (Harry Hole Series)   Paperback   – October 3, 2017 Oslo is sweltering in the summer heat when a young woman is murdered in her flat. One finger has been cut off and a tiny red diamond in the shape of a pentagram—a five-pointed star—is found under her eyelid. Detective Harry Hole is assigned the case with Tom Waaler, a colleague he neither likes nor trusts. He believes Tom is behind a gang of arms smugglers—and the murder of his partner. But Harry, an off-the-rails alcoholic, is barely holding on to his job and has little choice but to play nice. Five days later, another woman is reported missing. When her severed finger is found adorned with a star-shaped red diamond ring, Harry fears a serial killer is on the loose. Determined to find the killer and expose the crooked Tom Waaler, Harry discovers the two investigations melding in unexpected ways. But pursuing the truth comes at a price, and soon Harry finds himself on the run and
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Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman Deluxe Edition Hardcover   – April 17, 2018 This year marks the 80th anniversary of Superman's debut in ACTION COMICS #1 -- and DC is celebrating this date with the publication of the new hardcover  ACTION COMICS: 80 YEARS OF SUPERMAN ! It's an extraordinary party as we revisit stories from across the decades, featuring key character debuts, essays and more in a collection curated by Paul Levitz! (( Please note, this hardcover DOES NOT contain ACTION COMICS #1000 !)) Highlights of this collection include: -A new cover by legendary artist and DC Publisher Jim Lee -A never-before-published twelve-page Golden Age Superman story believed to have been written by Jerry Siegel with art by the Joe Shuster Studio -Text pieces including: an editor's note by Paul Levitz, a tribute to ACTION COMICS by Laura Siegel Larson (daughter of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel), an introduction by Jules Feiffer, plus essays by Tom DeHaven ("It&#
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The Outsider: A Novel   Hardcover   – May 22, 2018 An unspeakable crime. A confounding investigation. At a time when the King brand has never been stronger, he has delivered one of his most unsettling and compulsively readable stories. An eleven-year-old boy’s violated corpse is found in a town park. Eyewitnesses and fingerprints point unmistakably to one of Flint City’s most popular citizens. He is Terry Maitland, Little League coach, English teacher, husband, and father of two girls. Detective Ralph Anderson, whose son Maitland once coached, orders a quick and very public arrest. Maitland has an alibi, but Anderson and the district attorney soon add DNA evidence to go with the fingerprints and witnesses. Their case seems ironclad. As the investigation expands and horrifying answers begin to emerge, King’s propulsive story kicks into high gear, generating strong tension and almost unbearable suspense. Terry Maitland seems like a nice guy, but is he wearing another face? Whe
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El Séptimo Pecado (Saga Ordinales nº 3)  (Spanish Edition)   Kindle Edition Tercera obra de la Saga Ordinales. La señorita Julia Benedict es una joven brillante llena de cualidades que no cualquier hombre sabría apreciar. Su picaresca, audacia y su intrépida personalidad son algunas de ellas, pero lo que hace que Julia sea especial sin duda alguna, es la devoción que siente por ayudar a los demás. Es consciente muy a su pesar, de que jamás se casará por amor; puesto que el hombre del que siempre ha estado enamorada nunca pondría sus ojos en ella, es más, no los pondría en ninguna joven respetable porque el señor Richard Hayden nunca osaría contraer matrimonio. El primer error de Julia fue pedirle un beso, un solo beso que atesorar en el más infinito y recóndito de sus pensamientos, pero aquella maldita petición trajo consigo consecuencias desastrosas y tras ser descubierta por su hermano junto a media sociedad londinense solo podía terminar de una forma para salvar su repu
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Eat Complete: The 21 Nutrients That Fuel Brainpower, Boost Weight Loss, and Transform Your Health Hardcover   – May 17, 2016 Winner 2017 IACP "Food Matters" Cookbook Award Winner 2017 Nautilus Gold Book Award Finalist 2016 Books for a Better Life Award Named a Top Health and Wellness Book of 2016 by  Well + Good and  MindBodyGreen From leading psychiatrist and author of  Fifty Shades of Kale  and  The Happiness Diet  comes a cookbook that will change your brain. Using new science and a collection of 100 simple, delicious, and affordable recipes,  Eat Complete  helps you get the core nutrients your brain and body need to stay happy and healthy. What does food have to do with brain health? Everything. Your brain burns more of the food you eat than any other organ. It determines if you gain or lose weight, if you're feeling energetic or fatigued, if you're upbeat or depressed. In this essential guide and cookbook, Drew Ramsey, MD, explores the role the human b
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Saga, Vol. 1   Paperback   – October 10, 2012 Winner of the 2013 Hugo award for Best Graphic Story! When two soldiers from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war fall in love, they risk everything to bring a fragile new life into a dangerous old universe. From  New York Times  bestselling writer Brian K. Vaughan ( Y: The Last Man ,  Ex Machina ) and critically acclaimed artist Fiona Staples ( Mystery Society ,  North 40 ),  Saga  is the sweeping tale of one young family fighting to find their place in the worlds. Fantasy and science fiction are wed like never before in this sexy, subversive drama for adults. This specially priced volume collects the first six issues of the smash-hit series The Onion A.V. Club calls "the emotional epic Hollywood wishes it could make." Voted one of the top graphic novels of the year by the  NYT , IGN,  the Examiner , and  SF Weekly . Voted Best Comic of the year by MTV Geek and Best New Series by Paradox Comics. Voted a fi