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Driven by something she cannot understand, a teenager tells a dangerous lie


In the last 16 days, 7 women have been assaulted by the South Bay rapist, and the students of UC Berkeley walk to class in fear. To the campus, he's a terror. To Jennifer, he's an opportunity. An overindulged high school student who feels unable to escape her older sister's shadow, Jennifer is desperate for attentionno matter how she gets it. To steal the spotlight from her sister, she's about to do something unspeakable.


 


Jennifer goes running in the canyon after dark. She throws herself through a bramble patch and staggers to the campus police, covered in scratches and blood. She was attacked by the South Bay rapist, she claims. She barely got away. When her lie spirals out of control, however, Jennifer realizes the spotlight is hotter than she can handle.

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The Inside Story of How Coca-Cola Became the Best-Known Brand in the World

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A "highly entertaining history [of] global hustling, cola wars and the marketing savvy that carved a niche for Coke in the American social psyche" (Publishers Weekly).

Secret Formula follows the colorful characters who turned a relic from the patent medicine era into a company worth $80 billion. Award-winning reporter Frederick Allen's engaging account begins with Asa Candler, a nineteenth-century pharmacist in Atlanta who secured the rights to the original Coca-Cola formula and then struggled to get the cocaine out of the recipe. After many tweaks, he finally succeeded in turning a backroom belly-wash into a thriving enterprise.


 


In 1919, an aggressive banker named Ernest Woodruff leveraged a high-risk buyout of the Candlers and installed his son at the helm of the company. Robert Woodruff spent the next six decades guiding Coca-Cola with a single-minded determination that turned the soft drink into a part of the landscape and social fabric of America. Written with unprecedented access to Coca-Cola's archives, as well as the inner circle and private papers of Woodruff, Allen's captivating business biography stands as the definitive account of what it took to build America's most iconic company and one of the world's greatest business success stories.

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Strike Force Alpha, Strike Force Bravo, Strike Force Charlie, and Strike Force Delta

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In a post-9/11 world, an ultra-secret team of military specialists fights back, in four novels from the bestselling author of the Wingman series.


Assembled by a mysterious superspy and operating without the political or bureaucratic oversight that can hamstring even the bravest fighting forces, the Superhawks are America's ruthless answer to 9/11. An ultra-elite force operating on the edges, they are the world's best sharpshooters, spies, demolition men, pilots, brawlers, and soldiersand they all have a personal motive for revenge.


 


In Strike Force Alpha, the Superhawks' mission is to kill Osama bin Laden. Hidden aboard the Ocean Voyager, this elite unit of assault troops carries out brazen, daring raids all over the Persian Gulf as it seeks its number one target: al-Qaeda's master mission planner.


 

Strike Force Bravo begins with the Superhawks taking on a terrorist cell that's captured Singapore's Tonka Tower Hotel. But al-Qaeda is hatching a new plot involving Stinger missiles. Can the Superhawks stop it in time? Or will the American military bureaucracy trip itself up before they even have a chance?


 


In Strike Force Charlie, dozens of al-Qaeda terrorists preparing to unleash attacks from the heart of America sneak into the United States under paper-thin disguises. The Superhawks team up with a group of civilians to protect the country, save thousands of lives, and purge the government of high-level traitors..


 


And in Strike Force Delta, a supersquad from America's premier special ops unit, Delta Force, comes under attack in West Africa. Though they take out over fifty terrorists, the secret Delta Thunder team is captured. It's up to the Superhawks to invade the radicals' fortress, save the unit's men, and flatline the "crown prince" of terrorism before he can execute the hostages on live TV.

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As a city seethes with racial tension, a political fixer has a murder to solve in this suspense classic from a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master.
"A new Ellery Queen book has always been something to look forward to for many years now." Agatha Christie
In a forgotten neighborhood of downtown Banbury, Harlan James preaches the revolution, teaching young black men and women to stand up for their rights. According to the district attorney, he's also been teaching them to make bombs. This is a lie, a political ploy designed to undermine the radical leader and maintain Banbury's status quo. But no matter how tightly the authorities frame James, revolution is comingand the streets will run with blood.
As the city verges on chaos, the governor asks his top troubleshooter, Mike McCall, to keep an eye on James's trial. When James skips bail, the city's most violent citizensblack and whitethreaten to riot. To save the city from destroying itself, McCall must find James and unravel the chilling mystery of the Black Hearts.

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From the Grand Master Edgar Award winnng author, a classic mystery featuring a government agent sent to investigate the killing an erotic film director.
The film is called The Wild Nymph, and it may be the finest pornographic movie ever made. A relic of the 1950s, when erotic cinema was more artistic than smutty, it was filmed on a shoestring budget by the enigmatic genius Sol Dahlman. But twenty years later, the film has been forgotten and Dahlman has become a recluse. Finding him will be a deadly proposition.
A Hollywood producer comes to the state capital in search of Dahlman, hoping to capitalize on pornography's growing mainstream acceptance. He meets Mike McCall, the governor's top troubleshooter, whose only interest in pornography is in keeping women's lib protestors from picketing the theaters. When Dahlman is found dead, it falls to McCall to stop the bloodshed. Sex can be controversial, but murder is always taboo.
Praise for the writing of Ellery Queen:
"Ellery Queen clearly is, after Poe, the most important American in mystery fiction." Otto Penzler, editor of The Best American Mystery Stories
"A new Ellery Queen book has always been something to look forward to for many years now." Agatha Christie
"Ellery Queen is the American detective story." Anthony Boucher, author of Nine Times Nine

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From The Grand Master Edgar Awardwinning author, Ellery Queen and his detective father investigate murder on a private island in this locked-room mystery.
Ellery Queen and his father are meandering through breakfast when their apartment is invaded. Without making a sound, two men appear in the Queens' living room, guns drawn, and proceed to search the place. When they're done, a third man follows: a paunchy little professor-type who happens to be the brother of a king. King Bendigo doesn't rule a country, but his control of the international arms trade has made him one of the richest men in the world. It's not surprising that somebody wants him dead.Bendigo's brother comes to the Queens to ask them to save the tycoon's lifebut they fail. The king is found dead in a hermetically sealed room, a bullet lodged in his heart. The murder is impossible to solvethat is, for anyone but Ellery Queen.
Praise for the writing of Ellery Queen:
"Ellery Queen clearly is, after Poe, the most important American in mystery fiction." Otto Penzler, editor of The Best American Mystery Stories
"A new Ellery Queen book has always been something to look forward to for many years now." Agatha Christie
"Ellery Queen is the American detective story." Anthony Boucher, author of Nine Times Nine

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From the Grand Master Edgar Awardwinning author, a college student's disappearance threatens to upend the race for governor in this classic mystery.
Tisquanto is a quiet college town, and its chief of police wants to keep it that way. For years, the only trouble the students gave the locals was the occasional fraternity party that got out of hand. But now there are kids on campus calling for revolution. When the governor's right-hand man, Mike McCall, comes to Tisquanto, the chief of police promises he'll keep the students in-line, no matter how many bones he has to break. But McCall isn't here about student unrest. He's come to save a life.
The daughter of the governor's greatest political rival has disappeared from the school, and if McCall can't find her, the whole future of the state is in doubt. But to track her down, he'll have to wade into a campus that's about to turn into a war zone.
Praise for the writing of Ellery Queen:
"Ellery Queen clearly is, after Poe, the most important American in mystery fiction." Otto Penzler, editor of The Best American Mystery Stories
"A new Ellery Queen book has always been something to look forward to for many years now." Agatha Christie
"Ellery Queen is the American detective story." Anthony Boucher, author of Nine Times Nine

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Ellery Queen visits Hollywood and looks into a nasty prank that sent a man to his grave in this classic by a Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster.
"The absolute acme of intricate ingenuity." The New York Times
Ellery Queen stands naked by the window, sipping rum from a frosted glass, a corpse at his feet. The deceased is Hollywood, and the cause of death is clear: television. Queen has come to Los Angeles in search of a plot for his latest mystery, but the moribund movie business offers nothing more than nostalgia for better days. He's about to give up and go home when a pretty girl appears and offers a mystery far stranger than anything a filmmaker has ever produced.
The woman's name is Laurel, and her father has been murdered by a dead dog. The canine was sent as a giftone in a series of vile, cryptic packagesand it scared her father to death. The deceased pet is the most peculiar murder weapon Queen has ever come across, and unless he's quick, this story will not have a Hollywood ending.
"The Origin of Evil has an abundance of mystery plot . . . It is a pleasure to read a book focused so strongly on mystery and detection." MysteryFile.com

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On the sprawling estate of a bizarre wealthy family, a series of cryptic notes brings deadly regards in this classic by a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master.
"Ellery Queen is the American detective story." Anthony Boucher, author of Nine Times Nine
York Square is a tidy private garden surrounded by four matching castles, each inhabited by a different branch of the York family. There's Robert, commanding and icy; Myra, gentle and ill; Emily, who would prefer to live in a cottage; and Percival, who has many personal secrets. Watching them all is the gardener, Walt, who sees more than any of them realize. When an anonymous scribe starts sending him letters of praise, Walt is happier than he's ever been. But when a strange card marked with the letter J heralds the death of Robert, the happy garden begins to wilt.
Unlocking the puzzle of the bizarre notes falls to the legendary Ellery Queen. He finds that the Yorks are locked in a ghoulish bargainone that can only be escaped by death.

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Raines goes behind enemy lines to investigate a Confederate ship in this "colorful and exciting" mystery "that entertains from start to finish" (Publishers Weekly).


It's been years since Harrison Raines set foot in Richmond. Although a proud Virginian, he fled the South before the Civil War, unable to bear the evil of slavery. In 1862, battles rage on all sides of the Confederate capital, but Raines is not here as a soldierhe comes as a spy. Union intelligence, led by the formidable Allen Pinkerton, has sent him to steal the plans for a rumored Confederate superweapon: a seagoing ship clad entirely in iron that could break the Union blockade and turn the war around. Raines may be in home territory, but he is not at ease. In Richmond, they hang spies.


 


While investigating the ship known as "the Monster," Raines's closest frienda freed slave named Caesar Augustusis arrested for murder. Saving Augustus from the gallows will take quick wit, daring, and influence at the highest levels of the Confederacy.


 

The Ironclad Alibi is the 3rd book in the Harrison Raines Civil War Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

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A Union agent hunts a savage double murderer in the midst of a bloody battle in this "exciting" historical mystery (Publishers Weekly).

 


General Grant's army is camped along the Tennessee River, ready to deal a crushing blow to the South. If they are able to capture Corinth, the Confederacy's railways will disintegrate, bringing its army to its knees. But first, Grant must pass through the crucible of Shilohthe most fearsome fight of the Civil War.


 


On the eve of battle, a senator's wife appears, begging for permission to cross over to Confederate lines. Then, as Grant's army marches south, he finds the woman's body inside a coffin alongside her twin sistera death that offends him just as much as any soldier's.


 


Finding a murderer amid an army of killers takes a subtle touch, and no Union agent is shrewder than Harrison Raines. As the field of Shiloh is soaked with blood, Raines will find the guilty party, as long as the bullets continue to pass him by . . .


 


"With his new sidekick, a French-Canadian Indian named Jack Tantou (a great character whose presence lights up every page he appears on), Raines is drafted into a risky investigation that takes him back and forth across enemy lines. Lots of action occurs before the likable secret agent assembles all the suspects before General Grant . . . a fun history lesson." Publishers Weekly

 


The Shiloh Sisters is the fifth book in the Harrison Raines Civil War Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

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This murder mystery set amid the social whirl of 1920s Newport "beautifully captures the flavor of the period" (Rendezvous).

 


Gossip columnist, gallery owner, amateur sleuthBedford Green has been a lot of things, but he's never been respectable. So on a blistering hot afternoon in 1925, the impeccably dressed man-about-town is shocked to receive an invitation from the Vanderbilts requesting that he spend a few days in their cottage at Newport. By "cottage," of course, the Vanderbilts mean the Breakersa seventy-room mansion lavish enough to make King Midas blush.


 


Desperate to escape the rising mercury level in New York City's Greenwich Village, Green accepts, and brings along his invaluable assistant, Sloane. But out at the Breakers, he'll find there are more dangerous things than a heat wave. The Vanderbilts have hired Green to investigate the mysterious Countess Zala, an interloper whose arrival has been the talk of the season. But when Green lands at Newport, the countess is found murdered on the beachand the party is just getting started . . .


 


The Uninvited Countess is the second book in the Bedford Green Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

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First in the historical mystery series featuring a sophisticated sleuth in Jazz Age Greenwich Village!

 


Everyone who's anyone in 1920s New York knows Bedford Green. Once a merciless gossip columnist, he has given up the life of sleaze and secrets and decamped for the Villageto open a gritty little art gallery showcasing the most shocking European artists imaginable.


 


The gallery is a money pit, and Green is in debt to some of the roughest loan sharks south of 14th Street, but that doesn't stop him from looking fabulous or having a good time. He's happy hanging around Manhattan societyat least until his assistant starts to cry.


 


Sloane is a modern woman, a flapper with a razor-sharp bob and a bulletproof heart, but she's convinced that her friend Polly Swanscott is in danger. From the speakeasies of the Village to the finest cafes in Paris, Green will do his best to save Pollyand he'll do it with a cocktail in hand . . .


 


The Weeping Woman is the first book in the Bedford Green Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

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A web of evil Scottish magic entangles 3 children


American twins Jennifer and Peter love spending time with their grandmother in Scotland, especially because their sweet and loving Gran is a witch. A trip to meet Gran's coven provides some unexpected surprises when a woman presents the twins' little sister, Molly, with an ancient talisman. The relic leads the children to a frightened Pictish girl from the 9th century who has fled through time to escape a terrible evil. Jennifer, Peter, and Molly will have to join forces with Gran's friends to defeat a bearer of bad magic and help a time traveler return to her rightful past.


 


In this delightfully atmospheric and imaginative novel, acclaimed fantasist Jane Yolen enthralls readers of all ages with a tale rich in wonder, surprise, and enchanted adventure.


 

The Pictish Child is the 2nd Tartan Magic book, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.


 


This ebook features an illustrated personal history of Jane Yolen including rare images from the author's personal collection.

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A boy becomes possessed by an angry ghost after a visit to a Scottish graveyard


Twins Jennifer and Peter rarely get along, except when it comes to their fascination with ghosts, magic, and mystery. While visiting their grandmother in Scotland, the 2 children sneak off to a graveyardwhich unfortunately turns out to be a very, very bad idea. Jennifer and Peter were hoping to see the ghost of Mary MacFadden, who died of a broken heart when her brother, Andrew, forbade her marriage. Instead, Andrew's angry ghost takes over Peter's body, and if Jennifer and their grandmother can't get the spirit to leave within 24 hours, Peter will be gone forever!


 


A story rich in Scottish lore and supernatural surprises, The Bagpiper's Ghost is a wonderful treat for young readers and for fantasy lovers of any age who remain gloriously and unapologetically youthful at heart.


 

The Bagpiper's Ghost is the 3rd Tartan Magic book, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.


 


This ebook features an illustrated personal history of Jane Yolen including rare images from the author's personal collection.

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This captivating companion to Ballet Shoes tells the story of 3 orphans who become students at a famous theatre school After their father disappeared in the war, Sorrell, Holly, and Mark Forbes were sent to live with their grandfather. When he dies, the three orphans are on the move againthis time to London, where their maternal grandmother is a well-known actress.   The city is a strange, bustling place that frightens young Holly, but the siblings new home at 14 Ponsonby Square has a garden that instantly enchants them. Their grandmother enrols them at the Childrens Academy of Dancing and Stage Training, where theyll carry on the tradition of their famous theatre family, which includes cousins they never knew they had. Stuck-up Miranda thinks she can act better than Sorrel; homesick Mark discovers he can sing; and Holly is a natural dancer.   Will Sorrel, Holly, and Mark live up to their family legacy?

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A New York jeweler is thrust into international intrigue when a perfect diamond inexplicably appears in the mail


A breathtakingly flawless diamond is delivered to accomplished jeweler Harry Latham. Even though he is an expert in his trade, Latham is astonished by the stone's perfection and cannot begin to fathom its value. The package containing this extraordinary gem did not include a message, instructions, or a return addressand Latham soon discovers that 4 other American jewelers received diamonds identical to it. In fact, even the most skilled among the recipients cannot discern a difference between the stones. Where did these diamonds come from? Who might have sent them? And to what end?


 


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Charles Dickens's puzzlingand unfinishedfinal novel

The Mystery of Edwin Drood has enthralled readers since its 1st publication in 1870. Left unfinished at the time of Dickens's death, the ending of the book remains a mystery. The story follows Edwin Drood, a young man who has promised to wed the beautiful Rosa Bud when he comes of age. But the lovely Rosa has caught the eyes of other menincluding Edwin's uncle Jasper. On a stormy Christmas Eve, Edwin receives an ominous warning, and by the following morning he has mysteriously disappeared. Foul play seems likely, and there are suspects aplenty . . .


 


This beguilingly open-ended mystery is sure to enchant.



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The True Story of the Point-Shaving Scandal That Destroyed One of College Basketball's Greatest Teams

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One of Sports Illustrated's Top 100 Sports Books of All Time: The riveting story of the point-shaving scandal that shook college basketball to its core


It was the ultimate Cinderella sports story. Unranked heading into the 194950 season, the City College basketball team delighted their hometown of New York City and shocked the rest of America by winning both the NCAA and NIT tournaments. An unprecedented feat that would never be duplicated, City College's postseason grand slam was made all the more remarkable by the fact that, in an era when many premier teams were segregated, its starting lineup consisted of 3 Jewish and 2 African American athletes.


 


With Hall of Fame coach Nat Holman and 4 of the starting 5 returning for the 195051 campaign, the stage was set for a thrilling title defense. Alas, it was not to be. City College's season came to an abrupt end when 3 of its star players were arrested on charges of conspiring to fix games. The ensuing scandal, which would engulf 6 other schools and lead to the indictments of 20 players and 14 fixers, cast New York City sports under a dark cloud, derailed the careers of some of the game's most promising young talents, and forever altered the landscape of college basketball.



The basis for the award-winning HBO documentary City Dump, The Game They Played is a poignant portrait of the unforgettable moment when an unheralded team of local boys united New York City in both triumph and disgrace.

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Charles Dickens's sentimental classic about little Nell and her grandfathera tale that has moved readers for generations.


Little Nell Trent, as beautiful as she is virtuous, lives with her grandfather in his curiosity shop. The only ambition of Nell's loving caretaker is to provide the young girl with a better life. But after attempting to gamble his way out of poverty, the old man finds himself indebted to the wicked and deformed moneylender Daniel Quilp. Thrust into a life of begging on the street, Nell and her grandfather are pursued by villains at every turnbut they never lose the compassion and generosity in their hearts.


 


With a diverse cast of characters that ranges from scoundrels and vagrants to the truly pure of heart, The Old Curiosity Shop shows Dickens at his best.


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