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Mendel's Dwarf

Written by Simon Mawer


Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: December 11, 2012
Price: $10.99

Like his great-great-great-uncle, geneticist Gregor Mendel, Dr. Benedict Lambert struggles to unlock the secrets of heredity and genetic determinism. However, Benedict's mission is particularly urgent and particularly personal, for he was born with achondroplasia--he's a dwarf. He's also a man desperate for love and acceptance, and when he finds both in... Read more >
Cantor's Dilemma
Cantor's Dilemma
Written by Carl Djerassi
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307819086
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Cantor's Dilemma

Written by Carl Djerassi


Format: eBook, 229 pages
On Sale: November 21, 2012
Price: $12.99

When Professor Isidore Cantor reveals his latest breakthrough in cancer research, his promising research fellow, Dr. Jeremiah Stafford, has only to conduct the experiment and win Cantor the Nobel prize. But how far will Stafford go to guarantee the results? Carl Djerassi draws from his career as a world-famous scientist to... Read more >
The Rizzoli & Isles Series 9-Book Bundle
The Rizzoli & Isles Series 9-Book Bundle
Written by Tess Gerritsen
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780345541178
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The Rizzoli & Isles Series 9-Book Bundle
The Surgeon, The Apprentice, The Sinner, Body Double, Vanish, The Mephisto Club, The Keepsake, Ice Cold, The Silent Girl
Written by Tess Gerritsen


Format: eBook, 3840 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $58.99

Tess Gerritsen has thrilled countless readers with her acclaimed novels of suspense featuring Boston detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles. TNT struck ratings gold with Rizzoli & Isles, a series based on Gerritsen’s New York Times bestsellers. And now the first nine Rizzoli & Isles novels are together in... Read more >
Last to Die: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel
Last to Die: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel
Written by Tess Gerritsen
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780345515636
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Last to Die: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel

Written by Tess Gerritsen


Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: August 28, 2012
Price: $27.00

Rizzoli & Isles • Hit series on TNT
 
“Suspense doesn’t get smarter than this. Not just recommended but mandatory.”—Lee Child
 
For the second time in his short life, Teddy Clock has survived a massacre. Two years ago, he barely escaped when his entire family was slaughtered. Now, at fourteen... Read more >
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Last to Die: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel
Last to Die: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel
Written by Tess Gerritsen
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780345535955
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Last to Die: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel

Written by Tess Gerritsen


Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: August 28, 2012
Price: $13.99

Rizzoli & Isles • Hit series on TNT
 
“Suspense doesn’t get smarter than this. Not just recommended but mandatory.”—Lee Child
 
For the second time in his short life, Teddy Clock has survived a massacre. Two years ago, he barely escaped when his entire family was slaughtered. Now, at fourteen... Read more >
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12.21: A Novel
12.21: A Novel
Written by Dustin Thomason
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780385341400
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12.21: A Novel

Written by Dustin Thomason


Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2012
Price: $27.00

From the co-author of the two-million copy mega-bestseller The Rule of Four comes a riveting thriller with a brilliant premise based on the 2012 apocalypse phenomenon—perfect for readers of Steve Berry, Preston and Child, and Dan Brown.
 
For decades, December 21, 2012, has been a touchstone for doomsayers worldwide. It... Read more >
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12.21: A Novel
12.21: A Novel
Written by Dustin Thomason
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ISBN: 9780679644286
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12.21: A Novel

Written by Dustin Thomason


Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2012
Price: $13.99

From the co-author of the two-million copy mega-bestseller The Rule of Four comes a riveting thriller with a brilliant premise based on the 2012 apocalypse phenomenon—perfect for readers of Steve Berry, Preston and Child, and Dan Brown.
 
For decades, December 21, 2012, has been a touchstone for doomsayers worldwide. It... Read more >
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12.21
12.21
Written by Dustin Thomason, Read by Fred Sanders, Noel R. Bearheart and Dustin Thomason
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
ISBN: 9780449011591
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12.21
A Novel
Written by Dustin Thomason
Read by Fred Sanders, Noel R. Bearheart and Dustin Thomason


Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: August 7, 2012
Price: $45.00

From the co-author of the two-million copy mega-bestseller The Rule of Four comes a riveting thriller with a brilliant premise based on the 2012 apocalypse phenomenon—perfect for readers of Steve Berry, Preston and Child, and Dan Brown.
 
For decades, December 21, 2012, has been a touchstone for doomsayers worldwide. It... Read more >
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12.21
12.21
Written by Dustin Thomason, Read by Fred Sanders, Noel R. Bearheart and Dustin Thomason
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9780449011607
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12.21
A Novel
Written by Dustin Thomason
Read by Fred Sanders, Noel R. Bearheart and Dustin Thomason


Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: August 7, 2012
Price: $22.50

From the co-author of the two-million copy mega-bestseller The Rule of Four comes a riveting thriller with a brilliant premise based on the 2012 apocalypse phenomenon—perfect for readers of Steve Berry, Preston and Child, and Dan Brown.
 
For decades, December 21, 2012, has been a touchstone for doomsayers worldwide. It... Read more >
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John Doe: A Rizzoli & Isles Short Story
John Doe: A Rizzoli & Isles Short Story
Written by Tess Gerritsen
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780345538154
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John Doe: A Rizzoli & Isles Short Story

Written by Tess Gerritsen


Format: eBook, 40 pages
On Sale: July 23, 2012
Price: $1.99

Razor-edge suspense in this original eBook short story from “one of the most versatile voices in thriller fiction today” (The Providence Journal)
 
It should have been a night to remember, but Maura Isles can’t recall a thing.
 
Maura is longing to ditch a ritzy cocktail party, along with her... Read more >
A Fatal Debt
A Fatal Debt
Written by John Gapper
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780345527899
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A Fatal Debt
A Novel
Written by John Gapper


Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: June 26, 2012
Price: $26.00

This timely debut thriller by an award-winning Financial Times columnist is a gripping tale of lethal intrigue set in the high-stakes Wall Street world—where wealth and privilege are no match for jealousy and betrayal.
 
Ben Cowper, an attending psychiatrist at the prestigious New York–Episcopal Hospital, is stunned to learn the... Read more >
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A Fatal Debt
A Fatal Debt
Written by John Gapper
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780345527912
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A Fatal Debt
A Novel
Written by John Gapper


Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: June 26, 2012
Price: $7.99

This timely debut thriller by an award-winning Financial Times columnist is a gripping tale of lethal intrigue set in the high-stakes Wall Street world—where wealth and privilege are no match for jealousy and betrayal.
 
Ben Cowper, an attending psychiatrist at the prestigious New York–Episcopal Hospital, is stunned to learn the... Read more >
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The Silent Girl: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel (with bonus short story Freaks)
The Silent Girl: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel (with bonus short story Freaks)
Written by Tess Gerritsen
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780345515513
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The Silent Girl: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel (with bonus short story Freaks)
A Novel
Written by Tess Gerritsen


Format: Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: June 26, 2012
Price: $9.99

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
 
Rizzoli & Isles now a series on TNT
 
In the murky shadows of Boston’s Chinatown lies a severed hand. On the tenement rooftop above is the corpse belonging to that hand, a red-haired woman dressed in black, her head nearly decapitated. Two strands of silver... Read more >
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AS THE SPARKS FLY UPWARD
AS THE SPARKS FLY UPWARD
Written by Gloria Dank
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307816849
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AS THE SPARKS FLY UPWARD

Written by Gloria Dank


Format: eBook, 204 pages
On Sale: May 2, 2012
Price: $13.99

Bernard Woodruff should have known better than to expect anything but disaster from a visit to his wife’s indolent but good-natured brother, Snooky.  In a cabin in the Vermont woods, the irrepressible Snooky rhapsodizes about the simple pleasures of country living while preparing gourmet meals and falling in love with Sarah... Read more >
Mount Misery
Mount Misery
Written by Samuel Shem, M.D.
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307815613
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Mount Misery

Written by Samuel Shem, M.D.


Format: eBook, 576 pages
On Sale: February 29, 2012
Price: $11.99

From the Laws of Mount Misery:

There are no laws in psychiatry.

Now, from the author of the riotous, moving, bestselling classic, The House of God, comes a lacerating and brilliant novel of doctors and patients in a psychiatric hospital. Mount Misery is a prestigious facility set in the rolling green hills of... Read more >
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Writer, M.D.
Writer, M.D.
Written by Leah Kaminsky
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307946874
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Writer, M.D.
The Best Contemporary Fiction and Nonfiction by Doctors
Written by Leah Kaminsky


Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: January 10, 2012
Price: $11.99

From Chekhov to Maugham to William Carlos Williams, doctors have long given voice to their unique perspectives through literature. Writer, M.D. celebrates this rich tradition with a collection of fiction and nonfiction by today’s most beloved physician-writers, including,

• Abraham Verghese, on the lost art of the physical exam

• Pauline Chen, on...

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Writer, M.D.
Writer, M.D.
Written by Leah Kaminsky
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307946867
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Writer, M.D.
The Best Contemporary Fiction and Nonfiction by Doctors
Written by Leah Kaminsky


Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: January 10, 2012
Price: $15.00

From Chekhov to Maugham to William Carlos Williams, doctors have long given voice to their unique perspectives through literature. Writer, M.D. celebrates this rich tradition with a collection of fiction and nonfiction by today’s most beloved physician-writers, including,

• Abraham Verghese, on the lost art of the physical exam

• Pauline Chen, on...

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Origin Unknown
Origin Unknown
Written by Pierre Davis
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780440245742
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Origin Unknown
A Novel
Written by Pierre Davis


Format: Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: July 26, 2011
Price: $7.99

True terror comes from deep within.

Dr. Lydia South, a cutting-edge neuroscientist, has perfected a lucrative, top secret technology that can map secrets of the brain. But Lydia’s past is inextricably bound with that of a brilliant but deranged sociopath, a man with the ability to blend in anywhere around the world...

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Origin Unknown
Origin Unknown
Written by Pierre Davis
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780345527615
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Origin Unknown
A Novel
Written by Pierre Davis


Format: eBook
On Sale: July 26, 2011
Price: $7.99

True terror comes from deep within.

Dr. Lydia South, a cutting-edge neuroscientist, has perfected a lucrative, top secret technology that can map secrets of the brain. But Lydia’s past is inextricably bound with that of a brilliant but deranged sociopath, a man with the ability to blend in anywhere around the world...

Read more >
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The Silent Girl: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel (with bonus short story Freaks)
The Silent Girl: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel (with bonus short story Freaks)
Written by Tess Gerritsen
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780345526601
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The Silent Girl: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel (with bonus short story Freaks)

Written by Tess Gerritsen


Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: July 5, 2011
Price: $7.99

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
 
Rizzoli & Isles now a series on TNT
 
In the murky shadows of Boston’s Chinatown lies a severed hand. On the tenement rooftop above is the corpse belonging to that hand, a red-haired woman dressed in black, her head nearly decapitated. Two strands of silver... Read more >
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Medicine Men
Medicine Men
Written by Alice Adams
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307798237
Our Price: $14.99
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Medicine Men

Written by Alice Adams


Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: June 8, 2011
Price: $14.99

“A painful and hilarious send-up of grandiose doctors and their barbaric medical miracles. . . . A postmodern Jane Austen romp.” – The Boston Globe
 
In a novel that brilliantly conjures up the resilience of the human spirit, Alice Adams draws a clear-eyed portrait of a woman who must overcome... Read more >
Freaks: A Rizzoli & Isles Short Story
Freaks: A Rizzoli & Isles Short Story
Written by Tess Gerritsen
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780345530080
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Freaks: A Rizzoli & Isles Short Story

Written by Tess Gerritsen


Format: eBook, 15 pages
On Sale: May 31, 2011
Price: $0.99

In this free Rizzoli & Isles short story from New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen, author of The Silent Girl, a bizarre death comes with a supernatural twist. Homicide cop Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles have seen their fair share of mortal crimes, but the death of Kimberly Rayner... Read more >
Ice Cold: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel
Ice Cold: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel
Written by Tess Gerritsen
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780345515490
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Ice Cold: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel

Written by Tess Gerritsen


Format: Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: April 26, 2011
Price: $7.99

For the first time in paperback, New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen’s exhilarating suspense novel featuring Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles.

A spur-of-the-moment ski trip becomes a bone-chilling nightmare when a wrong turn leaves Boston medical examiner Maura Isles marooned—far from home and help—in the snowbound Wyoming mountains. Seeking shelter from... Read more >
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Miracle Cure
Miracle Cure
Written by Michael Palmer
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307781246
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Miracle Cure

Written by Michael Palmer


Format: eBook, 448 pages
On Sale: January 5, 2011
Price: $7.99

The master of medical suspense takes you to prestigious Boston Heart Institute, where some patients are dying to get well...

After a troubled past, Dr.  Brian Holbrook has been given a second chance to prove himself.  At state-of-the-art Boston Heart Institute, he's been chosen to join the medical team testing a new miracle drug.  The... Read more >
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Blake's Therapy
A Novel
Written by Ariel Dorfman


Format: eBook
On Sale: January 4, 2011
Price: $12.95

Blake's Therapy is a whirlwind ride through the desires of one man to find something real in a virtual world. After suffering a mental breakdown, Graham Blake checks into the Corporate Life Therapy Institute, where the self-assured, silver-tongued Dr. Carl Tolgate has prepared a strange, shocking, and erotic treatment. Now Blake... Read more >
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