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Manvel Must-Reads October 2018
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A spark of light : a novel
by Jodi Picoult
The #1 New York Times best-selling author of Small Great Things returns with a powerful and provocative new novel about ordinary lives that intersect during a heart-stopping crisis. Tour
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Winter in Paradise
by Elin Hilderbrand
A suburban wife confronts the loss of everything at the same time her husband is found dead on the beaches of St. John, where he harbored a secret second family. By the author of The Perfect Couple. 150,000 first printing. Tour
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Ambush
by James Patterson
When a series of attacks targeting Michael Bennett injures one of his children and causes several deaths, the New York police officer leads an investigation throughout the five boroughs that exposes corruption and a dangerous vendetta. Co-written by a #1 best-selling author. 500,000 first printing.
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Blood highway : a novel
by Gina Wohlsdorf
Teenager Rainy Cain is kidnapped and taken on a cross-country trek by her escaped-con father in pursuit of millions of dollars that her father believes her late mother had kept from a botched robbery. By the author of Security. Original
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The astronaut maker : how one mysterious engineer ran human spaceflight for a generation
by Michael Cassutt
"One of the most elusive and controversial figures in NASA's history, George W. S. Abbey was called "the Dark Lord," "the Godfather," and "UNO" (unidentified NASA official) by those within NASA. From young pilot and wannabe astronaut to engineer, bureaucrat, and finally director of the Johnson Space Center ("mission control"), Abbey's story has never been fully told--until now. This fascinating account takes readers inside NASA to learn the real story of how Abbey rose to power and wielded it out of the spotlight. Informed by countless hours of interviews with Abbey and his family, friends, adversaries, and former colleagues, The Astronaut Maker is the ultimate insider's account of ambition and power politics at NASA"
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