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Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Nonfiction
363.25092
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363.25092
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North County Branch - Adult Nonfiction
363.25092
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363.25092
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"Eye-opening biography of Frances Glessner Lee, who brought American medical forensics into the scientific age...genuinely compelling."--Kirkus Reviews "A captivating portrait of a feminist hero and forensic pioneer." --Booklist The story of a woman whoseambition and accomplishments far exceeded the expectations of her time, 18 Tiny Deathsfollows the transformation of a young, wealthy socialite into the mother of modern forensics... Frances Glessner...
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Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Fiction - New
CHAKRABORTY Shannon
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CHAKRABORTY Shannon
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While trying to settle into a life of piety, motherhood, and absolutely nothing that hints of the supernatural, Amina al-Sirafi, one of the Indian Ocean's most notorious pirates, is offered a job she cannot refuse, but soon discovers this final chance at glory comes with a high price--her soul.
"Amina al-Sirafi should be content. After a storied and scandalous career as one of the Indian Ocean’s most notorious pirates, she’s survived...
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Murderbot diaries volume 1
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A murderous android discovers itself in "All Systems Red", a tense science fiction adventure by Martha Wells that interrogates the roots of consciousness through Artificial intelligence. In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids, for their own safety. But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest...
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Beartown volume 1
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Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Media
BACKMAN
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BACKMAN
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North County Branch - Adult Media
BACKMAN
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BACKMAN
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Three Bridges Library - Adult Media
BACKMAN
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BACKMAN
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"From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry, and Britt-Marie Was Here, comes a poignant, charming novel about a forgotten town fractured by scandal, and the amateur hockey team that might just change everything. Winning a junior ice hockey championship might not mean a lot to the average person, but it means everything to the residents of Beartown, a community slowly being eaten...
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North County Branch - Adult Nonfiction
362.175
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362.175
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South County Branch - Adult Nonfiction
362.175
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362.175
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Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Nonfiction - Large Print
362.175 Gawande
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362.175 Gawande
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"From surgeon and bestselling author Atul Gawande, a book that has the potential to change medicine?and lives. Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming the dangers of childbirth, injury, and disease from harrowing to manageable. But when it comes to the inescapable realities of aging and death, what medicine can do often runs counter to what it should. Through eye-opening research and gripping stories of his own patients and family, Gawande...
6) Birnam Wood
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Bunnvale Library - Adult Fiction
CATTON Eleanor
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CATTON Eleanor
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Holland Free Public Library - Adult Fiction
CATTON Eleanor
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CATTON Eleanor
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North County Branch - Adult Fiction - New
CATTON Eleanor
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CATTON Eleanor
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"The Booker-winning author of The Luminaries delivers a gripping thriller of high drama and kaleidoscopic insight into what drives us to survive"--
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Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Fiction
CASATI Costanza
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CASATI Costanza
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Madeline Miller's Circe meets Cersei Lannister in a stunning debut following Clytemnestra, the most notorious heroine of the ancient world and the events that forged her into the legendary queen. As for queens, they are either hated or forgotten. She already knows which option suits her best ... You were born to a king, but you marry a tyrant. You stand by helplessly as he sacrifices your child to placate the gods. You watch him wage war on a foreign...
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Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Nonfiction - Biography
B WILLIAMS
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B WILLIAMS
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North County Branch - Adult Nonfiction - Biography
B WILLIAMS
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B WILLIAMS
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"At the onset of World War II, [Billy] Williams formed Elephant Company and was instrumental in defeating the Japanese in Burma and saving refugees, including on his own 'Hannibal Trek,' [becoming] a media sensation during the war, telling reporters that the elephants did more for him than he was ever able to do for them"--
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Bunnvale Library - Adult Fiction
STEVENSON Benjamin
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STEVENSON Benjamin
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Readington Township Library - Adult Fiction - New
STEVENSON Benjamin
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STEVENSON Benjamin
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"Everyone in my family has killed someone. Some of us, the high achievers, have killed more than once. I’m not trying to be dramatic, but it is the truth. Some of us are good, others are bad, and some just unfortunate. I’m Ernest Cunningham. Call me Ern or Ernie. I wish I’d killed whoever decided our family reunion should be at a ski resort, but it’s a little more complicated than that. Have I killed someone? Yes. I have. Who was it? Let’s...
10) Finding me
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High Bridge Library - Adult Nonfiction - New
B DAVIS Davis
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B DAVIS Davis
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North County Branch - Adult Nonfiction - Biography
B DAVIS Davis
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B DAVIS Davis
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Three Bridges Library - Adult Nonfiction - New
B DAVIS Davis
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B DAVIS Davis
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Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Media
B DAVIS Davis
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B DAVIS Davis
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"In my book, you will meet a little girl named Viola who ran from her past until she made a life-changing decision to stop running forever. This is my story, from a crumbling apartment in Central Falls, Rhode Island, to the stage in New York City, and beyond. This is the path I took to finding my purpose but also my voice in a world that didn't always see me. As I wrote [this book], my eyes were open to the truth of how our stories are often not given...
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Bunnvale Library - Adult Fiction
HARMEL
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HARMEL
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Holland Free Public Library - Adult Fiction
HARMEL
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HARMEL
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Readington Township Library - Adult Fiction
HARMEL
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HARMEL
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Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Media
HARMEL
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HARMEL
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"The New York Times bestselling author of the "heart-stopping tale of survival and heroism" (People) The Book of Lost Names returns with an evocative coming-of-age World War II story about a young woman who uses her knowledge of the wilderness to help Jewish refugees escape the Nazis-until a secret from her past threatens everything"--
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Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Nonfiction - Biography
B LOCKE
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B LOCKE
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"A poignant and transporting cross-cultural love story set against the lush backdrop of the Sicilian countryside, where one woman discovers the healing powers of food, family, and unexpected grace in her darkest hour"--
13) Gideon the ninth
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Ninth House volume 1
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The Emperor needs necromancers. The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman. Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead nonsense. Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse. She packs up her sword, her shoes, and her dirty magazines and prepares to launch her daring escape. But her childhood nemesis...
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Readington Township Library - Adult Fiction
HORNBY Gill
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HORNBY Gill
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A richly imagined novel inspired by the true story of Anne Sharp, a governess who became very close with Jane Austen and her family.
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K Team novels volume 4
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High Bridge Library - Adult Fiction - New
ROSENFELT David
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ROSENFELT David
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Holland Free Public Library - Adult Fiction
ROSENFELT David
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ROSENFELT David
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Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Fiction
ROSENFELT David
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ROSENFELT David
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North County Branch - Adult Media
ROSENFELT David
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ROSENFELT David
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Readington Township Library - Adult Media - New
ROSENFELT David
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ROSENFELT David
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"For the K Team, playing "good dog", "bad cop" is all fun and games... until there's a body on the scene, in the next K Team Novel by bestselling author David Rosenfelt. The K Team enjoys investigating cold cases for the Paterson Police Department. Corey Douglas, his K-9 partner Simon Garfunkel, Laurie Collins, and Marcus Clark even get to choose which cases they'd like to pursue. When Corey sees the latest list of possibilities, there's no question...
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Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Fiction
CASTRO V.
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CASTRO V.
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North County Branch - Adult Fiction
CASTRO V.
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CASTRO V.
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"A woman is haunted by the Mexican folk demon La Llorona as she unravels the dark secrets of her family history in this ravishing and provocative horror novel"--
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Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Fiction
NAGAMATSU Sequoia
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NAGAMATSU Sequoia
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North County Branch - Adult Fiction
NAGAMATSU Sequoia
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NAGAMATSU Sequoia
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Tewksbury Public Library - Adult Fiction
NAGAMATSU Sequoia
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NAGAMATSU Sequoia
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"In 2030, a grieving archeologist arrives in the Arctic Circle to continue the work of his recently deceased daughter at the Batagaika Crater, where researchers are studying long-buried secrets now revealed in melting permafrost, including the perfectly preserved remains of a girl who appears to have died of an ancient virus. Once unleashed, the Arctic plague will reshape life on Earth for generations to come, quickly traversing the globe, forcing...
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Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Juvenile Fiction - Picture Books
GREEN
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GREEN
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What do you do when you meet a ghost? One: Provide the ghost with some of its favorite snacks, like mud tarts and earwax truffles. Two: Tell your ghost bedtime stories (ghosts love to be read to). Three: Make sure no one mistakes your ghost for whipped cream or a marshmallow when you aren't looking! If you follow these few simple steps and the rest of the essential tips in How to Make Friends with a Ghost, you'll see how a ghost friend will lovingly...
19) Hula: a novel
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Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Fiction
HAKES Jasmin 'Iolani
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HAKES Jasmin 'Iolani
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North County Branch - Adult Fiction
HAKES Jasmin 'Iolani
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HAKES Jasmin 'Iolani
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"Hi'i is proud to be a Naupaka, a family renowned for its contributions to hula and her hometown of Hilo, Hawaii, but there's a lot she doesn't understand. She's never met her legendary grandmother and her mother has never revealed the identity of her father. Worse, unspoken divides within her tight-knit community have started to grow, creating fractures whose origins are somehow entangled with her own family history. In hula, Hi'i sees a chance to...
20) In memoriam
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Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Fiction
WINN Alice
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WINN Alice
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North County Branch - Adult Fiction
WINN Alice
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WINN Alice
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"It's 1914, and World War I is ceaselessly churning through thousands of young men on both sides of the fight. The violence of the front feels far away to Henry Gaunt, Sidney Ellwood and the rest of their classmates, all of whom are safely ensconced in their idyllic boarding school in the English countryside. They receive weekly dispatches from The Preshutian, their school newspaper, informing them of older classmates killed or wounded in action....