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The former chairman of the Federal Reserve documents his rise from a Southern youth to Ivy League professorships prior to the 2007 housing bubble burst, detailing the dramatic efforts to salvage the U.S. economy that made him "Time" magazine's 2009 Person of the Year.
3) The bastard
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This is the story of Philip Kent. The illegitimate son of a British nobleman who was denied his heritage, he embraces the ideals of the fledgling nation of America-and takes up arms against his father's homeland.
4) The rebels
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A patriot soldier in the ragtag Continental army, Philip Kent defies the rule of the British crown, fighting for the future of his adopted American homeland and the future of his wife and newborn son. And when Philip's heroism draws the attention of General George Washington, he is sent on an overwhelmingly risky mission vital to the success of the Revolution. But no sacrifice is too great for freedom . --www.johjakes.com
5) The seekers
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The end of the colonies' fight for independence begins a new and glorious battle to build the new nation. When Abraham Kent falls in love with his step-sister he sets in motion a ate that will drive a generation westward -- until Amanda: a girl-child with the heart of a woman, seeks the new frontier that is this land's greatest opportunity--and most awesome dread. The struggles of an emerging new nation are woven into this epic of pioneers settling...
6) The furies
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This fourth volume of The Kent Family Chronicles follow the fortunes of family members during the middle of the nineteenth century.
7) The titans
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This fifth volume of The Kent Family Chronicles depicts the effects of the American Civil War on various family members.
8) The warriors
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This addictive John Jakes adventure blends the Kents' ruthless push for an empire with murderous betrayal and the Civil War's life-altering culmination With the Civil War reaching its gory climax, the divided Kent family is pushed to the edge of complete destruction. With the advent of the transcontinental Union Pacific Railroad, the Kents continue to fight for their foothold among America's wealthy founding families. While their private, insular...
9) The Lawless
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This seventh volume of The Kent Family Chronicles follows the lives of family members during the last half of the nineteenth century.
10) The Americans
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The definitive volume in Jakes's bestselling series finds the Kent family reaching to finally embrace its legacy, and its future. In the final installment of the Kent Family Chronicles, the remaining Kents seek to fulfill Philip Kent's original American dream. As Gideon Kent's health deteriorates, he fears for the future of his family. Their dynasty, now in ruins, stands as a tarnished symbol of all the Kents have lost in the unstable years of war...
11) Spellbinder
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"Preacher" - a Vietnam vet - preaches the word of God in a small commune. His faith becomes a tangible asset when he is chosen by a Texas billionaire to lead a new campaign of religious revivalism that uses money, TV and the best media money can buy to spread the word of God (and make a lot of money).
12) Glory in death
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J.D. Robb is the pseudonym for author Nora Roberts, who has created yet another memorable heroine in Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas. This New York Times bestselling author's latest novel deftly blends romantic suspense and futuristic technology to create ...
13) Stiletto
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"From the author of 'The New York Times' #1 bestselling novel 'The Carpetbaggers' comes a story about the Mafia, written when American leaders like J. Edgar Hoover were still skeptical about the existence of an Italian-American organized crime network or the Cosa Nostra. Published a decade earlier, this novel inspired books like Mario Puzo's 'The Godfather' and helped ignite American pop culture's insatiable fascination with the Mafia that continues...
14) The Countess
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Andrea Jameson marries a widowed earl, only to fall in love with his nephew. To complicate things further, someone is trying to kill her.
15) Blood Ties
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The elite Special Crimes Unit, the FBIs most controversial and effective team, is a group of mavericks and misfits trained to use their unique psychic abilities to hunt the worst monsters imaginablehuman ones. Led by the enigmatic Noah Bishop, the SCU has earned a reputation for pitting their skills and cunning against killers that other cops fear. But this time Bishop and his agents face an enemy who has them in his sights, a trained...
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In this explosive sequel to The Chopin Manuscript, former war crimes investigator Harold Middleton returns. This time, Middleton is drawn into an international terror plot that threatens to send India and Pakistan into full-scale nuclear war. Careening from Europe to Asia in order to prevent nuclear catastrophe, Middleton is unaware that his prey has changed and that the act of terror is much more diabolical than he can imagine.
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Four famed '60s radicals are gunned down at long range by a sniper. Under enormous media scrutiny, the FBI quickly concludes that Marine war hero Carl Hitchcock, whose ninety-three kills were considered the leading body count tally among American marksman in Vietnam, was the shooter. But as the Bureau, led by Special Agent Nick Memphis, bears down, Hitchcock commits suicide. In closing out the investigation, Nick discovers a case made in heaven: everything...
18) In a Gilded Cage
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"Irish immigrant Molly Murphy and her New York City P.I. business are in the midst of a sweeping influenza epidemic and a fight for women's suffrage that lands her in jail. Her betrothed, Police Captain Daniel Sullivan, finds her, but he hardly has time to bail her out, what with Chinese gangs battling for control of a thriving opium trade. The only consolation Molly can take from her vexing afternoon in the clink is that it made her some new friends...
19) Kindred in death
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When the newly promoted captain of the NYPSD and his wife return a day early from their vacation, they were looking forward to spending time with their bright and vivacious sixteen-year-old daughter who had stayed behind. Not even their worst nightmares could have prepared them for the crime scene that awaited them instead. Brutally murdered in her bedroom, Deena's body showed signs of trauma that horrified even the toughest of cops; including...
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Features San Francisco defense attorney Dismas Hardy. When someone shoots Dylan Volger in an alley near the coffee shop he managed, Bay Beans West, the cops discover a load of marijuana in the victim's backpack, a crop of weed growing in his attic and a customer list that includes a judge and several local officials. Suspicion centers on Hardy's client and Bay Beans West's owner, Maya Townshend, who's the sister of a city supervisor and the mayor's...