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The Twilight Saga Collection
Stephenie Meyer
$35.50

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This stunning set, complete with all four hardcover books as well as four collectible prints, makes the perfect gift for fans of the bestselling vampire love story.

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
Jeff Kinney
$5.19

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The highly anticipated third book in the critically acclaimed and bestselling series takes the art of being wimpy to a whole new level.

Letâs face it: Greg Heffley will never change his wimpy ways. Somebody just needs to explain that to Gregâs father. You see, Frank Heffley actually thinks he can get his son to toughen up, and he enlists Greg in organized sports and other âmanlyâ endeavors. Of course, Greg is able to easily sidestep his fatherâs efforts to change him. But when Gregâs dad threatens to send him to military academy, Greg realizes he has to shape up . . . or get shipped out.

Greg and his family and friends, who make the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books a must-read for middle school readers, are back and at their best in this hilarious new installment of the series, which is sure to please current fans while attracting new ones.

Publishers Weekly-1/19/2009:

The third book in this genre-busting series is certain to enlarge Kinneyâs presence on the bestseller lists, where the previous titles have taken up residence for the past two years. Kinneyâs spot-on humor and winning formula of deadpan text set against cartoons are back in full force. This time, Greg starts off on New Yearâs Day (he resolves to âhelp other people improve,â telling his mother, âI think you should work on chewing your potato chips more quietlyâ) and ends with summer vacation. As he fends off his fatherâs attempts to make him more of a man (the threat of military school looms), Gregâs hapless adventures include handing out anonymous valentines expressing his true feelings (âDear James, You smellâ), attempting to impress his classmate Holly and single-handedly wrecking his soccer teamâs perfect season. Kinney allows himself some insider humor as well, with Greg noting the âracketâ childrenâs book authors have going. âAll you have to do is make up a character with a snappy name, and then make sure the character learns a lesson at the end of the book.â Greg, self-centered as ever, may be the exception proving that rule. Ages 8â12. (Jan.)

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The Buyout of America: How Private Equity Will Cause the Next Great Credit Crisis
Joshua Kosman
$17.75

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An authoritative exposé of the mysterious and potentially dangerous world of private equity

Few people realize that the top private equity firms, such as Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, have become the nation's largest employers through the businesses they own. Using leveraged buyouts that load their acquired companies with loans, private equity firms have generated more than $1 trillion in new debt-which will come due just when these businesses are least likely to be able to pay it off.

Journalist Josh Kosman explores private equity's explosive growth and shows how its barons wring profits at the expense of the long-term health of their companies. He argues that excessive debt and mismanagement will likely trigger another economic meltdown within the next five years, wiping out up to two million jobs.

He also explores the links between the private equity elite and Washington power players, who have helped them escape government scrutiny. The result is a timely book with an important warning for us all.

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Quicken 2010 The Official Guide (Quicken Press)
Maria Langer
$16.17

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The Only Official Guide to the #1 Personal Finance Software

Manage your finances and assets with ease! Quicken 2010: The Official Guide is packed with insider tips and expert techniques for tracking your income, expenses, savings, transactions, investments, and so much more.

Fully endorsed by Intuit, makers of Quicken, this official guide saves you time and money by showing you how to maximize all of the software's powerful capabilities--including new features and hidden gems. You'll get valuable guidance along with information about online resources to help you make strategic financial decisions and plan for a secure future.

Customize Quicken for your preferences
Track your cash flow
Set up Online Account Services
Automate transactions and tasks
Reconcile checking, savings, and credit cards accounts
Track investments and optimize your portfolio
Monitor assets and loans
Manage household records
Reduce debt, save money, and plan for retirement
Simplify tax preparation and maximize deductions

Maria Langer is a freelance writer, helicopter pilot, and long-time Quicken user. A former financial analyst with a degree in accounting, she is the bestselling author of the previous editions of this book.

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The Citizen's Constitution: An Annotated Guide
$14.67

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Pocket versions of the Constitution of the United States of America abound, as do multi-volume commentaries, scholarly histories of its writing, and political posturings of various clauses. But what if you want a delightfully quick, witty, and readable reference that, in one compact volume, places the document and its clauses into context? You’re out of luckâuntil now. Written by Seth Lipsky, described in the Boston Globe as “a legendary figure in contemporary journalism,” The Citizen’s Constitution draws on the writings of the Founders, case law from our greatest judges, and current events in more than 300 illuminating annotations. Lipsky provides a no-nonsense, entertaining, and learned guide to the fundamental questions surrounding the document that governs how we govern our country. Every American should know the Constitution. Rarely has it glinted so brightly.

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Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics: Fabulous Flavor from Simple Ingredients
Ina Garten
$41.00

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Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics, Fabulous Flavor from Simple Ingredients By Ina Garten"Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics is the essential Ina Garten cookbook, focusing on the techniques behind her elegant food and easy entertaining style, and offering nea

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Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker
James McManus
$95.00

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From James McManus, author of the bestselling Positively Fifth Street, comes the definitive story of the game that, more than any other, reflects who we are and how we operate.

Cowboys Full is the story of poker, from its roots in China, the Middle East, and Europe to its ascent as a globalâbut especially an Americanâphenomenon. It describes how early Americans took a French parlor game and, with a few extra cards and an entrepreneurial spirit, turned it into a national craze by the time of the Civil War. From the kitchen-table games of ordinary citizens to its influence on generals and diplomats, poker has gone hand in hand with our national experience. Presidents from Abraham Lincoln to Barack Obama have deployed poker and its strategies to explain policy, to relax with friends, to negotiate treaties and crises, and as a political networking tool. The ways we all do battle and business are echoed by poker tactics: cheating and thwarting cheaters, leveraging uncertainty, bluffing and sussing out bluffers, managing risk and reward.

Cowboys Full shows how what was once accurately called the cheaterâs game has become amostly honest contest of cunning, mathematical precision, and luck. It explains how poker, formerly dominated by cardsharps, is now the most popular card game in Europe, East Asia, Australia, South America, and cyberspace, as well as on television. It combines colorful history with firsthand experience from todayâs professional tour. And it examines pokerâs remarkable hold on American culture, from paintings by Frederic Remington to countless poker novels, movies, and plays. Braiding the thrill of individual hands with new ways of seeing pokerâs relevance to our military, diplomatic, business, and personal affairs, Cowboys Full is sure to become the classic account of Americaâs favorite pastime.