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Dear Friends & Neighbors,
In honor of the holidays and to show our appreciation for your support, we have once again hand-selected about 100 titles to satisfy a wide variety of tastes and interests - books that make ideal gifts. All of these titles are discounted 20% through the month of December. We've included a sampling below of the many excellent titles to choose from. 
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In his debut book, the New Yorker staff writer and former Beijing correspondent, who lived with his wife in China from 2005 to 2013, shares stories he pursued concerning Chinese of all strata striving to make a living in, and make sense of, a country in the throes of staggering transformation.
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In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Beatles coming to America, Hunter Davies has written the definitive book of Beatles songs, shown as first written by their own hands and put into authoritative context. Includes original documents, many that have never been published before. A treasure for musicians, scholars, and fans everywhere.
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A wonderful gift for any literary lover, from the winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature. This new selection of Alice Munro's short fiction has been gathered from the collections of the last two decades, and is a companion volume to her Selected Stories, 1968-1994.
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When third-year law associate Samantha Kofer loses her job and her dreams, she ends up as an unpaid intern at a legal aid clinic in Appalachia, where the problems are as disturbing as the dangerous secret she discovers.
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In this engagingly witty and heartfelt memoir, Martin Short (known by his famous peers as the "comedian's comedian") shares how a showbiz-obsessed kid from Canada transformed himself into one of Hollywood's favorite funnymen. A rich, hilarious and occasionally heartbreaking ride through his life and times, from his early years in Toronto as a member of the fabled improvisational troupe Second City to the all-American comic big time of Saturday Night Live and memorable roles in movies such as Three Amigos! and Father of the Bride.
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Bestselling author Jonah Winter and award-winning illustrator James E. Ransome pay tribute to one of the greatest baseball players who ever lived in this lively, conversational biography of the legendary New York Yankee.
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For years, Dana Cowin kept a dark secret: She ruined literally every kind of dish she attempted to make. In her cookbook confessional, the vaunted first lady of food and exceptional entertainer finally comes clean about her many meal mishaps. With the help of all-star chefs Mario Batali, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Tom Colicchio (among many others), Cowin takes on 100 recipes dear to her heart. Hilarious and heartwarming, encouraging and instructional, Cowin's book will inspire anyone who loves a good meal but fears its preparation.
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The perfect gift for Minecraft enthusiasts, this gold-foiled boxed set includes four bestselling handbooks: Essential Handbook, Redstone Handbook, Combat Handbook, and Construction Handbook. The indie sandbox video game that took the world by storm has been hailed as one of the greatest phenomena amongst gamers and educators for both its simplicity and its brilliance. Each handbook contains helpful tips and information from the creators themselves, all of which will prove vital to your survival and creativity as you learn to mine, craft, and build in a world that you control.
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A lively, seafaring romp packed with hilarious art, lovable misfits, meddlesome monkeys, and tons of kid appeal. After Oliver's explorer parents go missing, he sets sail on a rescue mission with some unexpected friends. Can he and his crew overcome unusual and mischievous obstacles in time to save Mom and Dad?
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In this illuminating biography of Booker Prize winning novelist Penelope Fitzgerald, critic and scholar Hermione Lee (author of The Novels of Virginia Woolf) reveals the charmed life of an English writer who didn't start her literary career until middle age. Lee met and interviewed Fitzgerald toward the end of the novelist's life, and vividly evokes the times in which Fitzgerald lived, how her experiences shaped her fiction, and how her personality can be gleaned from her works.
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