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The Confidence Code

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The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance---What Women Should Know (Hardcover)

By Katty Kay, Claire Shipman
$28.99
ISBN: 9780062230621
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Published: Harper Business - April 15th, 2014

An even-handed look at the way social norms, and biology combine to limit women's confidence, especially in the workplace. The authors know the world isn't going to change overnight, so the book is full of strategies for developing confidence and -- even more important, according to studies -- making other people think you're confident.

Sarah

The Martian

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The Martian: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Andy Weir
$27.00
ISBN: 9780804139021
Availability: Available at Warehouse
Published: Crown - February 11th, 2014

Looking for a man who's smart, funny, and not bad at growing potatoes in a crisis? Look inside. If there's anyone who's perfect for getting stuck on Mars by himself, it's Mark Watney. His wry humor and engineers-can-fix-anything approach to survival drive this interplanetary Robinson Crusoe. (Also, Josh approved.)

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The Arnifour Affair

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The Arnifour Affair (A Colin Pendragon Mystery #1) (Paperback)

By Gregory Harris
$18.00
ISBN: 9780758292674
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Published: Kensington - January 28th, 2014

In Victorian London, detectives Colin Pendragon and Ethan Pruitt are partners, both professionally and personally. There are hints of Holmes and Watson, but these two sharply drawn characters stand on their own in this first book in a new series.

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Starglass

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Starglass (The Starglass Sequence) (Hardcover)

By Phoebe North
$17.99
ISBN: 9781442459533
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Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - July 23rd, 2013

The Council keeps a tight rein on the passengers of the Asherah, which is nearing the end of its 500-year journey to colonize a new planet, but there's a rebellion brewing on the ship, and Terra Fineberg ends up in the midst of it. Gripping sci-fi with a Jewish twist.

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An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

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An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything (Hardcover)

By Chris Hadfield
$28.00
ISBN: 9780316253017
Availability: On Order at the Warehouse
Published: Little, Brown and Company - October 29th, 2013

Only one man has performed David Bowie's "Space Oddity" in space -- and then he returned to earth and wrote a book. If you enjoyed Commander Hadfield's videos and pictures during his stay on the International Space Station, you'll love his take space travel, farm life, and being prepared for anything.

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Across a Star-Swept Sea

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Across a Star-Swept Sea (Stars #2) (Hardcover)

By Diana Peterfreund
$17.99
ISBN: 9780062006165
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Published: Balzer + Bray - October 15th, 2013

All the highlights of The Scarlet Pimpernel--revolutions in progress, daring rescues, secret identities--but instead of France and England, the action takes place in the tropics, in a future where even Persis Blake doesn't know where her loyalties lie.

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Sense & Sensibility

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Sense & Sensibility (Hardcover)

By Joanna Trollope
$25.99
ISBN: 9780062200464
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Published: HarperTorch - October 29th, 2013

The first in a series of modern versions of Austen's classics. Marianne drowns her sorrows in Taylor Swift songs, Elinor is determined to become an architect even if John did inherit all the money, and Trollope's Willoughby is just as smarmy as the original.

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Rose Under Fire

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Rose Under Fire (Hardcover)

By Elizabeth Wein
$17.99
ISBN: 9781423183099
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - September 10th, 2013

American pilot Rose Justice survives Ravensbruck, but escaping from the concentration camp doesn't mean her experience is over. This follow-up to Code Name Verity (not a sequel, though several characters appear in this book) is about survival in all its forms, loyalty, and what we owe each other.

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