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The bestselling author of “Presumed Innocent” has a new masterful legal thriller. A judge named Rusty finds his peaceful retirement disrupted when his troubled stepson and his girlfriend ...

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What is an ISBN? ISBN stands for International Standard Book Number. This is the 13-digit code used to identify a book (e.g., 978-0-32168650-3). Each book has its own unique ISBN. You can find the ...

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‘The New Shadow,’ which Tolkien left unfinished at his death, has a chilling warning about the dangers of historical amnesia and peacetime rot.