Andrew Shaffer
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Quirk Books
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English
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"Vice President Joe Biden is fresh out of the Obama White House and feeling adrift when his favorite railroad conductor dies in a suspicious accident, leaving behind an ailing wife and a trail of clues. To unravel the mystery, "Amtrak Joe" re-teams with the only man he's ever fully trusted--the 44th president of the United States. Together they'll plumb the darkest corners of Delaware, traveling from cheap motels to biker bars and beyond, as they...
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HarperPerennial
Pub. Date
c2011
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English
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Collects humorous wisdom on love and heartbreak, pulled from the lives and relationships of 40 of history's greatest thinkers, including Friedrich Nietzsche, St. Augustine of Hippo, Jean-Paul Sartre and more.
"Shaffer's jaunty compendium of highbrow heartbreak provides proof positive that even the most brilliant of minds can fall afoul of Cupidand offers some measure of hope to the lovelorn. He profiles 37 great Western thinkers, detailing the sometimes...
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Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Random House
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[2022]
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English
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"Fall is bursting out all over Vermont, and while the rest of the Congress enjoys its recess, Senator Bernie Sanders has returned to his beloved home state for a weekend of events in Eagle Creek, "America's #1 Leaf Peeping Destination." It's up to intern and Eagle Creek native Crash Robertson to keep the senator on schedule--and out of trouble. Crash's hopes for a quiet homecoming are dashed, however, when the lifeless body of a community banker with...
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Quirk Books
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[2019]
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English
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Following a long but successful book tour, Joe Biden has one more stop before he can return home: Chicago. His old pal Barack Obama has invited him to meet a wealthy benefactor whose endorsement could turn the tide for Joe if he decides to run for president. The two friends barely have time to catch up before another mystery lands in their laps: Obama's prized Blackberry is stolen. When their number-one suspect winds up full of lead on the South...
6) Secret Santa
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Quirk Books
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English
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"As soon as Lussi Meyer arrives at the prestigious Blackwood-Patterson publishing house, she finds herself the target of mean-spirited pranks by her coworkers. After receiving a strange present during the company's annual Secret Santa gift exchange, her coworkers begin falling victim to horrific accidents, and Lussi suspects her gift may be involved"--
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