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With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press, and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, along with Pepper Potts, and James "Rhodey" Rhodes at his side, must forge new alliances - and confront powerful enemies.

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Peter Parker has finally managed to piece together the once-broken parts of his life, maintaining a balance between his relationship with Mary-Jane and his responsibility as Spider-Man. But more challenges arise for our young hero. Peter's old friend Harry Obsourne has set out for revenge against Peter; taking up the mantle of his late father's persona as The New Goblin, and Peter must also capture Uncle Ben's real killer, Flint Marko, who has been transformed into his toughest foe yet, the Sandman. All hope seems lost when suddenly Peter's suit turns jet-black and greatly amplifies his powers. But it also begins to greatly amplify the much darker qualities of Peter's personality that he begins to lose himself to. Peter has to reach deep inside himself to free the compassionate hero he used to be if he is to ever conquer the darkness within and face not only his greatest enemies, but also...himself.

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Michael Oher's story was told in the book and movie The Blind Side; however, that story was told by his foster parents. I Beat the Odds is the first time he is giving his take on growing up homeless and then making it into the NFL.

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James Patterson turns out several page turners a year with the help of co-writers. Now You See Her, co-written with Michael Ledwidge, tells the story of Nina Bloom, a successful lawyer who has a secret past. When a man is framed for murder, she decides to confront the murderous secret that caused her to change her identity 18 years before.

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With the movie version of One for the Money set to come out early next year, Janet Evanovich's bounty hunter, Stephanie Plum, may gain an even bigger following. The movie, which was originally supposed to be released this summer, was delayed. For now, fans will have to content themselves with the seventeenth book in the series.

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America Pacifica by Anna North is a debut novel about Darcy, an 18-year-old girl in a dystopian future who sets out to find her mother after she disappears with no explanation. America Pacifica is a dark page turner.

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Erik Larson is known for examining history through a unique narrative lens. In Devil in the White City he followed two men -- the architect of the Chicago World's Fair and a serial killer who lived in Chicago during the fair. In In the Garden of Beasts, Larson once again examines a dark time, Berlin in 1933. Larson tells the story of William Dodd, the American ambassador to Germany, and his family.

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