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      <author>Gambardella, Matthew</author>
      <title>XML Developer's Guide</title>
      <genre>Computer</genre>
      <price>44.95</price>
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        <name>Wrox</name>
        <publish_date>2000-10-01</publish_date>
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      <description>An in-depth look at creating applications
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      <author>Ralls, Kim</author>
      <title>Midnight Rain</title>
      <genre>Fantasy</genre>
      <price>5.95</price>
    <publisher>
        <name>PackIt</name>
      <publish_date>2000-12-16</publish_date>
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      <description>A former architect battles corporate zombies,
      an evil sorceress, and her own childhood to become queen
      of the world.</description>
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      <author>Corets, Eva</author>
      <title>Maeve Ascendant</title>
      <genre>Fantasy</genre>
      <price>5.95</price>
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        <name>PackIt</name>
        <publish_date>2000-11-17</publish_date>
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      <description>After the collapse of a nanotechnology
      society in England, the young survivors lay the
      foundation for a new society.</description>
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      <author>Corets, Eva</author>
      <title>Oberon's Legacy</title>
      <genre>Fantasy</genre>
      <price>5.95</price>
    <publisher>
        <name>Wrox</name>
              <publish_date>2001-03-10</publish_date>
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      <description>In post-apocalypse England, the mysterious
      agent known only as Oberon helps to create a new life
      for the inhabitants of London. Sequel to Maeve
      Ascendant.</description>
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      <author>Corets, Eva</author>
      <title>The Sundered Grail</title>
      <genre>Fantasy</genre>
      <price>5.95</price>
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        <name>Focal Press</name>
        <publish_date>2001-09-10</publish_date>
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    <invcell>3</invcell>
      <description>The two daughters of Maeve, half-sisters,
      battle one another for control of England. Sequel to
      Oberon's Legacy.</description>
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      <author>Randall, Cynthia</author>
      <title>Lover Birds</title>
      <genre>Romance</genre>
      <price>4.95</price>
    <publisher>
        <name>Sybex</name>
        <publish_date>2000-09-02</publish_date>
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    <invcell>2</invcell>
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      <description>When Carla meets Paul at an ornithology
      conference, tempers fly as feathers get ruffled.</description>
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      <author>Thurman, Paula</author>
      <title>Splish Splash</title>
      <genre>Romance</genre>
      <price>4.95</price>
    <publisher>
        <name>Wrox</name>
        <publish_date>2000-11-02</publish_date>
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    <invcell>2</invcell>
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      <description>A deep sea diver finds true love twenty
      thousand leagues beneath the sea.</description>
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      <author>Knorr, Stefan</author>
      <title>Creepy Crawlies</title>
      <genre>Horror</genre>
      <price>4.95</price>
    <publisher>
        <name>PackIt</name>
        <publish_date>2000-12-06</publish_date>
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      <description>An anthology of horror stories about roaches,
      centipedes, scorpions  and other insects.</description>
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      <author>Kress, Peter</author>
      <title>Paradox Lost</title>
      <genre>Science Fiction</genre>
      <price>6.95</price>
    <publisher>
        <name>Focal Press</name>
        <publish_date>2000-11-02</publish_date>
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    <invcell>1</invcell>
    <invcell>2</invcell>
    <invcell>3</invcell>
      <description>After an inadvertant trip through a Heisenberg
      Uncertainty Device, James Salway discovers the problems
      of being quantum.</description>
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      <author>O'Brien, Tim</author>
      <title>Microsoft .NET: The Programming Bible</title>
      <genre>Computer</genre>
      <price>36.95</price>
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        <name>Focal Press</name>
        <publish_date>2000-11-02</publish_date>
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      <description>Microsoft's .NET initiative is explored in
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      <author>O'Brien, Tim</author>
      <title>MSXML3: A Comprehensive Guide</title>
      <genre>Computer</genre>
      <price>36.95</price>
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        <name>Focal Press</name>
        <publish_date>2000-11-02</publish_date>
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      <description>The Microsoft MSXML3 parser is covered in
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      SAX and more.</description>
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      <author>Galos, Mike</author>
      <title>Visual Studio 7: A Comprehensive Guide</title>
      <genre>Computer</genre>
      <price>49.95</price>
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        <name>Sybex</name>
        <publish_date>2000-11-02</publish_date>
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