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Motorcycle Diaries
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Rules for Radicals : a Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals (71 Edition)
Rules for Radicals : a Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals (71 Edition)
by Saul D. Alinsky
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The father of modern community organization, Saul Alinsky taught a generation of activists and politicians how to effectively construct social change. In Rules for Radicals, Alinsky writes with passion and intelligence, carefully outlining the difference... (read more)

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter #07)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter #07)
by J. K. Rowling
Staff Pick
I couldn't imagine a better ending for this extraordinary series. J. K. Rowling, thank you for staying true to your vision.... (read more)

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We Were Soldiers
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The Things They Carried
The Things They Carried
by Tim O'Brien
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One of the first questions people ask about The Things They Carried is this: is it a novel, or a collection of short stories? The title page refers to the book simply as "a work of fiction," defying the conscientious reader's need to categorize this... (read more)

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No Country for Old Men
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The Road (Oprah's Book Club Selection #57)
The Road (Oprah's Book Club Selection #57)
by Cormac McCarthy
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A searing, postapocalyptic novel destined to become Cormac McCarthy's masterpiece. A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when... (read more)

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Everything is Illuminated
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The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
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Privileged young narrator Amir comes of age during the last peaceful days of the monarchy in Afghanistan, then must endure revolution, invasion and a country's long struggle to triumph over violent forces.... (read more)

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Ned Kelly
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
by Erik Larson
Staff Pick
"I was mesmerized by this book. It was a deliciously creepy read, made more creepy for being true. Several times in the course of reading it, I had to keep reminding myself that the events really happened."... (read more)

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter #06)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter #06)
by J. K. Rowling
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The war against Voldemort is not going well; even Muggle governments are noticing. Ron scans the obituary pages of the Daily Prophet, looking for familiar names. Dumbledore is absent from Hogwarts for long stretches of time, and the Order of the Phoenix... (read more)

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Children of Men
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The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood
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First published in 1985, this is a novel of such power that the reader is unable to forget its images and its forecast. It is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and tour de force. "A novel that brilliantly illuminates some of the darker... (read more)

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Sale Books
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The Cat in the Hat (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books)
The Cat in the Hat (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books)
by Dr Seuss
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Poor Dick and Sally. It's cold and wet and they're stuck in the house with nothing to do . . . until a giant cat in a hat shows up, transforming the dull day into a madcap adventure and almost wrecking the place in the process! Written by Dr. Seuss in... (read more)

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Used Books
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A Lesson Before Dying (Vintage Contemporaries)
A Lesson Before Dying (Vintage Contemporaries)
by Ernest J Gaines
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From the author of A Gathering of Old Men and The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman comes a deep and compassionate novel. A young man who returns to 1940s Cajun country to teach visits a black youth on death row for a crime he didn't commit. Together... (read more)

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Book to Film | May 14, 2009

All posts by Chris Bolton Read It Before They Screen It: The Dark Tower, Blink, Flash Forward, and More!

Is it possible that fans of Stephen King and epic fantasy can hear anything better than the news that King's Dark Tower series may finally be coming... Continue »


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    Flash Forward

    Robert J. Sawyer
Book to Film | May 8, 2009

All posts by Chris Bolton Read It Before They Screen It: The Interpretation of Murder, Deadpool, and Too Late to Say Goodbye

Jed Rubenfeld's thriller The Interpretation of Murder is headed to the big screen via Warner Bros. Story follows a Sigmund Freud protege who... Continue »


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    Deadpool Classic Volume 1

    Fabian Nicieza
Book to Film | May 6, 2009

All posts by Chris Bolton Read It Before They Screen It: Crazy for the Storm, Cold Skin, and Death Note

Warner Bros. has picked up the film rights for Norman Ollestad's Crazy for the Storm: A Memoir of Survival, due in stores next month. Ollestad's... Continue »


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    Life of Pi

    Yann Martel
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