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Son of a Witch: A Novel by Gregory Maguire Staff Pick Son of a Witch is a pitch-perfect sequel to Wicked — as though Maguire hadn't written several other books in dramatically varied voices in the meantime. But his new novel is more meditative, symbolic, and unexpectedly relevant than its predecessor. Son... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover 
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Two Lives by Vikram Seth Publisher Comments A heartrending new book -- the story of a marriage and the story of two lives -- from the author of the international bestselling novel A Suitable Boy Shanti Behari Seth was born on the eighth day of the eighth month in the eighth year of the twentieth... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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River of Doubt Theodore Roosevelts Darke by Candice Millard Publisher Comments At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, The River of Doubt is the true story of Theodore Roosevelt’s harrowing exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth. The River of Doubt—it is a... (read more) List Price $32.50 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan Publisher Comments The heartwarming and unforgettable story of a family in the making and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life. John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with a perfect little... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $2.50 Used - Hardcover
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Fondling Your Muse: A Book of Infallible Advice from a Published Author to a Writerly Aspirant by John Warner Publisher Comments A note from the author: Writing is a solitary and often scary enterprise. I alone have heard your silent screams, so I have written this book to help you achieve what everyone who has the courage to live the creative life deserves: complete, utter... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke by Peter Guralnick Publisher Comments An acclaimed biographer presents a revealing portrait of Sam Cooke--a black performer who appealed to white audiences, wrote his own songs, and controlled his own business destiny. 55 photos.... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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A Wedding in December: A Novel by Anita Shreve Publisher Comments The author of the New York Times bestseller Light on Snow returns with a powerful new novel about old friends, a wedding, and a gathering that will change their lives. At an inn in the Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts, seven former... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $4.98 Used - Hardcover
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The Lost Painting: The Quest for a Caravaggio Masterpiece by Jonathan Harr Publisher Comments An Italian village on a hilltop near the Adriatic coast, a decaying palazzo facing the sea, and in the basement, cobwebbed and dusty, lit by a single bulb, an archive unknown to scholars. Here, a young graduate student from Rome, Francesca Cappelletti... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Planets by Dava Sobel Staff Pick Using scientific facts and cultural background, Sobel continues in her witty and knowledgeable fashion with this absorbing ode to our solar system. Lyrical, personal, and engaging.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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Smartbomb: The Quest for Art, Entertainment, and Big Bucks in the Videogame Revolution by Heather Chaplin Publisher Comments The authors go into the epicenter of the videogame explosion, where computer technology is fused with artistic creativity. Startling and revelatory, this is an up-close and personal look at the egos, the battles, the one-upmanship, and the love of the... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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All the Fishes Come Home to Roost: An American Misfit in India by Rachel Manija Brown Publisher Comments In the bestselling tradition of Running with Scissors and Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight - a hilarious, affecting memoir of the author's upbringing in an ashram in India. In 1980, when she was seven, the author's parents, 60s-holdover hippies, leave... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Amphora Project by William Kotzwinkle Publisher Comments Over the course of thirty years, William Kotzwinkle has solidified his reputation as a versatile and enormously imaginative storyteller. After a best-selling foray into children's books with the beloved Walter the Farting Dog series, he now offers a rip... (read more) List Price $23.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook: Featuring More Than 1,200 Everyday Recipes from America's Most Trusted Test Kitchen by Cooks Illustrated Publisher Comments Many years in the making, this comprehensive cookbook delivers more than 1,200 foolproof recipes for classic American family fare in a clear, accessible style. Beautiful step-by-step photos illuminate every conceivable technique from chopping shallots... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $24.00 Used - Ring Binder
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The Arms of God by Lynne Hinton Publisher Comments "A memorable story, full of the huge American themes of race, class and sex." -Washington Post "Beautifully written and captivating from the very first line, The Arms of God is one of Lynne Hinton's best novels yet." -Michael Morris, author of Slow... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $3.25 Used - Hardcover
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Between Two Worlds: Escape from Tyranny: Growing Up in the Shadow of Saddam by Zainab Salbi and Laurie Becklund Publisher Comments Zainab Salbi was eleven years old when her father was chosen to serve as Saddam Hussein's personal pilot, her family often forced to spend weekends with Saddam where he watched their every move. As a palace insider, Zainab offers a singular glimpse of... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $6.50 Used - Hardcover
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Alexander II: The Last Great Tsar by Edvard Radzinsky Publisher Comments Alexander II was Russia's Lincoln, and the greatest reformer tsar since Peter the Great. He was also one of the most contradictory, and fascinating, of history's supreme leaders. He freed the serfs, yet launched vicious wars. He engaged in the sexual... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $4.25 Sale - Hardcover
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Angel and Apostle by Deborah Noyes Publisher Comments At the end of Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic novel, The Scarlet Letter, we know that Pearl, the elf-child daughter of Hester Prynne, is somewhere in Europe, comfortable, well set, a mother herself now. But it could not have been easy for her to arrive at... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $2.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Oxford Murders by Guillermo Martinez Publisher Comments On a balmy summer's day in Oxford an old lady who once helped decipher the Enigma Code is killed. After receiving a cryptic anonymous note containing only the address and the symbol of a circle, Arthur Seldom, a leading mathematician, arrives to find the... (read more) List Price $21.50 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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