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And Sons by David Gilbert Publisher Comments Who is A. N. Dyer? And Sons is a literary masterwork for readers of The Art of Fielding, The Emperor’s Children, and Wonder Boys — the panoramic, deeply affecting story of an iconic novelist, two interconnected families, and the heartbreaking... (read more) Your price: $27.00 New - Hardcover
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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown Publisher Comments For readers of Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit and Unbroken, the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at Hitler's 1936 Berlin Olympics. Daniel James Brown’s robust book tells the story of the University of Washington... (read more) Your price: $28.95 New - Hardcover
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Hollywood Said No!: Orphaned Film Scripts, Bastard Scenes, and Abandoned Darlings from the Creators of Mr. Show by Bob Odenkirk and David Cross Publisher Comments Bob Odenkirk and David Cross, creators of HBO's classic sketch comedy show Mr. Show, present to you this collection of never-before-seen scripts and ideas that Hollywood couldn't find the gumption to green-light. Simply put... HOLLYWOOD SAID NO... (read more) Your price: $17.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Daughters of Mars by Thomas Keneally Publisher Comments From the acclaimed author of Schindler's List comes the epic, unforgettable story of two sisters whose lives are transformed by the cataclysm of the First World War. In 1915, Naomi and Sally Durance, two spirited Australian sisters, join the war effort... (read more) Your price: $28.00 New - Hardcover
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The Telling Room: A Tale of Love, Betrayal, Revenge, and the World's Greatest Piece of Cheese by Michael Paterniti Publisher Comments In the picturesque village of Guzmán, Spain, in a cave dug into a hillside on the edge of town, an ancient door leads to a cramped limestone chamber known as “the telling room.” Containing nothing but a wooden table and two benches... (read more) Your price: $27.00 New - Hardcover
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The Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian Publisher Comments From the New York Times best-selling author of Midwives and The Sandcastle Girls comes a spellbinding novel of love, despair, and revenge — set in war-ravaged Tuscany. 1943: Tucked away in the idyllic hills south of Florence, the Rosatis, an... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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Shaman by Kim Stanley Robinson Publisher Comments Kim Stanley Robinson, the New York Times bestselling author of science fiction masterworks such as the Mars trilogy and 2312, has, on many occasions, imagined our future. Now, in Shaman, he brings our past to life as never before. There is Thorn, a... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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God Is Disappointed in You by Mark Russell and Shannon Wheeler Publisher Comments God Is Disappointed in You is for people who would like to read the Bible... if it would just cut to the chase. Stripped of its arcane language and interminable passages, every book of the Bible is condensed down to its core message, in no more than a... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Hardcover
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Skinner by Charlie Huston Publisher Comments Skinner founded his career in "asset protection" on fear. To touch anyone under his protection was to invite destruction. A savagely effective methodology, until Skinner's CIA handlers began to fear him as much as his enemies did and banished him to the... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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Duel with the Devil: The True Story of How Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr Teamed Up to Take on America's First Sensational Murder Mystery by Paul Collins Publisher Comments Duel with the Devil is acclaimed historian Paul Collins’ remarkable true account of a stunning turn-of-the-19th century murder and the trial that ensued — a showdown in which iconic political rivals Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr joined... (read more) Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover
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My Education by Susan Choi Publisher Comments An intimately charged novel of desire and disaster from the author of American Woman and A Person of Interest Regina Gottlieb had been warned about Professor Nicholas Brodeur long before arriving as a graduate student at his prestigious university high... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $13.50 Used - Hardcover
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Self-Inflicted Wounds: Heartwarming Tales of Epic Humiliation by Aisha Tyler Publisher Comments self-inflicted wound (n): a spectacularly humiliating, and often hilarious, incident entirely of one's own making. see also: you did it to yourself. Have you ever made a decision you instantly regretted? Humiliated yourself in a room of your peers... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Artisan Jewish Deli at Home by Nick Zukin and Michael Zusman Publisher Comments If you don’t happen to live near one of the new wave of artisan-style Jewish delis that have sprung up around North America over the last few years, not to worry. With this book, the world of Jewish deli, in all its unsubtle splendor &mdash... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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All the Land to Hold Us by Rick Bass Publisher Comments A strange and powerful landscape summons strange and powerful happenings. Rick Bass brings a lyrical lushness to the harsh backdrop of West Texas in his masterfully crafted fourth novel. All the Land to Hold Us is a sweeping tale of those who live on the... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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In the House upon the Dirt between the Lake and the Woods by Matt Bell Publisher Comments In this epic, mythical debut novel, a newly-wed couple escapes the busy confusion of their homeland for a distant and almost-uninhabited lakeshore. They plan to live there simply, to fish the lake, to trap the nearby woods, and build a house upon the... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Urban Bestiary: Encountering the Everyday Wild by Lyanda Lynn Haupt Publisher Comments From the bestselling author of Crow Planet, a compelling journey into the secret lives of the wild animals at our back door. In The Urban Bestiary, acclaimed nature writer Lyanda Lynn Haupt journeys into the heart of the everyday wild, where coyotes,... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $18.90 Sale - Hardcover
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Turn Around Bright Eyes: The Rituals of Love and Karaoke by Rob Sheffield Publisher Comments Once upon a time I was falling apart. Now I'm always falling in love. Pick up the microphone. When Rob Sheffield moved to New York City in the summer of 2001, he was a young widower trying to start a new life in a new town. Behind, in the past... (read more) Your price: $25.99 New - Hardcover
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The Science Delusion: Asking the Big Questions in a Culture of Easy Answers by Curtis White Publisher Comments One of our most brilliant social critics — author of the bestselling The Middle Mind — presents a scathing critique of the “delusions” of science alongside a rousing defense of the tradition of Romanticism and the “big”... (read more) Your price: $23.95 New - Hardcover
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The Possibility Dogs: What a Handful of "Unadoptables" Taught Me about Service, Hope, and Healing by Susannah Charleson Publisher Comments An inspiring story that shows how dogs can be rescued, and can rescue in return. With her critically acclaimed, bestselling first book, Scent of the Missing, Susannah Charleson was widely praised for her unique insight into the kinship between humans and... (read more) Your price: $27.00 New - Hardcover
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Children of the Jacaranda Tree by Sahar Delijani Publisher Comments A country divided by revolution — a people united by love... Neda is born in Tehran’s Evin Prison, where her mother is allowed to nurse her for a few months before the arms of a guard appear at the cell door one day and, simply, take her away.... (read more) List Price $25.99 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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