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The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer Publisher Comments From bestselling author Meg Wolitzer a dazzling, panoramic novel about what becomes of early talent, and the roles that art, money, and even envy can play in close friendships. The summer that Nixon resigns, six teenagers at a summer camp for the arts... (read more) Your price: $27.95 New - Hardcover
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The Flamethrowers: A Novel by Rachel Kushner Publisher Comments Rachel Kushner's first novel, Telex from Cuba, was nominated for a National Book Award and reviewed on the cover of The New York Times Book Review. Her second novel, even more ambitious and brilliant, is the riveting story of a young artist and the... (read more) Your price: $26.99 New - Hardcover
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The Stud Book by Monica Drake Publisher Comments A sharp-edged satire of contemporary motherhood from a comic novelist on the rise. In the hip haven of Portland, Oregon, a pack of unsteady but loyal friends asks what it means to bring babies into an already crowded world. Sarah studies animal behavior... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $17.50 Sale - Hardcover
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The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking by Oliver Burkeman Publisher Comments Self-help books don't seem to work. Few of the many advantages of modern life seem capable of lifting our collective mood. Wealth — even if you can get it — doesn't necessarily lead to happiness. Romance, family life, and work often bring as... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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This Is How: Surviving What You Think You Can't by Augusten Burroughs Publisher Comments From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Running With Scissors comes a groundbreaking book by Augusten Burroughs that explores how to survive what you think you can't. If you're fat and fail every diet, if you're thin but can't get... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $10.50 Sale - Trade Paper
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Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi Publisher Comments Kweku Sai is dead. A renowned surgeon and failed husband, he succumbs suddenly at dawn outside his home in suburban Accra. The news of Kweku's death sends a ripple around the world, bringing together the family he abandoned years before. Ghana Must Go is... (read more) Your price: $25.95 New - Hardcover
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Point Your Face at This: Drawings by Demetri Martin Publisher Comments The New York Times bestselling author and comedian is back in a smaller, softer format. In his first book, This Is a Book, Demetri Martin introduced fans and readers to his unique brand of long-form humor writing. Now Demetri returns with an eclectic... (read more) List Price $12.99 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth by Mark Mazzetti Publisher Comments A Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter’s explosive account of the transformation of the CIA and America’s special forces into competing covert manhunting and killing operations — the new American way of war Osama bin Laden’s... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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Marble Season by Gilbert Hernandez Publisher Comments The untold coming-of-age story from a contemporary comics master Marble Season is the semi-autobiographical novel by the acclaimed cartoonist Gilbert Hernandez, author of the epic masterpiece Palomar and co-creator, with his brothers... (read more) Your price: $21.95 New - Hardcover
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Go Big or Go Home: Taking Risks in Life, Love, and Tattooing by Kat Von D Publisher Comments Renowned tattoo artist, author of New York Times bestsellers High Voltage Tattoos and The Tattoo Chronicles, and star of LA Ink, Kat Von D raises the bar with her most intimate work yet: Go Big or Go Home: Taking Risks in Life, Love, and Tattooing. Kat... (read more) List Price $29.99 Your price: $21.00 Used - Hardcover
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In the Kitchen with the Pike Place Fish Guys: 100 Recipes and Tips from the World-Famous Crew of Pike Place Fish by The Crew of Pike Place Fish Publisher Comments Seattle's Pike Place Fish Market the country's top fish market reels in the world's best seafood recipes in this cookbook with friendly tips and a sustainability approach that every home cook can master. Forget the Space Needle. The true... (read more) Your price: $30.00 New - Hardcover
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Beyond Belief: The Secret Lives of Women in Extreme Religions by Susan Tive and Cami Ostman Publisher Comments Beyond Belief addresses what happens when women of extreme religions decide to walk away. Editors Susan Tive (a former Orthodox Jew) and Cami Ostman (a de-converted fundamentalist born-again Christian) have compiled a collection of powerful personal... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Books That Shaped Art History: From Gombrich and Greenberg to Alpers and Krauss by Richard (edt) Shone Publisher Comments Written by some of today’s leading art historians and curators, this new collection provides an invaluable road map of the field by comparing and reexamining canonical works of art history. From Émile Mâle’s magisterial study of thirteenth... (read more) Your price: $34.95 New - Hardcover
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Mapping Manhattan: A Love (and Sometimes Hate) Story in Maps by 75 New Yorkers by Becky Cooper Publisher Comments Armed with hundreds of blank maps she had painstakingly printed by hand, Becky Cooper walked Manhattan from end to end. Along her journey she met police officers, homeless people, fashion models, and senior citizens who had lived in Manhattan all... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Hardcover
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Shoe Obsession by Valerie Steele Publisher Comments This fabulously illustrated book explores western culture’s fascination with extravagant and fashionable shoes. Over the past decade, shoe design has become increasingly central to fashion, with fashion companies paying ever more attention to... (read more) Your price: $45.00 New - Hardcover
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The Approaching Great Transformation: Toward a Livable Post Carbon Economy by Joel Magnuson Publisher Comments The Approaching Great Transformation is about the coming shift in how we act and think in the world economically as the era of cheap oil comes to an end. The purpose of this book is to provide inspiration for those seeking to be part of the ongoing... (read more) Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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Abstract and Colour Techniques in Painting by Claire Harrigan Synopsis In this inspirational workbook, award-winning mixed-media artist Claire Harrigan helps painters master nonrepresentational artwork through the use of color. Fantastically illustrated throughout and featuring sound technical advice, it covers every aspect... (read more) Your price: $17.95 New - Trade Paper
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Art & Architecture Rome by Brigitte Hintzen-bohlen Publisher Comments " Each volume of the Art and Architecture series is opulently illustrated. The highly readable texts provide concentrated information on accessing well-known and less-known sites in the world of art. An image of every piece of art that is described is... (read more) Your price: $9.99 New - Trade Paper
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Rodin & Eros by Pascal Bonafoux Publisher Comments The theme of the erotic is ever present in the work of August Rodin, both in his sculptures and in his many drawings. Throughout his career, he depicted sexual desire in all its facets, in every mood from delicate innocence to frank intensity, bearing... (read more) Your price: $34.95 New - Hardcover
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The Art of Walking: A Field Guide by David Evans Synopsis The Art of Walking: A Field Guide is a unique look at walking as a mode of artistic practice and is the first book to explore this fascinating subject of how walking can be used as an artistic medium. An introductory essay identifies breaks and... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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