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Beautiful Ruins
by Jess Walter
Staff Pick
Jess Walter gets nearer the Pulitzer with Beautiful Ruins. Chance meetings during the 1962 filming of Cleopatra in Italy set in motion events that spiral into the present day. Walter captures perfectly how the best part of life is that it doesn't turn... (read more)

Your price: $26.99
New - Hardcover

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by Jess Walter
Staff Pick
Jess Walter gets nearer the Pulitzer with Beautiful Ruins. Chance meetings during the 1962 filming of Cleopatra in Italy set in motion events that spiral into the present day. Walter captures perfectly how the best part of life is that it doesn't turn... (read more)

Your price: $15.99
New - Trade Paper

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Wonderstruck
by Brian Selznick
Staff Pick
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Used - Hardcover

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Sharkpedia
by DK Publishing
Staff Pick
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Your price: $12.99
New - Hardcover

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Beautiful Ruins (Large Print) (Platinum Readers Circle)
by Jess Walter
Your price: $38.25
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