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Mary Jo

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Among Others
by Jo Walton
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Serious readers spend half their lives consumed by what they are reading. I haven't seen a novel that so vividly illustrates this as Among Others does. I've been reading science fiction and fantasy since a young age, and I loved how Walton, a constant... (read more)

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Truth & Beauty: A Friendship
by Ann Patchett
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Johnny Cash: I See a Darkness
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Sleeping in Flame
by Jonathan Carroll
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Last Call
by Tim Powers
Staff Pick
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Paul Skoglund gets a call from his aunt. She wants him to come repair her damaged home in the country. Paul has Tourettes syndrome and a spotty history of employment. Paul is horrified at the extent of the damage: no human could have done it – or could... (read more)

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Truth and Beauty: A Friendship
by Ann Patchett
Staff Pick
Patchett's eloquent prose gives a vivid portrait of the friendship that she and Lucy Grealy shared. I applaud Patchett's honesty and her refusal to gloss over the difficulties of their friendship. When I found out that Lucy Grealy had died, I was stunned... (read more)

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Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship
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On the surface it seems so simple: two women, two dogs, and one friendship. The dogs bring them together, but the friendship quickly becomes a force that sustains and nurtures them both. Caldwell's prose shines like afternoon sun hitting the water.... (read more)

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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (Oprah's Book Club Selection #62)
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Mockingbird 2ND Edition
by Sean Stewart
Staff Pick
Mockingbird is the story of a young woman who grudgingly inherits her mother's psychic powers. This book reads like a shot of whiskey — sweet, fiery swirls in the throat that linger on.... (read more)

List Price $13.50
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Used - Trade Paper

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