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Literature

Bridge of Sighs (Vintage Contemporaries) Bridge of Sighs (Vintage Contemporaries)
by Richard Russo
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Russo is a modern master of absorbing characters, brilliantly sharp dialogue, and a warm-hearted yet strangely thrilling storytelling style. The only sighs this elegiac novel produces are of wistful satisfaction. Recommended by Bolton, Powells... (read more)

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Photography

David Hamilton: Twenty Five Years of an Artist David Hamilton: Twenty Five Years of an Artist
by David Hamilton
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This book presents a collection of works by David Hamilton, a photographer known primarily for his nude studies of young women.... (read more)

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Children's

Out of the Dust Out of the Dust
by Karen Hesse
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When Billie Jo is just fourteen she must endure heart-wrenching ordeals that no child should have to face. The quiet strength she displays while dealing with unspeakable loss is as surprising as it is inspiring. Written in free verse, this award... (read more)

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Science Fiction and Fantasy

Neverwhere Neverwhere
by Neil Gaiman
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When Richard Mayhew stops one day to help a girl he finds bleeding on a London sidewalk, his life is forever altered, for he finds himself propelled into an alternate reality that exists in a subterranean labyrinth of sewer canals and abandoned subway... (read more)

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Religion Eastern

Dharma Punx Dharma Punx
by Noah Levine
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Fueled by the music of revolution, anger, fear, and despair, we dyed our hair or shaved our heads ... Eating acid like it was candy and chasing speed with cheap vodka, smoking truckloads of weed, all in a vain attempt to get numb and stay numb. This is... (read more)

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Popular Fiction

The Pillars of the Earth (Oprah's Book Club Selection #60) The Pillars of the Earth (Oprah's Book Club Selection #60)
by Ken Follett
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The brand-new selection from Oprah's Book Club! The spellbinding epic set in twelfth-century England, The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of the lives entwined in the building of the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has ever known — and... (read more)

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Mystery

Native Tongue Native Tongue
by Carl Hiaasen
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Hiaasen makes the top of my list for his bitingly funny writing. As a former Floridian who fled the land of greedy land developers and Yankees who dress in pink and green plaid, his story especially rings true to me. Recommended by... (read more)

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Graphic Novels

The Sandman Volume 6: Fables and Reflections The Sandman Volume 6: Fables and Reflections
by Neil Gaiman
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The pinnacle of pop comix storytelling. These beautifully written stories, astonishing in their scope and emotional depth, revolutionized the comics industry. Together the initial ten volumes of Gaiman's epic comprise one of the greatest narratives in... (read more)

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Westerns

Gunmans Rhapsody Gunmans Rhapsody
by Robert B. Parker
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The creator of Spenser turns his eye to the Old West with this stirring rendition of the legendary actions of Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, the Clanton Gang, and their fateful meeting and gunfight at the O.K. Corral.... (read more)

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World History

The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939
by Antony Beevor
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The Spanish Civil War is a compelling account of one of the most hard-fought and bitter wars of the twentieth century: a war of atrocities and political genocide that was a military testing ground before the Second World War for the Russians, Italians... (read more)

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Sports and Fitness

Snowshoe Routes Oregon 1ST Edition Snowshoe Routes Oregon 1ST Edition
by Shea Andersen
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-- Oregon has experienced explosive growth in recreational snowshoeing over the past several years. Learn where to go and when<P>Snowshoe Routes: Oregon is the state's first complete guide to this increasingly popular sport. Routes range from... (read more)

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Foreign Languages

100 Love Sonnets/Cien Sonetos De Amor 100 Love Sonnets/Cien Sonetos De Amor
by Pablo Neruda
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Against the backdrop of Isla Negra - the sea and wind, the white sand with its scattering of delicate wild flowers, the hot sun and salty smells of the Pacific - Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda sets these joyfully sensual poems in celebration of his love... (read more)

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Humor

Garfield Minus Garfield Garfield Minus Garfield
by Jim Davis
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It's Garfield-as you've never seen him Come savor the existential adventures of Jon Arbuckle in Garfield Minus Garfield, Based on the phenomenon ignited by Dan Walsh's hilarious and wildly popular webcomic (beloved by The New York Times and The... (read more)

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