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InterzoneIn 1954 William Burroughs settled in Tangiers, finding a sanctuary of sorts in its shadowy streets, blind alleys, and lowlife decadence. It was this city that served as a catalyst for Burroughs as a writer, the backdrop for one of the most radical transformations...
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The Whisper of the RiverThe bittersweet and very funny story of a young man's journey to adulthood that the Nashville Banner called Americana at its best. Young for his class and small for his age, Porter Osborne, Jr., leaves his rural Georgia home in 1938 to meet the...
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The First Rumpole Omnibus: Rumpole of the Bailey/The Trials of Rumpole/Rumpole's ReturnHorace Rumpole, whose legal triumphs, plundering sorties into the 'Oxford Book of English Verse' and less-than-salubrious hat are celebrated here in this omnibus edition which includes 'Rumpole of the Bailey', 'The Trials of Rumpole' and 'Rumpole's Return'.Author: John MortimerPublisher: Penguin BooksPublished: 01/03/1984Pages: 556Binding Type:...
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The RainbowLawrence's classic novel chronicles the lives of three generations of the Brangwen family in Nottinghamshire. Increasingly, the story focuses on Ursula, and follows her development through adolescence and early womanhood.Author: D. H. LawrencePublisher: Random House UKPublished: 03/07/2011Pages: 460Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.72lbsSize: 7.82h x 5.14w...
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Anna Karenina"One of the greatest love stories in world literature." Vladimir NabokovIn a novel of unparalleled richness and complexity, set against the backdrop of Russian high society, Tolstoy charts the course of the doomed love affair between Anna, a beautiful married woman, and Count Vronsky,...
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The Thirty-Nine StepsThe first of five novels featuring action hero Richard Hannay, and the basis for the classicHitchcock filmMay 1914. Britain is on the eve of war with Germany. Richard Hannay is living a quiet life in London, but after a chance encounter with a mysterious...
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Books Burn BadlyA masterpieceofunusualbeautyby one of Europe's greatest living writersa brilliant evocation of the Spanish Civil WarOn August 19, 1936 Hercules the boxer stands on the quayside at Coruna and watches Fascist soldiers piling up books and setting them alight. With this moment a young, carefree...
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The Age of InnocenceEdith Wharton's novel reworks the eternal triangle of two women and a man in a strikingly original manner. When about to marry the beautiful and conventional May Welland, Newland Archer falls in love with her very unconventional cousin, the Countess Olenska. The consequent drama,...
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Smiles to GoNinth grader Will Tuppence is in control.He plans everything obsessively, from the perfect stargazing night with his crush, Mi-Su, to the regular Saturday-night games of Monopoly with his friends. He's even planned his entire adulthood: career as an astronomer; mint condition, black 1985 Jaguar...
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ValentineAn instant New York Times BestsellerFinalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick!"A thrilling debut that deserves your attention." -Ron Charles, the Washington PostWritten with the haunting emotional power of Elizabeth Strout and Barbara Kingsolver, an...
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Something She's Not Telling UsNamed most anticipated book of the year by Cosmopolitan, Women's Wear Daily, Woman's Day, She Reads, The Nerd Daily, and Sassy Sarah Reads.From the New York Times bestselling author of A Simple Favor comes an electrifying domestic thriller of how one woman's life is...
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88 NamesThe critically acclaimed author of Lovecraft Country returns with a thrilling and immersive virtual reality epic--part cyberthriller, part twisted romantic comedy--that transports you to a world where identity is fluid and nothing can be taken at face value.John Chu is a "sherpa"--a paid guide...
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Where Have All the Boys Gone?From New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan comes this hilarious romance about a woman who trades in the comforts of city life in hopes of finding love in a small Scottish town in the middle of nowhere.Faced with the harsh reality that there...
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The Sweeney Sisters"This is a big-hearted belly-laugh of a book, told with wit and poignancy. Family secrets, laughter and tears, shocking reveals, and an uplifting ending make this a story to savor--and share."--Susan Wiggs, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost and Found BookshopAn accomplished...
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All the Summer Girls"An intimate, heartfelt, beautiful exploration of friendship, family, and the ties that bind, and the secrets that destroy us." --Allison Winn Scotch, New York Times Bestselling Author In Philadelphia, good girl Kate is dumped by her fianc the day she learns she is pregnant...
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Tough Talking Cowboy: Wild Rose RanchReturn to Montana as a tough-talking cowboy meets his match in Jennifer Ryan's newest Wild Rose Ranch novel.Ex-Army Ranger Drake McGrath has come home to Montana, locked in a battle with himself, lashing out at those who love him most--driving away his ex-fianc e...
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Cold Storage"On every level, Cold Storage is pure, unadulterated entertainment." --Douglas Preston, The New York Times Book ReviewFor fans of The Martian, Dark Matter, and Before the Fall comes an astonishing debut thriller by the screenwriter of Jurassic Park: a wild and terrifying bioterrorism adventure...
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Restless Rancher: Wild Rose RanchIf you like bad-boy heroes, western settings, and a sexy, sassy heroine you will love Jennifer Ryan's newest Wild Rose Ranch book Perfect for fans of Diana Palmer, Linda Lael Miller, and Jodi Thomas. One minute down-on-his-luck rancher Austin Hubbard slept soundly, the next,...
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Immortal Born: An Argeneau NovelNothing compares to the physical chemistry between an immortal and his life mate--or to the spellbinding thrills in a new Argeneau novel by New York Times bestselling author Lynsay Sands...A simple promise to protect her friend's infant son has turned Allie Chambers' existence upside...
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Dialogues of the Dead: A Dalziel and Pascoe MysteryReginald Hill's "Dialogues of the Dead is a bridge that spans the classic English whodunit and the dark heart of contemporary crime fiction, the serial-killer novel....The fertility of Hill's imagination, the range of his power, the sheer quality of his literary style never cease...
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