George Saunders

Paperback in good condition. 
Wear & tear shown in picture 1 on top left of cover. 
“Stickers” are printed on cover.

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

North Carolina

A Novel

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE The “devastatingly moving” (People) first novel from the author of Tenth of December: a moving and original father-son story featuring none other than Abraham Lincoln, as well as an unforgettable cast of supporting characters, living and dead, historical and invented Named One of Paste’s Best Novels of the Decade • Named One of the Ten Best Books of the Year by The Washington Post, USA Today, and Maureen Corrigan, NPR • One of Time’s Ten Best Novels of the Year • A New York Times Notable Book • One of O: The Oprah Magazine’s Best Books of the Year February 1862. The Civil War is less than one year old. The fighting has begun in earnest, and the nation has begun to realize it is in for a long, bloody struggle. Meanwhile, President Lincoln’s beloved eleven-year-old son, Willie, lies upstairs in the White House, gravely ill. In a matter of days, despite predictions of a recovery, Willie dies and is laid to rest in a Georgetown cemetery. “My poor boy, he was too good for this earth,” the president says at the time. “God has called him home.” Newspapers report that a grief-stricken Lincoln returns, alone, to the crypt several times to hold his boy’s body. From that seed of historical truth, George Saunders spins an unforgettable story of familial love and loss that breaks free of its realistic, historical framework into a supernatural realm both hilarious and terrifying. Willie Lincoln finds himself in a strange purgatory where ghosts mingle, gripe, commiserate, quarrel, and enact bizarre acts of penance. Within this transitional state—called, in the Tibetan tradition, the bardo—a monumental struggle erupts over young Willie’s soul. Lincoln in the Bardo is an astonishing feat of imagination and a bold step forward from one of the most important and influential writers of his generation. Formally daring, generous in spirit, deeply concerned with matters of the heart, it is a testament to fiction’s ability to speak honestly and powerfully to the things that really matter to us. Saunders has invented a thrilling new form that deploys a kaleidoscopic, theatrical panorama of voices to ask a timeless, profound question: How do we live and love when we know that everything we love must end? “A luminous feat of generosity and humanism.”—Colson Whitehead, The New York Times Book Review “A masterpiece.”—Zadie Smith

Lincoln in the Bardo

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All 3 paperback books of the King Raven Trilogy. Including; Hood, Scarlet & Tuck. 
Wear and tear binding shown in picture 8.

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

The King Raven Trilogy - Book 1, 2 & 3

Hood, Scarlet, Tuck

Hardback in fair condition.
Wear & tear shown in picture 5.

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

The Tale of Despereanx

A. L. Tait

The Mapmaker Chrinicles Book 1 

Cross-gender appeal; showcases cartogrpahy, maps and exploration.Adventure and danger lie just off the edge of the map in this swashbuckling trilogy! Quinn's older brothers may long for adventure, but he is content with his quiet life on the farm. Destiny, however, has other plans. Perfect for readers who love stories filled with adventure and suspense, The Mapmaker Chronicles are one-part fantasy, one-part quest, one-part high-seas action. Filled with strong, feisty characters who learn resilience, perseverance and the importance of friendship, each book transports readers to faraway lands.

Race to the End of the World

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Lenora Mattingly Weber

1999 reprint of a classic, this paperback is new. 

Further adventures of the Malone family in 1940s Denver, as sixteen-year-old Beany falls head over heels for a senior, Mary Fred tries to get into a sorority, and Don finally comes home from the war.

Beany Malone

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Lois Lowry

Pocket size paperback like new condition.

Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.

The Giver

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Mercedes Lackey

Pocket size paperback in poor condition. 
Wear and tear condition shown in pictures 4 & 5.

After his wife's untimely death, a powerful sorcerer dedicates his life to seeking revenge against all womankind. He turns his captives into beautiful swans--who briefly regain human form by the fleeting light of the moon. Only Odette, noblest of the enchanted flock, has the courage to confront her captor. But can she gain the allies she needs to free herself and the other swan-maidens from their magical slavery?A monumental tale of loyalty and betrayal, of magic good and evil, of love both carnal and pure, and of the duality of human nature, The Black Swan is a rich tapestry which is sure to become an all-time masterpiece of fantasy.

The Black Swan

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Jane Austen

Pocket size paperback in excellent condition. 

Two sisters, one practical and conventional and the other emotional and sentimental, find that only through compromise of their mutual differences can they get along.

Sense and Sensibility

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Madeleine L'Engle

Time Quintet Book 1

A Wrinkle in Time

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Chris Colfer

A Tale of Magic Book 3

The thrilling third book in Chris Colfer's #1 New York Times bestselling A Tale of Magic... series  

As the doors were pushed, flames and magma spewed out from between the cracks, offering glimpses into the world of fire and chaos beyond them. 

 

Brystal Evergreen is running out of time. It has been almost one year since she made a deal with Death to find and destroy the Immortal in exchange for her life. But she still hasn't found a single clue about who or where the Immortal is. To make matters worse, something dark and malignant has risen from deep within the earth, threatening life as we know it. 

 

To stop this new evil, the fairies and witches must work with all the kingdoms and territories, including the Righteous Brotherhood and their Army of the Dead. But is the threat more familiar than they expected? And why is a secretive group of Sorcerers convinced that Xanthous Hayfield is connected to it? 

 

Sorcery, magic, and science collide in this thrilling third book in the Tale of Magic... series that will keep readers on the edge of their seats.

A Tale of Sorcery...

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Maria Semple

Paperback in good condition.
“Now a major motion picture” permanent sticker on cover. Small spine damage, see in picture 4.

Bernadette Fox is notorious. To her Microsoft-guru husband, she's a fearlessly opinionated partner; to fellow private-school mothers in Seattle, she's a disgrace; to design mavens, she's a revolutionary architect, and to 15-year-old Bee, she is a best friend and, simply, Mom. Then Bernadette disappears. It began when Bee aced her report card and claimed her promised reward: a family trip to Antarctica. But Bernadette's intensifying allergy to Seattle--and people in general--has made her so agoraphobic that a virtual assistant in India now runs her most basic errands. A trip to the end of the earth is problematic. To find her mother, Bee compiles email messages, official documents, secret correspondence--creating a compulsively readable and touching novel about misplaced genius and a mother and daughter's role in an absurd world.

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

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Pip Williams

Paperback in excellent condition. 
Reese’s book club sticker is printed on cover. 

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK FOR MAY '22! * "Delightful . . . [a] captivating and slyly subversive fictional paean to the real women whose work on the Oxford English Dictionary went largely unheralded."--The New York Times Book Review

"A marvelous fiction about the power of language to elevate or repress."--Geraldine Brooks, New York Times bestselling author of People of the Book

Esme is born into a world of words. Motherless and irrepressibly curious, she spends her childhood in the Scriptorium, an Oxford garden shed in which her father and a team of dedicated lexicographers are collecting words for the very first Oxford English Dictionary. Young Esme's place is beneath the sorting table, unseen and unheard. One day a slip of paper containing the word bondmaid flutters beneath the table. She rescues the slip and, learning that the word means "slave girl," begins to collect other words that have been discarded or neglected by the dictionary men.

As she grows up, Esme realizes that words and meanings relating to women's and common folks' experiences often go unrecorded. And so she begins in earnest to search out words for her own dictionary: the Dictionary of Lost Words. To do so she must leave the sheltered world of the university and venture out to meet the people whose words will fill those pages.

Set during the height of the women's suffrage movement and with the Great War looming, The Dictionary of Lost Words reveals a lost narrative, hidden between the lines of a history written by men. Inspired by actual events, author Pip Williams has delved into the archives of the Oxford English Dictionary to tell this highly original story. The Dictionary of Lost Words is a delightful, lyrical, and deeply thought-provoking celebration of words and the power of language to shape the world.

WINNER OF THE AUSTRALIAN BOOK INDUSTRY AWARD

The Dictionary of Lost Words

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M.S. Morris

An Oxford Murder Mystery, Book 7

A solemn funeral. A bitter schism. A brutal murder. When the much-loved lord of the manor, Henry Burton, passes away, the villagers of Hambledon-on-Thames gather to pay their respects at his funeral. But the day is marred when the churchwarden is found brutally battered to death in the north transept of the church. Called to investigate, Detective Inspector Bridget Hart soon unearths a tangled web of old grudges and simmering feuds beneath the tranquil idyll of this sleepy South Oxfordshire village. Bridget and her team must look beyond the thatched cottages and rose-covered houses to uncover the truth and prevent another death. Set amongst the dreaming spires of Oxford University, the Bridget Hart series is perfect for fans of Elly Griffiths, JR Ellis, Faith Martin and classic British murder mysteries.

Toll for the Dead

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Bob Ross

Nicholas Hankins

Hardback like new. 
8.25 x 6.25 x .5 inches. (Height, width & depth)

Happy Little Recipes for Family and Friends

Cook craveable comfort food favorites and find joy in your kitchen's happy little accidents with this one-of-a-kind cookbook for Bob Ross fans and aspiring chefs of all ages.

Featuring comfort-food favorites inspired by Bob Ross's iconic words and scenic landscapes, this collection of recipes is as delightful and distinctive as the artist himself.

The Bob Ross Cookbook: Happy Little Recipes for Family and Friends includes recipes and entertaining ideas based on the art and wisdom of Bob Ross, evoking the painter's signature wisdom and tone. Learn how to apply his laid back, meditative approach to delicious meals such as:
 * Happy Little Roasted Chicken
 * Curly-Topped Veggie Mac and Cheese
 * Nothing-to-It Pot Roast
 * Van Dyke Browned Meatballs
 * Golden Sunset Shrimp Scampi
 * Upstream Salmon Croquettes
 * Brunch Palette Quiche
 * Cabin-Roasted Vegetables
 * And much more!



Peppered with Bob's own art and quotes and featuring full-color food illustrations from a certified Bob Ross painting instructor, this cookbook features easy-to-follow recipes that include "Bravery Test" sidebars for when you want to take it up a notch. You know The Joy of Painting; now learn the joy of cooking with Bob Ross.

The Bob Ross Cookbook

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Maxim Jakubowski

Large paperback in excellent condition. Included in this collection of British mysteries are 42 short mystery stories. 8 x 5.25 x 1.5 inches. (Height, length & depth)
One small tear on front cover, shown in picture 4. 

The very best of over 30 gripping stories of British mystery and crime are packed into this tantalizing collection that's sure to keep you on the edge of your seat. This must-have anthology for the lover of all things mysterious contains thrilling works from beloved bestselling authors and exciting new up-and coming talents.

The Mammoth Book of Best British Mysteries 10

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Sarah Ash

Paperback like new. 
6.875 x 4.25 x 1 inches. (Height, width & depth)

Book One of the Tears of Artamon

Combining the best of fantasy traditions with her own unique vision, Sarah Ash brings us a new saga filled with epic adventure and unforgettable characters--set in a world teeming with political intrigue, astonishing magic, and passions both dark and light. . . .

"Unusual . . . exotic . . . Well worth the read!"--Katherine Kurtz, author of Crusade of Fire

Raised by his protective mother in the sunny climes of the south, Gavril Andar knows nothing of his father--or of the ominous legacy that awaits him. But now the man who ruled the wintry kingdom of Azhkendir, a man infused with the burning blood of the dragon-warrior known as Drakhaoul--has been murdered by his enemies. 

Expected to avenge his father's death--and still his unquiet ghost--Gavril soon learns that becoming Drakhaon means not only ascending to the throne of Azhkendir but slowly changing into a being of extraordinary power and might. A being that must be replenished with the blood of innocents in order to survive...

"Unusually complex [with] a smooth style, breathtaking atmosphere, and a fickle, impetuous plot."--Dave Duncan, author of Paragon Lost

"A splendid tale . . . Sarah Ash is destined to be one of the bright luminaries of fantasy."--Dennis L. McKiernan, author of the Mithgar series

Lord of Snow and Shadows

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Kass Morgan

Danielle Paige

Very good condition with a beautiful dust cover.
8.5 x 6 x 1.25 inches. (height, width & depth)
A bit of damage on the bottom of the spine, visible in picture 4.

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Sequel to The Ravens

In this thrilling conclusion to New York Times best-selling authors Kass Morgan and Danielle Paige's The Ravens duology, loyalty, love, and friendships are tested as sorority sisters Scarlett and Vivi must face the forces of hell itself when a rival sorority threatens to wreak havoc on campus. The ultra-exclusive Kappa Rho Nu--the Ravens--are determined to restore balance to the world. After destroying an ancient talisman and barely saving their sorority in the process, they'll go to any lengths to keep their secret as Westerly's most powerful coven of witches. Scarlett Winter, a legacy Raven, has finally gotten what she's always wanted: Scarlett is Kappa Rho Nu's newest president. Unlike her mother or older sister before her, Scarlett has a vision for a more unified Kappa, one where no sister falls to the forces of wicked magic. But the powers of the presidency have their own pitfalls. And with the pressures of alumni bureaucracy and past failures weighing on her, Scarlett finds herself at risk of losing the very thing that defined her: her magic. As a new member of Kappa Rho Nu, Vivi Devereaux finally knows what it's like to belong. She has her Kappa Rho Nu sisters behind her and, with Scarlett's blessing, Vivi's happily dating her first college crush (who also just happens to be Scarlett's ex). When Scarlett assigns Vivi the coveted role of social chair, Vivi is determined to live up to her Big's expectations. But Vivi's studies in witchcraft take a deadly turn when she uncovers a new form of magic, one that has mysterious ties to Kappa Rho Nu's past and the vengeful demon once tied to their talisman. With the weight of their newfound roles and the terrible price of destroying the talisman haunting them, Scarlett and Vivi must save their sisterhood when the forces of hell itself and a rival sorority threaten to unleash havoc on the Ravens.

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A Tale of Sorcery...

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Where'd You Go, Bernadette

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The Dictionary of Lost Words

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Toll for the Dead

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The Mammoth Book of Best British Mysteries 10

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Lord of Snow and Shadows

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