F. Scott Fitzgerald

like new condition! slight stain on back cover, only visible in light

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

New Jersey

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." ― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, the novel depicts narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and Gatsby's obsession to reunite with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan.

A youthful romance Fitzgerald had with socialite Ginevra King, and the riotous parties he attended on Long Island's North Shore in 1922 inspired the novel. Following a move to the French Riviera, he completed a rough draft in 1924. He submitted the draft to editor Maxwell Perkins, who persuaded Fitzgerald to revise the work over the following winter. After his revisions, Fitzgerald was satisfied with the text, but remained ambivalent about the book's title and considered several alternatives. The final title he desired was Under the Red, White, and Blue. Painter Francis Cugat's final cover design impressed Fitzgerald who incorporated a visual element from the art into the novel.

Gatsby continues to attract popular and scholarly attention. The novel was most recently adapted to film in 2013 by director Baz Luhrmann, while contemporary scholars emphasize the novel's treatment of social class, inherited wealth compared to those who are self-made, race, environmentalism, and its cynical attitude towards the American dream. The Great Gatsby is widely considered to be a literary masterpiece and a contender for the title of the Great American Novel.

A True Classic that Belongs on Every Bookshelf!

The Great Gatsby: the Original 1925 Edition (a F. Scott Fitzgerald Classic Novel)

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Micheline Maynard

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

How the Big Three Lost Their Grip on the American Car Market

An in-depth, hard-hitting account of the mistakes, miscalculations and myopia that have doomed America’s automobile industry. In the 1990s, Detroit’s Big Three automobile companies were riding high. The introduction of the minivan and the SUV had revitalized the industry, and it was widely believed that Detroit had miraculously overcome the threat of foreign imports and regained its ascendant position. As Micheline Maynard makes brilliantly clear in THE END OF DETROIT, however, the traditional American car industry was, in fact, headed for disaster. Maynard argues that by focusing on high-profit trucks and SUVs, the Big Three missed a golden opportunity to win back the American car-buyer. Foreign companies like Toyota and Honda solidified their dominance in family and economy cars, gained market share in high-margin luxury cars, and, in an ironic twist, soon stormed in with their own sophisticatedly engineered and marketed SUVs, pickups and minivans. Detroit, suffering from a “good enough” syndrome and wedded to ineffective marketing gimmicks like rebates and zero-percent financing, failed to give consumers what they really wanted—reliability, the latest technology and good design at a reasonable cost. Drawing on a wide range of interviews with industry leaders, including Toyota’s Fujio Cho, Nissan’s Carlos Ghosn, Chrysler’s Dieter Zetsche, BMW’s Helmut Panke, and GM’s Robert Lutz, as well as car designers, engineers, test drivers and owners, Maynard presents a stark picture of the culture of arrogance and insularity that led American car manufacturers astray. Maynard predicts that, by the end of the decade, one of the American car makers will no longer exist in its present form.

The End of Detroit

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Emi Watanabe Cohen

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Kohei Fujiwara has never seen a big ryū in real life. Those dragons all disappeared from Japan after World War II, and twenty years later, they've become the stuff of legend. Their smaller cousins, who can fit in your palm, are all that remain. And Kohei loves his ryū, Yuharu, but.

.Kohei has a memory of the big ryū. He knows that's impossible, but still, it's there, in his mind. In it, he can see his grandpa - Ojiisan - gazing up at the big ryū with what looks to Kohei like total and absolute wonder. When Kohei was little, he dreamed he'd go on a grand quest to bring the big ryū back, to get Ojiisan to smile again.

But now, Ojiisan is really, really sick. And Kohei is running out of time.

Kohei needs to find the big ryū now, before it's too late. With the help of Isolde, his new half-Jewish, half-Japanese neighbor; and Isolde's Yiddish-speaking dragon, Cheshire; he thinks he can do it. Maybe. He doesn't have a choice.

In The Lost Ryū, debut author Emi Watanabe Cohen gives us a story of multigenerational pain, magic, and the lengths to which we'll go to protect the people we love.

The Lost Ryu

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Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

From acclaimed author Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch, this incredibly gripping and timely story set during the Holodomor in 1930s Ukraine introduces young readers to a pivotal moment in history-- and how it relates to the events of today.

Nyl is just trying to stay alive. Ever since the Soviet dictator, Stalin, started to take control of farms like the one Nyl's family lives on, there is less and less food to go around. On top of bad harvests and a harsh winter, conditions worsen until it's clear the lack of food is not just chance... but a murderous plan leading all the way to Stalin.

Alice has recently arrived from Canada with her father, who is here to work for the Soviets... until Alice realizes that the people suffering the most are all ethnically Ukrainian, like Nyl. Something is very wrong, and Alice is determined to help.

Desperate, Nyl and Alice come up with an audacious plan that could save both of them -- and their community. But can they survive long enough to succeed?

Known as the Holodomor, or death by starvation, Ukraine's Famine-Genocide in the 1930s was deliberately caused by the Soviets to erase the Ukrainian people and culture. Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch brings this deeply resonant, and remarkably timely, historical world to life in a story about unity, perseverance, and a people's determination to overcome.

Winterkill

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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

"A critical, heart-wrenching, and hopeful book that not only shows how and why the seeds of hatred grow into a destructive force, but also the importance of owning one's actions..." --Liza Wiemer, author of the Sydney Taylor Notable Book The Assignment

Declan Taylor is furious at the world. After winning state as a freshman starting pitcher, he accidentally messes up his throwing arm. Despite painful surgery and brutal physical therapy, he might never pitch again. And instead of spending the summer with his friends, Declan is forced to get a job to help his family out. On top of that, it seems like his best friend, Jake Lehrer, is flirting with Declan's crush and always ditching him to hang out with the team or his friends from synagogue.

So Declan ends up playing a lot of Imperialist Empires online and making new friends. It's there he realizes he's been playing with Finn, a kid from his class. Finn is the first person who might be just as angry as Declan. As the two spend more time together, Finn also introduces Declan to others who understand what it's like when the world is working against you, no matter how much you try. How white kids like them are being denied opportunities because others are manipulating the system. And the more time Declan spends with Finn, the more he sees what they're saying as true. So when his new friends decide it's time to fight back, Declan is right there with them. Even if it means going after Jake and his family. And each new battle for the cause makes Declan feel in control of his rage, channeling it into saving his future. But when things turn deadly, Declan is going to have to decide just how far he'll go and what he's willing to sacrifice.

In a stunning story set against the rise of white nationalism comes an unflinching exploration of the destruction of hate, the power of fear, and the hope of redemption.

Some Kind of Hate

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#paperback #fiction #juvenilefiction #historicalfiction #youngadult #bookthief #historical #drama #ww2 good condition but some creasing on the cover and wear on the spine. book is also slightly bent

Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.

The Book Thief

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#paperback #fiction #classicnovels #classic #historical some annotations in the book (see pics) and highlights and one small rip in a page

To Kill a Mockingbird

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#paperback #fiction #youngadult #mystery #literature #autism #bestseller #drama  good condition but some creases on the dog cover and on the edges of the book front and back


Despite his overwhelming fear of interacting with people, Christopher, a mathematically-gifted, autistic fifteen-year-old boy, decides to investigate the murder of a neighbor's dog and uncovers secret information about his mother.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

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#paperback #scholastic #mystery #thriller #chapterbook #juvenilefiction #fantasy ok condition; some water damage; front cover side missing; some creasing; writing on inside front cover (can white out) and on title page

The Bronze Pen

#paperback #horrorfiction #scholastic #chapterbooks #mystery #thriller #horror #witchcraft #juvenilefiction ok condition; some creasing; bottom corner of front ripped off; writing on inner front cover (can white out); stamping on inner back cover and front page

David and his three younger siblings are introduced to the world of the occult when they meet their new stepsister, Amanda.

The Headless Cupid

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#fiction #paperback #juvenilefiction #scholastic #historicalfiction #history #american #diseases ok condition; great read for beginner readers and #chapterbook ! writing on inside front cover (can pain it out - let me know!) 

In 1793 Philadelphia, sixteen-year-old Matilda Cook, separated from her sick mother, learns about perseverance and self-reliance when she is forced to cope with the horrors of a yellow fever epidemic.

Fever 1793

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The Emperor's Revenge Clive Cussler & Boyd Morrison Novel Hardcover Oregon Files Adventures Thriller Fiction Classic Bestseller 

Missing dust jacket
Good condition 
Book is slightly bent inwards
No rips writing or stains #adventure #hardcover #action #fiction #clivecussler #racing #thriller 

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

The Emperor’s Revenge

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Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck Classic Novel Paperback Penguin Books
Slight creasing on spine
Great classic for your collection! 
 #fiction #drama #paperback #classic #johnsteinbeck #steinbeck #educational #english1 #classics 

Of Mice and Men

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Medusa by Clive Cussler with Paul Kemprecos Paperback NUMA Files Kirt Austin Adventures #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Thriller Fiction

Good condition 
Book is slightly bent
Folded on lower right corner on cover

 #action #adventure #paperback #fiction  #clivecussler #mythology #deepsea #numafiles

A Kirt Austin Adventure

Medusa 

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Good condition but some pages have been filled in (message me to know which ones) and some drawings lol this was a pre-owned book when it was bought! #educational #eighthgrade #juniorhigh #paperback #spanish #mcgrawhilleducation #asisediceworkbook

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

World Languages

Glencoe Spanish 1 : workbook and audio activities

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Great condition but there is writing on the inside front cover that I can white out (please message me about it) #tenthgrade #educational #highschool #paperback #french #glencoe #bonvoyageworkbook 

Bon voyage! Level 2 Workbook and Audio Activities Student Edition

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Great second installment to the #TheMissingBook Series! Good condition except for some highlighting and inside front cover whited out from writing. #sciencefiction #youngadult #scholasticbooks #fantasy #adventure #middlegrade #mystery #historical #hardcover 

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The Great Gatsby: the Original 1925 Edition (a F. Scott Fitzgerald Classic Novel)

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Winterkill

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Some Kind of Hate

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The Book Thief

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To Kill a Mockingbird

Mark Haddon

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

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The Bronze Pen

Zilpha Keatley Snyder; Alton Raible (Illustrator)

The Headless Cupid

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The Emperor’s Revenge

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