Charmaine Wilkerson

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

North Carolina

A Novel

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY * Two estranged siblings delve into their mother's hidden past--and how it all connects to her traditional Caribbean black cake--in this immersive family saga, "a character-driven, multigenerational story that's meant to be savored" (Time).
 
"Wilkerson transports you across the decades and around the globe accompanied by complex, wonderfully drawn characters."--Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Daisy Jones & The Six, and Malibu Rising

In development as a Hulu original series produced by Marissa Jo Cerar, Oprah Winfrey (Harpo Films), and Kapital Entertainment
 
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: NPR

We can't choose what we inherit. But can we choose who we become?
In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett's death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a black cake, made from a family recipe with a long history, and a voice recording. In her message, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder. The heartbreaking tale Eleanor unfolds, the secrets she still holds back, and the mystery of a long-lost child challenge everything the siblings thought they knew about their lineage and themselves.

Can Byron and Benny reclaim their once-close relationship, piece together Eleanor's true history, and fulfill her final request to "share the black cake when the time is right"? Will their mother's revelations bring them back together or leave them feeling more lost than ever?

Charmaine Wilkerson's debut novel is a story of how the inheritance of betrayals, secrets, memories, and even names can shape relationships and history. Deeply evocative and beautifully written, Black Cake is an extraordinary journey through the life of a family changed forever by the choices of its matriarch.

Black Cake

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Louisa Morgan

Set in the late 1700s, a tale of magic and fate, triumph and heartbreak, and the powerful bonds between mothers and daughters unfolds in this spellbinding novel from a master storyteller.

Brittany, 1762



There hasn't been a witch born in the Orchière clan for generations. According to the elders, that line is dead, leaving the clan vulnerable to the whims of superstitious villagers and the prejudices of fearmongering bishops.



Ursule Orchière has been raised on stories of the great witches of the past. But the only magic she knows is the false spells her mother weaves over the gullible women who visit their fortune-telling caravan. Everything changes when Ursule comes of age and a spark of power flares to life. Thrilled to be chosen, she has no idea how magic will twist and shape her future.



Guided by an ancient grimoire and the whispers of her ancestors, Ursule is destined to walk the same path as the great witches of old. But first, the Orchière magical lineage must survive. And danger hovers over her, whether it's the bloodlust of the mob or the flames of the pyre.



Return to the world of A Secret History of Witches with the bewitching tale of Ursule Orchière and her discovery of magical abilities that will not only change the course of her life but every generation that comes after her. 



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A Secret History of Witches

The Witch's Kind

The Age of Witches

The Great Witch of Brittany

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These are the 2nd year readings from 1949 from the Great Books Foundation.   There is some water spotting on the spines of some of the books and most but not all of the books have underlining. 

I am only able to post 10 pics but am happy to message pics of the remaining titles via message. Complete list of titles is in pic. 

I am happy to accept messages regarding price as well. 

Oversized Paperback (4 to 6 lbs)

History

The Great Books Foundation: Second Year readings

1947 Great Books Foundation First Year Course Books. The full description of the intent of these books is the 2nd picture but essentially these were created due to a shortage of these works and are partial works of these books. I am limited to 10 pics so the rest of the titles are:

-Lycurgus, Numa and Comparison, Alexander and Caesar
-The Wealth of Nations, Book 1 Chapters 1-9
-Of Civil Government, Second Essay
-Selected Essays by Montaigne
-History of the Peloponnesian War
-Confessions, Books 1-8
-Federalist Papers, The Constitution

I am happy to send pics of these works via a message. 

The booklets are in good condition except for markings in most but not all (pic attached). 

I am also happy to accept messages regarding price. 

The Great Books Foundation: First Year Readings

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

A Nanncy Drew Mystery Story

The Mystery of the Tolling Bell

1955 The Witch Tree Symbol. Slight wear on edges of cover. 

A Nancy Drew Mystery Story

The Witch Tree Symbol

1948 copy of The Ghost of Blackwood Hall. Wear along edges of cover with a water spot. Some minor foxing. 

The Ghost of Blackwood Hall

Scott Spencer

This a signed copy of Endless Love copyright 1979. The text reads: April 1981 To Ronny Friend, fellow-father, bringer of news- Yours ever, Scott. The reference to bringer of news is that Ronny was Scott's mailman!

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

David Axelrod's memories take him back to his seventeenth year when one obsessive act--setting a "perfectly safe" fire to the home of the girl he loved and continues to love passionately and sacrificially--changed the shape of his life forever

Endless Love - SIGNED

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1941 The Viking Book of Poetry of the English Speaking World. There's this cool page that appears to have been cut wrong so it hangs out if it's not folded-fun quirk. 

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

The Viking Book of Poetry of the English Speaking World

1895 Vanity Fair Volume 2. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray. A Novel Without a Hero. London: Smith, Elder, and Co and Philadelphia: JB Lippincott and Co. Book is in pretty good condition for it's age. Pic of binding and some wear on edges of cover. 

I am open to messages on pricing. 

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

A Novel Without a Hero

Vanity Fair Vol. 2 The Works of W.M. Thackeray

Volume 3 of Shakespeare: The Complete Works. Good condition with some minor wear on cover edges. 

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Volume 2

Shakespeare: The Complete Works

Shakespeare's Complete Works. Missing volume 3. These are in very condition. Some outside wear to cover edges.  

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Vol 1, 2, and 4

This is a first edition 1918 version. Unfortunately it has been well loved and needs some love. The front cover has detached along with the first two pages. The back cover is attached but not along the whole spine. There is foxing on the edges but the pages are in good condition.   

I am open to messages regarding pricing. 

Los Cuatro Jinetes del Apocalipsis

The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse 

This is a 1941 print of Ashenden or: The British Agent by Double Day and  Company Inc. It does not have the dust jacket. The book is in excellent condition with just slightly tanned page edges and the top cover corners slightly turned in. 

I am open to any messages to discuss pricing. 

Ashenden or: The British Agent

This is a 1889 Belford, Clarke, and Co George Eliot's Works- Adam Bede and Scenes of Clerical Life. The book does have some water damage to the back cover but the pages are uneffected. There are also some spine issues, but I feel like someone with restoration experience could mend. The edges of the pages have tanned but they are in remarkable condition considering they are over 100 years old. 

I am open to any messages to discuss price.  

Adam Bede and Scenes of Clerical Life

George Eliot's Works

Belinda Huijuan Tang

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Longlisted for the Center for Fiction’s 2022 First Novel Prize! “Belinda Huijuan Tang’s debut novel is a beautifully drawn, sensitively rendered portrait of a man desperately searching for his father—and for reconnection to the past and people he once knew and loved. Both rich in historical detail and timeless in scope, A Map for the Missing explores the costs of choosing your own path, whether what’s left behind can ever be retrieved, and whether it is possible to forgive the wounds we inevitably inflict on each other.” —Celeste Ng, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere “An engrossing saga of a young mathematician caught between two countries, two cultures, two eras, and two loves. Set against the violent turmoil of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, this powerful debut explores the wrenching impact of political ideologies on individual lives in a way that is resonant and timely.” —Ruth Ozeki, author of The Book of Form and Emptiness and A Tale for the Time Being An epic, mesmerizing debut novel set against a rapidly changing post–Cultural Revolution China, A Map for the Missing reckons with the costs of pursuing one’s dreams and the lives we leave behind Tang Yitian has been living in America for almost a decade when he receives an urgent phone call from his mother: his father has disappeared from the family’s rural village in China. Though they have been estranged for years, Yitian promises to come home. When Yitian attempts to piece together what may have happened, he struggles to navigate China’s impenetrable bureaucracy as an outsider, and his mother’s evasiveness only deepens the mystery. So he seeks out a childhood friend who may be in a position to help: Tian Hanwen, the only other person who shared Yitian’s desire to pursue a life of knowledge. As a teenager, Hanwen was “sent down” from Shanghai to Yitian’s village as part of the country’s rustication campaign. Young and in love, they dreamed of attending university in the city together. But when their plans resulted in a terrible tragedy, their paths diverged, and while Yitian ended up a professor in America, Hanwen was left behind, resigned to life as a midlevel bureaucrat’s wealthy housewife. Reuniting for the first time as adults, Yitian and Hanwen embark on the search for Yitian’s father, all the while grappling with the past—who Yitian’s father really was, and what might have been. Spanning the late 1970s to 1990s and moving effortlessly between rural provinces and big cities, A Map for the Missing is a deeply felt examination of family and forgiveness, and the meaning of home.

A Map for the Missing

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Robert Siegel

Complete News Archives

The first installment of an ambitious new series, this book features everything published during The Onion's thirteenth year: every news story, opinion piece, news in brief, horoscope . . . every last damn word that appeared between October 2000 and October 2001.

The Onion Ad Nauseam: Complete News Archives features loads of material no longer available online or anywhere else. Look for a new volume every year.

The Onion Ad Nauseam

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Charles H. Paraquin

Paul Kuttner

Optical Illusion Puzzles

Eye Teasers

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Roger Stern

The events leading up to Superman's fatal battle with Doomsday and the strange events after Superman's death. The book was primarily adapted from the story serialized in comic books.

The Death and Life of Superman

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Toby Bost

Bob Polomski

All You Need to Know to Plan, Plant and Maintain a Carolinas Garden

Carolina Gardener's Handbook is filled with need-to-know information from popular Carolina gardening experts. Each expert includes his or her collective wisdom in this complete guide for Carolina gardeners. In addition to hundreds of proven plants, this resource has monthly to-do calendars for more than ten plant categories from annuals to vines. “When to” information assists gardeners with the proper care and timing for everything from planting to watering. Advice on gardening with less water addresses the challenges of gardening in the Carolinas.

Carolinas Gardener's Handbook

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Adventure Time 

Katie Elzer-Peters

How to Plant, Grow, and Harvest the Best Edibles

If you're interested in growing your own fruits and vegetables, you've joined the ranks of a blossoming group of DIY gardeners who place a premium on the idea of self-reliance. But like any other kind of gardening, growing edibles is not a one-size-fits-all pursuit: in order to be successful, you'll need to know not only which plants grow well in your state or region, but also how to grow them with careful methods and a schedule that caters specifically to your local microclimate. Fortunately for you, Carolinas Fruit & Vegetable Gardening is written exclusively for gardeners who want to grow edibles in North or South Carolina. Author Katie Elzer-Peters, the seasoned Carolinas gardener responsible for our bestselling Beginner's Illustrated Guide to Gardening (2012), equips you with all the information you need to design your edible garden, tend the soil, maintain your plants throughout their life cycles, and--most importantly--harvest the delicious foods they produce. So whether you live in the Research Triangle, the Sandhills, the Outer Banks, or anywhere else in the Carolinas, you'll discover the best fruit and vegetable plants for your garden in this beautiful step-by-step how-to guide . . . and they'll be on your table before you know it.

Carolinas Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

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Anne-Marie Powell

10 Smart Plans for Designing and Planting Small Gardens

Presents landscaping techniques, planting plans, and custom designs that can be adapted for small gardens or yards.

Landscaping Solutions for Small Spaces

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Mary Rose Duffield

Warren D. Jones

How to Select, Grow, and Enjoy

The desert Southwest is booming, with western counties consistently leading in population growth over the past decade. Yet while the Southwest has plenty of people and plenty of heat and sunshine, water remains at a premium. From Southern California to West Texas, in Arizona and Nevada and New Mexico, homeowners seek new ways to enjoy a lush environment while conserving precious water resources. Plants for Dry Climates is the only book of its kind to cater to this thirsty audience, with information that comprises both good landscape design and essential cultural information for nearly 450 plants. It gives readers all the information they need to plan a complete landscape that includes both mini-oasis features as well as arid-landscape plantings.This revised edition of Plants for Dry Climates provides complete descriptions of more than 350 plant species in an extensive plant encyclopedia section, with entries including description, situational photo, and requirements: zone, soil, sun, water, temperature, and maintenance.

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