Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Connecticut

History

Exploring Our Secret Past

In this provocative new collection, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Daniel J. Boorstin explores the essential "hidden history" of the American experience that is overlooked by most historians. In twenty-four essays -- divided into five sections, "The Quest for History," "A By-Product Nation," "The Rhetoric of Democracy," "Unsung Experiments," and "The Momentum of Technology" -- Daniel J. Boorstin examines significant rhythms, patterns, and institutions of everyday American life: from his intimate portraits of such legendary figures as Paul Revere, Abigail Adams, and Thomas Jefferson, to more expansive discussions of historical phenomena, such as the Therapy of Distance and the Law of Survival of the Unread.

Hidden History

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Christopher Hitchens

Essays range from the literary to the political and are entertaining and instructive delights.

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

California

Essays

"America's foremost rhetorical pugilist." --John Giuffo, The Village Voice

The death of Christopher Hitchens in December 2011 prematurely silenced a voice that was among the most admired of contemporary writers. For more than forty years, Hitchens delivered to numerous publications on both sides of the Atlantic essays that were astonishingly wide-ranging and provocative. The judges for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay, posthumously bestowed on Hitchens, praised him for the way he wrote "with fervor about the books and writers he loved and with unbridled venom about ideas and political figures he loathed." He could write, the judges went on to say, with "undisguised brio, mining the resources of the language as if alert to every possibility of color and inflection." He was, as Benjamin Schwarz, his editor at The Atlantic magazine, recalled, "slashing and lively, biting and funny--and with a nuanced sensibility and a refined ear that he kept in tune with his encyclopedic knowledge and near photographic memory of English poetry." And as Michael Dirda, writing in the Times Literary Supplement, observed, Hitchens "was a flail and a scourge, but also a gift to readers everywhere."

The author of five previous volumes of selected writings, including the international bestseller Arguably, Hitchens left at his death nearly 250,000 words of essays not yet published in book form. And Yet... assembles a selection that usefully adds to Hitchens's oeuvre. It ranges from the literary to the political and is, by turns, a banquet of entertaining and instructive delights, including essays on Orwell, Lermontov, Chesterton, Fleming, Naipaul, Rushdie, Pamuk, and Dickens, among others, as well as his laugh-out-loud self-mocking "makeover." The range and quality of Hitchens's essays transcend the particular occasions for which they were originally written. Often prescient, always pugnacious, and formidably learned, Hitchens was a polemicist for the ages. With this posthumous volume, his reputation and his readers will continue to grow.

Christopher Hitchens was the cartographer of his own literary and political explorations. He sought assiduously to affirm--and to reaffirm--the ideas of secularism, reason, libertarianism, internationalism, and solidarity, values always under siege and ever in need of defending. Henry James once remarked, "Nothing is my last word on anything." For Hitchens, as for James, there was always more to be said.

And Yet...

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Alice Thomas Ellis

Thomas Meagher

Minnesota

A Trilogy

The Summer House

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Dean Koontz

No writing, rips or bent page corners. Ships from PA within 1 business day or less.

Pennsylvania

In the unique world of Pico, Odd--an unforgettable hero who lives between the living and the dead--takes a stand against evil in a battle where there are no innocent bystanders. Reprint.

Forever Odd

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Maryland

Forever Odd 1st Edition 2005

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Spanning four and a half centuries, James A. Michener’s monumental saga chronicles the epic history of Texas, from its Spanish roots in the age of the conquistadors to its current reputation as one of America’s most affluent, diverse, and provocative states. Among his finely drawn cast of characters, emotional and political alliances are made and broken, as the loyalties established over the course of each turbulent age inevitably collapse under the weight of wealth and industry. With Michener as our guide, Texas is a tale of patriotism and statesmanship, growth and development, violence and betrayal—a stunning achievement by a literary master.

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

New York

VINTAGE 1985 Texas by James A. Michener

Anita Shreve

First edition. No writing, rips or bent page corners.

Gathering to attend a wedding in the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts, seven former classmates find the reunion marked by the death of a spouse, a traumatic past event, a shocking secret, and health issues. By the author of Light on Snow. 450,000 first printing.

A Wedding in December

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Some highlights but basically a very good book from the New York Times Bestseller List 

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Illinois

The life and times of Jesus of Nazareth 

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Only the cover is missing the corner and his folded over but other than that it is in great reading shape

North Carolina

Alice Hoffman

The revelation of a long-hidden dark secret about Ethan Ford's true identity and his past threatens to turn a small Massachusetts town upside down as the devastating truth shatters Monroe's small-town peace and tests the bonds between family and friends. By the author of The River King. Reprint.

Blue Diary

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Anthony Doerr

Heidi Pitlor

#1 New York Times best-selling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anthony Doerr brings his"stunning sense of physical detail and gorgeous metaphors" (San Francisco Chronicle) to selecting The Best American Short Stories 2019.



"As soon as you complete a description of what a good story must be, a new example flutters through an open window, lands on your sleeve, and proves your description wrong," writes Anthony Doerr about the task of selecting The Best American Short Stories 2019. The year's best stories are a diverse, addictive group exploring everything from America's rich rural culture to its online teen culture to the fragile nature of the therapist-client relationship. This astonishing collection brings together the realistic and dystopic, humor and terror. For Doerr, "with every new artist, we simultaneously refine and expand our understanding of what the form can be."

 

The Best American Short Stories 2019 includes Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Jamel Brinkley, Jeffrey Eugenides, Ursula K. Le Guin, Manuel Muñoz, Sigrid Nunez, Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, Jim Shepherd, Weike Wang, and others.

The Best American Short Stories 2019

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Brian Kellow

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Iowa

A Life in the Dark

The first biography of "The New Yorker's" powerful and controversial film critic looks at her life, work, and influence as a career maker and a career breaker.

Pauline Kael

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Maine

Mary Doria Russell

Storage wear on jacket. Slight ripples on back jacket, bend on front, mainly from storage. Pages in great shape. No dog ears or scribbles. Please see photos for reference.

Ohio

A Novel

A priest named Emilio Sandoz embarks on a quest to demystify God's providence that leads him to question the possibility of faith

Children of God

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John Edgar Wideman

A major literary event by " one of America's premier writers of fiction" (New York Times) and two-time winner of the prestigious PEN/Faulkner Award, The Cattle Killing, John Edgar Wideman's first novel in six years, is certain to galvanize national attention. It is a fiercely lyrical, passionate, and revealing novel that attempts to reconfigure the paradigm of race. Spanning two centuries and three continents, the novel is a powerful, mythic book certain to provoke and inspire. In plague-ridden eighteenth-century Philadelphia, a young itinerant black preacher searches for a mysterious, endangered African woman. His struggle to find her and save them both plummets him into the nightmare of a society violently splitting itself into white and black, white over black. Spiraling outward from the core image of a cattle killing - the Xhosa people's ritual destruction of their herd in a vain attempt to resist European domination - the novel expands its narrator's search for meaning and love in

The Cattle Killing

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Eileen Wilks

Excellent condition with very little wear.

Kentucky

2003

With Private Eyes by Eileen Wilks released on Oct 24, 2003 is available now for purchase.

With Private Eyes

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Experience the thrilling suspense of Dean Koontz's Forever Odd. This first edition novel, published by Bantam Books, is a must-have for mystery and thriller enthusiasts. Written in English and available in paperback format, this fiction narrative tells the story of a young man's journey to uncover the truth behind a mysterious disappearance. The book is in like-new condition and is a great addition to any book collection. Get your copy today and delve into the world of Forever Odd.


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Texas

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Oregon

Oklahoma

Sofka Zinovieff

Florida

A Refinery 29 Best August Book • A Vulture Best August Book • An Amazon Best Book of the Month: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense “Zinovieff is obviously working with themes playing out in contemporary culture, but her novel is also reminiscent of the work of Iris Murdoch and A.S. Byatt...Timely and nuanced.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Thought-provoking and relevant."— The Washington Post A provocative and absorbing novel about a teenage girl’s intoxicating romance with a powerful older man and her discovery, decades later, that her happy memories are hiding a painful truth. A rising star in the London arts scene of the early 1970s, gifted composer Ralph Boyd is approached by renowned novelist Edmund Greenslay to score a stage adaptation of his most famous work. Welcomed into Greenslay’s sprawling bohemian house in Putney, an artistic and prosperous district in southwest London, the musical wunderkind is introduced to Edmund’s beautiful activist wife Ellie, his aloof son Theo, and his young daughter Daphne, who quickly becomes Ralph’s muse. Ralph showers Daphne with tokens of his affection—clandestine gifts and secret notes. In a home that is exciting but often lonely, Daphne finds Ralph to be a dazzling companion for many years. When Ralph accompanies Daphne alone to meet her parents in Greece, their relationship intensifies irrevocably. One person knows the truth about their relationship: Daphne’s best friend Jane, whose awe of the intoxicating Greenslay family ensures her silence. Decades later Daphne is back in London. After years lost to decadence and drug abuse, she is struggling to create a normal, stable life for herself and her adolescent daughter. When circumstances bring her back in touch with her long-lost friend, Jane, their reunion inevitably turns to Ralph, now a world-famous musician also living in the city. Daphne’s recollections of her youth and her growing anxiety over her own young daughter eventually lead to an explosive realization that propels her to confront Ralph and their years spent together. Masterfully told from three diverse viewpoints—victim, perpetrator, and witness—Putney is a subtle and enormously powerful novel about consent, agency, and what we tell ourselves to justify what we do, and what others do to us.

Putney

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Alicia Erian

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Arizona

Stories By

Collects nine stories that examine how love and emotions can make an individual do things that might be considered out of character in such works as "Lass," about a newlywed bride who finds herself drawn to her father-in-law.

The Brutal Language of Love

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Discover the captivating story of "Rule Britannia" by Daphne Du Maurier, a literary masterpiece. Published in 1976, this trade paperback edition is a must-have for fiction enthusiasts. The book takes the readers on a journey to explore the complex lives of the characters and the British society. The language used in the book is English and depicts the essence of British culture. It is an excellent addition to the bookshelf of anyone who values literary works.


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Rule Britannia

Yuval Noah Harari

Georgia

A Brief History of Humankind

Official U.S. edition with full color illustrations throughout.

#1 New York Times Bestseller

The Summer Reading Pick for President Barack Obama, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg,  now available as a beautifully packaged paperback

From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution--a #1 international bestseller--that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be "human."

One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one--homo sapiens. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us?

Most books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical or a biological approach, but Dr. Yuval Noah Harari breaks the mold with this highly original book that begins about 70,000 years ago with the appearance of modern cognition. From examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of empires, Sapiens integrates history and science to reconsider accepted narratives, connect past developments with contemporary concerns, and examine specific events within the context of larger ideas.

Dr. Harari also compels us to look ahead, because over the last few decades humans have begun to bend laws of natural selection that have governed life for the past four billion years. We are acquiring the ability to design not only the world around us, but also ourselves. Where is this leading us, and what do we want to become?

Featuring 27 photographs, 6 maps, and 25 illustrations/diagrams, this provocative and insightful work is sure to spark debate and is essential reading for aficionados of Jared Diamond, James Gleick, Matt Ridley, Robert Wright, and Sharon Moalem.

Sapiens

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Kathryn Harvey

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Colorado

BOOK TWO OF THE BUTTERFLY TRILOGY
From the author of the New York Times bestseller Butterfly comes a provocative, riveting tale of one woman's escape from her haunting past.
The rich, the glamorous, the powerful all come to STARS--to gossip, to make deals . . . and to indulge luxuriously in their most erotic fantasies. At the magnificent and secluded Palm Springs mountaintop resort, bodies--and souls--are offered up to save fragile careers . . . or are used to extract the final succulent and satisfying drops of sweet retribution. And above it all, manipulating events from the shadows, is the beautiful owner of STARS--a woman of great mystery, fleeing the tragedy, disgrace, and scandal of a devastating past that haunts her every moment.

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Blue Diary

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With Private Eyes

Dean Koontz

Forever Odd

Mary Doria Russell

Children of God

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The Best American Short Stories 2019

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Alicia Erian

The Brutal Language of Love

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Rule Britannia

Yuval Noah Harari

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Kathryn Harvey

Stars A Novel By Kathryn Harvey, bestselling author Butterfly