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Kanon, Joseph Good German Picador/Henry Holt and Company 2002 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1163687. ISBN #0312421265 / 9780312421267. (keywords: BERLIN GERMANY FICTION JOURNALISTS HISTORICAL MYSTERY DETECTIVE GENERAL) (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Kanon, Joseph Good German Picador/Henry Holt and Company 2002 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Slight lean to spine. Book #or1150080. ISBN #0312421265 / 9780312421267. (keywords: BERLIN GERMANY FICTION JOURNALISTS HISTORICAL MYSTERY DETECTIVE GENERAL) (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Zafon, Carlos Ruiz Shadow Of The Wind Penguin Books 2005 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1170712. ISBN #0143034901 / 9780143034902. (keywords: Fiction) (filed under: Fiction ) *
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(Dante) Scott, John A Understanding Dante University of Notre Dame 2003 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1163391. ISBN #0268044511 / 9780268044510. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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A.E. The Interpreters Macmillan and Co., Limited 1922 hardcover. Vintage previous owner inscription on the front endpage. Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1124530. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Abani, Chris Graceland Picador 2004 paperback. College bookstore price sticker on rear. Some underlining / highlighing but good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1155345. ISBN #0312425287 / 9780312425289. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Abani, Chris Graceland Picador 2004 paperback. College bookstore price sticker on rear. Some underlining / highlighing but good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1155345. ISBN #0312425287 / 9780312425289. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary "A richly detailed, poignant, and utterly fascinating look into another culture and how it is cross-pollinated by our own. It brings to mind the work of Ha Jin in its power and revelation of the new."--T. Coraghessan Boyle The sprawling, swampy, cacophonous city of Lagos, Nigeria, provides the backdrop to the story of Elvis, a teenage Elvis impersonator hoping to make his way out of the ghetto. Nuanced, lyrical, and pitch perfect, this is a remarkable story of a son and his father, and an examination of postcolonial Nigeria, where the trappings of American culture reign supreme.
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Abani, Chris Virgin Of Flames 2007 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1131728. ISBN #014303877X / 9780143038771. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Abani, Chris Virgin Of Flames 2007 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1131728. ISBN #014303877X / 9780143038771. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary From the author of the award-winning GraceLand comes a searing, dazzlingly written novel of a tarnished City of Angels Praised as singular The Philadelphia Inquirer and extraordinary The New York Times Book Review , GraceLand stunned critics and instantly established Chris Abani as an exciting new voice in fiction. In his second novel, set against the uncompromising landscape of East L.A., Abani follows a struggling artist named Black, whose life and friendships reveal a world far removed from the mainstream. Through Black s journey of self- discovery, Abani raises essential questions about poverty, religion, and ethnicity in America today. The Virgin of Flames , a marvelous and gritty novel filled with indelible images and unforgettable characters, confirms Chris Abani as an immensely talent
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Abdoh, Salar The Poet Game Picador 2000 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1143139. ISBN #0312209681 / 9780312209681. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Abe, Kobo The Woman in the Dunes Vintage 1991 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1173206. ISBN #0679733787 / 9780679733782. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Abe, Kobo The Woman in the Dunes Vintage 1991 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1173206. ISBN #0679733787 / 9780679733782. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary One of the premier Japanese novels of the twentieth century, The Women in the Dunes combines the essence of myth, suspense, and the existential novel. In a remote seaside village, Niki Jumpei, a teacher and amateur entomologist, is held captive with a young woman at the bottom of a vast sand pit where, Sisyphus-like, they are pressed into shoveling off the ever-advancing sand dunes that threaten the village.
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Abe, Shana Queen Of Dragons 2007 hardcover. First Edition. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1089975. ISBN #0553805282 / 9780553805284. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Abe, Shana Queen Of Dragons 2007 hardcover. First Edition. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1089975. ISBN #0553805282 / 9780553805284. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Hidden among the remote hills of eighteenth-century England lives a powerful clan of shape-shifters who ve become the stuff of myths and legends. They are the dr kon supersensual creatures with the ability to Turn from human to smoke to dragon. Now a treacherous new enemy threatens to destroy their world of magic and glittering power. For centuries, they thought themselves alone at Darkfrith, but the arrival of a stunning letter from the Princess Maricara sent from the Carpathian Mountains of Transylvania suggests the existence of a lost tribe of dr kon . It is a possibility that the Alpha lord, Kimber Langford, Earl of Chasen, cannot ignore. For whoever this unknown princess may be, she s dangerous enough to know about the dr kon s existence and where to find them. That, as Kimber can t help but concede, gives her a decidedly deadly advantage. And, indeed, it wouldn t be long before Maricara breached the defenses of Darkfrith and the walls around Kimber s heart. But the mystery of the princess s real identity and the warning she has come to deliver, of a brutal serial killer targeting the dr kon themselves, seem all but impossible to believe. Until the shadowed threat that stalks her arrives at Darkfrith, and Kimber and Maricara must stand together against the greatest enemy the dr kon have ever faced an enemy who may or may not be one of their own. They have no choice but to yield to their passionate attraction for each other. But for two such very different dr kon leaders, will an alliance of body and soul mean their salvation, their extinction or both?
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Abidi, Azhar House Of Bilqis 2010 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1035785. ISBN #0143116576 / 9780143116578. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Abidi, Azhar House Of Bilqis 2010 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1035785. ISBN #0143116576 / 9780143116578. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary A haunting novel about a mother and son and the emotional consequences of leaving home The matriarch Bilqis Khan, a widowed university professor, is dismayed when her only son Samad marries Kate, a white Australian woman, and settles in Melbourne rather than returning home to Pakistan. Though Samad attempts to convince his mother to join them in Australia, she insists on remaining in Karachi, presiding over the family's crumbling estate, even while tensions in the government are mounting, making the country progressively more dangerous. Meanwhile, Bilqis's devoted servant Mumtaz enters a relationship with a freedom fighter, risking her and her family's honor, and Bilqis realizes that it is up to her to intervene. The intertwining stories of Bilqis, Samad, and Mumtaz offer a powerful and nuanced portrait of Pakistan in the modern era. Azhar Abidi's precise and elegant prose illuminates the struggle between a mother and son to reconcile their love for one another with their love for the places they call home.
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Aboulela, Leila Minaret 2005 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1136984. ISBN #0802170145 / 9780802170149. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Aboulela, Leila Minaret 2005 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1136984. ISBN #0802170145 / 9780802170149. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Leila Aboulela's American debut is a provocative, timely, and engaging novel about a young Muslim woman -- once privileged and secular in her native land and now impoverished in London -- gradually embracing her orthodox faith. With her Muslim hijab and down-turned gaze, Najwa is invisible to most eyes, especially to the rich families whose houses she cleans in London. Twenty years ago, Najwa, then at university in Khartoum, would never have imagined that one day she would be a maid. An upper-class Westernized Sudanese, her dreams were to marry well and raise a family. But a coup forces the young woman and her family into political exile in London. Soon orphaned, she finds solace and companionship within the Muslim community. Then Najwa meets Tamer, the intense, lonely younger brother of her employer. They find a common bond in faith and slowly, silently, begin to fall in love. Written with directness and force, Minaret is a lyric and insightful novel about Islam and an alluring glimpse into a culture Westerners are only just beginning to understand.
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Abrams, David Fobbit Black Cat 2012 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1162439. ISBN #0802120326 / 9780802120328. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Abrams, David Fobbit Black Cat 2012 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1162439. ISBN #0802120326 / 9780802120328. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Fobbit f -bit , noun. Definition: A U.S. soldier stationed at a Forward Operating Base who avoids combat by remaining at the base, esp. during Operation Iraqi Freedom 2003-2011 . Pejorative. In the satirical tradition of Catch-22 and M A S H , Fobbit takes us into the chaotic world of Baghdad s Forward Operating Base Triumph. The Forward Operating base, or FOB, is like the back-office of the battlefield where people eat and sleep, and where a lot of soldiers have what looks suspiciously like a desk job. Male and female soldiers are trying to find an empty Porta Potty in which to get acquainted, grunts are playing Xbox and watching NASCAR between missions, and a lot of the senior staff are more concerned about getting to the chow hall in time for the Friday night all-you-can-eat seafood special than worrying about little things like military strategy. Darkly humorous and based on the author's own experiences in Iraq, Fobbit is a fantastic debut that shows us a behind-the-scenes portrait of the real Iraq war.
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Abramson, Neil Unsaid Center Street 2012 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1150219. ISBN #1599954095 / 9781599954097. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Abu-Jaber, Diana Birds of Paradise W. W. Norton & Company 2012 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1166262. ISBN #039334259X / 9780393342598. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Abu-Jaber, Diana Birds of Paradise W. W. Norton & Company 2012 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1166262. ISBN #039334259X / 9780393342598. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary A full-course meal, a rich, complex and memorable story that will leave you lingering gratefully at Abu-Jaber s table. Ron Charles, Washington Post At thirteen, Felice Muir ran away from home to punish herself for some horrible thing she had done leaving a hole in the hearts of her pastry-chef mother, her real estate attorney father, and her foodie-entrepreneurial brother. After five years of scrounging for food, drugs, and shelter on Miami Beach, Felice is now turning eighteen, and she and the family she left behind must reckon with the consequences of her actions and make life-affirming choices about what matters to them most, now and in the future.
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Achebe, Chinua A Man of the People Anchor Books 1989 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1152264. ISBN #0385086164 / 9780385086165. (keywords: FICTION NIGERIA POLITICIANS POLITICAL) (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Achebe, Chinua Things Fall Apart Heinemann 1996 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1153187. ISBN #0435905252 / 9780435905255. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Achebe, Chinua Things Fall Apart Heinemann 1996 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1153187. ISBN #0435905252 / 9780435905255. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary This expanded edition of Chinua Achebe's first novel portrays the collision of African and European cultures in an Igbo village. Okonkwo, a great man in Igbo traditional society, cannot adapt to the profound changes brought by the British conquest of Nigeria. Yet, as in classic tragedy, Okonkwo's character as well as external forces contribute to his downfall. This expanded edition includes new illustrations, maps, additional essays on history, culture,and literature, and reference material to help readers see Achebe's classic novel in social and historical context, and to understand its place in world literature.
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Ackroyd, Peter First Light 1996 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1038804. ISBN #0802134815 / 9780802134813. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Ackroyd, Peter First Light 1996 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1038804. ISBN #0802134815 / 9780802134813. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary First Light begins with an ominous coincidence: the reappearance of the ancient night sky during the excavation of an astronomically aligned Neolithic grave in Dorset. A group of eccentrics archaeologists, astronomers, local rustics, a civil servant, and a stand-up comic converge on the site, disturbing the quiet seclusion of Pilgrin Valley. Someone or something is trying to sabotage the best efforts of the excavators, headed by Mark Clare, to unearth the dormant secrets of the burial ground. Meanwhile, at the nearby observatory, astronomer Damien Fall, his telescope focused on the red star Aldebaran, is unnerved by the deeper significance he imputes to the celestial sophistication of the region's ancient inhabitants. And Joey Hanover, a retired music hall and TV entertainer searching for his own past, has learned secrets from Farmer Mint and his son, Boy, the weirdly cryptic guardians of their ancestral home in the valley. All is masterfully woven into an immensely engaging and entertaining novel, a suspenseful reflection on life, nature, and the cosmos, and above all an illuminating and enchanting story.
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Ackroyd, Peter The Fall of Troy Nan A. Talese 2007 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1159761. ISBN #0385522908 / 9780385522908. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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