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a, Cristina Garc The Aguero Sisters (Ballantine Reader's Circle) Ballantine Books 1998 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1134991. ISBN #0345406516 / 9780345406514. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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a, Cristina Garc The Aguero Sisters (Ballantine Reader's Circle) Ballantine Books 1998 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1134991. ISBN #0345406516 / 9780345406514. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Reina and Constancia Ag ero are Cuban sisters who have been estranged for thirty years. Reina--tall, darkly beautiful, and magnetically sexual--still lives in her homeland. Once a devoted daughter of la revoluci n, she now basks in the glow of her many admiring suitors, believing only in what she can grasp with her five senses. The pale and very petite Constancia lives in the United States, a beauty expert who sees miracles and portents wherever she looks. After she and her husband retire to Miami, she becomes haunted by the memory of her parents and the unexplained death of her beloved mother so long ago. Told in the stirring voices of their parents, their daughters, and themselves, The Ag ero Sisters tells a mesmerizing story about the power of myth to mask, transform, and finally, reveal the truth--as two women move toward an uncertain, long awaited reunion.
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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 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, 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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Acevedo, Chantel Love and Ghost Letters St. Martin's Griffin 2006 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1003627. ISBN #0312340478 / 9780312340476. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Acevedo, Chantel Love and Ghost Letters St. Martin's Griffin 2006 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1003627. ISBN #0312340478 / 9780312340476. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary On the day she is born, Josefina Navarro's nursemaid foretells misfortune. But for the young socialite in pre-Castro Cuba, her life in Havana with her Sergeant of police father is idyllic. That is, until she falls in love with Lorenzo, a penniless man who takes her away to the impoverished town of El Cotorro, and her father disowns her. Josefina comes to wish her father dead but regrets it after the Sergeant is assumed killed in a student-led riot. One day, mysterious letters from the Sergeant begin to arrive, telling her the truth about his past. The ghostly letters become her link to love. Set in Miami and Cuba and covering nearly fifty years of that island's history, Love and Ghost Letters unfolds the lives of the members of the Navarro-Concepci n families in the patterns and permutations of memory, and conjures a Cuban setting that evokes mysticism and magic.
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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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Adair, Cherry Hot Ice Ballantine Books 2005 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1013944. ISBN #0345476425 / 9780345476425. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Adair, Cherry Hot Ice Ballantine Books 2005 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1013944. ISBN #0345476425 / 9780345476425. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Award-winning author Cherry Adair broke thrilling new ground with On Thin Ice her stunning romantic suspense hardcover debut. Now Cherry s turning up the temperature, amping up the action, and raising the degree of danger and desire to irresistibly hot new heights. Diamonds jewels of every kind, in fact are Taylor Kincaid s best friends. The only thing she enjoys more is the challenge of stealing them, at which she excels like few others in the world. And specializing in plundering precious stones from wealthy international criminals just makes it all the more satisfying . . . and dangerously exciting. So for Taylor, there s no resisting the double allure of snatching the elusive Blue Star diamonds a prize she has pursued across three continents from the South American stronghold of the murderous Morales terrorist organization. The heist goes down without a hitch. Until Taylor discovers she has made off with more than she bargained for, namely the secret security-system codes that provide access to a South African diamond mine packed with enough gems to sink a battleship. Suddenly, Taylor s no longer just an ultrachic freelance jewel thief, but a reluctant player in a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game against elite global trouble-shooters and bloodthirsty terrorists. There s nothing reluctant, however, about Huntington St. John, the top T-FLAC operative who s hot on Taylor s trail. And in Taylor s opinion, just plain hot. The feeling, emotional and otherwise, is very mutual. Though they re on opposite sides of the law, Hunt and Taylor swiftly come to appreciate each other s well-honed skills. But since ecstasy is fleeting, and diamonds are forever, Taylor soon slips from the sheets and hits the streets . . . to reclaim the jewels she stashed overseas. And true to his name, Hunt is close behind but this time, he s after more than the codes. With the clock ticking, and two groups of terrorists closing fast, they ll have to mix pleasure with some very risky business. If they can survive danger at every turn, outwit the ultimate high-tech security system, and somehow conquer each other . . . they just might get everything they desire.
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Adams, Guy The House That Jack Built: Torchwood #12 Random House UK 2009 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1120858. ISBN #1846077397 / 9781846077395. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Adams, Guy The House That Jack Built: Torchwood #12 Random House UK 2009 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1120858. ISBN #1846077397 / 9781846077395. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Jackson Leaves: an Edwardian house in Penylen, built in 1906, semi-detached, three storeys, spacious, beautifully presented, and left in good condition to Rob and Julia by Rob's late aunt. It's an ordinary sort of a house... except for the way the rooms don't stay in the same places. And the strange man that turns up in the airing cupboard. And the apparitions. And the temporal surges that attract the attentions of Torchwood. And the fact that the first owner of Jackson Leaves in 1906 was a Captain Jack Harkness... Featuring Captain Jack Harkness as played by John Barrowman, with Gwen Cooper and Ianto Jones as played by Eve Myles and Gareth David-Lloyd, in the hit series created by Russell T. Davies for BBC Television.
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Adams, Henry Mont - Saint - Michel - And Chartres hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Acceptable. Tears and damage to jacket. Some Chipping. Book #or1130660. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Adams, Samuel Hopkins A. Woolcott: His Life And His World 1945 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Lacks Jacket. Book #or1031036. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Adams, Samuel Hopkins A. Woolcott: His Life And His World 1945 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Lacks Jacket. Book #or1031036. (filed under: Fiction ) *
Text is clean and unmarked. Pages are age toned. Minor wear to extremities. Tight, solid. Previous owner name in pen on flyleaf. We post pictures 24 hours after listing. So if you do not see a picture that has been provided by us, just check back in 24 hours. Please email us if you have any questions concerning shipping, or want more details regarding a certain book. We ship quickly via USPS. We also combine shipping on multiple item purchases. Email us for rates.
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Adamson, Swan My Three Husbands Kensington 2003 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1022668. ISBN #0758204477 / 9780758204479. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Adamson, Swan My Three Husbands Kensington 2003 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1022668. ISBN #0758204477 / 9780758204479. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Meet Venus Gilroy: twenty-five, carefree, irresistible, and with a nasty habit of getting hitched to the wrong guy. Husband No 1 would have been a winner, if it hadn't been for the forgery and embezzlement charges. As for husband No 2: well...meeting a husband in a strip bar could never end well. But now Venus has met the potential No 3, and he's the real deal. Isn't he? Surely sexy, rugged, principled Tremaynne is finally the right one for Venus? With her crazy family only to keen to weigh in with advice, it's time for Venus to learn for herself - how you know that Mr Right...won't turn into Mr Wrong
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Adiga, Aravind The White Tiger Free Press 2008 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1101844. ISBN #1416562605 / 9781416562603. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Adiga, Aravind The White Tiger Free Press 2008 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1101844. ISBN #1416562605 / 9781416562603. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Introducing a major literary talent, The White Tiger offers a story of coruscating wit, blistering suspense, and questionable morality, told by the most volatile, captivating, and utterly inimitable narrator that this millennium has yet seen. Balram Halwai is a complicated man. Servant. Philosopher. Entrepreneur. Murderer. Over the course of seven nights, by the scattered light of a preposterous chandelier, Balram tells us the terrible and transfixing story of how he came to be a success in life -- having nothing but his own wits to help him along. Born in the dark heart of India, Balram gets a break when he is hired as a driver for his village's wealthiest man, two house Pomeranians Puddles and Cuddles , and the rich man's very unlucky son. From behind the wheel of their Honda City car, Balram's new world is a revelation. While his peers flip through the pages of Murder Weekly "Love -- Rape -- Revenge " , barter for girls, drink liquor Thunderbolt , and perpetuate the Great Rooster Coop of Indian society, Balram watches his employers bribe foreign ministers for tax breaks, barter for girls, drink liquor single-malt whiskey , and play their own role in the Rooster Coop. Balram learns how to siphon gas, deal with corrupt mechanics, and refill and resell Johnnie Walker Black Label bottles all but one . He also finds a way out of the Coop that no one else inside it can perceive. Balram's eyes penetrate India as few outsiders can: the cockroaches and the call centers; the prostitutes and the worshippers; the ancient and Internet cultures; the water buffalo and, trapped in so many kinds of cages that escape is almost impossible, the white tiger. And with a charisma as undeniable as it is unexpected, Balram teaches us that religion doesn't create virtue, and money doesn't solve every problem -- but decency can still be found in a corrupt world, and you can get what you want out of life if you eavesdrop on the right conversations. Sold in sixteen countries around the world, The White Tiger recalls The Death of Vishnu and Bangkok 8 in ambition, scope, and narrative genius, with a mischief and personality all its own. Amoral, irreverent, deeply endearing, and utterly contemporary, this novel is an international publishing sensation -- and a startling, provocative debut.
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Adiga, Aravind White Tiger 2008 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1116806. ISBN #1416562605 / 9781416562603. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Adiga, Aravind White Tiger 2008 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1116806. ISBN #1416562605 / 9781416562603. (filed under: Fiction ) *
stock image, actual book may vary Introducing a major literary talent, The White Tiger offers a story of coruscating wit, blistering suspense, and questionable morality, told by the most volatile, captivating, and utterly inimitable narrator that this millennium has yet seen. Balram Halwai is a complicated man. Servant. Philosopher. Entrepreneur. Murderer. Over the course of seven nights, by the scattered light of a preposterous chandelier, Balram tells us the terrible and transfixing story of how he came to be a success in life -- having nothing but his own wits to help him along. Born in the dark heart of India, Balram gets a break when he is hired as a driver for his village's wealthiest man, two house Pomeranians Puddles and Cuddles , and the rich man's very unlucky son. From behind the wheel of their Honda City car, Balram's new world is a revelation. While his peers flip through the pages of Murder Weekly "Love -- Rape -- Revenge " , barter for girls, drink liquor Thunderbolt , and perpetuate the Great Rooster Coop of Indian society, Balram watches his employers bribe foreign ministers for tax breaks, barter for girls, drink liquor single-malt whiskey , and play their own role in the Rooster Coop. Balram learns how to siphon gas, deal with corrupt mechanics, and refill and resell Johnnie Walker Black Label bottles all but one . He also finds a way out of the Coop that no one else inside it can perceive. Balram's eyes penetrate India as few outsiders can: the cockroaches and the call centers; the prostitutes and the worshippers; the ancient and Internet cultures; the water buffalo and, trapped in so many kinds of cages that escape is almost impossible, the white tiger. And with a charisma as undeniable as it is unexpected, Balram teaches us that religion doesn't create virtue, and money doesn't solve every problem -- but decency can still be found in a corrupt world, and you can get what you want out of life if you eavesdrop on the right conversations. Sold in sixteen countries around the world, The White Tiger recalls The Death of Vishnu and Bangkok 8 in ambition, scope, and narrative genius, with a mischief and personality all its own. Amoral, irreverent, deeply endearing, and utterly contemporary, this novel is an international publishing sensation -- and a startling, provocative debut.
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