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Polansky, Steven Bradbury Report 2011 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1034381. ISBN #1602861382 / 9781602861381. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Polansky, Steven Bradbury Report 2011 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1034381. ISBN #1602861382 / 9781602861381. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Destined to take its place beside such classics of speculative fiction as 1984 , Brave New World , and The Handmaid s Tale , this astonishing first novel is a beautifully written and riveting meditation on what it means to be human, what it means to live, and love, wholeheartedly. The year is 2071. In the United States, the only nation in the world where human cloning is legal, a government-run cloning program is in place as the lynchpin of the health care delivery system. Almost every U.S. citizen has a Copy living in a sequestered area called The Clearances. When an Original is sick or injured and requires surgery, whatever he needs is taken from his clone. In the two decades since the program s inception, no person has ever seen his Copy, and no clone has ever successfully escaped. Until now. A widower in his sixties, and an unlikely candidate for adventure, Ray gets a call from a woman he has not seen or spoken to since their days together as students. Anna is now a member of an underground abolitionist group, and she asks Ray s help in hiding an escaped clone. Ray is unwilling, until he learns the clone is his. The Bradbury Report is Ray s account of the journey he, Anna, and his clone a perfect replica of himself at twenty-one undertake on the run from the authorities. It is an epic journey, and an exploration of one of the most pressing ethical dilemmas of the twenty-first century. A provocative vision of the American future, and a haunting story of love and friendship and self-discovery, The Bradbury Report will stay with you long after reading.
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Pollack, Neal Never Mind the Pollacks HarperCollins 2009 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Lacks Jacket. Book #or1150874. ISBN #0060527919 / 9780060527914. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Pollard, Eve Jack's Widow 2007 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1074474. ISBN #0060817054 / 9780060817053. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Pollard, Eve Jack's Widow 2007 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1074474. ISBN #0060817054 / 9780060817053. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The iconic First Lady, Jackie lived her life in a fishbowl yet she was shrouded in mystery. She was the epitome of style, poise, grace, and femininity, but her lifelong silence in front of the media has left many unanswered questions. In this juicy yet reverential examination of her life, Eve Pollard's insight into what made America's most admired woman tick is blended into a page-turning, believable thriller. Starting from the somber days following the shocking assassination of Jackie's husband, President John F. Kennedy, Pollard explores the emotions that guided her existence as the world's most famous widow. Everything in Jackie's life is encompassed: the painful childhood that prepared her for the dual role of dramatic chatelaine of the White House and cheated wife; the hidden mental torture behind her marriage to Jack as she attempted to maintain her self-esteem an anguish that doubled when his debauched love life became public after his death. To cope, Jackie developed a self-defense system to deal with the friends and family who were revealed as the willing helpers in her late husband's constant quest for new sexual partners. And, finally, she used different methods from sunglasses to psychiatry, from remarriage to realpolitik to protect herself and her precious children. With brilliant storytelling, Pollard, one of the former First Lady's first biographers, entangles Jackie during her early days as a senator's wife in the complex world of espionage with startling and thrilling consequences after the tragic murder of her husband. Pollard's wealth of information on the adored Jackie produces a captivating and realistic tale that both surprises and entertains.
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Porter, Jane Easy On The Eyes 2009 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1020370. ISBN #044650940X / 9780446509404. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Porter, Jane Easy On The Eyes 2009 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1020370. ISBN #044650940X / 9780446509404. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary At 38, Tiana Tomlinson has made it. America adores her as one of the anchors of America Tonight , a top-rated nightly entertainment and news program. But even with the trappings that come with her elite lifestyle, she feels empty. Tina desperately misses her late husband Keith, who died several years before. And in a business that thrives on youth, Tina is getting the message that her age is starting to show and certain measures must be taken if she wants to remain in the spotlight. It doesn't help that at every turn she has to deal with her adversary--the devilishly handsome, plastic surgeon to the stars, Michael Sullivan. But a trip away from the Hollywood madness has consequences that could affect the rest of her life.
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Porter, Jane She's Gone Country 5 Spot 2010 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1142045. ISBN #0446509418 / 9780446509411. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Potter, Alexandra Me And Mr. Darcy 2007 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1090042. ISBN #034550254X / 9780345502544. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Potter, Alexandra Me And Mr. Darcy 2007 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1090042. ISBN #034550254X / 9780345502544. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Dreams come true in this hilarious, feel-good fairy tale about life, love, and dating literature s most eligible bachelor After a string of disastrous dates, Emily Albright decides she s had it with modern-day love and would much rather curl up with Pride and Prejudice and spend her time with Mr. Darcy, the dashing, honorable, and passionate hero of Jane Austen s classic. So when her best friend suggests a wild week of margaritas and men in Mexico with the girls, Emily abruptly flees to England on a guided tour of Jane Austen country instead. Far from inspiring romance, the company aboard the bus consists of a gaggle of little old ladies and one single man, Spike Hargreaves, a foul-tempered journalist writing an article on why the fictional Mr. Darcy has earned the title of Man Most Women Would Love to Date. The last thing Emily expects to find on her excursion is a broodingly handsome man striding across a field, his damp shirt clinging to his chest. But that s exactly what happens when she comes face-to-face with none other than Mr. Darcy himself. Suddenly, every woman s fantasy becomes one woman s reality. . . . Praise for Me and Mr. Darcy : Unexpectedly charming. . . Me and Mr. Darcy offers a Pride and Prejudice - appropriate surprise. . . it turns out to be one of the wittier of this summer's offerings, not to mention sharp and sad in its observations about what spinsterhood, identity and aging look like for women in 2007. Salon Me and Mr. Darcy takes the reader on an extended daydream with an appropriately pleasant ending. The Indianapolis Star Alexandra Potter s clever comedy, an affectionate celebration of books and readers and bookstores might lead you to start browsing those travel websites yourself. The Times- Picayune Pure candy for the imagination. . . Ms. Potter has worked literary magic with the creation of Me and Mr. Darcy . CoffeeTimeRomance.com
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Potzsch, Oliver Ludwig Conspiracy 2014 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1084736. ISBN #0544227964 / 9780544227965. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Potzsch, Oliver Ludwig Conspiracy 2014 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1084736. ISBN #0544227964 / 9780544227965. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary A bold new thriller from the best-selling author of The Hangman s Daughter series In 1886, Ludwig II, the Fairy-tale King of Bavaria, was deposed after being declared insane by doctors who had never met him. He died mysteriously soon thereafter, his eccentric and beautiful castles his only legacy. In The Ludwig Conspiracy , master of historical suspense Oliver P tzsch brings the Mad King back to life. An encoded diary by one of Ludwig s confidants falls into the hands of modern-day rare-book dealer Steven Lukas, who soon realizes that the diary may bring him more misery than money. Lukas teams up with a beautiful art detective, Sara Lengfeld, to investigate each of Ludwig s three famous castles for clues to crack the diary s code as mysterious thugs and Ludwig s fanatical followers chase them at every step. Just what in the diary could be so explosive? "This gripping thriller brings together the present and the past with high-action adventure in a bold, entertaining storyline." Shepherd Express Milwaukee "P tzsch makes clever use of Bavaria s equivalent of the Kennedy assassination in this excellent stand-alone . . . P tzsch s sophisticated plotting and good use of a real-life historical puzzle place this far ahead of most Da Vinci Code wannabes." Publishers Weekly , starred review
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Powell, Anthony The Fisher King University Of Chicago Press 2004 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1103531. ISBN #0226677001 / 9780226677002. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Powell, Anthony The Fisher King University Of Chicago Press 2004 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1103531. ISBN #0226677001 / 9780226677002. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Aboard the Alecto , prolific romance author Valentine Beals ruminates on the ship's most seemingly incongruous couple: a graceful, ethereal, virginal dancer named Barberina Rookwood and her lover, Saul Henchman, a crippled, emasculated war hero and photographer. Fancifully, Beals imagines Henchman to be the reembodiment of one of the most mysterious Arthurian legends, the Fisher King the maimed and impotent ruler of a barren country of whom Perceval failed to ask the right questions. A myth with many permutations and a blurred borderland between them the Fisher King legend dovetails the various explanations Powell offers from his competing narrators as to why a talented young dancer would forsake her art to care for a feeble older man. Ostensibly a novel about gossip on a cruise ship, The Fisher King is much more: a highly stylized narrative infused with Greek mythology, legend, and satire.
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Powell, Padgett Aliens Of Affection: Stories 1999 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1100594. ISBN #0805060006 / 9780805060003. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Powell, Padgett Aliens Of Affection: Stories 1999 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1100594. ISBN #0805060006 / 9780805060003. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Aliens of Affection marks new territory for Padgett Powell, picking up where his first collection of stories, Typical, left off. Although his characters continue to revolt against the received instructions of modern American living--refusing to be dunked in what Saul Bellow has called the "marinade of correctness"--their concerns are less for indepence than for the maintenance of sanity itself. In this sometimes surrealistic terrain, "affection was that which, and the only thing on earth which, you should be eternally thankful for." Emotional estrangement seems both inevitable and worth fighting against to the middle-aged heroine of O. Henry Award-winner "Trick or Treat;" to the unmistakably American roofer of "Wayne" who was introduced in Typical ; to the deserted husband, father, and non-vet of "Dump;" and to the fantastic heroes in three stories grouped as "All Along the Watchtower." The nine stories collected here are hilarious, wrenching, pessimistic, buoyant, low-down, high-strung, and impeccably written.
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Powers, Kevin The Yellow Birds Little, Brown and Company 2012 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1038043. ISBN #0316219363 / 9780316219365. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Powers, Kevin The Yellow Birds Little, Brown and Company 2012 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1038043. ISBN #0316219363 / 9780316219365. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary A novel written by a veteran of the war in Iraq, The Yellow Birds is the harrowing story of two young soldiers trying to stay alive. "The war tried to kill us in the spring." So begins this powerful account of friendship and loss. In Al Tafar, Iraq, twenty-one-year old Private Bartle and eighteen-year-old Private Murphy cling to life as their platoon launches a bloody battle for the city. Bound together since basic training when Bartle makes a promise to bring Murphy safely home, the two have been dropped into a war neither is prepared for. In the endless days that follow, the two young soldiers do everything to protect each other from the forces that press in on every side: the insurgents, physical fatigue, and the mental stress that comes from constant danger. As reality begins to blur into a hazy nightmare, Murphy becomes increasingly unmoored from the world around him and Bartle takes actions he could never have imagined. With profound emotional insight, especially into the effects of a hidden war on mothers and families at home, The Yellow Birds is a groundbreaking novel that is destined to become a classic.
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Powers, Kevin Yellow Birds Little, Brown and Company 2012 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or841922. ISBN #0316219363 / 9780316219365. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Powers, Richard Prisoner's Dilemma paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1070517. ISBN #0060977086 / 9780060977085. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Powers, Richard Prisoner's Dilemma paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1070517. ISBN #0060977086 / 9780060977085. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Something is wrong with Eddie Hobson Sr., father of four, sometime history teacher, quiz master, black humorist and virtuoso invalid. His recurring fainting spells have worsened, and with his ingrained aversion to doctors, his worried family tries to discover the nature of his sickness. Meanwhile, in private, Eddie puts the finishing touches on a secret project he calls Hobbstown, a place that he promises will save him, the world and everything that's in it. A dazzling novel of compassion and imagination, Prisoner's Dilemma is a story of the power of invalid experience.
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Prager, Emily Eve's Tattoo Random House 1991 hardcover. First Edition. Signed by Author. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1145439. ISBN #0394574907 / 9780394574905. (keywords: FICTION GENERAL) (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Prcic, Ismet Shards 2011 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1014217. ISBN #0802170811 / 9780802170811. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Prcic, Ismet Shards 2011 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1014217. ISBN #0802170811 / 9780802170811. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Ismet Prcic s brilliant, provocative, and propulsively energetic debut is about a young Bosnian, also named Ismet Prcic, who has fled his war-torn homeland and is now struggling to reconcile his past with his present life in California. He is advised that in order to make peace with the corrosive guilt he harbors over leaving behind his family behind, he must write everything. The result is a great rattlebag of memories, confessions, and fictions: sweetly humorous recollections of Ismet s childhood in Tuzla appear alongside anguished letters to his mother about the challenges of life in this new world. As Ismet s foothold in the present falls away, his writings are further complicated by stories from the point of view of another young man real or imagined named Mustafa, who joined a troop of elite soldiers and stayed in Bosnia to fight. When Mustafa s story begins to overshadow Ismet s new-world identity, the reader is charged with piecing together the fragments of a life that has become eerily unrecognizable, even to the one living it. Shards is a thrilling read a harrowing war story, a stunningly inventive coming of age, and a heartbreaking saga of a splintered family.
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