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Pyle, Howard Within the Capes International Association of Newspapers and Authors 1901 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Previous owners name inking. Cracking Spine / still useable. Faded Spine. Weak binding. Wear from use. Yellowing from age. JACKET COND: Lacks Jacket. Book #or703332. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Pym, Barbara Crampton Hodnet E. P. Dutton 1985 hardcover. First Edition. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1028394. ISBN #052524333X / 9780525243335. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Pym, Barbara Crampton Hodnet E. P. Dutton 1985 hardcover. First Edition. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1028394. ISBN #052524333X / 9780525243335. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Life has a certain reassuring if not terribly exciting rhythm for the residents of North Oxford. Miss Morrow is content in her position as spinster companion to Miss Doggett, even if her employer and the woman s social circle regard her as a piece of furniture. Stephen Latimer, the new cleric and Miss Doggett s dashing new tenant, upsets the balance for Miss Morrow by proposing the long discounted possibility of marriage. Miss Doggett s nephew, Mr. Francis Cleveland, is a handsome, middle-aged professor not destined for greatness in his field. He has a complaisant wife and an adoring pupil, a dangerous midlife combination. The town gossips witness an impulsive declaration of love between Francis Cleveland and Miss Bird and conclude that Mr. Cleveland is willing to sacrifice marriage and respectability for the sake of passion. Caught in a potentially compromising situation with Miss Morrow, Mr. Latimer clumsily refers to a nonexistent town: Crampton Hodnet. His lie is harmless. In this town appearances are much more deceiving. Barbara Pym began writing Crampton Hodnet in 1939. It was first published posthumously in 1987, thanks to her friend and biographer, Hazel Holt.
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pynchon, thomas Gravity's Rainbow Penguin Books 2006 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1141873. ISBN #0143039946 / 9780143039945. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Pynchon, Thomas The Crying Of Lot 49 Perennial Classics 1999 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1143445. ISBN #0060931671 / 9780060931674. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Quatro, Jamie I Want to Show You More Grove Press 2014 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1000951. ISBN #080212223X / 9780802122230. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Quatro, Jamie I Want to Show You More Grove Press 2014 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1000951. ISBN #080212223X / 9780802122230. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Passionate, sensuous, savagely intense, and remarkable . . . Moves between carnality and spirit like some franker, modernized Flannery O Connor. James Wood, The New Yorker An obsessive first collection that feels like a fifth or sixth. . . . Strange, thrilling, and disarmingly honest. J. Robert Lennon, The New York Times Book Review Sharp-edged and fearless, mixing white-hot yearning with daring humor, Quatro s stories upend and shake out our views on infidelity, faith, and family. Set around Lookout Mountain on the border of Georgia and Tennessee, Quatro s hypnotically revealing stories range from the traditional to the fabulist as they expose lives torn between spirituality and sexuality in the New American South. These fifteen linked tales confront readers with fractured marriages, mercurial temptations, and dark theological complexities, and establish a sultry and enticingly cool new voice in American fiction.
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Queneau, Raymond Flight Of Icarus 1973 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1099982. ISBN #0811204839 / 9780811204835. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Queneau, Raymond Flight Of Icarus 1973 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1099982. ISBN #0811204839 / 9780811204835. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The Flight of Icarus Le Vol d'lcare is his only novel written in the form of a play: seventy-four short scenes, complete with stage directions. Called by some the French Borges, by others the creator of le nouveau roman a generation ahead of its time, Raymond Queneau's work in fiction continues to defy strict categorization. The Flight of Icarus Le Vol d'lcare is his only novel written in the form of a play: seventy-four short scenes, complete with stage directions. Consciously parodying Pirandello and Robbe-Grillet, it begins with a novelist's discovery that his principal character, Icarus by name, has vanished. This, in turn, sets off a rash of other such disappearances. Before long, a number of desperate authors are found in search of their fugitive characters, who wander through the Paris of the 1890s, occasionally meeting one another, and even straying into new novels. Icarus himself perhaps following the destiny his name suggests develops a passion for horseless carriages, kites, and machines that fly. And throughout the almost vaudevillian turns of the plot, we are aware, as always, of Queneau's evident delight at holding the thin line between farce and philosophy.
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Quesada, Roberto Big Banana 1999 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1046906. ISBN #1558852557 / 9781558852556. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Quesada, Roberto Big Banana 1999 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1046906. ISBN #1558852557 / 9781558852556. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Fiction. Eduardo Lin loves New York. Where else could an aspiring if under-employed Honduran actor possibly want to be? In THE BIG BANANA, we follow the struggles of Eduardo, his gringo boss Charlie, his true love Mirian, and his many Latin American friends to survive in the Big Apple. Beneath their hardscrabble everyday lives, we also percieve their hopes, their nightmares, and their outlandish, Hollywood-inspired fantasies. And some days, when times are bad, it seems those flimsy Hollywood fantasies are all that keep Eduardo going.Yet even if the New York winter reaches deep beyond his bones, and the snow-covered city stands like a bride awaiting her fiance, he is still determined to win her heart. Robert Quesada is a lively and gifted writer full of amusing and thought-provoking ideas -- Kurt Vonnegut.
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Quick, Amanda Wicked Widow 2000 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1139832. ISBN #0553100874 / 9780553100877. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Quick, Amanda Wicked Widow 2000 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1139832. ISBN #0553100874 / 9780553100877. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Scandal is afoot and seduction is in the air in this, Amanda Quick's sixteenth and most deliciously entertaining novel. Now the mistress of Regency-period romantic suspense brings us a notorious widow and a man of mystery as they flirt with danger, fight temptation, and fall into the snare of desire and intrigue.... Madeline Deveridge is all too aware of the whispers behind her back, the rumors that she dispatched her husband to the next world and concealed her crime. But Madeline has a far more pressing problem than being called the Wicked Widow. She fears that she and her beloved aunt are being haunted And all the evidence points to one improbable culprit: the ghost of her late husband. Of course it is impossible, but Madeline cannot take chances. So she dares summon the only person with the power to help her uncover the truth--Artemis Hunt. Brilliant, relentless, reclusive, Artemis has made it his business to keep much of his private life hidden. No one knows that he's the owner of the Dream Pavilions, London's favorite pleasure gardens, or that he's a master of an arcane society. Curiosity brings him out on a fog-shrouded night to meet the infamous Wicked Widow, but his amusement quickly flees when he realizes that Madeline has learned enough about his affairs to wreak havoc on his carefully ordered existence. He must secure her guarantee never to divulge his secrets to anyone, even if it means helping her track down a phantom. As soon as the bargain is struck, Artemis and Madeline find their arrangement complicated by a searing desire, and the frightening realization that the ghost poses a very real danger. Now they must plunge into a world of intrigue and ancient mysteries, where a tantalizing passion--and a calculating killer--will not be denied. She's known as the Wicked Widow, for rumors abound that she dispatched her husband to the next world. But Madeline Deveridge has a more vexing problem than her scandalous reputation. Her husband's ghost is haunting her She must exorcise him, and turns to Artemis Hunt for aid. Owner of the Dream Pavilions, London's favorite pleasure gardens, Artemis is no stranger to the exotic and the mysterious. So he agrees to join Madeline in her unusual enterprise, never expecting to find himself in the thrall of true passion. But the ghost is a real menace -- and intent on using Madeline for a deadly purpose. --
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Quincey, Thomas De; Dobree, Bonamy (edited by) Thomas de Quincey paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1041171. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Quindlen, Anna Black And Blue 1998 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1073735. ISBN #0375500510 / 9780375500510. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Quindlen, Anna Black And Blue 1998 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1073735. ISBN #0375500510 / 9780375500510. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary With this stunning novel about a woman and a marriage that begins in passion and becomes violent, the Pulitzer Prize--winning journalist and bestselling author of One True Thing and Object Lessons moves to a new dimension as a writer of superb fiction. "If literature were judged solely by its ability to elicit strong emotions," Kirkus Reviews said about One True Thing , "columnist-cum-novelist Quindlen would win another Pulitzer." And the same will be said about Black and Blue , a brilliant novel of suspense, substance, and importance. In Black and Blue , Fran Benedetto tells a spellbinding story: how at nineteen she fell in love with Bobby Benedetto, how their passionate marriage became a nightmare, why she stayed, and what happened on the night she finally decided to run away with her ten-year-old son and start a new life under a new name. Living in fear in Florida--yet with increasing confidence, freedom, and hope--Fran unravels the complex threads of family, identity, and desire that shape a woman's life, even as she begins to create a new one. As Fran starts to heal from the pain of the past, she almost believes she has escaped it--that Bobby Benedetto will not find her and again provoke the complex combustion between them of attraction and destruction, lust and love. Black and Blue is a beautifully written, heart-stopping story in which Anna Quindlen writes with power, wisdom, and humor about the real lives of men and women, the varieties of people and love, the bonds between mother and child, the solace of family and friendship, the inexplicable feelings between people who are passionately connected in ways they don't understand. It is a remarkable work of fiction by the writer whom Alice Hoffman has called "a national treasure
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Quindlen, Anna Black and Blue Random House 1998 hardcover. . Slight moisture damage but good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1078258. ISBN #0375500510 / 9780375500510. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Quindlen, Anna Black and Blue Random House 1998 hardcover. . Slight moisture damage but good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1078258. ISBN #0375500510 / 9780375500510. (filed under: Fiction ) *
stock image, actual book may vary With this stunning novel about a woman and a marriage that begins in passion and becomes violent, the Pulitzer Prize--winning journalist and bestselling author of One True Thing and Object Lessons moves to a new dimension as a writer of superb fiction. "If literature were judged solely by its ability to elicit strong emotions," Kirkus Reviews said about One True Thing , "columnist-cum-novelist Quindlen would win another Pulitzer." And the same will be said about Black and Blue , a brilliant novel of suspense, substance, and importance. In Black and Blue , Fran Benedetto tells a spellbinding story: how at nineteen she fell in love with Bobby Benedetto, how their passionate marriage became a nightmare, why she stayed, and what happened on the night she finally decided to run away with her ten-year-old son and start a new life under a new name. Living in fear in Florida--yet with increasing confidence, freedom, and hope--Fran unravels the complex threads of family, identity, and desire that shape a woman's life, even as she begins to create a new one. As Fran starts to heal from the pain of the past, she almost believes she has escaped it--that Bobby Benedetto will not find her and again provoke the complex combustion between them of attraction and destruction, lust and love. Black and Blue is a beautifully written, heart-stopping story in which Anna Quindlen writes with power, wisdom, and humor about the real lives of men and women, the varieties of people and love, the bonds between mother and child, the solace of family and friendship, the inexplicable feelings between people who are passionately connected in ways they don't understand. It is a remarkable work of fiction by the writer whom Alice Hoffman has called "a national treasure
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Quindlen, Anna Every Last One Random House 2010 hardcover. . Book Club Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1030120. ISBN #1400065747 / 9781400065745. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Quindlen, Anna Every Last One Random House 2010 hardcover. . Book Club Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1030120. ISBN #1400065747 / 9781400065745. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary In this breathtaking and beautiful novel, the 1 New York Times bestselling author Anna Quindlen creates an unforgettable portrait of a mother, a father, a family, and the explosive, violent consequences of what seem like inconsequential actions. Mary Beth Latham is first and foremost a mother, whose three teenaged children come first, before her career as a landscape gardener, or even her life as the wife of a doctor. Caring for her family and preserving their everyday life is paramount. And so, when one of her sons, Max, becomes depressed, Mary Beth becomes focused on him, and is blindsided by a shocking act of violence. What happens afterwards is a testament to the power of a woman s love and determination, and to the invisible line of hope and healing that connects one human being with another. Ultimately, in the hands of Anna Quindlen s mesmerizing prose, Every Last One is a novel about facing every last one of the the things we fear most, about finding ways to navigate a road we never intended to travel, to live a life we never dreamed we d have to live but must be brave enough to try.
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Quindlen, Anna Object Lessons paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1043597. ISBN #0449001016 / 9780449001011. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Quindlen, Anna Still Life With Bread Crumbs Random House 2014 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1022912. ISBN #1400065755 / 9781400065752. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Quindlen, Anna Still Life With Bread Crumbs Random House 2014 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1022912. ISBN #1400065755 / 9781400065752. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Still Life with Bread Crumbs begins with an imagined gunshot and ends with a new tin roof. Between the two is a wry and knowing portrait of Rebecca Winter, a photographer whose work made her an unlikely heroine for many women. Her career is now descendent, her bank balance shaky, and she has fled the city for the middle of nowhere. There she discovers, in a tree stand with a roofer named Jim Bates, that what she sees through a camera lens is not all there is to life. Brilliantly written, powerfully observed, Still Life with Bread Crumbs is a deeply moving and often very funny story of unexpected love, and a stunningly crafted journey into the life of a woman, her heart, her mind, her days, as she discovers that life is a story with many levels, a story that is longer and more exciting than she ever imagined. Praise for Still Life with Bread Crumbs There comes a moment in every novelist s career when she . . . ventures into new territory, breaking free into a marriage of tone and style, of plot and characterization, that s utterly her own. Anna Quindlen s marvelous romantic comedy of manners is just such a book. . . . Taken as a whole, Quindlen s writings represent a generous and moving interrogation of women s experience across the lines of class and race. Still Life with Bread Crumbs proves all the more moving because of its light, sophisticated humor. Quindlen s least overtly political novel, it packs perhaps the most serious punch. . . . Quindlen has delivered a novel that will have staying power all its own. The New York Times Book Review A wise tale about second chances, starting over, and going after what is most important in life. Minneapolis Star Tribune Quindlen s astute observations . . . are the sorts of details every writer and reader lives for. Chicago Tribune Anna Quindlen s seventh novel offers the literary equivalent of comfort food. . . . She still has her finger firmly planted on the pulse of her generation. NPR Enchanting . . . The protagonist s photographs are celebrated for turning the minutiae of women s lives into unforgettable images, and Quindlen does the same here with her enveloping, sure-handed storytelling. People Charming . . . a hot cup of tea of a story, smooth and comforting about the vulnerabilities of growing older . . . a pleasure. USA Today With spare, elegant prose, Quindlen crafts a poignant glimpse into the inner life of an aging woman who discovers that reality contains much more color than her own celebrated black-and-white images. Library Journal Quindlen has always excelled at capturing telling details in a story, and she does so again in this quiet, powerful novel, showing the charged emotions that teem beneath the surface of daily life. Publishers Weekly Quindlen presents instantly recognizable characters who may be appealingly warm and nonthreatening, but that only serves to drive home her potent message that it s never too late to embrace life s second chances. Booklist Profound . . . engaging. Kirkus Reviews
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Quinn, Kate The Alice Network Morrow 2017 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1144090. ISBN #0062654195 / 9780062654199. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Rachman, Tom Imperfectionists 2010 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1069433. ISBN #0385343663 / 9780385343664. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Rachman, Tom Imperfectionists 2010 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1069433. ISBN #0385343663 / 9780385343664. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Set against the gorgeous backdrop of Rome, Tom Rachman s wry, vibrant debut follows the topsy-turvy private lives of the reporters, editors, and executives of an international English language newspaper as they struggle to keep it and themselves afloat. Fifty years and many changes have ensued since the paper was founded by an enigmatic millionaire, and now, amid the stained carpeting and dingy office furniture, the staff s personal dramas seem far more important than the daily headlines. Kathleen, the imperious editor in chief, is smarting from a betrayal in her open marriage; Arthur, the lazy obituary writer, is transformed by a personal tragedy; Abby, the embattled financial officer, discovers that her job cuts and her love life are intertwined in a most unexpected way. Out in the field, a veteran Paris freelancer goes to desperate lengths for his next byline, while the new Cairo stringer is mercilessly manipulated by an outrageous war correspondent with an outsize ego. And in the shadows is the isolated young publisher who pays more attention to his prized basset hound, Schopenhauer, than to the fate of his family s quirky newspaper. As the era of print news gives way to the Internet age and this imperfect crew stumbles toward an uncertain future, the paper s rich history is revealed, including the surprising truth about its founder s intentions. Spirited, moving, and highly original, The Imperfectionists will establish Tom Rachman as one of our most perceptive, assured li
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