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Suri, Manil The Death of Vishnu W. W. Norton & Company 2001 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or967622. ISBN #0393050424 / 9780393050424. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Suri, Manil The Death of Vishnu W. W. Norton & Company 2001 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or967622. ISBN #0393050424 / 9780393050424. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Winner of the Barnes Noble 2001 Discover Great New Writers Award for Fiction; finalist in the First Fiction category of the 2002 Los Angeles Times Book Awards. "Vibrantly alive, beautifully written, full of wonderfully rich and deeply human characters." At the opening of this masterful debut novel, Vishnu lies dying on the staircase he inhabits while his neighbors the Pathaks and the Asranis argue over who will pay for an ambulance. As the action spirals up through the floors of the apartment building we are pulled into the drama of the residents lives: Mr. Jalal s obsessive search for higher meaning; Vinod Taneja s longing for the wife he has lost; the comic elopement of Kavita Asrani, who fancies herself the heroine of a Hindi movie. Suffused with Hindu mythology, this story of one apartment building becomes a metaphor for the social and religious divisions of contemporary India, and Vishnu s ascent of the staircase parallels the soul s progress through the various stages of existence. As Vishnu closes in on the riddle of his own mortality, we wonder whether he might not be the god Vishnu, guardian not only of the fate of the building and its occupants, but of the entire
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Surtees, R. S. Handley Cross hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1088858. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Surtees, R. S. Hawbuck Grange hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1088901. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Surtees, R.S. Hillingdon Hall hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1088881. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Surtees, R.S. Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour Wordsworth Classics 1995 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1146167. ISBN #1853262757 / 9781853262753. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Surtees, Robert Smith Ask Mamma hardcover. lacks slipcase. Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1086641. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Sussman, Paul The Last Secret of the Temple Grove Press 2005 paperback. . Slight moisture damage but good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1149292. ISBN #0802143938 / 9780802143938. (keywords: Fiction) (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Sutcliff, Rosemary Sword At Sunset hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1013457. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Sutcliffe, Anne A Rock and A Hard Place Autism Asperger Publishing Company 2006 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1030473. ISBN #193128282X / 9781931282826. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Sutcliffe, Anne A Rock and A Hard Place Autism Asperger Publishing Company 2006 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1030473. ISBN #193128282X / 9781931282826. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary This gripping novel draws the reader into the heartbreaking dilemma faced by Lucy a mother of three children, the oldest of whom, 9-year-old Hollie, has severe autism. Due to Hollie s erratic and often destructive behaviors, the day-to-day life of the rest of the family is fragmented and chaotic, putting a strain on Lucy s marriage and affecting her younger children. In trying to get the best possible educational services for her daughter, Lucy becomes overwhelmed and exhausted, and as she tries to preserve her family, she finds herself stuck between the proverbial rock and a hard place. Heartbreakingly realistic, engaging the reader with raw emotion, this book is not only great for parents of children on the autism spectrum, but parents of neurotypcial children as well
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Swan, Karen The Paris Secret: A Novel William Morrow Paperbacks 2017 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1149212. ISBN #0062672827 / 9780062672827. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Swan, Karen The Paris Secret: A Novel William Morrow Paperbacks 2017 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1149212. ISBN #0062672827 / 9780062672827. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary In this glittering tale of forgotten treasures and long-held secrets, international bestseller Karen Swan explores one woman s journey to discovering the truth behind an abandoned apartment and a family whose mysteries may be better left undiscovered. When high-powered fine art agent Flora Sykes is called in to assess objets d art in a Paris apartment that has been abandoned since WWII, she is skeptical at first until she discovers that the treasure trove of paintings is myriad and priceless. The powerful Vermeil family to whom they belong is eager to learn more and asks Flora to trace the history of each painting. Despite a shocking announcement that has left her own family reeling, Flora finds herself thrown into the glamorous world of the Vermeils. But she soon realizes there is more to this project than first appears. As she researches the provenance of their prize Renoir, she uncovers a scandal surrounding the painting and a secret that goes to the very heart of the family. The fallout will place Flora in the eye of a storm that carries her from London to Vienna to the glittering coast of Provence. Xavier Vermeil, the brusque scion of the family, is determined to separate Flora from his family's affairs in spite of their powerful attraction to one another. Just what are the secrets he is desperately trying to hide? And what price is Flora willing to pay to uncover the devastating truth ? The Paris Secret had me from the moment I started reading. Filled with a smart and sympathetic protagonist, a touch of romance, a smidgen of history, plenty of intrigue and suspense galore. Diane Chamberlain, internationally bestselling author of The Midwife's Confession
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Swann, Maxine Flower Children 2008 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1132845. ISBN #1594483116 / 9781594483110. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Swann, Maxine Flower Children 2008 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1132845. ISBN #1594483116 / 9781594483110. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary ?A work of stunning lyricism and intense originality? Mary Gordon, author of Pearl . From an award-winning short story writer comes this spare, lively, moving novel, quickly embraced by critics and readers, portraying the strangely celebrated and unsupervised childhood of four hippie offspring in the 1970s and 80s. Based on the author?s own upbringing, Flower Children tells the story of four children growing up in rural Pennsylvania, impossibly at odds with their surroundings. In time, as the sheltered utopia their parents have created begins to collapse, the children long for structure and restraint?and all their parents have avoided.
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Sweeney, Cynthia D'Aprix Nest 2016 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1149190. ISBN #0062414216 / 9780062414212. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Sweeney, Cynthia D'Aprix Nest 2016 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1149190. ISBN #0062414216 / 9780062414212. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Instant New York Times Bestseller Hilarious and big-hearted, The Nest is a stellar debut. People , Book of the Week Her writing is like really good dark chocolate: sharper and more bittersweet than the cheap stuff, but also too delicious not to finish in one sitting. Entertainment Weekly Humor and delightful irony abound in this lively first novel. New York Times Book Review A warm, funny and acutely perceptive debut novel about four adult siblings and the fate of the shared inheritance that has shaped their choices and their lives. Every family has its problems. But even among the most troubled, the Plumb family stands out as spectacularly dysfunctional. Years of simmering tensions finally reach a breaking point on an unseasonably cold afternoon in New York City as Melody, Beatrice, and Jack Plumb gather to confront their charismatic and reckless older brother, Leo, freshly released from rehab. Months earlier, an inebriated Leo got behind the wheel of a car with a nineteen-year-old waitress as his passenger. The ensuing accident has endangered the Plumbs' joint trust fund, The Nest, which they are months away from finally receiving. Meant by their deceased father to be a modest mid-life supplement, the Plumb siblings have watched The Nest s value soar along with the stock market and have been counting on the money to solve a number of self-inflicted problems. Melody, a wife and mother in an upscale suburb, has an unwieldy mortgage and looming college tuition for her twin teenage daughters. Jack, an antiques dealer, has secretly borrowed against the beach cottage he shares with his husband, Walker, to keep his store open. And Bea, a once-promising short-story writer, just can t seem to finish her overdue novel. Can Leo rescue his siblings and, by extension, the people they love? Or will everyone need to reimagine the futures they ve envisioned? Brought together as never before, Leo, Melody, Jack, and Beatrice must grapple with old resentments, present-day truths, and the significant emotional and financial toll of the accident, as well as finally acknowledge the choices they have made in their own lives. This is a story about the power of family, the possibilities of friendship, the ways we depend upon one another and the ways we let one another down. In this tender, entertaining, and deftly written debut, Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney brings a remarkable cast of characters to life to illuminate what money does to relationships, what happens to our ambitions over the course of time, and the fraught yet unbreakable ties we share with those we love.
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Sweeney, Cynthia D'Aprix Nest Harper 2016 paperback. book warped. BOOK COND: Used; Acceptable. Book #or1148665. ISBN #0062414216 / 9780062414212. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Sweeney, Cynthia D'Aprix Nest Harper 2016 paperback. book warped. BOOK COND: Used; Acceptable. Book #or1148665. ISBN #0062414216 / 9780062414212. (filed under: Fiction ) *
stock image, actual book may vary Instant New York Times Bestseller Hilarious and big-hearted, The Nest is a stellar debut. People , Book of the Week Her writing is like really good dark chocolate: sharper and more bittersweet than the cheap stuff, but also too delicious not to finish in one sitting. Entertainment Weekly Humor and delightful irony abound in this lively first novel. New York Times Book Review A warm, funny and acutely perceptive debut novel about four adult siblings and the fate of the shared inheritance that has shaped their choices and their lives. Every family has its problems. But even among the most troubled, the Plumb family stands out as spectacularly dysfunctional. Years of simmering tensions finally reach a breaking point on an unseasonably cold afternoon in New York City as Melody, Beatrice, and Jack Plumb gather to confront their charismatic and reckless older brother, Leo, freshly released from rehab. Months earlier, an inebriated Leo got behind the wheel of a car with a nineteen-year-old waitress as his passenger. The ensuing accident has endangered the Plumbs' joint trust fund, The Nest, which they are months away from finally receiving. Meant by their deceased father to be a modest mid-life supplement, the Plumb siblings have watched The Nest s value soar along with the stock market and have been counting on the money to solve a number of self-inflicted problems. Melody, a wife and mother in an upscale suburb, has an unwieldy mortgage and looming college tuition for her twin teenage daughters. Jack, an antiques dealer, has secretly borrowed against the beach cottage he shares with his husband, Walker, to keep his store open. And Bea, a once-promising short-story writer, just can t seem to finish her overdue novel. Can Leo rescue his siblings and, by extension, the people they love? Or will everyone need to reimagine the futures they ve envisioned? Brought together as never before, Leo, Melody, Jack, and Beatrice must grapple with old resentments, present-day truths, and the significant emotional and financial toll of the accident, as well as finally acknowledge the choices they have made in their own lives. This is a story about the power of family, the possibilities of friendship, the ways we depend upon one another and the ways we let one another down. In this tender, entertaining, and deftly written debut, Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney brings a remarkable cast of characters to life to illuminate what money does to relationships, what happens to our ambitions over the course of time, and the fraught yet unbreakable ties we share with those we love.
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Swendson, Shanna Enchanted, Inc. (Katie Chandler, Book 1) Ballantine Books 2005 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1129668. ISBN #0345481259 / 9780345481252. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Swendson, Shanna Enchanted, Inc. (Katie Chandler, Book 1) Ballantine Books 2005 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1129668. ISBN #0345481259 / 9780345481252. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary DON T MESS WITH HEXES Katie Chandler had always heard that New York is a weird and wonderful place, but this small-town Texas gal had no idea how weird until she moved there. Everywhere she goes, she sees something worth gawking at and Katie is afraid she s a little too normal to make a splash in the big city. Working for an ogre of a boss doesn t help. Then, seemingly out of the blue, Katie gets a job offer from Magic, Spells, and Illusions, Inc., a company that tricks of the trade to the magic community. For MSI, Katie s ordinariness is an asset. Lacking any bit of magic, she can easily spot a fake spell, catch hidden clauses in competitor s contracts, and detect magically disguised intruders. Suddenly, average Katie is very special indeed. She quickly learns that office politics are even more complicated when your new boss is a real ogre, and you have a crush on the sexy, shy, ultra powerful head of the R D department, who is so busy fighting an evil competitor threatening to sell black magic on the street that he seems barely to notice Katie. Now it s up to Katie to pull off the impossible: save the world and hopefully live happily ever after.
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Swerling, Beverly City of Dreams Simon & Schuster 2002 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1049028. ISBN #0684871734 / 9780684871738. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Swerling, Beverly City of Dreams Simon & Schuster 2002 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1049028. ISBN #0684871734 / 9780684871738. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary In 1661, Lucas Turner, a barber surgeon, and his sister, Sally, an apothecary, stagger off a small wooden ship after eleven weeks at sea. Bound to each other by blood and necessity, they aim to make a fresh start in the rough and rowdy Dutch settlement of Nieuw Amsterdam; soon lust, betrayal, and murder will make them mortal enemies. In their struggle to survive in the New World, Lucas and Sally make choices that will burden their descendants with a legacy of secrets and retribution, and create a heritage that sets cousin against cousin, physician against surgeon, and, ultimately, patriot against Tory. In what will be the greatest city in the New World, the fortunes of these two families are inextricably entwined by blood and fire in an unforgettable American saga of pride and ambition, love and hate, and the becoming of the dream that is New York City.
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Swift, Graham Sweet-Shop Owner paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1147024. ISBN #0767140079 / 9780767140072. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Swift, Jonathan Gulliver's Travels Random House Inc (T) 1979 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1092511. ISBN #0394604792 / 9780394604794. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Swift, Jonathan Gulliver's Travels Random House Inc (T) 1979 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1092511. ISBN #0394604792 / 9780394604794. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Webster's paperbacks take advantage of the fact that classics are frequently assigned readings in English courses. By using a running English-to-Estonian thesaurus at the bottom of each page, this edition of Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift was edited for three audiences. The first includes Estonian-speaking students enrolled in an English Language Program ELP , an English as a Foreign Language EFL program, an English as a Second Language Program ESL , or in a TOEFL or TOEIC preparation program. The second audience includes English-speaking students enrolled in bilingual education programs or Estonian speakers enrolled in English-speaking schools. The third audience consists of students who are actively building their vocabularies in Estonian in order to take foreign service, translation certification, Advanced Placement AP or similar examinations. By using the Rosetta Edition when assigned for an English course, the reader can enrich their vocabulary in anticipation of an examination in Estonian or English. TOEFL , TOEIC , AP and Advanced Placement are trademarks of the Educational Testing Service which has neither reviewed nor endorsed this book. All rights reserved.
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Swift, Jonathan Gulliver's Travels paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1075600. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Swift, Jonathan Gulliver's Travels paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1057013. ISBN #1853260274 / 9781853260278. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Swift, Jonathan Gulliver's Travels paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. Underlining / Highlighing throughout. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1106247. ISBN #0199536848 / 9780199536849. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Swift, Jonathan Gulliver's Travels paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. Underlining / Highlighing throughout. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1106247. ISBN #0199536848 / 9780199536849. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary In Gulliver's Travels , the narrator represents himself as a reliable reporter of the fantastic adventures he has just experienced. But how far can we rely on a narrator who has been impersonated by someone else? The work purports to be a travel book, and describes the shipwrecked Gulliver's encounters with the inhabitants of four extraordinary places: Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa, and the country of the Houyhnhnms. An extraordinarily skillful blend of fantasy and realism makes Gulliver's Travels by turns hilarious, frightening, and profound. Swift's alter ego plays tricks on us, and our gullibility uncovers one of the world's most disturbing satires of the human condition. The fullest, most up-to-date paperback of Gulliver's Travels currently available, this new edition contains an astute analysis of the nature of Swift's satire. It includes the changing frontispiece portraits of Gulliver that appeared in successive early editions and whose subtle changes contribute to the reader's uncertainty about the veracity of the author. A new introduction by Claude Rawson draws on the latest scholarship and considers Swift's role-playing and the relationship of the author to Gulliver. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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