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West, Morris Devil's Advocate hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. Book Club Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1015871. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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West, Morris Shoes Of The Fisherman 1963 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. Book Club Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Lacks Jacket. Book #or1017489. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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West, Nathanael Miss Lonelyhearts The New Classics 1933 hardcover. Dustjacket has chipping.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or1169878. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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West, Nathanael The Complete Works Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd 1968 hardcover. . Slight moisture damage but good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1127018. ISBN #0436566001 / 9780436566004. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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West, Nathanael The Complete Works Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd 1968 hardcover. . Slight moisture damage but good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1127018. ISBN #0436566001 / 9780436566004. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Style Definitions table.MsoNormalTable mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115 ; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; With an Introduction and Notes by Henry Claridge, Senior Lecturer, School of English, University of Kent at Canterbury. The four novels gathered here constitute the complete longer works of one the most brilliant and original American writers. West s vision of American modernity is terrifyingly comical and diagnoses the tawdriness and meretriciousness of much of American popular culture. His greatest work, Miss Lonelyhearts, which begins this collection, is unique in modern literature. It describes New York in the early years of the Great Depression through the point of view of an agony aunt who corresponds with his suffering readers in the guise of Miss Lonelyhearts: Are you in trouble? Do you need advice? . A Cool Million is, as its subtitle suggests, the dismantling of a myth, here a caustic satire of the rags to riches story. West s final novel, The Day of the Locust, is a comic, yet apocalyptic account of the fantasies of 1930s Hollywood. This volume concludes with West s parodic and surreal first venture into fiction, The Dream Life of Balso Snell. Henry Claridge s introduction to this new edition of West s fictional writings contextualises his work in the United States of the Great Depression, in his evocation of 1930s Hollywood where he worked as a writer of screenplays , and in the larger context of his Eastern European Jewish background, and, particularly, his reading of Dostoyesvky. The text comes with extensive annotations, a note on the textual history of West s writings, and a guide to further reading for both the student and the general reader.
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West, Nathanael The Complete Works of Nathanael West Farrar, Straus and Cudahy 1957 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Some Chipping. Book #or1167970. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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West, Nathanael Two Novels By Nathanael West: The Dream Life of Balso Snell, a Cool Million paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1094301. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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West, Owen Sharkman Six Simon & Schuster 2001 hardcover. First Edition. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1021671. ISBN #0743205421 / 9780743205429. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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West, Owen Sharkman Six Simon & Schuster 2001 hardcover. First Edition. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1021671. ISBN #0743205421 / 9780743205429. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary When Lieutenant Gavin Kelly's recon platoon swims ashore a Mogadishu beach under the glare of hundreds of news camera lights, it is an appropriately surreal beginning to Operation Restore Hope. This modern war is vastly different from the battles Kelly's father and grandfather fought and from the young lieutenant's own experience during Operation Desert Storm. Minutes after the Marines' celebrated landing, one of Kelly's men kills an armed Somali bodyguard. The circumstances of the killing are unclear and Kelly finds himself in the center of a maelstrom. He must act quickly to deflect a vociferous outcry from members of the international press corps, censure by his Marine superiors, and the possibility of losing the loyalty of his men -- particularly two enlisted leaders in the platoon who have vouched for the necessity of the kill. Thus begins Sharkman Six, a stinging morality tale in which Kelly is torn between his men, his confusing mission, and the international rules of engagement he has sworn to uphold. As his platoon descends into the lawless, violent underbelly of Somalia, Lieutenant Kelly must determine his own values -- and allegiances -- in a country where murders are commonplace and constant. With heart-pounding, intricate military detail, rapier wit, and stunning verisimilitude, Sharkman Six speaks to the violent urges lurking in us all and the lengths to which we will go to control them. In Gavin Kelly, West has created an authentic, sympathetic, and wholly compromised young officer of war who will put you in mind of the best of military heroes and antiheroes.
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West, Paul TENT OF ORANGE MIST: A Novel Scribner 1995 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Remainder Mark. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or1163081. ISBN #0684800314 / 9780684800318. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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West, Rebecca Birds Fall Down Viking Press 1966 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or1174872. (keywords: Spy Thriller Tsarist Secret Police Russia Social Revolutionary Party) (filed under: Fiction ) *
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West, Rebecca Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey Through Yugoslavia Penguin Books 1982 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1032415. ISBN #0140063552 / 9780140063554. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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West, Rebecca Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey Through Yugoslavia Penguin Books 1982 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1032415. ISBN #0140063552 / 9780140063554. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary First appearing in two volumes in 1942, this book was written as a result of the author's three journeys to Yugoslavia: one in 1936, another in 1937 and finally, in the summer of 1938. At first, she thought it was folly to consider a book on such a subject and it seems that her publishers thought so too. But the book became a historical, archaeological and political analysis of the country, as well as a conversation and an account of folklore, prophecy, and a record of landscape. The book also includes the author's views on religion, ethics, art, myth and gender. The book was completed as Yugoslavia was plunged into political turmoil, followed by invasion and four years of merciless civil and partisan warfare. It is being re-published half a century later during equally critical times for the people of the Balkans. Rebecca West is the author of nonfiction works such as "The Meaning of Treason" and "A Train of Powder", and works of fiction including "The Thinking Reed", "The Fountain Overflows" and "The Birds Fall Down".
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West, Rebecca Harriet Hume: A London fantasy Dial Press 1982 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Remnant of sticker removal. Book #or824929. ISBN #0919630901 / 9780919630901. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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West, Rebecca Harriet Hume: A London fantasy Dial Press 1982 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Remnant of sticker removal. Book #or824929. ISBN #0919630901 / 9780919630901. (filed under: Fiction ) *
West s modern fairy tale now available as an ebook In this London fantasy, West transports her reader with a tale of the troubling polarities of mind and spirit, male and female Harriet Hume s unchanging beauty and commitment to her art stand in stark contrast to Arnold Condorex s more worldly goals. After a romantic tryst, she discovers that she can read his mind, but Arnold, with his sights set on moving up in the world, quickly parts from the mysterious lady. As they encounter each other over the years, Harriet s intuitive powers continue to unsettle Arnold, opening his eyes to the darker elements of his political and financial aspirations, even as he remains drawn to her. Beautifully drawn and filled with magical touches, West s fantasy explores innate and learned gender roles, as her characters uncover the mystery surrounding their otherworldly connection. d
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West, Stanley Gordon Blind Your Ponies 2001 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1071344. ISBN #0965624781 / 9780965624787. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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West, Stanley Gordon Blind Your Ponies 2001 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1071344. ISBN #0965624781 / 9780965624787. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Hope is hard to come by in the hard-luck town of Willow Creek. Sam Pickett and five young men are about to change that. Sam Pickett never expected to settle in this dried-up shell of a town on the western edge of the world. He's come here to hide from the violence and madness that have shattered his life, but what he finds is what he least expects. There's a spirit that endures in Willow Cree, Montana. It seems that every inhabitant of this forgotten outpost has a story, a reason for taking a detour to this place--or a reason for staying. As the coach of the hapless high school basketball team zero wins, ninety-three losses , Sam can't help but be moved by the bravery he witnesses in the everyday lives of people--including his own young players--bearing their sorrows and broken dreams. How do they carry on, believing in a future that seems to be based on the flimsiest of promises? Drawing on the strength of the boys on the team, sharing the hope they display despite insurmountable odds, Sam finally begins to see a future worth living. Author Stanley Gordon West has filled the town of Willow Creek with characters so vividly cast that they become real as relatives, and their stories--so full of humor and passion, loss and determination--illuminate a path into the human heart.
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Wetherell, Elizabeth Queechy hardcover. . Slight moisture damage but good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1126793. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Wharton, Edith Age Of Innocence hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1132988. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Wharton, Edith Custom of the Country 2015 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1147702. ISBN #17351238R0 / . (keywords: CLASSICS) (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Wharton, Edith Ethan Frome Penguin Books 1993 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1160495. ISBN #0140187367 / 9780140187366. (keywords: Fiction) (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Wharton, Edith Ethan Frome & Selected Stories (Barnes & Noble Classics) Barnes & Noble Classics 2004 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Acceptable. Book #or1159360. ISBN #1593080905 / 9781593080907. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Wharton, Edith Ethan Frome & Selected Stories (Barnes & Noble Classics) Barnes & Noble Classics 2004 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Acceptable. Book #or1159360. ISBN #1593080905 / 9781593080907. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Ethan Frome and Selected Stories , by Edith Wharton , is part of the Barnes Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes Noble Classics : All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences biographical, historical, and literary to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. One of Edith Wharton s few works of fiction that takes place outside of an urban, upper-class setting, Ethan Frome draws upon the bleak, barren landscape of rural New England. A poor farmer, Ethan finds himself stuck in a miserable marriage to Zeenie, a sickly, tyrannical woman, until he falls in love with her visiting cousin, the vivacious Mattie Silver. As Mattie is forced to leave his household, Frome steals one last afternoon with her one that culminates in a ruinous sled ride with unspeakably tragic results. Unhappily married herself, Edith Wharton projected her dark views of love onto people far removed from her social class in Ethan Frome . Her sensitivity to natural beauty and human psychology, however, make this slim novel a convincing and compelling portrait of rural life. A powerful tale of passion and loss and the wretched consequences thereof Ethan Frome is one of American literatures great tragic love stories. Also included in this volume are four of Edith Wharton s finest short stories: The Pretext, Afterward, The Legend, and Xingu. Kent P. Ljungquist , Professor of English at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, is the author of The Grand and the Fair: Poe s Landscape Aesthetics and Pictorial Techniques , co-editor of the SUNY Press edition of James Fenimore Cooper's The Deerslayer , and editor of several reference works of Am
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Wharton, Edith Ethan Frome (A Norton Critical Edition) W. W. Norton & Company 1994 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1170148. ISBN #0393966356 / 9780393966350. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Wharton, Edith Ethan Frome (A Norton Critical Edition) W. W. Norton & Company 1994 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1170148. ISBN #0393966356 / 9780393966350. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary This Norton Critical Edition of Edith Wharton's celebrated novella is based on the first edition, published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1911. It is fully annotated for undergraduate readers. "Backgrounds and Contexts" includes a rich selection of materials, some previously unavailable, for the study of contemporary psychological, social, and economic issues, as well as Wharton's private correspondence and writings and biographical accounts of the author. Arranged under two headings, "Criticism" reveals Ethan Frome 's impact as both a literary work and a social commentary. "Contemporary Reviews" consists of eight prominent assessments of Ethan Frome , including reviews from the New York Times Book Review, Outlook, The Nation, the Saturday Review, and those penned by Frederic Taber Cooper and Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant, among others. "Modern Criticism" 1956-1991 includes seven interpretations of the novella by Lionel Trilling, Elizabeth Ammons, Judith Fryer, Jean Frantz Blackall, Lev Raphael, Candace Waid, and Cynthia Griffin Wolff. A Chronology and a Selected Bibliography are also included.
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Wharton, Edith Ethan Frome And Selected Stories Barnes & Noble Classics 2004 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or956604. ISBN #1593080905 / 9781593080907. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Wharton, Edith Ethan Frome And Selected Stories Barnes & Noble Classics 2004 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or956604. ISBN #1593080905 / 9781593080907. (filed under: Fiction ) *
stock image, actual book may vary Ethan Frome and Selected Stories , by Edith Wharton , is part of the Barnes Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes Noble Classics : All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences biographical, historical, and literary to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. One of Edith Wharton s few works of fiction that takes place outside of an urban, upper-class setting, Ethan Frome draws upon the bleak, barren landscape of rural New England. A poor farmer, Ethan finds himself stuck in a miserable marriage to Zeenie, a sickly, tyrannical woman, until he falls in love with her visiting cousin, the vivacious Mattie Silver. As Mattie is forced to leave his household, Frome steals one last afternoon with her one that culminates in a ruinous sled ride with unspeakably tragic results. Unhappily married herself, Edith Wharton projected her dark views of love onto people far removed from her social class in Ethan Frome . Her sensitivity to natural beauty and human psychology, however, make this slim novel a convincing and compelling portrait of rural life. A powerful tale of passion and loss and the wretched consequences thereof Ethan Frome is one of American literatures great tragic love stories. Also included in this volume are four of Edith Wharton s finest short stories: The Pretext, Afterward, The Legend, and Xingu. Kent P. Ljungquist , Professor of English at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, is the author of The Grand and the Fair: Poe s Landscape Aesthetics and Pictorial Techniques , co-editor of the SUNY Press edition of James Fenimore Cooper's The Deerslayer , and editor of several reference works of Am
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Wharton, Edith Ethan Frome And Selected Stories 2004 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1102689. ISBN #1593080905 / 9781593080907. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Wharton, Edith Ethan Frome And Selected Stories 2004 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1102689. ISBN #1593080905 / 9781593080907. (filed under: Fiction ) *
stock image, actual book may vary Ethan Frome and Selected Stories , by Edith Wharton , is part of the Barnes Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes Noble Classics : All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences biographical, historical, and literary to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. One of Edith Wharton s few works of fiction that takes place outside of an urban, upper-class setting, Ethan Frome draws upon the bleak, barren landscape of rural New England. A poor farmer, Ethan finds himself stuck in a miserable marriage to Zeenie, a sickly, tyrannical woman, until he falls in love with her visiting cousin, the vivacious Mattie Silver. As Mattie is forced to leave his household, Frome steals one last afternoon with her one that culminates in a ruinous sled ride with unspeakably tragic results. Unhappily married herself, Edith Wharton projected her dark views of love onto people far removed from her social class in Ethan Frome . Her sensitivity to natural beauty and human psychology, however, make this slim novel a convincing and compelling portrait of rural life. A powerful tale of passion and loss and the wretched consequences thereof Ethan Frome is one of American literatures great tragic love stories. Also included in this volume are four of Edith Wharton s finest short stories: The Pretext, Afterward, The Legend, and Xingu. Kent P. Ljungquist , Professor of English at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, is the author of The Grand and the Fair: Poe s Landscape Aesthetics and Pictorial Techniques , co-editor of the SUNY Press edition of James Fenimore Cooper's The Deerslayer , and editor of several reference works of Am
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