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Ghosh, Amitav The Hungry Tide: A Novel Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2005 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1072694. ISBN #0618329978 / 9780618329977. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Ghosh, Amitav The Hungry Tide: A Novel Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2005 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1072694. ISBN #0618329978 / 9780618329977. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The Hungry Tide is a very contemporary story of adventure and unlikely love, identity and history, set in one of the most fascinating regions on the earth. Off the easternmost coast of India, in the Bay of Bengal, lies the immense labyrinth of tiny islands known as the Sundarbans. For settlers here, life is extremely precarious. Attacks by deadly tigers are common. Unrest and eviction are constant threats. Without warning, at any time, tidal floods rise and surge over the land, leaving devastation in their wake. In this place of vengeful beauty, the lives of three people from different worlds collide. Piya Roy is a young marine biologist, of Indian descent but stubbornly American, in search of a rare, endangered river dolphin. Her journey begins with a disaster, when she is thrown from a boat into crocodile-infested waters. Rescue comes in the form of a young, illiterate fisherman, Fokir. Although they have no language between them, Piya and Fokir are powerfully drawn to each other, sharing an uncanny instinct for the ways of the sea. Piya engages Fokir to help with her research and finds a translator in Kanai Dutt, a businessman from Delhi whose idealistic aunt and uncle are longtime settlers in the Sundarbans. As the three of them launch into the elaborate backwaters, they are drawn unawares into the hidden undercurrents of this isolated world, where political turmoil exacts a personal toll that is every bit as powerful as the ravaging tide. Already an international success, The Hungry Tide is a prophetic novel of remarkable insight, beauty, and humanity.
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Giardina, Denise Emily's Ghost 2010 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1099056. ISBN #0393338487 / 9780393338485. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Giardina, Denise Emily's Ghost 2010 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1099056. ISBN #0393338487 / 9780393338485. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary A convincing reimagining of the Bront story, perfect for Bront fans. Booklist Enigmatic, intelligent, and fiercely independent, Emily Bront refuses to bow to the conventions of her day. She is distrustful of marriage, prefers freedom above all else, and walks alone at night on the moors above the isolated rural village of Haworth. But Emily s life is turned upside down by the arrival of an idealistic clergyman named William Weightman. A heart-wrenching love story, Emily s Ghost plumbs the depths of faith, longing, and romantic solitude.
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Giardina, Denise Good King Harry 1984 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1038479. ISBN #006015277X / 9780060152772. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Giardina, Denise Good King Harry 1984 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1038479. ISBN #006015277X / 9780060152772. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Set against the sweeping backdrop of medieval England, Good King Harry brilliantly brings to life one of the most fascinating, conflicted monarchs in history: Henry V. Evoking the sights and sounds of fifteenth-century London, acclaimed author Denise Giardina artfully illuminates the double-edged sword of power--and the momentous events that unfold in the making of a king. . . . A contemplative soul imbued with a compassion and mental agility beyond his years, young Harry, Prince of Wales--the future King Henry V--is marked early as the object of his father's scorn. For in the eyes of Lord Bolingbroke, his son is but a weak link in the House of Lancaster with a dangerous loyalty to the rebellious Welsh that must be broken. As Harry reaches maturity, the battle within his heart grows fierce. Torn between the sensitivities of his soul and the uncompromising king he must become, Harry embarks on an odyssey rife with political agendas, sexual intrigue, and military combat--ultimately transforming into the accomplished monarch a volatile England so urgently demands.
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Gibbins, David Total War Rome: Destroy Carthage 2014 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1019819. ISBN #1250054850 / 9781250054852. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Gibbins, David Total War Rome: Destroy Carthage 2014 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1019819. ISBN #1250054850 / 9781250054852. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary How far would you go for Rome? Carthage, 146 BC. This is the story of Fabius Petronius Secundus Roman legionary and centurion and his rise to power: from his first battle against the Macedonians, that seals the fate of Alexander the Great's Empire, to total war in North Africa and the Siege of Carthage. Fabius's success brings him admiration and respect, but also attracts greed and jealousy the closest allies can become the bitterest of enemies. And then there is Julia, of the Caesar family a dark horse in love with both Fabius and his rival Paullus who causes a vicious feud. Ultimately for Fabius, it will come down to one question: how much is he prepared to sacrifice for his vision of Rome? Inspired by Total War: Rome II , the bestselling Total War series, Destroy Carthage is the first in an epic series of novels from David Gibbins. Not only the tale of one man's fate, it is also a journey to the core of Roman times, through the world of extraordinary military tactics and political intrigue that Rome's warriors and citizens used to cheat death.
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Gibbons, Kaye Ellen Foster Vintage Books 1990 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1088682. ISBN #0375703055 / 9780375703058. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Gibbons, Kaye Ellen Foster Vintage Books 1990 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1088682. ISBN #0375703055 / 9780375703058. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary "When I was little I would think of ways to kill my daddy. I would figure out this or that way and run it down through my head until it got easy." So begins the tale of Ellen Foster, the brave and engaging heroine of Kay Gibbons's first novel, which won the Sue Kaufman Prize from the American Academy of Institute of Arts and Letters. Wise, funny, affectionate, and true, Ellen Foster is, as Walker Percy called it, "The real thing. Which is to say, a lovely, sometimes heartwrenching novel. . . . Ellen Foster is as much a part of the backwoods South as a Faulkner character and a good deal more endearing
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Gibbons, Kaye Ellen Foster 1988 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1113849. ISBN #0394757572 / 9780394757575. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Gibbons, Kaye Ellen Foster 1988 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1113849. ISBN #0394757572 / 9780394757575. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary When I was little I would think of ways to kill my daddy. I would figure out this or that way and run it down through my head until it got easy'. So begins the tale of Ellen Foster, the brave and engaging heroine of Kaye Gibbons's much acclaimed first novel. The story of an eleven year old orphan, driven to desperation by some of the wickedest relatives in literary history, this is the story of her battle for survival. Wise, funny and affectionate, Walker Percy called it. 'The real thing. Which is to say, a lovely, sometimes heart-wrenching novel . . . Ellen Foster is as much a part of the backwoods South as a Faulkner character - and a good deal more endearing'.
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Gibbons, Kaye On The Occasion Of My Last Afternoon 1998 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1081355. ISBN #0399142991 / 9780399142994. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Gibbons, Kaye On The Occasion Of My Last Afternoon 1998 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1081355. ISBN #0399142991 / 9780399142994. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Emma Garnet, the heroine of Kaye Gibbons's sixth novel, takes the reader on a Southern journey through place and time, from 1842 to 1900. We see her first as a plantation owner's daughter, pampered by servants yet self-taught in subjects not then in the woman's sphere. As a girl, she does not question the South's peculiar institution, but gradually she recognizes the brutality of slavery. Still, during the Civil War, she works tirelessly in a Southern military hospital, ministering to the wounded out of her fervent sense of loyalty to the South. Throughout the conflict Emma Garnet contains her own warring impulses: her love of the Old South and her hatred of the way it reduces people to chattel. After the war, Emma Garnet attempts to reconcile herself to its trail of death and devastation by moving North, where, she believes, her answers lie. Her search takes twenty years, and only near the end of her life does she find peace. The miracle of her story is in her heart's transformation. Kaye Gibbons's novels have the compact detail of folk art, without any of the corn, James Wolcott wrote in The New Yorker . Her latest creation features the moving portrayal of a strong and proud heroine who digs beneath the quotidian surface of her life to uncover an extraordinary world.
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Gibbons, Kaye Sights Unseen Harper Perennial 1997 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or872368. ISBN #0380729725 / 9780380729722. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Gibbons, Kaye Sights Unseen Harper Perennial 1997 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or872368. ISBN #0380729725 / 9780380729722. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The acclaimed author of ELLEN FOSTER and the brilliant New York Times bestseller CHARMS FOR THE EASY LIFE, Kaye Gibbons paints intimate family portraits in lyrical prose, using as her palette the rich, vibrant colors of the American South. SIGHTS UNSEEN is the author at her most passionate and heartfelt best -- an unforgettable tale of unconditional love, and of a family's desperate search for normalcy in the midst of madness. It is a novel of rare poignancy, wit and evocative power -- the story of tragic, emotionally devastated Maggie, "the Barnes woman with all the problems, and daughter Hattie, a child struggling to rind a place for herself in her damaged mother's heart.
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Gide, Andre Two Symphonies: Isabelle & The Pastoral Symphony hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1085272. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Giffin, Emily First Comes Love 2017 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Moisture damage. Book #or1129102. ISBN #0345546946 / 9780345546944. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Giffin, Emily First Comes Love 2017 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Moisture damage. Book #or1129102. ISBN #0345546946 / 9780345546944. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A pair of sisters find themselves at a crossroads in this dazzling new novel from the author of Something Borrowed, Where We Belong, and The One Only . First Comes Love is a story about family, friendship, and the courage to follow your own heart wherever that may lead. Growing up, Josie and Meredith Garland shared a loving, if sometimes contentious, relationship. Josie was impulsive, spirited, and outgoing, Meredith hardworking, thoughtful, and reserved. When tragedy strikes, their delicate bond splinters. Fifteen years later, Josie and Meredith are in their late thirties, following very different paths. Josie, a first grade teacher, is single and this close to swearing off dating for good. What she wants more than the right guy, however, is to become a mother a feeling that is heightened when her ex-boyfriend s daughter is assigned to her class. Determined to have the future she s always wanted, Josie decides to take matters into her own hands. On the outside, Meredith is the model daughter with the perfect life. A successful attorney, she s married to a wonderful man, and together they re raising a beautiful four-year-old daughter. Yet lately Meredith feels dissatisfied and restless, secretly wondering if she chose the life that was expected of her rather than the one she truly desired. As the anniversary of their tragedy looms, and painful secrets from the past begin to surface, Josie and Meredith must not only confront the issues that divide them but also come to terms with their own choices. In their journey toward understanding and forgiveness, both sisters discover that they need each other more than they knew and that in the search for true happiness, love always comes first. Praise for First Comes Love An engaging story of sisterly love . . . Illuminating and engrossing. People Emily Giffin delivers another emotionally honest work. . . . First Comes Love is a heart-stirring novel about the many layers of sibling rivalry. Associated Press First Comes Love brings Giffin back with a vengeance. Tales of sisters have been at the core of other great novels, but Giffin turns that relationship upside down and makes her view a fascinating one. Huffington Post Moving and complex, First Comes Love proves that Emily Giffin is still at the top of her game. Booklist Giffin juggles Josie s quest for motherhood and Meredith s internal conflicts deftly. . . . Giffin paints a realistic portrait of the troubled and complex relationship between a pair of sisters. Kirkus Reviews This is Giffin at her finest a fantastic, memorable story. Publishers Weekly First Comes Love is an un-put-down-able, smart, and thoughtful novel that will make you think about the nature of family and how our past informs our present. PopSugar Giffin s talent is pretty much unparalleled when it comes to the modern woman s story about life, love and family. Redbook A well-written family drama. Real Simple Fans will be entertained by the author s humor and satisfied by her storytelling Atlanta Journal-Constitution From the Hardcover edition.
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Giffin, Emily Something Blue 2006 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1114791. ISBN #0312323867 / 9780312323868. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Giffin, Emily Something Blue 2006 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1114791. ISBN #0312323867 / 9780312323868. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary From the New York Times bestselling author Emily Giffin comes a novel that shows how someone with a perfect life can lose it all and then find everything. Darcy Rhone thought she had it all figured out: the more beautiful the girl, the more charmed her life. Never mind substance. Never mind playing by the rules. Never mind karma. But Darcy s neat, perfect world turns upside down when her best friend, Rachel White, the plain-Jane good girl, steals her fianc , while Darcy finds herself completely alone for the first time in her life with a baby on the way. Darcy tries to recover, fleeing to her childhood friend living in London and resorting to her tried-and-true methods for getting what she wants. But as she attempts to recreate her glamorous life on a new continent, Darcy finds that her rules no longer apply. It is only then that Darcy can begin her journey toward self-awareness, forgiveness, and motherhood. Something Blue is a novel about one woman s surprising discoveries about the true meaning of friendship, love, and happily-ever-after. It s a novel for anyone who has ever, even secretly, wondered if the last thing you want is really the one thing you
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Giffin, Emily Something Blue: A Novel St. Martin's Griffin 2006 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1139796. ISBN #0312323867 / 9780312323868. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Giffin, Emily Something Blue: A Novel St. Martin's Griffin 2006 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1139796. ISBN #0312323867 / 9780312323868. (filed under: Fiction ) *
stock image, actual book may vary From the New York Times bestselling author Emily Giffin comes a novel that shows how someone with a perfect life can lose it all and then find everything. Darcy Rhone thought she had it all figured out: the more beautiful the girl, the more charmed her life. Never mind substance. Never mind playing by the rules. Never mind karma. But Darcy s neat, perfect world turns upside down when her best friend, Rachel White, the plain-Jane good girl, steals her fianc , while Darcy finds herself completely alone for the first time in her life with a baby on the way. Darcy tries to recover, fleeing to her childhood friend living in London and resorting to her tried-and-true methods for getting what she wants. But as she attempts to recreate her glamorous life on a new continent, Darcy finds that her rules no longer apply. It is only then that Darcy can begin her journey toward self-awareness, forgiveness, and motherhood. Something Blue is a novel about one woman s surprising discoveries about the true meaning of friendship, love, and happily-ever-after. It s a novel for anyone who has ever, even secretly, wondered if the last thing you want is really the one thing you
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Giffin, Emily Something Borrowed St. Martin's Griffin 2005 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Wear from use. Book #or888868. ISBN #0312321198 / 9780312321192. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Giffin, Emily Something Borrowed St. Martin's Griffin 2005 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Wear from use. Book #or888868. ISBN #0312321198 / 9780312321192. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The smash-hit debut novel for every woman who has ever had a complicated love-hate friendship. Rachel White is the consummate good girl. A hard-working attorney at a large Manhattan law firm and a diligent maid of honor to her charmed best friend Darcy, Rachel has always played by all the rules. Since grade school, she has watched Darcy shine, quietly accepting the sidekick role in their lopsided friendship. But that suddenly changes the night of her thirtieth birthday when Rachel finally confesses her feelings to Darcy's fiance, and is both horrified and thrilled to discover that he feels the same way. As the wedding date draws near, events spiral out of control, and Rachel knows she must make a choice between her heart and conscience. In so doing, she discovers that the lines between right and wrong can be blurry, endings aren't always neat, and sometimes you have to risk everything to be true to yourself. DIV
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Giffin, Emily Where We Belong: A Novel St. Martin's Press 2012 hardcover. First Edition. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1094612. ISBN #0312554192 / 9780312554194. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Giffin, Emily Where We Belong: A Novel St. Martin's Press 2012 hardcover. First Edition. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1094612. ISBN #0312554192 / 9780312554194. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The author of five blockbuster novels, Emily Giffin, delivers an unforgettable story of two women, the families that make them who they are, and the longing, loyalty and love that binds them together Marian Caldwell is a thirty-six year old television producer, living her dream in New York City. With a fulfilling career and satisfying relationship, she has convinced everyone, including herself, that her life is just as she wants it to be. But one night, Marian answers a knock on the door . . . only to find Kirby Rose, an eighteen-year-old girl with a key to a past that Marian thought she had sealed off forever. From the moment Kirby appears on her doorstep, Marian s perfectly constructed world and her very identity will be shaken to its core, resurrecting ghosts and memories of a passionate young love affair that threaten everything that has come to define her. For the precocious and determined Kirby, the encounter will spur a process of discovery that ushers her across the threshold of adulthood, forcing her to re-evaluate her family and future in a wise and bittersweet light. As the two women embark on a journey to find the one thing missing in their lives, each will come to recognize that where we belong is often where we least expect to find ourselves a place that we may have willed ourselves to forget, but that the heart remembers forever.
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Gilb, Dagoberto Last Known Residence Of Mickey Acuna 1995 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1056828. ISBN #080213419X / 9780802134196. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Gilb, Dagoberto Last Known Residence Of Mickey Acuna 1995 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1056828. ISBN #080213419X / 9780802134196. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Mickey Acu a is a man suspended between a vague past and a vaguer future. Emerging from the landscape of the Southwest, buffeted by life and licking his wounds, he moves into a YMCA to wait for a check that is coming to save him and that demands an address. As days and then weeks pass without its arrival, he picks up work - first odd jobs and then shifts at the cash register of the Y - and hangs out with his neighbors, playing handball, drinking coffee, shooting pool, getting drunk, falling in love or lust with women he meets, works with, passes on the street. In the vacuum of the Y, Mickey finds himself becoming the unwitting center of a community starved for human contact and for meaning: Sarge, with his fast-food coupons; Omar, with his drunken rages and obsession with the vanished Lucy; Rosemary, whose abundant physical presence both attracts and repels him. Mickey fights to maintain his distance and his freedom, until the narrative converges abruptly around him in a profound and shocking conclusion.
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Gilbert, Elizabeth Stern Men 2001 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1054605. ISBN #061812733X / 9780618127337. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Gilbert, Elizabeth Stern Men 2001 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1054605. ISBN #061812733X / 9780618127337. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary On two remote islands off the coast of Maine, the local lobstermen have fought savagely for generations over the fishing rights to the ocean waters between them. Young Ruth Thomas is born into this feud, the daughter of one of the greediest lobstermen in Maine. Eighteen years old, as smart as a whip, and irredeemably unromantic, Ruth returns home from boarding school determined to throw her education overboard and join the "stern men." As the feud escalates, she helps work the lobster boats, brushes up on her profanity, and eventually falls for Owney Wishnell, a handsome young lobsterman. "Funny, clever and wise" Seattle Times , STERN MEN captures a feisty American spirit through this unforgettable heroine who is destined for greatness despite herself.
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Gilchrist, Ellen I Cannot Get You Close Enough: 3 Novellas 1991 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1024182. ISBN #0316314234 / 9780316314237. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Gilchrist, Ellen I Cannot Get You Close Enough: 3 Novellas 1991 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1024182. ISBN #0316314234 / 9780316314237. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Home for the summer in Alabama, Rhoda Manning seems blessed: her daddy is very rich, she is newly slim, and all of her friends adore her. But the passionate, independent Rhoda begins to realize that life is more than her comfortable, secure existence would suggest. As Rhoda strains against the confinements of home and family, she becomes reckless, flinging herself on a rebellious course toward destruction.
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Gilchrist, Ellen I Cannot Get You Close Enough: Three Novellas 1991 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1030790. ISBN #0316314234 / 9780316314237. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Gilchrist, Ellen I Cannot Get You Close Enough: Three Novellas 1991 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1030790. ISBN #0316314234 / 9780316314237. (filed under: Fiction ) *
stock image, actual book may vary Home for the summer in Alabama, Rhoda Manning seems blessed: her daddy is very rich, she is newly slim, and all of her friends adore her. But the passionate, independent Rhoda begins to realize that life is more than her comfortable, secure existence would suggest. As Rhoda strains against the confinements of home and family, she becomes reckless, flinging herself on a rebellious course toward destruction.
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Gillet, Alexis F. Forest Fortune And Ted Jones hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1041593. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Gillham, David R. City Of Women 2012 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1114716. ISBN #039915776X / 9780399157769. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Gillham, David R. City Of Women 2012 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1114716. ISBN #039915776X / 9780399157769. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Whom do you trust, whom do you love, and who can be saved? It is 1943 the height of the Second World War and Berlin has essentially become a city of women. Sigrid Schr der is, for all intents and purposes, the model German soldier s wife: She goes to work every day, does as much with her rations as she can, and dutifully cares for her meddling mother-in-law, all the while ignoring the horrific immoralities of the regime. But behind this fa ade is an entirely different Sigrid, a woman who dreams of her former lover, now lost in the chaos of the war. Her lover is a Jew. But Sigrid is not the only one with secrets. A high ranking SS officer and his family move down the hall and Sigrid finds herself pulled into their orbit. A young woman doing her duty-year is out of excuses before Sigrid can even ask her any questions. And then there s the blind man selling pencils on the corner, whose eyes Sigrid can feel following her from behind the darkness of his goggles. Soon Sigrid is embroiled in a world she knew nothing about, and as her eyes open to the reality around her, the carefully constructed fortress of solitude she has built over the years begins to collapse. She must choose to act on what is right and what is wrong, and what falls somewhere in the shadows between the two. In this page-turning novel, David Gillham explores what happens to ordinary people thrust into extraordinary times, and how the choices they make can be the difference between life and death.
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Gilman, Susan Jane The Ice Cream Queen Of Orchard Street Grand Central Publishing 2015 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1141817. ISBN #1455564117 / 9781455564118. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Gingrich, Newt; Forstchen, William R. Days Of Infamy hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1078551. ISBN #0312363516 / 9780312363512. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Gingrich, Newt; Forstchen, William R. Days Of Infamy hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1078551. ISBN #0312363516 / 9780312363512. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Absolutely brilliant Fast paced and filled with tension and suspense. Every page resonates with the momentous events and great personalities of World War II and scenes so carefully crafted you feel like you re there. This is a must read for all who look at history and wonder: What if -- Oliver North, Lt. Col., USMC Ret. , host of War Stories on the Fox News Channel In 2007, bestselling authors Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen launched a new epic adventure series about World War II in the Pacific, with their book Pearl Harbor : A Novel of December 8th, 1941 , which instantly rocketed to the New York Times bestseller list. Gingrich and Forstchen s now critically acclaimed approach, which they term active history, examines how a change in but one decision might have profoundly altered American history. In Pearl Harbor they explored how history might have been changed if Admiral Yamamoto had directly led the attack on that fateful day, instead of remaining in Japan. Building on that promise, Days of Infamy starts minutes after the close of Pearl Harbor, as both sides react to the monumental events triggered by the presence of Admiral Yamamoto. In direct command of the six carriers of the attacking fleet, Yamamoto decides to launch a fateful third-wave attack on the island of Oahu, and then keeps his fleet in the area to hunt down the surviving American aircraft carriers, which by luck and fate were not anchored in the harbor on that day. Historians have often speculated about what might have transpired from legendary matchups of great generals and admirals. In this story of the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, the notorious gambler Yamamoto is pitted against the equally legendary American admiral Bill Halsey in a battle of wits, nerve, and skill. Days of Infamy recounts this alternative history from a multitude of viewpoints---from President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill, and the two great admirals, on down to American pilots flying antiquated aircraft, bravely facing the vastly superior Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft. Gingrich and Forstchen have written a sequel that s as much a homage to the survivors of the real Pearl Harbor attack as it is an imaginative and thrilling take on America s entry into World War II. Praise for the first book in the Pacific War Series, Pearl Harbor : "A thrilling tale of American's darkest day." --W.E.B. Griffin "Masterful storytelling that not only captures the heroic highs and hellish lows of that horrific day which lives on in infamy--it resonates with today's conflicts and challeneges." --William E. Butterworth IV, New York Times bestselling author of The Saboteurs "A politician and a novelist, each an accomplished historian in his own right, are emerging as master authors of alternative history. In this what if treatment of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Newt Gingrich and William Forstchen combine their talents to make the diplomacy as suspenseful as the combat, even for readers who know what happens next or think they know." --Dennis Showalter, former president of the Society of Military Historians "This book is not only a great read, it is a fascinating historical story that applies today in Iraq as it did in the Western Pacific in the late 30s and 40s." B
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Gingrich, Newt; Forstchen, William R. Pearl Harbor: A Novel of December 8th 2007 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Moisture damage. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or1048383. ISBN #0312363508 / 9780312363505. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Gingrich, Newt; Forstchen, William R. Pearl Harbor: A Novel of December 8th 2007 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Moisture damage. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or1048383. ISBN #0312363508 / 9780312363505. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary "A Thrilling Tale of the Attack That Marked America's Darkest Day" ---W.E.B. Griffin President Franklin D. Roosevelt's speech on December 8, 1941, lasted a mere six and half minutes. But his words and tone--in a monologue that would later be named the Infamy Speech--sent ripples into a nation and a world that continue even today. The historical implications that emerged from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor were unprecedented, launching America not only into the depths of a dangerous war, but forever altering the safety and comfort of everyday living. December 8th became a day of speaking out publicly and declaring war; of action, battle, plotting, and victories. This date's significance is resonant and profound as an indelible moment in American history. Fresh from their series on the American Civil War, bestselling authors Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen now launch a new epic adventure by applying their imaginations and knowledge to the "Date of Infamy"--the attack on Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor covers the full spectrum of characters and events from that historic moment, from national leaders and admirals to the views of ordinary citizens caught in the chaos of war. From the chambers of the Emperor of Japan to the American White House, from the decks of aircraft carriers to the playing fields of the Japanese Naval Academy, this powerful story stretches from the nightmare slaughter of China in the 1930s to the lonely office of Commander James Watson, an American cryptographer, who suspects the impending catastrophic attack. It is a story of intrigue, double-dealing, the horrific brutality of war, and the desperate efforts of men of reason on both sides to prevent a titanic struggle that becomes inevitable. Gingrich and Forstchen's now critically acclaimed approach, which they term "active history," examines how a change in but one decision might have profoundly altered American history. In Pearl Harbor , they pose the question of how the presence of but one more man within the Japanese attacking force could have transfigured the war. More than a retelling, the book also serves as a potent warning, valid still today as an example of what happens when communications and understanding breaks down, and a nation is ill-prepared for the onslaught that might ensue. A compelling, meticulously researched saga, Pearl Harbor is also a novel of valor about those who took part in this cataclysmic moment in world history. It inaugurates a dramatic new Pacific War series that begins with the terrifying account of the day that started it all. Praise for Pearl Harbor : "A politician and a novelist, each an accomplished historian in his own right, are emerging as master authors of alternative history. In this 'what if' treatment of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Newt Gingrich and William Forstchen combine their talents to make the diplomacy as suspenseful as the combat, even for readers who know what happens next---or think they know. The authors' mastery of both the broad sweep of events and the details of naval war and military technology give their counterfactual scenarios an unusual degree of plausibility, concluding with a version of the Japanese attack that guarantees a fictional Pacific war even more terrible than the one that began on December 7, 1941." -- Dennis Showalter, former president of the Society of Military Historians "The book is not only a great read, it is a fascinating historical story that applies today in Iraq as it did in the Western Pacific in the late '30s and '40s." ---Captain Alex Fraser Ret. "Gingrich and Forstchen have done it again. Building on their successful collaboration on their Civil War trilogy that so skillfully combined real history with fiction, they have with Pearl Harbor happily inaugurated another new series. You will not want to put it down, but when you finish you will look, as I do, with great anticipation to the next book." ---Chief of Police William J. Bratton, Los Angeles Police Department "Masterful storytelling that not only captures the heroic highs and hellish lows of that horrific day which lives on in infamy---it resonates with today's conflicts and challenges." ---William E. Butterworth IV, New York Times Best-selling Author of The Saboteurs
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