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Gordimer, Nadine Burger's Daughter paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1032154. ISBN #0140055932 / 9780140055931. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Gordimer, Nadine Writing and Being Harvard University Press 1995 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1110137. ISBN #067496232X / 9780674962323. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Gordimer, Nadine Writing and Being Harvard University Press 1995 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1110137. ISBN #067496232X / 9780674962323. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Whether talking about her own writing, interpreting the works of others, or giving us a window on the world that "we in South Africa are attempting to reconstruct," Nadine Gordimer has much to tell us about the art of fiction and the art of life. In this deeply resonant book Gordimer examines the tension for a writer between life's experiences and narrative creations. She asks first, where do characters come from--to what extent are they drawn from real life? We are touching on this question whenever we insist on the facts behind the fiction, Gordimer suggests, and here she tries to unravel the mysterious process that breathes "real" life into fiction. Exploring the writings of revolutionaries in South Africa, she shows how their struggle is contrastingly expressed in factual accounts and in lyrical poetry. Gordimer next turns to three writers linked by their search for a life that transcends their own time and place: in distinctive and telling ways, Naguib Mahfouz, Chinua Achebe, and Amos Oz defy accepted norms of loyalty to the mores and politics of their countries. Their search in Egypt, Nigeria, and Israel for a meaningful definition of home testifies to what it must be: the destination of the human spirit beyond national boundaries. Ending on a personal note, Gordimer reveals her own experience of "writing her way out of" the confines of a dying colonialism.
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Gordon, Jaimy Lord Of Misrule 2011 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1037752. ISBN #0307946738 / 9780307946737. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Gordon, Jaimy Lord Of Misrule 2011 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1037752. ISBN #0307946738 / 9780307946737. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary A brilliant novel that captures the dusty, dark, and beautiful world of small-time horse racing, where trainers, jockeys, grooms and grifters vie for what little luck is offered at a run-down West Virginia track . Tommy Hansel has a plan: run four horses, all better than they look on paper, at long odds at Indian Mound Downs, then grab the purse -- or cash a bet -- and run before anyone s the wiser. At his side is Maggie Koderer, who finds herself powerfully drawn to the gorgeous, used up animals of the cheap track. She also lands in the cross-hairs of leading trainer Joe Dale Bigg. But as news of Tommy s plan spreads, from veteran groom Medicine Ed, to loan shark Two-Tie, to Kidstuff the blacksmith, it s Maggie, not Tommy or the handlers of legendary stakes horse Lord of Misrule, who will find what's valuable in a world where everything has a price.
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Gordon, Nell Company You Keep 2003 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1110605. ISBN #0670032182 / 9780670032181. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Gordon, Nell Company You Keep 2003 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1110605. ISBN #0670032182 / 9780670032181. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary With the publication of his highly praised first novel, Sacrifice of Isaac , Neil Gordon proved himself a master of the intellectual thriller. In his new novel, Gordon mixes political turmoil and family drama to deliver a plot that is as intricate as it is compelling. Based on intensive research into the divisive events of the late sixties and the lives of Weather Underground radicals and Vietnam veterans, The Company You Keep is a story of the ecstatic righteousness of youth and the bonds of family love, of ideals betrayed by violence, and of love sacrificed to history. When his political past catches up with him, one man goes on the run again after thirty-odd years-this time not for political reasons, but for the love of his child. Again he becomes a fugitive, setting in motion an incredible American saga. Historically rich, morally complex, and emotionally engrossing, The Company You Keep is a dramatic and moving novel in the tradition of works by Tim O'Brien and Tobias Wolff.
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Gordon, Rose Secrets Of a Viscount 2014 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1130882. ISBN #1938352335 / 9781938352331. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Gordon, Rose Secrets Of a Viscount 2014 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1130882. ISBN #1938352335 / 9781938352331. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary One summer night, Sebastian Gentry, Lord Belgrave hauled the wrong young lady to Gretna Green. When her identity is exposed, the only obvious solution is to get an annulment. Only, just like his elopement plans, things didn t go as planned and while she has reason to believe they are no longer married, he knows better. Wanting to make things right for her, he offers to help her find a husband Isabelle Knight has just been given an unexpected fortune and is in the midst of doing what she never believed she'd have to do: spend a Season on the Marriage Mart. Finding no one who seems to catch her fancy--or even seems bearable to tolerate until death do them part--her entire world is sent spinning with the sudden appearance of none other than her former husband. Isabelle is in no position to refuse his offer to help her find a husband and reluctantly agrees, but what neither counts on is her future husband just might be the one she s still secretly married to.
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Gortner, C.W. Tudor Conspiracy 2013 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1044633. ISBN #1250042771 / 9781250042774. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Gortner, C.W. Tudor Conspiracy 2013 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1044633. ISBN #1250042771 / 9781250042774. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Hunted by a shadowy foe in Bloody Mary s court, Brendan Prescott plunges into London s treacherous underworld to unravel a dark conspiracy that could make Elizabeth queen or send her to her death in C.W. Gortner's The Tudor Conspiracy England, 1553: Harsh winter encroaches upon the realm. Mary Tudor has become queen to popular acclaim and her enemies are imprisoned in the Tower. But when she s betrothed to Philip, Catholic prince of Spain, putting her Protestant subjects in peril, rumors of a plot to depose her swirl around the one person whom many consider to be England s heir and only hope the queen s half-sister, Princess Elizabeth. Haunted by his past, Brendan Prescott lives far from the intrigues of court. But his time of refuge comes to an end when his foe and mentor, the spymaster Cecil, brings him disquieting news that sends him on a dangerous mission. Elizabeth is held captive at court, the target of the Spanish ambassador, who seeks her demise. Obliged to return to the palace where he almost lost his life, Brendan finds himself working as a double-agent for Queen Mary herself, who orders Brendan to secure proof that will be his cherished Elizabeth s undoing. Plunged into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a mysterious opponent who hides a terrifying secret, Brendan races against time to retrieve a cache of the princess s private letters, even as he begins to realize that in this dark world of betrayal and deceit, where power is supreme and sister can turn against sister, nothing and no one is what it seems.
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Gould, Leslie Scrap Everything WaterBrook 2006 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1050586. ISBN #1400071534 / 9781400071531. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Gould, Leslie Scrap Everything WaterBrook 2006 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1050586. ISBN #1400071534 / 9781400071531. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Elise didn t want to be in the town at all and certainly not in the scrapbooking shop A month after Elise Shelton and her family arrive in Forest Falls, Oregon, she wanders into Rebekah Graham s scrapbooking store. Elise deems Rebekah too perky and judges scrapbooking to be another never-gets-done chore, but she s also drawn to the community of women who gather to crop their photos, lay out pages, and share their lives. The women rally around Elise when her husband is called back into the army and her family is thrown into turmoil. When Rebekah s daughter faces a medical crisis, challenging Rebekah s desire to control her life as tightly as she plans her scrapbook pages, the women must support each other. As both women battle to overcome their fears and to grow in faith, they discover unexpected gifts and an unlikely friendship that will change their lives.
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Gourevitch, Philip; Morris, Errol Standard Operating Procedure Penguin Press 2008 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1056453. ISBN #1594201323 / 9781594201325. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Gourevitch, Philip; Morris, Errol Standard Operating Procedure Penguin Press 2008 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1056453. ISBN #1594201323 / 9781594201325. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary An utterly original literary and intellectual collaboration by two of our keenest moral and political observers has produced a nonfiction Heart of Darkness for our time: the first full reckoning of what actually happened at Abu Ghraib prison, based on hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews with the Americans involved. The Ballad of Abu Ghraib reveals the stories of the American soldiers who took and appeared in the iconic photographs of the Iraq war-the haunting digital snapshots from Abu Ghraib prison that shocked the world-and simultaneously illuminates and alters forever our understanding of those images and the events they depict. Drawing on more than two hundred hours of Errol Morris's startlingly frank and intimate interviews with Americans who served at Abu Ghraib and with some of their Iraqi prisoners, as well as on his own research, Philip Gourevitch has written a relentlessly surprising account of Iraq's occupation from the inside out-rendering vivid portraits of guards and prisoners ensnared in an appalling breakdown of command authority and moral order. What did we think we saw in the infamous photographs, and what were we, in fact, looking at? What did the people in the photographs think they were doing, and why did they take them? What was "standard operating procedure" and what was "being creative" when it came to making prisoners uncomfortable? Who was giving orders, and who was following them? Where does the line lie between humiliation and torture, and why and how does that matter? Was the true Abu Ghraib "scandal" a result of an expos or a cover-up? In exploring these questions, Gourevitch and Morris have crafted a nonfiction morality play that stands to endure as essential reading long after the current war in Iraq passes from the headlines. By taking us deep into the voices and characters of the men and women who lived the horror of Abu Ghraib, the authors force us, whatever our politics, to reexamine the pat explanations in which we have been offered-or sought-refuge, and to see afresh this watershed episode. Instead of a "few bad apples," we are confronted with disturbingly ordinary young American men and women who have been dropped into something out of Dante's Inferno. The Ballad of Abu Ghraib is a book that makes you think and makes you see-an essential contribution from two of our finest nonfiction artists working at the peak of their powers.
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Gowda, Shili Somaya Secret Daughter paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1082549. ISBN #0062089498 / 9780062089496. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Gowda, Shili Somaya Secret Daughter paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1082549. ISBN #0062089498 / 9780062089496. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Somer's life is everything she imagined it would be- she's newly married and has started her career as a physician in San Francisco- until she makes the devastating discovery she never will be able to have children. the same year in India, a poor mother makes the heartbreaking choice to saver her newborn daughter's life by giving her away. It is a decision that will haunt Kavita for the rest of her life, and cause a ripple effect that travels across the world and back again. Asha, adopted out of a Mumbai orphanage, is the child that binds the destinies of these two women. We follow both families, invisibly connecteduntil Asha's journey of self- discovery leads her back to India. Compulsively readable and deeply touching, "Secret Daughter" is a story of the unforeseen ways in which our choices and families affect our lives, and the indelible power of love in all of its many forms. SHILPI SOMAYA GOWDA was born in Toronto and raised there by parents who emmigrated from Bombay. She lives with her husband and two children in California.
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Gowda, Shilpi Somaya Secret Daughter William Morrow Paperbacks 2011 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1006938. ISBN #0061928356 / 9780061928352. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Gowda, Shilpi Somaya Secret Daughter William Morrow Paperbacks 2011 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1006938. ISBN #0061928356 / 9780061928352. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Moving and thought-provoking and informative and imaginative and beautifully executed. What a wonderful story Mary Jane Clark This book is a must for anyone touched by adoption, or India, or the delicate dynamic between adolescent girls and their mothers. Sujata Massey, author of Shimura Trouble Secret Daughter , a first novel by Shilpi Somaya Gowda, explores powerfully and poignantly the emotional terrain of motherhood, loss, identity, and love through the experiences of two families one Indian, one American and the child that binds them together. A masterful work set partially in the Mumbai slums so vividly portrayed in the hit film Slumdog Millionaire , Secret Daughter recalls the acclaimed novels of Kim Edwards and Thrity Umrigar, yet sparkles with the freshness of a truly exciting new literary voice.
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Grady, onan C. The Collected Works of Ducrot Pepys hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1126710. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Graff, Laurie You Have to Kiss a Lot of Frogs Red Dress Ink 2004 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1099555. ISBN #0373250460 / 9780373250462. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Graff, Laurie You Have to Kiss a Lot of Frogs Red Dress Ink 2004 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1099555. ISBN #0373250460 / 9780373250462. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Tales from the dating pond. "It only takes one." "There are a lot of other fish in the sea." "Every pot has a cover." "When it's your time, it will just happen." Ugh Karrie Kline had heard it all. But her search for the perfect man had never been all that pressing until her laugh lines became more noticeable, she attended one too many bridal showers and woke up next to far too many never-gonna-commit men. Suddenly, she realized that finding someone to love and who actually loved her back was important. Karrie wanted more. But knowing what she wanted, and actually getting what she wanted . . . well, that was a lot to think about. Through her wry, witty and sometimes wrenching recollections, join Karrie as she looks back at over fifteen years of dating vignettes involving disastrous fix-ups, strange chance encounters and missed opportunities. From the shortest date in Manhattan history, to Mr. FamousHollywoodTelevisonActor who was more bark than bite, these are tales for every woman -- whether she's found her Prince Charming, or her lips are incredibly chapped from kissing her own share of frogs.
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Grafton, Sue R is for Ricochet G. P. Putnam's Sons 2004 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1048753. ISBN #0399152288 / 9780399152283. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Grafton, Sue R is for Ricochet G. P. Putnam's Sons 2004 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1048753. ISBN #0399152288 / 9780399152283. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Reba Lafferty was a daughter of privilege. Abandoned by her rebellious mother when she was an infant, she was the only child of a rich man already in his mid-fifties when she was born, and her adoring father thoroughly spoiled her. Now, at thirty-two, having had many scrapes with the law, she is about to be released on probation from the California Institution for Women, having served twenty-two months of a four-year sentence for embezzlement. Though Nord Lafferty could deny his daughter nothing, he wasn't there for her when she was brought up on this charge. Now he wants to be sure she stays straight, stays at home and away from the drugs, the booze, the gamblers. It seems a straightforward assignment for Kinsey: babysit Reba until she settles in, make sure she follows all the niceties of her parole. Maybe a week's work. Nothing untoward-the woman seems remorseful and friendly. And the money is good. But life is never that simple, and Reba is out of prison less than twenty- four hours when one of her old crowd comes circling round. R is for Ricochet . And R is for romance: love gone right, love gone wrong, and matters somewhere in between.
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Graham, Janice Sarah's Window G. P. Putnam's Sons 2001 hardcover. First Edition. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1086137. ISBN #0399146296 / 9780399146299. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Graham, Janice Sarah's Window G. P. Putnam's Sons 2001 hardcover. First Edition. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1086137. ISBN #0399146296 / 9780399146299. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Janice Graham's unforgettable second novel is a love story from the heartland: a classic romantic triangle, driven by the forces of providence, played out against the wild natural beauty of the Flint Hills. Her debut novel Firebird was an international success and launched Janice Graham into the ranks of our most beloved storytellers. LaVyrle Spencer, Mary Higgins Clark, and Anne Rivers Siddons all generously praised the novel, while Booklist hailed the author as "an undeniably talented writer." Now Graham returns with a powerful love story, unique in its setting yet utterly universal. Raised by her grandparents in the Flint Hills of Kansas, Sarah Bryden puts aside her dreams of higher learning and world travel when her grandfather suffers a devastating accident. She leaves college and returns to the tiny town of Bazaar, waiting tables at a local caf and passionately nourishing in secret her creative spirit. Sarah is a loner, but there is a magic about her, apparent to all who meet her. Also returning to small-town life are John and Susan Wilde. John has taken a leave of absence from Berkeley to settle in the heart of the Flint Hills with his wife and their newly adopted son, hoping that the quiet and wide open spaces will ease them into their new roles as parents and fortify their frail little boy. When Sarah encounters the child, however, there is an instant connection, a feeling of old souls meeting, and John can't help but notice how naturally she takes to the boy-in stark contrast to his wife, who has grappled with motherhood from the very start. Sarah awakens John and she in turn is captivated by him-his energy, his will, his brilliance. Around the structure of the classic romantic triangle, the conflict unfolds. And amid a series of disasters, both natural and man-made, John, Sarah, and Susan learn to honor the forces of the universe that compel lives together-and just as forcefully tear them apart. Intelligent writing, unforgettable characters, and vivid prairie landscapes make Sarah's Window a book to take to heart.
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Graham, Lorna The Ghost of Greenwich Village Ballantine Books 2011 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1003731. ISBN #034552621X / 9780345526212. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Graham, Lorna The Ghost of Greenwich Village Ballantine Books 2011 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1003731. ISBN #034552621X / 9780345526212. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary In this charming fiction debut, a young woman moves to Manhattan in search of romance and excitement only to find that her apartment is haunted by the ghost of a cantankerous Beat Generation writer in need of a rather huge favor. For Eve Weldon, moving to Greenwich Village is a dream come true. She s following in the bohemian footsteps of her mother, who lived there during the early sixties among a lively community of Beat artists and writers. But when Eve arrives, the only scribe she meets is a grumpy ghost named Donald, and the only writing she manages to do is for chirpy segments on a morning news program, Smell the Coffee . The hypercompetitive network environment is a far cry from the genial camaraderie of her mother s literary scene, and Eve begins to wonder if the world she sought has faded from existence. But as she struggles to balance her new job, demands from Donald to help him complete his life s work, a budding friendship with a legendary fashion designer, and a search for clues to her mother s past, Eve begins to realize that community comes in many forms and that the true magic of the Village is very much alive, though it may reveal itself in surprising ways.
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Graham, Winston Ross Poldark: A Novel of Cornwall, 1783-1787 (The Poldark Saga) Sourcebooks Landmark 2015 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1140026. ISBN #1492622079 / 9781492622079. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Graham, Winston Ross Poldark: A Novel of Cornwall, 1783-1787 (The Poldark Saga) Sourcebooks Landmark 2015 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1140026. ISBN #1492622079 / 9781492622079. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary As Seen on Masterpiece on PBS : Book 1 of the beloved Poldark series In the first novel in Winston Graham's hit series, a weary Ross Poldark returns to England from war, looking forward to a joyful homecoming with his beloved Elizabeth. But instead he discovers his father has died, his home is overrun by livestock and drunken servants, and Elizabeth believing Ross to be dead is now engaged to his cousin. Ross has no choice but to start his life anew. Thus begins the Poldark series, a heartwarming, gripping saga set in the windswept landscape of Cornwall. With an unforgettable cast of characters that spans loves, lives, and generations, this extraordinary masterwork from Winston Graham is a story you will never forget.
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