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The Only Story: A novel

By Julian Barnes

The Only Story: A novel (Hardcover)

By Julian Barnes

$28.55
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ISBN: 9780525521211

Published: Knopf - April 17th, 2018

Barnes has crafted a beautifully honest and introspective novel about the decade-long love affair between Susan, middle aged and married, and nineteen years old Paul. The two meet at an exclusive tennis club outside of London and soon become inseparable. It is the 1960s, and their barely concealed romance causes embarrassment for their families and censure from their community. Barnes writes with real depth of feeling about the experience of falling in love and its heedless, self-centered sense of excitement. But even more heartfelt is Barnes’ depiction of love’s disintegration as Paul finds himself powerless to stop Susan from destroying herself and at the same time sabotaging the intimate physical and emotional bonds that they share. A luminous exploration of the tenuous phases of love and life.

The Only Story: A novel (Hardcover)

By Julian Barnes

$28.55
Out of Stock Indefinitely

ISBN: 9780525521211

Published: Knopf - April 17th, 2018

Barnes has crafted a beautifully honest and introspective novel about the decade-long love affair between Susan, middle aged and married, and nineteen years old Paul. The two meet at an exclusive tennis club outside of London and soon become inseparable. It is the 1960s, and their barely concealed romance causes embarrassment for their families and censure from their community. Barnes writes with real depth of feeling about the experience of falling in love and its heedless, self-centered sense of excitement. But even more heartfelt is Barnes’ depiction of love’s disintegration as Paul finds himself powerless to stop Susan from destroying herself and at the same time sabotaging the intimate physical and emotional bonds that they share. A luminous exploration of the tenuous phases of love and life.

Barnes has crafted a beautifully honest and introspective novel about the decade-long love affair between Susan, middle aged and married, and nineteen years old Paul. The two meet at an exclusive tennis club outside of London and soon become inseparable. It is the 1960s, and their barely concealed romance causes embarrassment for their families and censure from their community. Barnes writes with real depth of feeling about the experience of falling in love and its heedless, self-centered sense of excitement. But even more heartfelt is Barnes’ depiction of love’s disintegration as Paul finds himself powerless to stop Susan from destroying herself and at the same time sabotaging the intimate physical and emotional bonds that they share. A luminous exploration of the tenuous phases of love and life.

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It Is Daylight (Yale Series of Younger Poets)

By Arda Collins, Louise Glück

It Is Daylight (Yale Series of Younger Poets) (Paperback)

By Arda Collins, Louise Glück (Foreword by)

Currently Unavailable

ISBN: 9780300148886

Published: Yale University Press - April 7th, 2009

I remember stumbling across Arda Collins' poetry and thinking: this is the best stuff I've ever read. I only had access to a few oh her poems online, but here they are altoghter in a Yale Series winning debut. Highlights: "The News," "Garden Apartments," "Snow on the Apples."

It Is Daylight (Yale Series of Younger Poets) (Paperback)

By Arda Collins, Louise Glück (Foreword by)

Currently Unavailable

ISBN: 9780300148886

Published: Yale University Press - April 7th, 2009

I remember stumbling across Arda Collins' poetry and thinking: this is the best stuff I've ever read. I only had access to a few oh her poems online, but here they are altoghter in a Yale Series winning debut. Highlights: "The News," "Garden Apartments," "Snow on the Apples."

I remember stumbling across Arda Collins' poetry and thinking: this is the best stuff I've ever read. I only had access to a few oh her poems online, but here they are altoghter in a Yale Series winning debut. Highlights: "The News," "Garden Apartments," "Snow on the Apples."

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The Female Persuasion: A Novel

By Meg Wolitzer

The Female Persuasion: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Meg Wolitzer

$28.00
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ISBN: 9781594488405

Published: Riverhead Books - April 3rd, 2018

A classic coming-of-age story. Greer, a bright, impressionalbe college freshman from a small town, meets Faith, a renowned and glamorous older woman--an encounter that changes the course of Greer's life. Faith is an icon of the feminist movement and Greer idolizes her--an adulation that eventually turns to disillusionment. In examinig what it means to be a feminist Wolitzer honors the private acts that have a direct and positive impact on indiviual lives. Wolitzer's wonderful novel reminds us of the fraught contexts and assumptions that weight the attainment and execution of female leadership.

The Female Persuasion: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Meg Wolitzer

$28.00
Out of Stock Indefinitely

ISBN: 9781594488405

Published: Riverhead Books - April 3rd, 2018

A classic coming-of-age story. Greer, a bright, impressionalbe college freshman from a small town, meets Faith, a renowned and glamorous older woman--an encounter that changes the course of Greer's life. Faith is an icon of the feminist movement and Greer idolizes her--an adulation that eventually turns to disillusionment. In examinig what it means to be a feminist Wolitzer honors the private acts that have a direct and positive impact on indiviual lives. Wolitzer's wonderful novel reminds us of the fraught contexts and assumptions that weight the attainment and execution of female leadership.

A classic coming-of-age story. Greer, a bright, impressionalbe college freshman from a small town, meets Faith, a renowned and glamorous older woman--an encounter that changes the course of Greer's life. Faith is an icon of the feminist movement and Greer idolizes her--an adulation that eventually turns to disillusionment. In examinig what it means to be a feminist Wolitzer honors the private acts that have a direct and positive impact on indiviual lives. Wolitzer's wonderful novel reminds us of the fraught contexts and assumptions that weight the attainment and execution of female leadership.

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The Crying of Lot 49

By Thomas Pynchon

The Crying of Lot 49 (Paperback)

By Thomas Pynchon

$14.99

ISBN: 9780060913076

Availability: NOT IN STOCK - Usually arrives in 7 - 14 business days

Published: Harper Perennial Modern Classics - October 17th, 2006

We all want to say that we've actually read a Thomas Pynchon book. THE CRYING OF LOT 49 is Pynchon's debut-- a slim, strange story of corporate mysticism and individual perplexity. It's by far Pynchon's most accessible work, and it opens the door to the author's more abstract stories. You'll read it in a weekend and think about it for months.

The Crying of Lot 49 (Paperback)

By Thomas Pynchon

$14.99

ISBN: 9780060913076

Availability: NOT IN STOCK - Usually arrives in 7 - 14 business days

Published: Harper Perennial Modern Classics - October 17th, 2006

We all want to say that we've actually read a Thomas Pynchon book. THE CRYING OF LOT 49 is Pynchon's debut-- a slim, strange story of corporate mysticism and individual perplexity. It's by far Pynchon's most accessible work, and it opens the door to the author's more abstract stories. You'll read it in a weekend and think about it for months.

We all want to say that we've actually read a Thomas Pynchon book. THE CRYING OF LOT 49 is Pynchon's debut-- a slim, strange story of corporate mysticism and individual perplexity. It's by far Pynchon's most accessible work, and it opens the door to the author's more abstract stories. You'll read it in a weekend and think about it for months.

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Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece

By Michael Benson

Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece (Hardcover)

By Michael Benson

$30.00
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ISBN: 9781501163937

Published: Simon & Schuster - April 3rd, 2018

If this wonderful book about the making of 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY isn't as mesmerizing as the movie, that's only because few things in this world can mesmerize like director Stanley Kubrick. The years-long journey to the screen of his vision (and Arthur C. Clarke's, also no slouch) is vital, alive, fascinating, and amusing, as full of ego and ambition as a work of military history. There's even a crazy-brilliant general in charge.

Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece (Hardcover)

By Michael Benson

$30.00
Out of Stock Indefinitely

ISBN: 9781501163937

Published: Simon & Schuster - April 3rd, 2018

If this wonderful book about the making of 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY isn't as mesmerizing as the movie, that's only because few things in this world can mesmerize like director Stanley Kubrick. The years-long journey to the screen of his vision (and Arthur C. Clarke's, also no slouch) is vital, alive, fascinating, and amusing, as full of ego and ambition as a work of military history. There's even a crazy-brilliant general in charge.

If this wonderful book about the making of 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY isn't as mesmerizing as the movie, that's only because few things in this world can mesmerize like director Stanley Kubrick. The years-long journey to the screen of his vision (and Arthur C. Clarke's, also no slouch) is vital, alive, fascinating, and amusing, as full of ego and ambition as a work of military history. There's even a crazy-brilliant general in charge.

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Sometimes I Lie: A Novel

By Alice Feeney

Sometimes I Lie: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Alice Feeney

$29.69
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ISBN: 9781250144843

Published: Flatiron Books - March 13th, 2018

The ending everyone is talking about. Your 2018 psychological thriller.

Sometimes I Lie: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Alice Feeney

$29.69
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ISBN: 9781250144843

Published: Flatiron Books - March 13th, 2018

The ending everyone is talking about. Your 2018 psychological thriller.

The ending everyone is talking about. Your 2018 psychological thriller.

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Debths

By Susan Howe

Debths (Paperback)

By Susan Howe

$17.55
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ISBN: 9780811226851

Published: New Directions - June 27th, 2017

"A work of art is a world of signs..." So begins the second poem, "Titian Air Vents," of Susan Howe's DEBTHS. In this collection, Howe's unleashed. These poems snap and pop like static electricity-- coming in and out of clarity and form, sometimes slipping into dissonance and confusion. DEBTHS gives us a phenomenal and gripping chunk of poems to chew on.

Debths (Paperback)

By Susan Howe

$17.55
Out of Stock Indefinitely

ISBN: 9780811226851

Published: New Directions - June 27th, 2017

"A work of art is a world of signs..." So begins the second poem, "Titian Air Vents," of Susan Howe's DEBTHS. In this collection, Howe's unleashed. These poems snap and pop like static electricity-- coming in and out of clarity and form, sometimes slipping into dissonance and confusion. DEBTHS gives us a phenomenal and gripping chunk of poems to chew on.

"A work of art is a world of signs..." So begins the second poem, "Titian Air Vents," of Susan Howe's DEBTHS. In this collection, Howe's unleashed. These poems snap and pop like static electricity-- coming in and out of clarity and form, sometimes slipping into dissonance and confusion. DEBTHS gives us a phenomenal and gripping chunk of poems to chew on.

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The Overstory: A Novel

By Richard Powers

The Overstory: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Richard Powers

$27.95

ISBN: 9780393635522

Availability: NOT IN STOCK - Usually arrives in 7 - 14 business days

Published: W. W. Norton & Company - April 3rd, 2018

With resplendent storytelling Richard Powers conjures man’s ancient biological and emotional connection to trees. Each of the novel’s vulnerable characters seeks meaning and purpose in life, and each comes closer to obtaining it by striving to save diminishing forest land from mankind’s ambivalence and outright destruction. Powers’ interlinked narratives achieve what, in our times, seems nearly impossible: they make us feel the irrevocable loss of our nature heritage in a way that is original and resonant. While the lives of Powers’ characters comprise the novel’s engaging “overstory,” it is the trees’ unforgettable “understory” that forever will change the way that you think about the wonderous complexity and generosity of the arboreal world.

The Overstory: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Richard Powers

$27.95

ISBN: 9780393635522

Availability: NOT IN STOCK - Usually arrives in 7 - 14 business days

Published: W. W. Norton & Company - April 3rd, 2018

With resplendent storytelling Richard Powers conjures man’s ancient biological and emotional connection to trees. Each of the novel’s vulnerable characters seeks meaning and purpose in life, and each comes closer to obtaining it by striving to save diminishing forest land from mankind’s ambivalence and outright destruction. Powers’ interlinked narratives achieve what, in our times, seems nearly impossible: they make us feel the irrevocable loss of our nature heritage in a way that is original and resonant. While the lives of Powers’ characters comprise the novel’s engaging “overstory,” it is the trees’ unforgettable “understory” that forever will change the way that you think about the wonderous complexity and generosity of the arboreal world.

With resplendent storytelling Richard Powers conjures man’s ancient biological and emotional connection to trees. Each of the novel’s vulnerable characters seeks meaning and purpose in life, and each comes closer to obtaining it by striving to save diminishing forest land from mankind’s ambivalence and outright destruction. Powers’ interlinked narratives achieve what, in our times, seems nearly impossible: they make us feel the irrevocable loss of our nature heritage in a way that is original and resonant. While the lives of Powers’ characters comprise the novel’s engaging “overstory,” it is the trees’ unforgettable “understory” that forever will change the way that you think about the wonderous complexity and generosity of the arboreal world.

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The Island that Disappeared: The Lost History of the Mayflower's Sister Ship and Its Rival Puritan Colony

By Tom Feiling

The Island that Disappeared: The Lost History of the Mayflower's Sister Ship and Its Rival Puritan Colony (Hardcover)

By Tom Feiling

$31.89
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ISBN: 9781612197081

Published: Melville House - March 20th, 2018

Everyone knows the story of the founding of Plymouth Rock, but did you know a rival group of Puritans set off aboard the Mayflower's sister ship the Seaflower to settle in the Carribean? The island colony of Providence was plagued from the beginning with failed crops, slave revolts, smugglers and pirates (PIRATES!) And then, 100 years later, the entire scenario played out once again as another group tried to re-settle the island, lessons unlearned. The old cliche "truth is stranger than fiction" could not be better exemplified in this gripping work of early American history.

The Island that Disappeared: The Lost History of the Mayflower's Sister Ship and Its Rival Puritan Colony (Hardcover)

By Tom Feiling

$31.89
Out of Stock Indefinitely

ISBN: 9781612197081

Published: Melville House - March 20th, 2018

Everyone knows the story of the founding of Plymouth Rock, but did you know a rival group of Puritans set off aboard the Mayflower's sister ship the Seaflower to settle in the Carribean? The island colony of Providence was plagued from the beginning with failed crops, slave revolts, smugglers and pirates (PIRATES!) And then, 100 years later, the entire scenario played out once again as another group tried to re-settle the island, lessons unlearned. The old cliche "truth is stranger than fiction" could not be better exemplified in this gripping work of early American history.

Everyone knows the story of the founding of Plymouth Rock, but did you know a rival group of Puritans set off aboard the Mayflower's sister ship the Seaflower to settle in the Carribean? The island colony of Providence was plagued from the beginning with failed crops, slave revolts, smugglers and pirates (PIRATES!) And then, 100 years later, the entire scenario played out once again as another group tried to re-settle the island, lessons unlearned. The old cliche "truth is stranger than fiction" could not be better exemplified in this gripping work of early American history.

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Love

By Hanne Orstavik, Martin Aitken

Love (Paperback)

By Hanne Orstavik, Martin Aitken (Translated by)

$19.80

ISBN: 9780914671947

Availability: NOT IN STOCK - Usually arrives in 7 - 14 business days

Published: Archipelago - February 13th, 2018

Not your traditional love story but instead the portrayal of a self-conscious boy of nine and his devoted love for a narcissistic, self-absorbed mother. Orstavik brings us deep into the thoughts of young Jon and his mother Vibeke as they navigate separate adventures one very cold night in rural Norway. The effect of Orstavik’s narrative, alternating abruptly between Jon’s story and that of his mother, is beautifully devastating. The prose (wonderfully translated) and pacing set a tone of foreboding tension and impending doom. A short, but very deep, and vibrantly alive novel.

Love (Paperback)

By Hanne Orstavik, Martin Aitken (Translated by)

$19.80

ISBN: 9780914671947

Availability: NOT IN STOCK - Usually arrives in 7 - 14 business days

Published: Archipelago - February 13th, 2018

Not your traditional love story but instead the portrayal of a self-conscious boy of nine and his devoted love for a narcissistic, self-absorbed mother. Orstavik brings us deep into the thoughts of young Jon and his mother Vibeke as they navigate separate adventures one very cold night in rural Norway. The effect of Orstavik’s narrative, alternating abruptly between Jon’s story and that of his mother, is beautifully devastating. The prose (wonderfully translated) and pacing set a tone of foreboding tension and impending doom. A short, but very deep, and vibrantly alive novel.

Not your traditional love story but instead the portrayal of a self-conscious boy of nine and his devoted love for a narcissistic, self-absorbed mother. Orstavik brings us deep into the thoughts of young Jon and his mother Vibeke as they navigate separate adventures one very cold night in rural Norway. The effect of Orstavik’s narrative, alternating abruptly between Jon’s story and that of his mother, is beautifully devastating. The prose (wonderfully translated) and pacing set a tone of foreboding tension and impending doom. A short, but very deep, and vibrantly alive novel.

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The Only Story: A novel

It Is Daylight (Yale Series of Younger Poets)

The Female Persuasion: A Novel

The Crying of Lot 49

Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece

Sometimes I Lie: A Novel

Debths

The Overstory: A Novel

The Island that Disappeared: The Lost History of the Mayflower's Sister Ship and Its Rival Puritan Colony

Love

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