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Author:Jeremy Taylor
The Cornerstones of Happiness
LINDSAY FINDS THE FORMULA FOR HAPPINESS IN SELF-HELP BOOKS.While at times, self-help books can sound like a bunch of religious hoopla, other times, they become oxygen and water, two elements needed for your survival. The four cornerstones of happiness could be misinterpreted as a...- $17.99
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Author:Jane Delynn
Leash
Leash extends the logic of S&M to its inexorable and startling conclusion, darkly and hilariously revealing the masochistic impulse as the urge to disappear from the chores, obligations, and emotional vacuity of daily life.No more jobs, no more taxes, no more checkbook, no more...- $12.95
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Author:Rm Vaughan
Pervatory
LAMBDA LITERARY OCTOBER'S MOST ANTICIPATED LGBTQIA+ LITERATURETHE GLOBE AND MAIL TOP 30 CANADIAN BOOKS TO READ IN 2023A novel about Berlin: a city for artists and libertines, a perfect place to find love and madness. When he tired of Toronto's insular scene, art critic...- $17.95
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Author:Edith Wharton
Old New York
The events in Old New York are set in the same New York as Wharton's The Age of Innocence, making this a prequel. In Old New York Wharton once again explores the manners and morals of 19th century New York upper-class society. Unsurprisingly Old...- $11.99
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Author:Henri Murger
Scenes of Bohemian Life
Scenes of Bohemian Life (1851) is a novel by Henri Murger. Written at the beginning of his career as a popular French poet and novelist, Scenes of Bohemian Life is composed of vignettes inspired by the author's experience as a starving artist in Paris'...- $22.99
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Author:Ellen Barker
East of Troost
Troost is a real street. East of it is where you can buy a house if you're Black. It's also where our middle-aged white narrator grew up-and where she has just returned to reboot her life. How will she fare in this vastly changed...- $17.95
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Author:Paula Appleby
Common Ground
As Josie begins the summer before college with the dream of working at a coffee shop to save money and learn the business, she quickly realizes what she learns outside, around the dumpster, will become the foundation for her own coffee shop. Told through...- $20.95
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Author:Cai Emmons
Livid
A woman who is suffering from a tragic loss is placed on a jury with her estranged ex-husband.Author: Cai EmmonsISBN-10: 1636280757ISBN-13: 9781636280752Publisher: Red Hen PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/27/2022Pages: 272Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.84lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d- $18.95
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Author:Harry Mathews
Cigarettes
Cigarettes is a novel about the rich and powerful, tracing their complicated relationships from the 1930s to the 1960s, from New York City to Upper New York State. Though nothing is as simple as it might appear to be, we could describe this as...- $16.95
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Author:Joanne Wilson Meusburger
Starting Over
Ted and Diana Rutherford's dreams of a peaceful retirement go up in flames along with their furniture store one fateful night. Insured for the goods on consignment, but not the building itself, they desperately answer an employment ad in the Denver Post and find...- $15.99
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Author:Laurel Brett
Schringer Girl
"Brett, who has written a critical study of postmodern fiction, has hit upon an immensely interesting concept for her debut novel, one that allows her to dig deep into psychology, philosophy, physics, and, most importantly, politics as Daphne shakes Garrett out of his indifference...- $39.95
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Author:John Dos Passos
Manhattan Transfer
2021 Reprint of the 1925 Edition. Manhattan Transfer is considered to be one of Dos Passos' most important works. The book attacks the consumerism and social indifference of contemporary urban life, portraying a Manhattan that is merciless yet teeming with energy and restlessness. The...- $11.95
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Author:Edith Wharton
Old New York
2020 Reprint of the 1924 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. Old New York (1924) is a collection of four novellas by Edith Wharton, revolving around upper-class New York City society in the 1840s, 1850s, 1860s,...- $11.95
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Author:William Hauser
Careless People
Careless People is a story of family and friends living in Corona del Mar, a small beach community in Southern California. It is set in a time when Orange County was transforming from quiet fields of orange trees into large developments and busy freeways.Life...- $36.95
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Author:Kathy Bridges
Make The Way
What won't they do for family and Friend? How much can one family do to prepare for the worse? Is there a line that shouldn't be crossed? Did Phil Sr.; Phillip Jr.; or Pelgrin cross that line? Http: /lulu.com/spotlight/kmbe Read all the books: A...- $24.00
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Author:Antonio Muz Molina
To Walk Alone in the Crowd
"Trac[es] the path of a nameless wanderer as he walks the length of Manhattan and beyond--from South Ferry to the Grand Concourse in the Bronx--taking note of all the literary and historical ghosts haunting him, and the city, along the way"--Author: Antonio Muz MolinaISBN-10:...- $20.00
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Author:Chandra Clarke
Echoes of Another: A Novel of the Near Future
In the groove. In the zone. A period of intense focus and high performance that feels effortless. Flow.In a near future Toronto, a na ve young scientist named Kel invents a device to produce the mysterious state of 'flow' on demand, hoping to unleash...- $15.99
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Author:Romain Gary
The Life Before Us
Momo has been one of the ever-changing ragbag of whores' children at Madame Rosa's boarding house in Paris ever since he can remember. But when the check that pays for his keep no longer arrives and as Madame Rosa becomes too ill to climb...- $16.95
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Author:Sang Young Park
Love in the Big City
A funny, transporting, surprising, and poignant novel that was one of the highest-selling debuts of recent years in Korea, Love in the Big City tells the story of a young gay man searching for happiness in the lonely city of SeoulLove in the Big...- $17.00
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Author:Vince Passaro
Crazy Sorrow
A lyrical novel, spanning four decades in New York City, about a couple torn apart and the lengths to which they will go to be reunited. Vince Passaro's first novel, 2002's Violence, Nudity, Adult Content, was a provocative book that explored the darkest human...- $18.99
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Author:Henry Von Doussa
The Park Bench
Lennie and Dan have been together five years - five years of love and trouble. But they split up, and Lennie begins to trawl the parks, the streets, the night.'...von Dousa writes beautifully ... with the cold water clarity of the unillusioned, unhurriedly and...- $29.99
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Author:Melinda B. Hipple
Behind the Mask
Becca Mills has been on the run for five years, hiding from the husband who assaulted her and thinks she is dead. With her own life in shambles, and having discovered that her self-inflicted exile brought David no repercussions, she seeks revenge by reviving...- $19.99
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Author:Israel Zangwill
Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People
Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People (1892) is a novel by Israel Zangwill. Raised in London by parents from Latvia and Poland, Zangwill understood the plight of the city's Jewish community firsthand. Having risen through poverty to become an educator...- $23.99
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Author:F. Scott Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald Treasury - The Great Gatsby, This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned
Complete editions of The Great Gatsby, This Side of Paradise, and The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald. His oozing verse and indulgent styling are fully captured here.His three early novels, written in and describing the post World War period of 1920's America,...- $19.77
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Author:Lavan S. Nathan
Chapatis for Breakfast
50-year old Rama is a chapati seller living in Patparganj with his 46-year old wife Rachel, 18-year old son Rohit and 16-year old daughter Renuga. Before leaving for work every morning, he patiently prepares chapatis and chickpea curry for his family's breakfast. Despite Rama's...- $21.99
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Author:Minnie L. Ransom
The Princesses Coronavirus Adventure
Two sisters and their cousin love to play being princesses when they get together.The oldest sister plays along with them when she is in the mood. They all love to do art, cooking, riding their bikes, dramatic play, dressing up, dancing, gymnastic, and playimaginative...- $8.99
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Author:Tim McLoughlin
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms: Stories and Essays
An enthralling collection of short fiction and nonfiction that draw upon McLoughlin's three-decade career in the criminal justice system.Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms couldn't be more New York. Tim McLoughlin drops a ton of big-city knowledge and wisdom, rich in lived-in detail, with humor that's...- $19.99
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Author:James Patterson
The Twelve Topsy-Turvy, Very Messy Days of Christmas
Move over, Dickens--America's favorite storyteller has written a gift, "a delightful Christmas story to be shared by the whole family" (Kirkus), destined to become as treasured as A Christmas Carol. At Christmastime, a family of three are missing someone dear to them. Until unexpected...- $35.00
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Author:Douglas Lepan
The Deserter
A new edition of the classic novel by Douglas LePan.Returned from the ravages of war, met with a city that offers him only despair, a young man finds himself caught between two opposing worlds -- the ordered but empty everyday life of "schedules and...- $26.99
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Author:Tim Farrington
The California Book of the Dead
Marlowe and Daa search for a lover and roommate to replace the departed Jackson, while masseur Jack seduces Marlowe's cousin, Sheba, into their world of Buddhist rituals, banana smoothies, and California enlightenment. This story of an eclectic cast of characters in a house share...- $22.95
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Author:Hamour Baika
Stolen Moments of Joy
An "...engaging and readable tale about escaping the bonds of the past."Kirkus Reviews"Stolen Moments of Joy... offers far more social and political depth than many LGBTQ stories that focus on romance and sexual maturity alone... Readers gain solid insights into this culture and realistic...- $13.99
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Author:Adam Hankinson
Wellington City Blues
Through a series of unfortunate events, twenty-year-old Corey, is left homeless in Wellington city. His out-of-the-ordinary experiences teach him to see the world through different eyes. Disgusted by the modern world, he embarks on an urban odyssey in order to find peace and freedom...- $15.99
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Author:Hermione Hoby
Virtue
Named a Summer Must Read by Wall Street Journal, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Entertainment Weekly, Glamour, Esquire, Bustle, Town & Country, Good Housekeeping, Refinery29, and more "[Hoby] might have just written the defining New York City novel of our fraught, socially anxious, and politically tumultuous...- $16.00
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Author:Marian Thurm
The Blackmailer's Guide to Love
Chosen by Kirkus Reviews as one of the best books of fiction of 2021One of the many well-educated Ivy League graduates with literary ambitions who flock to New York City every year, 25-year-old Melissa Fleischer has the great fortune to being hired as the...- $17.00
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Author:John Jr. Rigney
The Lost of New York
Out on bail, Bob Coffin meets Nancy, a shy and pretty girl, on a warm summer night at a Bronx dance hall in 1963. Their chance meeting sets off an intimate drama of desperation, petty crimes and betrayals in the streets and tenements of...- $16.95
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Author:Gina Apostol
Bibliolepsy
Moving, sexy, and archly funny, Gina Apostol's Philippine National Book Award-winning Bibliolepsy is a love letter to the written word and a brilliantly unorthodox look at the rebellion that brought down a dictatorship Gina Apostol's debut novel, available for the first time in the...- $16.95
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Author:Sally Koslow
The Real Mrs. Tobias
"Sally Koslow channels Nora Ephron in this lively tale of obligation versus desire and the politics of family power. Deftly written with equal parts intelligence, pathos, and humor, The Real Mrs. Tobias is a pure pleasure to read."--Therese Anne Fowler, New York Times bestselling...- $18.00
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Author:Adam Hankinson
Wellington City Blues
Through a series of unfortunate events, twenty-year-old Corey, is left homeless in Wellington city. His out-of-the-ordinary experiences teach him to see the world through different eyes. Disgusted by the modern world, he embarks on an urban odyssey in order to find peace and freedom...- $22.99
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Author:James Patterson
The Twelve Topsy-Turvy, Very Messy Days of Christmas: Inspiration for the Emmy-Winning Holiday Special
Move over, Dickens--America's favorite storyteller has written a gift, "a delightful Christmas story to be shared by the whole family" (Kirkus), destined to become as treasured as A Christmas Carol. At Christmastime, a family of three are missing someone dear to them. Until unexpected...- $27.00
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Author:Kevin Morris
All Joe Knight
In the audacious and lyrical debut novel All Joe Knight, longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, critically acclaimed writer Kevin Morris cements his place as a bold new voice in American literature. 1961. Orphaned before his first birthday, Joe Knight begins...- $16.00
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Author:Cody Sisco
Made in L.A. Vol. 4: Beyond the Precipice
Everything looks different beyond the precipice. We cross the threshold and we're changed irrevocably. What was familiar doesn't stay that way. We hunger desperately for new experiences even as nostalgia consumes us. Both strange and delightful, the city is a phantom limb that points...- $19.99
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Author:Kana Wu
A Warm Rainy Day In Tokyo
Unexpected opportunity. Urgent call from home. Romance not on the agenda.Bella Bell lives a perfectly ordinary life with a perfectly ordinary office job in suburban California, where she longs to break free from her perfect sister's shadow. So when Little Bear Café chooses her...- $13.99
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Author:Minnie L. Ransom
The Princesses Coronavirus Adventure
Two sisters and their cousin love to play being princesses when they get together.The oldest sister plays along with them when she is in the mood. They all love to do art, cooking, riding their bikes, dramatic play, dressing up, dancing, gymnastic, and playimaginative...- $15.99
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Author:Natalka Burian
The Night Shift
"The Night Shift is an engrossing and vibrant novel, and I loved watching my fair city shine in these pages. This is a great book for readers who love New York City after dark, and who see mysterious possibilities around every corner." -- Emma...- $26.99
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Author:Kathryn Kaleigh
Three Broken Rules: Magnetic North Series
Wynter broke the first rule the first day she met him. Never crush on a pilot. But in her defense, she thought he was a chauffeur. And she had no rule against chauffeurs.Some Rules Begged to Be Broken.Wynter Worthington. Rules were there for a...- $29.99
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Author:Craig Henderson
Welcome to the Game
From a brilliant new voice, Welcome to the Game is a gripping thriller that races through Motor City at heart-stopping pace as its protagonists swerve to avoid danger at every turn Craig Henderson screeches onto the scene with this fast-paced debut starring ex-rally driver...- $27.00
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Author:William S. Burroughs
Queer
The definitive text of William S. Burroughs's early, long-unpublished novel, reissued on the seventieth anniversary of the year of its writing, set to be adapted for film directed by Luca Guadagnino and starring Daniel CraigOriginally written in 1952 but not published till 1985, Queer...- $17.00
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Author:Helen Dunmore
With Your Crooked Heart
In sharp, elegant prose (Publishers Weekly, starred review), With Your Crooked Heart introduces Louise, a tough and introspective Londoner trapped in a subtle battle between two brothers. Paul and Johnnie were born twelve years apart, in a one-bedroom flat in a dingy London suburb....- $12.00
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Author:Roger Wright
Chicago Street Corner Stories
Roger Wright's Chicago Street Corner Stories starts with a kind of spiritual walking tour in Graceland Cemetery to hear what the ghosts are saying. Wright's descriptions of seasons and vignettes, interspersed with remembrances of people, both famous and personal, who have influenced the rich...- $9.95
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Author:Kabir Kareem-Bello
The Street Hawker's Apprentice
A Dickensian tale of two young boys from opposite sides of the track who form a bond of brotherhood and friendship as they survive the streets of Lagos.Temilola is a kind-hearted boy from the upper echelons of Nigerian society who wakes up alone in...- $16.95
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