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26 Fairmount Avenueby Tomie De PaolaISBN 039923246X (0-399-23246-X)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: '26 Fairmount Avenue'Book summary:Tomie dePaola?s stories from the momentous year his family built their new house at 26 Fairmount Avenue highlight his wit, sense of humor, and strong family bonds. The book earned raves from reviewers of all ages and a Newbery Honor award.[via]More editions of 26 Fairmount Avenue:
The African-American Book of Listsby Alvin F. Pouissant, Michael E. LivingstonISBN 0399522689 (0-399-52268-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Agee on Filmby James AgeeISBN 0399508708 (0-399-50870-8)
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Alice's Adventures In Wonderlandby Lewis Carroll, Peter WeeversISBN 0399222413 (0-399-22241-3)
Hardcover, Philomel Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alice's Adventures In Wonderland'Book summary:Source of legend and lyric, reference and conjecture, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is for most children pure pleasure in prose. While adults try to decipher Lewis Carroll's putative use of complex mathematical codes in the text, or debate his alleged use of opium, young readers simply dive with Alice through the rabbit hole, pursuing "The dream-child moving through a land / Of wonders wild and new." There they encounter the White Rabbit, the Queen of Hearts, the Mock Turtle, and the Mad Hatter, among a multitude of other characters--extinct, fantastical, and commonplace creatures. Alice journeys through this Wonderland, trying to fathom the meaning of her strange experiences. But they turn out to be "curiouser and curiouser," seemingly without moral or sense.
For more than 130 years, children have reveled in the delightfully non-moralistic, non-educational virtues of this classic. In fact, at every turn, Alice's new companions scoff at her traditional education. The Mock Turtle, for example, remarks that he took the "regular course" in school: Reeling, Writhing, and branches of Arithmetic-Ambition, Distraction, Uglification, and Derision. Carroll believed John Tenniel's illustrations were as important as his text. Naturally, Carroll's instincts were good; the masterful drawings are inextricably tied to the well-loved story. (All ages) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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American Legend: The Real-life Adventures Of David Crockettby Buddy LevyISBN 0399152784 (0-399-15278-4)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'American Legend: The Real-life Adventures Of David Crockett'Book summary:The new popular biography of one of America's most enduring symbols of the Old West.
David Crockett was an adventurer, a pioneer, and a tragic hero who died at the Alamo. But the life of the real Crockett has been largely obscured and overshadowed by his mythology, turning this honest, unassuming backwoodsman into a larger-than-life, Disney-fied character in a coonskin cap.
In his short but distinguished lifetime, Crockett became America's original celebrity, frequently written about in newspapers and becoming an integral part of the folklore of his day. Opportunistic and clever, and presciently media-savvy, Crockett parlayed his humble origins to his advantage, using his charismatic frontiersman persona to win elections as a three-time U.S. Congressman and even a nomination as presidential candidate. The 1834 publication of his memoir, A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett-by Himself, one of the first autobiographies of its kind, went through seven printings, and sent Crockett on the first-ever book tour across the Eastern seaboard.
At heart, Crockett was unassuming and down-to-earth, obstinate and independent to a fault. In a beautifully descriptive narrative, American Legend takes readers from Crockett's childhood hardships, near-death experiences, and meager education through his unlikely rise to Congress. Though his death at the Alamo on March 6, 1836, only added to his considerable fame and notoriety, the common David Crockett emerges here as never before: a rugged individual, an American original, and an enduring symbol of the American frontier. [via]More editions of American Legend: The Real-life Adventures Of David Crockett:
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Amphigorey Tooby Edward John GoreyISBN 0399504206 (0-399-50420-6)
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Appaloosaby Robert B. ParkerISBN 0399152776 (0-399-15277-6)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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Apple Pie: An American Storyby John T. EdgeISBN 0399152156 (0-399-15215-6)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Apple Pie: An American Story'Book summary:What could be a more fun and delicious way to celebrate American culture than through the lore of our favorite foods? That's what John T. Edge does in his smart, witty, and compulsively readable new series on the dishes everyone thinks their mom made best. If these are the best-loved American foods-ones so popular they've come to represent us-what does that tell us about ourselves? And what do the history of the dish and the regional variations reveal?
There are few aspects of life that carry more emotional weight and symbolism than food, and in writing about our food icons, Edge gives us a warm and wonderful portrait of America -by way of our taste buds. After all, "What is patriotism, but nostalgia for the foods of our youth?" as a Chinese philosopher once asked. [via]More editions of Apple Pie: An American Story:
The Art Lessonby Tomie De PaolaISBN 039921688X (0-399-21688-X)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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Art of Eric Carleby Eric CarleISBN 0399240020 (0-399-24002-0)
Softcover, Philomel Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Art of Eric Carle'Book summary:Carle is one of the most beloved illustrators of children's books. This retrospective is more than just an appreciation of his art, however. The book also contains an insightful autobiography illustrated with personal photographs, an anecdotal essay by his longtime editor, a photographic essay on how Carle creates his collages, and writings by Carle and his colleagues. Still, it is the artwork in the oversize volume that seizes the imagination. More than 60 of his full-color collage pictures are handsomely reproduced and serve as a statement of Carle's impressive talent.[via]
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At Riskby Patricia CornwellISBN 0399153624 (0-399-15362-4)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'At Risk'Book summary:[via]A Massachusetts state investigator is called home from Knoxville, Tennessee, where he is completing a course at the National Forensic Academy. His boss, the district attorney, attractive but hard-charging, is planning to run for governor, and as a showcase she's planning to use a new crime initiative called At Risk-its motto: "Any crime, any time." In particular, she's been looking for a way to employ cutting-edge DNA technology, and she thinks she's found the perfect subject in an unsolved twenty-year-old murder-in Tennessee. If her office solves the case, it ought to make them all look pretty good, right?
View the trailer for "Patricia Cornwell's At Risk", premiering on Lifetime on April 10, 2010.
Her investigator is not so sure-not sure about anything to do with this woman, really-but before he can open his mouth, a shocking piece of violence intervenes, an act that shakes up not only both their lives but the lives of everyone around them. It's not a random event. Is it personal? Is it professional? Whatever it is, the implications are very, very bad indeed . . . and they're about to get much worse.
Sparks fly, traps spring, twists abound-this is the master working at the top of her game.
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Back Storyby Robert B. ParkerISBN 0399149775 (0-399-14977-5)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Back Story'Book summary:In this 30th entry in one of mystery fiction's longest-running and best-loved series, Spenser--the tough yet sensitive Boston private eye with no first name--takes on an unsolved murder nearly three decades old. The client, an actress, is a friend of Paul Giacomin, Spenser's surrogate son (who first appeared in 1981's Early Autumn). Her mother was slain by leftist radicals at a bank holdup in 1974, and now she wants to know who fired the shot. As Spenser digs into the past, he soon learns that powerful people on both sides of the law want the case left alone--badly enough to kill.
These death threats provide a fine excuse for Hawk, Spenser's extremely scary (yet sensitive) bad-guy pal, to tag along in nearly every scene as bodyguard. The interaction of the two friends is one of this series's familiar pleasures, as is the presence of Susan Silverman, Spenser's longtime love interest. Another pleasure is Parker's stripped-down prose, a marvel of craftsmanship as smooth as 18-year-old Scotch. (Plus we get the first meeting between Spenser and Jesse Stone, hero of another Parker series.) Alas, the whole enterprise feels a little tired. The plot never generates much sustained suspense, and the author's adoration for his central characters renders them at times almost cartoonesque. Still, Back Story is excellently prepared comfort food, even if it isn't five-star cuisine. --Nicholas H. Allison [via]
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Battle Readyby Tom Clancy, Tony Koltz, Tony ZinniISBN 0399151761 (0-399-15176-1)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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Blue Mooseby Daniel Manus PinkwaterISBN 039921903X (0-399-21903-X)
Hardcover, Dodd Mead
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Born in Deathby J. D. RobbISBN 0399153470 (0-399-15347-0)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Born in Death'Book summary:From Nora Roberts writing as J. D. Robb comes the second novel in the number-one New York Times-bestselling series starring New York Lieutenant Eve Dallas-now in a special hardcover edition.
It is 2058, New York City. In a world where technology can reveal the darkest of secrets, there's only one place to hide a crime of passion-in the heart.
Even in the mid-twenty-first century, during a time when genetic testing usually weeds out any violent hereditary traits before they can take over, murder still happens. The first victim is found lying on a sidewalk in the rain. The second is murdered in her own apartment building. Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas has no problem finding connections between the two crimes. Both victims were beautiful and highly successful women. Their glamorous lives and loves were the talk of the city. And their intimate relations with men of great power and wealth provide Eve with a long list of suspects-including her own lover, Roarke. [via]-
Cabin Faced Westby Jean Fritz, Feodor RojankovskyISBN 0399232230 (0-399-23223-0)
Hardcover, Coward Mc Cann
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cabin Faced West'Book summary:"A satisfying story which conveys some of the loneliness, despair, and hardships of pioneer life" (Booklist) from the recipient of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for "substantial and lasting contribution to children's literature." [via]
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Century of Dishonor: A Sketch of the United States Governments Dealing With Some of the Indian Tribesby Helen JacksonISBN 0403003822 (0-403-00382-2)
Hardcover, Reprint Services Corp
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Creative Choices Cookbookby Graham KerrISBN 0399521356 (0-399-52135-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Crime Schoolby Carol O'ConnellISBN 0399149287 (0-399-14928-7)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Crime School'Book summary:Mallory, the feral street urchin adopted by an understanding police detective, grew up to be a tough, formidable cop herself, and in the five earlier thrillers featuring her exploits, Carol O'Connell has dropped few clues about her early life. Crime School fills in the blanks with this complex tale about Mallory's efforts to solve the attempted murder of the knife-wielding prostitute who once sheltered and later betrayed her--a copycat crime nearly identical to another that occurred two decades ago. Fans of this series and its unique, complicated, steely protagonist will welcome O'Connell back to the bestseller lists after a protracted absence, while those who've been waiting for the emergence of a kinder, gentler Mallory, able to return the affections of those who love her--like Charles Butler, the quirky criminologist whose unrequited adoration of Mallory knows no bounds, and her partner, Riker, who's known her since his old friend Markowitz plucked her off the streets--may be disappointed. --Jane Adams [via]
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Culinary Arts Institute Encyclopedic Cookbookby Ruth BerolzheimerISBN 0399513884 (0-399-51388-4)
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Cut from the Same Clothby Robert D. San Souci, Jane Yolen, J. Brian PinkneyISBN 0399219870 (0-399-21987-0)
Hardcover, Philomel Books
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The Day the Babies Crawled Awayby Peggy RathmannISBN 039923196X (0-399-23196-X)
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Death in Paradiseby Robert B. ParkerISBN 0399147799 (0-399-14779-9)
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The Deer Parkby Norman MailerISBN 0399505318 (0-399-50531-8)
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Don't Eat This Book: Fast Food and the Supersizing of Americaby Morgan SpurlockISBN 0399152601 (0-399-15260-1)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Don't Eat This Book: Fast Food and the Supersizing of America'Book summary:The literary debut of the funniest and most incisive new voice to come along since Michael Moore-and the acclaimed director of the film phenomenon of the year.
Can man live on fast food alone? Morgan Spurlock tried to do just that. For thirty days, he ate nothing but three "squares" a day from McDonald's as part of an investigation into the effects of fast food on American health. The resulting documentary won him resounding applause and a worldwide release that broke box-office records. Audiences were captivated by Spurlock's experiment, during which he gained twenty-five pounds, his blood pressure skyrocketed, and his libido all but disappeared.
But this story goes far beyond Spurlock's good-humored "Mc-Sickness." He traveled across the country-into schools, hospitals, and people's homes -to investigate school lunch programs, the marketing of fast food, and the declining emphasis on health and physical education. He looks at why fast food is so tasty, cheap, and ultimately seductive, and what Americans can do to turn the rising tide of obesity, hypertension, and diabetes that have accompanied its ever-growing popularity. He interviewed experts in twenty U.S. cities-from surgeon generals and kids to lawmakers and marketing gurus-who share their research, opinions, and "gut feelings" on our ever-expanding girth and what we can all do to offset a health crisis of supersized proportions.
In this groundbreaking, hilarious book, "benevolent muckraker" Morgan Spurlock debuts a wry investigative voice that will appeal to anyone interested in the health of our country, our children, and ourselves. [via]More editions of Don't Eat This Book: Fast Food and the Supersizing of America:
Don't You Know There's a War onby LingemanISBN 0399503595 (0-399-50359-5)
Softcover, Book World Promotions
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Dopeby Sara GranISBN 0399153454 (0-399-15345-4)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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Earth Has No Sorrowby Michelle BlakeISBN 0399147470 (0-399-14747-0)
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Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference!by Lynne Truss, Bonnie TimmonsISBN 0399244913 (0-399-24491-3)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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This picture book is sure to elicit gales of laughterand better punctuationfrom all who read it.
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Encyclopedia of North CarolinaISBN 0403099056 (0-403-09905-6)
Hardcover, Native Amer Books Distributor
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Find Me: A Mallory Novelby Carol O'ConnellISBN 0399153950 (0-399-15395-0)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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Fire Saleby Sara ParetskyISBN 0399152792 (0-399-15279-2)
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Fried Chicken: An American Storyby John T. EdgeISBN 0399151834 (0-399-15183-4)
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Friendly Beastsby Tomie De PaolaISBN 0399207392 (0-399-20739-2)
Hardcover, Putnam
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The Friendly Beasts: An Old English Christmas Carolby Tomie de PaolaISBN 0399207775 (0-399-20777-5)
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Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, and the New Face of American Warby Evan WrightISBN 0399151931 (0-399-15193-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, and the New Face of American War'Book summary:In the tradition of black hawk down and jarhead comes a searing portrait of young men fighting a modern-day war. A powerhouse work of nonfiction, generation kill expands on evan wright's acclaimed three-part series that appeared in rolling stone during the summer of 2003. His narrative follows the twenty-three marines of first recon who spearheaded the blitzkrieg on iraq. This elite unit, nicknamed "first suicide battalion," searched out enemy fighters by racing ahead of american battle forces and literally driving into suspected ambush points. Evan wright lived on the front lines with this platoon from the opening hours of combat, to the fall of baghdad, through the start of the guerrilla war. He was welcomed into their ranks, and from this bird's-eye perspective he tells the unsettling story of young men trained by their country to be ruthless killers. He chronicles the triumphs and horrors-physical, moral, emotional, and spiritual-that these marines endured while achieving victory in a war many questioned before it began. Wright's book is a timely account of war; even more important, it is a timeless description of the human drama taking place on today's battlefields. Written with brutal honesty, raw intensity, and startling intimacy, generation kill is destined to become a classic and take its place in the canon of the most captivating and authentic works of war literature [via]
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Hamburgers & Fries: An American Storyby John T. EdgeISBN 0399152741 (0-399-15274-1)
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Have You Seen My Cat?by Eric CarleISBN 0399215972 (0-399-21597-2)
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Heartlightby T. A. BarronISBN 0399221808 (0-399-22180-8)
Hardcover, Philomel Books
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The Holcroft Covenantby Robert LudlumISBN 0399900012 (0-399-90001-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Holcroft Covenant'Book summary:The Fourth Reich is waiting to be born. The only man who can stop it is about to sign its birth certificate. In 1945 the children of the Third Reich were secretly hidden all over the world-to be concealed until the 1970's, when they would come of age. Then the most elaborate plans and $780 million in a Swiss bank would be waiting. There would even be an unsuspecting outsider to set the plan into action. that outsider is Noel Holcroft, the American son of a high-ranking Nazi. He's just been shown an amazing document, the Holcroft Covenant. If he signs, it will be his own death warrant and a devastating threat to the security of the world.
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House of Godby Samuel ShemISBN 0399900233 (0-399-90023-3)
Hardcover, Bookthrift Co
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How We Lived: A Documentary History of Immigrant Jews in America, 1880-1930by Irving Howe, Kenneth LiboISBN 0399900519 (0-399-90051-9)
Hardcover, Smithmark Pub
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Hundred-Dollar Baby: Library Editionby Robert ParkerISBN 0399153764 (0-399-15376-4)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hundred-Dollar Baby: Library Edition'Book summary:A client from a decades-old case reaches out to Boston PI Spenser-but can he rescue troubled April Kyle once more?
Longtime Spenser fans will remember that once upon a time, though not so long ago, there was a girl named April Kyle-a beautiful teenage runaway who turned to prostitution to escape her terrible family life. The book was 1982's Ceremony, and, thanks to Spenser, April escaped Boston's "Combat Zone" for the relative safety of a high-class New York City bordello. April resurfaced in Taming a Sea-Horse, again in dire need of Spenser's rescue-this time from the clutches of a controlling lover. But April Kyle's return in Hundred-Dollar Baby is nothing short of shocking.
When a mature, beautiful, and composed April strides into Spenser's office, the Boston PI barely hesitates before recognizing his once and future client. Now a well-established madam herself, April oversees an upscale call-girl operation in Boston's Back Bay. Still looking for Spenser's approval, it takes her a moment before she can ask him, again, for his assistance. Her business is a success; what's more, it's an all-female enterprise. Now that some men are trying to take it away from her, she needs Spenser.
April claims to be in the dark about who it is that's trying to shake her down, but with a bit of legwork and a bit more muscle, Spenser and Hawk find ties to organized crime and local kingpin Tony Marcus, as well as a scheme to franchise the operation across the country. As Spenser again plays the gallant knight, it becomes clear that April's not as innocent as she seems. In fact, she may be her own worst enemy. [via]More editions of Hundred-Dollar Baby: Library Edition:
I Am Reginaby Sally M. KeehnISBN 0399217975 (0-399-21797-5)
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If You Come Softlyby Jacqueline WoodsonISBN 0399231129 (0-399-23112-9)
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Insect Dreams : The Half Life of Gregor Samsaby Marc EstrinISBN 0399148361 (0-399-14836-1)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Kate Rememberedby A. Scott BergISBN 0399151648 (0-399-15164-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Kate Remembered'Book summary:Published a mere 13 days after the death of Katharine Hepburn, Kate Remembered is best appreciated as a valentine of devoted friendship. It's a moving study of mutual trust and admiration between Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer A. Scott Berg and legendary Hollywood icon Hepburn, who'd established an instant rapport in 1983, beginning a 20-year conversation that blossomed into this enchanting "biographical memoir." As a casual but authoritative survey of Hepburn's career, Berg's book offers little new information to anyone who's read previous Hepburn biographies or Me: Stories of My Life, Hepburn's bestselling 1991 memoir. But the duality of Berg's title reinforces his purpose: "More than my remembrances," writes Berg in his author's note, "this book intends to convey hers." As such, Kate Remembered offers a rare, unvarnished portrait of one of the 20th century's most influential women, achieving a personal intimacy while making the reader feel welcomed in Hepburn's private world of privilege.
Although Berg (the acclaimed biographer of legendary editor Max Perkins, producer/mogul Samuel Goldwyn, and aviator Charles Lindbergh) had written all but the final paragraphs by 2001, Hepburn insisted this book remain unpublished until after her death, which came, in quiet dignity at age 96, on June 29, 2003. Given the book's pre-publication secrecy, it's hardly tabloid-worthy, serving instead to correct or clarify details from Hepburn's glory days--especially her long-term affair with Spencer Tracy--while offering choice bits of Hollywood gossip, Hepburn's frequently scathing assessments of other actors, and amusing encounters with such luminaries as Michael Jackson and Warren Beatty (both of whom appear as mock suitors with selfish motivations). It's a brisk read but a substantial one, richly emotional and as dignified as Hepburn herself, whose faults and foibles make her even more appealing than her beloved public persona. --Jeff Shannon [via]
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The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fictionby Ursula K. Le Guin, Susan WoodISBN 0399504826 (0-399-50482-6)
Softcover, Putnam
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Last Precinctby Patricia CornwellISBN 0399150331 (0-399-15033-1)
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Legend of the Poinsettiaby Tomie De PaolaISBN 0399216928 (0-399-21692-8)
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Memory in Deathby J. D. RobbISBN 0399153284 (0-399-15328-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Memory in Death'Book summary:The #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Survivor in Death has Lieutenant Eve Dallas walking a tightrope between her professional duties and her private demons.
Eve Dallas is one tough cop. She's got no problem dealing with a holiday reveler in a red suit who plunges thirty-seven stories and gives new meaning to the term "sidewalk Santa." But when she gets back to the station and Trudy Lombard shows up, it's all Eve can do to hold it together. Instantly, she's thrown back into the past, to the days when she was a vulnerable, traumatized girl-trapped in foster care with the twisted woman who now sits in front of her, smiling.
Trudy claims she just wanted to see how Eve was doing. But Eve's husband, Roarke, suspects otherwise-and his suspicions prove correct when Trudy arrives at his office, demanding money in exchange for keeping the ugly details of his wife's childhood a secret. Barely restraining himself, Roarke shows her the door-and makes it clear that she'd be wise to get out of New York and never bother him or his wife again.
But just a few days later, Trudy's found on the floor of her hotel room, a mess of bruises and blood. A cop to the core, Eve is determined to solve the case, if only for the sake of Trudy's bereaved son. Unfortunately, Eve is not the only one to have suffered at this woman's hands, and she and Roarke will follow a circuitous, dangerous path to find out who turned this victimizer into a victim. [via]More editions of Memory in Death:
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Mister Seahorseby Eric CarleISBN 0399242694 (0-399-24269-4)
Hardcover, Philomel Books
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Most of Carle's books employ some sort of gizmo or gadget--and this one is no exception. Here, for a splendid lesson in camouflage, colorful acetate sheets mask marine life that is revealed as the child turns the page. Children may take comfort in the devotion of these undersea fathers...except perhaps at the very end when the father seahorse says to a freshly hatched sea-pony who wants back in the pouch: "I do love you, but now you are ready to be on your own." (Preschool) --Karin Snelson [via]
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Monkeewrenchby P. J. TracyISBN 0399149783 (0-399-14978-3)
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Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairsby Tomie De PaolaISBN 0399231080 (0-399-23108-0)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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On the Couchby Lorraine BraccoISBN 039915356X (0-399-15356-X)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grantby Ulysses S. GrantISBN 0404045995 (0-404-04599-5)
Hardcover, Ams Pr Inc
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The Priest's Madonna: Library Editionby Amy HassingerISBN 0399153179 (0-399-15317-9)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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Professor at the Breakfast Tableby Oliver W. HolmesISBN 0403000688 (0-403-00068-8)
Hardcover, Native Amer Books Distributor
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Puppy Loveby Eric HillISBN 0399209352 (0-399-20935-2)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Quest for Certaintyby John DeweyISBN 0399501916 (0-399-50191-6)
Softcover, Daedalus Books
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Retributionby Jilliane P. HoffmanISBN 0399151273 (0-399-15127-3)
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Rules of the Roadby Joan Bauer, Nancy Paulsen, Wendell MinorISBN 0399231404 (0-399-23140-4)
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Sacrament of Liesby Elizabeth DewberryISBN 039914854X (0-399-14854-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sacrament of Lies'Book summary:An allusive psychological mystery filled with murders, corruption, politics Southern-style, and shadowy conspiracies.
"In Sacrament of Lies, the line between certainty and madness is as thin as a razor and equally as dangerous. Elizabeth Dewberry has given us a rare gift, a literary thriller that will keep us up all night. This book is riveting. " (Ann Patchett)
When Grayson Guillory begins to suspect her power-hungry father, the governor of Louisiana, and her new husband of murdering her mother, she finds herself questioning her own sanity. She knows her mother suffered from manic depression and believes she committed suicide. But then Grayson discovers a video in which her mother accuses the governor of plotting her murder, and those bitter accusations strike a chord.
Is it murder or suicide? As she searches for clues to help divine the truth, Grayson both fears that she has inherited her mother's delusional illness, and fears that she hasn't. In this world of ghosts and ambiguous facts, no evidence seems final. Grayson is torn between loyalty to the memory of the mother she loved and loyalty to her father, whose charismatic ambition at once attracts and repels her. To make matters worse, her father has hastily married her mother's younger sister, Audrey. And while her father's marriage seems happy, Grayson's own new marriage is faltering under the weight of her suspicions.
Written in a fluid and captivating dramatic monologue that leads to a stunning showdown, Elizabeth Dewberry's atmospheric story explores how some families nurture cruel secrets at the expense of truth and redefine love in attempts to accommodate evil. Sacrament of Lies raises questions about family, love, loyalty, ambition, and morality in a kind of modern-day Hamlet set in New Orleans with the genders reversed. [via]More editions of Sacrament of Lies:
School Daysby Robert B. ParkerISBN 0399153233 (0-399-15323-3)
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Sea Change: A Jesse Stone Novelby Robert B. ParkerISBN 0399152679 (0-399-15267-9)
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Seizureby Robin CookISBN 0399148760 (0-399-14876-0)
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Shrink Rapby Robert B. ParkerISBN 0399149309 (0-399-14930-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Shrink Rap'Book summary:Boston PI Sunny Randall is the daughter Robert Parker's series hero Spenser and his inamorata, Susan Silverman, might have had if they weren't so busy parenting Pearl the Wonder Dog. Like Spenser, Sunny is smart, tough, and fearless; like Susan, she's sexy, droll, and vulnerable; and like Pearl, Sunny's pit bull, Rosie, is the only character who's wise enough to hide when trouble comes knocking at the door. In Shrink Rap, Sunny's working as a bodyguard for a famous romance writer who's being stalked by her ex-husband, a psychiatrist engaged in extremely unprofessional conduct with his female patients. To get the goods on Dr. John Melvin, Sunny goes undercover as a vulnerable divorcée, which isn't that far from the truth; simultaneously, she's also seeing another therapist, who's supposed to be coaching her for her undercover role but is also helping her understand her troubled relationships with men. It's a clever device, and Parker makes the most of it in this spare, smart, swiftly paced mystery, one of Parker's best in recent years. --Jane Adams [via]
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Sister Noonby Karen Joy FowlerISBN 0399147500 (0-399-14750-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sister Noon'Book summary:Set in San Francisco in the Gilded Age, Sister Noon is a period mystery that showcases the wickedly wry and deliciously subversive talents readers expect of Karen Joy Fowler.
"An astonishing narrative voice, at once lyric and ironic, satiric and nostalgic. Fowler can tell stories that engage and enchant."
-San Francisco Chronicle
By dint of birth, Lizzie Hayes is part of San Francisco's social elite. But Lizzie, so seemingly docile, hides within her a rebellious heart. All she needs is the spark that will liberate her from the ruling conventions. And that spark is Mary Ellen Pleasant. With her appearance on Lizzie's doorstep, she brings with her not only mystery and a whiff of disrepute but also the key that will unlock Lizzie's passionate nature. "You can be anything you want," she tells Lizzie. "You don't have to be the same person your whole life."
Lizzie Hayes is the perfect foil for Fowler's sly and insidious skewering of social pretensions, her outward placidity concealing a mind quick to note the disingenuousness of the world she observes. It's as if Jane Austen were writing of the follies of our Gilded Age. Not surprising coming from the novelist hailed by The New York Times Book Review for her "willingness to take detours, her unapologetic delight in the odd historical fact, her shadowy humor and the elegant unruliness of her language." [via]More editions of Sister Noon:
Skyhookby John J. NanceISBN 0399149805 (0-399-14980-5)
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Smart Womenby Judy BlumeISBN 0399152369 (0-399-15236-9)
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So, You Want to Be President?by Judith St. George, David SmallISBN 0399234071 (0-399-23407-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'So, You Want to Be President?'Book summary:Tired of books about the presidency that present themselves as history books? Author Judith St. George--along with Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator David Small--has created a book about the presidency that's serious fun. The basic theme is that anyone can be president: a fat man (William Howard Taft) or a tiny man (James Madison), a relative youngster (Teddy Roosevelt at 42) or oldster (Ronald Reagan at 69). Presidential hobbies, sports, virtues, and vices all get a tongue-in-cheek airing, perfectly matched by Small's political-cartoon style of caricature painting. It's fun, but the underlying purpose is clearly serious: to remind kids that the American presidents have been a motley group of individuals, not a row of marble busts. Ironically, that message makes the presidency far more interesting (and appealing) than it seems in some of the more traditional books. There's a factual addendum at the back giving all the dates and names, with a one-line bio for each past-president. (Ages 8 and older) --Richard Farr [via]
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Spell of the Yukonby R. ServiceISBN 0399150110 (0-399-15011-0)
Hardcover, Dodd Mead
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Spider Woman's Web: Traditional Native American Tales About Women's Powerby Susan Hazen-HammondISBN 0399525467 (0-399-52546-7)
Softcover, Perigee
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Stone Cold: A Jesse Stone Novelby Robert B. ParkerISBN 0399150870 (0-399-15087-0)
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The Teeth of the Tigerby Tom ClancyISBN 039915079X (0-399-15079-X)
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Tomie's Little Christmas Pageantby Tomie De PaolaISBN 0399239596 (0-399-23959-6)
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Traceby Patricia CornwellISBN 0399152199 (0-399-15219-9)
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Troubleby Jesse KellermanISBN 0399154035 (0-399-15403-5)
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Two Jews, Three Opinions : A Collection of Twentieth-Century American Jewish Quotationsby Sandee Brawarsky, Deborah MarkISBN 0399526366 (0-399-52636-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Two Jews, Three Opinions : A Collection of Twentieth-Century American Jewish Quotations'Book summary:History or humor, the diaspora or deli, intermarriage or Israel--whatever the topic under discussion, this collection of more than 2,000 quotations, organized by subject and indexed by sources from Isaac Stern to Howard Stern, provides a remarkable view of Jewish life in America, in all its variety and contradiction, during the past 100 years.
With contributions from Betty Friedan, Kinky Friedman, Allen Ginsberg, Susan Isaacs, Shimon Peres, Woody Allen, Elie Wiesel, and many more, this fascinating treasury not only reflects both political themes and more personal subjects, but allows interested readers to eavesdrop on the conversation of a century. [via]
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The Very Busy Spiderby Eric CarleISBN 0399211667 (0-399-21166-7)
Hardcover, Philomel Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Very Busy Spider'Book summary:Every young child should be introduced to this story, as great a classic as its predecessor, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. This colorful picture book describes a spider's day. Blown onto a farmyard fence, she starts to spin a web. The other animals ask if she wants to play, but in every case "the spider didn't answer. She was very busy spinning her web." The book is touchable: elements including the strands of web are embossed on the pages and you can follow them with your fingertips. But the best thing by far is Carle's familiar, yet still breathtaking skill as an illustrator. Especially in this large 11.5-by-8.5-inch format, his cow, goat, and dog (just to mention three favorites) capture the essence of each animal in a way few artists can hope to approach. (Baby to preschool) --Richard Farr [via]
The Very Quiet Cricketby Eric CarleISBN 0399218858 (0-399-21885-8)
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The Way of Life According to Laotzu: An American Versionby Witter BynnerISBN 0399512985 (0-399-51298-5)
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What Ifs? of American History: Eminent Historians Imagine What Might Have Beenby Robert Cowley, Antony Beevor, Robert Dallek, John Lukacs, Jay Winik, Calebert CarrISBN 0399150919 (0-399-15091-9)
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The "what if" concept is one of the most original and engaging on the current history bookshelf. The essays are chock-full of provocative ideas; they are as accessible to the general reader as they are to the scholar; and they are the perfect gift for the dedicated history buff on anyone's list.
In this new collection of never-before-published essays, our brightest historians speculate about some of America's more intriguing crossroads. Some irresistible highlights include: Caleb Carr (The Alienist) on America had there been no Revolution; Tom Wicker on the first time a vice president, John Tyler, succeeded a deceased president and its surprising ramifications; Jay Winik (April 1865) on the havoc that might have resulted if Booth had succeeded in his plan to assassinate Johnson and Seward as well as Lincoln; Antony Beevor (The Fall of Berlin 1945) on the possibility of Eisenhower's capture of Berlin before the Soviets' arrival there in 1945; and Robert Dallek (the upcoming An Unfinished Life about John F. Kennedy) on one of the most agonizing American "what if"s of all: what might have happened if JFK hadn't been assassinated. [via]More editions of What Ifs? of American History: Eminent Historians Imagine What Might Have Been:
When Jeff Comes Homeby Catherine AtkinsISBN 0399233660 (0-399-23366-0)
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Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May?by Jean Fritz, Margot TomesISBN 0399233059 (0-399-23305-9)
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Winter House: Library Editionby Carol O'ConnellISBN 0399152113 (0-399-15211-3)
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You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton?by Jean Fritz, Dyanne Disalvo-RyanISBN 0399227865 (0-399-22786-5)
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