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Alpha Beta: How Our Alphabet Changed the Western Worldby John ManISBN 0747271364 (0-7472-7136-4)
Hardcover, Headline
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alpha Beta: How Our Alphabet Changed the Western World'Book summary:Discovering where these 26 or so letters came from and how they have evolved over the years is far more than just an academic exercise. This is a thrilling story of adventure, passion and intrigue. [via]
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Alphabet: The Story of One of Civilization's Greatest Inventionsby Richard A. FirmageISBN 0747547572 (0-7475-4757-2)
Hardcover, Bloomsbury Pub Ltd
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Anne of Green Gablesby L. M. Montgomery, Margaret AtwoodISBN 0771098839 (0-7710-9883-9)
Softcover, McClelland & Stewart
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Anne of Green Gables'Book summary:Large Hardcover with 188 pages. Treasury of Illustrated Classics. Written by L.M. Montgomery, Adapted by Adam Grant, and Illustrated by Lotus Do Brooks. [via]
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Arco Reading Lists for College-Bound Studentsby Doug Estell, Michele L. Satchwell, Patricia S. WrightISBN 0764561014 (0-7645-6101-4)
Softcover, Petersons
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Arco Reading Lists for College-Bound Students'Book summary:Contains actual reading lists - straight from the professors' desks - from over 100 colleges and universities nationwide and an annotated list of the 100 books most often recommended by leading schools. It also includes guidance for setting up your own personal reading program and a tear-out checklist to help guide your reading selection. [via]
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Artemis Fowlby Eoin ColferISBN 0786817070 (0-7868-1707-0)
Softcover, Hyperion
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Artemis Fowl'Book summary:At last, one of the most talked-about novels of last year is now available in an accessible mass-market edition. Twelve-year-old Artemis is a millionaire, a genius-and above all, a criminal mastermind. But Artemis doesn't know what he's taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit. These aren't the fairies of bedtime stories-they're dangerous! [via]
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An Assembly Such as This: A Novel of Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentlemanby Pamela AidanISBN 0743291344 (0-7432-9134-4)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'An Assembly Such as This: A Novel of Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman'Book summary:"She is tolerable; but not handsome enough to tempt me."
So begins the timeless romance of Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice. Jane Austen's classic novel is beloved by millions, but little is revealed in the book about the mysterious and handsome hero, Mr. Darcy. And so the question has long remained: Who is Fitzwilliam Darcy?
In An Assembly Such as This, Pamela Aidan finally answers that long-standing question. In this first book of her Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman trilogy, she reintroduces us to Darcy during his visit to Hertfordshire with his friend Charles Bingley and reveals Darcy's hidden perspective on the events of Pride and Prejudice. As Darcy spends more time at Netherfield supervising Bingley and fending off Miss Bingley's persistent advances, his unwilling attraction to Elizabeth grows -- as does his concern about her relationship with his nemesis, George Wickham.
Setting the story vividly against the colorful historical and political background of the Regency, Aidan writes in a style comfortably at home with Austen but with a wit and humor very much her own. Aidan adds her own cast of fascinating characters to those in Austen's original, weaving a rich tapestry from Darcy's past and present. Austen fans and newcomers alike will love this new chapter of the most famous romance of all time. [via]
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The Biographer's Taleby A. S. ByattISBN 0786235233 (0-7862-3523-3)
Softcover, Thorndike Pr
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Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide to Biography & Autobiographyby Kenneth McLeish, Valerie McLeishISBN 0747509069 (0-7475-0906-9)
Hardcover, Bloomsbury
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Book Collecting: A Beginner's Guideby Seumas StewartISBN 071537754X (0-7153-7754-X)
Hardcover, David & Charles
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Book Collecting:a Beginner's Guide: A Beginner's Guideby Seumas StewartISBN 0715352644 (0-7153-5264-4)
Hardcover, David and Charles
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The Book of Illusionsby Paul AusterISBN 0786248688 (0-7862-4868-8)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Book of Illusions'Book summary:Vermont professor David Zimmer is a broken man. The protagonist of Paul Auster's 10th novel, The Book of Illusions, hits a period in which life seemed to be working aggressively against him. After his wife and sons are killed in an airplane crash, Zimmer becomes an alcoholic recluse, fond of emptying his bottle of sleeping pills into his palm, contemplating his next move. But one night, while watching a television documentary, Zimmer's attention is caught by the silent-film comedian Hector Mann, who had disappeared without a trace in 1929 and who was considered long-dead. Soon, Zimmer begins work on a book about Mann's newly discovered films (copies of which had been sent, anonymously, to film archives around the world). The spirit of Hector Mann keeps David Zimmer alive for a year. When a letter arrives from someone claiming to be Hector Mann's wife, announcing that Mann had read Zimmer's book and would like to meet him, it is as if fate has tossed Zimmer from one hand to the other: from grief and loss to desire and confusion.
Although film images are technically "illusions," this deft and layered novel is not so much about conscious illusion or trickery as about the traces we leave behind us: words, images, memories. Children are one obvious trace, but in this book, they are not allowed to carry their parents forward. They die early: Hector Mann losing his 3-year-old son to a bee sting just as David Zimmer has lost his two sons in the crash. The second half of The Book of Illusions is given over to a love affair, and to Zimmer's attempt to save something of Hector Mann, and of the others he has loved. In the end, what really survives of us on earth--what flickering immortality we are permitted--is left to the reader to surmise. --Regina Marler [via]
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The Book of Lost Thingsby John ConnollyISBN 0743298853 (0-7432-9885-3)
Hardcover, Pocket Books
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The Book Without Words: A Fable of Medieval Magicby AviISBN 0786816597 (0-7868-1659-7)
Softcover, Disney Pr
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The Bookseller's Daughterby Pam RosenthalISBN 0758204450 (0-7582-0445-0)
Softcover, Kensington Pub Corp
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The Bookwoman's Last Fling: A Cliff Janeway Novelby John DunningISBN 0786287934 (0-7862-8793-4)
Hardcover, Thorndike Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Bookwoman's Last Fling: A Cliff Janeway Novel'Book summary:In another enthralling bestseller by "master yarn spinner" (Chicago Sun-Times) John Dunning, rare book dealer and relentless private eye Cliff Janeway unravels a deadly plot marked by stolen classics and stable secrets.
When wealthy horse trainer H. R. Geiger dies, Denver bookman Cliff Janeway encounters the legacy of the man's wife, Candice, a true bookwoman who left behind an assortment of rare first-edition children's books. Sent to assess the collection, Janeway soon finds that several titles are missing, replaced by cheap reprints -- while other hugely expensive pieces remain. Why would a thief take one priceless book and leave an equally valuable volume on the shelf? Suspecting foul play, Janeway follows the trail of Candice's shadowy past to California's Golden Gate and Santa Anita racetracks, where he signs on as a racehorse hot walker. Eavesdropping on the chatter among the hands, he doesn't like what he hears. And when he goes to the house where Candice died to look for answers, Janeway finds much more than he bargained for. [via]
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Bram Stoker's Draculaby Harold BloomISBN 0791070484 (0-7910-7048-4)
Hardcover, Facts on File
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Bridget Jones's Diaryby Helen FieldingISBN 0786216379 (0-7862-1637-9)
Softcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bridget Jones's Diary'Book summary:In the course of the year recorded in Bridget Jones's Diary, Bridget confides her hopes, her dreams, and her monstrously fluctuating poundage, not to mention her consumption of 5277 cigarettes and "Fat units 3457 (approx.) (hideous in every way)." In 365 days, she gains 74 pounds. On the other hand, she loses 72! There is also the unspoken New Year's resolution--the quest for the right man. Alas, here Bridget goes severely off course when she has an affair with her charming cad of a boss. But who would be without their e-mail flirtation focused on a short black skirt? The boss even contends that it is so short as to be nonexistent.
At the beginning of Helen Fielding's exceptionally funny second novel, the thirtyish publishing puffette is suffering from postholiday stress syndrome but determined to find Inner Peace and poise. Bridget will, for instance, "get up straight away when wake up in mornings." Now if only she can survive the party her mother has tricked her into--a suburban fest full of "Smug Marrieds" professing concern for her and her fellow "Singletons"--she'll have made a good start. As far as she's concerned, "We wouldn't rush up to them and roar, 'How's your marriage going? Still having sex?'"
This is only the first of many disgraces Bridget will suffer in her year of performance anxiety (at work and at play, though less often in bed) and living through other people's "emotional fuckwittage." Her twin-set-wearing suburban mother, for instance, suddenly becomes a chat-show hostess and unrepentant adulteress, while our heroine herself spends half the time overdosing on Chardonnay and feeling like "a tragic freak." Bridget Jones's Diary began as a column in the London Independent and struck a chord with readers of all sexes and sizes. In strokes simultaneously broad and subtle, Helen Fielding reveals the lighter side of despair, self-doubt, and obsession, and also satirizes everything from self-help books (they don't sound half as sensible to Bridget when she's sober) to feng shui, Cosmopolitan-style. She is the Nancy Mitford of the 1990s, and it's impossible not to root for her endearing heroine. On the other hand, one can only hope that Bridget will continue to screw up and tell us all about it for years and books to come. --Kerry Fried [via]
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The Craft of Bookbinding: A Practical Handbookby Eric BurdettISBN 0715366564 (0-7153-6656-4)
Hardcover, David and Charles
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Crime & Mysteryby H. R. F. KeatingISBN 0786703660 (0-7867-0366-0)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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The Crimes of Charlotte Bronteby James TullyISBN 0786707429 (0-7867-0742-9)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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Dark Knights: The New Comics in Contextby Clive Bloom, Greg S. McCueISBN 0745306632 (0-7453-0663-2)
Softcover, Univ of Michigan Pr
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The Decorative Illustration of Booksby Walter CraneISBN 0788151932 (0-7881-5193-2)
Softcover, Diane Pub Co
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The Diary of Victor Frankensteinby Stephen R. Cooper, Roscoe Cooper, Timothy Basil EringISBN 0789424568 (0-7894-2456-8)
Hardcover, Dk Pub
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Dickens' Fur Coat and Charlotte's Unanswered Letters: The Rows and Romances of England's Great Victorian Novelistsby Daniel PoolISBN 0788193147 (0-7881-9314-7)
Softcover, Diane Pub Co
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Discovering Book Collectingby John ChidleyISBN 0747803870 (0-7478-0387-0)
Hardcover, Shire Publications
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The Dorothy Dunnett Companionby Elspeth MorrisonISBN 0718137752 (0-7181-3775-2)
Hardcover, Michael Joseph
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Dorothy Dunnett Companion'Book summary:This is an encyclopaedic guide to the world Dorothy Dunnett describes, illuminating the tapestry of fact and allusion, of historial personages and places, events and politics, literary references and music that colour her books. It covers both her "Lymond" sequence, which explores the intricacies of 16th-century history, and the "House of Niccolo" series, set in the 15th-century world of trade and war and banking. Arranged alphabetically, this book provides a concise, complete yet idiosyncratic picture of the period. [via]
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Duty And Desire: A Novel of Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentlemanby Pamela AidanISBN 0743291360 (0-7432-9136-0)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Eats, Shoots, and Leavesby Lynne TrussISBN 0786268379 (0-7862-6837-9)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Eats, Shoots, and Leaves'Book summary:A New York Times Bestseller
In 2002 Lynne Truss presented a well-received BBC Radio 4 series about punctuation which led to the writing of Eats, Shoots & Leaves. The book became a runaway success in the UK, hitting number one on the bestseller lists and prompting extraordinary headlines such as "Grammar Book Tops Bestseller List" (BBC News). With over a half million copies in print in England, Truss is ready to rally the troops on this side of the pond with her rousing cry, "Sticklers unite!"
Available only in Core 7. [via]
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Essential Shakespeare Handbookby Alan Riding, Leslie Dunton-DownerISBN 0789493330 (0-7894-9333-0)
Softcover, Dk Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Essential Shakespeare Handbook'Book summary:Offering a user-friendly, beautifully illustrated guide to every play in the Shakespeare canon, as well as a portrait of the Bard's life and the world of Elizabethan and Jacobean theater, the Essential Shakespeare Handbook is an innovative and entertaining book which unravels the complexities of Shakespeare's plays and poems. Written in a clear and engaging style, this book will enrich the experience of the Bard's work on the page, stage, and screen. [via]
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A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Booksby Nicholas A. BasbanesISBN 0756753392 (0-7567-5339-2)
Hardcover, Diane Pub Co
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Go on Girl! : Book Club Guide for Reading Groups Works Worth Reading, Chats...by Monique Greenwood, Lynda Johnson, Tracy Mitchell-BrownISBN 0786883502 (0-7868-8350-2)
Softcover, Hyperion Press
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Golden Age of Children's Book Illustrationby Richard DalbyISBN 0785814272 (0-7858-1427-2)
Hardcover, Book Sales
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The Grand Complicationby Allen KurzweilISBN 0786885181 (0-7868-8518-1)
Softcover, Hyperion Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Grand Complication'Book summary:Penzler Pick, August 2001: Most avid readers love everything about books--not only the words, but also the paper, the edition, the age, the texture of the binding, all of which become part of the fascination for the printed word that makes a true bibliophile. So it is no wonder that the bibliophile mystery has achieved such popularity. The Grand Complication, well-written and well-researched, is the latest in a long line of such mysteries.
Alexander Short is a reference librarian who spends his days dealing with the minutiae of his work world. At night he goes home to his French wife who is also a book person. She makes pop-up books and other three-dimensional volumes, including a "girdle" that Alexander wears in the manner of medieval monks, tied around his middle and used for his "girdling" or taking notes--something Alexander does obsessively, to the detriment of his job. Two such people seem made for each other, but their obsessions make for a rocky marriage.
So Alexander is fascinated when he meets Henry James Jesson III, an elderly man with equally obsessive interests. He would like Alexander to help him after hours. In Jesson's Manhattan mansion there is a cabinet of curiosities that tell the life of an 18th-century inventor. But one of the compartments is empty. Jesson, and soon Alexander, are agog with curiosity about what was in that compartment. Finding out is half the fun of reading this book.
The other half, if you care (and somehow I think you do), is the design of the book itself. Kurzweil is the son of an engineer, and he designed the small icon, a gear, that appears on many of the book's pages. Over the course of the novel, which runs 360 pages, that gear turns 360 degrees. And then there are the endpapers.... --Otto Penzler [via]
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The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Timeby Will Durant, John LittleISBN 0743235533 (0-7432-3553-3)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time'Book summary:A wise and witty compendium of the greatest thoughts, greatest minds, and greatest books of all time -- listed in accessible and succinct form -- by one of the world's greatest scholars.
From the "Hundred Best Books" to the "Ten Greatest Thinkers" to the "Ten Greatest Poets," here is a concise collection of the world's most significant knowledge. For the better part of a century, Will Durant dwelled upon -- and wrote about -- the most significant eras, individuals, and achievements of human history. His selections have finally been brought together in a single, compact volume. Durant eloquently defends his choices of the greatest minds and ideas, but he also stimulates readers into forming their own opinions, encouraging them to shed their surroundings and biases and enter "The Country of the Mind," a timeless realm where the heroes of our species dwell.
From a thinker who always chose to exalt the positive in the human species, The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time stays true to Durant's optimism. This is a book containing the absolute best of our heritage, passed on for the benefit of future generations. Filled with Durant's renowned wit, knowledge, and unique ability to explain events and ideas in simple and exciting terms, this is a pocket-size liberal arts and humanist curriculum in one volume. [via]
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A History of the Dublin University Press, 1734-1976by Vincent KinaneISBN 0717121151 (0-7171-2115-1)
Hardcover, Gill & Macmillan
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Holmes and Watsonby June ThomsonISBN 0786708271 (0-7867-0827-1)
Hardcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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Horrorby Darryl Jones, Kim NewmanISBN 0786705523 (0-7867-0552-3)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Horror'Book summary:Horror: Another 100 Best Books features one hundred of the top names in the horror field discussing one hundred of the most spine-chilling novels ever written. Each entry includes a synopsis of the work as well as publication history, biographical information about the author of each title, and recommended reading and biographical notes on the contributor. Author Ramsey Campbell also offers a new foreword to the book describing the evolution of horror over the past two decades from the way it's written by a crop of new and exciting writers to the way it's received by a new market of readers. Horror: Another 100 Best Books will be the definitive guide to the tremendous library of horror fiction available today a reference that no fan can live without.[via] -
How We Got the Bibleby Neil R. LightfootISBN 080101252X (0-8010-1252-X)
Hardcover, Baker Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'How We Got the Bible'Book summary:How We Got the Bible provides factual, accessible answers to questions such as
How and when did the books of the Bible originate?
In what sense are these books different from other books?
How have these books been preserved and transmitted to us?
Why do we have so many different translations of the Bible?
A popular guide for Bible students, it has sold more than 1 million copies during its forty years in print. This trade paper edition of the well-loved classic offers readers an even more affordable way to learn about the development of the most important book in history. [via]More editions of How We Got the Bible:
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Illustrating Children's Books: Creating Pictures for Publicationby Martin SalisburyISBN 0764127179 (0-7641-2717-9)
Softcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Illustrating Children's Books: Creating Pictures for Publication'Book summary:The successful book illustrator starts by understanding his author's flight of fancy, then rendering the ideas and actions imaginatively in pictorial terms. This unusual and inspiring book was written for art students and ambitious beginners. It instructs on methods of developing both imaginative powers and the technical artistic skills to produce high quality illustrations that will please authors and children's book editors. Separate chapters focus on:
- Media, materials, and techniques
- Developing different drawing styles to fit specific storytelling methods
- Instilling visual personality traits in story characters
- Creating effective sequential images for storyboards and picture book outlines
- Design, typography, and preparation for print
- Illustrating story books for older children
- Illustrating nonfiction and educational books
- Breaking into the children's book publishing business
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In a Blue Velvet Dressby Catherine SeftonISBN 0786816937 (0-7868-1693-7)
Softcover, Disney Press
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Invitation to the Classicsby Louise Cowan, OS GuinnessISBN 0801011566 (0-8010-1156-6)
Hardcover, Baker Pub Group
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Irish Booksellers and English Writers, 1740-1800by Richard Cargill ColeISBN 0720118085 (0-7201-1808-5)
Hardcover, Continuum Intl Pub Group
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The Last Safe Place on Earthby Richard PeckISBN 078578988X (0-7857-8988-X)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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Letters to Aliceby Fay WeldonISBN 0800847431 (0-8008-4743-1)
Hardcover, Parkwest Pubns
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Letters to Alice on First Reading Jane Austenby Fay WeldonISBN 0786706880 (0-7867-0688-0)
Softcover, Basic Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Letters to Alice on First Reading Jane Austen'Book summary:Wise, sharp, informative . . . shrewd and funny - A. S. Byatt, Times Literary Supplement Inspired by a series of instructive letters written by Austen to a novel-writing niece, Letters to Alice is an epistolary novel in which an important modern writer responds to her niece's complaint that Jane Austen is boring and irrelevant. By turns passionate and ironic, "Aunt Fay" makes Alice think - not only about books and literature, but also life and culture. "A study of a writer (and reader) thinking aloud about art and civilization . . . it should be required reading, a prerequisite for students of literature." - Hilma Wolitzer, New York Times Book Review[via]More editions of Letters to Alice on First Reading Jane Austen:
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The Library of Congress: An Architectural AlphabetISBN 0764912623 (0-7649-1262-3)
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Library World Recordsby Godfrey OswaldISBN 078641619X (0-7864-1619-X)
Softcover, McFarland & Co Inc Pub
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The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentlemanby Laurence Sterne, Judith HawleyISBN 0760763054 (0-7607-6305-4)
Softcover, Barnes & Noble Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman'Book summary:Paperback published in 2005 by Barnes & Noble Books. Originally published in1759, this is the first trade paperback printing. Introduction by Judith Hawley Laurence Sterne explores the difficulties of creativity - both sexual and literary. In doing so, he pushes the conventions of the early novel to extreme limits. [via]
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Lisey's Storyby Stephen KingISBN 0743289412 (0-7432-8941-2)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lisey's Story'Book summary:Since his first novel was published in 1974, Stephen King has stretched the boundaries of the written word, not only bringing horror to new heights, but trying his hand at nearly every possible genre, including children's books, graphic novels, serial novels, literary fiction, nonfiction, westerns, fantasy, and even e-books (remember The Plant?). With Lisey's Story, once again King is trying something different. Lisey's Story is as much a romance as it is a supernatural thriller--but don't let us convince you. Who better to tell readers if King has written a romantic thriller than Nora Roberts? We asked Nora to read Lisey's Story and give us her take. Check out her review below. --Daphne Durham
Guest Reviewer: Nora Roberts
Nora Roberts, who also writes under the pseudonym J.D. Robb, is the author of way too many bestselling books to name here (over 150!), but some of our favorites include: Angel's Fall, Born in Death, Blue Smoke, and The Reef.
Stephen King hooked me about three decades ago with that sharply faceted, blood-stained jewel, The Shining. Through the years he's bumped my gooses with kiddie vampires, tingled my spine with beloved pets gone rabid, justified my personal fear of clowns and made me think twice about my cell phone. I've always considered The Stand--a long-time favorite--a towering tour de force, and have owed its author a debt as this was the first novel I could convince my older son to read from cover to cover.But with Lisey's Story, King has accomplished one more feat. He broke my heart.
Lisey's Story is, at its core, a love story--heart-wrenching, passionate, terrifying and tender. It is the multi-layered and expertly crafted tale of a twenty-five year marriage, and a widow's journey through grief, through discovery and--this is King, after all--through a nightmare scape of the ordinary and extraordinary. Through Lisey's mind and heart, the reader is pulled into the intimacies of her marriage to bestselling novelist Scott Landon, and through her we come to know this complicated, troubled and heroic man.
Two years after his death, Lisey sorts through her husband's papers and her own shrouded memories. Following the clues Scott left her and her own instincts, she embarks on a journey that risks both her life and her sanity. She will face Scott's demons as well as her own, traveling into the past and into Boo'ya Moon, the seductive and terrifying world he'd shown her. There lives the power to heal, and the power to destroy.
Lisey Landon is a richly wrought character of charm and complexity, of realized inner strength and redoubtable humor. As the central figure she drives the story, and the story is so vividly textured, the reader will draw in the perfumed air of Boo'ya Moon, will see the sunlight flood through the windows of the Scott's studio--or the night press against them. Her voice will be clear in your ear as you experience the fear and the wonder. If your heart doesn't hitch at the demons she faces in this world and the other, if it doesn't thrill at her courage and endurance, you're going to need to check with a cardiologist, first chance.
Lisey's Story is bright and brilliant. It's dark and desperate. While I'll always consider The Shining, my first ride on King's wild Tilt-A-Whirl, a gorgeous, bloody jewel, I found, on this latest ride, a treasure box heaped with dazzling gems.
A few of them have sharp, hungry teeth. --Nora Roberts
Literature Made Easy Lord of the Fliesby Tony Buzan, Mary HartleyISBN 0764108212 (0-7641-0821-2)
Softcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc
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The Making Of A Bestseller: Success Stories From The Authors And The Editors, Agents, And Booksellers Behind Themby Brian Hill, Dee PowerISBN 0793193087 (0-7931-9308-7)
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Murder by the Bookby Cynthia MansonISBN 0786702508 (0-7867-0250-8)
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The New York Public Library Desk Referenceby Paul FargisISBN 0786868465 (0-7868-6846-5)
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One Half of Robertson Davies: Provocative Pronouncements on a Wide Range of Topicsby Robertson DaviesISBN 0770515797 (0-7705-1579-7)
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The Paris Pilgrimsby Clancy CarlileISBN 0786707534 (0-7867-0753-4)
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The Photobook Vol. 2 : A Historyby Martin Parr, Gerry BadgerISBN 0714844330 (0-7148-4433-0)
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Pride and Prescienceby Carrie BebrisISBN 0765318431 (0-7653-1843-1)
Softcover, Forge
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The lovely Caroline Bingley is engaged to marry a rich and charismatic American. Unfortunately, this windswept courtship is marred by many strange events-- nocturnal wanderings, spooked horses, carriage accidents, and even an apparent suicide attempt. Soon the whole Bingley family seems the target of a mysterious plot, with only the Darcys recognizing the danger.[via]
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Pride and Prescience: Or, A Truth Univesally Acknowledgedby Carrie BebrisISBN 0765350718 (0-7653-5071-8)
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Mr. & Mrs. Darcy, the joyous newlyweds from Pride and Prejudice, have not even left for their honeymoon when they find themselves embroiled in a mystery involving one of their wedding guests. The lovely Caroline Bingley is engaged to marry a rich and charismatic American. Unfortunately this windswept courtship is marred by many strange events such as nocturnal wanderings, spooked horses, carriage accidents, and atypical incidents of mortal consequence. Soon the whole Bingley family seems the target of a sinister plot, with only the Darcys recognizing the danger .
In Pride and Prescience, the Darcys take center stage as the Regency era's answer to The Thin Man's Nick and Nora in search of the truth, universally acknowledged and otherwise.More editions of Pride and Prescience: Or, A Truth Univesally Acknowledged:
The Printed Book in Americaby Joseph BlumenthalISBN 0756761891 (0-7567-6189-1)
Softcover, Diane Pub Co
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The Readerby Bernhard Schlink, Carol Brown JanewayISBN 0783886462 (0-7838-8646-2)
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The Reading Group Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Start Your Own Book Clubby Rachel W. JacobsohnISBN 0786883243 (0-7868-8324-3)
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The Reading Group Handbook: Everything You Need to Know, from Choosing Members to Leading Discussionsby Rachel W. JacobsohnISBN 0786880023 (0-7868-8002-3)
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The Reading Teacher's Book of Listsby Jacqueline E. Kress, Edward FryISBN 0787982571 (0-7879-8257-1)
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Required Reading: Why Our American Classics Matter Nowby Andrew DelbancoISBN 0788195840 (0-7881-9584-0)
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Sandmanby Alisa Kwitney, Neil GaimanISBN 0756787734 (0-7567-8773-4)
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Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novelsby David PringleISBN 0786704810 (0-7867-0481-0)
Softcover, Running Press Book Publishers
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Secrets of the Flesh: A Life of Coletteby Judith ThurmanISBN 0747548439 (0-7475-4843-9)
Softcover, Bloomsbury Pub Ltd
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Theories of Reading: Books, Bodies, And Bibliomaniaby Karin LittauISBN 0745616593 (0-7456-1659-3)
Softcover, Polity Pr
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These Three Remain: A Novel of Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentlemanby Pamela AidanISBN 0743291379 (0-7432-9137-9)
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These Three Remain follows a humbled Darcy on the journey of self-discovery, after Elizabeth Bennet's rejection of his marriage proposal, in which he endeavors to grow into the kind of gentleman he desires to become. Happily, a chance meeting with Elizabeth during a tour of his estate in Derbyshire offers Darcy a new opportunity to press his suit, but his newfound strengths are put to the test by an old nemesis, George Wickham.
Vividly capturing the colorful historical and political milieu of the Regency era, Aidan writes in a style evocative of her literary progenitor, but with a wit and humor very much her own. While staying faithful to the people and events in Austen's original, she adds her own fascinating cast of characters, weaving a rich tapestry out of Darcy's past and present that will beguile his admirers anew. [via]
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Tolkien: A Look Behind the Lord of the Ringsby Lin CarterISBN 0765307200 (0-7653-0720-0)
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Under the Chinaberry Tree: Books and Inspirations for Mindful Parentingby Ann Ruethling, Patti PitcherISBN 0767912020 (0-7679-1202-0)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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The Uses of Literacyby Richard HoggartISBN 0765804212 (0-7658-0421-2)
Softcover, Transaction Pub
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Victorian Book Illustration: The Technical Revolutionby Geoffrey WakemanISBN 0715359363 (0-7153-5936-3)
Hardcover, David & Charles
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The Voynich Manuscript: The Unsolved Riddle of an Extraordinary Book Which Has Defied Interpretation for Centuriesby Gerry Kennedy, Rob ChurchilISBN 075286422X (0-7528-6422-X)
Softcover, Orion Books Limited
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The Wand In The Word: Conversations With Writers Of Fantasyby Leonard S. MarcusISBN 0763626252 (0-7636-2625-2)
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The Well-Tempered Critic: One Man's View of Theatre and Letters in Canadaby Robertson Davies, Judith Skelton GrantISBN 077102567X (0-7710-2567-X)
Hardcover, McClelland and Stewart
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Women of the Beat Generation: The Writers, Artists and Muses at the Heart of a Revolutionby Ann Charters, Brenda Knight, Anne WaldmanISBN 075677988X (0-7567-7988-X)
Hardcover, Diane Pub Co
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The World of Jack Aubrey: Twelve-Pounders, Frigates, Cutlasses, and Insignia of His Majesty's Royal Navyby David MillerISBN 0762416521 (0-7624-1652-1)
Hardcover, Courage Books
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Writing With Intent: Essays, Reviews, Personal Prose 1983-2005by Margaret AtwoodISBN 078671767X (0-7867-1767-X)
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Your Home Library: The Complete System for Organizing, Locating, Referencing, and Maintaining Your Book Collectionby Kathie CoblentzISBN 0762415568 (0-7624-1556-8)
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