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100 Common Wildflowers of Central California: One Hundred Wildflowers of Central Californiaby Susan LambISBN 1583690689 (1-58369-068-9)
Softcover, Western Natl Parks Assoc
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12 Short Hikes: Coastal Areas San Diegoby Sean O'BrienISBN 1575400804 (1-57540-080-4)
Softcover, Globe Pequot Pr
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An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angelesby Robert WinterISBN 1586853082 (1-58685-308-2)
Softcover, Gibbs Smith
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Axe Handles: Poemsby Gary SnyderISBN 1593760574 (1-59376-057-4)
Softcover, Shoemaker & Hoard
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Axe Handles: Poems'Book summary:The title poem of this collection may be Snyder's strongest poem of the 1980s, and this is high praise. Incorporating Snyder's familiar and welcome themes of nature, family and eastern philosophy, it is a passage into a world of insights, small epiphanies, the rhythms of nature and culture, speech and sky, revealing themselves between these lines. Do yourself a favor and take a look at Axe Handles. [via]
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Bay Area Wild: A Celebration of the Natural Heritage of the San Francisco Bay Areaby Galen Rowell, Michael SewellISBN 1578050103 (1-57805-010-3)
Softcover, Sierra Club Books
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Beautiful Stranger: A Memoir of an Obsession With Perfectionby Hope DonahueISBN 1592400744 (1-59240-074-4)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Berkeley: The Life and Spirit of a Remarkable Townby Ellen Weise, Kiran SinghISBN 1583940936 (1-58394-093-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Birds of Californiaby Stan TekielaISBN 1591930316 (1-59193-031-6)
Softcover, Strang Communications Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Birds of California'Book summary:Learn about and identify birds using Stan Tekiela's state-by-state field guides. The full-page, color photos are incomparable and include insets of winter plumage, color morphs and more. Plus, with the easy-to-use format, you don't need to know a bird's name or classification in order to easily find it in the book. Using this field guide is a real pleasure. It's a great way for anyone to learn about the birds in your state. [via]
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Bitter Sweets: A Savannah Reid Mysteryby G. A. McKevettISBN 1575666936 (1-57566-693-6)
Softcover, Kensington Pub Corp
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Bouchonby Michael Ruhlman, Thomas Keller, Susie Heller, Jeff Cerciello, Deborah JonesISBN 1579652395 (1-57965-239-5)
Hardcover, Artisan
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Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of Californiaby G. A. HentyISBN 1590870468 (1-59087-046-8)
Softcover, Robinson Books
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Cat Laughing Lastby Shirley Roussea MurphyISBN 1574904388 (1-57490-438-8)
Hardcover, Thomas t Beeler
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Cat to the Dogsby Shirley Rousseau MurphyISBN 1574902644 (1-57490-264-4)
Hardcover, Thomas t Beeler
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cat to the Dogs'Book summary:Ever since the earthquake, things have been going from bad to worse in Molena Point, usually the most tranquil little town on the North California coast. It started with that suspicious "accident" on Hellhag Hill. The police might write it off to the night fog, but Joe Grey knows a cut brake line when he sees it. He my be a cat, but he's already solved more murders than your average police detective! Then there's Clyde, Joe's erratic but lovable human. He thinks cats should stay out of police work (as if humans could handle it on their own!), and to make his point, he's locking Joe and his lady friend Dulcie out of the house when Officer Harper comes over to play poker. But Joe isn't about to give up the chase. Not until the "ghost" of Hellhag Hill is tracked down and brought to justice. [via]
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Cat Under Fireby Shirley Rousseau MurphyISBN 1574903411 (1-57490-341-1)
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Cesar: Recipes from a Tapas Barby Olivier Said, Maggie Pond, James MellgrenISBN 1580084834 (1-58008-483-4)
Hardcover, Ten Speed Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cesar: Recipes from a Tapas Bar'Book summary:When three Chez Panisse alums opened a tapas bar next door to Alice Waters's famed Berkeley, California, restaurant, it was only a matter of days before a culinary star was born. With its menu of innovative, Spanish-style tapas, paired with an astounding wine-and-spirits list that is among the best in the world, César earned a legion of devout fans and was named one of the best restaurants in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Chronicle.In CÉSAR the cookbook, restaurateur Olivier Said teams up with Spanish-foods authority James Mellgren and chef Maggie Pond to present over 100 classic spirits and tapa recipes from the CÉsar repertoire. Engaging discussion of the wines, staple ingredients, and cheeses of Spain provide context for appreciating and preparing this robust fare in the home kitchen. In both words and images, CÉSAR showcases the flavors of Spain, and the spirit of a beloved neighborhood tapas bar.Featuring more than 50 tapa recipes, 50 mixed drinks, extensive essays on Spanish foods and liquors of the world, and more than 50 full-color photographs.Beginning with a captivating history of sherrythe quintessential tapa accompaniment CÉSAR commences with a mixologist's guide to signature cocktails like the Lucky 13, the Marius, and the Three-Citrus Margarita, as well as the restaurant's inspired variations on the classics.CÉSAR has been voted one of the best restaurants in the Bay Area five years in a row by the San Francisco Chronicle. Reviews Humorously self-conscious and immediately accessible, includes 100 tapas and drink recipes [that] allow the home cook to replicate the restaurant's creations. . . . the dishes are designed with an emphasis on freshness. Most are easy to make, and the ingredient combinations are stellar. Publishers Weekly A cookbook from a great restaurant is always welcome, but this one is also loaded with insight that goes greatly beyond the restaurant. The authors are super-knowledgeable about Spanish foods and traditions. CÉSAR is a major contribution to the Mediterranean library. David Rosengarten, editor-in-chief of The Rosengarten Report Like its namesake Berkeley tapas bar, the CÉSAR cookbook is lively, charming, and utterly delightful. A compendium of original and classic recipes and the drinks to accompany them, it's a perfect introduction to a delicious Spanish custom that is captivating Americans. Nancy Harmon Jenkins, author of The Essential Mediterranean CÉSAR is a celebration of the ultra-conviviality of tapas, cocktails, and Spanish foods and wines. This book is handsome, eminently readable, and extremely usefula complete triumph. Steven Jenkins, author of Cheese Primer One of the greatest bars in the world in terms of quality of spirits, selection, and mixology. . . . Right next door to Chez Panisse, and started by veterans of the mother ship, CÉSAR has become an eating place in its own right. . . . The tiny open kitchen turns out resonant miniature fish stews; toasts with anchovies or grilled sardines; and traditional Spanish tortillas. Patricia Unterman, San Francisco Food Lover's Guide [via]
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Chasing Yesterdayby Rachel Ann NunesISBN 159038542X (1-59038-542-X)
Softcover, Deseret Book
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Childhood Shadows: The Hidden Story of the Black Dahlia Murderby Mary PaciosISBN 1585004847 (1-58500-484-7)
Softcover, Authorhouse
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Childhood Shadows: The Hidden Story of the Black Dahlia Murder'Book summary:Electronic Distribution Date: February 2007 Printed & Bound Distribution Date: February 2007 This updated version of Childhood Shadows, a book first published in 1999, adds new details to a compelling account of the Black Dahlia murder-one of Hollywood's most infamous unsolved crimes. Combining personal experience as a close friend of the victim, Elizabeth Short, with in-depth research, Childhood Shadows brings a unique perspective and opens up an intriguing new area of speculation about who the killer may be. Author Mary Pacios sets the stage by recreating the neighborhood she shared with Elizabeth "Bette" Short during the years of the Great Depression and World War II. The war ends, but instead of peace, the horrendous murder of the young and beautiful Elizabeth Short send shock waves through the nation. Years later, haunted by the unsolved murder of her childhood friend, Pacios sets out to discover the true circumstances surrounding her friend's brutal death. Because of her personal relationship with the victim, Pacios gains access to officials close to the case who discuss with her unpublicized details of the murxder and their own privately held theories of who killed the woman known as the Black Dahlia. The research Pacios expects to last only a few months turns into a strange twenty-year odyssey that explodes many of the myths surrounding the victim and her murder.Appendices include photographs, official documents, synopses of the various suspects and an extensive annotated bibliography. . [via]
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The City of Falling Angelsby John BerendtISBN 1594200580 (1-59420-058-0)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The City of Falling Angels'Book summary:Past Midnight: John Berendt on the Mysteries of Venice
Just as John Berendt's first book, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, was settling into its remarkable four-year run on The New York Times bestseller list, he discovered a new city whose local mysteries and traditions were more than a match for Savannah, whose hothouse eccentricities he had celebrated in the first book. The new city was Venice, and he spent much of the last decade wandering through its canals and palazzos, seeking to understand a place that any native will tell you is easy to visit but hard to know. For travelers to Venice, whether by armchair or vaporetto, he has selected his 10 (actually 11) Books to Read on Venice. And he took the time to answer a few of our questions about his charming new book, The City of Falling Angels: Amazon.com: The lush, cloistered southern city of Savannah was the locale of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Venice, the setting for The City of Falling Angels, is vastly different. Was it the difference itself that drew you to Venice?
John Berendt: Savannah and Venice actually have quite a lot in common. Both are uniquely beautiful. Both are isolated geographically, culturally, and emotionally from the world outside. Venice sits in the middle of a lagoon; Savannah is surrounded by marshes, piney woods, and the ocean. Venetians think of themselves as Venetian first, Italian second; Savannahians rarely even venture forth as far as Atlanta or Charleston. So both cities offer a writer a rich context in which to set a story, and the stories provide readers a means of escape from their own environment into another world.
Amazon.com: I enjoyed your rather declarative author's note: that this is a work of nonfiction, and that you used everyone's real names. In your previous book you did use pseudonyms for some characters and you explained that you took a few small liberties in the service of the larger truth of the story. Why the change this time?
Berendt: When I wrote Midnight I thought I would do a few people the favor of changing their names for the sake of privacy. But when the book came out, several of the pseudonymous characters told me they wished I'd used their real names instead. So this time, no pseudonyms. As for the storytelling liberties I took in writing Midnight, they were minor and did not change the story, but my mention of it in the author's note caused some confusion, with the result that Midnight is sometimes referred to now as a novel, which it most certainly is not. Neither is The City of Falling Angels. In fact, I dispensed with the liberties this time and made it as close to the truth as I could get it.
Amazon.com: In The City of Falling Angels, a number of fascinating people serve as guides to the city, each with a different idea of the true nature of Venice. Who was your favorite?
Berendt: I don't have a favorite, but Count Girolamo Marcello is certainly a memorable, highly quotable commentator. "Everyone in Venice is acting," he told me. "Everyone plays a role, and the role changes. The key to understanding Venetians is rhythm, the rhythm of the lagoon, the water, the tides, the waves. It's like breathing. High water, high pressure: tense. Low water, low pressure: relaxed. The tide changes every six hours."
I nodded that I understood.
"How do you see a bridge?" he went on.
"Pardon me?" I asked, "A bridge?"
"Do you see a bridge as an obstacle--as just another set of steps to climb to get from one side of a canal to the other? We Venetians do not see bridges as obstacles. To us, bridges are transitions. We go over them very slowly. They are part of the rhythm. They are the links between two parts of a theater, like changes in scenery. Our role changes as we go over bridges. We cross from one reality ... to another reality. From one street ... to another street. From one setting ... to another setting."
Once I had absorbed that notion, Count Marcello continued: "Sunlight on a canal is reflected up through a window onto the ceiling, then from the ceiling onto a vase, and from the vase onto a glass. Which is the real sunlight? Which is the real reflection? What is true? What is not true? The answer is not so simple, because the truth can change. I can change. You can change. That is the Venice effect."
I was not terribly surprised when he later told me, "Venetians never tell the truth. We mean precisely the opposite of what we say."
Amazon.com: Now that you know Venice well enough to be a guide yourself, what would you say to a visitor looking for insight into the character of the city?
Berendt: Tourists generally shuffle along, on narrow streets so crowded as to be nearly impassable, between the major sights of St. Mark's Square, the Rialto Bridge, and the Accademia Museum. All you have to do is to step off these heavily traveled alleyways, and in a few moments you will find yourself in quiet, much emptier surroundings. This is more like the real Venice. Another thing to do is to go into the wine bars where Venetians stand around drinking and talking. They will very likely be speaking the Venetian dialect, so you won't be able to understand them, but you will get a sampling of the true Venetian ambiance enlivened by the pronounced sing-song rhythm of the language. I'd also suggest stopping someone in the street and asking for directions. Almost invariably, you will be rewarded with a genial smile and the instructions, Sempre diritto, meaning "Straight ahead." This will only leave you more confused, because when you attempt to follow a straight line, you will be confronted by more twists and turns and forks in the road than you thought possible, given the instructions. This is part of what Count Marcello described as "the Venice effect."
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The City of falling angels: a venice storyby John BerendtISBN 1594200610 (1-59420-061-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Just as John Berendt's first book, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, was settling into its remarkable four-year run on The New York Times bestseller list, he discovered a new city whose local mysteries and traditions were more than a match for Savannah, whose hothouse eccentricities he had celebrated in the first book. The new city was Venice, and he spent much of the last decade wandering through its canals and palazzos, seeking to understand a place that any native will tell you is easy to visit but hard to know. For travelers to Venice, whether by armchair or vaporetto, he has selected his 10 (actually 11) Books to Read on Venice. And he took the time to answer a few of our questions about his charming new book, The City of Falling Angels: Amazon.com: The lush, cloistered southern city of Savannah was the locale of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Venice, the setting for The City of Falling Angels, is vastly different. Was it the difference itself that drew you to Venice?
John Berendt: Savannah and Venice actually have quite a lot in common. Both are uniquely beautiful. Both are isolated geographically, culturally, and emotionally from the world outside. Venice sits in the middle of a lagoon; Savannah is surrounded by marshes, piney woods, and the ocean. Venetians think of themselves as Venetian first, Italian second; Savannahians rarely even venture forth as far as Atlanta or Charleston. So both cities offer a writer a rich context in which to set a story, and the stories provide readers a means of escape from their own environment into another world.
Amazon.com: I enjoyed your rather declarative author's note: that this is a work of nonfiction, and that you used everyone's real names. In your previous book you did use pseudonyms for some characters and you explained that you took a few small liberties in the service of the larger truth of the story. Why the change this time?
Berendt: When I wrote Midnight I thought I would do a few people the favor of changing their names for the sake of privacy. But when the book came out, several of the pseudonymous characters told me they wished I'd used their real names instead. So this time, no pseudonyms. As for the storytelling liberties I took in writing Midnight, they were minor and did not change the story, but my mention of it in the author's note caused some confusion, with the result that Midnight is sometimes referred to now as a novel, which it most certainly is not. Neither is The City of Falling Angels. In fact, I dispensed with the liberties this time and made it as close to the truth as I could get it.
Amazon.com: In The City of Falling Angels, a number of fascinating people serve as guides to the city, each with a different idea of the true nature of Venice. Who was your favorite?
Berendt: I don't have a favorite, but Count Girolamo Marcello is certainly a memorable, highly quotable commentator. "Everyone in Venice is acting," he told me. "Everyone plays a role, and the role changes. The key to understanding Venetians is rhythm, the rhythm of the lagoon, the water, the tides, the waves. It's like breathing. High water, high pressure: tense. Low water, low pressure: relaxed. The tide changes every six hours."
I nodded that I understood.
"How do you see a bridge?" he went on.
"Pardon me?" I asked, "A bridge?"
"Do you see a bridge as an obstacle--as just another set of steps to climb to get from one side of a canal to the other? We Venetians do not see bridges as obstacles. To us, bridges are transitions. We go over them very slowly. They are part of the rhythm. They are the links between two parts of a theater, like changes in scenery. Our role changes as we go over bridges. We cross from one reality ... to another reality. From one street ... to another street. From one setting ... to another setting."
Once I had absorbed that notion, Count Marcello continued: "Sunlight on a canal is reflected up through a window onto the ceiling, then from the ceiling onto a vase, and from the vase onto a glass. Which is the real sunlight? Which is the real reflection? What is true? What is not true? The answer is not so simple, because the truth can change. I can change. You can change. That is the Venice effect."
I was not terribly surprised when he later told me, "Venetians never tell the truth. We mean precisely the opposite of what we say."
Amazon.com: Now that you know Venice well enough to be a guide yourself, what would you say to a visitor looking for insight into the character of the city?
Berendt: Tourists generally shuffle along, on narrow streets so crowded as to be nearly impassable, between the major sights of St. Mark's Square, the Rialto Bridge, and the Accademia Museum. All you have to do is to step off these heavily traveled alleyways, and in a few moments you will find yourself in quiet, much emptier surroundings. This is more like the real Venice. Another thing to do is to go into the wine bars where Venetians stand around drinking and talking. They will very likely be speaking the Venetian dialect, so you won't be able to understand them, but you will get a sampling of the true Venetian ambiance enlivened by the pronounced sing-song rhythm of the language. I'd also suggest stopping someone in the street and asking for directions. Almost invariably, you will be rewarded with a genial smile and the instructions, Sempre diritto, meaning "Straight ahead." This will only leave you more confused, because when you attempt to follow a straight line, you will be confronted by more twists and turns and forks in the road than you thought possible, given the instructions. This is part of what Count Marcello described as "the Venice effect."
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The City of the Saints: Among the Mormons and Across the Rocky Mountains to Californiaby Richard F. BurtonISBN 1589762304 (1-58976-230-4)
Softcover, Narrative Pr
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Come Back to Afghanistan: A California Teenager's Storyby Said Hyder Akbar, Susan BurtonISBN 1582345201 (1-58234-520-1)
Hardcover, Bloomsbury Publishing
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Cooked Gooseby G. A. McKevettISBN 1575664798 (1-57566-479-8)
Softcover, Kensington Pub Corp
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The Crucial Era: The Great Depression and World War II 1929-1945by Gerald D. NashISBN 1577660226 (1-57766-022-6)
Softcover, Waveland Pr Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Crucial Era: The Great Depression and World War II 1929-1945'Book summary:The years between 1929 and 1945 were some of the most fateful and decisive in the history of the United States. America set a host of precedents, establishing patterns that were followed for four decades. Two major issues provided the main challenges of the era: domestic depression and foreign war. This volume helps readers understand the lasting impact of the Great Depression and World War II on the American people and to recognize that these two events irrevocably altered the political, economic, social, and cultural life of the nation and its people. [via]
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Death by Chocolateby G. A. McKevettISBN 1575667282 (1-57566-728-2)
Softcover, Kensington Publishing Corporation
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Demon Trilogy Book 1: Ashes and Angel Wingsby Greg StolzeISBN 1588468054 (1-58846-805-4)
Softcover, White Wolf Pub
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The Devil's Dictionaryby Ambrose BierceISBN 1595479406 (1-59547-940-6)
Softcover, Nuvision Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Devil's Dictionary'Book summary:Bierce's classic work of satirical wit and Steadman's pointed pen redefine the way we see even the seemingly simplest of terms.[via]
Acquaintance, n.: A person whom we know well enough to borrow from but not well enough to lend to.
Bride, n.: A woman with a great future behind her.
Consult, v: To seek another's approval of a course already decided on.
Ambrose Bierce's "dictionary" of epigrams, essays, verses, and vignettes targets the religious, the romantic, the political, and the economic, in equal measure. The book you need to define both friends and enemies, The Devil's Dictionary is also the perfect gift, showcasing Bierce's razor-sharp wit and Ralph Steadman's incisive pen to their best advantage. 
Dove in the Windowby Earlene FowlerISBN 1574903683 (1-57490-368-3)
Hardcover, Thomas t Beeler
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Fire!: The 100 Most Devastating Fires Through the Ages and the Heroes Who Fought Themby Edward C. GoodmanISBN 1579121608 (1-57912-160-8)
Hardcover, Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Incorporated
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The 100 most infamous fires through the ages leap full-blown from the pages of FIRE!, complete with the ravages caused by the consuming infernos and the courage of the men and women who fought the conflagrations. Lively artwork and photographs on show blazing buildings, tragedy-stricken survivors, charred destruction, and firefighters in the heat of the battle. Fascinating history, along with technical information about the nature, causes and behavior of fires, take readers into the dangerous and complex world of firefighting, to examine the first fire engines and brigades; to understand how and why fires are sometimes set to put out fires; when airdrops are used; how to avoid dangerous backdrafts; and much, much more. The book features fires from the beginning of recorded history and includes the 1666 Great London Fire, the 1858 New York Crystal Palace Fire, the 1902 Atlantic City Fire, the
1906 San Francisco Fire, the World War II Dresden Firestorm, the 1980 MGM Grand Hotel and Casino Fire, the 1991 Oakland/Berkeley Hills Fire and the Los Alamos Wildfires of 2000. [via]
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The Gary Snyder Readerby Gary SnyderISBN 1582430799 (1-58243-079-9)
Softcover, Counterpoint
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Gary Snyder Reader'Book summary:This monumental collection gathers essays, travel journals, letters, poems, and translations from one of the most influential literary voices of the twentieth century.. Gary Snyder has been a major cultural force in America for five decades-prize-winning poet, environmental activist, Zen Buddhist, and reluctant counterculture guru. Having expanded far beyond the Beat poems that first brought his work into the public eye, Snyder has produced a wide-ranging body of work that encompasses his fluency in Eastern literature and culture, his commitment to the environment, and his concepts of humanity's place in the cosmos. The Gary Snyder Reader showcases the panoramic range of his literary vision in a single-volume survey that will appeal to students and general readers alike. [via]
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The Golden Road: Notes on My Gentrificationby Caille MilnerISBN 1594201099 (1-59420-109-9)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Infernoby Dante Alighieri, Peter Bondanella, Henry Wadsworth LongfellowISBN 1593083319 (1-59308-331-9)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Inferno'Book summary:[via]The Inferno, by Dante Alighieri, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influencesbiographical, historical, and literaryto enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.The Inferno remains literatures most hallowed and graphic vision of Hell. Dante plunges readers into this unforgettable world with a deceptively simpleand now legendarytercet:
Midway upon the journey of our life
I found myself within a forest dark
For the straightforward pathway had been lost.
With these words, Dante plunges readers into the unforgettable world of the Infernoone of the most graphic visions of Hell ever created. In this first part of the epic The Divine Comedy, Dante is led by the poet Virgil down into the nine circles of Hell, where he travels through nightmare landscapes of fetid cesspools, viper pits, frozen lakes, and boiling rivers of blood and witnesses sinners being beaten, burned, eaten, defecated upon, and torn to pieces by demons. Along the way he meets the most fascinating characters known to the classical and medieval worldthe silver-tongued Ulysses, lustful Francesca da Rimini, the heretical Farinata degli Uberti, and scores of other intriguing and notorious figures.
This edition of the Inferno revives the famous Henry Wadsworth Longfellow translation, which first introduced Dantes literary genius to a broad American audience. Opening the book we stand face to face with the poet, wrote William Dean Howells of Longfellows Dante, and when his voice ceases we may marvel if he has not sung to us in his own Tuscan. Lyrically graceful and brimming with startlingly vivid images, Dantes Inferno is a perpetually engrossing classic that ranks with the greatest works of Homer and Shakespeare.
Features a map of Hell and illustrations by Gustave Doré.Peter Bondanella is Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature and Italian at Indiana University and a past president of the American Association for Italian Studies. His publications include a number of translations of Italian classics, books on Italian Renaissance literature and Italian cinema, and a dictionary of Italian literature.More editions of Inferno:
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The Infernoby Peter Bondanella, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Gustave Dore, Alighieri DanteISBN 1593080514 (1-59308-051-4)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Midway upon the journey of our life
I found myself within a forest dark
For the straightforward pathway had been lost.
With these words, Dante plunges readers into the unforgettable world of the Infernoone of the most graphic visions of Hell ever created. In this first part of the epic The Divine Comedy, Dante is led by the poet Virgil down into the nine circles of Hell, where he travels through nightmare landscapes of fetid cesspools, viper pits, frozen lakes, and boiling rivers of blood and witnesses sinners being beaten, burned, eaten, defecated upon, and torn to pieces by demons. Along the way he meets the most fascinating characters known to the classical and medieval worldthe silver-tongued Ulysses, lustful Francesca da Rimini, the heretical Farinata degli Uberti, and scores of other intriguing and notorious figures.
This edition of the Inferno revives the famous Henry Wadsworth Longfellow translation, which first introduced Dantes literary genius to a broad American audience. Opening the book we stand face to face with the poet, wrote William Dean Howells of Longfellows Dante, and when his voice ceases we may marvel if he has not sung to us in his own Tuscan. Lyrically graceful and brimming with startlingly vivid images, Dantes Inferno is a perpetually engrossing classic that ranks with the greatest works of Homer and Shakespeare.
Features a map of Hell and illustrations by Gustave Doré.[via]Peter Bondanella is Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature and Italian at Indiana University and a past president of the American Association for Italian Studies. His publications include a number of translations of Italian classics, books on Italian Renaissance literature and Italian cinema, and a dictionary of Italian literature.
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The Inferno Of Dante Alighieriby Dante Alighieri, Ciaran CarsonISBN 1590171144 (1-59017-114-4)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Jim Morrison: Life, Death, Legendby Stephen DavisISBN 159240099X (1-59240-099-X)
Softcover, Gotham Books
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Stephen Davis, the preeminent rock biographer and author of the classic Led Zeppelin history Hammer of the Gods (over 600,000 copies sold in three editions, and a #1 New York Times bestseller), has uncovered never-before-seen documents, conducted dozens of original interviews, and scoured Morrisons unpublished journals and recordings to write the definitive biography of a misunderstood legend. Jim Morrison is packed with startling new revelations about every phase of his life and career, from his troubled youth in a strict military household to his blossoming as a rock icon among the avant-garde LA scene to his voracious drug abuse and secret sexual experiments. Davis also investigates one of the greatest mysteries in rock historythe circumstances surrounding Morrisons mysterious and unsolved deathas he pieces together new evidence to tell the true and heartbreaking story of Morrisons last tragic days in Paris.
Compelling and unforgettable, Jim Morrison is destined to become a classic. [via]
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Joshua Tree National Park, Californiaby Randy VogelISBN 1575400294 (1-57540-029-4)
Softcover, Globe Pequot Pr
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The Jumping Frog and 18 Other Storiesby Mark TwainISBN 1585092002 (1-58509-200-2)
Softcover, Book Tree
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Killer Caloriesby G. A. McKevettISBN 1575665212 (1-57566-521-2)
Softcover, Kensington Pub Corp
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A Lotus Grows in the Mudby Wendy Holden, Goldie HawnISBN 1594131449 (1-59413-144-9)
Softcover, Large Print Pr
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Lucifer's Shadowby Stewart WieckISBN 1588468240 (1-58846-824-0)
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Marginsby Terri De LA PenaISBN 1580050395 (1-58005-039-5)
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Mariner's Compassby Earlene FowlerISBN 1574904019 (1-57490-401-9)
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The Medici Conspiracy: The Illicit Journey of Looted Antiques from Italy's Tomb Raiders to the World's Greatest Museumsby Peter Watson, Cecilia TodeschiniISBN 1586484028 (1-58648-402-8)
Hardcover, PublicAffairs
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The Monk and the Riddle: The Art of Creating a Life While Making a Lifeby Randy KosimarISBN 1578516447 (1-57851-644-7)
Softcover, Perseus Distribution Services
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To illustrate, Komisar takes the reader through a hypothetical Silicon Valley start-up, with an eager entrepreneur named Lenny trying to get funding for an online casket-selling business. As Komisar helps Lenny find the real purpose of the business, the passion behind the revenue projections, he reflects back on his life as an entrepreneur. Komisar emerges as a master storyteller, the kind of guy you'd feel honored to share a bottle of wine with. And you believe his conclusion: "When all is said and done, the journey is the reward." It's great if you've made billions on the journey, but the important thing is that you do something you can truly throw yourself into. --Lou Schuler [via]
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Monk and the Riddle: The Education of a Silicon Valley Entrepreneurby Kent L. Lineback, Randy KomisarISBN 1578511402 (1-57851-140-2)
Hardcover, Perseus Distribution Services
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To illustrate, Komisar takes the reader through a hypothetical Silicon Valley start-up, with an eager entrepreneur named Lenny trying to get funding for an online casket-selling business. As Komisar helps Lenny find the real purpose of the business, the passion behind the revenue projections, he reflects back on his life as an entrepreneur. Komisar emerges as a master storyteller, the kind of guy you'd feel honored to share a bottle of wine with. And you believe his conclusion: "When all is said and done, the journey is the reward." It's great if you've made billions on the journey, but the important thing is that you do something you can truly throw yourself into. --Lou Schuler [via]
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The Monterey Bay, Big Sur, & Gold Coast Wine Country Book: A Complete Guideby Buz Bezore, Christina WatersISBN 1581570503 (1-58157-050-3)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Mounting Desireby Nina KillhamISBN 1582345716 (1-58234-571-6)
Softcover, Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA
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Mysterious Stranger: A Romanceby Mark TwainISBN 158287686X (1-58287-686-X)
Hardcover, North Books
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Napa Stories: Profiles, Reflections, and Recipes from the Napa Valleyby Michael Chiarello, Janet Kessel Fletcher, Steven RothfeldISBN 1584791160 (1-58479-116-0)
Hardcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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Nuts: Sweet and Savory Recipes from Diamond of Californiaby Holly Stewart, Tina SalterISBN 1580083471 (1-58008-347-1)
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Oh The Glory Of It Allby Sean WilseyISBN 1594200513 (1-59420-051-3)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Orange County Then & Nowby Doris WalkerISBN 1592235999 (1-59223-599-9)
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Patricia Unterman's San Francisco Food Lover's Guideby Patricia Unterman, Ed AndersonISBN 1580088333 (1-58008-833-3)
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Peaches and Screamsby G. A. McKevettISBN 1575667118 (1-57566-711-8)
Hardcover, Kensington Pub Corp
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Phantomsby Dean R. KoontzISBN 1581650728 (1-58165-072-8)
Hardcover, Literary Express
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The Pleasure of My Companyby Steve MartinISBN 1587244810 (1-58724-481-0)
Hardcover, Wheeler Pub Inc
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The Possessedby Elizabeth Dalton, Constance Black Garnett, Feodor DostoevskyISBN 1593082509 (1-59308-250-9)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Based on a true event, in which a young revolutionary was murdered by his comrades, The Possessed provoked a storm of controversy for its harsh depiction of a ruthless band of Russian intellectuals, atheists, socialists, anarchists, and other radicals who attempt to incite the population of a small provincial town to revolt against the government. In contrast to Dostoevskys savage portrait of these radicals and the violent ideas that have possessed them like demons, the author expresses great sympathy for workers and other ordinary people ill-served by those who presume to speak in their name.
Often regarded as the greatest political novel ever written, The Possessed showcases Dostoevskys genius for characterization, his amazing insight into the human heart, and his shattering criticism of the desire to sway and control the thought and behavior of others.Elizabeth Dalton is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Barnard College. She is the author of Unconscious Structure in The Idiot, a psychoanalytic study of Dostoevskys novel.
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San Diego Mountainsby Sean O'BrienISBN 1575400812 (1-57540-081-2)
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San Francisco Seafood: Savory Recipes from Everybody's Favorite Seafood Cityby Michele Anna JordanISBN 1580082165 (1-58008-216-5)
Softcover, Ten Speed Pr
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Sento at Sixth and Main: Preserving Landmarks of Japanese American Heritageby Donna Graves, Gail Dubrow, Karen ChengISBN 1588342085 (1-58834-208-5)
Softcover, Smithsonian Inst Pr
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The Seven Deadliesby Greg StolzeISBN 1588468062 (1-58846-806-2)
Softcover, Psi
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'Turn over any of the rocks in Greg Stolze's mind, and be prepared to stare in wonder and fascination at the many-legged, yet disturbingly human, awfulness revealed there.'
- Kenneth Hite
"Love the Sin, Hate the Sinner"
Gaviel, a smooth-talking demon who made his way out of Hell, finds himself playing the part of Noah Wallace, son and heir apparent to a televangelist mission with bulging coffers. A perfect cover for a devil on the make! Not everything can go according to plan, however. The mad demon Avitu is looking to recruit Gaviel, while the avenging angel Usiel just wants to send him back to Hell. And all the while, the spirit of Noah Wallace is clamoring for its body back, and getting just a little stronger with every day.
Even a devil eventually pays his dues. [via]More editions of The Seven Deadlies:
Shoes Outside the Door: Desire, Devotion, and Excess at San Francisco Zen Centerby Michael DowningISBN 1582432546 (1-58243-254-6)
Softcover, Basic Books
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Shutterboxby Rosearik Rikki Simons, Tavisha Wolfgarth-SimonsISBN 1591823617 (1-59182-361-7)
Softcover, Tokyopop
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Shutterboxby Tavicat, Rikki Simons, Jill Freshney, Tim Beedle, Suzanne Waldman, Mark Paniccia, Patrick Hook, Jennifer Miller, Chris Buford, Antonio DePietro, Mutsumi Miyazaki, Matt AlfordISBN 1595322019 (1-59532-201-9)
Softcover, Tokyopop
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The Spirit of the Valley - Where the Light of Science Meets the Shadow of Mythby Baxter TrautmanISBN 1578050618 (1-57805-061-8)
Hardcover, Sierra Club Books
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Starving to Death on 200 Million Dollars: The Short, Absurd Life of the Industry Standardby James LedbetterISBN 1586481290 (1-58648-129-0)
Hardcover, Perseus Books Group
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The Stinking Rose Restaurant Cookbookby Andrea Froncillo, Jennifer Jeffrey, Caren AlpertISBN 1580086861 (1-58008-686-1)
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Sugar and Spiteby G. A. McKevettISBN 1575666375 (1-57566-637-5)
Softcover, Kensington Pub Corp
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Tea with the Black Dragonby Roberta A. MacAvoyISBN 1585861979 (1-58586-197-9)
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Thomas Guide 1999 Orange and Los Angeles Counties: Street Guide and DirectoryISBN 158174031X (1-58174-031-X)
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Thomas Guide 2001 Orange Countyby Thomas BrothersISBN 1581742630 (1-58174-263-0)
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Traveling Lightby Bill BarichISBN 158574185X (1-58574-185-X)
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Travels With a Donkey in the Cevennesby Robert Louis StevensonISBN 1576466280 (1-57646-628-0)
Softcover, Quiet Vision Pub
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Twisting the Ropeby R.A. MacAvoyISBN 158586059X (1-58586-059-X)
Softcover, E-Rights/E-Reads Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Twisting the Rope'Book summary:R.A. MacAvoy is a truly gifted author who has no need to rely on the conventions of the science fictioni genre in order to hold the reader's attention. Her highly original debut novel, Tea With the Black Dragon, combined elements of mystery and fantasy along with a fascination with computer technology, and was highly praised by critics, while her Lens of the World trilogy appeared on many "best of the year" lists in the national news media. In this sequel to Tea With the Black Dragon, Mayland Long is once again thrust into a maelstrom of mysterious happenings. The peaceful relationship he has established with Martha Macnamara is being threatened. A wild psychic force is loose in the world, while Martha's granddaughter has been kidnapped and one of her Celtic musician friends has been found dead, hangingby a rope of twisted grass. Now the Black Dragon must use his wits to hunt for the killer...even if it brings him to a horrifying realization. [via]
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Two Years Before the Mastby Richard Henry DanaISBN 1589761022 (1-58976-102-2)
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Under The Overpassby Mike Yankoski, Michael YankoskiISBN 1590524020 (1-59052-402-0)
Softcover, Multnomah Pub
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With foreword by Francis Chan
Ever Wonder What it Would Be Like to Live Homeless?
Mike Yankoski did more than just wonder. By his own choice, Mike's life went from upper-middle class plush to scum-of-the-earth repulsive overnight. With only a backpack, a sleeping bag and a guitar, Mike and his traveling companion, Sam, set out to experience life on the streets in six different citiesfrom Washington D.C. to San Diego and they put themselves to the test.
For more than five months the pair experienced firsthand the extreme pains of hunger, the constant uncertainty and danger of living on the streets, exhaustion, depression, and social rejectionand all of this by their own choice. They wanted to find out if their faith was real, if they could actually be the Christians they said they were apart from the comforts theyd always known&to discover first hand what it means to be homeless in America.
Mike and Sam's story is gritty, challenging, and utterly captivating. What you encounter in these pages will radically alter how you see your worldand may even change your life.
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Valenciaby Michelle TeaISBN 1580050352 (1-58005-035-2)
Softcover, Seal Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Valencia'Book summary:You don't have to be part of the emerging postpunk subculture of queer urban girls to relish this smooth ride of a novel, like Kathy Acker on Prozac on a sunny day, in which many exciting things happen without affecting much of anything, and one of the most profound moments is a mild, drug-induced insight into the meaninglessness of life. Michelle, the main character, is a person for whom blue hair is as big a style change as blue pants. She lurches between women, more in love with the idea of love than with Iris or Willa or Gwynne or Petra. Her work experiences are equally brief, although she can't bring herself to actually quit jobs. She just stops showing up. "Are you going to work?" her current lover asks one morning.
No, I was not going to work. I was an artist, a lover, a lover of women, of the oppressed and downtrodden, a warrior really. I should have been somewhere leading an armed revolution in the name of love and no, I was not going to work. Willa didn't work. I mean, she did, but it's a stretch to call it work. She bartended at a dyke bar a few nights a week, drank free beer, and bummed all her cigarettes.... All week she was free, writing angsty brilliant poems, drawing comic books, painting gigantic painful pictures, you know, living. I wanted to live.
Michelle Tea's characters are a peculiar fin-de-siècle blend of jaded idealists and thoughtful egotists: sex workers, poets, and mad hatters who end up making breakfast for roomfuls of stoned strangers. The occasional flash of clarity doesn't alter the basically anarchic nature of Tea's meandering narrative, so much like the tales of an incidental figure from Valencia, a loud redhead named Iggy who told stories "so incredible you wondered if they were true but ultimately didn't care because you were so enraptured by her grand gestures and re-enactments." --Regina Marler [via]More editions of Valencia:
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Vanity Fairby William Makepeace Thackery, Nicholas Dames, William Makepeace ThackerayISBN 1593080719 (1-59308-071-9)
Softcover, Barnes & Noble
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Vanity Fair'Book summary:William Makepeace Thackeray's VANITY FAIR, "a Novel Without a Hero" is a satiric masterpiece that encapsulates all the layers of British society in a microcosm while conveying the spirit and atmosphere of an epoch, and introduces literature's most charming picaresque anti-heroine, Becky Sharp. The reader cannot help but observe with wicked glee Becky's effervescently amoral exploits as she rises through the ranks of society in an insiduous and subtle attempt to better her situation, and possibly learns a bittersweet lesson of her own about tenderness and scorn. A classic of nineteenth century English literature. [via]
A Very Good Year: The Journey Of A California Wine From Vine To Tableby Mike WeissISBN 1592402119 (1-59240-211-9)
Softcover, Gotham Books
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War and Peaceby Leo Tolstoy, SparkNotes StaffISBN 1586638149 (1-58663-814-9)
Softcover, Spark Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'War and Peace'Book summary:[via]War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:The most famousand perhaps greatestnovel of all time, Tolstoys War and Peace tells the story of five families struggling for survival during Napoleons invasion of Russia.Among its many unforgettable characters is Prince Andrey Bolkonsky, a proud, dashing man who, despising the artifice of high society, joins the army to achieve glory. Badly wounded at Austerlitz, he begins to discover the emptiness of everything to which he has devoted himself. His death scene is considered one of the greatest passages in Russian literature.The novel's other hero, the bumbling Pierre Bezukhov, tries to find meaning in life through a series of philosophical systems that promise to resolve all questions. He at last discovers the Tolstoyan truth that wisdom is to be found not in systems but in the ordinary processes of daily life, especially in his marriage to the novel's most memorable heroine, Natasha.Both an intimate study of individual passions and an epic history of Russia and its people, War and Peace is nothing more or less than a complete portrait of human existence.Joseph Frank is Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature at Princeton University and Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature and Slavic Languages and Literature at Stanford University. He is the author of a five-volume study of Dostoevskys life and work.
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Watchersby Dean R. KoontzISBN 1581650701 (1-58165-070-1)
Hardcover, Literary Express
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Working Fire: The Making of an Accidental Firemanby Zac UngerISBN 1594200017 (1-59420-001-7)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Wreckage of Paradiseby Greg StolzeISBN 1588468070 (1-58846-807-0)
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Yosemite in Time: Ice Ages, Tree Clocks, Ghost Riversby Rebecca Solnit, Mark Klett, Byron WolfeISBN 1595340165 (1-59534-016-5)
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Rumbo Al Sur, Deseando El Norte: UN Romance En DOS Lenguasby Ariel DorfmanISBN 1583220798 (1-58322-079-8)
Softcover, Seven Stories Pr
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