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Anyone but Youby Jennifer CrusieISBN 037377138X (0-373-77138-X)
Softcover, Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Anyone but You'Book summary:Part basset, part beagle, all Cupid . . .
For Nina Askew, turning forty means freedom -- from the ex-husband, freedom from their stuffy suburban home, freedom to focus on what she wants for a change. And what she wants is something her ex always vetoed -- a puppy. A bouncy, adorable puppy. Instead she gets . . . Fred.
Overweight, middle-aged, a bit smelly and obviously depressed, Fred is light-years from perky. But he does manage to put Nina in the path of Alex Moore, her gorgeous, younger-by-a-decade neighbor.
Alex seems perfect -- he's a sexy, seemingly sane, surprisingly single E.R. doctor -- but the age gap convinces Nina that anyone but Alex would be better relationship material. But with every silver-haired stiff she dates, the more she suspects it's the young, dog-loving doc she wants to sit and stay. [via]
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Archy and Mehitabelby Don MarquisISBN 0385094787 (0-385-09478-7)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Archy and Mehitabel'Book summary:Of all the literary genres, humor has the shortest shelf life--except for Archy and Mehitabel, that is. First published in 1916, it is a classic of American literature. Archy is a cockroach, inside whom resides the soul of a free-verse poet; he communicates with Don Marquis by leaping upon the keys of the columnist's typewriter. In poems of varying length, Archy pithily describes his wee world, the main fixture of which is Mehitabel, a devil-may-care alley cat.
Archy music will linger in your head long after you finish the book. Here's a tiny taste from his interview with a mummy:
"what ho
my regal leatherface says igreetings
little scatter footed
scarab
says he"Writers (particularly journalists) can go lifetimes without attaining such loose-limbed grace. And the illustrations by George Herriman ("Krazy Kat") provide the perfect counterpoint. On top of all that, Marquis did the impossible: he made a cockroach loveable. [via]
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Autobiography of a Fat Bride: True Tales of a Pretend Adulthoodby Laurie NotaroISBN 037576092X (0-375-76092-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The Autograph Man: A Novelby Zadie SmithISBN 037570387X (0-375-70387-X)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Autograph Man: A Novel'Book summary:When Alex-Li Tandem is 12 years old, his father takes him and his friends Adam and Rubinfine to a wrestling match at the Albert Hall in London. By the end of the evening, the pivotal events of Alex-Li's youth have occurred: he has met Joseph Klein, a boy whose fascination with autographs proves infectious; his friendships with Adam and Rubinfine are cemented; and his father has dropped dead. This is enough action for an entire book, and in fact things slow down dramatically after page 35 of Zadie Smith's sophomore novel The Autograph Man. When we meet Alex again, he is a grown man, an autograph dealer and devoted slacker, suffering the physical and spiritual after-effects of a three-day romance with a drug called "Superstar." While under its malign influence, Alex has managed to wreck his sports car, alienate his girlfriend Esther, and--possibly--forge the rare autograph of his idol, the 1950s movie star Kitty Alexander. Will his friends save him from the embarrassment of trying to sell this suspect autograph? Will they pull him together in time to perform Kaddish on the 15th anniversary of his father's death? Although not as enthralling or politically resonant as White Teeth, Smith's hallowed debut, The Autograph Man amply demonstrates her ability to juggle several main characters, several themes, and a host of plots and subplots, with the occasional purely comic episode thrown up in the air beside them like a chainsaw or a cheesecake. Readers will want to step away to a safe distance during the chaotic final scenes. --Regina Marler [via]
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The BFGby Roald Dahl, Quentin BlakeISBN 0374304696 (0-374-30469-6)
Hardcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The BFG'Book summary:Evidently not even Roald Dahl could resist the acronym craze of the early eighties. BFG? Bellowing ferret-faced golfer? Backstabbing fairy godmother? Oh, oh ... Big Friendly Giant! This BFG doesn't seem all that F at first as he creeps down a London street, snatches little Sophie out of her bed, and bounds away with her to giant land. And he's not really all that B when compared with his evil, carnivorous brethren, who bully him for being such an oddball runt. After all, he eats only disgusting snozzcumbers, and while the other Gs are snacking on little boys and girls, he's blowing happy dreams in through their windows. What kind of way is that for a G to behave?
The BFG is one of Dahl's most lovable character creations. Whether galloping off with Sophie nestled into the soft skin of his ear to capture dreams as though they were exotic butterflies; speaking his delightful, jumbled, squib-fangled patois; or whizzpopping for the Queen, he leaves an indelible impression of bigheartedness. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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Bill the Galactic Heroby Harry HarrisonISBN 0380003953 (0-380-00395-3)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bill the Galactic Hero'Book summary:CHECK IMAGES FOR STORY OUTLINE & INFORMATION ABOUT THE EQUINOX "REDISCOVERY" SERIES. [via]
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Bill, the Galactic Hero on the Planet of Bottled Brainsby Harry Harrison, Robert SheckleyISBN 0380756625 (0-380-75662-5)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Bookby Whoopi GoldbergISBN 0380729792 (0-380-72979-2)
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Boy Meets Boyby David LevithanISBN 0375832998 (0-375-83299-8)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Boy Meets Boy'Book summary:In this delightful young adult novel for readers 12 and up, high school sophomore Paul says, "There isnt really a gay scene or a straight scene in our town. They got all mixed up a while back, which I think is for the best." And, as he observes at the end of the story, "It's a wonderful world." Paul has both gay and straight friends, and they all hang out together at terrific bookstores and concerts, and advise one another on the sometimes troubled progress of their various romances. Paul is smitten with Noah, and they are beginning a serious relationship when Kyle, Pauls ex, complicates things by deciding that all is forgiven. Joni is going out with Chuck, who dominates her, much to her friends' disapproval. Tonys conservative parents refuse to acknowledge that he is gay, so the others must bone up on Bible verses all week so they can pretend Saturday night is a study group. And then there's Infinite Darlene, football quarterback and Homecoming Queen, who deserves a whole romance novel of her own. Life in their town is gloriously accepting of differences and only occasionally verges on magic realism, in this first novel in which same sex preference is not the problem. --Patty Campbell [via]
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The Cat In The Hatby SeussISBN 0375834923 (0-375-83492-3)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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The Closed Circleby Jonathan CoeISBN 0375713956 (0-375-71395-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The Color of Her Pantiesby Piers AnthonyISBN 0380759497 (0-380-75949-7)
Softcover, Avon Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Color of Her Panties'Book summary:We See England, We See Xanth, We See Mels's Underpanth
In fact, Gwenny Goblin, Che Centaur and Jenny Elf are just about the only creatures on Xanth who have been spared the sight of Mela Merwoman's undergarment -- preoccupied as they are with helping Gwenny beat out her awful half-brother Gobble for chiefship of the goblin horde. But first they must master space and thyme . . . and find the fabulous egg that sits between the Roc and the hard place. While Mela -- who would gladly relinquish her oft-viewed undies for a new husband -- joins the Adult Conspiracy . . . and quickly discovers the power of a perfect pair of panties!
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The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twainby Mark Twain, Charles NeiderISBN 038501502X (0-385-01502-X)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain'Book summary:For deft plotting, riotous inventiveness, unforgettable characters, and language that brilliantly captures the lively rhythms of American speech, no American writer comes close to Mark Twain. This sparkling anthology covers the entire span of Twains inimitable yarn-spinning, from his early broad comedy to the biting satire of his later years.
Every one of his sixty stories is here: ranging from the frontier humor of The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, to the bitter vision of humankind in The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, to the delightful hilarity of Is He Living or Is He Dead? Surging with Twains ebullient wit and penetrating insight into the follies of human nature, this volume is a vibrant summation of the career ofin the words of H. L. Mencken the father of our national literature. [via]More editions of The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain:
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Courtby Mark Twain, Daniel Carter Beard, Roy BlountISBN 0375757805 (0-375-75780-5)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'Book summary:Hank Morgan awakens one morning to find he has been transported from nineteenth-century New England to sixth-century England and the reign of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Morgan brings to King Arthur's utopian court the ingenuity of the future, resulting in a culture clash that is at once satiric, anarchic, and darkly comic. Critically deemed one of Twain's finest and most caustic works, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is both a delightfully entertaining story and a disturbing analysis of the efficacy of government, the benefits of progress, and the dissolution of social mores. It remains as powerful a work of fiction today as it was upon its first publication in 1889. [via]
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Evelina : Or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the Worldby Fanny Burney, Elizabeth Kowaleski WallaceISBN 0375758054 (0-375-75805-4)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Evelina : Or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World'Book summary:A work by turns hilarious and grim, Evelina tells the story of a young womans education in the ways of the world, vividly rendering life in eighteenth-century England. Raised by a pastor after her mother died and her father abandoned her, Evelina leaves the seclusion of the country for her first season out, encounters all manner of peoplefrom prospective husbands to rakes to vulgar relativesand endures all manner of trials before she achieves her final triumph.
Before Evelina, W. D. Howells proclaimed, the heart of girlhood had never been so fully opened in literature. Samuel Johnson called Burney a real wonder and Thomas Babington Macaulay wrote, We owe to [Burney], not only Evelina, Cecilia, and Camilla, but also Mansfield Park and The Absentee. [via]More editions of Evelina : Or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World:
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The Feeling Child.by Arthur JanovISBN 0349118329 (0-349-11832-9)
Hardcover, Abacus
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Feeling Child.'Book summary:Bushnell's beat is that demi-monde of nightclubs, bars, restaurants and parties where the rich come into contact with the infamous, the famous with the wannabes and the publicity-hungry with the gossip-peddlers' EVENING STANDARD Wildly funny, unexpectedly poignant, wickedly observant, SEX AND THE CITY blazes a glorious, drunken cocktail trail through New York, as Candace Bushnell, columnist and social critic par excellence, trips on her Manolo Blahnik kitten heels from the Baby Doll Lounge to the Bowery Bar. An Armistead Maupin for the real world, she has the gift of assembling a huge and irresistible cast of freaks and wonders, while remaining faithful to her hard core of friends and fans: those glamorous, rebellious, crazy single women, too close to forty, who are trying hard not to turn from the Audrey Hepburn of BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S into the Glen Close of FATAL ATTRACTION, and are - still - looking for love. [via]
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Fletchby Gregory McDonaldISBN 0375713549 (0-375-71354-9)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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Hes an investigative reporter whose methods are a little unorthodox. Currently hes living on the beach with the strung-out trying to find to the source of the drugs they live for.
Fletch
Hes taking more than a little flack from his editor. She doesnt appreciate his style. Or the expense account items hes racking up. Or his definition of the word deadline. Or the divorce lawyers who keep showing up at the office.
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So when multimillionaire Alan Stanwyk offers Fletch the job of a lifetime, which could be worth a fortune, hes intrigued and decides to do a little investigation. What he discovers is that the proposition is anything but what it seems. [via]-
Forrest Gumpby Winston GroomISBN 0385231342 (0-385-23134-2)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Forrest Gump'Book summary:Six foot six, 242 pounds, and possessed of a scant IQ of 70, Forrest Gump is the lovable, surprisingly savvy hero of this classic comic tale. His early life may seem inauspicious, but when the University of Alabamas football team drafts Forrest and makes him a star, it sets him on an unbelievable path that will transform him from Vietnam hero to world-class Ping-Pong player, from wrestler to entrepreneur. With a voice all his own, Forrest is telling all in a madcap romp through three decades of American history. [via]
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Full Speedby Charlotte Hughes, Janet EvanovichISBN 0375432841 (0-375-43284-1)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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Galapagos/300854by Kurt VonnegutISBN 0385294166 (0-385-29416-6)
Hardcover, Smithmark Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Galapagos/300854'Book summary:The human survivors of the "Nature Crisis of the Century", are quietly evolving into sleek, furry creatures with flippers and small brains. All other forms of humankind have ceased to exist, made redundant by their prized big brains. From the author of "Slaughterhouse 5". [via]
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Garfield Food for Thoughtby Jim DavisISBN 0345475631 (0-345-47563-1)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Garfield Food for Thought'Book summary:It's not that he doesn't have plenty to think about. Garfield could ponder the fact that he's the most popular cat in feline history. He could even examine his soul to discover why he's so funny, so mean to Odie, so nice to Nermal, and so exasperating and lovable to Jon. But he'd probably just prefer to think about food.... [via]
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Garfield Loses His Feetby Jim DavisISBN 0345464672 (0-345-46467-2)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Garfield Loses His Feet'Book summary:Can a cat with no feet&.bounce into bed?...trot to the TV set?...race to the refrigerator?
You can be sure that your favorite furry feline will find a way! [via]More editions of Garfield Loses His Feet:
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Garfield Weighs inby Jim DavisISBN 0345452054 (0-345-45205-4)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Garfield Weighs in'Book summary:America's sassiest, grouchiest, funniest, and chubbiest cat is up to his old tricks --- and up to some new tricks too! Garfield celebrates living by fighting fleas, falling in love, and composing a history of dogs. This fourth Garfield extravaganza also features A Morning with Garfield and Garfield's only biography of his creator, Jim Davis. [via]
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Genshiken 1by David Ury, KIO SHIMOKU, Shimoku KioISBN 0345481690 (0-345-48169-0)
Softcover, Del Rey
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Genshiken 1'Book summary:MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
Its the spring of freshman year, and Kanji Sasahara is in a quandary. Should he fulfill his long-cherished dream of joining an otaku club? Saki Kasukabe also faces a dilemma. Can she ever turn her boyfriend, anime fanboy Kousaka, into a normal guy? Kanji triumphs where Saki fails, when both Kanji and Kousaka sign up for Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture.
Undeterred, Saki chases Kousaka through the various activities of the club, from costume-playing and comic conventions to video gaming and collecting anime figureslearning more than she ever wanted to about the humorous world of the Japanese fan . . . [via]More editions of Genshiken 1:
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Genshiken 2: The Society For The Study Of Modern Visual Cultureby KIO SHIMOKUISBN 0345481704 (0-345-48170-4)
Softcover, Del Rey
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Kanji Sasahara has finally accepted that hes a true otaku who belongs in the Genshiken. Meanwhile, Saki Kasukabe still cant stand how much time her boyfriend, video game master Kousaka, wastes with the Genshiken guys.
Saki isnt the only one whos upset that the club members do nothing but sit around playing video games. Kitagawa, the vicious vice president of the campus activities organization, is determined to break up the Genshiken. But the Prez has some dirt (and leverage) on Kitagawa. In fact, the Prez seems to have the lowdown on a lot of studentsincluding Saki Kasukabe, who suddenly harbors a fear of hidden cameras! [via]More editions of Genshiken 2: The Society For The Study Of Modern Visual Culture:
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Genshiken 3: The Society For The Study Of Modern Visual Cultureby KIO SHIMOKU, David UryISBN 0345481712 (0-345-48171-2)
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Kanji Sasharas annoyingly normal little sister, Keiko, has fallen for video game master Kousaka. And now shes willing to do whatever it takes to steal him away from his girlfriend, Saki Kasukabe . . . even if it means becoming a fangirl herself!
But as a wise member of the Genshiken once said: You dont become an otaku by trying. So Saki teaches Keiko-chan what dating a rabid fan truly means . . . and it aint pretty. Then, just to add to the craziness, theres plastic modeling mayhem (dont ask), the challenge of Kanjis first PC, and Sakis penchant for pyromania. Looks like things are heating up! [via]More editions of Genshiken 3: The Society For The Study Of Modern Visual Culture:
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Genshiken 5by KIO SHIMOKU, David UryISBN 034549153X (0-345-49153-X)
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The Genshiken has long been famous for its remarkable record of inactivity. But now that Kanji Sasahara has stepped in as the new club president, it looks as though things may change. Kanji wants the club to produce its first fanzineand when the Genshiken members are accepted as official vendors at the summer Comic-Fest, they are forced to create a real doujinshi . . . and fast! With only a month before the submission deadline, can this sluggish bunch of otaku actually get anything done? Meanwhile, Kousaka is about to reveal a secret side of himself that nobody has ever seen. . . . [via]More editions of Genshiken 5:
George's Marvelous Medicineby Roald Dahl, Quentin BlakeISBN 0375822062 (0-375-82206-2)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Getting Rid of Bradleyby Jennifer CrusieISBN 0373255802 (0-373-25580-2)
Softcover, Harlequin Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Getting Rid of Bradley'Book summary:High school physics teacher Lucy Savage is finally getting rid of Bradleyand his hideous green recliner. In fact, her front lawn is littered with her cheating ex-husbands belongings. Because despite standing her up in divorce court, Bradley is out of her life for good. Or so she thinks. When her sister takes her to lunch to celebrate Lucys single status, all their talk of a no-good louse named Bradley catches the attention of a cop who wants to arrest the very same Bradley for embezzlement. And Officer Zach Warren figures the lovely Lucy can lead him straight to his target. When someone shoots at Lucy and then blows up her car, Zach insists she needs twenty-four-hour protection. What does he think her three dogs and attack cat are for? Still, he insists on moving right in to Lucys house... Now theres danger lurking outside and in her own kitchen, bathroom and bedroom. Or maybe Zach, who looks like a bad boy with that shaggy dark hair and black leather jacket, is really one of the good guys, and just what Lucy needs. [via]
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The Giraffe and the Pelly and Meby Roald Dahl, Quentin BlakeISBN 0374326029 (0-374-32602-9)
Hardcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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The Grass Is Always Greener over the Septic Tankby Erma BombeckISBN 0345471725 (0-345-47172-5)
Softcover, Fawcett Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Grass Is Always Greener over the Septic Tank'Book summary:"She is marvelously funny, direct as a hypodermic, a virtuoso in the field of suburban living....Lovely stuff."
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It's the expose to end all exposes--the truth about the suburbs: where they planted trees and crabgrass came up, where they planted the schools and taxes came up, where they died of old age trying to merge onto the freeway and where they finally got sex out of the schools and back into the gutters. [via]More editions of The Grass Is Always Greener over the Septic Tank:
Groucho: The Life and Times of Julius Henry Marxby Stefan KanferISBN 0375702075 (0-375-70207-5)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Groucho: The Life and Times of Julius Henry Marx'Book summary:Here are twenty-one unexpected and fascinating tales of science's stranger facts and episodes-from why we laugh, to why moths fly to the light, to how slinging drinks affects both memory and perception in a barmaid's brain (for the better!).[via]
Best-selling author and media personality Jay Ingram offers investigations from the very edges of science that evoke the impressive breadth of the scientific mind and demonstrate how science works. Ingram explores how science adds to a re-examination of history with startling new theories about the Salem witches and a psychiatric profile of Joan of Arc. He describes remarkable battles-from the parasitic nastiness of cowbirds to the microscopic viciousness of bacteriophages. And he lets us in on some of the odder concerns of scientists: Will we be able to build a ladder attaching earth to an orbiting satellite? Is it possible that early humans spent their lives in water instead of on land?
Surprising, witty, and always edifying, The Barmaid's Brain serves up a splendid cocktail of fact, theory, and anecdote guaranteed to entertain and stimulate.More editions of Groucho: The Life and Times of Julius Henry Marx:
Gulliver's Travelsby Jonathan Swift, Derick BownISBN 0361031580 (0-361-03158-0)
Hardcover, Prentice Hall of Canada Ltd
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Hello, I Must Be Going: Groucho and His Friendsby Charlotte ChandlerISBN 0385124449 (0-385-12444-9)
Hardcover, Doubleday
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I Lost Everything in the Post-Natal Depressionby Erma BombeckISBN 0345467590 (0-345-46759-0)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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It's My F---ing Birthday : A Novelby Merrill MarkoeISBN 0375507124 (0-375-50712-4)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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Jailbird: A Novelby Kurt VonnegutISBN 0385286279 (0-385-28627-9)
Hardcover, Smithmark Pub
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Joe Bob Goes Back to the Drive-Inby Joe Bob BriggsISBN 038529770X (0-385-29770-X)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Kiss That Coyboy!/How the Sheriff Was Wonby Gayle Kaye, Anne GracieISBN 0373441266 (0-373-44126-6)
Softcover, Harlequin Books
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Last Chance Saloonby Marian KeyesISBN 0380820293 (0-380-82029-3)
Softcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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Lost in the Funhouse : The Life and Mind of Andy Kaufmanby Bill ZehmeISBN 0385333714 (0-385-33371-4)
Hardcover, Dell Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lost in the Funhouse : The Life and Mind of Andy Kaufman'Book summary:Bill Zehme's biography of comic actor/performance artist Andy Kaufman (subject of the feature film Man in the Moon) is a meticulously researched, eminently readable, and very strange book--this last being perhaps no surprise given its subject. Written over a six-year period, Lost in the Funhouse is crammed with details gleaned from interviews with the actor's family, friends, teachers, coworkers, and unwitting participants in Kaufman's pranks. In particular, the book provides great insight into Kaufman's early life in Great Neck, NY, his relationship with transcendental meditation, and his first forays into nightclubs in the early '70s. Zehme, author of The Way You Wear Your Hat: Frank Sinatra and the Lost Art of Livin', weaves together multiple narratives from varying perspectives, including passages in which the author appears to have entered his subject's brain. Zehme did have access to unpublished letters and manuscripts (which fans would certainly like to see published on their own one day), but the only person who could legitimately verify the accuracy of these passages is no longer with us.
At its best, the book approaches that apex of artful celebrity bi-fiction, Nick Tosches's Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams. The transitions from one perspective to the next are a bit jarring at first, but once the reader gives in to Zehmes's collage of multiple personalities, one is considerably closer to understanding the book's subject. Kaufman was nothing if not a collection of various intense personalities: the young boy continually mourning his grandfather's death; the likable and naive Foreign Man; the talentless and irascible lounge singer Tony Clifton; the bliss-seeking student of TM; the devoted and loving son who never had anything to do with his own child; and world champion of inter-gender wrestling. Lost in the Funhouse is the one Kaufman tome that will please neophytes as well as those with their own Andy Kaufman Web sites. --Mike McGonigal [via]
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Love Roma 1by MINORU TOYODA, David Walsh, Eriko WalshISBN 034548262X (0-345-48262-X)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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Love Roma 2by MINORU TOYODAISBN 0345482638 (0-345-48263-8)
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Love Roma 3by MINORU TOYODA, David Walsh, Eriko WalshISBN 0345482646 (0-345-48264-6)
Softcover, Del Rey
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Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Marriedby Marian KeyesISBN 0380796104 (0-380-79610-4)
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Lucy's roommates, Karen and Charlotte, are appalled at the news. If Lucy leaves it could disrupt their wonderful lifestyle of eating take-out, drinking too much wine, bringing men home and never vacuumming. They might even have to -- God forbid-clean up the apartment to lure in a new roommate. Lucy reassures them that she's far too busy arguing with her mother and taking care of her irresponsible father to get married.
And there's the small matter of no boyfriend. But then Lucy meets Gus, gorgeous, unreliable Gus. And she starts to wonder if he could be the future Mr. Lucy Sullivan. Or could it be handsome Chuck? Or Daniel, the world's biggest flirt? Or even cute Jed, the new boy at work?
Maybe the idea of Lucy Sullivan getting married isn't so unlikely, after all.
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Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United Statesby Bill BrysonISBN 0380713810 (0-380-71381-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States'Book summary:Readers from Toad Suck, Arkansas, to Idiotsville, Oregon--and everywhere in between--will love Made in America, Bill Bryson's Informal History of the English Language in the United States. It is, in a word, fascinating. After reading this tour de force, it's clear that a nation's language speaks volumes about its true character: you are what you speak. Bryson traces America's history through the language of the time, then goes on to discuss words culled from everyday activities: immigration, eating, shopping, advertising, going to the movies, and others.
Made in America will supply you with interesting facts and cocktail chatter for a year or more. Did you know, for example, that Teddy Roosevelt's "speak softly and carry a big stick" credo has its roots in a West African proverb? Or that actor Walter Matthau's given name is Walter Mattaschanskayasky? Or that the supposedly frigid Puritans--who called themselves "Saints," by the way--had something called a pre-contract, which was a license for premarital sex? Made in America is an excellent discussion of American English, but what makes the book such a treasure is that it offers much, much more. [via]
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Man from Mundaniaby Piers AnthonyISBN 0380752891 (0-380-75289-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Man from Mundania'Book summary:Thousands of fans have eagerly awaited the thrilling climax to the newest Xanth trilogy. Ivy, the bored princess of Xanth, uses the Heaven Cent to find a little adventure. What she finds instead is a world similar to her own and a college student who doesn't believe in magic. With Ivy as his teacher, he soon learns of mysteries and wonders not found in any text book. Piers Anthony gets an "A" for adventurous reading and excitement. Original. [via]
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More Anguished Englishby Richard Lederer, Bill ThompsonISBN 038531017X (0-385-31017-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'More Anguished English'Book summary:All the joy of the best-selling Anguished English is back! 2,000 all-new side-splitting flubs, fluffs, and hilariously funny accidental assaults on our language. From the Paperback edition. [via]
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Negima! 5by Ken Akamatsu, Douglas VarenasISBN 0345477855 (0-345-47785-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Negima! 5'Book summary:A KISS IS NOT JUST A KISS
When ten-year-old prodigy Negi Springfield graduated from university with a degree in magic, he never imagined he would soon be teaching English to a bevy of gorgeous high school girls. Now Negis old friend Chamo, a lecherous weasel from Wales, and student Asakura have arranged a competition among the girls to see which of the lovely students will be the first to kiss the teacher! Sure, a kiss will strengthen Negis magical abilities, but doesnt this contest just support Chamos voyeuristic proclivities? On the other hand, Negi needs all the help he can get when the magical creatures of western Japan strike back!
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Negima! 9by Ken Akamatsu, Peter David, Toshifumi Yoshida, Kathleen O'Shea David, Douglas VarenasISBN 034547046X (0-345-47046-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Negima! 9'Book summary:BLOOD FEUD WITH A VAMPIRE
There is a vampire stalking the night! Normally ten-year-old teacher/magician Negi Springfield would have no problem dispatching such a villain, but this vampire has a magic-enhancing partnerand worse, the vampire is a student in his own class! Now he must find a partner of his own, but with a class full of beautiful girls all vying for the position, it wont be an easy task. Add in Negis old friend, a skirt-chasing, wisecracking weasel from Wales, and the nice orderly chaos of Negis life turns into a hilarious melee of sirens and sorcery! [via]More editions of Negima! 9:
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Nodame Cantabileby David Walsh, TOMOKO NINOMIYA, Eriko WalshISBN 0345481720 (0-345-48172-0)
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Nodame Cantabile 2by TOMOKO NINOMIYAISBN 0345481739 (0-345-48173-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Nodame Cantabile 2'Book summary:THE COMPETITION HEATS UP
Theres a new kid in town, and Nodame had better be on guard. Her new rival plays timpani like a dreamand has the hots for Nodames crush, Shinichi Chiaki. Plus, a wretched old man has his eyes (and hands) on Nodame. Its a lot to handle, for a girl who has trouble just keeping her room clean. . . .
Shinichi has his own problems. A famous conductor starts a new orchestra at school, and Shinichi finally gets his chance to conduct. But he soon discovers theres more to the craft than just following notes on a page. Could this hard lesson unexpectedly turn his life around and change his destiny? Take a look into Nodames world and find out! [via]More editions of Nodame Cantabile 2:
Nodame Cantabile 3by David Walsh, TOMOKO NINOMIYA, Eriko WalshISBN 0345481747 (0-345-48174-7)
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Nodame Cantabile 4by TOMOKO NINOMIYA, David Walsh, Eriko WalshISBN 0345482417 (0-345-48241-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Nodame Cantabile 4'Book summary:DIS-BAND CAMP
Milch may be down, but hes definitely not out. In fact, hes back to take (or is it to force?) the gang to participate in the Nagano Music Festival. In preparation for the festival, the students go to a band camp where they do much more than just play music. Chiaki confronts his fear of the ocean; Mine spends his time getting a tan worth singing about; and Nodame the orangutan, after the humiliation of getting kicked out of a master class, gets set to prove that she can really play the piano. There are plenty of high jinksand nobody gets away unscathed.
Plus, theres a hilarious extra story that takes us back to Nodames childhood, as she drives her piano teacher insane with bad jokes and month-old sandwiches. With Nodame, expect the unexpected from beginning to end! [via]More editions of Nodame Cantabile 4:
Nodame Cantabile 5by David Walsh, TOMOKO NINOMIYA, Eriko WalshISBN 0345482697 (0-345-48269-7)
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Nodame Cantabile 6by TOMOKO NINOMIYA, Eriko WalshISBN 0345483685 (0-345-48368-5)
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Nodame Cantabile 7by TOMOKO NINOMIYA, Eriko WalshISBN 0345483693 (0-345-48369-3)
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Pieces of My Mindby Andrew RooneyISBN 0380698854 (0-380-69885-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pieces of My Mind'Book summary:Representing the very finest of his nationally syndicated newspaper columns from the last two years, the 132 essays in his new book offer witty, rueful, wise, and commonsensical commentaries on everything from elevators, underwear, and banks to lifestyles, computers, marriage, income tax, wastebaskets, newspapers, neighbors, politics, and procrastination. In all, it is another book of pure joy. [via]
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The Planet of the Robot Slavesby Harry HarrisonISBN 0380756617 (0-380-75661-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Planet of the Robot Slaves'Book summary:A sequel to the author's "Bill, the Galactic Hero", published over 20 years ago, this book is the first of a new series of novels featuring Bill. With two right arms, an artificial foot, and a set of surgically-implanted tusks, Bill sets out to find the source of Chinger-controlled metal dragons. [via]
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Plum Lovin'by Janet EvanovichISBN 0375432043 (0-375-43204-3)
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Pninby Vladimir NabokovISBN 0385191162 (0-385-19116-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pnin'Book summary:Professor Timofey Pnin, previously of Tsarist Russia, is now precariously positioned at the heart of campus America. Battling with American life and language, Pnin must face great hazards in this new world: the ruination of his beautiful lumber-room-as-office; the removal of his teeth and the fitting of new ones; the search for a suitable boarding-house; and, the trials of taking the wrong train. [via]
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The Princess Diariesby Meg CabotISBN 0380814021 (0-380-81402-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Princess Diaries'Book summary:Mia Thermopolis is your average urban ninth grader. Even though she lives in Greenwich Village with a single mom who is a semifamous painter, Mia still puts on her Doc Martens one at a time, and the most exciting things she ever dreams about are smacking lips with sexy senior Josh Richter, "six feet of unadulterated hotness," and passing Algebra I. Then Mia's dad comes to town, and drops a major bomb. Turns out he's not just a European politician as he's always lead her to believe, but actually the prince of a small country! And Mia, his only heir, is now considered the crown princess of Genovia! She doesn't even know how to begin to cope: "I am so NOT a princess.... You never saw anyone who looked less like a princess than I do. I mean, I have really bad hair... and... a really big mouth and no breasts and feet that look like skis." And if this news wasn't bad enough, Mia's mom has started dating her algebra teacher, the paparazzi is showing up at school, and she's in a huge fight with her best friend, Lilly. How much more can this reluctant Cinderella handle?
Offbeat Mia will automatically win the heart of every teenage girl who's ever just wanted to fit in with as little fuss as possible. Debut author Meg Cabot's writing is silly and entertaining, with tons of pop culture references that will make teens feel right at home within her pages. This is a wonderfully wacky read. (Ages 12 and older) --Jennifer Hubert [via]
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Rachel's Holidayby Marian KeyesISBN 0380817683 (0-380-81768-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rachel's Holiday'Book summary:The fast lane is much too slow for twenty-seven-year-old Rachel Walsh, who is always the last one still standing whenever there's a party. And New York City is the perfect place for a young female to over-do...everything! But her love of a good time is about to land her in the emergency room and alienate her best friend and her boyfriend.Soon the Walsh clan has come to hustle their daughter home to check her into the local version of the Betty Ford Clinic. And just when another million hours of group therapy are about to drive her crazy, Rachel meets a new man and resolves to ride this wild dream to love -- or wherever else her heart may lead her. [via]
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Sex and the Cityby Candace BushnellISBN 0349111863 (0-349-11186-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sex and the City'Book summary:The "Sex and the City" columnist for the New York Observer documents the social scene of modern-day Manhattan. The reader gets an introduction to "Modelizers," the men who only have eyes for models, as well as a more common species, the "Toxic Bachelor." Reading like a society novel gone downtown and askew, Sex and the City is a comically sordid look at status and ambition and the many characters consumed by the sexual politics of the '90s. [via]
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The Silent Gondoliersby William GoldmanISBN 0345442636 (0-345-44263-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Silent Gondoliers'Book summary:The return of a beloved classic,
from the bestselling author of The Princess Bride!
Once upon a time, the gondoliers of Venice possessed the finest voices in all the world. But, alas, few remember those days--and fewer still were ever blessed to hear such glorious singing. No one since has discovered the secret behind the sudden silence of the golden-voiced gondoliers. No one, it seems, but S. Morgenstern. Now Morgenstern recounts the sad and noble story of the ambitions, frustrations, and eventual triumph of Luigi, the gondolier with the goony smile.
Here, in this brilliantly illustrated exposition of the surprising facts behind this all-but-forgotten mystery, S. Morgenstern reveals the fascinating truths about John the Bastard, Laura Lorenzini, the centenarian Cristaldi the Pickle, Enrico Caruso, Porky XII, the Great Sorrento, the Queen of Corsica--and of course, the one and only Luigi. His tale will captivate you as much as his song! [via]More editions of The Silent Gondoliers:
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Sirens of Titanby Kurt VonnegutISBN 0385333498 (0-385-33349-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sirens of Titan'Book summary:The Sirens of Titan is an outrageous romp through space, time, and morality. The richest, most depraved man on Earth, Malachi Constant, is offered a chance to take a space journey to distant worlds with a beautiful woman at his side. Of course theres a catch to the invitationand a prophetic vision about the purpose of human life that only Vonnegut has the courage to tell. [via]
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Slapstickby Kurt VonnegutISBN 0385289359 (0-385-28935-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Slapstick'Book summary:Dr. Wilbur Daffodil-11 Swain, centenarian, the last President of the United States, King of Manhattan, and one-half (along with his sister, Eliza) of the most powerful intelligence since Einstein, is penning his autobiography. He occupies the first floor of a ruined Empire State Building and lives like a royal scavenger with his illiterate granddaughter and her beau. Buffeted by fluctuating gravity, the U.S. has been scourged by not one, but two lethal diseases: the Green Death and the Albanian Flu. Consequently, the country has fallen into civil war. (Super-intelligent, miniaturized Chinese watch the West self-destruct from the sidelines.) Swain stayed at the White House until there were no citizens left to govern, then moved to deserted New York City, where he writes a thoughtful missive before death.
In Slapstick, Vonnegut muses on war, man's hubris, and the awful, crippling loneliness humans are freighted with--but, miraculously, the book still manages to delight and amuse. Absurd, knowing, never depressing, Slapstick kindles hope--for the possibility of wisdom, perhaps; for human resiliency, surely.
It's best to end with a quote from the prologue wherein the author discourses on The Meaning of It All, or at least This Book: "Love is where you find it. I think it is foolish to go off looking for it, and I think it can often be poisonous.
I wish that people who are conventionally supposed to love each other would say to each other, when they fight, 'Please--a little less love, and a little more common decency.'"
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Slapstick or Lonesome No More!by Kurt VonnegutISBN 0385289448 (0-385-28944-8)
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Thirty Secondsby Michael J. ArlenISBN 0374275769 (0-374-27576-9)
Hardcover, Farrar, Straus & Giroux
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Troilus and Criseydeby Geoffrey Chaucer, George Philip Krapp, Peter BeidlerISBN 0375757368 (0-375-75736-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxyby Douglas AdamsISBN 0345453743 (0-345-45374-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'Book summary:At last in paperback in one complete volume, here are the five classic novels from Douglas Adamss beloved Hitchiker series.
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Seconds before the Earth is demolished for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is saved by Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised Guide. Together they stick out their thumbs to the stars and begin a wild journey through time and space.
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Facing annihilation at the hands of warmongers is a curious time to crave tea. It could only happen to the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his comrades as they hurtle across the galaxy in a desperate search for a place to eat.
Life, the Universe and Everything
The unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky so they plan to destroy it. The universe, that is. Now only five individuals can avert Armageddon: mild-mannered Arthur Dent and his stalwart crew.
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
Back on Earth, Arthur Dent is ready to believe that the past eight years were all just a figment of his stressed-out imagination. But a gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic inscription conspires to thrust him back to reality. So to speak.
Mostly Harmless
Just when Arthur Dent makes the terrible mistake of starting to enjoy life, all hell breaks loose. Can he save the Earth from total obliteration? Can he save the Guide from a hostile alien takeover? Can he save his daughter from herself? [via]More editions of The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
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Vale of the Voleby Piers AnthonyISBN 0380752875 (0-380-75287-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Vale of the Vole'Book summary:Young Esk, the ogre-nymph-human, together with his new-found companions, a beautiful winged centaur and a mole named Volney, search Xanth to gather a company of creatures to defend the Vale of the Vole. [via]
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Voices after Midnightby Richard PeckISBN 0385297793 (0-385-29779-3)
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Waiting for the Galactic Busby Parke GodwinISBN 0385246358 (0-385-24635-8)
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The Wallflower 3: Yamatonadeshiko Shichihengeby Tomoko HayakawaISBN 0345483707 (0-345-48370-7)
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The Wallflower 9: Yamatonadeshiko Shichihengeby Tomoko HayakawaISBN 0345485270 (0-345-48527-0)
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Was This Man a Genius?: Talks With Andy Kaufmanby Julie HechtISBN 0375725202 (0-375-72520-2)
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Why Not Me? : The Inside Story of the Making and Unmaking of the Franken Presidencyby Al FrankenISBN 038531809X (0-385-31809-X)
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Wingsby Terry PratchettISBN 0385304366 (0-385-30436-6)
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The Witchesby Roald DahlISBN 0374384576 (0-374-38457-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Witches'Book summary:"This is not a fairy tale. This is about real witches." So begins one of Roald Dahl's best books ever, and, ironically, it is such a great story because the premise is perfectly plausible from the outset. When the narrator's parents die in a car crash on page two (contrast this terribly real demise with that of James's parents who are devoured by an escaped rhinoceros in James and the Giant Peach), he is taken in by his cigar-smoking Norwegian grandmother, who has learned a storyteller's respect for witches and is wise to their ways.
The bond between the boy and his grandmother becomes the centerpiece of the tale--a partnership of love and understanding that survives even the boy's unfortunate transformation into a mouse. And once the two have teamed up to outwitch the witches, the boy's declaration that he's glad he's a mouse because he will now live only as long as his grandmother is far more poignant than eerie.
Of course, there's adventure here along with Dahl's trademark cleverness and sense of the grotesque. Dahl also communicates some essential truths to children: if they smoke cigars, they'll never catch cold, and, most importantly, they should never bathe, because a clean child is far, far easier for a witch to smell than a dirty one. (Ages 7 to 10, or read aloud to younger children) [via]
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Xxxholic 4by William Flanagan, Clamp, Anthony Gerard, Dana HaywardISBN 0345470583 (0-345-47058-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Xxxholic 4'Book summary:Watanuki Kimihiro is haunted by visions of ghosts and spirits. Seemingly by chance, he encounters a mysterious witch named Yuuko, who claims she can help. In desperation, he accepts, but realizes that hes just been tricked into working for Yuuko in order to pay off the cost of her services. Soon hes employed in her little shopa job which turns out to be nothing like his previous work experience!
Most of Yuukos customers live in Japan, but Yuuko and Watanuki are about to have some unusual visitors named Sakura and Syaoran from a land called Clow. . . .
XXXHolic volume one crosses over with Tsubasa volume one!
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Yoga for People Who Can't Be Bothered to Do Itby Geoff DyerISBN 0375422145 (0-375-42214-5)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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