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Adulthood Ritesby Octavia E. ButlerISBN 0446603783 (0-446-60378-3)
Softcover, Grand Central Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Adulthood Rites'Book summary:In this sequel to Dawn, Lilith Iyapo has given birth to what looks like a normal human boy named Akin. But Akin actually has five parents: a male and female human, a male and female Oankali, and a sexless Ooloi. The Oankali and Ooloi are part of an alien race that rescued humanity from a devastating nuclear war, but the price they exact is a high one the aliens are compelled to genetically merge their species with other races, drastically altering both in the process. On a rehabilitated Earth, this "new" race is emerging through human/Oankali/Ooloi mating, but there are also "pure" humans who choose to resist the aliens and the salvation they offer.These resisters are sterilized by the Ooloi so that they cannot reproduce the genetic defect that drives humanity to destroy itself, but otherwise they are left alone (unless they become violent). When the resisters kidnap young Akin, the Oankali choose to leave the child with his captors, for he the most quothuman" of the Oankali children will decide whether the resisters should be given back their fertility and freedom, even though they will only destroy themselves again. This is the second volume in Octavia Butler's Xenogenesis series, a powerful tale of alien existence. [via]
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Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glassby Lewis Carroll, John TennielISBN 0448060043 (0-448-06004-3)
Hardcover, Grosset & Dunlap
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass'Book summary:That Alice. When she's not traipsing after a rabbit into Wonderland, she's gallivanting off into the topsy-turvy world behind the drawing-room looking glass. In Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll's masterful and zany sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, she makes more eccentric acquaintances, including Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the White Queen, and a somewhat grumpy Humpty Dumpty. Through a giant and elaborate chess game, Alice explores this odd country, where one must eat dry biscuits to quench thirst, and run like the wind to stay in one place. As in life, Alice must stay on her toes to learn the rules of this game. Through the Looking Glass immediately took its rightful place beside its partner on the shelf of eternal classics. And luckily for generations of enraptured children, Carroll was again able to persuade John Tenniel to create the fantastic woodblock engravings that have become so indelibly associated with the Alice stories. For almost 130 years, Alice's curious adventures have amused, perplexed, and delighted readers, young and old. This gorgeous, deluxe boxed set of both volumes contains engravings from Tenniel's original woodblocks that were discovered in a London bank in 1985, and reproduced for the first time here. "'What is the use of a book,' thought Alice, 'without pictures?'" What indeed? (All ages) [via]
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderlandby Lewis Carroll, John TennielISBN 0439291496 (0-439-29149-6)
Softcover, Scholastic Paperbacks
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'Book summary:Welcome to Wonderland! Lewis Carroll's timeless masterpiece is brought to life as never before in this pop-up extravaganza by J.Otto Seibold, the renowned artist of OLIVE, THE OTHER REINDEER.[via]
You've never seen Alice like this before! Acclaimed artist J. Otto Seibold---the creator of OLIVE, THE OTHER REINDEER---brings readers a fantastical Wonderland filled with surprises.
Lewis Carroll's classic tale of magic and discovery comes to life in this pop-up extravaganza. Readers are invited to follow Alice on her journey, down the rabbit hole and through Wonderland, to meet all the colorful characters she encounters along the way. This exceptional interactive feast offers Alice fans of every age an unforgettable glimpse into the adventure and wild fun that is Wonderland.More editions of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland:
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: ISBN 0440803128 (0-440-80312-8)
Softcover, Dell Distributing - Alice's Adventures In Wonderland: ISBN 043941184X (0-439-41184-X)
Hardcover, Orchard Books - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: ISBN 0440000750 (0-440-00075-0)
Hardcover, Delacorte Press/ S. Lawrence - Alice's Adventures In Wonderland: ISBN 0440003539 (0-440-00353-9)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: ISBN 0439291496 (0-439-29149-6)
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- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: ISBN 0440803128 (0-440-80312-8)
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Andersen's Fairy Talesby Hans Christian AndersenISBN 0448060051 (0-448-06005-1)
Hardcover, Grosset & Dunlap
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Andersen's Fairy Tales'Book summary:Originally published in 1991, this collection of classic fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated by internationally acclaimed artist Lisbeth Zwerger, has been expanded -- three stories added -- and completely redesigned.[via] 
Anonymous Rex/casual Rex Omnibusby Eric GarciaISBN 0441012752 (0-441-01275-2)
Softcover, Ace Books
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Arabian NightsISBN 0448169843 (0-448-16984-3)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Arabian Nightsby Earle GoodenowISBN 044806006X (0-448-06006-X)
Hardcover, Grosset & Dunlap
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Arabian Nights'Book summary:A selection of thirteen tales told by Scheherazade in the Arabian Nights which enchanted the cruel sultan so much that he gave up executing his daily wives.[via]More editions of Arabian Nights:
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The Bane of the Black Swordby Michael MoorcockISBN 0441048854 (0-441-04885-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Bane of the Black Sword'Book summary:Stormbringer is brought Home! Elric returns to Yishana, and finds peace at last. Meanwhile, at the world's rim, dragging red horror in its wake, a horde unimaginable moves on the fabled, gentle, impossible city, Tanelorn. [via]
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Batman: The Dark Knight Returnsby Frank Miller, Klaus Janson, Lynn VarleyISBN 0446385050 (0-446-38505-0)
Softcover, Grand Central Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Batman: The Dark Knight Returns'Book summary:If any comic has a claim to have truly reinvigorated the genre then The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller--known recently for his excellent Sin City series and, previously, for his superb rendering of the blind superhero Daredevil--is probably the supreme contender. Batman represented all that was wrong in comics and Miller set himself a tough task taking on the camp crusader and turning this laughable, innocuous children's cartoon character into a hero for our times. In his introduction the great Alan Moore (V for Vendetta, Swamp Thing, the arguably peerless Watchmen) argues that only someone of Miller's stature could have done this. Batman is a character known well beyond the confines of the comic world (as are his retinue) and so reinventing him, while keeping his limiting core essentials intact, was a huge task.
Miller went far beyond the call of duty. The Dark Knight is a success on every level. Firstly it does keep the core elements of the Batman myth intact, with Robin, Alfred the butler, Commissioner Gordon and the old roster of villains, present yet brilliantly subverted. Secondly the artwork is fantastic--detailed, sometimes claustrophobic, psychotic. Lastly it's a great story: Gotham City is a hell on earth, streetgangs roam but there are no heroes. Decay is ubiquitous. Where is a hero to save Gotham? It is 10 years since the last recorded sighting of the Batman. And things have got worse than ever. Bruce Wayne is close to being a broken man but something is keeping him sane: the need to see change and the belief that he can orchestrate some of that change. Batman is back. The Dark Knight has returned. Awesome. --Mark Thwaite [via]
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Battletech: Way of the Clans/Bloodname/Falcon Guardby Robert ThurstonISBN 0451459512 (0-451-45951-2)
Softcover, Roc
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The Book of Taltosby Steven BrustISBN 0441008941 (0-441-00894-1)
Softcover, Ace Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Book of Taltos'Book summary:Steven Brusts first three novels featuring assassin Vlad Taltos and his jhereg companion were collected in one volume as The Book of Jhereg. The Book of Taltos continues the adventure with books four and five in the seriesTaltos and Phoenix.[via]Vlad Taltos is an assassin unlike no other. Not only is he quick with a sword, but he also possesses a gift for witchcraft conjuring. The latest addition to his already formidable arsenal is a leathery-winged jhereg who shares a telepathic link with Vladmaking him twice as deadly&
The adventures chronicled in Taltos and Phoenix find Vlad accepting a job in the Land of the Dead, but a living human being cannot walk the paths of the dead and return, alive, to the land of men. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your point of view), the Demon Goddess is willing to rescue himif Vlad is willing to grant her a favor in return&
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Bridge of Ashesby Roger ZelaznyISBN 0451155610 (0-451-15561-0)
Softcover, New Amer Library
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Callahan's Crosstime Saloonby Spider RobinsonISBN 0441090435 (0-441-09043-5)
Softcover, Putnam Berkley
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Callahan's Crosstime Saloon'Book summary:Callahan's Place is the neighborhood tavern to all of time and space, where the regulars are anything but. Pull up a chair, grab a glass of your favorite, and listen to the stories spun by time travelers, cybernetic aliens, telepaths...and a bunch of regular folks on a mission to save the world, one customer at a time.[via]More editions of Callahan's Crosstime Saloon:
The Chamberby John GrishamISBN 0440220602 (0-440-22060-2)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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The Complete Adventures of Olga Da Polgaby Michael Bond, Hans HelwegISBN 0440009812 (0-440-00981-2)
Hardcover, Horizon Book Promotions
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Complete Adventures of Olga Da Polga'Book summary:Childrens story [via]
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The Dancers at the End of Timeby Michael MoorcockISBN 044113663X (0-441-13663-X)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Daysby Alastair ReynoldsISBN 0441012787 (0-441-01278-7)
Softcover, Ace Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days'Book summary:Two novellas of interstellar exploration set in the universe of Alastair Reynolds's award-winning Revelation Space trilogy. [via]
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The Divine Comedyby John Ciardi, Dante AlighieriISBN 0451208633 (0-451-20863-3)
Softcover, New Amer Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Divine Comedy'Book summary:[via]
Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite torment of Hell, up the arduous slopes of Purgatory, and on to the glorious realm of Paradisethe sphere of universal harmony and eternal salvation.
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Doonaby Anne McCaffrey, Jody Lynn NyeISBN 0441011314 (0-441-01131-4)
Softcover, Ace Books
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Expanded Universeby Robert HeinleinISBN 0441218830 (0-441-21883-0)
Softcover, Ace Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Expanded Universe'Book summary:The Wit and Wisdom of Robert A. Heinlein, author of multiple New York Times best sellers, on subjects ranging form Crime and Punishment to the Love life of the American Teenager; from Nuclear Power to the Pragmatics of Patriotism; from Prophecy to Destiny; from Geopolitic to Post-Holocaust America; fro the Nature of Courage to the Nature of Reality; it's all here and it's all great-straight from the mind of the finest science fiction writer of them all. But beware: after reading it, you too will occupy an Expanded Universe! [via]
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A Fine and Private Placeby Peter S. Beagle, Darrell SweetISBN 0451450965 (0-451-45096-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Fine and Private Place'Book summary:This classic, mesmerizing tale from the author of The Last Unicorn is a journey between the realms of the living and the dead, and the eternal power of love.
Michael Morgan was not ready to die, but his funeral was carried out just the same. Trapped in the dark limbo between life and death as a ghost, he searches for an escape. Instead, he discovers the beautiful Laura...and a love stronger than the boundaries of the grave and the spirit world.
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"Wit, charm, and a sense of individuality." --New York Times Book Review
"It's a fully rounded region, this other world of Peter Beagle's imagination...an originality...that is wholly his own." --Kirkus Reviews
"Both sepulchral and oddly appealing...[Beagle's] ectoplasmic fable has a distinct, mossy charm." --Time
"Delightful." --San Francisco Chronicle [via]More editions of A Fine and Private Place:
The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydainby Lloyd AlexanderISBN 0440425360 (0-440-42536-0)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Four Great Tragedies: Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and Romeo and Julietby William ShakespeareISBN 0451519493 (0-451-51949-3)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics
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Four Past Midnightby Stephen KingISBN 0451170385 (0-451-17038-5)
Softcover, Signet
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Four Past Midnight'Book summary:NOW A BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE FROM COLUMBIA PICTURES STARRING JOHNNY DEPP[via]Based on Secret Window, Secret Garden, a novella in Stepen King's Four Past Midnight.
Mort Rainey is a best selling author whose imagination thrills his readers to the core. But one of his stories holds a secret that comes to life. A secret that even he can't imagine...
Four-Day Planet and Lone Star Planetby H. Beam PiperISBN 0441248926 (0-441-24892-6)
Softcover, Putnam Berkley
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The Grass Harp and a Tree of Night and Other Storiesby Truman CapoteISBN 0451161777 (0-451-16177-7)
Softcover, New Amer Library
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Gyo Fujikawa's Original a Child's Garden of Versesby Robert Louis Stevenson, Gyo FujikawaISBN 0448092786 (0-448-09278-6)
Softcover, Putnam Berkley
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The Heaven Tree Trilogyby Edith Mary PargeterISBN 0446517089 (0-446-51708-9)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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His Dark Materialsby Philip PullmanISBN 0440419514 (0-440-41951-4)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'His Dark Materials'Book summary:In the epic trilogy His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman unlocks the door to worlds parallel to our own. Dæmons and winged creatures live side by side with humans, and a mysterious entity called Dust just might have the power to unite the universes--if it isn't destroyed first. The three books in Pullman's heroic fantasy series, published as trade paperbacks, are united here in one dazzling boxed set that includes The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass. In these new editions, each chapter opens with artwork by Pullman himself, along with chapter quotations from the likes of Milton, Donne, Black, Byron, and the Bible that did not appear in earlier editions. Join Lyra, Pantalaimon, Will, and the rest as they embark on the most breathtaking, heartbreaking adventure of their lives. The fate of the universe is in their hands. (Ages 13 and older) [via]
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His Dark Materials (Laurel-Leaf)by Philip PullmanISBN 0440238609 (0-440-23860-9)
Softcover, Random House Children's Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'His Dark Materials (Laurel-Leaf)'Book summary:In the epic trilogy His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman unlocks the door to worlds parallel to our own. Dæmons and winged creatures live side by side with humans, and a mysterious entity called Dust just might have the power to unite the universes--if it isn't destroyed first. The three books in Pullman's heroic fantasy series, published as trade paperbacks, are united here in one dazzling boxed set that includes The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass. In these new editions, each chapter opens with artwork by Pullman himself, along with chapter quotations from the likes of Milton, Donne, Black, Byron, and the Bible that did not appear in earlier editions. Join Lyra, Pantalaimon, Will, and the rest as they embark on the most breathtaking, heartbreaking adventure of their lives. The fate of the universe is in their hands. (Ages 13 and older) [via]
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The Importance of Being Earnestby Oscar WildeISBN 0451518993 (0-451-51899-3)
Softcover, New Amer Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Importance of Being Earnest'Book summary:Wilde was both a glittering wordsmith and a social outsider. His drama emerges out of these two perhaps contradictory identities, combining epigrammatic brilliance and shrewd social observation. This book includes "Lady Windermere's Fan", "Salome", "A Woman of No Importance", "An Ideal Husband", "A Florentine Tragedy" and "The Importance of Being Earnest", which appears in full with the 'Grigsby' scene which originally made up the fourth act. [via]
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Inheritors Gateway to Neverby A. Berton ChandlerISBN 0441370640 (0-441-37064-0)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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The John Varley Reader: Thirty Years of Short Fictionby John VarleyISBN 0441011950 (0-441-01195-0)
Softcover, Ace Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The John Varley Reader: Thirty Years of Short Fiction'Book summary:From the moment John Varley burst onto the scene in 1974, his short fiction was like nothing anyone else was writing. His stories won every award the science fiction field had to offer, many times over. His first collection, The Persistence of Vision, published in 1978, was the most important collection of the decade, and changed what fans would come to expect from science fiction.[via]
Now, The John Varley Reader gathers his best stories, many out of print for years. This is the volume no Varley fan-or science fiction reader-can do without.More editions of The John Varley Reader: Thirty Years of Short Fiction:
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Kidnappedby Robert Louis Stevenson, Sid HiteISBN 0439295785 (0-439-29578-5)
Softcover, Scholastic Paperbacks
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Kidnapped'Book summary:Young David Balfour, left in poverty when his father dies, goes to his uncle, Ebenezer, for assistance. He soon finds himself kidnapped and on board a ship, headed for a life of slavery. With the help of daring rebel Alan Breck, David escapes, only to get mixed up in a desperate adventure? suspected of murder and hunted across the Scottish moors.[via]More editions of Kidnapped:
Lyonesseby Jack VanceISBN 0441505309 (0-441-50530-9)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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M.Y.T.H. Inc. Link/Myth-Nomers and Im-Pervectionsby Robert AspirinISBN 0441009697 (0-441-00969-7)
Softcover, Ace Books
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Myth-Ing Persons/Little Myth Makerby Robert AsprinISBN 0441009530 (0-441-00953-0)
Softcover, Ace Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Myth-Ing Persons/Little Myth Maker'Book summary:Ace Books is reissuing the entire Myth series in these special-value, 2-in-1 collections.
The third omnibus edition follows bumbling magician's apprentice Skeeve into 1.) an alternate dimension and 2.) an alternate poker game. [via]More editions of Myth-Ing Persons/Little Myth Maker:
Necromancer Nineby Sheri S. TepperISBN 0441568572 (0-441-56857-2)
Softcover, Putnam Berkley
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The Once and Future Kingby Terence Hanbury WhiteISBN 0441003834 (0-441-00383-4)
Softcover, Ace Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Once and Future King'Book summary:T.H. White's masterful retelling of the saga of King Arthur is a fantasy classic as legendary as Excalibur and Camelot, and a poignant story of adventure, romance, and magic that has enchanted readers for generations. [via]
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Orphans of the Skyby Robert A. HeinleinISBN 0441639135 (0-441-63913-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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The past through Tomorrowby Robert A. HeinleinISBN 0441653049 (0-441-65304-9)
Softcover, Putnam Berkley
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Past Through Tomorrow'Book summary:This is the second half of what was published in the USA as the Past Through Tomorrow, as the American book was divided into two halves for the British hardcover edition(s) [via]
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Peter Dickinson's the Kinby Peter DickinsonISBN 0448417111 (0-448-41711-1)
Softcover, Grosset & Dunlap
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A Place Called Freedomby Ken FollettISBN 0449225151 (0-449-22515-1)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Place Called Freedom'Book summary:With action that spans two countries on opposite sides of the Atlantic, making a credible audio version of this epic tale is no small feat. Victor Garber, the talented actor of stage and screen (Sleepless in Seattle, I'll Fly Away, The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd), does an admirable job. Garber presents the narrative passages in a clear, confident tone and uses his extensive acting experience to create believable voices for the many diverse characters. Follett has thrown in a confusing array of regional accents and disguised characters, but the range of Garber's voice helps keep things straight while heightening the considerable action and communicating the powerful emotions expressed by the very large cast that gives this drama its grand sweep.
This intriguing novel hinges on the courageous struggles of the hero, an indentured coal miner who declares, "I'll go anywhere that is not Scotland--anywhere a man can be free." Getting anywhere else is easier said than done, especially when he's caught up in an entanglement of familial responsibility, forbidden love, official deceit, trickery, and violence. Even though there are plenty of breathless moments when proper ladies are tempted by bare-chested hunks, this is much more than just another adventure-filled love story. It's also an intriguing journey into the social and political realities of the late 18th century, when the rising influence of the American colonies was first taking hold and the shining glory of the British Empire had begun its long, slow fade. (Running time: four hours, four cassettes) --George Laney [via]
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The Planet Savers: The Sword of Aldonesby Marion Zimmer BradleyISBN 0441670253 (0-441-67025-3)
Softcover, Putnam Berkley
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Pride and Prejudiceby Jane Austen, Julie DowningISBN 0448060329 (0-448-06032-9)
Softcover, Putnam Berkley
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pride and Prejudice'Book summary:"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
Next to the exhortation at the beginning of Moby-Dick, "Call me Ishmael," the first sentence of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice must be among the most quoted in literature. And certainly what Melville did for whaling Austen does for marriage--tracing the intricacies (not to mention the economics) of 19th-century British mating rituals with a sure hand and an unblinking eye. As usual, Austen trains her sights on a country village and a few families--in this case, the Bennets, the Philips, and the Lucases. Into their midst comes Mr. Bingley, a single man of good fortune, and his friend, Mr. Darcy, who is even richer. Mrs. Bennet, who married above her station, sees their arrival as an opportunity to marry off at least one of her five daughters. Bingley is complaisant and easily charmed by the eldest Bennet girl, Jane; Darcy, however, is harder to please. Put off by Mrs. Bennet's vulgarity and the untoward behavior of the three younger daughters, he is unable to see the true worth of the older girls, Jane and Elizabeth. His excessive pride offends Lizzy, who is more than willing to believe the worst that other people have to say of him; when George Wickham, a soldier stationed in the village, does indeed have a discreditable tale to tell, his words fall on fertile ground.
Having set up the central misunderstanding of the novel, Austen then brings in her cast of fascinating secondary characters: Mr. Collins, the sycophantic clergyman who aspires to Lizzy's hand but settles for her best friend, Charlotte, instead; Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Mr. Darcy's insufferably snobbish aunt; and the Gardiners, Jane and Elizabeth's low-born but noble-hearted aunt and uncle. Some of Austen's best comedy comes from mixing and matching these representatives of different classes and economic strata, demonstrating the hypocrisy at the heart of so many social interactions. And though the novel is rife with romantic misunderstandings, rejected proposals, disastrous elopements, and a requisite happy ending for those who deserve one, Austen never gets so carried away with the romance that she loses sight of the hard economic realities of 19th-century matrimonial maneuvering. Good marriages for penniless girls such as the Bennets are hard to come by, and even Lizzy, who comes to sincerely value Mr. Darcy, remarks when asked when she first began to love him: "It has been coming on so gradually, that I hardly know when it began. But I believe I must date it from my first seeing his beautiful grounds at Pemberley." She may be joking, but there's more than a little truth to her sentiment, as well. Jane Austen considered Elizabeth Bennet "as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print". Readers of Pride and Prejudice would be hard-pressed to disagree. --Alix Wilber [via]
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The Purple Pterodactylesby L. Sprague Decamp, L. SpragueISBN 0441691900 (0-441-69190-0)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Driversby Grant NaylorISBN 0451452011 (0-451-45201-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers'Book summary:Awakening from a drunken spree in a London pub to find himself on one of Saturn's moons, Lister joins the Space Corps and boards the Red Dwarf, determined to return to Earth. Reprint. [via]
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Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungryby Harry KemelmanISBN 0449213927 (0-449-21392-7)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group
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Seed to Harvestby Octavia E. ButlerISBN 0446698903 (0-446-69890-3)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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Sleeping Murderby Agatha ChristieISBN 0451200195 (0-451-20019-5)
Softcover, Signet
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"Has all the virtues of Agatha Christie's work; a coherant plot, firm andpurposeful narration, anda pleasant style." --Times Literary
Spearwielder's Taleby R. A. SalvatoreISBN 0441011942 (0-441-01194-2)
Softcover, Ace Books
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The Stainless Steel Ratby Harry HarrisonISBN 0441779247 (0-441-77924-7)
Softcover, Putnam Berkley
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Starwolfby Edmond HamiltonISBN 0441784259 (0-441-78425-9)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Strange Highwaysby Dean R. KoontzISBN 0446603392 (0-446-60339-2)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Homeby Harry KemelmanISBN 0449210006 (0-449-21000-6)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group
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Suth's Storyby Peter Dickinson, Nenad JakesevicISBN 044841709X (0-448-41709-X)
Softcover, Grosset & Dunlap
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Swords of Havenby Simon R. GreenISBN 0451460863 (0-451-46086-3)
Softcover, Roc
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Swords of Haven : The Adventures of Hawk and Fisherby Simon R. GreenISBN 0451457501 (0-451-45750-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Tarotby Piers AnthonyISBN 0441798411 (0-441-79841-1)
Softcover, Ace Books
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Time Tradersby Andre NortonISBN 0441812554 (0-441-81255-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Time Travelers Strictly Cashby Spider RobinsonISBN 0441807135 (0-441-80713-5)
Softcover, Putnam Berkley
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Treasure Islandby Robert Louis Stevenson, Dan DankoISBN 0439288886 (0-439-28888-6)
Softcover, Scholastic Canada, Limited
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Twice Shyby Dick FrancisISBN 0449213145 (0-449-21314-5)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group
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Twilight of the Empireby Simon R. GreenISBN 0451456491 (0-451-45649-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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The Vanishing Towerby Michael MoorcockISBN 0441860397 (0-441-86039-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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A Walk on the Nightsideby Simon R. GreenISBN 0441014488 (0-441-01448-8)
Softcover, Ace Books
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What Katy Didby Susan CoolidgeISBN 0440402336 (0-440-40233-6)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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William F. Nolan's Loganby William F. NolanISBN 044050404X (0-440-50404-X)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Witch Worldby Andre NortonISBN 0441897088 (0-441-89708-8)
Softcover, Putnam Berkley
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Ventana Secreta, Jardin Secreto: Dos Despues de la Medianocheby Stephen KingISBN 0451186575 (0-451-18657-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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