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1984by George Orwell, Fromm, Erich (AFT)ISBN 0451524934 (0-451-52493-4)
Softcover, Signet Classic
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› Find signed collectible books: '1984'Book summary:Among the seminal texts of the 20th century, Nineteen Eighty-Four is a rare work that grows more haunting as its futuristic purgatory becomes more real. Published in 1949, the book offers political satirist George Orwell's nightmare vision of a totalitarian, bureaucratic world and one poor stiff's attempt to find individuality. The brilliance of the novel is Orwell's prescience of modern life--the ubiquity of television, the distortion of the language--and his ability to construct such a thorough version of hell. Required reading for students since it was published, it ranks among the most terrifying novels ever written. [via]
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Softcover, New Amer Library - 1984: ISBN 0582777313 (0-582-77731-3)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd - 1984: ISBN 0451519841 (0-451-51984-1)
Softcover, New Amer Library - 1984: ISBN 0451521234 (0-451-52123-4)
Softcover, New Amer Library - 1984: ISBN 0451524934 (0-451-52493-4)
Softcover, Signet Classic
- 1984: ISBN 0452262933 (0-452-26293-3)
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1984by Thomas Pynchon, Erich Fromm, George OrwellISBN 0452284236 (0-452-28423-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: '1984'Book summary:Among the seminal texts of the 20th century, Nineteen Eighty-Four is a rare work that grows more haunting as its futuristic purgatory becomes more real. Published in 1949, the book offers political satirist George Orwell's nightmare vision of a totalitarian, bureaucratic world and one poor stiff's attempt to find individuality. The brilliance of the novel is Orwell's prescience of modern life--the ubiquity of television, the distortion of the language--and his ability to construct such a thorough version of hell. Required reading for students since it was published, it ranks among the most terrifying novels ever written. [via]
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Adventures of Tintin the Seven Crystal Ballsby Leslie Cooper LonsdaleISBN 041692610X (0-416-92610-X)
Hardcover, French & European Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Adventures of Tintin the Seven Crystal Balls'Book summary:The Seven Crystal Balls begins on a light note, as Captain Haddock tries to adjust to his new life as a gentleman following the events of Red Rackham's Treasure. He wears a monocle and frequents the music hall, where in a not-unusual coincidence he and Tintin happen to find General Alcazar (The Broken Ear) and the dreaded diva Bianca Castafiore. However, it's the act of fakir Ragdalam with Madame Yamilah, the amazing clairvoyante, that reveals the central adventure: the scientists excavating the tomb of Racar Capac have incurred the curse of the Inca. Despite the efforts of bungling detectives Thompson ("With a P, as in Philadelphia") and Thomson ("Without a P, as in Venezuela"), the explorers are stricken, and one of Tintin's closest friends disappears mysteriously, leading to a trip to Peru in the second part, Prisoners of the Sun. --David Horiuchi [via]
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Art of the Andes: From Chavin to Incaby Rebecca Stone-MillerISBN 0500203636 (0-500-20363-6)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Bet Meby Jennifer CrusieISBN 0375433562 (0-375-43356-2)
Hardcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bet Me'Book summary:Setting: small city in Ohio
Thirty-three-year-old Minerva Dobbs is annoyed when her current boyfriend dumps her three weeks before her sisters' wedding. But she's downright furious a few moments later when she overhears her now "ex" boyfriend bet hunky Calvin Morrisey that he can't take her home and bed her. In fact, she's so angry at them both that she lets Cal take her to dinner and decides to string him along until after her sisters' wedding. Minerva pegs Cal as a handsome "used car salesman of seducers." Cal thinks Minerva is a "cranky, starving, risk-averse statistician." But Minerva's hormones keep whispering "this one," although she knows the gorgeous Cal isn't the man for her practical, white-cotton-bra, several-pounds-over-thin, self. And Cal is blindsided by the lust he feels for the voluptuous, sensual woman he glimpses behind Min's actuary exterior. While Cal and Min struggle to deal with their mutual distrust and attraction, their friends and families try their best to interfere and direct the progression of the unlikely romantic connection.
Bet Me is unabashedly, irrepressibly romantic. In the wacky, wonderful world of Min and Cal, author Jennifer Crusie leaves no humorous situation unexplored--no potential comedic cauldron left unstirred--no hysterically funny complication left undeveloped. The reader is treated to a seemingly mismatched hero and heroine who fling caution to the winds to explore their unexpected attraction. The sexual tension is hot, the dialogue witty and wickedly sarcastic, and the supporting cast of secondary characters hilarious. Like Min's favorite Krispy Kreme donuts, this novel is rich and sinfully delicious. Indulge. Enjoy. --Lois Faye Dyer [via]
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Charles Darwin's Beagle Diaryby Richard Darwin KeynesISBN 0521003172 (0-521-00317-2)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Chasing Che: A Motorcycle Journey in Search of the Guevara Legendby Patrick SymmesISBN 0375702652 (0-375-70265-2)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Chavin: And the Origins of the Andean Civilizationby Richard L. BurgerISBN 0500278164 (0-500-27816-4)
Softcover, Thames & Hudson
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The Cubs and Other Storiesby Mario Vargas Llosa, Gregory KolovakosISBN 0374521948 (0-374-52194-8)
Softcover, Noonday Pr
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The Dancer Upstairsby Nicholas ShakespeareISBN 0385721072 (0-385-72107-2)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Dancer Upstairs'Book summary:The Peruvian guerilla leader Ezequiel is responsible for tens of thousands of fiendishly cruel murders, yet he consistently eludes capture. But in Agustn Rejas he has an indefatigable pursuer. From secluded city streets to the paths of a mountain village the policeman persists, tracking and anticipating Ezequiel's every move. Rejas' only reprieve is his love for his daughter's beautiful dance teacher--until he begins to pick up unmistakable signals that her circles--and Ezequiel's--intersect. Based on the extraordinary manhunt for the leader of Peru's notorious guerilla organization, The Shining Path, The Dancer Upstairs is a story reminiscent of Graham Greene and John LeCarr -- tense, intricate, and heartbreaking. From the Trade Paperback edition. [via]
An Encyclopedia of World History; Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged.by William Leonard LangerISBN 0395135923 (0-395-13592-3)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Excavationby James RollinsISBN 038081093X (0-380-81093-X)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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The Feast of the Goatby Mario Vargas Llosa, Edith GrossmanISBN 0374154767 (0-374-15476-7)
Hardcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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A Fish in the Water: A Memoirby Mario Vargas Llosa, Helen LaneISBN 0374155097 (0-374-15509-7)
Hardcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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Frommer's Peruby Neil E. SchlechtISBN 0471784699 (0-471-78469-9)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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The Green Houseby Mario Vargos LlosaISBN 0571173217 (0-571-17321-7)
Softcover, Faber Paperbacks
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The History And Social Influence Of The Potatoby Redcliffe SalamanISBN 0521316235 (0-521-31623-5)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Imagining Development: Economic Ideas in Peru's "Fictitious Prosperity" of Guano, 1840-1880by Paul GootenbergISBN 0520082907 (0-520-08290-7)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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An Introduction to Spanish-American Literatureby Jean FrancoISBN 0521449235 (0-521-44923-5)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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The Island of Dangerous Dreamsby Joan Lowery NixonISBN 0440202582 (0-440-20258-2)
Softcover, Random House Children's Books
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The Jesuit and the Incas: The Extraordinary Life of Padre Blas Valera, S.J.by Sabine HylandISBN 0472030418 (0-472-03041-8)
Softcover, Univ of Michigan Pr
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Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology: Of the Countries Visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle Round the World, under the Command of Capt Fitz Roy, R.N.by Charles DarwinISBN 040408401X (0-404-08401-X)
Hardcover, AMS Press
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The Land of the Incasby Jacques Soustelle, Hans SilversterISBN 0500274304 (0-500-27430-4)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Making Wavesby Mario Vargas Llosa, John KingISBN 0374200386 (0-374-20038-6)
Hardcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Making Waves'Book summary:Mario Vargas Llosa's lively mind alights in all kinds of places, both expected and unexpected: at the 1982 World Cup in Spain; on the Cuban revolution; in Berlin, where the son he meets at the airport has become a Rastafarian. But winding through this engaging collection is an exploration of something closer to the Peruvian novelist's (and one-time presidential contender's) core: his thoughts on the politics of literature and the literature of politics. In the United States, novelists aren't thought of in terms of their contribution to the national good; For Llosa, as for many Latin American writers, these acts most public (politics) and private (the writing of literature) are inextricably linked. "A writer," he says, "has no better way of serving his country than by writing with as much discipline and honesty as he can.... If he writes better in his country, he must stay there; if he writes better in exile, he must leave." And for those who think fiction is divorced from real life, think again: "A nation," writes Llosa, "is a political fiction imposed on a social and geographic reality almost always by force, for the benefit of a political minority." [via]
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The Mysteries of the Andesby Robert CharrouxISBN 0380017024 (0-380-01702-4)
Hardcover, Avon
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The Myths of Mexico and Peruby Lewis SpenceISBN 0486283321 (0-486-28332-1)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Nineteen Eighty-Fourby George OrwellISBN 0452254264 (0-452-25426-4)
Softcover, New Amer Library
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The Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the Americasby Paul TherouxISBN 039552105X (0-395-52105-X)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Old Patagonian Express by Train Through the Americas'Book summary:The "Old Patagonian Express" was the last train Paul Theroux took in his journey from Boston to Patagonia. Some trains were superb, most were deplorable. It was a journey of contrasts in people, in temperature, in scenery, in altitude, and in attitude. The people were extraordinary, eccentric, replusive and individualistic. There was the appalling Mr Thornberry, the bogus priest in Cali and the blind writer, Borges, in Buenos Aires. Paul Theroux has also written "The Great Railway Bazaar". [via]
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The Old World And the New, 1492-1650: Wiles Lecturesby J.H. ElliottISBN 0521427096 (0-521-42709-6)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Old World And the New, 1492-1650: Wiles Lectures'Book summary:The impact of Europe on a newly-discovered world of America has long been a subject of historical fascination. Yet the impact of that discovery and conquest for the European conquering powers has traditionally received less attention. In this pioneering book J. H. Elliott set out to show how traditional European assumptions about geography, theology, history and the nature of man were challenged by the encounter with new lands and people; trading relationships around the world were affected by an influx of gold and silver imports from America; while politically, the sources of power were no longer confined to European territory. The 500th anniversary of Columbus's discovery has prompted renewed enquiry into the relationship of the Old World and the New; John Elliott's fascinating and now classic account is here reissued with a new foreword addressing the significance of the book's insights for a new generation of readers. [via]
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Oprah Reading Group 20ISBN 0446789291 (0-446-78929-1)
Softcover, Warner Books Inc
Find This BookBook summary:Oprah Book Club® Selection, December 1998: A funny thing happens to Novalee Nation on her way to Bakersfield, California. Her ne'er-do-well boyfriend, Willie Jack Pickens, abandons her in an Oklahoma Wal-Mart and takes off on his own, leaving her with just 10 dollars and the clothes on her back. Not that hard luck is anything new to Novalee, who is "seventeen, seven months pregnant, thirty-seven pounds overweight--and superstitious about sevens.... For most people, sevens were lucky. But not for her," Billie Letts writes. "She'd had a bad history with them, starting with her seventh birthday, the day Momma Nell ran away with a baseball umpire named Fred..."
Still, finding herself alone and penniless in Sequoyah, Oklahoma is enough to make even someone as inured to ill fortune as Novalee want to give up and die. Fortunately, the Wal-Mart parking lot is the Sequoyah equivalent of a town square, and within hours Novalee has met three people who will change her life: Sister Thelma Husband, a kindly eccentric; Benny Goodluck, a young Native American boy; and Moses Whitecotton, an elderly African American photographer. For the next two months, Novalee surreptitiously makes her home in the Wal-Mart, sleeping there at night, exploring the town by day. When she goes into labor and delivers her baby there, however, Novalee learns that sometimes it's not so bad to depend on the kindness of strangers--especially if one of them happens to be Sam Walton, the superchain's founder.
Where the Heart Is oddly mixes heart-warming vignettes and surprising, brutal violence. Novalee's story is juxtaposed with occasional chapters chronicling Willy Jack's downward spiral into prison, disappointment, and degradation. And even in Sequoyah, sudden storms, domestic violence, kidnapping, and deadly fires punctuate Novalee's progress from homeless, unwed teen mom to successful, happy member of the community. This is not a subtle book; there's never any doubt that our heroine will make a home for herself and her baby or that Willy Jack will get what he deserves for abandoning them. Still, Billie Letts has created several memorable characters, and there's always room for another novel that celebrates the life-affirming qualities of reading, the importance of education, and the power of love to change lives. --Alix Wilber [via]
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Peasant and Nation: The Making of Postcolonial Mexico and Peruby Florencia E. MallonISBN 0520085051 (0-520-08505-1)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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Peruvian Prehistoryby Richard KeatingeISBN 0521275555 (0-521-27555-5)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Plague Shipby Frank Gill SlaughterISBN 0385049587 (0-385-04958-7)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Rivers Of Gold: The Rise Of The Spanish Empire, From Columbus To Magellanby Hugh ThomasISBN 0375502041 (0-375-50204-1)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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The Samuraiby Shusaku EndoISBN 0394727266 (0-394-72726-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Samurai'Book summary:[via]"Endo to my mind is one of the finest living novelists." Graham GreeneIn 1613, four low-ranking Japanese Samurai, accompanied by a Spanish priest, set sail for Mexico on an unprecedented mission: to bargain for a Catholic crusade through Japan in exchange for trading rights with the West. Among the first Japanese ever to set foot in Europe, they travel to Rome and gain an audience with the Pope. All are baptized, hoping to curry favor with their European hosts. But upon returning to Japan, they discover that the Shoguns no longer wish to forge links with the West, nor will they tolerate the Christian religion. The seven-year mission has been in vain. Disgraced and tormented, the Samurai begin to identify deeply with the crucified Christ they formerly reviled. Based on historical fact, this is a powerful examination of the impact of external events on our deepest beliefs.More editions of The Samurai:
Some Early Sites in the Northern Lake Titicaca Basinby Alfred V. KidderISBN 052701267X (0-527-01267-X)
Softcover, Periodicals Service Co
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Tarzan's Tonsillitisby Alfredo Bryce Echenique, Alfred MacAdamISBN 0375421432 (0-375-42143-2)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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The Tenth Insightby James Redfield, Carol AdrienneISBN 0446672998 (0-446-67299-8)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tenth Insight'Book summary:How can the Tenth Insight Change My Life? The insights found in The Celestine Prophecy and The Tenth Insight have touched the lives of many millions of people; they are not theoretical When we become aware of how they work, coincidences and serendipitous encounters increase for us. As our level of consciousness expands, our vision of the world is transformed, and we get a glimpse into the heart of creation. And as we learn how thought and visualization precede reality, we can begin to harness them to benefit our own future and the future of the earth. The perfect companion volume for The Tenth Insight, this hands-on guide was written to help individuals and groups implement the ideas found in that book. It provides detailed explanations and exercises on Tenth Insight topics: previous lifetimes, soul groups, birth visions, the use of dreams and prayers, the afterlife, and the World Vision. It helps us experience firsthand how our own lives fit into the eternal cycles... teaches us how to discover our own personal missions...and reveals how we can all take part in the ultimately joyful world changes described in The Tenth Insight. [via]
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The Time of the Heroby Llosa Mario Vargas, Lysander KempISBN 0374520216 (0-374-52021-6)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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To Weave for the Sun: Ancient Andean Textiles in the Museum of Fine Arts, Bostonby Rebecca Stone-MillerISBN 0500277931 (0-500-27793-1)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Traditional Textiles of the Andes: Life and Cloth in the Highlands The Jeffrey Appleby Collection of Andean Textilesby Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, M.H. De Young Memorial Museum, Lynn MeischISBN 0500279853 (0-500-27985-3)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Treasures on Earthby Carter WilsonISBN 0394519361 (0-394-51936-1)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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Trials of Nation Making: Liberalism, Race, and Ethnicity in the Andes, 1810-1910by Brooke LarsonISBN 0521567300 (0-521-56730-0)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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The Vision of Elena Silvesby Nicholas ShakespeareISBN 0394584775 (0-394-58477-5)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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The Voyage of the Beagleby Charles DarwinISBN 0385027672 (0-385-02767-2)
Softcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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Voyage of the Beagleby Charles Robert DarwinISBN 0460111043 (0-460-11104-3)
Softcover, J M Dent & Sons Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Voyage of the Beagle'Book summary:Inviting in its lavish detail, this is Darwin's fascinating account of his five-year journey aboard the Royal Navy ship HMS Beagle (1831-1836) as it surveyed the coasts of South America, New Zealand, Australia, and the now famous Galapagos Archipelago. One of the most important voyages of the 19th century, this is where Darwin made the observations that led to his theory of evolution by means of natural selection, which emerged two decades later. The Voyage of the Beagle (1840-43) has delighted and enlightened millions because of Darwin's loving and insightful observations of the plants, animals, people, and locations he explored. These journals provide striking examples of the great scientist's reasoning ability and intriguing glimpses into his thought processes. They are the precursor to The Descent of Man (1871, 1874), a controversial leap in evolutionary theory from nature to humanity. [via]
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The Voyage of the Beagle: Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle Round the Worldby Charles DarwinISBN 0375756809 (0-375-75680-9)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Where the Heart Isby Billie LettsISBN 0446603651 (0-446-60365-1)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Where the Heart Is'Book summary:Oprah Book Club® Selection, December 1998: A funny thing happens to Novalee Nation on her way to Bakersfield, California. Her ne'er-do-well boyfriend, Willie Jack Pickens, abandons her in an Oklahoma Wal-Mart and takes off on his own, leaving her with just 10 dollars and the clothes on her back. Not that hard luck is anything new to Novalee, who is "seventeen, seven months pregnant, thirty-seven pounds overweight--and superstitious about sevens.... For most people, sevens were lucky. But not for her," Billie Letts writes. "She'd had a bad history with them, starting with her seventh birthday, the day Momma Nell ran away with a baseball umpire named Fred..."
Still, finding herself alone and penniless in Sequoyah, Oklahoma is enough to make even someone as inured to ill fortune as Novalee want to give up and die. Fortunately, the Wal-Mart parking lot is the Sequoyah equivalent of a town square, and within hours Novalee has met three people who will change her life: Sister Thelma Husband, a kindly eccentric; Benny Goodluck, a young Native American boy; and Moses Whitecotton, an elderly African American photographer. For the next two months, Novalee surreptitiously makes her home in the Wal-Mart, sleeping there at night, exploring the town by day. When she goes into labor and delivers her baby there, however, Novalee learns that sometimes it's not so bad to depend on the kindness of strangers--especially if one of them happens to be Sam Walton, the superchain's founder.
Where the Heart Is oddly mixes heart-warming vignettes and surprising, brutal violence. Novalee's story is juxtaposed with occasional chapters chronicling Willy Jack's downward spiral into prison, disappointment, and degradation. And even in Sequoyah, sudden storms, domestic violence, kidnapping, and deadly fires punctuate Novalee's progress from homeless, unwed teen mom to successful, happy member of the community. This is not a subtle book; there's never any doubt that our heroine will make a home for herself and her baby or that Willy Jack will get what he deserves for abandoning them. Still, Billie Letts has created several memorable characters, and there's always room for another novel that celebrates the life-affirming qualities of reading, the importance of education, and the power of love to change lives. --Alix Wilber [via]
A Writer's Realityby Mario Vargas Llosa, Myron I. LichtblauISBN 0395622344 (0-395-62234-4)
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Wuthering Heightsby Emily BronteISBN 0375756442 (0-375-75644-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Wuthering Heights'Book summary:The text of the novel is based on the first edition of 1847.For the Fourth Edition, the editor collated the 1847 text with the two modern texts (Norton's William J. Sale collation and the Clarendon), and found a great number of variants, including accidentals. This discovery led to changes in the body of the Norton Critical Edition text that are explained in the preface. New to "Backgrounds and Contexts" are additional letters, a compositional chronology, related prose, and reviews of the 1847 text. "Criticism" collects five important assessments of Wuthering Heights, three of them new to the Fourth Edition, including Lin Haire-Sargeant's essay on film adaptations of the novel. [via]
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