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Somebody with a Little Hammer: Essays

by Mary Gaitskill

Published: 2017-04-04

Hardcover: 288 pages

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From one of the most singular presences in American fiction comes a searingly intelligent book of essays on matters literary, social, cultural, and personal. Whether she’s writing about date rape or political adultery or writers from John Updike to Gillian Flynn, Mary Gaitskill reads her...

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What I Found in a Thousand Towns: A Traveling Musician's Guide to Rebuilding America's Communities—One Coffee Shop, Dog Run, and Open-Mike Night at a Time

by Dar Williams

Published: 2017-09-05

Hardcover: 288 pages

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A beloved folk singer presents an impassioned account of the fall and rise of the small American towns she cherishesDubbed by the New Yorker as "one of America's very best singer-songwriters," Dar Williams has made her career not in stadiums, but touring America's small towns. She has play...

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It's Okay to Laugh: (Crying Is Cool Too)

by Nora McInerny Purmort

Published: 2017-04-04

Paperback: 304 pages

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Thank you for the perfect blend of nostalgia-drenched humor, wit, and heartbreak, Nora.” — Mandy Moorecomedy = tragedy time/roséTwenty-seven-year-old Nora McInerny Purmort bounced from boyfriend to dopey “boyfriend” until she met Aaron—a charismatic art ...

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Spain in Our Hearts: Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936–1939

by Adam Hochschild

Published: 2016-03-29

Hardcover: 464 pages

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From the acclaimed, best-selling author Adam Hochschild, a sweeping history of the Spanish Civil War, told through a dozen characters, including Ernest Hemingway and George Orwell: a tale of idealism, heartbreaking suffering, and a noble cause that failed For three crucial years in the 19...

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Among the Branded

by Linda Smolkin

Published: 2017-04-28

Paperback: 264 pages

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This is a beautiful and fascinating novel that will keep readers hooked." San Francisco Book ReviewWhat if a 70-year-old letter from World War II changed the course of your life?While attending Valor of the ’40s, art director Stephanie Britain stumbles upon a flea market selling letters ...

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Each Vagabond By Name

by Margo Orlando Littell

Published: 2016-05-06

Paperback: 256 pages

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WINNER: Gold Medal, IPPY Awards 2017, Best Regional Fiction When a group of traveling people descends on the sleepy town of Shelk, Pennsylvania, Zaccariah Ramsy, owner of the local bar, finds himself drawn into their world after a hungry man turns up on his doorstep. Meanw...

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Courage Is Contagious: And Other Reasons to Be Grateful for Michelle Obama

Published: 2017-10-24

Hardcover: 128 pages

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A collection of essays celebrating the influential former first lady, by an array of acclaimed contributors and with a foreword by Lena Dunham Michelle Obama’s legacy transcends categorization. Mrs. Obama was not only our first black first lady; she was President Obama’s equal partner ...

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Junie B. Jones's First Boxed Set Ever! (Books 1-4)

by Barbara Park

Published: 2001-05-29

Paperback: 0 pages

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Barbara Park’s #1 New York Times bestselling chapter book series, Junie B. Jones, is a classroom favorite and has been keeping kids laughing—and reading—for more than twenty years. Over 60 million copies in print and now with a bright new look for a new generation!Laugh yourself si...

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Being a Dad Is Weird: Lessons in Fatherhood from My Family to Yours

by Ben Falcone

Published: 2017-05-16

Hardcover: 240 pages

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A funny and intimate look at fatherhood from the actor and writer/director of The Boss and Tammy that combines stories about his own larger-than-life dad and how his experiences raising two daughters with his wife, Melissa McCarthy, who also penned the Foreword, are shaped by his own child...

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King of the Lags: Story of Charles Peace

by David Ward

Published: 1989-05-25

Paperback: 176 pages

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