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Elmer Gantry (Signet Classics)

by Sinclair Lewis

Published: 2007-12-04

Mass Market Paperback: 496 pages

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Sinclair Lewis’ world-famous satire of religious hypocrisy and the excesses of the Roaring ?20s.   Universally recognized as a landmark in American literature, Elmer Gantry scandalized readers when it was first published, causing Sinclair Lewis to be “invited” to a jail cell in New ...

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Eloquent Silence

by Sandra Brown

Published: 2005-04-01

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Elsa's Own Blue Zone: America's Centenarian Sweetheart's Insights for Positive Aging and Living

by Sharon Textor-Black

Published: 2009-04-01

Paperback: 162 pages

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Elsa's Own Blue Zone is about a beautiful, strong and active centenarian who defies the stereotypes of age as an astounding example of positive aging and positive living. Her inspiring insights include and go further than the basics of healthful habits. Elsa's Own Blue Zone provides answer...

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* * * * Optimistic,
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Elsewhere (Ala Notable Children's Books. Older Readers)

by Gabrielle Zevin

Published: 2005-09-09

Hardcover: 288 pages

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Is it possible to grow up while getting younger?Welcome to Elsewhere. It is warm, with a breeze, and the beaches are marvelous. It’s quiet and peaceful. You can’t get sick or any older. Curious to see new paintings by Picasso? Swing by one of Elsewhere’s museums. Need to ...

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Elsewhere in the Land of Parrots

by Jim Paul

Published: 2004-06-07

Paperback: 324 pages

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Reclusive David Huntington writes rigorously meaningless poetry to great acclaim. But he lives fearfully, sleeping and working with earplugs, rarely going outside, drawing his life more closely around him every day. A wild parrot, a gift from his father, becomes the breach in the dike: Lit...

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Elsewhere: A memoir

by Richard Russo

Published: 2012-10-30

Hardcover: 256 pages

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After eight commanding works of fiction, the Pulitzer Prize winner now turns to memoir in a hilarious, moving, and always surprising account of his life, his parents, and the upstate New York town they all struggled variously to escape.Anyone familiar with Richard Russo's acclaimed novels...

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Elsie Fox: Portrait of An Activist

by Karen Stevenson, Elise Fox

Published: 2008-12-30

Paperback: 252 pages

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On Mother's Day of 2006, ninety-eight-year-old Elsie Fox stepped up to a microphone at a park in Bozeman, Montana, and called for people to wake up, remember, act, and make a difference. Spanning a century, this biography of feisty Elsie Fox tells the story of a woman who made activism her life.Born...

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The Elves of Cintra (The Genesis of Shannara, Book 2)

by Terry Brooks

Published: 2007-08-28

Hardcover: 400 pages

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With his groundbreaking New York Times bestseller The Sword of Shannara and its acclaimed sequels, Terry Brooks brought a new audience to epic fantasy. Then he gave the genre a darkly compelling contemporary twist in his trilogy of the Word and the Void. Last year, in Armageddon’s Ch...

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Elvis Live at Five: A Novel

by John Paxson

Published: 2002-09-17

Hardcover: 224 pages

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In an effort to boost falling ratings, the new management at KVGO in Dallas have found a wonderful solution a walking, talking image of Elvis. An instant sensation, the virtual Elvis is given his own talk show and the ratings soar. Even the President benefits from an appearance on The Elvis Show. But...

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Elvis Takes a Back Seat

by Leanna Ellis

Published: 2008-01-01

Paperback: 314 pages

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The book involves young widow Claudia McIntosh. Determined to fulfill her husband's last request, she is hauling a three-foot bust of Elvis Presley in the back seat of a vintage Cadillac from Dallas to Memphis, hoping to locate the kitschy sculpture's rightful owner. Along for the ride are Claudia's...