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Straight Man

by Richard Russo

Published: 1999-03-16

Hardcover: 0 pages

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In this uproarious new novel, Richard Russo performs his characteristic high-wire walk between hilarity and heartbreak.��Russo's protagonist is William Henry Devereaux, Jr., the reluctant chairman of the English department of a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt.��Deve...

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Straight Man: A Novel

by Richard Russo

Published: 1998-06-09

Paperback: 416 pages

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In this uproarious new novel, Richard Russo performs his characteristic high-wire walk between hilarity and heartbreak.  Russo's protagonist is William Henry Devereaux, Jr., the reluctant chairman of the English department of a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt.  ...

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Straight Talk, No Chaser: How to Find, Keep, and Understand a Man

by Steve Harvey

Published: 2010-12-01

Hardcover: 237 pages

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In the instant number one New York Times bestseller Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Steve Harvey gave millions of women around the globe insight into what men really think about love, intimacy, and commitment. In his new book he zeros in on what motivates men and provides tips on how w...

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Straight Talking

by Jane Green

Published: 2008-06

Paperback: 344 pages

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Straight Up and Dirty: A Memoir

by Stephanie Klein

Published: 2007-06-01

Paperback: 304 pages

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Marriage fit Stephanie Klein like a glove . . . but unfortunately it fit her husband like a noose. She thought she had the perfect marriage, but just like that, Klein found herself "divorced when you're firm, fashionable, and let's face it?fetching." Celebrated bloggist, photographer, a...

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Straight, No Chaser: How I Became a Grown-Up Black Woman

by Jill Nelson

Published: 1999-02-01

Paperback: 240 pages

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The face of journalism was forever changed after Jill Nelson came along. Volunteer Slavery, the memoir and explosive expose of her experiences in the white, male-dominated world of The Washington Post, served as a wake-up call to all Americans and placed Nelson at the forefront of the Afri...

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The Strain (The Strain Trilogy)

by Guillermo Del Toro, Chuck Hogan

Published: 2009-05-28

Kindle Edition: 608 pages

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“A high-tech vampire epic....Terrifying.”—San Francisco Chronicle“Part The Andromeda Strain, part Night of the Living Dead.”—Salon.com“Chuck Hogan is known for his taut thrillers, Guillermo del Toro for his surreal horror films…The Strain brings out the best of each.”—M...

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The Strain: Book One of The Strain Trilogy

by Guillermo Del Toro, Chuck Hogan

Published: 2009-06-02

Hardcover: 401 pages

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A Boeing 777 arrives at JFK and is on its way across the tarmac, when it suddenly stops dead. All window shades are pulled down. All lights are out. All communication channels have gone quiet. Crews on the ground are lost for answers, but an alert goes out to the CDC. Dr. Eph Goodweather, ...

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Strange as This Weather Has Been: A Novel

by Ann Pancake

Published: 2007-09-28

Paperback: 360 pages

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Set in present day West Virginia, Ann Pancake’s debut novel, Strange As This Weather Has Been, tells the story of a coal mining family?a couple and their four children?living through the latest mining boom and dealing with the mountaintop removal and strip mining that is ruining what is ...

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Strange Brew

Published: 2009-07-07

Paperback: 384 pages

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Today's hottest urban fantasy authors come together in this delicious brew that crackles and boils over with tales of powerful witches and dark magic!In Charlaine Harris? ?Bacon,? a beautiful vampire joins forces with a witch from an ancient line to find out who killed her beloved husband....