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Strange Tales of the Curiously Uncommon

by Andrew Biss

Published: 2012-02-20

Paperback: 96 pages

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Strange Tales of the Curiously Uncommon is a collection of darkly humorous short stories, each with a cunning twist in the tail. When extraordinary events befall some of London's most ordinary of inhabitants, unexpected turns lead to some witty, strange, yet ultimately satisfying results. An Honest...

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Strange True Stories Of Louisiana

Published: 2010-10-15

Paperback: 390 pages

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important,...

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The Strangeness of Beauty

by Lydia Yuri Minatoya

Published: 2001-01

Paperback: 384 pages

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A quietly daring exploration of art, family, culture, and conscience, as three generations of women, American and Japanese, face a strained reunion in pre-World War II Japan. Etsuko and her six-year-old motherless niece return from jazz-age Seattle to the ancient Japanese household of Etsuko's mysterious...

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The Stranger (Everyman's Library)

by Albert Camus

Published: 1993-02-23

Hardcover: 152 pages

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Introduction by Peter Dunwoody; Translation by Matthew WardThe Stranger is not merely one of the most widely read novels of the 20th century, but one of the books likely to outlive it. Written in 1946, Camus's compelling and troubling tale of a disaffected, apparently amoral young man...

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The Stranger Beside Me

by Ann Rule

Published: 2008-12-30

Mass Market Paperback: 672 pages

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THE DEFINITIVE WORK OF AMERICAN TRUE CRIME FROM "AMERICA'S BEST TRUE-CRIME WRITER" (Kirkus Reviews) Utterly unique in its astonishing intimacy, as jarringly frightening as when it first appeared, Ann Rule's The Stranger Beside Me defies our expectation that we would surely know if a monst...

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A Stranger for Christmas: A Novel

by Carol Lynn Pearson

Published: 2003-08

Hardcover: 106 pages

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Spending Christmas alone in a nursing home, two elderly women, Florence and Myrna, share their longing for the love of a traditional family Christmas. In order to prove to a doubting Florence that the joy of Christmas still exists, Myrna bets that someone will make room in their hearts and home for a...

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Stranger in a Strange Land

by Robert A. Heinlein

Published: 1991-10-01

Paperback: 528 pages

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Here at last is the complete, uncut version of Heinlein's all-time masterpiece, the brilliant novel that grew from a cult favorite to a bestseller to a classic in a few short years. It is the story of Valentine Michael Smith, the man from Mars who taught humankind grokking and water-sharin...

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Stranger in Savannah

Published: 1993-04

Paperback: 0 pages

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A Stranger in the Kingdom: A Novel

by Howard Frank Mosher

Published: 2002-09-04

Paperback: 432 pages

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Howard Frank Mosher has earned both critical acclaim and a wide readership for his vivid historical portraits of northern New England residents in his fictional Kingdom County, Vermont. A Stranger in the Kingdom tells the unforgettable story of a brutal murder in a small town and the devas...

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Stranger in the Midst: A Memoir of Spiritual Discovery

by Nan Fink

Published: 1997-03

Hardcover: 250 pages

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A moving memoir of life change, this poignant and gracefully written work explores how one woman defied her upbringing by converting to Judaism in a quest for spiritual meaning. Born Christian, Nan Fink found her path to Judaism far more difficult than she had anticipated. She nevertheless found the...