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Verne Sankey: America's First Public Enemy

by Timothy W. Bjorkman

Published: 2007-10-30

Hardcover: 288 pages

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In late January of 1934, as authorities delivered John Dillinger to an Indiana jail, the United States Justice Department announced, for the first time, that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had just captured America's Public Enemy No. 1. It was not Dillinger the Justice Department was ...

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Vernon God Little

by Dbc Pierre

Published: 2003

Hardcover: 279 pages

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In the town jail of Martirio, Texas--under the terrifying care of the dynastic Gurie family, and wearing only his New Jack trainers and underpants--15-year-old Vernon Little is in trouble. His friend, the mysterious Jesus, has just blown away 16 of his classmates before turning the gun on himself.

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Veronica

by Mary Gaitskill

Published: 2006-07-18

Paperback: 257 pages

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Alison and Veronica meet amid the nocturnal glamour of 1980s New York: One is a young model stumbling away from the wreck of her career, the other an eccentric middle-aged office temp. Over the next twenty years their friendship will encompass narcissism and tenderness, exploitation and self-sacrifice,...

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Veronika Decides to Die

by Paulo Coelho

Published: 2000-06-01

Hardcover: 224 pages

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In his latest international bestseller, the celebrated author of The Alchemist addresses the fundamental questions asked by millions: What am I doing here today? and Why do I go on living?Twenty-four-year-old Veronika seems to have everything she could wish for--youth and beauty, pleny o...

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Veronika Decides to Die: A Novel of Redemption

by Paulo Coelho

Published: 2006-05-23

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Twenty-four-year-old Veronika seems to have everything -- youth and beauty, boyfriends and a loving family, a fulfilling job. But something is missing in her life. So, one cold November morning, she takes a handful of sleeping pills expecting never to wake up. But she does -- at a mental h...

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Versace Sisters

by Cate Kendall

Published: 2010-01-01

Paperback: 346 pages

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From the backwaters to the sophisticated streets of the city, sisters Bellarene and Serandipity have come a long way. Sera's friends, work, home, and even her children are beautiful and well styled, but she finds herself stretched to the limit as she goes to extreme lengths to maintain the...

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A Version of the Truth

by Jennifer Kaufman, Karen Mack

Published: 2007-12-26

Hardcover: 336 pages

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In Literacy and Longing in L.A., hailed as “the most delightful read of the year” by Liz Smith in the New York Post, authors Jennifer Kaufman and Karen Mack captivated readers with a brilliantly imagined first novel. Now Kaufman and Mack return, introducing a character with a unique vo...

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Vertical (The Deluxe Edition): The Sequel to Sideways

by Rex Pickett

Published: 2011-10-15

Paperback: 438 pages

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The sequel to Sideways, this book follows the unpredictable and humorous exploits of anow successful author Miles and his now struggling buddy Jack as they venture into Oregon's gorgeous Willamette Valley with Mile's Mother and a pot smoking Filipion Care Nurse. Like Sideways, it evokes hu...

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Very Far Away from Anywhere Else

by Ursula K. Le Guin

Published: 2004-10-01

Paperback: 133 pages

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Owen is seventeen and smart. He knows what he wants to do with his life. But then he meets Natalie and he realizes he doesn't know anything much at all. A slender, realistic story of a young man's coming of age, Very Far Away from Anywhere Else is one of the most inspiring novels Ursula K...

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Very Good, Jeeves

by P.G. Wodehouse

Published: 1975-10-26

Paperback: 256 pages

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Written by P.G. Wodehouse, the stories collected in this book follow the adventures of Bertie Wooster, an upper-class 1920s playboy, and his butler, Jeeves.