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How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America

by Kiese Laymon

Published: 2013-08-13

Paperback: 144 pages

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Author and essayist Kiese Laymon is one of the most unique, stirring, and powerful new voices in American writing. How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America is a collection of his essays, touching on subjects ranging from family, race, violence, and celebrity to music, writing, and...

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Island of a Thousand Mirrors: A Novel

by Nayomi Munaweera

Published: 2016-01-05

Paperback: 288 pages

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Before violence tore apart the tapestry of Sri Lanka and turned its pristine beaches red, there were two families; two young women, ripe for love with hopes for the future; and a chance encounter that leads to the terrible heritage they must reckon with for years to come.One tragic moment ...

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A Death in Sweden

by Kevin Wignall

Published: 2016-01-01

Paperback: 276 pages

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Dan Hendricks is a man in need of a lifeline. A former CIA operative, he is now an agent for hire by foreign powers on the hunt for dangerous fugitives. It’s a lethal world at the best of times, and Dan knows his number is almost up. His next job could be his last—and his next job is h...

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The Voyage of the Narwhal: A Novel

by Andrea Barrett

Published: 1999-09-17

Paperback: 416 pages

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"A luminous work of historical fiction that explores the far reaches of the Arctic and of men's souls."??Denver Post Capturing a crucial moment in the history of exploration?the mid-nineteenth century romance with the Arctic?Andrea Barrett's compelling novel tells the story of a fateful ex...

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One More Day

by Kelly Simmons

Published: 2016-02-02

Paperback: 320 pages

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Don't look awayNo one wants to be the mother whose child disappears. It's unthinkable, the stuff of nightmares. But when she turns her back to pay a parking meter, Carrie Morgan becomes that mother. Ben is gone, and more than a year later, it's clear that he is never coming back. Until he ...

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Forgetting Tabitha

by Julie Dewey

Published: 2015-12-17

Paperback: 280 pages

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Raised on a farm, Tabitha Salt, the daughter of Irish immigrants, leads a bucolic and sheltered existence. When tragedy strikes the family, Tabitha and her mother are forced to move to the notorious Five Points District in New York City, known for its brothels, gangs, gambling halls, corru...

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Golden State: A Novel

by Stephanie Kegan

Published: 2016-02-16

Paperback: 304 pages

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“A riveting new novel” (Kirkus Reviews) about finding evil close to home and how far a woman will go to protect her family: Named one of “The Top 10 Things We Love This Week” by Entertainment Weekly.Growing up in the 1960s in one of California’s most prominent political families,...

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The Lady in the Van: And Other Stories

by Alan Bennett

Published: 2015-12-01

Paperback: 240 pages

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Now a major motion picture starring Maggie Smith, Alan Bennett's famous and heartwarming story "The Lady in the Van," and more of Bennett's classic short-form workAlan Bennett has long been one of the world's most revered humorists. From his acclaimed story collection Smut to his hilarious...

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The China Collectors: America's Century-Long Hunt for Asian Art Treasures

by Karl E. Meyer, Shareen Blair Brysac

Published: 2015-03-10

Hardcover: 432 pages

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**One of The Washington Post's Notable Nonfiction Books of 2015**Thanks to Salem sea captains, Gilded Age millionaires, curators on horseback and missionaries gone native, North American museums now possess the greatest collections of Chinese art outside of East Asia itself. How did it hap...

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Shut the Fuck Up and Create Your Fucking Art

by Garrett Robinson

Published: 2014-01-16

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This little kick in the ass might be just what you need to stop resting on your non-existent laurels and produce your first piece of art. And sell it, too. The top three reasons people never finish a novel or a film are all bullshit, and here's the reasons why.