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An Irish Country Christmas

by Patrick Taylor

Published: 2010-11-02

Mass Market Paperback: 672 pages

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Barry Laverty, M.B., is looking forward to his first Christmas in the cozy village of Ballybucklebo, at least until he learns that his sweetheart, Patricia, might not be coming home for the holidays. That unhappy prospect dampens his spirits somewhat, but Barry has little time to dwell on ...

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The Daughters of Mars: A Novel

by Thomas Keneally

Published: 2013-08-20

Hardcover: 528 pages

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From the acclaimed author of Schindler’s List comes the epic, unforgettable story of two sisters whose lives are transformed by the cataclysm of the First World War.IN 1915, Naomi and Sally Durance, two spirited Australian sisters, join the war effort as nurses, escaping the confines of...

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Our Man in Iraq

by Robert Perisic

Published: 2013-04-02

Paperback: 208 pages

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"Robert Perisic is a light bright with intelligence and twinkling with irony, flashing us the news that postwar Croatia not only endures but matters."?Jonathan Franzen"In addition to being a delightfully acerbic primer on a literarily underrepresented part of Europe, Our Man in Iraq may we...

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Lucky Bruce: A Literary Memoir

by Bruce Jay Friedman

Published: 2011-10-11

Hardcover: 275 pages

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"Like a Twilight zone with Charlie Chaplin"–Mario PuzoWriter, screenwriter, playwright, editor, actor, teacher: Bruce Jay Friedman has done it all, charming the glitziest industries of American golden-age culture for more than half a century. Lucky Bruce is his long-awaited memoir, and ...

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Full Service: My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Live of the Stars

by Scotty Bowers

Published: 2013-02-12

Paperback: 304 pages

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Newly discharged from the Marines after World War II, Scotty Bowers arrived in Hollywood in 1946. Young, charismatic, and strikingly handsome, he quickly caught the eye of many of the town’s stars and starlets. He began sleeping with some himself, and connecting others with his coterie o...

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Mary Ann in Autumn: A Tales of the City Novel (P.S.)

by Armistead Maupin

Published: 2011-10-04

Paperback: 336 pages

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“An enormously talented writer. . . . By writing about what’s seemingly different, Armistead Maupin always manages to capture what’s so hilariously, painfully true for all of us.” —Amy Tan, author of The Bonesetter’s Daughter“Maupin writes with warmth, acuity and tremendous w...

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Gypsy Boy: My Life in the Secret World of the Romany Gypsies

by Mikey Walsh

Published: 2013-01-15

Paperback: 288 pages

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An Eye-Opening Memoir of Growing Up GypsyMikey Walsh was born into a Romany Gypsy family. They live in a secluded community, and little is known about their way of life. After centuries of persecution, Gypsies are wary of outsiders, and if you choose to leave you can never come back.This i...

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The Laramie Project

by Moises Kaufman

Published: 2001-09-11

Paperback: 128 pages

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On October 7, 1998, a young gay man was discovered bound to a fence in the hills outside Laramie, Wyoming, savagely beaten and left to die in an act of hate that shocked the nation. Matthew Shepard’s death became a national symbol of intolerance, but for the people of Laramie the event was deeply personal,...

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The Meaning of Matthew: My Son's Murder in Laramie, and a World Transformed

by Judy Shepard

Published: 2010-05-25

Paperback: 288 pages

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"A courageous, eloquent, and devoted mother...gives us all a greater understanding of Matthew and the larger meaning of his life." -Senator Edward M. Kennedy Today, Matthew Shepard is synonymous with gay rights, but until 1998, he was just Judy Shepard's son. In The Meaning of Matthew, Ju...

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Losing Matt Shepard

by Beth Loffreda

Published: 2001-10-15

Paperback: 160 pages

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The infamous murder in October 1998 of a twenty-one-year-old gay University of Wyoming student ignited a media frenzy. The crime resonated deeply with America's bitter history of violence against minorities, and something about Matt Shepard himself struck a chord with people across the nat...