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By Any Means Necessary (Malcolm X Speeches and Writings)

by Malcolm X

Published: 1992-09-01

Paperback: 209 pages

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The imperialists know the only way you will voluntarily turn to the fox is to show you a wolf. In eleven speeches and interviews, Malcolm X presents a revolutionary alternative to this reformist trap, taking up political alliances, women's rights, U.S. intervention in the Congo and Vietnam, capitalism...

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By Blood: A Novel

by Ellen Ullman

Published: 2012-12-24

Paperback: 384 pages

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A New York Times Notable Book of the YearSan Francisco, the 1970s. A disgraced professor takes an office in an old downtown building to plot his return. But he is distracted by the sounds coming from the next room, the office of a psychiatrist. He overhears the therapy sessions of a young ...

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By Darkness Hid (Blood of Kings, book 1)

by Jill Williamson

Published: 2009-04-01

Paperback: 376 pages

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Given the chance to train as a squire, kitchen servant Achan Cham hopes to pull himself out of his pitiful life and become a Kingsguard Knight. When Achan's owner learns of his training, he forces Achan to spar with the Crown Prince--more of a death sentence than an honor. Meanwhile, strange voices in...

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By Fire, By Water

by Mitchell James Kaplan

Published: 2010-05-18

Paperback: 284 pages

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Recipient of the Independent Publishers Award for Historical Fiction (Gold Medal), the Foreword Book of the Year Award for Historical Fiction (Bronze Medal), and an honorable mention in the category of General Fiction for the Eric Hoffer Award.Luis de Santángel, chancellor to the court an...

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by George: A Novel

by Wesley Stace

Published: 2008-08-25

Paperback: 400 pages

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Two years ago, singer-songwriter Wesley Stace blew onto the literary scene with his bold and free-wheeling Dickensian comedy Misfortune. Now, he is back with another wonderfully entertaining and inventive novel. By George is the twisting story of four generations of the curious Fisher fam...

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By Invitation Only

by Jodi Della Femina, Sheri McInnis

Published: 2010-05-11

Paperback: 368 pages

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Nobody knows the Hamptons like Jodi Della Femina, who captures the inside world of love, society, and scandal in this delicious summer page-turner.Toni Fratelli has a busy summer ahead.  After several setbacks in Manhattan force her to move home to East Hampton, her To Do list is full.  ...

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By Invitation Only: How We Built Gilt and Changed the Way Millions Shop

by Alexis Maybank, Alexandra Wilkis Wilson

Published: 2012-04-12

Hardcover: 288 pages

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On a warm September night in 2002, former acquaintances Alexis Maybank and Alexandra Wilkis reconnected at a mixer for new students at Harvard Business School. Alexis had just ended a four-year run at eBay during the dotcom boom and bust. Alexandra had just spent three years as an ...

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By Night in Chile

by Roberto Bolano

Published: 2003-12

Paperback: 144 pages

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A deathbed confession revolving around Opus Dei and Pinochet, By Night in Chile pours out the self-justifying dark memories of the Jesuit priest Father Urrutia. As through a crack in the wall, By Night in Chile's single night-long rant provides a terrifying, clandestine view of the strang...

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By Nightfall

by Michael Cunningham

Published: 2012-02-06

Paperback: 240 pages

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44-year-old Peter is prosperous, childless, the owner of a big New York apartment and a player in the NY contemporary art dealing scene. But when his wife's younger brother Mizzy comes to stay, Peter's world is turned upside down.

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By Nightfall: A Novel

by Michael Cunningham

Published: 2010-09-28

Hardcover: 256 pages

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Peter and Rebecca Harris: mid-forties denizens of Manhattan's SoHo, nearing the apogee of committed careers in the arts?he a dealer, she an editor. With a spacious loft, a college-age daughter in Boston, and lively friends, they are admirable, enviable contemporary urbanites with every rea...