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Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (Wordsworth Classics)

by Robert Tressell

Published: 2012-04-09

Paperback: 624 pages

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The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists is a classic representation of the impoverished and politically powerless underclass of British society in Edwardian England, ruthlessly exploited by the institutionalized corruption of their employers and the civic and religious authorities. Epic in scale, the novel...

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Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky: A London Trilogy (New York Review Books Classics)

by Patrick Hamilton

Published: 2008-02-19

Paperback: 528 pages

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Patrick Hamilton may be best known now for the plays Rope and Gaslight and for the classic Alfred Hitchcock and George Cukor movies they inspired, but in his heyday he was no less famous for his brooding tales of London life. Featuring a Dickensian cast of pubcrawlers, prostitutes, lowlife...

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The Unfortunates: A Novel

by Sophie McManus

Published: 2015-06-02

Hardcover: 368 pages

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Long-listed for the NBCC's John Leonard PrizeThis extraordinary debut novel by Sophie McManus is a contemporary American tragedy of breathtaking scope: a dramatic story of pharmaceutical trials and Wall Street corruption; of pride and prejudice; of paranoia and office politics; of inherita...

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Cat's Claw (A Pecan Springs Mystery)

by Susan Wittig Albert

Published: 2013-04-02

Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages

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As the first female police chief in Pecan Springs, Texas, Sheila Dawson has cracked many a mystery in collaboration with local sleuth China Bayles. Now Sheila puts her smarts to work, sifting through secrets to find a killer on the prowl… Larry Kirk, Pecan Springs’ computer guru, has b...

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Fool on the Hill: A Novel

by Matt Ruff

Published: 1997-12-08

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It is a literary event when a genuinely new fictional voice comes along. When that voice achieves its newness not through a certain formal facility but through the freshness of its vision, there is truly something to celebrate. Matt Ruff was only twenty-two when Fool on the Hill was first ...

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Blue Water

by A. Manette Ansay

Published: 2009-10-06

Kindle Edition: 304 pages

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From New York Times bestselling author A. Manette Ansay comes an unforgettable story of two families united by tragedy -- and one woman's deeply emotional journey toward a choice she'd never thought possible.On an ordinary morning in Fox Harbor, Wisconsin, Meg and Rex Van Dorn's lives are ...

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Speaking in Bones: A Novel (Temperance Brennan)

by Kathy Reichs

Published: 2015-07-21

Hardcover: 320 pages

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No one speaks the language of suspense more brilliantly than Kathy Reichs, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed Temperance Brennan series. In Speaking in Bones, the forensic anthropologist finds herself drawn into a world of dark secrets and dangerous beliefs, where good a...

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Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do

by Wallace J. Nichols

Published: 2014-07-22

Hardcover: 352 pages

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A landmark book by marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols on the remarkable effects of water on our health and well-being.Why are we drawn to the ocean each summer? Why does being near water set our minds and bodies at ease? In BLUE MIND, Wallace J. Nichols revolutionizes how we think about t...

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Midwinterblood

by Marcus Sedgwick

Published: 2014-04-22

Paperback: 288 pages

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Seven stories of passion and love separated by centuries but mysteriously intertwined--this is a tale of horror and beauty, tenderness and sacrifice. An archaeologist who unearths a mysterious artifact, an airman who finds himself far from home, a painter, a ghost, a vampire, and a Viking:...

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A Brief History of Seven Killings

by Marlon James

Published: 2015-06-04

Paperback: 704 pages

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD AND SELECTED AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY: WIRED GQ BBC CULTURE NEW YORK TIMES, Michiko Kakutani WASHINGTON POST ELECTRIC LITERATURE TIME PUBLISHERS WEEKLY AMAZON HUFFINGTON POST CHICAGO TRIBUNE NEWSWEEK WALL STREET JOURNAL HOUSTON CHRONICLE LIBRARY...