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I See You Made an Effort: Compliments, Indignities, and Survival Stories from the Edge of 50

by Annabelle Gurwitch

Published: 2015-02-24

Paperback: 256 pages

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“Annabelle Gurwitch is the child prodigy of the literature on aging. The only downside of this book is that it is bound to deepen your laugh lines.” —Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed Actor and humorist Annabelle Gurwitch returns with a wickedly funny book of essays abo...

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Into the Abyss: An Extraordinary True Story

by Carol Shaben

Published: 2014-05-13

Paperback: 336 pages

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Only four men survived the plane crash. The pilot. A politician. A cop... and the criminal he was shackled to.On an icy night in October 1984, a commuter plane carrying nine passengers crashed in the remote wilderness of northern Alberta, killing six people. Four survived: the rookie pilot...

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The Confessions of Frances Godwin

by Robert Hellenga

Published: 2014-07-08

Hardcover: 320 pages

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The Confessions of Frances Godwin is the fictional memoir of a retired high school Latin teacher looking back on a life of trying to do her best amidst transgressions--starting with her affair with Paul, whom she later marries. Now that Paul is dead and she's retired, Frances Godwin thinks...

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A Bridge Across the Jordan

by Adaia Shumsky, Abraham Shumsky

Published: 1997-08-01

Hardcover: 288 pages

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The touching story of an unusual friendship between a Jordanian king and a Jewish carpenter hired to do work on the palace is set against the backdrop of a time and place where peace between Arab and Jew seemed impossible."

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The Bridal Chair: A Novel

by Gloria Goldreich

Published: 2015-03-03

Paperback: 496 pages

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An exquisite, haunting exploration of the complex mind of Marc Chagall through the eyes of his daughter ? great for fans of Mrs. Poe and The Paris "Filled with fascinating details about the art world and colorful real-life characters, this novel may appeal to historical fiction fans who...

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The Foundling (Regency Romances)

by Georgette Heyer

Published: 2009-09-01

Paperback: 439 pages

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"What happens when a many-titled Duke decides to play hookey from his suffociaating dignity..."-Kirkus ReviewsThe Duke of Sale is out to prove himselfThe shy, young Duke of Sale has never known his parents. Instead, his Grace Adolphus Gillespie Vernon Ware, Gilly for short, has endured twe...

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The Black Moth (Historical Romances)

by Georgette Heyer

Published: 2009-12-01

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"Stylish, romantic, sharp, and witty."?Margaret DrabbleA disgraced lord, a notorious highwaymanJack Carstares, the disgraced Earl of Wyndam, left England seven long years ago, sacrificing his honor for that of his brother when he was accused of cheating at cards. Now Jack is back, roam...

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Good Mourning

by Elizabeth Meyer

Published: 2015-08-25

Hardcover: 288 pages

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In this funny, insightful memoir, a young socialite risks social suicide when she takes a job at a legendary funeral chapel on New York City’s Upper East Side.Good Mourning offers a behind-the-scenes look at one of the most famous funeral homes in the country—where not even big money c...

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Black Chalk

by Christopher J. Yates

Published: 2015-08-04

Paperback: 352 pages

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"This is the smart summer thriller you've been waiting for."--NPR's All Things ConsideredNAMED A MUST READ BY THE BOSTON GLOBE, BBC.COM, AND NEW YORK POSTNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR A compulsively readable psychological thriller set in New York and at Oxford University in which a ...

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Wind/Pinball: Two novels

by Haruki Murakami

Published: 2015-08-04

Hardcover: 256 pages

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In the spring of 1978, a young Haruki Murakami sat down at his kitchen table and began to write. The result: two remarkable short novels—Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball, 1973—that launched the career of one of the most acclaimed authors of our time. These powerful, at times surreal, w...