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"Blindsided by her mother's sudden death, and wrecked by a recent love affair, Casey Peabody has arrived in Massachusetts in the summer of 1997 without a plan. Her mail consists of wedding invitations and final notices from debt collectors. A former child golf prodigy, she now waits tables in Harvard Square and rents a tiny, moldy room at the side of a garage where she works on the novel she's been writing for six years. At thirty-one, Casey is still...
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Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"For more than twenty-five years, David Sedaris has been carving out a unique literary space, virtually creating his own genre. A Sedaris story may seem confessional, but is also highly attuned to the world outside. It opens our eyes to what is at absurd and moving about our daily existence. And it is almost impossible to read without laughing. Now, for the first time collected in one volume, the author brings us his funniest and most memorable work....
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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"The Best American Comics showcases the work of both established and up-and-coming contributors and highlights both fiction and nonfiction--from graphic novels, pamphlet comics, newspapers, magazines, minicomics, and the Web--to make a unique, stunning collection. Frank Miller (Sin City, 300) called guest editor Scott McCloud 'just about the smartest guy in comics'"--Publisher information.
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"An enthralling collection of nonfiction essays on a myriad of topics--from art and artists to dreams, myths, and memories--observed in #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman's probing, amusing, and distinctive style. An inquisitive observer, thoughtful commentator, and assiduous craftsman, Neil Gaiman has long been celebrated for the sharp intellect and startling imagination that informs his bestselling fiction. Now, The View from the Cheap...
5) Selena
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English
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Shot dead on March 31, 1995 at the age of 23, Selena Quintanilla was poised to become the first female singer to cross over from Spanish to English markets successfully. For a little girl from Corpus Christi, Texas, Selena's accomplishments were remarkable. She conquered the Spanish charts, had No. 1 hits, dominated Mexican-American pop music, won both acceptance in Mexico (despite shaky Spanish) and a Grammy. This biopic presents Selena as that rare...
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Beacon Press
Pub. Date
©1992-©2005
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English
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One of the astonishing aspects of [Oliver's] work is the consistency of tone over this long period. What changes is an increased focus on nature and an increased precision with language that has made her one of our very best poets. ... These poems sustain us rather than divert us. Although few poets have fewer human beings in their poems than Mary Oliver, it is ironic that few poets also go so far to help us forward.
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Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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""The only art I'll ever study is stuff that I can steal from." --David Bowie // Three years before David Bowie died, he shared a list of 100 books that changed his life. His choices span fiction and nonfiction, literary and irreverent, and include timeless classics alongside eyebrow-raising obscurities. // In 100 short essays, music journalist John O'Connell studies each book on Bowie's list and contextualizes it in the artist's life and work. How...
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Library of America volume 93
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Distributed to the trade in the U.S. by Penguin Books USA
Pub. Date
c1997
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English
12) Writings
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Library of America volume 91
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Distributed to the trade in the U.S. by Penguin Books USA
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
14) Face/off
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Paramount
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
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FBI agent Sean Archer (John Travolta) goes undercover to locate a lethal biological weapon planted by terrorist-for-hire Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage). Archer literally "borrows" Troy's face and identity to complete his mission. Things go awry when Troy is transformed into Archer and wreaks havoc upon his life, both at work and at home.
15) Opening moves
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Bowers files volume Prequel
Publisher
Signet Select
Pub. Date
2012
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English
Description
Milwaukee, 1997. In a city reeling from the crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer, a series of gruesome kidnappings and mutilations draw authorities into a case like nothing they've ever seen. Cops think a Dahmer copycat is on the loose. But Patrick Bowers, working as a homicide detective, suspects this is more than an ode to the infamous cannibal. When he discovers that the shocking acts reference some of the most notorious and macabre killers in our nation's...
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Library of America volume 46
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
[2009]
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English
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Abraham Lincoln's writings trace his opposition to slavery, share his appraisal of the presidential election, and document his leadership during the Civil War.
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Complete Peanuts volume 24
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Fantagraphics Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Collects all the "Peanuts" comic strips published in newspapers from 1993 to 1994, including both daily and Sunday strips.
Peanuts goes noir when Charlie Brown gets caught up in a face celebrity autograph ring, and Linus starts his own church of the Great Pumpkin until believers declare him a false prophet. In comedic counterpoint, Snoopy gets his drivers license and Rerun pursues an underground comics career. Meanwhile, Olaf and Andy go on a quest...
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