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New York: Pamela Dorman Books / Viking. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2015. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Cream boards with red spine imprinted with title and author . 352 pages .

New York: HarperOne. Near Fine. 1998. Trade Paperback. No spine crease.. 197 pages. A fable about undauntingly following one's dreams, listening to one's heart, and reading life's omens features dialogue between a boy and an unnamed being. Includes a Reader's Guide, map of Santiago' journey, interview with Paulo Coelho, and more .

New York: Harper Perennial. Very Good. 1997. Trade Paperback. 247 pages .

Fort Worth, TX: Texas Christian University Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover.Black cloth with spine imprinted in gold with title and author. Off-white mottled endpapers. Inscribed, dated and SIGNED by AUTHOR on title page.. 296 pages. Signed by Author. Auslander - the German word for "outsider". In this novel, four women explore the many ways one can be an outsider geographically, culturally and emotionally. The women, with highly individual voices and viewpoints, chronicle the life of the Jahn family in the close-knit German community of Schoenberg, Texas, during the '60s, '70s and '80s. From their counterpoint dialogues, we are drawn into the family's marriages and separations, births and deaths, business failures, and moments of joy. The voices we hear are from Queenie, matriarch of the family and wife of Benno; Carol Anne, the bride of Queenie's son, Fritz; Vera, the niece… Read More

CreateSpace. Near Fine. 2010. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 330 pages. An open window. A bullet to the forehead. A beloved Rio Rancho citizen is dead. Thus begins a news story accurately describing the violent event which draws the Hamiltons into a quest to expose a murderer and clear their friend Harvey from suspicion. The Hamiltons are not alone. Freddy Herrera, the smiling plumber, and other private citizens assist them in the dangerous investigation. Witnesses in a hot air balloon may be the key. Bill, Freddie and the police interview the witnesses but learn little. An unstable stranger seems bent on killing Harvey. Harvey is stalked and hounded and the others are endangered. More shootings bring danger closer and closer to the group. Harvey becomes a target on a deer hunt and other murders occur as Bill and Freddie begin to learn the truth. Seemingly unrelated events become woven together in a stunning climax. Who is the real murderer and how was the murder… Read More

New York: William Morrow. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Pale green boards with dark blue spine. Pale green endpapers. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 390 pages. Everyone has secrets.Some we keep to protect ourselves, others we keep to protect those we love.Cornelia Brown surprised herself when she was gripped by the sudden, inescapable desire to move with her husband to the suburbs. Her mettle is quickly tested by her impeccably dressed, overly judgmental neighbor Piper Truitt -- the embodiment of everything Cornelia feared she'd find in suburbia. With Lake, another recent arrival, Cornelia shares a love of literature and old movies -- as she forms an instant bond with this warm yet elusive woman and her perceptive, brilliant young son, Dev. But there are shocking secrets and unexpected surprises lurking beneath the peaceful veneer of suburban life -- and nothing is quite what it seems. .

New York: Anchor. Very Good. 2001. Paperback. Tiny dent and small bend to cover. . 544 pages. <I>The Blind Assassin</I> opens with these simple, resonant words: "Ten days after the war ended, my sister Laura drove a car off a bridge." They are spoken by Iris, whose terse account of her sister's death in 1945 is followed by an inquest report proclaiming the death accidental. But just as the reader expects to settle into Laura's story, Atwood introduces a novel-within-a-novel. Entitled <I>The Blind Assassin</I>,it is a science fiction story told by two unnamed lovers who meet in dingy backstreet rooms. When we return to Iris, it is through a 1947 newspaper article announcing the discovery of a sailboat carrying the dead body of her husband, a distinguished industrialist. Brilliantly weaving together such seemingly disparate elements, Atwood creates a world of astonishing vision and unforgettable impact. .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Some waviness to pages and minimal edgewear to dust jacket . Debut novel. Deckle-edged pages. 288 pages. Rough-Cut. A stunningly inventive, deeply moving fiction debut: stories that take us from the slums of Colombia to the streets of Tehran; from New York City to Iowa City; from a tiny fishing village in Australia to a foundering vessel in the South China Sea, in a masterly display of literary virtuosity and feeling.In the magnificent opening story, “Love and Honor and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice,” a young writer is urged by his friends to mine his father’s experiences in Vietnam—and what seems at first a satire of turning one’s life into literary commerce becomes a transcendent exploration of homeland, and the ties between father and son. “Cartagena” provides a visceral glimpse of life in Colombia as it enters the mind of a fourteen-year-old… Read More

El Paso: Texas Western Press / University of Texas at El Paso. Very Good. 1993. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Small scratch on back cover near bottom of cover . 195 pages. In The Bride Wore Crimson, Bryan Woolley, Texas novelist and newspaperman, has assembled a new collection of "true Texas stories" to stand alongside his The Edge of the West and Other Texas Stories, published in 1990 by Texas Western Press. The 19 pieces in this new collection include such inimitable Woolleyesque portrayals of Texas and Texans as the title story on his own family scandal, "The Bride Wore Crimson, " about his uncle "Toy" Woolley, charged with the murder of his new bride; the quest for "Tangle-Free Tom, " the $65,000 prize fish in the Lake Texoma Crappiethon; a profile on the late Texas Senator John Tower and of such other Texas personalities as John "Austin Squatty" Jenkins and John Graves, author of Goodbye to a River; a lament for the dwindling horned… Read More

New York: Anchor Books. Fine. 2007. First Edition Thus. Trade Paperback. 247 pages. Isabel Dalhousie Mysteries, No.4. n the fourth installment of this enchanting, beloved series, Isabel Dalhousie, who is now a mother, returns to investigate an irresistible puzzle in the art world.Isabel Dalhousie—the nosiest and most sympathetic philosopher you are likely to meet—now has a son, Charlie, whose doting father Jamie has an intriguing idea to pose to Isabel: marriage. But Isabel wonders if Jamie is too young to be serious? And how would Cat respond? On top of these matters, the ambitious Professor Dove has seized Isabel's position as editor of the Review of Applied Ethics. However, nothing it seems can diminish Isabel's innate curiosity. And when she recognizes that two paintings attributed to a deceased artist have simultaneously appeared on the market, she can't help but think that they're forgeries. So Isabel begins an investigation and soon finds herself diverted… Read More

Nashville: Integrity. As New in As New dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover.

New York: Harpercollins. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 0.71 x 7.09 x 5.12 Inches. 144 pages. Mitchard, Jacquelyn. A fourteenth wedding anniversary is nothing to sneeze at, Elliott Banner knows, but it's not exactly a landmark year - like fifteen, or twenty, when he plans to take his wife, Laura, to Paris. But when a headache on the drive home from their anniversary date - two days before Christmas - turns out to be more than a migraine, he wishes he had celebrated every year as though it were their last. In this poignant, touching, uplifting story, a woman calmly gathers her family around her during the Christmas holiday to celebrate their lives together - both past and future - and to truly count their blessings. A family history unfolds in a single night in this deeply affecting story that speaks volumes about love, trust, and letting go - a perfect holiday read that underscores the true meaning of the season. .

New York: Broadway Paperbacks. Fine. 2010. Trade Paperback. Reading Group Guide. 434 pages .

New York: Anchor Books. Near Fine. 2008. First Edition Thus. Trade Paperback. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 240 pages. An Isabel Dalhousie Mystery, No. 5. In the delectable fifth installment of the bestselling adventures of Isabel Dalhousie, our cherished inquisitive heroine returns to investigate a medical mystery.A doctor's career has been ruined by allegations of medical fraud and Isabel cannot ignore what may be a miscarriage of justice. Besides, Isabel's insatiable interest is piqued and she finds herself asking questions. Would a respected doctor make such a grave mistake? If not, what explains the death of the patient? Clearly, an investigation is in order.Meanwhile, there is her baby Charlie, who needs looking after; her niece Cat who needs someone to mind her deli; and a mysterious composer who has latched on to Jamie, making Isabel decidedly uncomfortable. Whatever the problem, whatever the case, we know we can count on Isabel's instincts to help her find… Read More

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart cover. First Edition with full number line. . 1.3 x 9.36 x 6.26 Inches. 352 pages. Unfairly passed over for promotion, disillusioned Air Force investigator Major Burton Webber has resigned from the service to work in his Korean wife's jewelry store, located in the red-light district outside South Korea's Osan Air Base. When an old friend, the commanding general's executive officer, approaches him about solving the brutal murder of a beautiful Amerasian bar girl, Webber reluctantly agrees. After discovering the shocking secret behind the killing, Webber finds his hunt for the murderer blocked by those at the highest level of the Korean and American governments. With reputations and lives teetering in the balance, Webber searches for the truth, never knowing if he is to be the next victim...or whom to trust. .

New York: Forge. As New in As New dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart cover. Stated First Edition: June 1998 with full number line. Book appears to be unread.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 304 pages. In a contemporary twist on the legend of Faust, a cynical millionaire is pressed by a seemingly ordinary businessman to save his soul by making amends for his treatment of others. .

New York: William Morrow. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Green boards with dark green spine imprinted with title and author in gold. Debut novel. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 326 pages. A powerful literary debut about family and friendship, good and evil, grief and forgiveness. He is not evil. I am not good. We are the same: broken and put back together again. Still grieving the sudden death of their mother, Sam and her younger sister Ollie McAlister move from the comforts of Eugene to rural Oregon to live in a meadow in a teepee under the stars with Bear, their beekeeper father. But soon after they arrive, a young woman is found dead floating in Crooked River, and the police arrest their eccentric father for the murder. Fifteen-year-old Sam knows that Bear is not a killer, even though the evidence points to his guilt. Unwilling to accept that her father could have hurt anyone, Sam embarks on a desperate hunt to save him and keep her damaged… Read More

New York: HarperCollins. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 2006. First American Edition. Hardcover. Discrete remainder mark on bottom of book. . Price intact on dust jacket flap.. 1 x 8.3 x 5.6 Inches. 224 pages .

New York: Atlantic Monthly Pr. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. A fresh, bright unread copy in a removable Brodart cover. Light gray boards with medium blue spine imprinted in silver with the title and author. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 291 pages. In a novel set in the filth and depravity of London's mean streets during the Industrial Revolution, a prostitute borrows a blue dress to attract a higher class of client and is shadowed through the streets by an evil old woman hired by the dress' owner to keep an eye on her .

New York: Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. White boards and spine imprinted in black with title and author. Black print design on endpapers. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Tight binding. Fresh copy appears to be unread. . . 295 pages. In the African American community of East Liberty, Chris "Crest" Tolbert, left paralyzed following a recent accident, struggles to come to terms with the implications of his injuries and with the loss of his best friend in the same accident. .