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In this elegant and incisively observed book, Johnson, author of "Jesus' Son", tells the story of a soul-dead academic who makes unexpected contact ... More

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A professor has just completed a massive history of Hitler's Germany. All that remains is to write the introduction--which soon becomes a secret, ... More

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A midwestern college professor finds a rationale for a life lived with literture by embarking on a quest for the secret meaning of Melville's, MOBY ... More

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It's 1969, and Judith "Denny" Denham has just begun an affair with Dr. Ernest Wright, a psychology professor at Wellspring University, who just ... More

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Sor Avraham is a university professor and married man of unswerving principles-until he meets the mysterious Marguerite Spares. Marguerite is also a ... More

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L'Heureux, best known for his passionate novels of obsessive love and madness, breaks new ground in this clever comedy of contemporary manners, power ... More

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FICTION When Professor Lauren Goldberg drops dead in her windowless office, her job in the English department (a line item in the budget) is up for ... More

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'Brilliantly clever . . . mercilessly funny.' - Kenneth Allsop, "Daily Mail" 'One of the most brilliantly written books since the war.' - Ian ... More

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A professor of conspiracy theory, who spends his days proving the sinister interconnectedness of seemingly random events, finds his well-ordered life ... More

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A lively and witty murder mystery set in a literature seminar and solved by the application of postmodern literary theory. In this detective novel ... More

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A lively and witty murder mystery set in a literature seminar and solved by the application of postmodern literary theory. In this detective novel ... More

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The powerful classic drama based on the Scopes "monkey trial" of the 1920s--one of the most important legal confrontations of the 20th century--is ... More

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By turns wickedly funny and profoundly illuminating, "Encounters and Reflections" presents a captivating and unconventional portrait of the life and ... More

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Intricately plotted and emotionally riveting, "A Person of Interest" asks how far one man can run from his past, and explores the impact of scrutiny ... More

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In this ultimate fish-out-of-water story, two savvy women navigate campus politics and the social and dating scene of a small-town university as each ... More

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This text demonstrates how children's relationship with literature can be enriched through discovering the way stories work. It shows teachers what ... More

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"Kaster's book is both rich in its deployment of an extraordinarily wide range of little-known material and original in its approach to the subject. ... More

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A delightful contemporary love story: As Amy's dreams unravel; she learns to come to terms with her unrealized aspirations to find love and ... More

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From the acclaimed author of "Burridge Unbound, " a finalist for The Giller Prize comes a strikingly original novel. "Losing It" is a vivid portrayal ... More

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With subtle humor, intensity of feeling, and a rich evocation of place and circumstance, "In Times of Siege" delves into the dynamics of Indian ... More

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A woman about to lose her job as a professor of literature and history delivers a passionate, witty and word-mad monologue in this inventive novel, ... More

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In the pursuit of his "calling" as an author, Blackford "Toad" Turlow is alsoforced to confront the mysteries of drugs, sex, violence, and betrayal.

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FICTION When Professor Lauren Goldberg drops dead in her windowless office, her job in the English department (a line item in the budget) is up for ... More

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