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1	Tree of Smoke more books like this by Denis Johnson add to wishlist From the author of "Jesus' Son" comes this long-awaited follow-up--a National Book Award-winning tale of two American families swept up in the secrets and lies of the Vietnam war. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Nobody Move more books like this by Denis Johnson add to wishlist From the National Book Award-winning, bestselling author of "Tree of Smoke" comes a provocative, thrilling work set in the American West. see all copies from $4.44! new only from $9.80! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Already Dead: A California Gothic more books like this by Denis Johnson add to wishlist A novel about California wastrels, many of whom are also poets and philosophers. The plot revolves around Nelson Fairchild, a man with serious money troubles. His father threatens to disinherit him and leave the family fortune to Nelson's ex-wife, while his partner in a marijuana-growing project refuses to let him harvest the current crop. Nelson ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Name of the World more books like this by Denis Johnson add to wishlist In this elegant and incisively observed book, Johnson, author of "Jesus' Son", tells the story of a soul-dead academic who makes unexpected contact with ahost of characters in his small university town. 40,000print. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.77! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Jesus' Son: Stories by more books like this by Denis Johnson add to wishlist An intense collection of interconnected stories that portray life through the eyes of a young man in a small Iowa town, by the author of Angels and Resuscitation of a Hanged Man. Each story's perception distinguishes Johnson's hauntingly beautiful vision of American life. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.95! \| signed copies
6	Resuscitation of a Hanged Man more books like this by Denis Johnson add to wishlist Leonard English is recovering from a suicide attempt. He moves to Provincetown and goes to work as a DJ and private detective. His first day, he falls in love with a beautiful young woman, only to find she is a lesbian. He is assigned to the search for a missing artist, but he encounters difficulty after difficulty. The dark New England winter ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Jesus' son more books like this by Denis Johnson add to wishlist Ten stories by the author of "Resuscitation of a Hanged Man". All of these stories, set in the Midwest and West of the United States, are narrated by a young man, a recovering alcoholic and heroin addict, whose dependencies have led him to petty crime, cruelty, betrayal and various kinds of loss. see all copies from $2.50! new only from $5.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Fiskadoro more books like this by Denis Johnson add to wishlist This novel is a surreal allegory which puts forward a vision of a possible American future. It is set in a post-apocalypse society where the inhabitants of Twicetown await the second-comings of the gods Jesus, Quetzalcoatl and Bob Marley. Johnson has also written "Angels". see all copies from $2.00! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Angels more books like this by Denis Johnson add to wishlist Jamie, along with her two children, is leaving her philandering husband. Bill is an ex-con who has been divorced three times. The two of them meet on a bus from Oakland, California to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Bill goes on to Chicago, and, after a harrowing search, Jamie eventually joins him. Together, they go on to Phoenix. Jamie becomes addicted ... see all copies from $3.94! new only from $7.31! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Seek: Reports from the Edges of America & Beyond more books like this by Denis Johnson add to wishlist Novelist Johnson, also a reporter, offers this collection of magazine articles presenting an exploration of America that introduces a unique cast of characters and takes readers to places most journalists never venture. Includes selections on a meeting of paramilitary units at Ruby Ridge, a revival meeting of Christian Evangelicals, and more. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.18! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations Millennium General Assembly: Poems Collected and New more books like this by Denis Johnson add to wishlist A 20-year retrospective of Denis Johnson's poetry, THRONE OF THE THIRD HEAVEN selects among the previously published volumes INNER WEATHER, THE MAN AMONG THE SEALS, THE INCOGNITO LOUNGE, and THE VEIL, and includes twelve new poems. see all copies from $2.84! new only from $2.84! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Jesus' Son: Stories more books like this by Denis Johnson add to wishlist Jesus' Son, the first collection of stories by Denis Johnson, presents a unique, hallucinatory vision of contemporary American life unmatched in power and immediacy, and marks a new level of achievement for this acclaimed writer. Set in the Midwest and West, they are narrated by a young man, an alcoholic and heroin addict, whose dependencies have ... see all copies from $19.79! new only from $310.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
13	Traces of Eden: Travels in the Desert Northwest more books like this by Denis Johnson, Peter Galassi, Mark Klett add to wishlist see all copies from $9.49! new only from $31.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Shoppers: Two Plays by Denis Johnson more books like this by Denis Johnson add to wishlist "Perfection is not the basis of what I'm talking about," says a member of the Cassandra family, which forms the center of Denis Johnson's plays, Hellhound on My Trail and Shoppers Carried by Escalators Into the Flames .The character could be speaking for his creator, because human imperfection is one of Denis Johnson's specialties -- in his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Incognito Lounge more books like this by Denis Johnson add to wishlist see all copies from $8.18! new only from $13.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
16	Stars at Noon-V427 more books like this by Denis Johnson add to wishlist The narrator of this novel is an American woman in Nicaragua. Her mission there is unclear; perhaps she is a reporter for a U.S. magazine, or perhaps she is working for Eyes for Peace. As the plot progresses, she becomes involved with a rough-mannered English businessman whose purpose there is just as mysterious as hers. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
17	The Veil more books like this by Denis Johnson add to wishlist see all copies from $6.94! signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Neuroconstructivism: Volumes I & II more books like this by Denis Mareschal, Mark Johnson, Sylvain Sirois add to wishlist What are the processes, from conception to adulthood, that enable a single cell to grow into a sentient adult? The processes that occur along the way are so complex that any attempt to understand development necessitates a multi-disciplinary approach, integrating data from cognitive studies, computational work, and neuroimaging - an approach till ... see all copies from $77.01! new only from $79.91!
19	The Incognito Lounge: And Other Poems more books like this by Denis Johnson add to wishlist A collection of poetry by Denis Johnson, who has become a cult favorite for his poems about the bleak, marginalized, drug-fueled subculture that is particularly American. see all copies from $4.74! signed copies \| first editions
20	Fiskadoro-V367 more books like this by Denis Johnson add to wishlist This post-apocalyptic tale is about the survivors of a nuclear holocaust who must try to rebuild their lives amidst the rubble. In writing FISKADORO, Denis Johnson acknowledges the influence of several writers, including Bruno Bettelheim, Joseph Campbell, and Oliver Sacks. see all copies from $2.20! first editions
21 view cover	Already dead. more books like this by Denis Johnson add to wishlist This novel is a comic tour around the mores and manners of contemporary Californian society. Depicting the collapse of the last American frontier, it presents a group of strange, ghostly and complex figures where the wierdness and richness of their minds is brought to the fore. see all copies from $3.42! first editions
22 view cover	The Stars at Noon more books like this by Denis Johnson add to wishlist The narrator of this novel is an American woman in Nicaragua. Her mission there is unclear; perhaps she is a reporter for a U.S. magazine, or perhaps she is working for Eyes for Peace. As the plot progresses, she becomes involved with a rough-mannered English businessman whose purpose there is just as mysterious as hers. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Darwinism Defeated?: The Johnson-Lamoureux Debate on Biological Origins more books like this by Phillip E Johnson, Denis O Lamoureux, Dr. J I Packer (Foreword by) add to wishlist see all copies from $11.50! new only from $14.67! \| SVS
24 view cover	Tiger Patterns: A Guide to the Vietnam War's Tigerstripe Combat Fatigue Patterns and Uniforms more books like this by Richard Denis Johnson add to wishlist see all copies from $36.99! new only from $55.96!
25	Train Dreams by Denis Johnson add to wishlist see all copies from $16.50! new only from $19.78!

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