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1	Prayer for Owen Meany more books like this by John Irving Owen Meany, the dwarf son of a quarry worker in New Hampshire, accidentally kills his best friend's mother with a baseball when he hits it into the stands at a Little League game. Meany subsequently becomes a mystic who believes he is an instrument of God. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.61! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	World According to Garp more books like this by John Irving Something of a modern classic, this is the story of T. S. Garp, who is raised by his eccentric feminist mother and spends most of his life surrounded and preoccupied by woman. Irving depicts Garp's pursuit of a writing career against the backdrop of the odd assortment of characters in his life--wrestlers, radical feminists, transsexuals, and rape ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.03! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Cider House Rules more books like this by John Irving Wilbur Larch is an abortionist at St. Cloud's orphanage who, in addition to doing his job humanely and conscientiously, struggles with his relationship with his apprentice and adopted son, Homer Wells. The debate over abortion is an important aspect of this novel, in which both sides are presented with sympathy. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Widow for One Year more books like this by John Irving A novel in three sections about the life of Ruth Cole: her childhood in the Hamptons, her success as an author, and her experience as a widow on the brink of falling in love. The story begins in the summer of 1958, during Ted and Marion Cole's rocky marriage when their two sons die in a terrible accident. Ruth grows up in the shadow of the memory ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Until I Find You more books like this by John Irving John Irving's 11th novel is about an actor named Jack Burns, son of tattoo artist Alice and church organist William. William departed after fathering Jack, and Alice has been seeking him all these years--as has Jack. At the end of the novel Jack not only finds his father but discovers truths that change him profoundly. In between, he takes part in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.54! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Fourth Hand more books like this by John Irving Patrick Wallingford, a TV reporter, is good looking, successful, and a hit with women. On an assignment, his hand is bitten off by a lion, making him into an instant media celebrity. He meets a childless woman who offers him the hand of her dead husband if he will impregnate her. A New York Times Notable Book for 2001. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons more books like this by John Wesley Powell (Introduction by) In 1869, Civil War veteran John Wesley Powell and nine other men undertook a hazardous three-month excursion down the unmapped Colorado River. Three of them survived famine, Indian attacks, mutiny, and dangerous rapids, and Powell told their harrowing story in this 1874 account. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.50! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Trying to Save Piggy Sneed more books like this by John Irving This gem, a delightful collection of shorter works, both fiction and nonfiction, written by one of the country's finest--and funniest--writers, includes a living portrait of Irving's grandmother, a new, never-before-published essay, six scintillating short stories--including the O. Henry Award-winning "Interior Space"--and two essays on Irving's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	158 Pound Marriage more books like this by John Irving Irving's dark early novel is about a ménage à quatre in a New England university town: two married couples whose sexual hangups, troubled pasts, and selfish desires create difficulties as they search for perfect erotic openness. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.57! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Son of the circus more books like this by John Irving In this Dickensian novel, richly populated with a cast of eccentric characters, the geneticist Dr. Farrokh Daruwalla returns to his native Bombay to collect blood from dwarfs and frequent the circus. He also writes screenplays for the thriving Indian "Bollywood" film industry. Meanwhile, the film hero Dhar has a fanatical admirer, a boy who passes ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Water Method Man more books like this by John Irving John Irving's second novel is about a graduate student--a lost soul who is troubled by, among other things, a urinary tract problem--who is about to marry for the second time. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	My Movie Business: A Memoir more books like this by John Irving Irving writes about his adventures in the movie business, including the filming of THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP, the unfilmed screenplays he has written, and--chiefly--the problems he encountered with the filming of THE CIDERHOUSE RULES in 1999. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Setting Free the Bears more books like this by John Irving Irving's first novel, written when he was 25, is about two university students in Vienna who want to liberate the animals at the local zoo. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14	Hitler's war more books like this by David John Cawdell Irving see all copies from $6.99! new only from $360.70! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Imaginary Girlfriend more books like this by John Irving "The Imaginary Girlfriend" is a candid memoir of the writers and wrestlers who played a role in John Irving's development as a novelist and as a wrestler. It also portrays a father's dedication--Irving coached his two sons to championship titles. It is an illuminating, concise work, a literary treasure. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16	Trail of the Fox more books like this by David John Cawdell Irving see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.67! \| first editions
17	The destruction of Dresden more books like this by David Irving see all copies from $7.99! first editions
18	The war between the generals more books like this by David Irving see all copies from $1.99! first editions
19	Destruction of Convoy Pq-17 more books like this by David John Cawdell Irving First published in England, this is the highly controversial book banned in 1967. Detailing the fate of 35 Allied ships destined for the Barents Sea, Irving reveals the blundering that doomed the convoy and caused him to be sued for libel. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $264.34! \| signed copies \| first editions
20	Churchill's War more books like this by David John Cawdell Irving see all copies from $32.49! new only from $293.14! \| signed copies \| first editions
21	Goring: A Biography more books like this by David John Cawdell Irving The first full-length biography of Hermann Goring, Hitler's partner, alter ego, and chosen successor. Includes 32 pages of photos, some from the Goring family album, and diaries and letters that disclose the nature of Goring's death. see all copies from $6.00! new only from $208.01! \| signed copies \| first editions
22	The rise and fall of the Luftwaffe; the life of Field Marshal Erhard Milch more books like this by David John Cawdell Irving see all copies from $2.95! signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Beginner's Spanish dictionary more books like this by Helen Davies, John Shackell, Nicole Irving These humorously illustrated dictionaries are devised to make language learning easy and fun. Each one contains about 2,000 everyday words and phtrases, grouped thematically and illustrated with many scenes so that beginners are introduced to them in context. Each book covers basis grammar and has an alphabetical list of all the words with their ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.91!
24 view cover	A Sound Like Someone Trying Not to Make a Sound more books like this by John Irving John Irving's first picture book for children is a story excerpted from his adult novel A WIDOW FOR ONE YEAR about a little boy frightened by strange noises in the night. Little Tom tells his father that he's heard a terrifying creature that "pulls itself along on its teeth." Tom and his teddy bear timidly look around the house for whatever ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.33! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25	The War Path more books like this by David John Cawdell Irving see all copies from $3.61! first editions

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