BOOKS by Kurt Vonnegut

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1	Slaughterhouse-Five: Or the Children's Crusade, a Duty-Dance with Death more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE, a best-seller when it was first published in 1969, brought Kurt Vonnegut to prominence as a major voice in American fiction. Vonnegut was a POW held in Dresden in 1945 when the city was attacked by American bombers and virtually obliterated, leaving more than 130,000 people dead. He uses that event as the climax of this ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.52! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Cat's Cradle more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. - Presents the most important 20th-century criticism on major works from "The Odyssey through modern literature- The critical essays reflect a variety of schools of criticism- Contains critical biographies, notes on the contributing critics, a chronology of the author's life, and an index- Introductory essay by Harold Bloom see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Breakfast of Champions more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut The author of "Slaughterhouse 5" and "Hocus Pocus" satirizes the horrors of plastic, disposable America with a mixture of cartoons and comic outbursts against rules and reason. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.08! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Sirens of Titan more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. When Winston Niles Rumfoord flies his spaceship into a chrono-synclastic infundibulum he is converted into pure energy and only materializes when his waveforms intercept Earth or some other planet. As a result, he only gets home to Newport, Rhode Island, once every fifty-nine days and then only for an hour. But at least, as a consolation, he now ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.08! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Welcome to the Monkey House more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. WELCOME TO THE MONKEY HOUSE is a collection of Kurt Vonnueguts shorter works. Originally printed in publications as diverse as The Magazine of Fantasy and Science fiction and The Atlantic Monthly, what these superb stories share is Vonnegut's audacious sense of humor and extraordinary range of creative vision. see all copies from $2.78! new only from $6.73! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Galapagos more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut The human survivors of the "Nature Crisis of the Century", are quietly evolving into sleek, furry creatures with flippers and small brains. All other forms of humankind have ceased to exist, made redundant by their prized big brains. From the author of "Slaughterhouse 5". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.08! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Armageddon in Retrospect: And Other New and Unpublished Writings on War and Peace more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. The first and only collection of unpublished works by Kurt Vonnegut since his death is a fitting tribute to the author and an essential contribution to the discussion of war, peace, and humanity's tendency toward violence. see all copies from $8.00! new only from $12.50! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Player piano more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut World War III and the second industrial revolution have come and gone. Now machines and computers perform all routine manufacturing tasks, while the top scientists and technocrats run society. But underneath the surface, the impulse to rebellion seethes. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.08! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Timequake more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut According to science fiction writer, Kilgore Trout, a global timequake will occur in New York City on February 13th, 2001, where the Earth decides to back up a decade to 1991, making everyone in the world endure ten years of deja-vu and a total loss of free will. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	A Man Without a Country more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Kurt Vonnegut's first new book in nearly 10 years is a collection of the essays he has published during that time, illustrated with his inimitable--and often hilarious--line drawings. Vonnegut writes on such topics as death, literature, the state of the American soul, the necessity for making art, and, of course, the administration of George W. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.93! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Mother Night more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut A companion novel to "Slaughterhouse 5", covering similar themes and drawing on the author's experiences as a prisoner of war in Dresden. A black satire, it tells of an American spy in Germany who becomes confused by his own methods as he sends his coded messages by using pro-Nazi radio broadcasts. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.08! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Bluebeard more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. This novel features a man who was in on the founding of the first major art movement to originate in the United States, Abstract Expressionism. He now has an extensive private collection acquired in repayment for small loans to colleagues. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	God bless you, Mr Rosewater. more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut A novel about people, their pleasures, pains and perversions, and money. It is a satire on insanity - a millionaire's private lunacy, the inherited obsessions of a famous family and the collective madness that grips a whole nation. The author's other novels include "Slaughterhouse 5". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.08! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Bagombo Snuff Box: Uncollected Short Fiction more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Vonnegut has selected 24 of his favourite stories through which the reader can trace the genesis of a master writer. Stories such as "Any Reasonable Offer", "The Powder Blue Dragon", "Hal Irwin's Magic Lamp" and "Lovers Anonymous" are featured, and the title story is a ready-made classic. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Hocus Pocus more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Written by the author of "Slaughterhouse 5", "Breakfast of Champions" and "Bluebeard", this is a novel set in the year 2001. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Kurt Vonnegut puts on his reporter's vest for this book of interviews and profiles, but since all his subjects are dead, it's only with Dr. Jack Kevorkian's help that he manages to make contact with them. He hangs around heaven as long as he can, interviewing history's finest, including Shakespeare, John Brown, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.63! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Slaughterhouse-Five more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE, a best-seller when it was first published in 1969, brought Kurt Vonnegut to prominence as a major voice in American fiction. Vonnegut was a POW held in Dresden in 1945 when the city was attacked by American bombers and virtually obliterated, leaving more than 130,000 people dead. He uses that event as the climax of this ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $8.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Deadeye Dick more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Rudolph Waltz, native of Midland City, Ohio, has earned himself the notorious nickname of "Deadeye Dick". Until, that is, the "accident" with the neutron bomb. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.08! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Jailbird more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut When Walter F. Starbuck, the least celebrated of the Watergate conspirators, is freed from jail after two years, his first 24 hours of freedom take shape with the unforeseen turns of fortune and moral innuendo of an urban fairytale. The author's other novels include "Slaughterhouse 5". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.08! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Slapstick: Or Lonesome No More! more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Wilbur Swain and his twin sister, Eliza, are so immensely hideous, helpless and vile in their infancy that their wealthy parents are forced to send them to live on a nearby asteroid. But behind their facade of idiocy, the monstrous pair possess a joint intelligence that could outstrip the most advanced computers... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.08! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Palm Sunday: An Autobiographical Collage more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Autobiographical writings, including a discussion of Vonnegut's suicide attempt. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.68! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Wampeters, Foma & Granfalloons more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut Vonnegut's cranky articles and speeches, collected. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.08! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Slapstick more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut With brilliant, inventive satire, Vonnegut presents the final outcome of life-as-we-know-it transformed into a hilarious farce where the Almighty may have the last laugh. "Some of the best and most moving Vonnegut".--San Francisco Chronicle. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Fates Worse Than Death more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. This 1992 book is a series of autobiographical musings. see all copies from $2.32! new only from $7.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Happy Birthday, Wanda June more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. In his first published play, Kurt Vonnegut finds a powerful vehicle for his tragicomical imagination. When the great hunter Harold Ryan--missing and presumed dead--returns from Africa after eight years, his wife is aghast and his son is enchanted. Vonnegut's attack on phony heroes and male swagger uses some of the funniest dialogue ever created ... see all copies from $5.98! new only from $16.99! \| first editions

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