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1	Foreign Affairs more books like this by Alison Lurie A Pulitzer Prize-winning story which is both a comedy and a poignant love story about two American academics in London. The separate paths of these two lonely and naive innocents abroad lead them to strikingly similar destinations of new-found passion, and unexpected love. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.64! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Last Resort more books like this by Alison Lurie Jenny devoted her life to her husband, the naturalist Wilkie Walker. But as winter comes on, Wilkie seems distant and depressed. In desperation Jenny persuades him to visit Key West, and as he grows ever stranger, Jenny becomes involved with an ex-beatnik poet and an attractive guesthouse manager. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Truth about Lorin Jones more books like this by Lurie In this comic novel Polly Alter is a painter who is fascinated with another artist--Lorin Jones, who is dead. In her attempts to research a biography on Jones, Polly encounters other painters, husbands, lovers, and ultimately herself. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Nowhere city more books like this by Alison Lurie To Los Angeles comes Paul Cattleman, a young historian newly married to Katherine. Paul immediately takes to the city, but Katherine's catarrh is exacerbated by the smog. Paul meets the uninhibited Ceci and Katherine eventually takes a secretarial job, working for Iz Einsam, a psychiatrist. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.70! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Truth and Consequences more books like this by Alison Lurie Two couples exchange partners in this academic novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alison Lurie. Jane and Alan Mackenzie's marriage falters when architecture professor Alan's back injury forces university administrator Jane to wait on Alan hand and foot. Meanwhile, Delia, the new visiting scholar at the program Jane runs--and a serious prima ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Love & Friendship more books like this by Alison Lurie Wealthy Emmy's marriage to a poor, dull lecturer suffers from various tensions. When she has a highly sensual affair with a non-creating musician-in-residence, her intensely jealous husband suspects everyone but the right man. The author won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for "Foreign Affairs". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.27! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Language of Clothes more books like this by Alison Lurie Considers why people wear what they wear. The author examines how clothes identify sex, age and class and how they can indicate the wearer's occupation, geographical origin, personality, opinions, tastes, sexual desires and current mood. see all copies from $10.08! first editions
8	War Between the Tates more books like this by Alison Lurie Originally published in 1974, a humorous novel set against an American academic background, telling of how a professor's stable relationship and family life comes apart when he embarks upon an ill-advised affair with a female student. By the author of REAL PEOPLE, ONLY CHILDREN and FOREIGN AFFAIRS. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.35! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Only Children more books like this by Alison Lurie When two families spend a weekend on an idyllic farm, it becomes increasingly difficult to tell which of the party are adults and which are children. By the author of "Love and Friendship", "Imaginary Friends", "Real People", "Foreign Affairs" and "The Truth About Lorin Jones". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales more books like this by Alison Lurie (Editor) Most readers associate fairy tales with the work of Charles Perrault and the Grimm brothers, collectors of those traditional and much-loved folk tales retold to each new generation of children. The literary fairy tale, which drew upon this oral tradition but was deliberately composed and written down, developed in the 19th century and has evolved ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $33.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Clever Gretchen and Other Forgotten Folktales more books like this by Alison Lurie A re-telling of traditional tales, with heroines who are not only beautiful but good, brave and clever, and a match for any kind of danger. They include Clever Gretchen, Kate Crackernuts and Mother Holle. The American author is known for her adult novels. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.20! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Women and Ghosts more books like this by Alison Lurie A series of ghost stories whose central characters are women, including a woman about to marry who is haunted by the depressed spirit of the man's first wife; a secretary on a diet who begins to see fat people everywhere; and a woman whose dead fiance appears to her whenever she kisses another man. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Real people more books like this by Alison Lurie Janet Smith, a self-confessed sensitive writer, compares Illyria, a luxurious retreat for artists, to heaven when she first arrives. But before long she starts to see its guests as children, madmen and demons, as she makes disturbing discoveries about everyone there - including herself. From the author of WOMEN AND GHOSTS. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Familiar Spirits: A Memoir of James Merrill and David Jackson more books like this by Alison Lurie In this memoir, novelist Alison Lurie remembers the relationship between poet James Merrill and his partner David Jackson. In particular, she recalls their inspiring encounters with the supernatural during their experimentation with a Ouija board that led to Merrill's THE CHANGING LIGHT AT SANDOVER. She also discusses Jackson's role in the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Imaginary Friends more books like this by Alison Lurie Tom McCann, a professor of sociology, and his young assistant Roger, infiltrate a religious cult group based in New York State, deciding that it will make excellent study material. But they find it hard to maintain their deception, especially as Verena, the cult's leader, is an attractive woman. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Boys and Girls Forever: Children's Classics from Cinderella to Harry Potter more books like this by Alison Lurie Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lurie explores children's classics from many eras and relates them to the authors who wrote them--from "Little Women" author Louisa May Alcott to Salman Rushie--and shows how these gifted writers used children's literature to transfigure the struggles of their own experiences. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The black geese : a Baba Yaga story from Russia more books like this by Alison Lurie, Jessica Souhami Elena's parents have left her to look after her baby brother. She soon tires of this and leaves him to go off to play. When she comes back to find him gone, she realizes that the black geese have carried him off to Baba Yaga, the terrible witch of the forest! see all copies from $3.79! new only from $14.95! \| first editions
18	Don't Tell the Grown-Ups: Subversive Children's Literature more books like this by Alison Lurie In this witty collection of essays, Alison Lurie considers authors such as A.A.Milne, E.Nesbit, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Lewis Carroll and J.R.R.Tolkien, and demonstrates that their enduring quality lies partly in the way they satirize adult society and speak with subversive directness to the imagination of the young reader. Together with fairy ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.60! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Imaginary Freinds more books like this by Alison Lurie Two sociologists studying a cult that believes the messiah will arrive on a flying saucer find that the cult's beliefs affect not only their objectivity but their very sanity. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.90! \| first editions
20 view cover	Fabulous Beasts more books like this by Lurie As if they actually exist, this book provides detailed information about mythical creatures. For example, readers will learn that dragons are made of earth, air and fire; that tree geese grow on magical trees on the island of Pomonia; and that unicorn horns, when ground, can cure fevers. Illustrated with color paintings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
21 view cover	Women and Ghosts: Tales more books like this by Alison Lurie Nine ghost stories--some scary, some not--by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Alison Lurie. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Don't Tell the Grown-Ups: The Subversive Power of Children's Literature more books like this by Alison Lurie Sixteen essays on children's literature, including pieces on such authors as J. M. Barrie, E. Nesbit, J. R. R. Tolkien, Kate Greenaway, T. H. White, and Frances Hodgson Burnett. see all copies from $3.29! new only from $16.48! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Heavenly Zoo: Legends and Tales of the Stars more books like this by Alison Lurie A collection of legends and tales about the stars, including those told in Ancient Greece, India, Malaysia, and Babylon. Also included are stories from Native American cultures and the Old Testament. Color illustrations accompany the text. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Don't Tell the Grown-Ups: Why Kids Love the Books They Do more books like this by Alison Lurie Sixteen essays on children's literature, including pieces on such authors as J. M. Barrie, E. Nesbit, J. R. R. Tolkien, Kate Greenaway, T. H. White, and Frances Hodgson Burnett. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $59.49! \| first editions
25	Fabulous Beasts more books like this by Monika Beisner (Illustrator), Alison Lurie As if they actually exist, this book provides detailed information about mythical creatures. For example, readers will learn that dragons are made of earth, air and fire; that tree geese grow on magical trees on the island of Pomonia; and that unicorn horns, when ground, can cure fevers. Illustrated with color paintings. see all copies from $1.99! first editions

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