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1	The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star more books like this by Nikki Sixx add to wishlist In one of the most unique memoirs of addiction ever published, Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx shares mesmerizing diary entries from the year he spiraled out of control in a haze of heroin and cocaine, presented alongside riveting commentary from people who were there at the time, and from Nikki himself. When Motley Crue was at the height of its fame, ... see all copies from $9.97! new only from $11.96! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	1984 more books like this by George Orwell add to wishlist George Orwell's celebrated and always timely 1948 vision of a world subsumed in tyranny and war describes the process of events by which Winston Smith, a London clerk at the Ministry of Truth, comes to understand the true nature and aims of the government he works for, and portrays his doomed attempt to create a private life for himself and his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town more books like this by John Grisham add to wishlist In his first work of nonfiction, #1 "New York Times" bestselling author John Grisham pens an exploration of small-town justice gone terribly awry, in a book that reads like one of his fictional, page-turning legal thrillers. A gritty, harrowing true-crime story.--"Time." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Septembers of Shiraz more books like this by Dalia Sofer add to wishlist Set in Tehran during the aftermath of the 1979 revolution, this understated, beautifully told literary debut follows the Amin family as they cope with their fathers false imprisonment for spying. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Green River, Running Red: The Real Story of the Green River Killer--America's Deadliest Serial Murderer more books like this by Ann Rule add to wishlist Ex-Seattle police officer and critically acclaimed bestselling true crime author Ann Rule covers a hometown case: the hunt for the notorious Green River killer. Gary Ridgway killed dozens of young women in the Seattle area in the early eighties, and remained at large for nearly 20 years before DNA evidence definitively identified him and led to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	She's Come Undone more books like this by Wally Lamb add to wishlist In his first novel, Wally Lamb creates a heroine--Dolores Price--who survives family insanity, rape, abuse, obesity, and the death of loved ones, emerging at the end as a strong, tough woman whose life is moving toward hope and salvation. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History more books like this by George Crile add to wishlist "Charlie Wilson's War" tells the story of what became the largest covert operation in history--costing over $1 billion a year. Moving from the back rooms of the Capitol, to secret chambers at Langley, to arms-dealer conventions, to the Khyber Pass, this is a compulsively readable account of the inside workings of the CIA. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Midwives more books like this by Chris A Bohjalian add to wishlist Sybil Danforth, an uncertified lay midwife in rural Vermont, gets into trouble when she performs an emergency Caesarian on a minister's wife. Sybil's daughter, Connie, looks back to 1981 to tell the story of the murder trial. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Dynamics of Fashion more books like this by Elaine Stone add to wishlist This text provides the foundation for a wide range of careers in the fashion business. Incorporating the experience of the author and her earlier editions of "Dynamics of Fashion", this book covers product development, home fashions, retailing strategies, and examines how communication trends and technological advances impact the fashion world. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $39.95! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Armageddon Averted: The Soviet Collapse, 1970-2000 more books like this by Stephen Kotkin add to wishlist Featuring extensive revisions to the text as well as a new introduction and epilogue-bringing the book completely up to date on the tumultuous politics of the previous decade and the long-term implications of the Soviet collapse-this compact, original, and engaging book offers the definitive account of one of the great historical events of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.18! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History of Our Times more books like this by George Crile add to wishlist A bestseller in hardcover, "Charlie Wilsons War" tells what became of the largest covert operation in history. Moving from the back rooms of the Capitol to arms-dealer conventions to the Khyber Pass, this is a compulsively readable account of the inside workings of the CIA. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
12 view cover	While They Slept: An Inquiry Into the Murder of a Family more books like this by Kathryn Harrison add to wishlist In this mesmerizing book, bestselling writer Harrison brilliantly uncovers the true story behind a shocking and unforgettable crime, as she explores the impact of escalating violence and emotional abuse visited on the children of a deeply troubled family. see all copies from $2.99! new only from $3.00! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Second Chance: Three Presidents and the Crisis of American Superpower more books like this by Zbigniew Brzezinski add to wishlist From the most highly respected analyst of foreign policy writing today, this book presents a story of wasted opportunity and squandered prestige - the history of the last three U.S. presidents' foreign policy. The most distinguished commentator on foreign policy, former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski, offers a reasoned but unsparing ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Veronica more books like this by Mary Gaitskill add to wishlist In this finalist for the 2005 National Book Award, an ex-model, now an aging office-cleaner struggling with poor health, looks back upon her rocky life and her friendship with an unusual woman. As Alison Owen transforms herself from teenage runaway to runway walker, her success as a beauty can never efface her feeling of inner ugliness. When her ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	A Darker Domain more books like this by Val McDermid add to wishlist The superb new psychological thriller from bestselling author Val McDermid mixes fiction with one of the most symbolic and exceptional moments in recent history - the national miners' strike 1984, Fife: Heiress Catriona Maclennan Grant and her baby son are kidnapped. The ransom payoff goes horribly wrong. She is killed while her son disappears ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $8.88! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Age of Reagan: The Fall of the Old Liberal Order, 1964-1980 more books like this by Steven F Hayward add to wishlist The Age of Reagan brings to life the tumultuous decade and a half that preceded Ronald Reagan's ascent to the White House. Based on scores of interviews and years of research, Steven F. Hayward takes us on an engrossing journey through the most politically divisive years the United States has had to endure since the decade before the Civil War. ... see all copies from $13.44! new only from $13.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	An Absolute Scandal more books like this by Penny Vincenzi add to wishlist Set during the boom-and-bust years of the 1980s, "An Absolute Scandal" follows the lives of a group of people drawn together by their mutual monetary woes when the great financial institution Lloyd's undergoes a devastating downturn. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.74! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Five Past Midnight in Bhopal: The Epic Story of the World's Deadliest Industrial Disaster more books like this by Dominique Lapierre, Javier Moro add to wishlist In the ancient city of Bhopal, toxic gas escaped from an American pesticide plant, killing thousands. When the noxious clouds cleared, the worst industrial disaster in history had taken place. Now, Lapierre brings the characters, conflicts, and adventures together in an unforgettable tale of love and hope amid disaster. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Challenger Launch Decision: Risky Technology, Culture, and Deviance at NASA more books like this by Diane Vaughan add to wishlist When the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986, millions of Americans became bound together in a single, historic moment. Many still vividly remember exactly where they were and what they were doing when they heard about the tragedy. In "The Challenger Launch Decision," Diane Vaughan recreates the steps leading up to that fateful ... see all copies from $3.71! new only from $16.32! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Line of Beauty more books like this by Alan Hollinghurst add to wishlist In the summer of 1983, 20-year-old Nick Guest moves into an attic room in the Notting Hill home of the Feddens: Tory MP Gerald, his wealthy wife Rachel, and their two children, Toby - whom Nick had idolized at Oxford - and Catherine, always standing at a critical angle to the family and its assumptions and ambitions. As the Thatcher boom-years ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.66! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Chasing the Devil: My Twenty-Year Quest to Capture the Green River Killer more books like this by David Reichert add to wishlist Discusses the twenty year pursuit of Sheriff David Reichert for the Green River Killer. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Bad Guys Won: A Season of Brawling, Boozing, Bimbo Chasing, and Championship Baseball with Straw, Doc, Mookie, Nails, the Kid, and the Rest of the 1986 Mets, the Rowdiest Team Ever to Put on a more books like this by Jeff Pearlman add to wishlist Baseball's last great wild bunch--the world champion 1986 Mets--is immortalized in this rollicking story of the arrogant, insane, rock-and-roll, party-all-night team. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Age of Reagan: A History, 1974-2008 more books like this by Sean Wilentz add to wishlist In his political persona, as well as his policies, Reagan embodied a new fusion of deeply right-leaning politics with some of the rhetoric and even the spirit of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal and of John F. Kennedy's New Frontier. In American political history, there have been a few figures, most of them presidents, who for better or worse ... see all copies from $2.16! new only from $5.74! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Raid on the Sun: Inside Israel's Secret Campaign That Denied Saddam the Bomb more books like this by Rodger William Claire add to wishlist "Raid on the Sun" is the first authorized, inside account of one of the most daring--and successful--military operations ever: Israel's 1981 surprise strike on Iraq's Osirak nuclear plant. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.99! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Theories of Everything: Selected, Collected, and Health-Inspected Cartoons, 1978-2006 more books like this by Roz Chast add to wishlist At last, the comprehensive book of cartoons from beloved "New Yorker" cartoonist Roz Chast. see all copies from $2.05! new only from $9.59! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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