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1	Stranger more books like this by Albert Camus add to wishlist In this stylistically simple, first-person tale of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach, Camus explored what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd." Through Meursault, Camus portrays a man who rejects the beliefs and life styles imposed on him by society. The events that lead to his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Mediterranean Caper more books like this by Clive Cussler add to wishlist Dirk Pitt answers a distress call and rips open a 50-year-old conspiracy. His adventure begins with Teri, a modern Greek goddess in a red bikini, who is the key to a vast drug-smuggling ring and who holds the truth about a Nazi war criminal now ruling over a corrupt empire. Pitt follows a trail of intrigue into an undersea labyrinth where the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Island of the Sequined Love Nun more books like this by Christopher Moore (Afterword by) add to wishlist A novel about cargo cults, messiahs, cannibals, and mad doctors, set on a Micronesian island. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.92! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah more books like this by Richard Bach add to wishlist Richard Bach pilots his biplane above the cornfields of Illinois and discovers ageless truths. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.68! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Mutant Message Down Under more books like this by Marlo Morgan (Read by) add to wishlist Originally self-published, this account of an American who traveled to Australia and joined a tribe of aborigines on a four-month-long trek in the outback, has sold over 370,000 copies. Marlo Morgan, a health-care professional, traveled barefoot through 1,400 miles of terrain, lived as her hosts lived, ate their food, and learned their methods of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Robert Ludlum's the Bourne Betrayal more books like this by Eric Van Lustbader add to wishlist Bourne is shattered by a report that his last friend in the world, Martin Lindros, has gone missing. Bourne sets out to rescue Lindros, but he doesn't realize that the Islamic supremacists have predicted his every move, and are counting on his unwitting help in their plans to destroy America. Now in a tall Premium Edition. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.35! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Adventures of Tom Sawyer more books like this by Mark Twain add to wishlist Though TOM SAWYER, Twain's "other" coming-of-age tale, has much in common with HUCKLEBERRY FINN, including some of the characters, its hero is not the maverick iconoclast that Huck Finn is. As Twain traces the comic adventures of the inventive young Tom, he effectively and lovingly recreates the pastoral world of his own Hannibal, Missouri, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Night probe more books like this by Clive Cussler add to wishlist May 1914. Two top diplomats hurry home by sea and rail, each carrying a document of world-changing importance. Then the liner Empress of India is sunk in a collision, and the Manhattan-Line express plunges from a shattered bridge - both dragging their VIP passengers to watery oblivion. Tragic coincidence - or conspiracy? Seventy-five years later, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.30! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Shock Wave more books like this by Clive Cussler add to wishlist Dirk Pitt is sent to investigate a lethal new way of speeding up diamond excavation, discovered by the head of a major diamond mining corporation. A fast-paced adventure for young adults, in which Pitt must dodge a volcano eruption and a sea serpent, amongst other dangers, in order to save the day. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Numbered Account more books like this by Christopher Reich add to wishlist When Nicholas Neumann takes a job at his late father's bank, he hopes to clear up some of the uncertainties surrounding his dad's death. But instead, Neumann soon uncovers a full-fledged international conspiracy. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Last of the Breed more books like this by Louis L'Amour add to wishlist In this thriller, a Native American Air Force pilot must rely on his wits and survival skills after escaping from a Russian prison as he begins a long, lonely trek across the Bering Strait to freedom in the U.S. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.65! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	In Our Time more books like this by Ernest Hemingway add to wishlist Hemingway's first book--a collection of short stories and vignettes--was published in 1925 and includes his famous Nick Adams stories: "Indian Camp," "The Doctor and the Doctor's Wife," "The Three Day Blow," and "The Battler." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses, the Crossing, Cities of the Plain more books like this by Cormac McCarthy add to wishlist (Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) Available together in one volume for the first time, the three novels of Cormac McCarthy's award-winning and bestselling "Border Trilogy "constitute a genuine American epic. Beginning with "All the Pretty Horses" and continuing through "The Crossing" and "Cities of the Plain," McCarthy chronicles the lives of two ... see all copies from $20.11! new only from $20.11! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	When the Lion Feeds more books like this by Wilbur Smith add to wishlist 'Francois, how many men up at the face?' 'Cave-in.' Francois's voice was now hysterically shrill. 'Cave-in.' He broke Sean's grip and raced away towards the lift station, the mud flying from his gumboots. His terror infected Sean and he ran a dozen paces after Francois before he stopped himself. For precious seconds he wavered with fear ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.35! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Club Dumas more books like this by Arturo Perez-Reverte, Sonia Soto (Translator) add to wishlist Lucas Corso, an antiquarian book-hunter-for-hire based in Madrid, traffics in only the rarest and most exquisite volumes. He has just accepted two jobs: one to determine the authenticity of a recently discovered manuscript reputed to be the original 42nd chapter to THE THREE MUSKETEERS, and the other, to find and compare three copies of THE BOOK ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Run more books like this by Stuart Woods add to wishlist Georgia Senator William Henry Lee IV must fight his way through blackmail, scandal, accusations, and attempted assassinations before beginning his greatest battle: running for the presidency. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Fool's Run more books like this by John Sandford add to wishlist Computer hackers, corporate spys and the defence industry...none of them hold a candle to the ultra-cool Kidd Kidd's pretty good painter, but it's his computer genius that pays the rent. That and his criminal brain. In the first novel featuring Kidd, he finds that computer fraud is child's play compared with the defence industry's Machiavellian ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Out of the Ashes more books like this by William W Johnstone add to wishlist In this, the first of Johnstone's famous Ashes series, America has been brought to its knees by nuclear apocalypse. Gangs, looters and vandals have seized the streets, while decent citizens have united and are praying for a leader who can protect them. Luckily, one of the survivors is mercenary and tireless patriot, Ben Raines, a man sworn to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.09! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Bourne Supremacy more books like this by Robert Ludlum add to wishlist This sequel to the fan-favorite spy thriller THE BOURNE IDENTITY inspired a 2004 film starring Matt Damon in the title role. Jason Bourne does not exist. He is merely a cover identity for CIA assassin David Webb, now in retirement. Nevertheless, someone has taken the Bourne identity--and used it to kill the Chinese Vice-Premier. Disturbed by this ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Lost horizon more books like this by James Hilton add to wishlist A fantastic tale of adventure by the English novelist. Four Europeans travelling in the Far East find themselves stranded in a lost world when their plane goes off course near Nepal and is forced to land in a mysterious kingdom called Shangri-La. One of the four, a young Englishman named Conway, narrates the tale of their experiences, which become ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.74! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Rainbow Six more books like this by Tom Clancy, General add to wishlist Ex-Navy SEAL John Clark plots undercover maneuvers that few have the experience, knowledge, and survival skills to execute. A champion of U.S. causes overseas, Clark faces his greatest challenge yet when he takes on a group of cold-blooded environmentalists bent on threatening global safety. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Whirlwind more books like this by James Clavell add to wishlist This epic novel of over 1,100 pages takes place in Iran between February 9 and March 4, 1979, just after the flight of the Shah and the advent of Khomeini. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.62! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	May There Be a Road more books like this by Louis L'Amour add to wishlist This collection of L'Amour's short stories from the 1950s--previously only available in magazines--explores the noted western author's talents in other contexts, including World War II. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.45! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Around the World in Eighty Days more books like this by Jules Verne add to wishlist Enigmatic Englishman Phileas Fogg makes a wager that he can travel around the world in only 80 days. With his faithful valet, Passepartout, the two men set off on an adventure with an inept detective, Mr. Fix, close behind. One of the classics from Verne's Voyages Extraordinaires series. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Fire in the Ashes more books like this by William W Johnstone add to wishlist Torn straight out of today's headlines, national bestselling author William W. Johnstone's groundbreaking and controversial series refuses to die...Destroyed by the fires of nuclear holocaust, our once great nation is in shambles. Life as we know it is no more. But among the survivors stands Ben Raines, retired soldier, mercenary, and the only man ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $3.09! \| first editions \| SVS

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