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1	Infinite Jest more books like this by David Foster Wallace Set in the near-future, this swirling comedy/epic revolves around a tennis academy, a residence for recovering substance abusers, a tight group of Quebecois-separatist terrorists, and "Infinite Jest", a film so funny that it literally kills. Perhaps one of the most ambitious attempts to capture the spirit of the age, Wallace's pervasive theme is ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $13.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Island of the Blue Dolphins more books like this by Scott O'Dell When the young Indian girl Karana's tribe leaves their island because of marauding Russian fishermen, Karana insists on staying. Left to fend for herself and to do men's work that she had never done before, Karana spends 18 years on the island with only a dog as company. Based on a true story. Winner of the 1961 Newbery Medal. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Native Son more books like this by Richard Wright Bigger Thomas, a young black man in Chicago, murders two women and is condemned to death. Bigger, whose crimes escalate as the story takes its sad and terrible course, feels--like Dostoyevsky's Raskolnikov in CRIME AND PUNISHMENT--that the act of murder is a kind of existential act, and is the only kind of freedom he has ever known. Wright ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Bluest Eye more books like this by Toni Morrison In this novel about the nature of black identity, narrated by Pecola's friend Claudia, we learn that Pecola was raped by her father, and is plagued with a desire to be white. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.77! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Death of a salesman more books like this by Arthur Miller Willy Loman is a middle-class salesman with a loving wife, Linda, and two sons, Biff and Happy. Biff is now in his 30s, a former high school football hero who wants to start a sporting goods store but has been unable to find the money to do so. Willy has also tried to raise Happy to be a man of influence, but has failed at that. Willy's life of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.65! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Color Purple more books like this by Alice Walker Celie is a poor black woman whose letters tell the story of 20 years of her life, beginning at age 14 when she is being abused and raped by her father and attempting to protect her sister from the same fate, and continuing over the course of her marriage to "Mister," a brutal man who terrorizes her. Celie eventually learns that her abusive husband ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Streetcar Named Desire more books like this by Tennessee Williams Blanche DuBois, a fading Southern belle, arrives to see her sister Stella in New Orleans. An alcoholic, clinging to the Southern tradition, she criticizes Stella for losing the family home to marry the rugged and crude Stanley Kowalski. Blanche lives in her own grieving, half-mad fantasy world; this ires Stanley, who ruins her relationship with ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Glass Menagerie more books like this by Tennessee Williams This all-new, all-star film version of a beloved American classic combines the monumental talent of the biggest and best film stars with the literary genius of Tennessee Williams. Paul Newman directs. Joanne Woodward, John Malkovich, Karen Allen and James Naughton star in the motion picture from Cineplex Odeon Films. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Martian Chronicles more books like this by Ray Bradbury The brown-skinned, yellow-eyed people of Mars live a beautiful, peaceful life rich with art, music, and philosophy, until the humans from Earth land on their planet and attempt to colonize it in this classic collection of linked short stories. The planet Mars acts as a mirror to the worst (and, very occasionally, the best) of humanity--sometimes ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.71! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 more books like this by Christopher Paul Curtis Nine-year-old Kenny narrates this story about his middle-class, African-American family and their 1963 trip from Flint, Michigan to Birmingham, Alabama. The trip's purpose is two-fold--to visit their grandmother, and to get Kenny's older brother away from the rough crowd he has been running with. Sadly, racism rears its ugly head as the family ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.09! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Our Town: A Play in Three Acts more books like this by Thornton Wilder First published in 1938, this Pulitzer Prize winning play envisions the enduring truths of human existence. The three act play takes place in the village of Grover's Corners, New Hampshire. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Sign of the Beaver more books like this by Elizabeth George Speare In late 18th-century Maine, 12-year-old Matthew is left alone in his family's newly built cabin for several weeks while his father returns to Massachusetts to fetch the entire family. A series of mishaps leads to Matthew's rescue by the chief of the Beaver tribe. Over a period of months, Matthew teaches an Indian boy, Attean, English, while he ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.62! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Kindred more books like this by Octavia E Butler A black woman is transported through time to save the life of one of her ancestors--a white slave-owner. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.96! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Roll of thunder, hear my cry more books like this by Mildred D Taylor This unforgettable saga of racial tensions in the turbulent South has become a modern classic. Now on its 25th anniversary, the Newbery Medal winner is being reissued for a new generation of readers. "Taylor . . . writes not with rancor or bitterness of indignities, but with pride, strength, and respect for humanity".--"The New York Times Book ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	I Robot more books like this by Isaac Asimov Dr. Susan Calvin is a 75-year-old Robopsychologyist retiring from U.S. Robots in the year 2057 when she is interviewed by a reporter from the Interplanetary Press. Her interview forms the narrative of this novel, covering her participation in the development of independent, sensible, and rational robots, ruled by the three entrenched laws of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.09! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	A Game of Thrones more books like this by George R R Martin in this absorbing tale, a long-ago event has thrown the seasons into disarray, and the royal house of Starks has a motto befitting the kingdom's volatile conditions: "Winter is coming". Prophetically, it becomes a metaphor for the horrors that could consign the kingdom to the darkest moment in its history. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Push more books like this by Sapphire Claireece Precious Jones is an overweight, illiterate black teenager pregnant with her second child--both the result of incest by her father--and infected with the AIDS virus--also thanks to her father. This first novel by the poet and performance artist Sapphire tells the story of how Precious miraculously finds redemption and deliverance through ... see all copies from $4.99! new only from $7.16! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	In Our Time more books like this by Ernest Hemingway 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 $5.22! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Best American Short Stories more books like this by Stephen King (Selected by), Heidi Pitlor (Selected by) Pop-culture icon Stephen King serves as the guest editor of this popular anthology, which includes such contributors as Richard Russo, John Barth, Jim Shepard, Alice Munro, William Gay, and Mary Gordon. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts more books like this by Arthur Miller Set during the Salem witchcraft trials, this play is most famous for its metaphor for McCarthyism--in fact, three years after the play was produced, Miller himself was called before HUAC. In the play, Miller used colonial language to near-poetic effect; the plot involves characters who have to make certain moral choices concerning their ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.22! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	L is for Lawless more books like this by Sue Grafton Kinsey Millhone, who sometimes lies "just to keep up my skills," is about to meet her duplicitous match in a couple of world-class prevarications who quite literally take her on the ride of her life. Quick-witted, smart-mouthed private eye Millhone joins up with a modern day Bonnie and Clyde in an adventure that will take her halfway across the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.79! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Pigs in Heaven more books like this by Barbara Kingsolver Turtle Greer, daughter of Taylor Greer of Kingsolver's previous novel THE BEAN TREES, witnesses a freak accident at the Hoover Dam. With a moment of celebrity, Turtle's life changes, and so do the lives of everyone she loves. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Shock Wave more books like this by Clive Cussler The world's greatest hero is back! The internationally bestselling author of Inca Gold returns with his hero Dirk Pitt, who confronts the most intriguing and sinister villain yet--a billionaire diamond king with three beautiful Amazon daughters--in a conflict waged above and below the sea for the survival of the world. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.96! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Lost World more books like this by Michael Crichton A sequel to "Jurassic Park". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Inherit the Wind more books like this by Jerome Lawrence Based on the Scopes 'Monkey Trial' in 1925, "Inherit the Wind" is the drama of a high school science teacher in the Bible belt. He is brought to trial when he breaks the law by teaching his class Darwinian evolution. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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