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1	Sarah's Key more books like this by Tatiana De Rosnay add to wishlist Paris, July 1942: Sarah, a ten year-old girl, is arrested with her family by the French police in the Vel' d'Hiv' roundup, but not before she locks her younger brother in a cupboard in the family's apartment, thinking that she will be back within a few hours. Paris, May 2002: On Vel' d'Hiv's 60th anniversary, journalist Julia Jarmond is asked to ... see all copies from $7.58! new only from $8.23! \| SVS
2	Me Talk Pretty One Day more books like this by D Sedaris add to wishlist David Sedaris, author of NAKED, continues his humorous exploration of himself, focusing on his humorous attempts to learn French after moving to Paris; his topics include restaurants, his quirky dislikes, his career dreams, and the habits of his increasingly eccentric family. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Unaccustomed Earth more books like this by Jhumpa Lahiri add to wishlist In this collection from a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, eight dazzling stories take readers from Cambridge and Seattle to India and Thailand as each explores the secrets at the heart of family life. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao more books like this by Junot Diaz add to wishlist Winner of both the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the most talked about--and praised--smash hit of 2007 follows the adventures of a sweet but disastrously overweight ghetto nerd plagued by a family curse. see all copies from $4.07! new only from $6.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance more books like this by Barack Obama add to wishlist The son of a black African father and a white American mother, Obama was only two years old when his father walked out on the family. Many years later, Obama receives a phone call from Nairobi: his father is dead. This sudden news inspires an emotional odyssey for Obama, determined to learn the truth of his father's life and reconcile his divided ... see all copies from $2.49! new only from $8.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Alex Cross's Trial more books like this by James Patterson, Richard DiLallo add to wishlist Detective Alex Cross tells an ancestor's story, in this astonishing account of one man's bold pursuit of justice in the face of racism and violence. Unlike any story Patterson has ever told before, "Alex Cross's Trial" still offers the astounding action and breakneck speed of any Alex Cross novel to date. see all copies from $8.49! new only from $10.00! \| first editions \| SVS
7	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 $4.39! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Lions of Lucerne more books like this by Brad Thor add to wishlist A Secret Service agent attempts to discover who has kidnapped the U.S. President and finds, to his surprise, that it was the Swiss. So he sets off for the Alps to rescue the Prez. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Last Days more books like this by Joel C Rosenberg add to wishlist Baghdad lies in ruins. Now the eyes of the world are on Jerusalem as Jon Bennett--a Wall Street strategist turned senior White House advisor arrives in the Middle East to meet with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. On the table: a dramatic and potentially historic Arab-Israeli peace plan. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.59! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Teacher Man: A Memoir more books like this by Frank McCourt add to wishlist Frank McCourt, the author of ANGELA'S ASHES and 'TIS, wraps up his trilogy of memoirs with this account of the 30 years he spent teaching in New York public high schools, from his rocky beginning as a young man teaching English in a vocational school to his eventual destination--the rarefied halls of the elite Stuyvesant School. Throughout, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Madonnas of Leningrad more books like this by Debra Dean add to wishlist Bit by bit, the ravages of age are eroding Marina's grip on the everyday. see all copies from $2.43! new only from $7.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Blowback: A Thriller more books like this by Brad Thor add to wishlist When a mysterious new weapon tips the balance against American and Allied forces throughout the Middle East, the only person the president can call for help is the man the administration has just fired - Navy SEAL turned covert Homeland Security operative, Scot Harvath. Caught live on Al Jazeera in an off-the-books operation, Harvath is forced to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.66! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Mis-Education of the Negro more books like this by Carter Godwin Woodson add to wishlist Originally released in 1933, The Mis-Education of the Negro continues to resonate today, raising questions that readers are still trying to answer. The impact of slavery on the Black psyche is explored and questions are raised about our education system, such as what and who African Americans are educated for, the difference between education and ... see all copies from $2.98! new only from $4.20! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America more books like this by Firoozeh Dumas add to wishlist The author writes about her years in early-1970s America, when her father, an Iranian oil company executive, was posted to California. Their arrival coincided with the hostage crisis, when anti-Iran fervor in America was at its height--and her father lost his job. Despite this and other trials, the family continued in its admiration for the U.S., ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.70! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Tallgrass more books like this by Sandra Dallas add to wishlist During World War II, a family finds life turned upside-down when the government opens a Japanese internment camp in their small town. Part thriller, part historical novel, Dallas has written a riveting exploration of the darkest--as well as the best--parts of the human heart. see all copies from $2.75! new only from $6.93! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Scandal in Spring more books like this by Lisa Kleypas add to wishlist In this lush conclusion to her seasonal series, "New York Times" bestselling author Lisa Kleypas takes readers back to Victorian London, where after spending three seasons searching for a husband, Daisy Bowman, the sole "Wallflower" yet to be married, finally meets her match. Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Rose That Grew from Concrete more books like this by Tupac Shakur add to wishlist By the time of his murder at the age of 25, Tupac Shakur was a major force in rap music, with a dozen albums and six movies under his belt. But this collection of poems, written in a poetry workshop by the future star at the age of 19, shows that Shakur possessed both a poet's disarming simplicity and a writer's raw talent well before the start of ... see all copies from $4.31! new only from $4.84! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Last Chinese Chef more books like this by Nicole Mones add to wishlist This exhilarating story is the transporting tale of how the sensual, romantic elements of haute Chinese cuisine become the perfect ingredients to lift the troubled soul of a grieving American woman. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.88! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Forged by Fire more books like this by Sharon Mills Draper add to wishlist When his mother leaves him at home while she goes to buy drugs, 3-year-old Gerald Nickelby accidentally starts a fire and is badly burned. Afterward, his mother is charged with child neglect and sentenced to jail, and Gerald is sent to live with his firm but loving Aunt Queen. Six years later, after his mother is released from jail and Aunt Queen ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment more books like this by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston add to wishlist Wakatsuki was seven years old in 1942 when her family was sent to live at Manzanar internment camp. This is the true story of one spirited Japanese-American family's attempt to survive the indignities of forced detention. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.93! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Teacher Man more books like this by Frank McCourt add to wishlist Available at last in paperback is Frank McCourt's critically acclaimed, Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller about how his 30-year teaching career in the public schools of New York City shaped his second act as a writer. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents more books like this by Julia Alvarez add to wishlist The debut novel from the highly acclaimed writer Julia Alvarez. Dr. Carlos Garcia's role in a failed coup on a Caribbean island means that he and his wife, Laura, must flee with their four daughters and abandon their aristocratic lifestyle for a new life as Hispanic immigrants in America. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Romiette and Julio more books like this by Sharon Mills Draper add to wishlist Like Shakespeare's famous star-crossed lovers, Romiette Cappelle and Julio Montague face strong opposition to their budding romance. In their case, a dangerous gang's disapproval of their interracial relationship puts the two in mortal peril. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.19! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Fences: A Play more books like this by August Wilson, Lloyd Richards (Introduction by) add to wishlist The author of the 1984-85 Broadway season's best play, MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM, returns with another powerful, stunning dramatic work that has won him new critical acclaim and the Pulitzer Prize. The protagonist of FENCES, Troy Maxson, is a strong man, a hard man. He has had to be - to survive. For Troy Maxson has gone through life in an America ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.94! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Reluctant Fundamentalist more books like this by Mohsin Hamid add to wishlist In the wake of September 11, Changez finds his position in his adopted city suddenly overturned, and his budding relationship with Erica eclipsed by the reawakened ghosts of her past. His own identity is in seismic shift as well, unearthing allegiances more fundamental than money, power, and maybe even love. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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