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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 $7.39! new only from $8.23! \| SVS
2	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 $2.53! new only from $8.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	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 $4.34! new only from $7.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	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 $5.16! new only from $8.34! \| first editions \| SVS
5	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 $4.47! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	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 $2.84! new only from $6.19! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	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
8	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 $3.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	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 $2.53! new only from $7.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	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 $1.99! new only from $4.47! \| SVS
11 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 $4.52! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Lord of the Flies: Great Books Edition more books like this by Sir William Golding add to wishlist see all copies from $2.75! new only from $7.50! \| SVS
13 view cover	True to the Game II more books like this by Teri Woods add to wishlist Picking up where True to the Game left off, Quadir is dead, and Gena is now seeing a new guy named Jay. Little does she know that this man she has fallen in love with is actually Jerrell Jackson, Quadir's former arch-rival jerrell jackson! Unfortunately Jerrell is determind to get his revenge of Quadir's crew - starting with Gena! see all copies from $8.17! new only from $8.17! \| SVS
14 view cover	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 $4.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 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
16 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
17 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 $3.04! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	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
19 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
20 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 $2.83! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	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 $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	House on Mango Street more books like this by Sandra Cisneros add to wishlist In this novel about coming of age in Chicago, Esperanza Cordero grows up in its inner-city slums and resolves to transcend her background. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family more books like this by Lisa See add to wishlist See, the West Coast columnist for "Publisher's Weekly," spent five years collecting the details of her family's history. She interviewed close to 100 relatives, and researched documents at the National Archives, Immigration Offices, and from personal collections in order to accurately present the story of her Chinese-American origins. see all copies from $3.44! new only from $9.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Breath, Eyes, Memory more books like this by Edwidge Danticat add to wishlist This is the story of Sophie Caco, the daughter of a Haitian exile, conceived in an act of violence. When Sophie is 12, her mother--who had abandoned her--asks the girl to join her in New York. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Passing more books like this by Nella Larsen add to wishlist A light-skinned African American woman is married to a white man who is ignorant of her racial heritage. Her childhood friend, equally capable of "passing," has chosen to live her life as a black woman and deny the existence of racism. A chance meeting forces both women to confront truths about themselves. First published in 1929, this novel has ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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