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1	Good-bye to all that; an autobiography more books like this by Robert Graves add to wishlist Robert Graves, English novelist, poet and essayist, describes the events of his youth, and how he came--along with the rest of the world--to the end of his innocence during World War I. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.36! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Norton Anthology of English Literature more books like this by M Abrams add to wishlist This seventh edition's thoroughly revised text incorporates recent scholarly developments while retaining the elements that have made the anthology useful in the past. New features includes a broader representation of women writers of all historical periods such as Marie de France, Frances Burney, Charlotte Smith, Mary Robinson, Elizabeth Gaskell ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.39! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Best Loved Poems of the American People more books like this by Hazel Felleman add to wishlist More than 1,500,000 copies in print! Over 575 traditional favorites to be read and reread. Categorized by theme, and indexed by author and first line, this is a collection that will be treasured. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.93! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Good Poems for Hard Times more books like this by Garrison Keillor (Selected by) add to wishlist Titled in Garrison Keillor's typical low-key, plainspoken way, GOOD POEMS FOR HARD TIMES (a spinoff from his 2002 anthology, GOOD POEMS) contains a wide selection of poems in English. Many are by living writers, but the time period represented ranged from the 16th century to the 21st. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Irish Girls about Town more books like this by Maeve Binchy add to wishlist New York Times" bestselling authors Binchy and Keyes top an impressive roster of the Emerald Isle's most popular women writers and prove that when it comes to spinning a good yarn, the Irish are the best in the business. Showcasing dazzling wit in short stories that run the gamut from provocative to poignant, these Irish women will tug at the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Life of Samuel Johnson more books like this by James Boswell add to wishlist The classic biography of Dr. Johnson, by his disciple, James Boswell. The already great reputation of Johnson was sealed with the publication of this book in 1791, and it is largely due to this book that Dr. Johnson is still so well-remembered today. This was long considered the standard English biography of a man of letters, against which all ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.85! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Goodbye to all that more books like this by Robert Graves add to wishlist Robert Graves, English novelist, poet and essayist, describes the events of his youth, and how he came--along with the rest of the world--to the end of his innocence during World War I. see all copies from $2.96! new only from $10.85! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Boy Tales of Childhood more books like this by Roald Dahl add to wishlist The autobiography, up to age 20, of the author of such books as CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY and JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH. The book is divided into four parts, each corresponding with the years he spent at four different schools. Readers will be able to see how Dahl's school experiences, which often involve bullying unpleasant teachers, are ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.19! \| first editions \| SVS
9	List of 7 more books like this by Mark Frost add to wishlist From the co-creator/writer of Twin Peaks. An anonymous note sends Arthur Conan Doyle--rising young surgeon and demystifier of the occult--on the trail of a dangerous group of elite Satanists called the Brotherhod of the Dark. A rousing fiction debut for Frost. Summer 1994 film release from Universal. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.93! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Norton Anthology of Poetry more books like this by Alexander W Allison add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.61! \| first editions
11	An Autobiography more books like this by Agatha Christie add to wishlist A new-look printing of Agatha Christie's 'most absorbing mystery' to mark the 25th anniversary of her death. Agatha Christie died on 12 January 1976, having become the best-selling novelist in history. Her autobiography, published in 1977 a year after her death, tells of her fascinating private life, from early childhood through two marriages and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.53! \| first editions
12 view cover	English Romantic Poetry: An Anthology more books like this by Stanley Appelbaum (Editor) add to wishlist This volume contains a rich selection of poems by England's six great Romantic poets: William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and John Keats. Encompassing a broad range of subjects, styles, and moods, the emphasis of these late 18th and early 19th century poets is imagination and individual ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Going Solo more books like this by Roald Dahl add to wishlist Dahl's autobiographical memoir of the years leading up to his adventures as a fighter pilot in the RAF in World War II is a sequel to his memoir of his childhood, BOY. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Out of Sheer Rage: Wrestling with D.H. Lawrence more books like this by Geoff Dyer add to wishlist After trying and failing to write a conventional biography of Lawrence, Geoff Dyer instead tackles his own writer's block by focusing on his personal responses to his subject. In the process, he travels to the places where Lawrence lived--Taos, Sardinia, Paris, Oaxaca, England--in an attempt to understand both Lawrence and himself. see all copies from $2.89! new only from $5.36! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien more books like this by Humphrey Carpenter (Selected by), Christopher Tolkien, J R R Tolkien add to wishlist Appearing in paperback for the first time with a newly expanded Index comes this collection of personal letters, the only source for Tolkien's own thoughts on the creation and meaning of Middle-earth. see all copies from $2.33! new only from $5.13! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Chronicles of wasted time more books like this by Malcolm Muggeridge add to wishlist Back in print for the first time since Muggeridge's death in 1990, both published volumes of his acclaimed biography, "The Green Stick" and "The Infernal Grove," plus the previously unpublished start to an unfinished third volume entitled "The Right Eye," are all brought together in one unabridged volume. (Motivation) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.04! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Bard of Avon: The Story of William Shakespeare more books like this by Diane Stanley add to wishlist How did a man from an unremarkable family cr eate a legacy of plays that are performed regularly everywhe re? There will always be mysteries about William Shakespeare , but what is known of his life, his times, and his theatre makes an exciting story. ' see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.08! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Girl in a Blue Dress: A Novel Inspired by the Life and Marriage of Charles Dickens more books like this by Gaynor Arnold add to wishlist Beloved writer Alfred Gibson's funeral has all of London in tears. Yet his very own wife is not in attendance. Estranged for years from her husband, Dorothea cannot bring herself to demonize Alfred, choosing instead to rethink her life and face those who once turned against her. see all copies from $11.96! new only from $13.00! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Confessions of an English Opium-Eater and Other Writings more books like this by Thomas de Quincey, Grevel Lindop, PH.D. (Editor) add to wishlist Confessions of an English Opium-Eater is an account of the early life and opium addiction of Thomas De Quincey, in prose which is by turns witty, conversational, and nightmarish. 'On the Knocking at the Gate in Macbeth' offers both a small masterpiece of Shakespearian interpretation and a provocative statement of De Quincey's personal aesthetic ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.45! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	My Undoing: Love in the Thick of Sex, Drugs, Pornography, and Prostitution more books like this by Aiden Shaw add to wishlist For the first time, porn legend Aiden Shaw takes fans behind-the-scenes to the gay adult film world that made him a star. My Undoing ventures from locales such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, and London, to the sets of premiere studios like Falcon, Catalina, and Studio 200. Yet, this is not the typical adult film memoir, where stars ... see all copies from $4.40! new only from $4.99! \| SVS
21 view cover	Woman to woman more books like this by Cathy Kelly add to wishlist Best friends Jo Ryan and Aisling Moran have it all. As a fashion journalist with an Irish glossy magazine, Jo has a great career, independence and a drop-dead gorgeous boyfriend. Aisling is deliriously happy with her brilliant editor husband, two beautiful ten-year-old sons and a home she's rag-rolled and stencilled to within an inch of its life. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.80! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	The Importance of Music to Girls more books like this by Lavinia Greenlaw add to wishlist For Greenlaw, music--from bubblegum pop to classical piano to the passionate catharsis of punk rock--is at first the key to being a girl and then the means of escape. She has written a razor-sharp remembrance of adolescence, filtered through the art that strikes at the most visceral level. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.91! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Beatrix Potter: A Journal more books like this by Beatrix Potter add to wishlist This collection includes the unabridged text and original illustrations of all 23 of Potter's tales for children. Arranged in the order in which they were originally published, these stories stand alone, but are linked together by several characters and events. see all copies from $5.60! new only from $9.98! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Samuel Johnson more books like this by Walter Jackson Bate add to wishlist Bate's magisterial biography provides a picture of Johnson as a genius and as a human being, a man whose brilliance was born out of the torment of his mind. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.00! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Garden Open Tomorrow more books like this by Beverley Nichols add to wishlist Beverley Nichols (1898-1983) wrote mysteries and children's books, but he was also an avid gardener, and his eccentrically entertaining gardening books are classics. This volume is about his garden at Sudbrook Cottage in Surrey, and is the last of his works, written when he was in his 60s. It contains a chapter called Gardening for the Elderly. see all copies from $14.76! new only from $14.76! \| first editions \| SVS

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