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1	Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-Of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine more books like this by Glenn Beck (Read by) add to wishlist "If you believe it's time to put principles above parties, character above campaign promises, and "Common Sense" above all -- then I ask you to read this book...." In any era, great Americans inspire us to reach our full potential. They know with conviction what they believe within themselves. They understand that all actions have consequences. ... see all copies from $5.95! new only from $5.95! \| SVS
2	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone more books like this by J K Rowling add to wishlist Eleven-year-old Harry Potter was a baby when his parents died and since that time he has been living with his horrible Uncle Vernon, dislikable Aunt Petunia, and truly disgusting cousin Dudley. Miserable and lonely, Harry is shocked when he receives a letter inviting him to attend the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. Now living at this ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Things They Carried more books like this by T O'Brien add to wishlist A collection of short story-like episodes about the lives of a group of footsoldiers in Vietnam: their present existence in the alien jungle, their childhoods, and their futures in America after the war is long over. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	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
5	Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books more books like this by Azar Nafisi add to wishlist Azar Nafasi formed a book club in Tehran comprised of seven young women who got together to discuss such books as THE GREAT GATSBY, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, DAISY MILLER, and, of course, LOLITA--books forbidden by the Islamic government. In this memoir, Nafasi, who was expelled from the country for refusing to wear the veil, writes about those women, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	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 $2.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines more books like this by Thomas C Foster add to wishlist A fun and practical introduction to literature and literary basics--symbols, themes, and contexts--shows how to make everyday reading experiences more rewarding and enjoyable. see all copies from $3.02! new only from $3.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Naked more books like this by D Sedaris add to wishlist Through a series of comic anecdotes, quirky essayist David Sedaris touches on the highlights of his life to date, including his cross-country hitchhiking trip; his discovery of Shakespeare in rural North Carolina; his various odd jobs as a migrant fruit picker, a jade polisher, and a woodwork refinisher; a family Christmas Eve spent with a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.88! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxfo more books like this by Simon Winchester add to wishlist The fascinating true story about the relationship between the man who compiled the first Oxford English Dictionary and his major collaborator, an imprisoned murderer. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.24! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Angle of Repose more books like this by Wallace Earle Stegner add to wishlist A retired, ailing history professor, Lyman Ward, has been deserted by his wife. To distract himself from pain, both physical and emotional, he embarks on the project of editing the private papers of his grandmother, an artist and writer married to a geologist. Ward recounts the story of his grandparents' life juxtaposed with his own--specifically, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why more books like this by Bart D Ehrman add to wishlist An expert on the Bible reveals how ancient scribes changed the New Testament, forever impacting fundamental Christian beliefs. He claims many widely held beliefs including the divinity of Jesus, and the origin of the Bible are the results of intentional and accidental alterations by scribes. see all copies from $3.99! new only from $7.19! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	How to Read a Book more books like this by Mortimer Jerome Adler, Patrick Cullen (Read by) add to wishlist Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren's classic guide to enlightened reading. On everything from poetry and plays to science and philosophy, Adler and Van Doren teach general readers how to analyze a text, to appreciate its method and bias, and to come away with a full understanding of the author's point. see all copies from $5.27! new only from $10.17! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Then Sings My Soul: 150 of the World's Greatest Hymn Stories more books like this by Robert J Morgan add to wishlist In this follow-up to the bestselling "Then Sings My Soul," devotional-style stories brim with emotion and drama about the people whose faith led them to write the the world's greatest hymns, and about the people whose lives were changed by them. see all copies from $3.76! new only from $9.95! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Ways of Seeing more books like this by John Berger add to wishlist WAYS OF SEEING (1972), one of John Berger's best known works, began as a series of BBC programs. Both TV shows and book attempt to popularize some of Berger's very anti-establishment ideas about art, particularly his proto-feminist way of looking at the nude, his appreciation of photography and other mechanically reproduced art, and his ... see all copies from $3.26! new only from $5.58! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them more books like this by Francine Prose add to wishlist This book presents an inside look at how the professionals read and write. Long before there were creative writing workshops and degrees, how did aspiring writers learn to write? By reading the work of their predecessors and contemporaries, says the author. In "Reading Like a Writer", Prose invites you to sit by her side and take a guided tour of ... see all copies from $2.20! new only from $2.20! \| signed copies \| SVS
16 view cover	How to read the Bible for all its worth more books like this by Dr. Gordon D Fee, Dr. Douglas Stuart add to wishlist This book helps readers determine what Scriptures meant at the time they were written and how that meaning applies to us today. see all copies from $6.33! new only from $7.30! \| SVS
17 view cover	Norton Anthology of American Literature more books like this by Nina Baym (Editor) add to wishlist This classic survey of American literature from its sixteenth-century origins to its flourishing present features the work of over 260 writers, with 34 newly included. Among the 36 works reproduced in their entirety are "Franklin's Autobiography"; "The Scarlet Letter"; "Walden"; "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"; "The Awakening"; "My Antonia"; "As ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.41! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Howl, and other poems. more books like this by Allen Ginsberg add to wishlist Ginsberg's celebrated 1956 poem brought the writing of the Beat Generation to widespread attention. In the words of a critic who was there, when Ginsberg read "Howl" aloud for the first time at the Six Gallery in San Francisco in October of 1955, the audience knew "at the deepest level that a barrier had been broken, that a human voice and body ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $3.57! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking more books like this by David Bayles, Ted Orland add to wishlist Written by artists, for artists, this survival guide explores the way art gets made, the reason it often doesn't get made, and the nature of the difficulties that cause so many artists to give up along the way. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.38! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art more books like this by Scott McCloud add to wishlist This is an exploration of the history, meaning, and art of comics and cartooning. Using comics to examine the medium itself, the author takes the form of a cartoon character and explains the structure, meaning, and appeal of comics, and provides a running analysis of comics as art, literature, and communication. He reaches back to pre-Columbus ... see all copies from $6.73! new only from $11.08! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The Norton Anthology of English Literature more books like this by Stephen Greenblatt (Editor), M H Abrams (Editor), George M Logan (Editor) add to wishlist A best-seller for more than forty years, this is the survey of English literature from the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century. With 274 authors, the Eighth Edition deepens its representation of essential works in all genres, ranging from Seamus Heaney's translation of "Beowulf" to global twentieth-century classics. Over 75 colour plates and ... see all copies from $2.58! new only from $12.94! \| SVS
22 view cover	A Poetry Handbook more books like this by Mary Oliver add to wishlist With passion, wit, and good common sense, the celebrated poet Mary Oliver tells of the basic ways a poem is built--meter and rhyme, form and diction, sound and sense. Drawing on poems from Robert Frost, Elizabeth Bishop, and others, the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner imparts an extraordinary amount of information in a short space. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.85! \| SVS
23 view cover	Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama and Writing more books like this by Mr. X J Kennedy, Dana Gioia add to wishlist The concise version of the discipline's most popular introductory anthology, Kennedy/Gioia's Literature, Compact Edition continues to inspire students with engaging insights on reading and writing about stories, poems, and plays. Poets in their own right, editors X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia bring personal warmth and a human perspective to this ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.80! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible (and Why We Don't Know about Them) more books like this by Bart D Ehrman add to wishlist The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Misquoting Jesus" reveals how books in the Bible were actually forged by later authors and that the New Testament itself is riddled with contradictory claims about Jesus--information that scholars know but the general public does not. see all copies from $5.51! new only from $15.50! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Honey for a child's heart; the imaginative use of books in family life more books like this by Gladys M. Hunt add to wishlist Honey for a Child's Heart, now in its third edition, is one of the best guides to children's books available. It is for parents who know the value of reaching their children with good books. This edition includes an indexed and updated 85-page list of the best children's classics ever. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.57! \| first editions \| SVS

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