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1	Sophie's world : a novel about the history of philosophy more books like this by Jostein Gaarder When 14-year-old Sophie Amundsen finds two questions in her mailbox: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?", she begins a tour through Western philosophy guided by a mysterious mentor. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.28! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Doll's House more books like this by H Ibsen Ibsen's best-known play displays his genius for realistic prose drama. An expression of women's rights, the play climaxes when the central character, Nora, rejects a smothering marriage and life in "a doll's house." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Faceless killers more books like this by Henning Mankell When a dying woman's last word seems to implicate members of the Swedish immigrant community, Police Inspector Kurt Wallander must race to solve a crime for which there are no apparent clues before local white supremacists take the law into their own hands, evidence or not.... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The fifth woman more books like this by Henning Mankell Kurt Wallander--a Swedish cop with a lot of vulnerability concealed beneath a hardboiled veneer--finds himself on the trail of a remarkably cruel serial killer, one who kills slowly and excruciatingly. Various clues lead Wallander to the conclusion that this killer is unmistakably female. He and his cronies track the femme fatale through the ... see all copies from $2.45! new only from $7.72! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Sidetracked more books like this by Henning Mankell A teenage girl self-immolates, the former Minister of Justice is murdered and scalped, and suddenly Inspector Kurt Wallander finds himself searching for Sweden's first serial killer. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Smilla's Sense of Snow more books like this by Peter Hoeg A literary mystery that unravels the knotty puzzle of who killed Isaiah, a young boy who "fell" from the window of his parents' Copenhagen apartment. Isaiah's neighbor Smilla Qaavigaaq refuses to accept the police verdict of accidental death and begins to investigate the case on her own. Witty and self-assured, Smilla brings her own original ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Sophie's World more books like this by Jostein Gaarder A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought. In order to answer two existential questions, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning--but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.71! \| first editions
8	Kristin Lavransdatter more books like this by Sigrid Undset In the third volume of Sigrid Undset's monumental historical saga, Kristin and her family return to her childhood home, where she watches her sons growing up in a difficult time while her marriage slowly crumbles. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.99! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Hunger more books like this by Knut Hamsun In this epic, semi-autobiographical novel of poverty and despair, Hamsun's narrator is a poor writer who depends upon the sale of articles and stories to the press for his living. He is usually destitute and often hungry, and during the long intervals when he is underfed, his mood swings wildly between euphoria and bleak, self-destructive ... see all copies from $2.73! new only from $5.54! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Christmas mystery more books like this by Jostein Gaarder A holiday story for the whole family, about Elisabet who follows a lamb on an amazing journey. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Thumbelina more books like this by Hans Christian Andersen The Andersen fairy tale receives a new adaptation from illustrator Brad Sneed. Born inside a brilliant red flower, tiny Thumbelina experiences a uniquely strange life, considering that she's chased by a toad, a mole, and a beetle, each nursing an infatuation with the slender girl who's physically smaller than any of them. Sneed pays meticulous ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Growth of the soil more books like this by Knut Hamsun In this allegorical novel, Isak, the hero of the story, is the archetypical man who labors and builds. A wanderer at the start of the tale, he builds a hut to shelter himself from the winds of the moors and decides to settle on the spot. He begins to cultivate the land, and eventually he meets a woman who stays to become his wife and raise his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.19! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The dogs of Riga more books like this by Henning Mankell The second book in the popular series takes Inspector Kurt Wallander to Riga, Latvia, to investigate the murder of two Eastern European criminals. There he finds himself plunged into an alien world where shadows are everywhere, everything is watched, and old regimes will do anything to stay alive. see all copies from $2.21! new only from $7.72! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Giants in the earth : a saga of the prairie more books like this by Ole Edvart Rolvaag The classic story of a Norwegian pioneer family's struggles with the land and the elements of the Dakota Territory as they try to make a new life in America. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.50! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	I am David more books like this by Anne Holm The adventures of a 12-year-old boy who escapes from an Eastern European concentration camp and travels to Denmark and freedom. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.49! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Wonderful Adventures of Nils more books like this by Selma Lagerlof "The Wonderful Adventures of Nils" is the work of Sweden's greatest fiction writer. She devoted three years to nature study and to familiarizing herself with animal and bird life, and wove them all into her story. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.95! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Little Mermaid more books like this by Hans Christian Andersen On her 15th birthday, a mermaid princess is given the ability to temporarily explore the world beyond the sea. On dry land, she falls in love with a handsome prince, but she can never see him again once she returns to the sea. But her love is so strong that the mermaid decides to do whatever it takes to return to the world of humans again. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Fairy tales more books like this by Hans Christian Andersen "The Princess and the Pea", "The Little Mermaid", and other great Andersen fairy tales have enchanted children since the first ones appeared in Danish in the 1830s and '40s. Spink's translation into English is widely recognized as the finest, and the new Everyman's Library edition is further graced by the magical pictures made in 1899 by three of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.67! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Legion of the Damned more books like this by Sven Hassel Sven Hassel's books have sold 52 million copies worldwide. The critically acclaimed Legion of the Damned has already been translated into 15 languages, and will soon reach the attention of even more readers when it becomes a movie. Hassel, a Danish volun see all copies from $5.42! new only from $5.60! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Pippi in the South Seas more books like this by Astrid Lindgren Pippi Longstocking and her friends, Tommy and Annika Settergren, travel to the South Seas island of Kurrekurredutt, where Pippi's father lives at the King of the Cannibals. Illustrated with b&w drawings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Emperor's New Clothes more books like this by Hans Christian Andersen This expanded version of the traditional tale consists of a series of vignettes written by celebrities and illustrated by well-known artists. For example, Madonna tells the story from the perspective of the Emperor's Wife (illustrated by Daniel Adel) while Robin Williams fills in as the Court Jester (illustrated by Berkeley Breathed), Liam Neeson ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Kierkegaard Anthology more books like this by Robert Bretall (Editor), Soren Kierkegaard This anthology covers the whole of Kierkegaard's literary career. These are climaxed by the beautiful and moving religious discourses which accompany them; finally, there is the biting satire of his Attack Upon 'Christendom.' see all copies from $5.00! new only from $14.38! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Little Match Girl more books like this by Hans Christian Andersen This version of Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale is set in early 1920s America. Color illustrations accompany the text. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Pippi Goes on Board more books like this by Astrid Lindgren The further adventures of nine-year-old Pippi Longstocking, who lives in a small village in Sweden while she waits for her father to return from being lost at sea. In this book, Pippi's father does return, and offers to take her to live with him on Kurrekurredutt Island. Will Pippi go away and leave her friends, Tommy and Annika, behind? ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Summer Book more books like this by Tove Jansson By the revered Finnish children's author, this classic novel is about young Sophie, her artist grandmother, and the remote island where they spend summers. see all copies from $2.72! new only from $7.74! \| first editions \| SVS

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