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1	Great Gatsby more books like this by F Scott Fitzgerald The exemplary novel of the Jazz Age, F. Scott Fitzgeralds' third book, "The Great Gatsby" (1925), stands as the supreme achievement of his career. T. S. Eliot read it three times and saw it as the "first step" American fiction had taken since Henry James; H. L. Mencken praised "the charm and beauty of the writing," as well as Fitzgerald's sharp ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Gold Coast more books like this by Nelson DeMille The upmarket and salubrious area of Long Island is the stamping ground for a dying breed of America's super-rich. It is also the residence of John Sutter, lawyer - very top-drawer, old money, right clubs - and his sensual wife, Susan. Their lives are about to be turned dramatically upside down by their new 'next-door' neighbour - a certain Mr ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.14! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Gate House more books like this by Nelson DeMille In a tale that is both a sequel to "The Gold Coast" as well as a suspenseful stand-alone work, acclaimed author DeMille returns to that fabled spot on the North Shore--a place where past, present, and future collide with often unexpected results.Grand Central Publishing see all copies from $14.00! new only from $15.55! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Night Fall more books like this by Nelson DeMille This thriller by bestselling author Nelson Demille mingles fiction with fact. Recurring characters ex-cop John Corey and his wife, FBI agent Kate Mayfield, members of the Federal Anti-Terrorist Task Force, probe the real-life 1996 explosion of TWA Flight 800 off the coast of Long Island, NY. Although several witnesses to the plane's destruction ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Three Junes more books like this by Julia Glass In Scotland, during the course of three summers in the 1980s and '90s, Paul MacLeod, his son Fenno, and a woman named Fern work out a complex chain of relationships. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	After All These Years more books like this by Susan Isaacs Rosie Meyer's husband, who had left her for a younger woman, is found dead in her kitchen. Rosie has the opportunity and motive - and goes on the run just before her arrest. This book tells of the adventures of Rosie, a respectable lady, now outside the law, trying to prove her own innocence. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Story of Philosophy more books like this by Will Durant A brilliant and concise account of the lives and ideas of the great philosophers -- Plato, Aristotle, Bacon, Spinoza, Voltaire, Kant, Schopenhauer, Spencer, Nietzsche, Bergson, Croce, Russell, Santayana, James and Dewey -- "The Story of Philosophy" is one of the great books of our time. Few write for the nonspecialist as well as Will Durant, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Eiger Sanction more books like this by Trevanian Jonathan Hemlock lives in a renovated Gothic church on Long Island. He is an art professor, a mountain climber, and a mercenary, performing assassinations (i.e., sanctions) for money to augment his black-market art collection. Now Hemlock is being tricked into a hazardous assignment that involves an attempt to scale one of the most treacherous ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.85! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Perfect Nightmare more books like this by John Saul The author of the bestselling blockbuster SUFFER THE CHILDREN visits terror on the suburban landscape in this pulse-pounding thriller. High-school student Lindsay Marshall thinks her life is ruined when her parents decide to move from their charming Long Island town to Manhattan. But the crippling disappointment of being torn away from her friends ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Aphrodite more books like this by Russell Andrews Justin Westwood was once a hotshot homicide detective in the big city, but a family tragedy forced him to reexamine his life. Now a police officer in a small Long Island town, Justin is still a detective at heart, and his sleuthing instincts kick in when he realizes that the death of a local reporter was not as accidental as his colleagues seem to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.78! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Child of My Heart more books like this by Alice McDermott McDermott's haunting new work--her first since the bestselling "Charming Billy, " winner of the 1998 National Book Award--is narrated by a woman who was born beautiful. On the cusp of 15, her witty, deeply etched evocation of all that was really transpiring under the surface during a seemingly idyllic season gives her wry tale its remarkable ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Great Gatsby more books like this by F Scott Fritzgerald, F Scott Fitzgerald When F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote THE GREAT GATSBY in the early 1920s, the American Dream was already on the skids. Originally based on the idea that the pursuit of happiness involves not only material success but moral and spiritual growth, the dream had by Fitzgerald's time become increasingly focused on money and pleasure--a phenomenon the high ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions
13 view cover	Seventh heaven more books like this by Hoffman In the summer of 1959 Nora Silk moves into a quiet suburb on Long Island with her two, young sons, a collection of Elvis records and a marked absence of husband. Her glamour and cheerfully chaotic ways immediately arouse the suspicions of the neighbourhood where life runs according to two rules - 'mind your own business and keep up your lawn'. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Ocean Apart more books like this by Robin Pilcher When his wife dies of cancer, David's life falls apart. Unable to pick up the pieces, he withdraws from his children, his parents and his work, devoting all efforts to restoring a garden, cultivating an order and beauty he is denied elsewhere. Forced into a business trip in America, he hits rock bottom and then, through his friendship with an ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Men's lives more books like this by Peter Matthiessen Available for the first time in a text-only edition, Peter Matthiessen's acclaimed Men's Lives should enjoy the kind of success that greeted John McPhee's Pine Barrens and William Warner's Beautiful Swimmers. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.52! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Lead a Horse to Murder: A Reigning Cats & Dogs Mystery more books like this by Cynthia Baxter Long Island veterinarian-turned-amateur sleuth Jessica Popper and her animal menagerie return for their third adventure. When Jess is asked to treat a billionaire's ailing horse, she gets a deadly glimpse into the lifestyles of the rich and felonious. Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.93! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Great Gatsby CD more books like this by F Scott Fitzgerald, Tim Robbins (Read by) This deceptively simple work, Fitzgerald's best known, was hailed by critics as capturing the spirit of the generation. In Jay Gatsby, Fitzgerald embodies some of America's strongest obsessions: wealth, power, greed, and the promise of new beginnings. Unabridged. 6 CDs. see all copies from $8.12! new only from $9.15! \| SVS
18 view cover	Monkey See, Monkey Die: A Reigning Cats & Dogs Mystery more books like this by Cynthia Baxter The latest entry in Baxter's mystery series finds veterinarian Jessica Popper putting her wedding plans on hold to solve the murder of an old friend. Original. see all copies from $2.65! new only from $3.50! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Wittgenstein's Mistress: In the Beginning, Sometimes I Left Messages in the Street more books like this by David Markson, Steven Moore (Afterword by) The heroine of David Markson's witty experimental novel is a woman named Kate, and she's convinced that she is the only person left on earth. Is she insane? And does it matter? As she ranges back through the events of her life, and through a ragbag of opinions on everything from Rembrandt's cat to Willem de Kooning's soccer shirt, Kate manages to ... see all copies from $6.50! new only from $8.21! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Picture Windows: How the Suburbs Happened more books like this by Rosalyn Baxandall, Elizabeth Ewen A clear and engaging portrait of the twentieth century American suburbwhere it came from and where it is goinghighlighting the changing racial, ethnic, and class composition of suburban life.. In Picture Windows, Baxandall and Ewen shatter nave stereotypes of suburban life, replacing them with a clear and compelling historical analysis that ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.52! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	If I Have a Wicked Stepmother, Where's My Prince? more books like this by M Kantor High school sophomore Lucy Norton, who is obsessed with basketball and art--has decided that the only difference between her and Cinderella is that her father is still alive. Forced to leave beautiful San Francisco for horrible suburban Long Island with Mara, her new control-freak stepmother, and vapid, shallow twin stepsisters, Lucy is miserable. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.25! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Caretaker more books like this by Thomas William Simpson From the acclaimed author of "This Way Madness Lies" comes a slightly twisted and wholly terrifying new thriller. Samantha Henderson, faithful wife and mother, is about to have her every wish granted. But in return, she and her family will pay a very high price, as their lives are sliced open and placed under a microscope manned by a psychopath. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Hare Today, Dead Tomorrow more books like this by Cynthia Baxter Veterinarian and amateur sleuth Jessica Popper and her animal friends must navigate a tangled vineyard full of suspects to solve a murder in Long Island wine country. Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.77! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Battle of Brooklyn 1776 more books like this by John J Gallagher Maryland and Delaware troops sacrificed themselves to cover Washington's retreat from Long Island in one of the most desperate battles in American history. This popular 1995 work is now available in trade paperback for all those who have still not read a vivid, exciting account of the largest battle of the American Revolution (albeit a crushing ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.55! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Mansions of Long Island's Gold Coast more books like this by Monica Randall This beautifully illustrated book features the magnificent estates built in the early part of the twentieth century by the wealthy residents of Long Island's North Shore. Many of the mansions are no longer standing, making this book a critical archive and monument to their glory. In their heyday, they were inhabited by the aristocracy of America's ... see all copies from $10.05! new only from $35.25! \| first editions

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