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1	Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson more books like this by Mitch Albom Upon learning of his former college professor and mentor's impending death, Mitch Albom--award-winning sportswriter, "New York Times" bestselling author, and TV commentator--visited Morrie Schwartz every week. "Tuesdays with Morrie" is Albom's extraordinary chronicle of their time together, a book filled with laughter, sadness, joy and peace. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Scarlet Letter more books like this by Nathaniel Hawthorne This is part of a series called "Bloom's ReViews", which are college-level study guides prepared under the aegis of Harold Bloom, distinguished Yale professor and author of "The Western Canon". Each guide includes an introductory essay by Bloom as well as extracts from renowned scholars on key topics in the work. Good for independent study and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Namesake more books like this by Jhumpa Lahiri Jhumpa Lahiri won the Pulitzer for her story collection, INTERPRETER OF MALADIES. Her first novel, set in Boston and New York, begins in 1968 with a young Indian man doing research at MIT, and his wife, who becomes pregnant with a son. As years go by, their son, unlike his parents, becomes thoroughly westernized and even rebellious, with a series ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Crucible more books like this by Arthur Miller Set during the Salem witchcraft trials, this play is most famous for its metaphor for McCarthyism--in fact, three years after the play was produced, Miller himself was called before HUAC. In the play, Miller used colonial language to near-poetic effect; the plot involves characters who have to make certain moral choices concerning their ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Little women more books like this by Louisa May Alcott This story of the four March sisters is based on the author's own childhood. The novel is divided into two parts. "Book One" focuses on the sisters' struggles with poverty while growing up in New England during the Civil War. As their father, a minister, serves in the war, the girls are raised by their loving and wise mother, Marmee. "Book Two" ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Message in a Bottle more books like this by Nicholas Sparks Theresa Osborne is a Boston journalist and single mother of a 12-year old. One day while in Cape Cod, she picks up a bottle and finds herself playing with destiny. The bottle contains a note written just three weeks before, a declaration of love to a lost companion. Despite her initial skepticism, Theresa determinedly embarks on a search for the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Mystic River more books like this by D Lehane State trooper Sean Devine is assigned to investigate the murder of the daughter of Jimmy Marcus. Jimmy and Sean have been friends since childhood. A third old friend, Dave Boyle, may or may not have much more sinister ties to the crime. Lehane's exploration of the three friends' intertwined, checkered pasts is set against the backdrop of working ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Ethan Frome more books like this by Edith Wharton This tragic short novel tells the tale of Ethan Frome, who lives an isolated life in cold New England. When his mother dies, he marries his cousin Zeena for companionship, rather than for love. When they hire Mattie Silver as a live-in household helper, Ethan and the young Mattie fall desperately in love. Inevitably, Zeena discovers the affair. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Face the Fire more books like this by Nora Roberts The final book in Nora Roberts's bewitching New England-set Three Sisters Island trilogy brings to a close the saga of modern-day witches Nell Channing, Ripley Todd, and Mia Devlin. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.52! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Walden more books like this by Henry D Thoreau Thoreau's classic account of the solitary life, describing his attempts to simplify his life and sort out his priorities by living alone in a cabin beside Walden Pond for nearly two years, is one of the most influential books ever written. The bible of the environmental movement, WALDEN vividly portrays Thoreau's reverence for nature, and his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.10! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Dance Upon the Air more books like this by Nora Roberts In this supernatural romance, a young woman named Nell arrives on an island off the coast of Massachusetts and discovers that she is a witch, destined to save the island from a curse by breaking her own destructive emotional patterns and finding true love. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.30! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Plum Island more books like this by Nelson DeMille A Long Island couple is murdered, alerting police to a black market that traffics in deadly viruses. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War more books like this by Nathaniel Philbrick A New York Times Bestselling Author From the perilous ocean crossing to the shared bounty of the first Thanksgiving, the Pilgrim settlement of New England has become enshrined as our most sacred national myth. Yet, as bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick reveals in his spellbinding new book, the true story of the Pilgrims is much more than the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Johnny Tremain more books like this by Esther Forbes Set in Boston on the brink of the American Revolution, this historical novel tells of observant 14-year-old silversmith apprentice Johnny Tremain, who, due to a bad burn on his hand, must give up silversmithing. Noticing the unrest in the city, Johnny becomes a dispatch rider for the Committee of Public Safety and is soon caught up in the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.30! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Civil Action more books like this by Jonathan Harr Children in Woburn, Massachusetts began getting leukemia in unusually high numbers in the mid-1960s. At about the same time, the water from two local wells began to taste of chemicals. Despite the complaints of local residents, the wells were not permanently closed until 1979. The site was put on the federal Superfund list, but the leukemia cases ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	On Beauty more books like this by Zadie Smith Zadie Smith updates the plot of E.M. Forster's HOWARDS END to tell the comic story of two radically different British families: the arch conservatives Monty and Carline Kipps, and the bohemian, very liberal Belseys. Both men are art professors teaching at a college in Massachusetts where the two wives, unexpectedly, become close friends. Kiki ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts more books like this by Arthur Miller Set during the Salem witchcraft trials, this play is most famous for its metaphor for McCarthyism--in fact, three years after the play was produced, Miller himself was called before HUAC. In the play, Miller used colonial language to near-poetic effect; the plot involves characters who have to make certain moral choices concerning their ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.50! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Pocket Medicine: The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Internal Medicine more books like this by Marc S Sabatine Prepared by residents and attending physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital, this pocket-sized looseleaf is one of the best-selling references for medical students, interns, and residents on the wards and candidates reviewing for internal medicine board exams. In bulleted lists, tables, and algorithms, Pocket Medicine provides key clinical ... see all copies from $16.41! new only from $21.38! \| first editions
19 view cover	Make Way for Ducklings more books like this by Robert McCloskey MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS combines a perfectly told tale with lovely illustrations to tell the story of how a family of ducks found a home in Boston's Public Garden. After hatching and raising their chicks along the Charles River, Mr. and Mrs. Mallard decide it's finally time to bring their new family to their real home--on the island in the middle ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The MacGregor Grooms more books like this by Nora Roberts As head of his clan, Daniel MacGregor sets out once again to play Cupid, this time fixing up his three grandsons with women who he's sure will help continue the MacGregor lineage. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.14! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Girl Interrupted more books like this by Susanna Kaysen Susanna Kaysen entered a psychiatric institution when she was 18 for an extended rest. In GIRL, INTERRUPTED, she writes about this period of her life, revealing not only the intricacies of the mind, as observed in herself and her ward-mates, but also the intricacies of the institution. This memoir has touched many people and, in 1999, was ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.39! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions more books like this by Ben Mezrich This true story recounts how a group of MIT students used their intellectual skills to beat the system at various casinos. Supplied with hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash by several anonymous investors, the students used role-playing, verbal clues and tics, and card counting to win millions of dollars. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.45! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Shutter Island more books like this by Dennis Lehane In 1954 on a remote island in Massachusetts Bay, a mental patient has escaped from Ashecliffe Hospital. Since there is no way off the island, logic dictates that she must be hiding somewhere, and the hospital calls in US Marshalls Teddy Daniels and Chuck Aule to flush her out. But when they arrive, they find that there is more going on than a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.35! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	One L: The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School more books like this by Scott Turow (Preface by) The first year of law school is a rite of passage that only the strong survive. Scott Turow describes his experience at Harvard Law School, the country's largest, with the same vivid detail that has made him a best-selling novelist. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Road from Coorain more books like this by Jill Ker Conway A memoir of Jill Ker Conway's childhood in Australia and her education in the US, where she became the first woman president of Smith College. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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