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1	Middlesex more books like this by Jeffrey Eugenides add to wishlist Spanning eight decades, Eugenides's long-awaited second novel is a grand, utterly original fable of crossed bloodlines, the intricacies of gender, and the deep, untidy promptings of desire. Eugenides was named one of America's best young novelists by both "Granta" and "The New Yorker." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.45! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Song of Solomon more books like this by Toni Morrison add to wishlist In Toni Morrison's powerful 1977 novel, Milkman Dead hears a strange story: his father and his aunt Pilate witnessed their father's murder, and Pilate has carried his bones around with her for 20 years. Milkman travels south to find that this grandfather (who fled slavery and escaped, creating a myth of flight) has been immortalized in folktales ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day more books like this by Pearl Cleage add to wishlist When Ava returns to her hometown to visit her sister, she becomes involved with Eddie Jefferson. The romance is threatened because each of them has a terrible secret: Ava is HIV-positive, and Eddie is a convicted murderer. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Bud, Not Buddy more books like this by Christopher Paul Curtis add to wishlist Still heartbroken over the death of his mother, a 10-year-old boy named Bud decides to run away rather than live in yet another foster home. Bud is convinced that all would be perfect if he could only get in touch with his father--a man he's never met. The only clues Bud has about his father's identity are some old fliers that his mother saved- ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age more books like this by Kevin Boyle add to wishlist This investigative report looks into the events around the 1925 murder trial of an African-American doctor who had bought a home in what was considered a whites-only neighborhood of Detroit. A mob attacked his home, shots were fired, a man lay dead, and Dr. Ossian Sweet, homeowner, was charged with the killing. This account explores Dr. Sweet's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Mathematics for Elementary Teachers: A Contemporary Approach more books like this by Gary L Musser add to wishlist This leading mathematics text for elementary and middle school educators helps you quickly develop a true understanding of mathematical concepts. It integrates rich problem solving strategies with relevant topics and extensive opportunities for hands on experience. By progressing from the concrete to the pictorial to the abstract, Musser captures ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Wisconsin death trip more books like this by Michael Lesy add to wishlist This book is about life in a small turn-of-the-century Wisconsin town. Lesy has collected and arranged photographs taken between 1890 and 1910. Against these are juxtaposed excerpts from the Badger State Banner, from the Mendota State (asylum) Record Book, and occasionally quotations from the writings of Hamlin Garland and Glenway Wescott. see all copies from $12.50! new only from $24.87! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Chocolate Snowman Murders more books like this by JoAnna Carl add to wishlist Lee McKinney Woodyard knows that being in the luxury chocolate business isn't all sweetness and light. But she tries to draw the line at cold-blooded murder, in this latest installment in the bestselling Chocoholic Mystery series that features tasty chocolate trivia. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Where Yesterday Lives more books like this by Karen Kingsbury add to wishlist Ellen Barrett is a noted journalist with an uncertain marriage, a forgotten faith, and haunting memories of the hometown and love she left behind. She returns, trying to make peace with the people who still live there, with change, and with the future God proffers. see all copies from $3.23! new only from $8.55! \| SVS
10	Feast of Love more books like this by Charles Baxter add to wishlist The plot of Baxter's novel consists of scandalous tales supposedly told to the author by his neighbors--all of whom seem to be involved in sexual imbroglios that intertwine and enrich each other in the telling. A New York Times Notable Book for the year 2000. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Fab Five: Basketball, Trash Talk, the American Dream more books like this by Mitch Albom add to wishlist The bestselling author of Bo chronicles the amazing story of the first string Michigan basketball team--composed entirely of freshmen--that took the 1992 NCAA Tournament by storm and began the 1993 season burdened by more expectations than any team in collegiate history. 8 pages of photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	True North more books like this by Jim Harrison add to wishlist David Burkett has grown up ashamed of the environmental depredations made by his wealthy logging and mining family. A dedicated environmentalist, he becomes obsessed with writing the family's definitive history, revealing their crimes and giving himself a platform for his views. He never manages to complete the endeavor, but in the course of it, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Origins of the Urban Crisis: Race and Inequality in Postwar Detroit more books like this by Thomas J Sugrue add to wishlist Once America's "arsenal of democracy," Detroit over the last fifty years has become the symbol of the American urban crisis. In this reappraisal of racial and economic inequality in modern America, Thomas Sugrue explains how Detroit and many other once prosperous industrial cities have become the sites of persistent racialized poverty. He ... see all copies from $9.49! new only from $26.95! \| SVS
14 view cover	Mr Perfect more books like this by Linda Howard add to wishlist Jaine Bright and three close friends spend an evening coming up with a humorous list of attributes for their ideal man. The whimsical list is leaked to the press, and it receives some publicity--which leads to Jaine and her friends being targeted by a psychotic killer. Jaine turns to her handsome neighbor, undercover cop Sam Donovan, for ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Dollmaker more books like this by Harriette Arnow add to wishlist Harriette Arnow was born in 1908 into a family whose roots reached back for five generations of Kentucky's history. From this rich background, she inherited a bountiful storytelling tradition that provided inspiration for her acclaimed novels: "Mountain Path, Hunter's Horn" and "The Dollmaker", the last considered her masterpiece and a landmark of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.73! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Inner City Miracle more books like this by Greg Mathis add to wishlist From the hugely popular star of TVUs "Judge Mathis, " comes the inspirational story of a young man who rose from delinquent to Detroit District Court Judge to national television personality. Color photos. see all copies from $2.64! new only from $19.97!
17 view cover	Proof of Intent: A Charley Sloan Courtroom Thriller more books like this by William Jeremiah Coughlin, Walter Sorrells add to wishlist During his publishing career with Thomas Dunne Books, former defense attorney and Judge William J. Coughlin sold over two million books. His most beloved creation was troubled but talented lawyer Charley Sloan. Now, critically acclaimed legal thriller writer Walter Sorrells breathes new life into Coughlin's vintage character in PROOF OF INTENT. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.93! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Starvation Lake: A Mystery more books like this by Bryan Gruley add to wishlist In the dead of a Michigan winter, pieces of a snowmobile wash up near the crumbling, small town of Starvation Lake -- the same snowmobile that went down with Starvation's legendary hockey coach years earlier. But everybody knows Coach Blackburn's accident happened five miles away on a different lake. As rumors buzz about mysterious underground ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Enslaved by Ducks more books like this by Bob Tarte add to wishlist Tarte has penned this laugh-out-loud chronicle of what it means to bring animals of all shapes and sizes into one's heart and home. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.40! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Annie's Ghosts: A Journey Into a Family Secret more books like this by Steve Luxenberg add to wishlist Combining the power of reportage with the intrigue of mystery, "Annie's Ghosts" explores the nature of self-deception and self-preservation. The result is equal parts memoir and riveting detective story as one son seeks to uncover family secrets. see all copies from $4.48! new only from $6.13! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Winter of the Wolf Moon: A Mystery more books like this by Steve Hamilton add to wishlist Ex-cop and sometime P.I. Alex McKnight endures the bitter Michigan winter in his log cabin. When a young Ojibwa woman, asks for shelter from her abusive boyfriend, McKnight agrees. She disappears the next morning, and McKnight suspects her boyfriend of abducting her. But his search brings on more suspects and a thickening web of crime from the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.55! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Them more books like this by Oates add to wishlist Based on the family story of one of Oates's own students at the University of Detroit, "Them" chronicles the troubled life of Maureen Wendall, who begins to turn tricks at 16. Beaten by her stepfather, she retreats into catatonia. When she emerges she attends college, seduces a professor, and breaks up his marriage. Meanwhile, her brother Jules ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Chocolate Puppy Puzzle more books like this by JoAnna Carl add to wishlist A flashy Hollywood producer arrives in town with his charming chocolate Lab, claiming he's turning a local author's romance novel into a movie. Lee McKinney suspects he's a phony--and she grows even more suspicious when she stumbles upon a dead body. Includes chocolate trivia. Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Other Side of the River: A Story of Two Towns, a Death, and America's Dilemma more books like this by Alex Kotlowitz add to wishlist Through a difficult search for truth about the murder of an African-American youth in a Michigan town, Alex Kotlowitz examines the divide between races. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	American Empress:: The Life and Times of Marjorie Merriweather Post more books like this by Nancy Rubin Stuart add to wishlist The story of Marjorie Merriweather Post, the force behind the growth of General Foods, is a rags-to-riches saga that captures the age of opulence. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $21.79! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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