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1	Stoner (P) more books like this by John Williams add to wishlist "Thus with professional ability, does an accomplished author win for an unappealing hero the ungrudging admiration of his audience; and thus does character unfold with unaccustomed intensity ... a first rate piece of work". -- Virginia Quarterly Review see all copies from $5.85! new only from $7.96! \| first editions \| SVS
2	A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants: Eastern and Central North America more books like this by Roger Tory Peterson (Illustrator), Lee Allen Peterson (Photographer) add to wishlist This time-tested guide to wild plants, released with a colorful new jacket, uses detailed illustrations to pinpoint key field marks for quick species identification. see all copies from $6.11! new only from $9.50! \| SVS
3	White Noise: Great Books Edition more books like this by Don DeLillo add to wishlist Jack Gladney, a professor of Nazi history at a Middle American liberal arts school, and his family try to handle normal family life as a black cloud of lethal gaseous fumes threatens their town. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $6.75! \| SVS
4	A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs: Of Eastern and Central North America more books like this by Steven Foster, James A Duke, Roger Tory Peterson (Editor) add to wishlist At a time when interest in herbs and natural medicine has never been higher, the second edition of this essential guide shows how to identify more than 500 healing plants. 300+ color photos. see all copies from $9.50! new only from $11.82! \| SVS
5	Made in the U.S.A. more books like this by Billie Letts add to wishlist Lutie McFee's history has taught her to avoid attachments...to people, to places, and to almost everything. With her mother long dead and her father long gone to find his fortune in Las Vegas, 15-year-old Lutie lives in the god-forsaken town of Spearfish, South Dakota with her twelve-year-old brother, Fate, and Floy Satterfield, the 300-pound ex ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.46! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Corrections more books like this by Jonathan Franzen add to wishlist The Lambert family isn't doing well. Alfred has Parkinson's disease and a bad case of alienation from his wife, Enid. Gary is a banker with a heart of steel. Chip is in New York City trying to find himself, but losing the battle. And Denise is stuck in a destructive affair with someone very unsuitable. Enid is hoping to steal away with Alfred for ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	White Noise more books like this by Don DeLillo add to wishlist In this bleak American comedy, Jack and Babette are a typical middle-class suburban couple until an accident in a chemical plant changes their lives. Babette becomes addicted to a Prozac-like experimental drug called Dylar that removes her horror of death, and Jack sees the hollowness of consumer culture, the modern media, and his academic life ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.39! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Year of Pleasures more books like this by Elizabeth Berg add to wishlist Fifty-five-year-old Betta Nolan has lived in Boston for many years, where she has forged a successful career as a writer of children's books. When her husband dies, she fulfills a lifelong dream: to move to the Midwest! Settling in a small town in Illinois, Betta starts a new life, complete with a gift shop, some good friends, and a lot of insight ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	White Noise Critical: Text and Criticism more books like this by Don DeLillo, Mark Osteen (Editor) add to wishlist Winner of the National Book Award in 1985, White Noise is the story of Jack and Babette and their children from their six or so various marriages. They live in a college town where Jack is Professor of Hitler Studies (and conceals the fact that he does not speak a word of German), and Babette teaches posture and volunteers by reading from the ... see all copies from $4.25! new only from $12.17! \| SVS
10	You Remind Me of Me more books like this by Dan Chaon add to wishlist This novel by a short-story writer is a collection of fragmented, storylike chapters about two brothers, Troy and Jonah, who have grown up without knowing each other--Troy is given up for adoption by his teenage mother, who later gives birth to Jonah. As Jonah gets older, he seeks out Troy, learning that he has been arrested for drug possession- ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Gateway to Empire more books like this by Allan W Eckert add to wishlist With his unmatched ability to bring our vibrant early history to life, Allan W. Eckert now presents his latest saga of the battle for the North American wilderness. Here, in all its fascinating human drama, is the struggle to control the "gateway to empire"--Chicago Portage, the vital link between the East and the untapped riches of the west. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.91! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Tecumseh and the Quest for Indian Leadership more books like this by R David Edmunds add to wishlist In this biography, David Edmunds examines the life of legendary Shawnee leader Tecumesh and his pivotal role in defending the Native American way of life. Since his death as an avowed warrior at the Battle of the Thames in 1813, the details of Tecumseh's life have passed into the realm of legend, myth and drama. In this new edition, David Edmunds ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.00! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Book of Ruth more books like this by Jane Hamilton add to wishlist A big-hearted, small-town girl must cope with poverty and a crazy alcoholic husband, but overcomes her troubles with uncommon courage. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Twilight of Empire more books like this by Allan W Eckert add to wishlist Sixth in the successful "Narrative on America" series, this continues the tragic story of the taking of land from the Native Americans. Vividly recounting the battles of the Black Hawk War, two characters emerge--William Henry Harrison, and Chief Black Hawk himself. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.47! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	John Dillinger: The Life and Death of America's First Celebrity Criminal more books like this by Dary Matera add to wishlist John Dillinger is an adrenaline-fueled narrative that reignites America's fascination with the suave and deadly desperado who became the FBI's first Public Enemy, whose storyuntil nowhas been riddled with rumors and fiction. Dillinger and his bank-robbing gang cut a criminal swath never to be equaled, thrilling a nation in the throes of the Great ... see all copies from $3.91! new only from $5.79! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Map of the World more books like this by Jane Hamilton add to wishlist A farmer's wife who is also a school nurse has possibly been responsible for the drowning death of a child--and then, in a separate incident, she is accused of molesting a child in her care. These horrifying events and their increasingly tense and thriller-like repercussions raise questions about life in the heartland of America. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Joy in the Morning more books like this by Betty Smith add to wishlist Carl and Annie didn't realize how difficult that first year of marriage would be, alone with little money and few friends. They eventually learn the struggles of poverty and hardship can be overcome by the strength of a loving, loyal relationship. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Johnny Appleseed more books like this by Steven Kellogg (Illustrator) add to wishlist Here is the larger-than-life story of a true American hero--John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed. Along his way west, he planted apple orchards--and became one of this country's most beloved legends. Full color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.24! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Unoriginal Sinner and the Ice-Cream God more books like this by John R Powers add to wishlist The concluding novel in John R. Powers? memorable trilogy set in mid-twentieth century South Side Chicago is the poignant tale of Tim Conroy, an ambitious and gifted young man from a blue collar neighborhood who struggles to find his place in a world that seems riddled with insincerity. Conroy narrates his bittersweet battles with God, sex, career ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.72! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? more books like this by John Powers add to wishlist Powers' classic comic novel of the 1960s Catholic subculture stars Eddie Ryan, a Chicago boy who learns about the important questions in life in his years at an all-boys Catholic school on Chicago's South Side. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Caught in the Middle: America's Heartland in the Age of Globalism more books like this by Richard C Longworth add to wishlist A "Chicago Tribune" reporter explores the new reality of life in todays heartland and reveals what these changes mean for the region and the country. Longworth addresses whats right and whats wrong in the region, and offers a prescription for how it must change--politically as well as economically--if it is to survive and prosper. see all copies from $3.72! new only from $12.02! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Quality of Life Report more books like this by Meghan Daum add to wishlist On a whim, a New York journalist named Lucinda Trout moves to a Nebraska-like state (as the author herself, an NPR commentator, did in 1998). Ostensibly there to send back "Quality of Life Reports" to the big city from the corn belt, she finds that her assignment is tougher than she expected--and that in the process of failing at her job, she ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Good Hope Road more books like this by Linda Wingate, Lisa Wingate add to wishlist A terrible tornado brings incomprehensible devastation for two women, but also opportunities to see their lives with new eyes, to forgive old wrongs, and to make a new future. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.49! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Maud Martha more books like this by Gwendolyn Brooks add to wishlist September 2003 marked the 50th anniversary of Maud Martha, the only novel published by esteemed poet Gwendolyn Brooks. Initially entitled "American Family Brown" the work would eventually come to symbolize some of Brooks' most provocative writing. In a novel that captures the essence of Black life, Brooks recognizes the beauty and strength that ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.74! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	The Dillinger Days more books like this by John Toland add to wishlist For thirteen violent months in the 1930s, John Dillinger and his gang swept through the Midwest. The criminals of the Depression robbed almost at will (the Indiana State Police had only 41 members, including clerks and typists). Dillinger's daring escapes-single-handed at Crown Point jail or through the withering machine gun fire of FBI agents ... see all copies from $6.91! new only from $13.18! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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