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1	One Shot more books like this by Lee Child The ninth thriller to star ex-military cop Jack Reacher literally opens with a bang--several of them, in fact. A sniper lurks in a parking garage during rush hour and calmly picks off five people exiting an office building. Overwhelming physical evidence names the perpetrator as Gulf War veteran James Barr. Barr, now in police custody, insists on ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.28! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Corrections more books like this by Jonathan Franzen Winner of the National Book AwardAfter almost fifty years as a wife and mother, Enid Lambert is ready to have some fun. Unfortunately, her husband, Alfred, is losing his sanity to Parkinson's disease, and their children have long since flown the family nest to the catastrophes of their own lives. The oldest, Gary, a once-stable portfolio manager ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Book of Ruth more books like this by Jane Hamilton First published as "The Frogs are Still Singing" in 1988, this novel won 1989 PEN/Hemingway Foundation Award for best first novel. It is the story of Ruth, who grows up and struggles to survive in small-town America. From the author of "A Map of the World". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Quality of Life Report more books like this by Meghan Daum 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
5	The Year of Pleasures more books like this by Elizabeth Berg 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
6	Joy in the Morning more books like this by Betty Smith 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 $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	White Noise more books like this by Don DeLillo 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 $7.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Map of the World more books like this by Jane Hamilton From the author of the widely acclaimed The Book of Ruth comes a harrowing, heartbreaking drama about a rural American family and a disastrous event that forever changes their lives. The Goodwins, Howard, Alice, and their little girls, Emma and Claire, live on a dairy farm in Wisconsin. Although suspiciously regarded by their neighbors as "that ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	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) 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 $10.74! new only from $13.78! \| SVS
10	Vinegar Hill more books like this by A. Manette Ansay It is 1972 and circumstances carry Ellen Grier and her family back to Holly's Field, Wisconsin, to the home of her in-laws, a loveless house infused with the settling dust of bitterness and routine, where calculated cruelty is a way of life preserved in the service of an angry God. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Made in the U.S.A. more books like this by Billie Letts 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 $4.92! new only from $12.98! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	How to Be Alone: Essays more books like this by Jonathan Franzen Passionate, strong-minded nonfiction from the National Book Award-winning author of "The Correction"s Jonathan Franzen's "The Corrections" was the best-loved and most-written-about novel of 2001. Nearly every in-depth review of it discussed what became known as "The "Harper's" Essay," Franzen's controversial 1996 investigation of the fate of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.72! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The calling of Dan Matthews more books like this by Harold Bell Wright In this sequel to Wright's best-selling The Shepherd of the Hills, Dan Matthews becomes the new minister of the Midwestern town of Corinth. The peaceful town is turned askew when the town's new nurse, the minister's romantic interest, comes to the aid of an outcast woman after her suicide attempt. Dan battles his conscience between his role as the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.48! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	8.4 more books like this by Peter Hernon A journalist with seismic expertise brings authenticity to this "white-knuckled disaster thriller" that "compares favorably with the best of Michael Crichton, " according to "Publishers Weekly." This novel about the erupting New Madrid Fault is the subject of a TV miniseries planned for the spring of 2000. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.10! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Gateway to Empire more books like this by Allan W Eckert 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 $12.91! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Jesus Land: A Memoir more books like this by Julia Scheeres Julia Scheeres was raised as a fundamentalist Christian in the Midwest by a brutally violent father and a negligent mother obsessed with religion. Raped by one adopted brother, Scheeres forms a bond with David, her other brother, who is black, and the two manage to survive--barely--a truly horrific childhood, and then are sent away to a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	That Printer of Udell's more books like this by Harold Bell Wright As a boy, Dick Falkner runs away from abject poverty and a physically abusive alcoholic father. Sixteen years later, he finds himself hungry of body and empty of spirit in a Midwestern town. Although he finds no help in this so-called Christian town, he is eventually taken in by George Udell, a local publisher and kind-hearted man. Through hard ... see all copies from $2.90! new only from $5.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Pretty Little Dirty more books like this by Amanda Boyden In this dazzling debut novel, Boyden takes readers into a girlhood friendship so tightly knit that where one girl leads, the other can't help but follow. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.66! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Alice Adams more books like this by Booth Tarkington This is the story of a middle-class family living in the industrialized "midland country" at the turn of the 20th century. It is against this dingy backdrop that Alice Adams seeks to distinguish herself. She goes to a dance in a used dress, which her mother attempts to renew by changing the lining and adding some lace. She adorns herself not with ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.98! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Twilight of Empire more books like this by Allan W Eckert 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 $12.39! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Kingsblood royal. more books like this by Sinclair Lewis A forgotten masterpiece by the first American to win the Nobel Prize for literature, Kingsblood Royal involves a middle American banker who discovers he is part-black. This is Sinclair Lewis's most controversial book and his most explicit confrontation of race. Though popular at the time of publication, it was quickly expunged from the American ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.96! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Good Hope Road more books like this by Linda Wingate, Lisa Wingate 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 $3.95! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	A Person of Interest more books like this by Susan Choi Intricately plotted and emotionally riveting, "A Person of Interest" asks how far one man can run from his past, and explores the impact of scrutiny and suspicion in an age of terror. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Keepers of Truth more books like this by Michael Collins It is the mid-80s in post-industrial America. Men no longer produce things with their hands but Pac-man consumer culture has yet to lift the recession. In a small town graced with the decaying hulks of defunct factories, young journalist and college dropout Bill churns out lengthy essays on the death of industry and of America itself for "The ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Tunnel more books like this by William H Gass (Read by) In William H. Gass's second novel, a history professor named William Kohler writes a scholarly book called 'Guilt and Innocence in Hitler's Germany,' and intersperses a personal memoir in the pages of the manuscript. In the meantime, he is digging a secret tunnel from his basement. The primary thrust of the novel appears to be one which Gass has ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.57! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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