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1	The Help more books like this by Kathryn Stockett add to wishlist In Jackson, Mississippi, in 1962, there are lines that are not crossed. With the civil rights movement exploding all around them, three women start a movement of their own, forever changing a town and the way women--black and white, mothers and daughters--view one another. see all copies from $13.97! new only from $13.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game more books like this by Michael Lewis add to wishlist The young man at the centre of this 'compelling book' ("The Economist") will one day be among the most highly paid athletes in the National Football League. When Michael Lewis introduces him to the reader, he is one of thirteen children by a crack-addicted mother; he does not know his real name, his father, his birthday or any of the things a ... see all copies from $7.27! new only from $8.18! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Appeal more books like this by John Grisham add to wishlist In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town's water supply, causing the worst "cancer cluster" in history, in this powerful, timely, and shocking story of political and legal intrigue. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Club Dead more books like this by Charlaine Harris add to wishlist A New York Times Bestselling Author An Anthony Award-winning Author There's only one vampire Sookie Stackhouse is involved with (at least voluntarily) and that's Bill. But recently he's been a little distant - in another state, distant. His sinister and sexy boss has an idea where to look. But when Sookie finally finds Bill - caught in an act of ... see all copies from $2.42! new only from $3.77! \| SVS
5	The Sound and the Fury: The Corrected Text more books like this by William Faulkner add to wishlist THE SOUND AND THE FURY, Faulkner's fourth novel (1929), is his first true masterpiece. Depicting the decline of the once aristocratic Compson family, the novel is composed of four stream-of-consciousness narratives, each told by a different character with his or her own way of relating events. The first is sweet, gentle Benjy Compson, who at the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.75! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Ford County more books like this by John Grisham add to wishlist Grisham returns to Ford County, Mississippi, the setting of his immensely popular first novel, "A Time to Kill." This wholly surprising collection reminds readers once again why Grisham is one of America's favorite storytellers. see all copies from $9.93! new only from $9.93! \| first editions
7	Adventures of Huckleberry Finn more books like this by Mark Twain add to wishlist Twain spent seven years writing HUCKLEBERRY FINN--the book Hemingway claimed is the basis for all American fiction. The story of Huck's and Jim's quest for freedom on a raft on the Mississippi provides a panoramic view of Southern society, which Twain saw as beset by greed, violence, and coldhearted brutality in the guise of virtue. At the end of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Adventures of Tom Sawyer more books like this by Mark Twain add to wishlist Though TOM SAWYER, Twain's "other" coming-of-age tale, has much in common with HUCKLEBERRY FINN, including some of the characters, its hero is not the maverick iconoclast that Huck Finn is. As Twain traces the comic adventures of the inventive young Tom, he effectively and lovingly recreates the pastoral world of his own Hannibal, Missouri, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Coming of Age in Mississippi more books like this by Anne Moody add to wishlist Moody's famous autobiography is a classic work on growing up poor and Black in the rural South. Her searing account of life before the Civil Rights Movement is as moving as The Color Purple and as important as And Let Us Now Praise Famous Men. "A history of our time . . . (and) a reminder that we cannot now relax".--Senator Edward Kennedy. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Sweet and Deadly more books like this by Charlaine Harris add to wishlist Now best known for her "New York Times" bestselling Sookie Stackhouse novels, Harris garnered an unusual degree of acclaim with her first novel--the story of a murder that embroils a small-town reporter in a mystery that hits close to home. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.77! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Carnal Innocence more books like this by Nora Roberts add to wishlist World-famous concert violinist Caroline Waverly seeks asylum from the press and a recent breakup at her grandmother's house deep in the Mississippi bayou. Intent on enjoying a summer of peace and serenity, Caroline is nevertheless disturbed when a string of murders begin popping up around town. And if that's not enough to set her heart racing, the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.29! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Bittersweet Rain more books like this by Sandra Brown add to wishlist Caroline Dawson survived a great deal. But now, the man who broke Caroline's heart years earlier has returned to settle his father's estate, only to find that Caroline has grown into a woman beyond his wildest dreams. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.76! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Roll of thunder, hear my cry more books like this by Mildred D Taylor add to wishlist 'We have no choice of what colour we're born or who our parents are or whether we're rich or poor. What we do have is some choice over what we make of our lives once we're here.' The Mississippi of the 1930s was a hard place for a black child to grow up in, but still Cassie didn't understand why farming his own land meant so much to her father. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn more books like this by Mark Twain, Shelley Fisher Fishkin (Introduction by) add to wishlist Newly repackaged and featuring a new Introduction, Twain's classic tales of life on the Mississippi capture both the complexities of American life while regaling the boyhood adventures of two of the most popular characters in American literature. Reissue. see all copies from $2.95! new only from $3.50! \| SVS
15 view cover	Being Dead Is No Excuse: The Official Southern Ladies Guide to Hosting the Perfect Funeral more books like this by Gayden Metcalfe, Charlotte Hays add to wishlist In this dishy collection of Southern humor and recipes, inveterate hostess and Southern belle Gayden Metcalfe explains everything one needs to know to throw a proper Southern funeral. see all copies from $3.39! new only from $4.39! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Light in August: The Corrected Text more books like this by William Faulkner add to wishlist William Faulkner's 1932 novel, LIGHT IN AUGUST, takes place in the first two decades of the 20th century. Its characters are mostly marginal outcasts, but most of the story concerns Joe Christmas, an orphaned man with a mysterious past who believes himself to be part black and is, accordingly, shunned--until he meets a tragic and gruesome end at ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.85! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man more books like this by Fannie Flagg add to wishlist The bestselling author of "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe" pens a hilarious look at life in the South during the '50s. It begins when Daisy Fay is a feisty, lonely 11-year-old, and ends six years later when she's the unlikely winner of the Miss Mississippi contest. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	As I Lay Dying more books like this by William Faulkner add to wishlist William Faulkner's AS I LAY DYING was published in 1930, exactly a year after THE SOUND AND THE FURY. A stream-of-consciousness novel narrated from 15 different points of view, AS I LAY DYING opens as the Bundren matriarch, Addie, is dying at the family home in Faulkner's fictional Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi. (His later novel ABSALOM, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.49! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast more books like this by Douglas Brinkley add to wishlist A New Orleans resident and history professor at Tulane University, Brinkley rips the story of Hurricane Katrina apart and exposes the failures, ulterior motives, and inexperience that allowed the Katrina disaster to devastate the Gulf Coast. 16-page color insert. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Empress File more books like this by John Sandford add to wishlist Computer hack Kidd always plays both sides against the middle. His partner LuEllen is his lover, a liar and a thief. When two major politicians secretly embezzle over a million dollars, Kidd and LuEllen decide to steal the stash--and cover their tracks by blowing the whistle on the dirty officials. "A fast-moving delight, with dialogue that ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Absalom, Absalom!: The Corrected Text more books like this by William Faulkner add to wishlist ABSALOM, ABSALOM! is often considered to be Faulkner's greatest book, and one of his most compelling explorations of race, gender, and the burdens of the past. The plot revolves around the character of Thomas Sutpen, son of poor whites in Faulkner's fictional Yoknapatawpha County. Densely written and notoriously "difficult," the novel explores the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.42! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Go Down Moses more books like this by William Faulkner add to wishlist GO DOWN, MOSES is a cycle of seven interrelated episodes (including the much-anthologized story, "The Bear") examining the complex, changing relationships among the descendents of the McCaslin family in Faulkner's mythical Yoknapatawpha County, in northern Mississippi. The novel recounts the early days of Lucius Quintus Carothers McCaslin, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.63! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Partner more books like this by John Grisham add to wishlist A man attends his own funeral then flees to Brazil with $90 million, where he lives happily ever after with Eva Miranda, a sexy lawyer who keeps his money safe and untraceable. For four years, Patrick Lanigan lives this fairytale life until bounty hunter Jack Stephano tracks him down and holds him hostage, waiting for Lanigan to divulge the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Summons more books like this by John Grisham add to wishlist John Grisham returns to Ford County, Mississippi, the setting of his earlier thriller A TIME TO KILL, for another dark and suspenseful tale of Southern small-town secrets. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Last Juror more books like this by John Grisham add to wishlist The story begins with the demise of a small-town newspaper, the Ford County Times, in 1970. Willie Traynor, 23-year-old former cub reporter for the paper, takes it over with money from his grandmother. The paper it creaks along until success comes with its first big story--the rape and murder of a young widow by Danny Padgitt, member of a local ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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