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1	The Glass Castle: A Memoir more books like this by Jeannette Walls Jeannette Walls's memoir revolves around her parents, who give the concept of bad parenting a whole new meaning. Her irresponsible romantic of a father was an inventor of outlandishly useless devices, and her mother, an artist, was his abettor. As the two of them dragged the family around the country on the run from creditors and from one bad idea ... see all copies from $3.79! new only from $6.81! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother more books like this by James McBride A young black man's search to uncover his white mother's past and his own identity. Born in Poland, the daughter of a rabbi, James McBride's mother grew up in the Southern United States, ran away to Harlem, married a black man and founded a Baptist church, and then proceeded to put 12 children through college. McBride examines her life, his own ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Away more books like this by Amy Bloom At once heartbreaking, romantic, and completely unforgettable, "Away" is the epic and intimate story of young Lillian Leyb, who emigrates to America after her family is destroyed in a Russian pogrom. see all copies from $4.47! new only from $7.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly more books like this by Anthony Bourdain, Lord New York chef Tony Bourdain gives away secrets of the trade in his wickedly funny, inspiring memoir and expos. From his first oyster in the Gironde to his lowly position as a dishwasher in a honky-tonk, Bourdain's tales of the kitchen are as passionate as they are unpredictable. "Kitchen Confidential" reveals what Bourdain calls "25 years of sex, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.26! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Chosen more books like this by Chaim Potok In Potok's first novel, Danny Saunders must reconcile his rigidly repressive Hasidic heritage with his thirst for secular knowledge, and with his friendship with Reuven Malter, a liberal Jew. As always, Potok's primary concern is the way Jewish traditions often conflict with the values of contemporary society, and how a sensitive, thinking person ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.57! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Shopaholic Ties the Knot more books like this by Sophie Kinsella Since Becky Bloomwood's last adventures in the national bestsellers "Confessions of a Shopaholic" and "Shopaholic Takes Manhattan, " she has become the best personal shopper at Barneys, and is living with her boyfriend Luke. So not everything is smooth as silk--Becky's ring finger is still bare. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Quickie more books like this by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge When Lauren Stillwell, an NYPD cop, discovers her husband leaving a hotel with another woman, she decides to beat him at his own game. But her revenge goes dangerously awry, and she finds her world spiraling into a hell that becomes more terrifying by the hour. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Hours more books like this by Michael Cunningham Michael Cunningham's critically acclaimed novel, which is inspired by Virginia Woolf's MRS. DALLOWAY, tells three simultaneous stories. One is about Virginia Woolf while she is writing the novel in the mid-1920s. In another, a woman reading MRS. DALLOWAY in 1949 fights off despair. In the third, a woman named Clarissa (whose nickname is "Mrs. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	House of Mirth more books like this by Edith Wharton Published in 1905, Edith Wharton's first novel, THE HOUSE OF MIRTH, navigates the murky waters of class-bound courtship and marriage in turn-of-the-century upper-crust Manhattan. Ironic, sharp, and tragic, the novel follows beautiful, orphaned Lily Bart in her search for a rich husband--the only route open to her if she is to survive in a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	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
11 view cover	Bonfire of the Vanities more books like this by Tom Wolfe Sherman McCoy is an icon for the superficial life of the wealthy in New York City in the 1980s. His world is shaken by a sudden encounter with unexpected fear and danger when he accidently drives his $50,000 Mercedes into the South Bronx. Wolfe's novel touches on every rung of the social and economic ladder of the times, from inner-city ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.88! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Ragtime more books like this by Mr. E L Doctorow Doctorow's novel takes place in turn-of-the-century New York, and mingles real-life and fictional characters. The plot involves the Evelyn Nesbit-Stanford White intrigue, but also includes a black musician and his girlfriend, a Jewish peddler on the Lower East Side, and a coterie of wealthy Anglo-Saxons in pursuit of wealth. Time magazine called ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Sex and the City more books like this by Candace Bushnell A collection from Candace Bushnell's regular "New York Observer" column, "Sex and the City". In her witty and sometimes brutally candid style, Bushnell introduces us to the young and beautiful who travel in packs from parties to bars to clubs. There is "Carrie," the quintessential troubled young writer looking for love in all the wrong places, "Mr ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.76! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Purity in Death more books like this by J D Robb, Nora Roberts J. D. Robb's supercop heroine Eve Dallas was an abused child, and when she becomes involved in a case in which pedophiles are attacked by a bizarre computer virus that actually infects users, she is disturbed to find that the perpetrators may be formerly abused children. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.18! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Oryx and Crake more books like this by Margaret Atwood In Margaret Atwood's 11th novel, she returns to the sci-fi concerns and social criticism that propelled THE HANDMAID'S TALE. ORYX AND CRAKE follows the fortunes of a man once named Jimmy, now called Snowman: his present-day life as a scavenger in a blasted world alternates with his memories of his past. The eponymous Oryx is an Asian girl he ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.26! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Reunion in Death more books like this by J D Robb In the 14th installment of Robb's (aka Nora Roberts) futuristic In Death series, Lieutenant Eve Dallas and her husband, Roarke, celebrate their first anniversary--which will be one they, nor fans of this series, never forget! see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.18! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Portrait in Death more books like this by J D Robb The "New York Times" #1 bestselling police thriller series featuring futuristic cop Eve Dallas continues in this brand-new, first-time-in-print novel. Author tour for Roberts's next hardcover, "Birthright, " to be released in March 2003. Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.29! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Stone Monkey more books like this by Jeffery Deaver With the help of Chinese-American cop Sonny Li, NYPD detectives Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs penetrate Chinatown's shadowy criminal underground in an effort to capture a dangerous smuggler known as the Ghost. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.64! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Sleepers more books like this by Lorenzo Carcaterra This is the true story of four young boys. Four lifelong friends. Intelligent, fun-loving, wise beyond their years, they are inseparable. Their potential is unlimited, but they are content to live within the closed world of New York Citys Hells Kitchen. And to play as many pranks as they can on the denizens of the street. They never get ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Coffin Dancer more books like this by Jeffery Deaver Detective Lincoln Rhyme joins his beautiful protege, Amelia Sachs, in the hunt for the Coffin Dancer. They have just 48 hours until he claims his next victim, and they have only one clue to go on: the killer's unique and blood-chilling tattoo. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Amazing Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation more books like this by Jonathan Kozol A chilling report from Kozol on the status of the "poorest of the poor" children, focusing on New York City's South Bronx. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Witness in Death more books like this by J D Robb New York City homicide lieutenant Eve Dallas must confront her dark past as a child abuse victim while investigating the death of a misogynist and child abuser, who happened to be the star of her husband's latest theatrical production. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.18! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Seduction in Death more books like this by J D Robb In this all-new original novel from bestselling author Nora Roberts, writing as J.D. Robb, Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas is back on the beat, and hot on the trail of a seductive killer in the "New York Times" bestselling series. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Shopaholic Takes Manhattan more books like this by Sophie Kinsella Becky Bloomwood, British heroine of CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC, returns. Once again, Becky's credibility as a financial expert is severely compromised when her clients discover that she's a compulsive spender. This time around, she's shopping her way to disaster in Manhattan, where she has moved to be near her boyfriend Luke. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Holiday in Death more books like this by J D Robb, Nora Roberts No one likes to be alone during the holidays. For New York's most posh dating service, Personally Yours, it is the season to bring lonely hearts together. But Lt. Eve Dallas, on the trail of a ritualistic serial killer, has made a disturbing discovery: all of the victims have been traced to Personally Yours. Eve soon enters an elite world of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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