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1	Indignation more books like this by Philip Roth Against the backdrop of the Korean War, a young man faces life's unimagined chances and terrifying consequences. "Indignation" is at once a startling departure from the haunted narratives of old age and a powerful addition to Roth's investigations of the impact of American history on the life of the vulnerable individual. see all copies from $10.80! new only from $13.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The End more books like this by Salvatore Scibona Scibona follows an elderly abortionist, an enigmatic drapery seamstress, a teenage boy, and a jeweler into the heart of a crime that will twist all their lives--against a background of immigration, broken loyalties, and racial hostility, set in 1953. see all copies from $24.00! new only from $24.00! \| first editions
3	A painted house : a novel more books like this by John Grisham The hill people and the Mexicans arrived on the same day. It was a Wednesday, early in September 1952. The Cardinals were five games behind the Dodgers with two weeks to go, and the season looked hopeless. The cotton, however, was waist high to my father, almost over my head, and he and my grandfather could be heard before supper whispering words ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.40! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Faraway places more books like this by Tom Spanbauer The life of a young teenage boy is changed forever when he witnesses the brutal murder of a Native American woman. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.15! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Beat Generation more books like this by Jack Kerouac, A M Homes (Introduction by) Beat Generation is a play about tension, about friendship, and about karma--what it is and how you get it. It begins one fine morning with a few friends, honest laborers some of them, some close to being down-and-out, passing around a bottle of wine. It ends with a kind of satori-like reaffirmation of the power of friendship, of doing good through ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Retro style : the 50s look for today's home more books like this by Marion Haslam, Living etc This modern take on the styles of the 50s defines the retro palette, materials and patterns, and provides tips on sourcing essential furniture classics and all the accessories to recreate the 50s look in the modern home. The book includes ten simple but stunning projects. see all copies from $5.34! new only from $8.12! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Air Between Us more books like this by Deborah Johnson In this heartfelt, endearing debut novel, the suspicious death of a wounded hunter distracts a small Mississippi town as it explores integration. see all copies from $2.68! new only from $5.19! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Island in the Sun more books like this by Alec Waugh see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	To Have and to Hold: Marriage, the Baby Boom, and Social Change more books like this by Jessica Weiss Middle-class family life in the 1950s brings to mind images of either smugly satisfied or miserably repressed nuclear families with breadwinning husbands, children and housewives, much like the families depicted in "Ozzie and Harriet" and "Father Knows Best". Jessica Weiss delves beneath these mythic images and paints a far more complex picture ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.81! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Never Had It So Good: A History of Britain from Suez to the Beatles more books like this by Dominic Sandbrook In 1956 the Suez Crisis finally shattered the old myths of the British Empire and paved the way for the tumultuous changes of the decades to come. In NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD, Dominic Sandbrook takes a fresh look at the dramatic story of affluence and decline between 1956 and 1963. Arguing that historians have until now been besotted by the supposed ... see all copies from $9.25! new only from $16.08! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Everyday Fashions of the Fifties as Pictured in Sears Catalogs more books like this by JoAnne Olian (Editor) One hundred twenty pages of illustrations, accompanied by descriptive captions, depict one-piece strapless bathing suits and dresses with plunging necklines for women; business suits with wide lapels for men; bluejeans, plaid shirts, and full, knee-length swing skirts for girls; fringed cowboy suits for youngsters of both genders; more. Over 300 ... see all copies from $11.46! new only from $11.46! \| SVS
12 view cover	1950s more books like this by Nick Yapp (Editor), Nicholas Yapp A world in the icy grip of Cold War. The shadow of the Bomb. Little Rock and Notting Hill, the Hungarian Uprising, Suez and Cyprus. The conquest of space - all the triumph and tragedy of a tense and violent age. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.95! \| first editions
13 view cover	1950: Crossroads of American Religious Life more books like this by Robert S Ellwood This book, from one of the acknowledged experts in the field of American religious history, is a cultural time capsule, recovering trends, movements, endings, beginnings, and other developments in American religious life fifty years ago. It highlights the parallels and divergences between religious culture then and now. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
14 view cover	Canvey Island more books like this by James Runcie, Professor Elizabeth Frank (Translator), Deliana Simeonova (Translator) Profoundly moving and elegantly written, "Canvey Island" tells of the changing times in post-war Britain through the story of one family's tragedy and loss. [Runcie] us[es] irony and understatement to lay bare the pathos of ordinary lives . . . a tenderly painted portrait--"The Sunday Telegraph." see all copies from $2.34! new only from $5.00! \| SVS
15 view cover	Mad about the Fifties more books like this by Usual Gang of Idiots see all copies from $4.00! new only from $6.65! \| SVS
16	Island in the sun; a story of the 1950's set in the West Indies. more books like this by Alec Waugh see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Miller's Collecting the 1950s more books like this by Madeleine Marsh Miller's collecting the 1950s evokes the halcyon days of the era, and is filled with period classics ranging from the finest designer creations to chainstore kitsch. The book begins with an introduction and a useful outline of the chronology of the decade; it is then divided into three sections. Homestyle takes the reader inside the 1950s house, ... see all copies from $2.29! new only from $2.29! \| first editions
18 view cover	The Fifties Chronicle more books like this by Professor Beth Bailey, Todd Burroughs, Anthony Edmonds The latest in the Legacy Publishing chronicle series is an irresistible journey through the affluent and anxiety ridden decade of the 1950's. Anyone old enough to remember the fifties will find the era brought back to life with page after page of compelling insight and captivating photography. Those born too late will find a highly readable ... see all copies from $3.38! new only from $52.51!
19 view cover	Glimmering Girls: A Novel of the Fifties more books like this by Merrill Joan Gerber Glimmering Girls tells the story of three extraordinary American women during a time of sexual and cultural repression. Francie and her friends Liz and Amanda are college students, coming of age intellectually, emotionally, and physically in a setting where men were forbidden entry to women's dorm rooms, and women were locked into those rooms ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.64! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Beat Generation: The Lost Work more books like this by Jack Kerouac, A M Homes (Introduction by) Beat Generation is a play about tension, about friendship, and about karma -- what it is and how you get it. It begins one fine morning with a few friends, honest laborers some of them, some close to being down-and-out, passing around a bottle of wine. It ends with a kind of satori-like reaffirmation of the power of friendship, of doing good ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
21	The fifties more books like this by Peter Lewis see all copies from $1.99! first editions
22 view cover	All Shook Up: A Flash of the Fifties more books like this by Joseph Connolly Life would never be the same again! When the war ended and prosperity began, a cultural revolution broke out: rock 'n roll was here to stay and restless youth exploded with newfound energy. From impudent teddy boys, screaming teenyboppers, and swooning bobby-soxers to a hip-swiveling Elvis, sexy Marilyn, brooding James Dean, and the swinging Buddy ... see all copies from $2.01! new only from $17.11! \| first editions
23	The Fabulous Fifties more books like this by Arleen Keylin (Editor) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.20! \| first editions
24 view cover	The White Road more books like this by Professor Robert DeMaria, Jr. The events in the lives of four college friends parallel what's going on in the real world in the 1950s. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.00! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Piano Teacher more books like this by Janice Y K Lee In the sweeping tradition of "The English Patient," a gripping tale of love and betrayal set in war-torn Hong Kong In 1942, Will Truesdale, an Englishman newly arrived in Hong Kong, falls headlong into a passionate relationship with Trudy Liang, a beautiful Eurasian socialite. But their love affair is soon threatened by the invasion of the ... see all copies from $7.95! new only from $10.00!

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