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1	Zorba the Greek more books like this by Nikos Kazantzakis The 50th anniversary edition of the classic novel--a perennial bestseller--is the basis for one of the most beloved films of all time. Zorba's story is as immortal as the myths and epics of ancient Greece. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.97! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Saint Jack more books like this by Paul Theroux At first Jack was the youngest drinker at the Bandung Club, but now at 53 he is almost a fixture at the bar, an institution. Expatriates like him begin to fear dying, alone and vulnerable, in an alien tropic. And Jack still dreams of success. How can he convert his dream into reality? see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
3	North more books like this by Louis-Ferdinand Celine A novel of refugee life during the last days of World War II. The narrator Ferdinand-- accompanied by his wife Lili, their cat Bebert, and an actor friend--flees Paris for Baden-Baden, then is sent to Berlin. Eventually he leaves for Denmark to recover the stash of gold he had hidden away before the war. see all copies from $5.51! new only from $10.28! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The adventures of Don Quixote more books like this by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra A sixteenth-century Spanish gentleman and his faithful friend set out to right the wrongs in the world. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| first editions
5	Norwood more books like this by Charles Portis The picaresque adventures of a folk singer named Norwood Pratt on a cross-country trip from Texas to Manhattan in the 1960s. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Don Quixote: Complete and Unabridged more books like this by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Walter Starkie (Translator), Edward H Friedman (Introduction by) Translated by Walter Starkie, a professor and world-recognized expert on Spanish and Italian literature, this edition of "Don Quixote" includes the complete and unabridged text of the immortal satire on an outdated chivalric code and a biting portrayal of nobility as madness. Reissue. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.62! \| SVS
7	Black No More more books like this by George Samuel Schuyler Ishmael Reed provides the introduction to this Harlem Renaissance novel about a black insurance salesman who turns white and becomes the leader of a white supremacist group. see all copies from $4.06! new only from $8.06! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Joseph Andrews/Shamela more books like this by Henry Fielding, Judith Hawley (Notes by) "Shamela" is a brilliant parody of Samuel Richardson's "Pamela", in which a virtuous servant girl long resists her master's advances and is eventually 'rewarded' with marriage. Fielding's far more spirited and sexually honest heroine, by contrast, merely uses coyness and mock modesty as techniques to catch a rich husband. "Joseph Andrews", ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.50! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Nightwork more books like this by Irwin Shaw Douglas Grimes, penniless ex-pilot, is waiting for the future to start living again. A fortune in cash by a dead body in New York City brings opportunity. Miles Fabian, debonair, jet-set con-man, shows the way...Fast cars, fancy hotels, fancier woman. St Moritz, Paris, Florence,Rome Racehorses, blue movies, gambling, gold. Wild and woolly schemes, ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
10	Malcolm more books like this by James Purdy First published in 1959, this novel about a 15-year-old boy in search of his father was James Purdy's first full-length work of fiction. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.82! \| signed copies \| first editions
11	I Served the King of England more books like this by Bohumil Hrabal By the author of "Closely Observed Trains", "The Small Town Where Time Stopped" and "My Brilliant Solitude", this novel is the story of a Czech waiter in the 30s and 40s, set against the backdrop of the country's history. see all copies from $2.01! new only from $8.25! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Unusual life of Tristan Smith more books like this by Peter Carey If you are not a citizen of Voorstand, you may not be familiar with the strange case of Tristan Smith and his illegal appropriation of Bruder Mouse. Even if you are a citizen of Efica, you will only have heard rumours about the juggling, the Burro Plasse tunnel, and the border motel. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Spangle more books like this by Gary Jennings see all copies from $2.75! new only from $16.32! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Captain Singleton more books like this by Daniel Defoe Abducted as a child and forced to sea at the age of 12, Bob Singleton loses the fortune he made crossing Africa on foot, only to make a greater one as a pirate, before his realisation that he is `a Thief, a Pirate, a Murtherer, and ought to be hanged' sets him on the road to salvation in the company of one of Defoe's most memorable characters, ... see all copies from $3.72! new only from $15.19! \| SVS
15	The Adventures of Robina by Herself: Being the Memoirs of a Debutante at the Court of Queen Elizabeth II more books like this by Emma Tennant see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.48! \| first editions
16	I Served the King of England more books like this by Hrabal Bohumil, Bohumil Hrabal, Paul Wilson (Translator) Ditie, a waiter, loves money, because he is short and money makes him feel six feet tall. So he follows his star from adventure to adventure, until he becomes a millionaire. But it is no dream come true, because along the way he troubles his conscience and ends up seeking a different kind of wealth. see all copies from $5.39! new only from $199.99! \| first editions
17	Path to the Nest of Spiders more books like this by Italo Calvino This autobiographical, essay-like coming-of-age novel was Calvino's debut, written when he was 23. Set in the 1940s during the war, it tells the tale of a young cobbler's apprentice, his sister (a prostitute), and the band of partisans with whom he becomes involved. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
18 view cover	White Chappell, scarlet tracings more books like this by Iain Sinclair Reflecting on the nature of fiction and history, this novel combines a spiritual inquest into the Whitechapel Ripper murders and the dark side of the Victorian imagination with the story of a posse of seedy book dealers, hot on the trail of obscure rarities of that period. see all copies from $6.94! new only from $23.55! \| signed copies \| first editions
19	The Good Soldier Svejk and His Fortunes in the World War more books like this by Sir Cecil Parrott, Jaroslav Hasek An epic novel satirizing Austro-Hungarian society in the early years of the 20th century. The idiotic soldier Svejk serves as a kind of Czech Everyman: appearing both servile and uncomprehending to outsiders, he in fact has sharper view of the world than anyone around him. see all copies from $3.28!
20 view cover	Shedding skin. - more books like this by Robert Ward This classic novel, the 1972 winner of a National Endowment for the Arts Award, turns, providing an essential companion piece to The King of Cards. Illuminated by the author's personal experiences, this authentic coming-of-age novel presents a cavalcade of memorable characters and adventures. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders more books like this by Daniel Defoe Set in the turbulent society of 18th-century England, this picaresque novel follows the antics of the self-interested Moll Flanders, as she struggles against sexual and criminal temptation. The book offers an insight into the conflicts and confusions of the time. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.94! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Fenwick Travers and the Panama Canal: An Entertainment more books like this by Raymond M Saunders Fenny's presidential patron, Teddy Roosevelt, sends him off to Panama as an agent provocateur to foment rebellion among the peaceful Panamanians. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.99! \| first editions
23 view cover	Nazarin more books like this by Benito Perez Galdos Is Nazarin a latter-day Christ or a Quixotic fool? Saintly, mysterious, irritating, he attempts to set up an alternative society based on non-resistance to evil and the rejection of private property, with oftern unexpected results. He wants nothing, asks for nothing and by his example preaches patience and passivity. At once a serious discussion ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.14! \| SVS
24 view cover	The Portable Cervantes more books like this by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Samuel Putnam (Editor) In 1605 the aging Miguel de Cervanted Saavedra, who had known failure and grave injury as a soldier, tax collector, poet, and playwright, published the first truly modern novel, "a story filled with thoughts that never occured to anyone else." "Don Quixote," the picaresque tale of a romantic gentleman unhinged by his immersion in tales of chivalry ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.87! \| SVS
25 view cover	Black No More: Being and Account of the Strange and Wonderful Working of Science in the Land of the Free, A.D. 1933-1940 more books like this by George Samuel Schuyler, Geroge Samuel Schuyler, James Miller (Foreword by) Black No More, George S. Schuyler's satiric romp, is the story of Max Disher, a dapper black rogue of an insurance man who, through a scientific transformation process, becomes Matthew Fisher, a white man. Matt dreams up a scam that allows him to become the leader of the Knights of Nordica, a white supremacist group, as well as to marry the white ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $13.74! \| SVS

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