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1	Running with Scissors: A Memoir more books like this by Augusten Burroughs add to wishlist When his dysfunctional family sent Augusten Burroughs away to be raised in the home of his mother's therapist, he became part of an even more dysfunctional and unusual family dynamic. In this bestseller, which has become a classic of the wackier side of memoir literature, Burroughs doesn't flinch at any grotesquerie or atrocity, recording it all- ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Complete Stories more books like this by Flannery O'Connor add to wishlist Thirty-one stories are in this volume, including 12 that never appeared in collections published during her lifetime. The stories are arranged chronologically, beginning with her first published story, "The Geranium" and ending with her last one, "Judgement Day." see all copies from $3.49! new only from $6.12! \| first editions
3	The Places in Between more books like this by Rory Stewart add to wishlist In January 2002, Rory Stewart survived a walk across Afghanistan by his wits, his knowledge of Persian dialects and Muslim customs, and the kindness of strangers. In this memoir, he writes about heroes and rogues, tribal elders and teenage soldiers, Taliban commanders and foreign-aid workers as he makes tangible the forces of tradition, ideology, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.74! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Foxfire Book: Hog Dressing, Log Cabin Building, Mountain Crafts and Foods, Planting by the Signs, Snake Lore, Hunting Tales, Faith Healing, Moonshining more books like this by Foxfire Fund Inc, Eliot Wigginton (Editor) add to wishlist Interviews and essays describe the way of life and crafts of pioneer America still surviving in the Appalachian region. see all copies from $3.70! new only from $9.81! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Bright Lights, Big Ass: A Self-Indulgent, Surly, Ex-Sorority Girl's Guide to Why It Often Sucks in the City, or Who Are These Idiots and Why Do They All Live Next Door to Me? more books like this by Jen Lancaster add to wishlist Jen Lancaster hates to burst your happy little bubble, but life in the big city isn't all it's cracked up to be. Contrary to what you see on TV and in the movies, most urbanites "aren't" party-hopping in slinky dresses and strappy stilettos. But lucky for us, Lancaster knows how to make the life of the lower crust mercilessly funny and infinitely ... see all copies from $3.38! new only from $3.85! \| signed copies \| SVS
6	Mine Till Midnight more books like this by Lisa Kleypas add to wishlist A woman of modest means meets a society man skilled in the art of seduction, and both become embroiled in a scandal within London society, in this latest novel from a truly talented storyteller ("Publishers Weekly"). Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.44! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Tea Time for the Traditionally Built more books like this by Alexander McCall Smith add to wishlist The 10th installment of the bestselling The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Novel series finds Precious Ramotswe in personal need of her own formidable detection talents. see all copies from $6.34! new only from $7.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away more books like this by Bill Bryson add to wishlist Bill Bryson lived in Britain for 20 years, then returned with his family to the U.S. Here he writes about the process of re-entry--the shocks, the adjustments, the excesses, and (especially) the funny bits. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.50! \| first editions \| SVS
9	China Road: A Journey Into the Future of a Rising Power more books like this by Rob Gifford add to wishlist An acclaimed National Public Radio reporter takes a dramatic journey along China's Route 312 from its start in the boomtown of Shanghai to its end on the border with Kazakhstan. Along the way, he poses crucial questions regarding China's future as a super power. see all copies from $5.12! new only from $8.48! \| SVS
10	Secrets of a Summer Night more books like this by Lisa Kleypas add to wishlist This first title of a delectable new series introduces the delightful, husband-hunting "Wallflowers"--four young ladies who enter London society with the common goal of marriage. Here, Annabelle Peyton is determined to resist the titleless yet equally resolute seducer, Simon Hunt. Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11	The Official Preppy Handbook more books like this by Lisa Birnbach add to wishlist A "New York Times" bestseller when originally published, "The Official Preppy Handbook" has maintained its popularity over the years. see all copies from $3.82! new only from $36.07! \| first editions
12 view cover	Lidia's Italy: 140 Simple and Delicious Recipes from the Ten Places in Italy Lidia Loves Most more books like this by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich, Tanya Bastianich Manuali add to wishlist The incomparable Lidia takes readers on a gastronomic journey, exploring ten different Italian regions that have inspired her cooking. In addition, her daughter Tanya guides readers to some of the nearby cultural treasures that enrich the pursuit of good food. see all copies from $14.68! new only from $18.92! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Offer from a Gentleman more books like this by Julia Quinn add to wishlist While searching for a mysterious beauty he met at a masquerade party, Benedict Bridgerton meets Sophie Beckett, a servant in need of his help, and as passion flares between them, he must choose between Sophie and the woman of his dreams. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.22! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Armageddon in Retrospect: And Other New and Unpublished Writings on War and Peace more books like this by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. add to wishlist The first and only collection of unpublished works by Kurt Vonnegut since his death is a fitting tribute to the author and an essential contribution to the discussion of war, peace, and humanity's tendency toward violence. see all copies from $2.50! new only from $2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	If You Deceive more books like this by Kresley Cole add to wishlist Ethan MacCarrick, the eldest and most wicked of the MacCarrick brothers, tricks lovely and innocent Holly Weyland into thinking he's eloping with her; instead, he takes her to his wind-tossed, seaside estate in the Highlands, planning to seduce her and make her his mistress until he tires of her. Yet just when Ethan realizes he can't live without ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.63! \| SVS
16 view cover	Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy more books like this by Frances Mayes add to wishlist Frances Mayes, a gourmet cook, travel writer, and poet, bought herself a crumbling 17-room villa in the Italian countryside. It changed her life and renewed her spirit. Her immensely appealing chronicle of the experience, and of her romantic relationship with the man she eventually married, comes complete with recipes from the region. The book ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University more books like this by Kevin Roose add to wishlist As a student Kevin was eager for a term abroad - a break from the mind-numbing sameness of life at Brown University, one of the most liberal colleges in America. Well Kevin found the most foreign place he could in America's backyard. Liberty University is the late Rev. Jerry Falwell's fundamentalist Christian college for hardcore conservative ... see all copies from $13.16! new only from $13.16! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Anna Karenina more books like this by Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy, Count add to wishlist Tolstoy's great novel, one of his last works of fiction, tells the story of a harmless flirtation that gradually develops into a destructive passion: the love affair between Anna Karenina and Count Vronsky. Anna turns to Vronsky, a dashing military man, as a refuge from her passionless marriage to a pompous, chilly bureaucrat--a move that results ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.77! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Sweet by and by more books like this by Todd Johnson add to wishlist "Steel Magnolias" meets "Fried Green Tomatoes" in this moving and poetically written story of five Southern women whose lives come together in a journey of courage, hope, and humor. see all copies from $5.99! new only from $16.12! \| SVS
20 view cover	Bella Tuscany: The Sweet Life in Italy more books like this by Frances Mayes add to wishlist In BELLA TUSCANY, Mayes's follow-up memoir to UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN, the author continues telling stories and describing quotidian life in her beloved Tuscany. Mayes teaches in California, spending time off in her villa in Cortona, Italy. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 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 $3.43! new only from $4.41! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Foxfire 2 more books like this by Eliot Wigginton (Editor) add to wishlist Interviews and essays describe the way of life and crafts of pioneer America still surviving in the Appalachian region. see all copies from $3.67! new only from $9.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Christ stopped at Eboli more books like this by Carlo Levi add to wishlist 'We're not Christians, Christ stopped short of here, at Eboli.' Exiled to a remote and barren corner of Italy for his opposition to Mussolini, Carlo Levi entered a world cut off from history and the state, hedged in by custom and sorrow, without comfort or solace, where, eternally patient, the peasants lived in an age-old stillness and in the ... see all copies from $2.01! new only from $19.87! \| first editions
24 view cover	Devil in Winter more books like this by Lisa Kleypas add to wishlist Easily the shyest Wallflower, Evangeline Jenner stands to become the wealthiest, once her inheritance comes due. Because she must first escape the clutches of her unscrupulous relatives, Evie has approached the rake Viscount St. Vincent with a most outrageous proposition: marriage! Sebastian's reputation is do dangereous that thirty seconds alone ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Slightly Dangerous more books like this by Mary Balogh add to wishlist This is the final volume in the Bedwyn series, which consists of six Regency-era romances, each dedicated to one of the six noble Bedwyn siblings. The first meeting between the dignified, remote Wulfric Bedwyn, Duke of Bewcastle, and the poor, impetuous widow Christine Derrick, does not go well--she accidentally spills lemonade into his eye as she ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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