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New York, NY: The Toby Press, 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A collectible book by one of the great writers of the 20th century. First English language edition. In two novellas and three short stories Auerbach draws on deeply personal experiences-story of Auerbach's own survival-Transformations and Escape are undiscovered masterpieces of twentieth century writing. Includes an introduction by Saul Bellow.

New York: Farrar,Straus,Giroux, 1998. First American Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. This attractive book was translated by Barbara Haveland. This is the author's second book, and only collection of stories. Like his novels, Hoeg's short fiction examines the clash of radically different cultures: Western and non-Western, straight and gay, scientific and magical. ".splendid stories and not to be missed by anyone who enjoys elegant writing and intellectual vigor."--The Atlantic Monthly

New York: Turtle Bay Books/ Random House, 1993. First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A pristine, SIGNED BOOK BY "the first lady of radio". A sparkling assortment of her most outstanding interviews and reports, mainly form NPR's award-winning news magazine "All Things Considered", from 1971-1991. Interviews with James Baldwin, Rosa Parks, David Mamet, Philip Roth, M. F. K. Fisher, Andre Dubus, Annie Leibovitz, Helen Hayes, Ethel Merman.

New York: Viking Books, 2004. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. 1st ed. 1st printing VF/VF Signed by Author on title page. New/Unread Book in excellent cond, black boards, lettering on spine. Dustjacket in excellent cond as well. Used: Like New. For his riveting eleventh novel, Boyle offers readers the closest thing to a thriller he has ever written, a tightly scripted page turner about the trials of Dana Halter, a thirty-three-year-old deaf woman whose identity has been stolen. Featuring a woman in the lead role. Talk Talk is both a suspenseful chase across America and a moving story about language, love, and identity from one of America's most versatile and entertaining novelists.

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc., 1989. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Good. Minor edgewear with one slight cut of corner of DJ, else fine.Tribal police officer Jim Chee and Lt. Joe Leaphorn find themselves working side by side when Smithsonian conservator Henry Highhawk is arrested for robbing Native American graves-and possibly for murder. This book has ingeniously intricate plotting, splendid evocations of the Southwest's harsh beauty, insights into a venerable culture, and subtly poignant characterizations. Keywords: FICTION TRIBAL POLICE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST NAVAJO GRAVEROBBING MURDER

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc., 1989. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Tribal police officer Jim Chee and Lt. Joe Leaphorn find themselves working side by side when Smithsonian conservator Henry Highhawk is arrested for robbing Native American graves-and possibly for murder. This book has ingeniously intricate plotting, splendid evocations of the Southwest's harsh beauty, insights into a venerable culture, and subtly poignant characterizations. Keywords: FICTION TRIBAL POLICE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST NAVAJO GRAVEROBBING MURDER

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1991. First American Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A dazzling work of the imagination: Witty, wry, playful, and in the end, honed to a razor-sharp emotional edge. A very attractive book that apppears UNREAD. Julian Barnes is."one of the brightest stars of modern British fiction"--Isbel Fonseca, The Wall Street Journal --Keywords: BARNES FICTION LOVE FRIENDSHIP RELATIONSHIPS TALKING TRUTH

New York: Harcourt, Inc., 2001. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Author's DEBUT collection of short stories that are layered and complete in the the wolds they imagine. Each story examines the underside of love, from endurance and betrayal to sacrifice, obsession, and abandonment. The deepest chords of intimacy echo throughout this moving and hopeful book. A very attractive book that is not diminished by an owner's deft signature at hinge of front endpaper. "This collection heralds the arrival of a major new talent in American fiction. These stories are extraordinary." Robert Bausch --- Keywords: GLEN SHORT STORIES DEBUT ASIAN-AMERICAN TEA FUR THIRTY YARDS RUDY'S TWO WIVES

New York, NY: The Macmillan Company, 1971. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A pristine collectible book. Stated "Second Printing 1971". Music legend Bob Dylan's only work of fiction that is combination of stream of consciousness prose, lyrics, and poetry that gives fans insight into one of the most influential singer-songwriters of our time. Minor rubbing along edges, tiny chip at center top of spine, small scratch at price on insider flap. Overall Book is beautifully preserved in a archival cover.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1992. First American Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The author is a past Booker Prize winner. Here he creates a novel of singular energy, imagination, and power. 'Peter Carey is to Sydney what Joyce was to Dublin.Carey is an absolute master of language and of storytelling. Get your money on him as one of the great figures of the cusp of the millennium."--Tom Keneally. A pristine book that appears UNREAD. Keywords: AUSTRALIAN FAMILY TAX AUDIT FAILING GM DEALERSHIP NEW SOUTH WALES FAMILY MATRIARCH

Cambridge, MA: The MIT PRESS, 2001. First Edition, Third Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine++. A pristine book. Author's DEBUT book. Inscribed. "A page-turning well-written love story that also teaches an impressive amount amount of good economics."--Milton Friedman

New York: Scribner, 2005. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A PRISTINE BOOK. Teacher Man has that same vulnerable but invincible spirit that captured the hearts of readers in "Angela's Ashes". This is McCourt's final memoir in the trilogy that started with Pulitzer Prize winning Angela's Ashes, then Tis'. The trilogy tells of McCourt's American journey from impoverished immigrant to brilliant teacher and raconteur and now focuses almost exclusively on McCourt's 30-year teaching career in New York City's public high schools.

New York: Scribner, 2005. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A PRISTINE BOOK. Teacher Man has that same vulnerable but invincible spirit that captured the hearts of readers in "Angela's Ashes". This is McCourt's final memoir in the trilogy that started with Pulitzer Prize winning Angela's Ashes, then Tis'. The trilogy tells of McCourt's American journey from impoverished immigrant to brilliant teacher and raconteur and now focuses almost exclusively on McCourt's 30-year teaching career in New York City's public high schools.

New York: Riverhead/Penguin Putnam, 2006. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Ellis Avery's debut novel Winner, American Library Association Stonewall Fiction Award, Winner, Lambda Literary Award for Debut Fiction, Winner, Ohioana Library Fiction Award and Kiriyama Prize Notable Book. Called "delicious" and "resplendent" by Maxine Hong Kingston, author of THE WOMAN WARRIOR, and "spellbinding," by Emma Donoghue, author of ROOM.

New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 2012. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A pristine book. Telegraph Avenue is a big-hearted and exhilarating novel that explores the profoundly intertwined lives of two Oakland, California families, one black and one white. In Telegraph Avenue, Chabon lovingly creates a world grounded in pop culture Kung Fu, '70s Blaxploitation films, vinyl LPs, jazz and soul music and delivers a bravura epic of friendship, race, and secret histories.

New York: Harcourt, Inc., 2000. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A pristine book that appears UNREAD. "Le Guin's prose breathes light and intelligence. She can lift fiction to the level of poetry and compress it to the density of allegory---in the 'Telling' she doe both, gorgeously.'--Jonathan Lethem". Ms. Le Guin as been honored with the following awards: a National Book Award, five Hugo and five Nebula Awards, the Kafka Award, a Pushcart Prize, and the Harold D. Vursell Memorial Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

New York: Random House, 1987. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Author's FIRST short story collection. An attractive, collectible book. Very slight edgewear at top and bottom of DJ spine. The 22 stories that make up this distinguished collection reaffirm Gordon's ability to create fully dimensional characters who speak in a variety of authentic voices." --Publishers Weekly. "This first collection of stories will only enhance the growing reputation of one of our best contemporary fiction writers."--Library Journal

New York: Random House, 1987. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Author's FIRST short story collection. Minor closed cut at top edge of front panel of DJ, and two scratches on front panel of DJ.The 22 stories that make up this distinguished collection reaffirm Gordon's ability to create fully dimensional characters who speak in a variety of authentic voices." --Publishers Weekly. "This first collection of stories will only enhance the growing reputation of one of our best contemporary fiction writers."--Library Journal

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1998. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. J.D. McClatchy's .book is a work of brilliance, clarity, and song. .comprises the most stunning poems yet from one of our great poets."---Lorrie Moore

New York: Nan A. Talese; Doubleday, 2006. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A pristine book. One of the world¿s most celebrated authors, Margaret Atwood has penned a collection of smart and entertaining fictional essays, in the genre of her popular books Good Bones and Murder in the Dark, punctuated with wonderful illustrations by the author. Chilling and witty, prescient and personal, delectable and tart, these highly imaginative, vintage Atwoodian mini-fictions speak on a broad range of subjects, reflecting the times we live in with deadly accuracy and knife-edge precision.