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    100 Selected Poems by E. E. Cummings
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    by Grove Press
    Paperback (01 June, 1959)
    (22 reviews) 4.91 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: Excellent..: A few months ago a friend of mine sent me the poem "may i feel said he" (the thirty-eighth poem in this book) in an email and I found it extremely witty and funny.I
    A Canticle for Leibowitz (Bantam Spectra Book)
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    by Bantam
    Paperback (02 September, 1997)
    (163 reviews) 4.53 out of 5 stars
    Editorial Review: Walter M. Miller's acclaimed SF classic A Canticle for Leibowitz opens with the accidental excavation of a holy artifact: a creased, brittle memo scrawled by the hand of the blessed Saint Leibowitz, that reads: "Pound pastrami,

    A Christmas Memory, One Christmas, & The Thanksgiving Visitor (Modern Library
    list: $14.95 - our price: $10.47
    by Modern Library
    Hardcover (12 November, 1996)
    (23 reviews) 4.78 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: Warm & Heartfelt: Truman Capote does an amazing job of telling us three delightful stories of a young boy's favorite Christmas &
    A Lesson Before Dying : A Novel (Vintage Contemporaries (Paperback))
    list: $12.95 - our price: $9.71
    by Vintage Books
    Paperback (28 September, 1997)
    (393 reviews) 4.11 out of 5 stars
    Editorial Review: Oprah Book Club® Selection, September 1997: In a small Cajun community in 1940s Louisiana, a young black man is about to go to the electric chair for murder. A white shopkeeper had died during a robbery gone bad;

    A Moveable Feast
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    by Scribner
    Paperback (29 May, 1996)
    (93 reviews) 4.59 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: A beutifull but inacurate look at paris: This is hemingways BEAUTIFULL ortrait of the paris of fitzgerald, ford maddox ford, John Dos passos,
    A Patriot's Handbook: Songs, Poems, Stories and Speeches Celebrating the Land We
    list: $27.95 - our price: $17.61
    by Hyperion
    Hardcover (07 May, 2003)
    (20 reviews) 4.05 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: I Feel Patriotic Just Owning This Book: I first heard about this book after Caroline Kennedy was interviewed. Being that it was the week before the 4th of July made me think that it would be a nice book to have around for the holiday weekend.

    A Sea of Words, Third Edition: A Lexicon and Companion to the Complete Seafaring
    list: $16.00 - our price: $10.88
    by Owl Books
    Paperback (01 October, 2000)
    (24 reviews) 4.25 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: Gives the series a new dimension: Readers who want to know everything there is about everything there is in the Aubrey/Maturin series will treasure this book.
    A Streetcar Named Desire
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    by Signet Book
    Mass Market Paperback (01 August, 1989)
    (71 reviews) 4.38 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: interesting but stereotypical: A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams is a play about class and gender, and how they interact in a specific time period and place,

    A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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    by Perennial
    Paperback (01 September, 1998)
    (421 reviews) 4.71 out of 5 stars
    Editorial Review: Francie Nolan, avid reader, penny-candy connoisseur, and adroitobserver of human nature, has much to ponder in colorful, turn-of-the-century Brooklyn. She grows up with a sweet, tragic father, a severely realistic mother,
    Aloft
    list: $24.95 - our price: $15.72
    by Riverhead Books
    Hardcover (08 March, 2004)
    (23 reviews) 3.74 out of 5 stars
    Editorial Review: Chang-Rae Lee, named by The New Yorker as one of its 20 writers for the 21st Century, has confirmed his place in that company with Aloft, a masterful treatment of a man coming to terms with his own disaffection.

    America Eats (Iowa Szathmary Culinary Arts Series)
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    by Univ of Iowa Pr
    Hardcover (01 May, 1992)
    American Smooth: Poems
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    by W. W. Norton & Company
    Hardcover (30 September, 2004)

    Americans in Paris: A Literary Anthology
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    by Library of America
    Hardcover (01 March, 2004)
    (1 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: A highly articulate literary composite portrait: Compiled and edited by New Yorker staff writer Adam Gopnik, America In Paris: A Literary Anthology is a seminal celebration of statesmen,
    Anthem
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    by Signet Book
    Mass Market Paperback (01 August, 1996)
    (365 reviews) 3.99 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: An indictment of the socialists who want to think for us.: I'm not an Objectivist by any means, mainly because I'm a Christian, which puts me completely at odds with one of Objectivism's six major tenets.

    Ariel: The Restored Edition : A Facsimile of Plath's Manuscript, Reinstating Her
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    by HarperCollins
    Hardcover (09 November, 2004)
    Ariel
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    by Perennial
    Paperback (01 March, 1999)
    (28 reviews) 4.93 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: brilliant, human & beyond human: I knew about this book for a long time before I read it, because I knew it's a classic but I had no idea how truly amazingly brilliant unique &

    As I Lay Dying (Vintage International)
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    by Vintage
    Paperback (30 January, 1991)
    (134 reviews) 3.92 out of 5 stars
    Editorial Review: Faulkner's distinctive narrative structures--the uses of multiple points of view and the inner psychological voices of the characters--in one of its most successful incarnations here in As I Lay Dying. In the story,
    Atlas Shrugged
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    by Signet Book
    Mass Market Paperback (01 August, 1996)
    (1124 reviews) 3.98 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: It makes you think: I have some comments and responses to reviewers' complaints.Atlas Shrugged is a work of fiction. It was never intended as a light novella or breezy romance.

    Beloved
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    by Vintage
    Paperback (08 June, 2004)
    Better Than I Know Myself
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    by St. Martin's Press
    Hardcover (01 June, 2004)
    (9 reviews) 4.78 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: Outstanding!: Better than I Know MyselfVirginia DeBerry & Donna Grant5 starsA Deeply moving story about the bond of friendship,

    Black Boy (Perennial Classics)
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    by Perennial Classics
    Paperback (01 September, 1998)
    (117 reviews) 4.3 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: Excellent description of negro life in the 1920's: "Black Boy" is a great autobiographical book written by Richard Wright. Richard,
    Blinking with Fists
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    by Faber & Faber
    Hardcover (01 October, 2004)

    Bound to Please
    list: $35.00 - our price: $23.10
    by W. W. Norton & Company
    Hardcover (22 December, 2004)
    Cannery Row
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    by Penguin Books
    Mass Market Paperback (01 January, 1993)
    (182 reviews) 4.22 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: You won't forget this setting or these characters...: Cannery Row is almost like a book of short stories. There are some central stories that follow main characters,

    Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal
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    by Signet Book
    Mass Market Paperback (01 April, 1983)
    (86 reviews) 3.72 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: Should Morals and Philosophy Guide Our Society and Economy?: Being a collection of essays written in the 1960s by Objectivist, novelist and non-academic philosopher Ayn Rand and certain of her like-minded associates (including Alan Greenspan,
    Caramelo
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    by Vintage
    Paperback (09 September, 2003)
    (54 reviews) 3.91 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: Good Read: I have to admit when I first started reading this book I thought the dialogue and narrating was, as another reviewer described,

    Celebrate Through Heartsongs
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    by Hyperion
    Hardcover (27 August, 2002)
    (10 reviews) 3.9 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: The Stars are Shining in Your Heart Tonight: Mattie Stepanek's poetry leaves some people wondering how a child could express his thoughts and feelings with such style and grace,
    Ceremony (Contemporary American Fiction Series)
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    by Penguin Books
    Paperback (01 March, 1988)
    (101 reviews) 3.58 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: Ceremony - an insight into Native American Culture: It is difficult to write about a culture without making it sound better than it is in real life.

    Christmas at The New Yorker : Stories, Poems, Humor, and Art
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    by Random House
    Hardcover (12 October, 2004)
    Christmas in the South : Holiday Stories from the South's Best Writers
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    by Algonquin Books
    Hardcover (01 October, 2004)

    Cien Años de Soledad
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    by Ediciones Catedra S.A.
    Paperback (01 December, 1994)
    (64 reviews) 4.69 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: Muchos años después, frente al pelotón de fusilamiento...: Quien dice que Cien años de soledad no es más que realismo mágico, tiene una visión muy restringida de la literatura.
    Civil Disobedience and Other Essays (Dover Thrift Editions)
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    by Dover Publications
    Paperback (20 May, 1993)
    (12 reviews) 4.42 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: The moral obligation to resist: Henry David Thoreau did not just think, he acted. In order to see which luxuries of life he could live without,

    Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain (Bantam Classic)
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    by Bantam Classics
    Paperback (01 March, 1984)
    (8 reviews) 3.75 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: 5 stars for the work and 3 stars for the edition.: Ok, now I don't think I need to go on about Mark Twain's genius and how it is essential reading for anyone who fancies themselves a fan of classic American literature,
    Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
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    by Doubleday
    Hardcover (15 August, 1984)
    (40 reviews) 4.95 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: The Best..: I've been a huge Edgar Allan Poe fan for a long time and believe he's one of the greatest authors ever. While not having this exact edition,

    Cravings
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    by Jove Books
    Mass Market Paperback (29 June, 2004)
    (23 reviews) 4.09 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: Cravings: I read the book in one sitting--as my husband would say I inhaled it. All four of the authors are some of my favorite.I
    Danger on Peaks
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    by Shoemaker & Hoard
    Hardcover (09 September, 2004)

    Death of A Salesman
    list: $11.00 - our price: $8.25
    by Penguin USA (Paper)
    Paperback (06 October, 1998)
    (139 reviews) 3.9 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: great story, but requires much patience: This is, without a doubt, an outstanding piece of literature, beautifully written and well executed by author Arthur Miller.
    Delights and Shadows
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    by Copper Canyon Press
    Paperback (15 May, 2004)

    Delta of Venus
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    by Harvest Books
    Paperback (02 February, 2004)
    (56 reviews) 4.36 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: Sad but Lovely: Although it is true that Ms. Nin's gift for writing lush, expressive, sensual words makes this book successful as erotica,
    Drive Me Crazy
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    by Dutton Books
    Hardcover (15 July, 2004)
    (2 reviews) 3.5 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: Gritty, Witty and Fully Satisfying: Eric Jerome Dickey's 10th novel truly delivers like he's done with all his books. Excellently written,

    E.E. Cummings: Complete Poems 1904-1962
    list: $66.88 - our price: $42.13
    by Liveright Publishing Corporation
    Hardcover (01 April, 1994)
    (13 reviews) 4.77 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: Canonical Cummings Compendium: I have a few E.E. Cummings books of poetry, but quickly despaired of every finding them all. This collection is a terrific resource for someone who simply wishes to have all the poems collected in one volume.
    East of Eden (Oprah's Book Club)
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    by Penguin Books
    Paperback (18 June, 2003)
    (129 reviews) 4.4 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: Epic novel: This book has it all--sweeping themes which are common to all people, fascinating and flawed characters, and an interesting interweaving of people's choices and the impact this has on those around them.

    East of Eden (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)
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    by Rebound by Sagebrush
    Library Binding (01 October, 1999)
    (13 reviews) 4.92 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: It's a classic: I know most people say this is an incredible awesome book, but as most classics, it has "its parts." It has some parts that will keep you sooo interested,
    Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection
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    by HarperAudio
    Audio CD (01 October, 2000)
    (8 reviews) 4 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: Comment for the "reader from San Francisco": Lighten up dude! It's Edgar Allen Poe not Andrew Dice Clay! What did you expect?

    Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Madness
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    by Atheneum
    Hardcover (01 September, 2004)
    Edgar Allan Poe: Selected Works, Deluxe Edition
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    by Gramercy
    Hardcover (03 October, 1990)
    (9 reviews) 4.67 out of 5 stars
    Editorial Review: He revolutionized the horror tale, giving it psychological insight and a consistent tone and atmosphere; he invented the modern detective story; he wrote some of the world's best-known lyric poetry and a major novella of the fantastic;

    Empress Orchid : A Novel
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    by Houghton Mifflin
    Hardcover (03 February, 2004)
    (34 reviews) 4.09 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: Simply wonderful!: This book is filled with drama, intrique, loyalty, corruption, forbidden love and mystery. The Forbidden City is a totally different world for the book's heroine,
    Ethan Frome (Signet Classics (Paperback))
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    by Signet Book
    Mass Market Paperback (12 June, 2000)
    (184 reviews) 3.64 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: This story describes a forbidden love between two people: The tragic story of Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton takes place in the dreary and lonely village of Starkfield,

    Farewell To Arms
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    by Scribner
    Paperback (01 June, 1995)
    (309 reviews) 3.93 out of 5 stars
    Editorial Review: As a youth of 18, Ernest Hemingway was eager to fight in the Great War. Poor vision kept him out of the army, so he joined the ambulance corps instead and was sent to France. Then he transferred to Italy where he became the first American wounded in that country during World War I.
    FATE IS THE HUNTER
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    by Simon & Schuster
    Paperback (02 July, 1986)
    (69 reviews) 4.96 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: The best aviation book ever written: The first book I ever read that puts you in the cockpit, sweating to cross the Blue ridge Mountains,

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