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The Autobiography of Malcolm X (As Told to Alex Haley)
Ballantine Books, February 1992. Trade Paperback. Through a life of passion and struggle, Malcolm X became one of the most influential figures of the 20th Century. In this riveting account, he tells of his journey from a prison cell to Mecca, describing his transition from hoodlum to Muslim minister. Here..... More
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The Surrendered
Riverhead Trade, March 2011. Trade Paperback. Chang-rae Lee, the bestselling and award-winning author of Native Speaker, A Gesture Life, and Aloft returns with his most ambitious novel yet-a spellbinding story of how love and war echo through an entire lifetime. June Han was orphaned as a girl by the Korean..... More
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Compared to other conflicts, the Korean War has not produced many memorable works of fiction. This novel is so brilliant it might very well say all that needs to be said, all by itself. The book’s intertwining stories of three characters—two Americans, one Korean—are so sumptuously composed, it is tempting to just be awestruck by its creative beauty. That beauty’s opposite is the defining truth of this work: the human disfigurement and the infinitely horrific toll war takes on all who experience it. While this book vividly captures the sights, sounds and feel of war, its concern is much deeper than the politics that get us into wars and the maneuvers we use to get out of them. It’s about the permanent scars of war.
1984
Plume, April 1983. Trade Paperback. 1984 has come and gone, but George Orwell's prophetic, nightmare vision in 1949 of the world we were becoming is timelier than ever. "1984" is still the great modern classic "negative Utopia" - a startling original and haunting novel that creates an imaginary world that..... More
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A People's History of the United States
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, June 2016. Paper Back. "A wonderful, splendid book--a book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for the future." --Howard Fast With a new introduction by Anthony Arnove, this edition of..... More
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The Grapes of Wrath 75th Anniversary Edition (Limited edition)
Viking Adult, April 2014. Hardcover. April 2014 marks the 75th anniversary of the first Viking hardcover publication of Steinbeck's crowning literary achievement First published in 1939, Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm..... More
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Limited Editions Club, 1957. Hardcover. Leather spine with gilt lettering and marbled boards. Complete with a protective slipcase. Some moderate wear to the edges of the leather spine. Light fading on the slipcase. More
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Travel as a Political Act
Rick Steves, February 2018. Paper Back. Change the world one trip at a time. In this illuminating collection of stories and lessons from the road, acclaimed travel writer Rick Steves shares a powerful message that resonates now more than ever. With the world facing divisive and often frightening events, from..... More
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Midnights Children
Random House Inc, April 2006. Trade Paperback. The iconic masterpiece of India that introduced the world to "a glittering novelist--one with startling imaginative and intellectual resources, a master of perpetual storytelling" (The New Yorker) WINNER OF THE BEST OF THE BOOKERS - SOON TO BE A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES Selected..... More
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