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Reading Lolita in Tehran

by Azar Nafisi

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • We all have dreams—things we fantasize about doing and generally never get around to. This is the story of …
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Tuesdays with Morrie

by Mitch Albom

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A special 25th anniversary edition of the beloved book that has changed millions of lives with the story of …
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Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight

by Alexandra Fuller

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A worthy heir to Isak Dinesen and Beryl Markham, Alexandra Fuller shares visceral memories of her childhood in Africa, and …
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Running with Scissors

 

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Living to Tell the Tale

by Gabriel García Márquez

From the Nobel Laureate writer Marquez comes a magnificent piece of writing that finds him telling the story of his life from his birth in …
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Mountains Beyond Mountains

by Tracy Kidder

Tracy Kidder is a winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the author of the bestsellers The Soul of a New Machine, House, Among Schoolchildren, and …
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Night

by Elie Wiesel

Winner of the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize.
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

by Dave Eggers

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • A "A beautifully ragged, laugh-out-loud funny and utterly unforgettable book" (San Francisco Chronicle) that redefines both family and …
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The Opposite of Fate

by Amy Tan

The author reflects on her family's Chinese American legacy, her experiences as a writer, her survival of natural disasters, and her struggle to manage three …
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Samurai William

by Giles Milton

With all the adventure, derring-do, and bloodcurdling battle scenes of his earlier book, Nathaniel's Nutmeg, acclaimed historian Giles Milton dazzles readers with the true story …
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The lost boy

 

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Into the Wild

by Jon Krakauer

In April 1992, a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhikes to Alaska and walks alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. Four months …
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Naked

 

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A Thousand Days in Venice

by Marlena De Blasi

De Blasi, a chef and food writer from St. Louis, begins a whirlwind romance with a man in Venice.
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