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Geek Love (Paperback)

By Katherine Dunn
$15.95
ISBN-13: 9780375713347
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Published: Vintage, 6/2002
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All of the characters in "Geek Love" are freaks, which gives the book a decisive edge. But more than that, this book is a sad, beautiful, and true depiction of love and relationships that lingers in my memory years after reading it.

All the King's Men (Paperback)

By Robert Penn Warren
$15.95
ISBN-13: 9780156004800
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Published: Mariner Books, 9/1996
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Though loosely based on real-life 1930's politician Huey Long, this book is really about his right-hand man Jack Burden's journey from self-loathing to pure enlightenment. When asked to name the best book I've ever read, "All the King's Men" is always my reply.

Holy Fools (Paperback)

By Joanne Harris
$13.99
ISBN-13: 9780060559137
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Published: William Morrow Paperbacks, 5/2005
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Richly crafter 17th century setting, a plot that includes dry humor and vivid characters, a few you'll enjoy hating.

Even better than Chocolat.

Osprey Island (Paperback)

By Thisbe Nissen
$13.00
ISBN-13: 9780385720625
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Published: Anchor, 6/2005
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The Brief History of the Dead (Paperback)

By Kevin Brockmeier
$15.00
ISBN-13: 9781400095957
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Published: Vintage, 1/2007
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This unique and thoughtful novel will remind you of how strongly connected the lives of the past, present, and future generations are. Everyone who has ever existed. Wow.

The Shape of Water (Paperback)

By Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli
$15.00
ISBN-13: 9780142004715
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Published: Penguin Books, 6/2005
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Charming and gritty - how does Camilleri master such a combination? These take you to Sicily and make you feel like you're there.

Away (Paperback)

By Amy Bloom
$15.00
ISBN-13: 9780812977790
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Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks, 6/2008
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Bloom takes her readers along with Lillian Leyb on quite an adventure around the globe on a most important quest. I absolutely loved this.

The Terra-Cotta Dog (Paperback)

By Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli
$15.00
ISBN-13: 9780142004722
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Published: Penguin Books, 6/2005
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What could be better than a stellar crime novel set in Sicily?

The Crimson Petal and the White (Paperback)

By Michel Faber
$16.95
ISBN-13: 9780156028776
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Published: Mariner Books, 9/2003
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If you love to be taken away to another place and time, this intimatly told story of charismatic "Sugar" will please.

The Sixteen Pleasures (Paperback)

By Robert Hellenga
$17.00
ISBN-13: 9780385314695
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Published: Delta, 5/1995
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1960s! Italy!! Saving a mural from a destructive flood! Pure entertainment, a perfect summer read.

Girls of Riyadh (Paperback)

By Rajaa Alsanea, Rajaa Alsanea, Marilyn Booth
$16.00
ISBN-13: 9780143113478
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Published: Penguin Books, 7/2008
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Quite the page-turner. Shows how girls all across the world, despite obvious cultural differences, share similar needs and desires.

The Financial Lives of the Poets (Hardcover)

By Jess Walter
$25.99
ISBN-13: 9780061916045
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Published: Harper, 10/2009
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Laugh out loud, quick witted, couldn't put it down!

Walter incorporates his poetry into a believable yet incredible modern tragedy.
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