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Book Cover for: Black Water, Joyce Carol Oates

Black Water

Joyce Carol Oates
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•Black Water by Joyce Carol Oates •Monster in a Box by Spalding Gray •Life Interrupted by Spalding Gray •The Fever by Wallace Shawn •Why We Love Sociopaths: a Guide to Late Capitalist Television by Adam Kotsko (continued)

Paperback, 1993

$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Why We Love Sociopaths: A Guide to Late Capitalist Television, Adam Kotsko

Why We Love Sociopaths: A Guide to Late Capitalist Television

Adam Kotsko
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•Black Water by Joyce Carol Oates •Monster in a Box by Spalding Gray •Life Interrupted by Spalding Gray •The Fever by Wallace Shawn •Why We Love Sociopaths: a Guide to Late Capitalist Television by Adam Kotsko (continued)

Paperback, 2012

$14.95Member price:$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Lapvona, Ottessa Moshfegh

Lapvona

Ottessa Moshfegh
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“They distrusted [her] because of her wisdom while they still made use of it.” — Lapvona [Ottessa Moshfegh]

Paperback, 2023

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Sex, Art, and American Culture: Essays, Camille Paglia

Sex, Art, and American Culture: Essays

Camille Paglia
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Girl in a Band by Kim Gordon Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans by Melanie Mitchell Neuromancer by William Gibson Sex, Art and American Culture by Camille Paglia

Paperback, 1992

$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Mirage Factory: Illusion, Imagination, and the Invention of Los Angeles, Gary Krist

The Mirage Factory: Illusion, Imagination, and the Invention of Los Angeles

Gary Krist
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- The Mirage Factory: Illusion, Imagination, and the Invention of Los Angeles [Gary Krist]: One of two books about early 20th Century Los Angeles I read, and the better of the two. Sprawling and about 3 monumental figures who help tell the city's story. Lacks analytical insight.

Paperback, 2019

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Queer Formalism: The Return, William J. Simmons

Queer Formalism: The Return

William J. Simmons
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McGlue by Ottessa Moshfegh Raw Dog by @jamieloftusHELP The Lonely City by Olivia Laing Everybody by Olivia Laing Ringmaster by @abrahamjoseph Buddhism Without Beliefs by Stephen Batchelor. Raving by @mckenziewark. Queer Formalism by William J. Simmons

Paperback, 2022

$15.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Book Cover for: Girl in a Band (10th Anniversary Edition): A Memoir, Kim Gordon

Girl in a Band (10th Anniversary Edition): A Memoir

Kim Gordon
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Girl in a Band by Kim Gordon Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans by Melanie Mitchell Neuromancer by William Gibson Sex, Art and American Culture by Camille Paglia

Paperback, 2025

$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Fever, Wallace Shawn

The Fever

Wallace Shawn
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•Black Water by Joyce Carol Oates •Monster in a Box by Spalding Gray •Life Interrupted by Spalding Gray •The Fever by Wallace Shawn •Why We Love Sociopaths: a Guide to Late Capitalist Television by Adam Kotsko (continued)

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Book Cover for: Little Rabbit, Alyssa Songsiridej

Little Rabbit

Alyssa Songsiridej
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- Little Rabbit [Alyssa Songsiridej]: Loved. Saturn Returns but make it thirsty and kinky. Thoughtful consideration of what happens when you lean into the person you didn't realize you were and lose what you thought were deep friendships as a result.

Paperback, 2023

$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Tender Is the Flesh, Agustina Bazterrica

Tender Is the Flesh

Agustina Bazterrica
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Girl in a Band by Kim Gordon Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans by Melanie Mitchell Neuromancer by William Gibson Sex, Art and American Culture by Camille Paglia

Paperback, 2020

$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book