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Book Cover for: Manchester by the Sea: A Screenplay, Kenneth Lonergan

Manchester by the Sea: A Screenplay

Kenneth Lonergan
The Overlook PressThe Overlook Press

Congratulations Kenneth Lonergan, author of our upcoming #ManchesterbytheSea, for winning the inaugural @PENamerican Mike Nichols Award! https://nyti.ms/2HbcJNr

Paperback, 2019

$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Legends

Robert Littell
The Overlook PressThe Overlook Press

We have TWO classic Robert Littell books hitting shelves today! THE COMPANY and LEGENDS are Littell at his best--mysterious and thrilling fiction following CIA agents and their double lives. https://t.co/eDODsLBHwY https://t.co/69qu28GlxF

Paperback, 2020

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Before and After Alexander: The Legend and Legacy of Alexander the Great, Richard A. Billows

Before and After Alexander: The Legend and Legacy of Alexander the Great

Richard A. Billows
The Overlook PressThe Overlook Press

Columbia historian Richard Billows's new book BEFORE AND AFTER ALEXANDER: The Legend and Legacy of Alexander the Great is officially on sale now! Pick it up at any of these online retailers: https://www.amazon.com/Before-After-Alexander-Legend-Legacy/dp/1590207408 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/before-and-after-alexander-richard-a-billows/1126707223?ean=9781590207406#/ http://booksamillion.com/p/3727509/9781590207406

Hardcover, 2018

$32.50$16.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Selfie: How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It's Doing to Us, Will Storr

Selfie: How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It's Doing to Us

Will Storr
The Overlook PressThe Overlook Press

Will Storr discusses his book SELFIE with @seanilling on @voxdotcom. #selfie @wstorr https://t.co/YDFGnblYed

Hardcover, 2018

$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Cuba: Portrait of an Island, Ron Base

Cuba: Portrait of an Island

Ron Base
The Overlook PressThe Overlook Press

Via @wttw: "What was it like to be a U.S. diplomat in #Cuba during the Castro years? Vicki Huddleston tells us about her new book OUR WOMAN IN HAVANA." You can join Huddleston tomorrow at @PrintersRowFest in #Chicago @vickihuddleston @philipsturner https://bit.ly/2sQ3iuj

Hardcover, 2004

$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Paris in the Present Tense, Mark Helprin

Paris in the Present Tense

Mark Helprin
The Overlook PressThe Overlook Press

.@PhillyInquirer praises Mark Helprin’s #ParisinthePresentTense as one of the best books of 2018: “Modern-day Paris, terrific central character, great story of love, loss, twists and turns, all presented with prose so good you’ll want to read it slowly. https://bit.ly/2zWK3DE

Paperback, 2018

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: This Little Light, Lori Lansens

This Little Light

Lori Lansens
The Overlook PressThe Overlook Press

"Writing was, in some part, an attempt to harness and control my fear, and undeniably a form of protest." @lorilansens penned an essay for @lithub about what fueled her new book THIS LITTLE LIGHT. Read below! https://bit.ly/34fbYhW

Hardcover, 2020

$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Missile Commander: A Journey to the Top of an Arcade Classic, Tony Temple

Missile Commander: A Journey to the Top of an Arcade Classic

Tony Temple
The Overlook PressThe Overlook Press

Open Letters Review (@OLRReview) declares that #8BitApocalypse by @alexrubens proves that Atari's Missile Command “embodies the spirit of time,” allowing readers “to live that ever-present paranoia through the lens of virtual reality." https://bit.ly/2PrtOID

Hardcover, 2020

$33.99$17.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: General Eisenhower: Ideaology and Discourse, Ira Chernus

General Eisenhower: Ideaology and Discourse

Ira Chernus
The Overlook PressThe Overlook Press

On Sale Today! IKE AND KAY by James MacManus tells the true story of star-crossed lovers, General Eisenhower and Kay Summersby, during #WWII. It's a @BookBub pick for beach reading and historical fiction buffs this summer. https://bit.ly/2HlLfBf @jamesmac1x #SummerReading https://t.co/5sfmmruxmz

Hardcover, 2002

$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Daughters of Smoke and Fire, Ava Homa

Daughters of Smoke and Fire

Ava Homa
The Overlook PressThe Overlook Press

Read an excerpt from the book @bookpage calls "Stark and elucidating," DAUGHTERS OF SMOKE AND FIRE by @AvaHoma. Available on our site: https://t.co/u0rIr5JlH1 https://t.co/6vzcaKPQiq

Paperback, 2021

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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