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Book Cover for: Lonesome Dove, Larry McMurtry

Lonesome Dove

Larry McMurtry
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If you're a fan of the novel or TV mini-series "Lonesome Dove," you should know that a bunch of author Larry McMurtry's belongings, including some of his own copies of his books, will be auctioned on May 29: https://t.co/v2qr7ZyQ2f

Paperback, 2010

$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: I Lived to Tell It All, George Jones

I Lived to Tell It All

George Jones
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The Texas Quote of the Day: "There are questions I’m still not wise enough to answer, just wise enough to no longer ask." ----- George Jones, "I Lived to Tell it All," 1996 @matthewjdowd https://t.co/sQTSgP341M

Paperback, Mass Market, 1997

$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Blue Velvet, Eric Mendoza

Blue Velvet

Eric Mendoza
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A girl sits by a jukebox at a Dairy Queen in Austin, 1963. If you look closely and strain your ears you can hear "He's so Fine" by the Chiffons or "Blue Velvet" by Bobby Vinton in the background. A Larry McMurtry essay brought to life. It SCREAMS 1963 Texas. @DairyQueen https://t.co/8bpEbmlsIi

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