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Book Cover for: The Committed, Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Committed

Viet Thanh Nguyen
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Viet Thanh Nguyen won the Pulitzer for his debut, “The Sympathizer,” recognition that was great for his career and bad for his writing. Now he’s back with its subversive sequel, “The Committed.” @viet_t_nguyen https://t.co/BdfSbIyWi2 https://t.co/e5d4iJlkqh

Paperback, 2022

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Star Outside My Window, Onjali Q. Raúf

The Star Outside My Window

Onjali Q. Raúf
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Love to learn more about @OnjaliRauf's process behind her book The Star Outside My Window in this interview with @KirkusReviews 💜 @DelacortePress https://t.co/pTRtSAmh3m

Paperback, 2022

$8.99Member price:$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, David Graeber

The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity

David Graeber
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Our January - February Best Wellers pick is "The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity" by David Graeber. Our staff loves it so much, we want to share it with everybody! https://t.co/hABPorZpMo

Paperback, 2023

$25.00Member price:$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: They Called Us Enemy, George Takei

They Called Us Enemy

George Takei
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Our friends at @radiowest interviewed actor/author/activist @GeorgeTakei about Japanese imprisonment during WW II and continued anti-Asian racism. We 💜 @radiowest and George Takei, and have Takei's graphic novel They Called Us Enemy on our shelves now. https://t.co/lu6X6b4ocK https://t.co/EkD0pSMlC3

Paperback, 2019

$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Rough Beauty: Forty Seasons of Mountain Living, Karen Auvinen

Rough Beauty: Forty Seasons of Mountain Living

Karen Auvinen
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Staff recommend: Rough Beauty by @KarenJamestown Poet Karen Auvinen watches as her cabin goes up in smoke, including her computer with all her work on it. A story of loss and rebirth, beautifully written. @ScribnerBooks https://t.co/UecQ9UMbuK

Paperback, 2019

$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Life of the Mind, Christine Smallwood

The Life of the Mind

Christine Smallwood
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From @nytimesbooks "Christine Smallwood’s debut novel, “The Life of the Mind,” advertises its intellectual side in the title. Its first sentence makes clear that it will also cover the scatological." https://t.co/YujjYkyxV0 https://t.co/omXqwev7Pu

Paperback, 2022

$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Sympathizer: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction), Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Sympathizer: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)

Viet Thanh Nguyen
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Viet Thanh Nguyen won the Pulitzer for his debut, “The Sympathizer,” recognition that was great for his career and bad for his writing. Now he’s back with its subversive sequel, “The Committed.” @viet_t_nguyen https://t.co/BdfSbIyWi2 https://t.co/e5d4iJlkqh

Paperback, 2016

$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: Illustrated, James Joyce

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: Illustrated

James Joyce
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The epic novel, Ulysses by James Joyce is brought to life in this brilliantly illustrated edition. Artist Eduardo Arroyo brings beauty and a new layer of appreciation to the text with over 300 striking images. #jamesjoyce #eduardoarroyo #Ulysses #illustratededitiins #otherpress https://t.co/eWqcC8WuQO

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Book Cover for: The Fun of It: Random Records of My Own Flying and of Women in Aviation, Amelia Earhart

The Fun of It: Random Records of My Own Flying and of Women in Aviation

Amelia Earhart
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SOUND ON! Listen to Amelia Earhart's "audio autograph" from her 1932 book, The Fun Of It: Random Records of My Own Flying and of Women in Aviation. #ameliaearhart #rarebooks #firstedition #firsteditionbooks #womenshistorymonth #womeninhistory #history #socool https://t.co/tZPfoWttbj

Paperback, 2013

$29.95Member price:$26.95 + Free shipping10% off
Book Cover for: Ulysses, James Joyce

Ulysses

James Joyce
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The epic novel, Ulysses by James Joyce is brought to life in this brilliantly illustrated edition. Artist Eduardo Arroyo brings beauty and a new layer of appreciation to the text with over 300 striking images. #jamesjoyce #eduardoarroyo #Ulysses #illustratededitiins #otherpress https://t.co/eWqcC8WuQO

Paperback, 1990

$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book