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She Came to Stay

Simone de Beauvoir

Paperback. "One of the most acute and thoughtful achievements of French fiction at mid-century." - New York Times Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 520.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 1999
Publisher: WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages: 408
Condition: New
SKU: V9780393318845
ISBN: 9780393318845

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Backlands

Victoria Shorr

Hardback. In this Bonnie and Clyde story of love and betrayal, a band of outlaws fight for control of the brutal Brazilian outback. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 390.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2015
Publisher: WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages: 304
Condition: New
SKU: V9780393246025
ISBN: 9780393246025

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Rustication

Charles Palliser

Hardback. A vertiginous gothic masterpiece from the best-selling author of The Quincunx. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 28. Weight in Grams: 630.

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Publication date: 2013
Publisher: WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages: 336
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SKU: V9780393088724
ISBN: 9780393088724

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The Obituary Writer. A Novel.

Ann Hood

Hardback. A sophisticated and suspenseful novel about the poignant lives of two women living in different eras. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 390.

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Publication date: 2013
Publisher: WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages: 304
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SKU: V9780393081428
ISBN: 9780393081428

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Mannequin Girl: A Novel

Ellen Litman

hardcover. A heartfelt and deftly told coming-of-age story, Mannequin Girl captures the bleakness of Soviet Russia and the hopeful turmoil of adolescence. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 147 x 30. Weight in Grams: 390.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2014
Publisher: WW Norton United States
Number of pages: 352
Condition: New
SKU: V9780393069280
ISBN: 9780393069280

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Family Life: A Novel

Akhil Sharma

hardcover. Named one of the Ten Best Books of 2014 by the New York Times Book Review and New York Magazine "Gorgeously tender at its core beautiful, heartstopping Family Life really blazes." Sonali Deraniyagala, New York Times Book Review" Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 370.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2014
Publisher: WW Norton United States
Number of pages: 224
Condition: New
Edition: 1. Ausgabe.
SKU: V9780393060058
ISBN: 9780393060058

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The Language Of Paradise 8211 A Nove

Barbara Klein Moss

Hardback. Set in nineteenth-century New England, this exquisite novel tests a woman s love against her husband s utopian quest." Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155. Weight in Grams: 666.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2015
Publisher: WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages: 384
Condition: New
SKU: V9780393057133
ISBN: 9780393057133

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Arabian Nights and Days

Mahfouz Naguib

Paperback. Num Pages: 227 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 190.

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Publication date: 1995
Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
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SKU: V9780385469012
ISBN: 9780385469012

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The Odyssey of Sergeant Jack Brennan (Pantheon Graphic Novels)

Bryan Doerries

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Full Colour. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.

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Publication date: 2016
Publisher: Pantheon
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SKU: V9780375715167
ISBN: 9780375715167

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The Secrets She Keeps: A Novel

Deb Caletti

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 367 x 24. Weight in Grams: 280.

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Publication date: 2015
Publisher: Bantam
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SKU: V9780345548108
ISBN: 9780345548108

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Know Your Beholder

Adam Rapp

Paperback. From a Pulitzer Prize finalist comes a hilarious and heartbreaking novel about a musician climbing back from rock bottom. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .

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Publication date: 2016
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company United States
Edition: Reprint
Number of pages: 352
Condition: New
SKU: V9780316368926
ISBN: 9780316368926

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The Invisible Hand

Ayad Akhtar

Paperback. The scrpt of the author's successful play of the same name. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 144 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2015
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company United States
Number of pages: 96
Condition: New
SKU: V9780316324533
ISBN: 9780316324533

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Graceland

Christopher Abani

Paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 2004. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 306.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2005
Publisher: St Martin's Press United States
Edition: 1st Picador Ed
Number of pages: 336
Condition: New
SKU: V9780312425289
ISBN: 9780312425289

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Broken Ground

John Keeble

Paperback. Broken Ground is remarkable for its prophetic vision of the hollow securities promised by incarceration and of the effects of "privatization" as an armature of American imperialism-in both the domestic and international realms. Num Pages: 456 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 522.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2010
Publisher: University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages: 456
Condition: New
SKU: V9780295990484
ISBN: 9780295990484

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Yellowfish

John Keeble

Paperback. Wesley Erks, itinerant machinist and adventurer, takes a hefty fee for smuggling a group of illegal Chinese immigrants ('yellowfish') from Vancouver, BC, to San Francisco in the 1970s. This title tells the story of the perilous and suspenseful journey of these five men, filled with colourful fictional and historical characters. Num Pages: 336 pages, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 392.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2008
Publisher: University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages: 336
Condition: New
SKU: V9780295988450
ISBN: 9780295988450

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Tales and Stories by Hans Christian Andersen

Andersen, Hans Christian. Ed(S): Conroy, Patr...

Paperback. Stories that have delighted children and fascinated adults for over a century are the heritage of Hans Christian Andersen. Suitable for both students and general readers alike, this title displays the full range of Andersen's authorship, from parable to science fiction. It contains the drawings of Vilhelm Pedersen and Lorenz Frolich. Editor(s): Conroy, Patricia L.; Rossel, Sven Hakon. Translator(s): Conroy, Patricia L.; Rossel, Sven Hakon. Num Pages: 316 pages, 70 illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 545.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 1980
Publisher: University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages: 316
Condition: New
SKU: V9780295959368
ISBN: 9780295959368