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The Summer Book
Tove Jansson
In The Summer Book Tove Jansson distills the essence of the summer—its sunlight and storms—into twenty-two crystalline vignettes. This brief...
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James
Percival Everett
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER - ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S 10...
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How to Listen to Jazz
Ted Gioia
An acclaimed music scholar presents an accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz In How to Listen to...
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The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin
50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION—WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY DAVID MITCHELL AND A NEW AFTERWORD BY CHARLIE JANE ANDERS Ursula K. Le...
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Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian
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The Visitor (Animorphs Graphix #2)
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The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard
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Collects all ninety-two of the late author's stories -- including "Prima Belladonna," "Dead Time," and "The Index" -- which span...
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Hugh Howey
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The Uninhabitable Earth
David Wallace-Wells
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The Uninhabitable Earth hits you like a comet, with an overflow of insanely lyrical...
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