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In Hoffa's Shadow
Jack Goldsmith
As a young man, Jack Goldsmith revered his stepfather, longtime Jimmy Hoffa associate Chuckie O’Brien. But as he grew older...
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Barolo
Matthew Gavin Frank
One of the worlds most esteemed wines Barolo summons up images of steeply terraced vineyards and all the elegance and...
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Bunnicula
James Howe, Andrew Donkin
Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby...
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A Single Man
Christopher Isherwood
Welcome to sunny suburban 1960s Southern California. George is a gay middle-aged English professor, adjusting to solitude after the tragic...
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Housekeeping
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Kill It with Fire
Marianne Bellotti
Kill It with Fire chronicles the challenges of dealing with aging computer systems, along with sound modernization strategies. How to...
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The Most Foreign Country
Alejandra Pizarnik
Poetry. Translated from the Spanish by Yvette Siegert. First published in 1955 and now translated for the first time into...
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Zeina Hashem Beck
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