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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.The spine remains undamaged. You half expect a new collection of stories by the beloved Alice Munro to arrive already devoured: pages dog-eared ("I feel exactly the same way! How did she know?"), spine cracked, cover bent from the dozens of times each story deserves to be read. The best thing to say about Alice Munro is said so often, it doesn't mean much anymore. But here it is for the record: She is a master of her craft. In Dear Life, her 13th collection, Munro again breathes life--real, blemished, nuanced life--into her characters and settings (usually her hometown in Huron County, Ontario). Her empathy is the greatest weapon in her arsenal, and it is on full display here. But the most satisfying part of the new collection is the last four stories, bundled together in what the author calls "Finale," the closest she'll ever come to writing about her own dear life. --Alexandra Foster.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.The spine remains undamaged. THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. WINNER OF THE 2010 COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD. 264 wood and ivory carvings, none of them bigger than a matchbox: Edmund de Waal was entranced when he first encountered the collection in his great uncle Iggie's Tokyo apartment. When he later inherited the 'netsuke', they unlocked a story far larger and more dramatic than he could ever have imagined. From a burgeoning empire in Odessa to fin de siecle Paris, from occupied Vienna to Tokyo, Edmund de Waal traces the netsuke's journey through generations of his remarkable family against the backdrop of a tumultuous century. 'You have in your hands a masterpiece' Frances Wilson, Sunday Times. 'The most brilliant book I've read for years.A rich tale of the pleasure and pains of what it is to be human' Bettany Hughes, Daily Telegraph, Books of the Year. 'A complex and beautiful book' Diana Athill.

Paperback. Condición: Good. Now a major motion picture starring George Clooney! Matthew King was once c onsidered one of the most fortunate men in Hawaii. His missionary ancestors who came to the islands were financially and culturally progressiveone ev en married a Hawaiian princess, making Matt a royal descendant and one of t he state's largest landowners. But now his luck has changed. His two daught ers are out of control10-year-old Scottie has a smart-ass attitude and a d esperate need for attention and 17-year-old Alex, a former model, is a reco vering drug addict. His thrill-seeking and high-maintenance wife, Joanie, l ies in a coma after a boat racing accident, and will soon be taken off life support. The King family can hardly picture life without their charismatic mother, but as they come to terms with this tragedy, their sadness is mixe d with a sense of freedom that shames themand spurs them into surprising a ctions.

Paperback. Condición: Good. "No one can thoroughly chill the blood the way Karin Fossum can." --Los Ang eles Times Eva Magnus and her daughter are out walking by the river when a man's body floats to the water's surface. Eva goes to call the police, but when she re aches the phone, she dials another number altogether. The police find the body anyway. Inspector Sejer and his team quickly determine that the man, Egil, died in a violent attack. But Egil has been missing for months and the trail to his killer is cold. It's as puzzling as another unsolved case on Sejer's desk: the murder of a prostitute, found dead just before Egil went missing. Sejer sets to work piecing together these two impossible cases; it's not long before he realizes that they aren't as separate as they previously seemed.

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Paperback. Condición: Good. A gripping novel set on the boundary between fact and fiction. A woman wakes one night to find that a strange man has walked into her bedr oom. She lies there in terrified silence unable to move. The woman is an au thor and the man one of her prospective characters. So desperate is he to h ave his story told that he has resorted to breaking into her house to make her tell it. She creates Alvar Eide, forty-two years old, single, who works in an art ga llery. He lives a quiet, dutiful life, carefully designed to avoid surprise s. One winter?fs day, all this begins to change when an emaciated young her oin addict walks into the gallery. A kind man, Alvar gives her a cup of cof fee to warm her up. She returns some weeks later to his place of work, and then one day appears on his doorstep demanding to be let in. Interspersed with the chapters of Alvar?fs story are his encounters with it s author - the frantic attempts of a fictional man trying to control his ow n destiny. Broken is a gripping novel about the boundary between fact and f iction and the perils of good intentions. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, most of the world was ready to acce pt American leadership in a war against terrorism. Yet within a year the Un ited States was estranged from its allies and enmeshed in a costly and incr easingly deadly occupation of Iraq, while virtually ignoring potentially gr eat threats from other parts of the world. In this measured but forcefully argued book, the distinguished foreign correspondent John Newhouse shows wh at went wrong. Timely, knowledgeable, and filled with vivid portraits of such figures as George W. Bush Tony Blair, Donald Rumsfeld, and Dick Cheney, Imperial America is an indispensable book.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. A brilliant why-dunit from Norway's 'Queen of Crime'. Charlo Torp has problems. He's grieving for his late wife, he's lost his job, and gambling debts have alienated him from his teenage daughter. Desperate, his solution is to rob an elderly woman of her money and silverware. But Harriet Krohn fights bac k, and Charlo loses control. Wracked with guilt, Charlo attempts to rebuild his life. But the police are catching up with him, and Inspector Konrad Se jer has never lost a case yet. Told through the eyes of a killer, The Murder of Harriet Krohn poses the question: how far would you go to turn your life around, and could you live with yourself afterwards?

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. With the bravura storytelling and pungent authenticity of detail she brough t to her acclaimed Lymond Chronicles, Dorothy Dunnett, grande dame of the h istorical novel, presents The House of Niccolò series. The time is the 15th century, when intrepid merchants became the new knighthood of Europe. Amon g them, none is bolder or more cunning than Nicholas vander Poele of Bruges , the good-natured dyer's apprentice who schemes and swashbuckles his way t o the helm of a mercantile empire. In 1461, Nicholas is in Florence. Backed by none other than Cosimo de' Medici, he will sail the Black Sea to Trebizond, last outpost of Byzantium, and the last jewel missing from the crown of the Ottoman Empire. But trouble lies ahead. Nicholas's stepdaughter-at the tender age of thirteen-has eloped with his rival in trade: a Machiavellian Genoese who races ahead of Nicholas, sowing disaster at every port. And time is of the essence: Trebizond may fall to the Turks at any moment. Crackling with wit, breathtakingly paced, The Spring of the Ram is a pyrotechnic blend of scholarship and narrative shimmering with the scents, sounds, colors, and combustible emotions of the 15th century.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Paul Rainey, an ad salesman, perceives dimly through a fog of psychoactive substances his dissatisfaction with his life- professional, sexual, weekend s, the lot. He only wishes there was something he could do about it. And 's omething' seems to fall into his lap when a meeting with an old friend and fellow salesman, Eddy Jaw, leads to the offer of a new job. But when this o ffer turns out to be as misleading as Paul's sales patter, his life and tha t of his family are transformed in ways very much more peculiar than he eve r thought possible.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Synopsis: Sebastian Faulks's new novel is a bolt from the blue: contemporary, demotic , angry, heart-wrenching, and funny, in the deepest shade of black. Mike Engleby says things that others dare not even think. A man devoid of s cruple or self-pity, he rises without trace in Thatcher's England and scorc hes through the blandscape of New Labour. In the course of his brief, incandescent career, he and the reader encounter many famous people -- actors, writers, politicians, household names -- but by far the most memorable is Engleby himself.

Paperback. Condición: Good. "In the first rank of American crime writers. . . . Next to Vachss, Chandle r, Cain and Hammett look like choirboys."--Cleveland Plain DealerBurke--ex- con, mercenary, sometime killer--makes his living preying on New York's mos t vicious predators and avenging their innocent victims. But in Andrew Vach ss's mercilessly suspenseful new novel, Burke finds himself working the oth er side of the street, where guilt and innocence are as disposable as the s heets in a Times Square hotel--and as dirty.Burke's new employer is Kite, a fanatical crusader who specializes in debunking "false allegations of chil d sexual abuse. Kite has a case that may be the real thing, but needs Burke to tell him if it is. And if mere money can't persuade Burke to cooperate, Kite has plenty of other incentives at his disposal--including a fanatical bodyguard with a taste for corsets and brass knuckles. A tour guide to hel l written in icy prose, False Allegations is Vachss at his most unnerving." Burke is the toughest talking first-person narrator since Mike Hammer."--Lo s Angeles Times"Vachss . . . writes hypnotically violent prose."--Chicago S un-Times.

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Paperback. Condición: Good. The American writer voices his opinions on influential figures as well as t he ironies, illusions, and insensibility of life in the past two decades. B ibliogs.

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Paperback. Condición: Good. The story of three American travelers adrift in the cities and deserts of N orth Africa after World War II examines the way Americans apprehend an alie n culture and the way their incomprehension destroys them.

Paperback. Condición: Good. Read the searing first novel from the celebrated author of Beloved, which i mmerses us in the tragic, torn lives of a poor black family in post-Depress ion 1940s Ohio. Unlovely and unloved, Pecola prays each night for blue eyes like those of h er privileged white schoolfellows. At once intimate and expansive, unsparin g in its truth-telling, The Bluest Eye shows how the past savagely defines the present. A powerful examination of our obsession with beauty and confor mity, Toni Morrison's virtuosic first novel asks powerful questions about r ace, class, and gender with the subtlety and grace that have always charact erised her writing. 'She revealed the sins of her nation, while profoundly elevating its canon. She suffused the telling of blackness with beauty, whilst steering us away from the perils of the white gaze. That's why she told her stories. And why we will never, ever stop reading them' Afua Hirsch.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.The spine remains undamaged.nnThe greatest story of military conquest in history from a 'master storyteller' . (Guardian) nnGenghis Khan was by far the greatest conqueror the world h as ever known, whose empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to central Eur ope, including all of China, the Middle East and Russia. So how did an illi terate nomad rise to such colossal power, eclipsing Alexander the Great, Ju lius Caesar and Napoleon? Credited by some with paving the way for the Rena issance, condemned by others for being the most heinous murderer in history , who was Genghis Khan? nnHis actual name was Temujin, and the story of h is success is that of the Mongol people: a loose collection of fractious tr ibes who tended livestock, considered bathing taboo and possessed an unpara llelled genius for horseback warfare. United under Genghis, a strategist of astonishing cunning and versatility, they could dominate any sedentary soc iety they chose.nnCombining fast-paced accounts of battles with rich cult ural background and the latest scholarship, Frank McLynn brings vividly to life the strange world of the Mongols, describes Temujin's rise from boyhoo d outcast to become Genghis Khan, and provides the most accurate and absorb ing account yet of one of the most powerful men ever to have lived.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Vintage Books 2010 Paperback, 2010. Book Condition: Very Good +, tight clean copy with minimal shelf wear. There is a small blue booksellers stamp on flyleaf (Mam's Books). Dimensions: 5.1 x 1.4 x 7.8 inches, Weight: 14.1 ounces This book keeps you reading until the end and then you want to read it again. In his fifth novel starring Oslo police inspector Harry Hole and his fellow officers, author Jo Nesbo provides a complete surprise. The Snowman, unlike his other novels, contains an element of horror that may soon make this his most popular novel among US audiences, a breakthrough novel which may finally put to rest the misperception that the Norwegian Nesbo is some kind of "successor" to the Swedish Stieg Larsson. It takes nothing away from Larsson and his terrific Millenium trilogy to say that Nesbo is a more versatile and more polished writer who has now written sixteen novels since 1997, including three children's novels, all of them huge successes in Scandinavia. He has received eight major prizes for his work and four "shortlist" nominations. If you enjoy tantalizing mysteries in the "Nordic Noir" genre and have not yet discovered Nesbo, I guarantee that when you do, you will not ever compare him to any other Scandinavian writer. The novel opens dramatically in 1980, as Sara, a young mother with her son in the car, makes a stop at the home of her lover for a last goodbye. Their love-making is observed by a snowman who looms at the window, and Sara's young son, waiting in the car, believes that they are all going to die. Nothing more is heard about this episode, but in 1992, a terrible murder and dismemberment takes place on top of a mountain in Bergen, the first of the disappearances/murders by a serial killer who strikes on the first day of snow each year from 1992 - 2004. Each crime is witnessed by a snowman who appears at the murder scene. Police inspector Harry Hole, in charge of the investigation, is soon being taunted by the snowman whose sole purpose seems to be to suggest that innocent people are behind the crimes. In the midst of all the turmoil involving the disappearances and the effects on the distraught families, Harry, an alcoholic, is trying, sometimes unsuccessfully, to stay on the straight and narrow. His long-time love, Rakel, has found peace with a new lover, and her relationship with Harry seems to be over. Other characters from past novels also appear here. Beate Lonn, an expert on facial recognition, is now caring for her baby son, born after the death of Halvorsen, who was her lover and Harry's partner. The obnoxious Magnus Skarre is still making Harry's life miserable. And a new female recruit, Katrine Bratt, is introduced and impresses Harry with her diligence and intelligence. It is impossible to describe the complexity and cleverness of this plot without risking spoilers, and the novel is too much fun to read to risk that. Suffice it to say, the novel is detailed and intelligent, and will keep even the most jaded mystery lover intrigued and wanting to see how it is all resolved. Medical mysteries run parallel with the murders, old mysteries from the cold case files get dredged up and investigated, characters are not who they appear to be, and who the snowman is and exactly how he is able to pull off his crimes with the whole country watching keep the reader on tenterhooks. When the last little piece finally falls into place at the end, every detail in the novel suddenly makes sense--and provides a satisfying sense of finality to this challenging case. A non-stop thriller that may very well keep you up reading till the wee hours--and great fun!

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. Revised Edition. Book Condition: Near Fine. Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.4 x 7.8 inches. Weight: 5 ounces. In a crumbling, seaside hotel on the coast of Japan, quiet, seventeen-year-old Mari works the front desk as her mother fusses over the off-season customers. When, one night, they are forced to eject a prostitute and a middle-aged man from his room, Mari finds herself drawn to the man's voice, in what will become the first gesture of a long seduction. Mari begins to visit the mysterious man at his island home, and he initiates her into a dark realm of both pain and pleasure. As Mari's mother and the police begin to close in on the illicit affair, events move to a dramatic climax. By the author of The Housekeeper and the Professor. Ogawa (The Housekeeper and the Professor) explores the power of words to allure and destroy in this haiku-like fable of love contorted into obsession.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Paperback. Condición: New. A narrative particle accelerator that zooms between Wild Turkey Whiskey and Bob Dylan, unicorn skulls and voracious librarians, John Coltrane and Lord Jim. Science fiction, detective story and post-modern manifesto all rolled into one rip-roaring novel, Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the Worl d is the tour de force th.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. 190 pages. Front cover has a small crease on bottom edge and the spine is lightly faded. First few pages pages have a corner crease. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.

Paperback. Condición: New. His life was like his recurring nightmare: a train to nowhere. But an ordin ary life has a way of taking an extraordinary turn. Add a girl whose ears a re so exquisite that, when uncovered, they improve sex a thousand-fold, a r unaway friend, a right-wing politico, an ovine-obsessed professor and a man ic-depressive in a sheep outfit, implicate them in a hunt for a sheep, that may or may not be running the world, and eth upshot is another singular ma sterpiece from Japan's finest novelist.

Paperback. Condición: Good. 274 pages. There is a stamp on the first page. The book is a bit worn and tanned. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.

Condición: Gut. Zustand: Gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher.

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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Vintage Books 1987 Very Good/ Light wear to bright glossy cover, spine reinforced with clear library tape, previous owner's stamp inside cover, light soil to page edges, light corner creasing to back cover. Tight pages lightly tanned.