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As Told To

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On Sunday mornings in bed a long-married couple tell each other stories. One of them starts on a detective story, and when the other takes it up the story gets complicated by a competition. Each one leaves it after their turn with the plot in a condition apparently impossible to continue. In the course of the narrative other stories get mixed in, including some painful memories of growing up. ... Read more

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On Sunday mornings in bed a long-married couple tell each other stories. One of them starts on a detective story, and when the other takes it up the story gets complicated by a competition. Each one leaves it after their turn with the plot in a condition apparently impossible to continue. In the course of the narrative other stories get mixed in, including some painful memories of growing up.
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The Expatriate

by Charles Brownson ...

An old professor of intellectual history inexplicably commits suicide. As a result, his doctoral student has to abandon his research, a young professor loses her job, a marriage falls apart and the wife has a breakdown, a community of friends disintegrates. And yet, there are small moments of understanding and compassion, and all is not lost. ... Read more

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An old professor of intellectual history inexplicably commits suicide. As a result, his doctoral student has to abandon his research, a young professor loses her job, a marriage falls apart and the wife has a breakdown, a community of friends disintegrates. And yet, there are small moments of understanding and compassion, and all is not lost.
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The Figure of the Detective

A Literary History and Analysis

by Charles Brownson ...

This book begins with a history of the detective genre, coextensive with the novel itself, identifying the attitudes and institutions needed for the genre to emerge in its mature form around 1880. The theory of the genre is laid out along with its central theme of the getting and deployment of knowledge. Sherlock Holmes, the English Classic stories and their inheritors are examined in light of ... Read more

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This book begins with a history of the detective genre, coextensive with the novel itself, identifying the attitudes and institutions needed for the genre to emerge in its mature form around 1880. The theory of the genre is laid out along with its central theme of the getting and deployment of knowledge. Sherlock Holmes, the English Classic stories and their inheritors are examined in light of
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The President's Hat

by Antoine Laurain ...

Translated by Louise Rogers Lalaurie, Jane Aitken, Emily Boyce ...

**This international bestseller is a charming “fable of romance and redemption” about an unsuspecting accountant who happens upon the life-changing power of a rather special hat (Telegraph)“As entertaining as it is original, this is the story to enjoy like a chocolate with a surprise centre” –Marie France“Impossible to resist” –L'Express**Dining alone in an elegant Parisian brasserie, accountant ... Read more

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**This international bestseller is a charming “fable of romance and redemption” about an unsuspecting accountant who happens upon the life-changing power of a rather special hat (Telegraph)“As entertaining as it is original, this is the story to enjoy like a chocolate with a surprise centre” –Marie France“Impossible to resist” –L'Express**Dining alone in an elegant Parisian brasserie, accountant
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The Preacher's Bride Claim

by Laurie Kingery ...

Series Book 1 - Bridegroom Brothers
Claiming Their FutureFor the Thornton brothers, the Oklahoma Land Rush is the perfect opportunity to finally put down some roots. A new start, a new community-what more could preacher Elijah Thornton need? Not a wife-not after the pain of losing his fiancée. But something draws him to the pretty nurse whose eyes are clouded by trouble.Only by claiming her own homestead can Alice Hawthorne avoid an ... Read more

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Claiming Their FutureFor the Thornton brothers, the Oklahoma Land Rush is the perfect opportunity to finally put down some roots. A new start, a new community-what more could preacher Elijah Thornton need? Not a wife-not after the pain of losing his fiancée. But something draws him to the pretty nurse whose eyes are clouded by trouble.Only by claiming her own homestead can Alice Hawthorne avoid an
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The Forgiven

A Novel

by Lawrence Osborne ...

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JESSICA CHASTAIN AND RALPH FIENNES • A haunting novel exploring the reverberations of a random accident on the lives of Moroccan Muslims and Western visitors who converge on a luxurious desert villa for a decadent weekend-long party.“Surprising and dark and excellent . . . a sinister and streamlined entertainment.”—The New York TimesNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS ... Read more

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NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JESSICA CHASTAIN AND RALPH FIENNES • A haunting novel exploring the reverberations of a random accident on the lives of Moroccan Muslims and Western visitors who converge on a luxurious desert villa for a decadent weekend-long party.“Surprising and dark and excellent . . . a sinister and streamlined entertainment.”—The New York TimesNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS
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Life: A User's Manual

by Georges Perec ...

Translated by David Bellos ...

Series series Verba Mundi International Literature Series
The renowned French author's modern masterpiece: "one of the great novels of the century . . . on the level of Joyce, Proust, Mann, Kafka, and Nabokov" ( Boston Globe).Structured around a single moment in time—8:00 p.m. on June 23, 1975—Georges Perec's "elaborate jigsaw puzzle of a novel" begins in an apartment block in Paris where, chapter by chapter, room by room, a rich cast of characters is ... Read more

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The renowned French author's modern masterpiece: "one of the great novels of the century . . . on the level of Joyce, Proust, Mann, Kafka, and Nabokov" ( Boston Globe).Structured around a single moment in time—8:00 p.m. on June 23, 1975—Georges Perec's "elaborate jigsaw puzzle of a novel" begins in an apartment block in Paris where, chapter by chapter, room by room, a rich cast of characters is
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Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights

A Novel

by Salman Rushdie ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • Los Angeles Times • San Francisco Chronicle • Harper’s Bazaar • St. Louis Post-Dispatch • The Guardian • The Kansas City Star • National Post • BookPage • Kirkus ReviewsFrom Salman Rushdie, one of the great writers of our time, comes a spellbinding work of fiction that blends history, mythology, and a ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • Los Angeles Times • San Francisco Chronicle • Harper’s Bazaar • St. Louis Post-Dispatch • The Guardian • The Kansas City Star • National Post • BookPage • Kirkus ReviewsFrom Salman Rushdie, one of the great writers of our time, comes a spellbinding work of fiction that blends history, mythology, and a
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The Confidant

A Novel

by Helene Gremillon ...

Translated by Alison Anderson ...

"A gripping first novel" (Le Figaro Littéraire) and an award-winning international sensation as haunting and unforgettable as Suite FrançaiseParis, 1975. Camille sifts through letters of condolence after her mother's death when a strange, handwritten missive stops her short. At first she believes she received it by mistake. But then, a new letter arrives each week from a mysterious stranger, Louis ... Read more

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"A gripping first novel" (Le Figaro Littéraire) and an award-winning international sensation as haunting and unforgettable as Suite FrançaiseParis, 1975. Camille sifts through letters of condolence after her mother's death when a strange, handwritten missive stops her short. At first she believes she received it by mistake. But then, a new letter arrives each week from a mysterious stranger, Louis
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The Trouble with Poetry

And Other Poems

by Billy Collins ...

Playfulness, spare elegance, and wit epitomize the poetry of Billy Collins.With his distinct voice and accessible language, America’s two-term Poet Laureate has opened the door to poetry for countless people for whom it might otherwise remain closed.Like the present book’s title, Collins’s poems are filled with mischief, humor, and irony, “Poetry speaks to all people, it is said, but here I would ... Read more

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Playfulness, spare elegance, and wit epitomize the poetry of Billy Collins.With his distinct voice and accessible language, America’s two-term Poet Laureate has opened the door to poetry for countless people for whom it might otherwise remain closed.Like the present book’s title, Collins’s poems are filled with mischief, humor, and irony, “Poetry speaks to all people, it is said, but here I would
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A Literary Paris

Hemingway, Colette, Sedaris, and Others on the Uncommon Lure of the City of Light

by Jamie Cox Robertson ...

You don’t have to live in Paris to experience her unique beauty, allure, and enchantment. With this dazzling literary celebration of the City of Light, you can stroll along the Seine with David Sedaris in Me Talk Pretty One Day, sample croissants in a patisserie with M.F.K. Fisher in As They Were, and savor Mona Lisa’s smile at the Louvre with Mark Twain in Innocents Abroad.With fascinating ... Read more

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You don’t have to live in Paris to experience her unique beauty, allure, and enchantment. With this dazzling literary celebration of the City of Light, you can stroll along the Seine with David Sedaris in Me Talk Pretty One Day, sample croissants in a patisserie with M.F.K. Fisher in As They Were, and savor Mona Lisa’s smile at the Louvre with Mark Twain in Innocents Abroad.With fascinating
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by David Rakoff ...

From This American Life alum David Rakoff comes a hilarious collection that single-handedly raises self-deprecation to an art form. Whether impersonating Sigmund Freud in a department store window during the holidays, climbing an icy mountain in cheap loafers, or learning primitive survival skills in the wilds of New Jersey, Rakoff clearly demonstrates how he doesn’t belong–nor does he try to.In ... Read more

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From This American Life alum David Rakoff comes a hilarious collection that single-handedly raises self-deprecation to an art form. Whether impersonating Sigmund Freud in a department store window during the holidays, climbing an icy mountain in cheap loafers, or learning primitive survival skills in the wilds of New Jersey, Rakoff clearly demonstrates how he doesn’t belong–nor does he try to.In
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