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11/22/63

11/22/63

By Stephen King
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The Journals of Spalding Gray

The Journals of Spalding Gray

By Edited by Nell Casey
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The Prague Cemetery

The Prague Cemetery

By Umberto Eco
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Ed King

Ed King

By David Guterson
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We the Animals

We the Animals

By Justin Torres
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Northwest Corner

Northwest Corner

By John Burnham Schwartz
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Surviving Hell: A POW's Journey

Surviving Hell: A POW's Journey

By Leo Thorsness
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The Typist

The Typist

By Michael Knight
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The Family Fang

The Family Fang

By Kevin Wilson
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Isaac's Storm

Isaac's Storm

By Erik Larson
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The Council of Dads

The Council of Dads

By Bruce Feiler
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The Fear: Robert Mugabe and the Martyrdom of Zimbabwe

The Fear: Robert Mugabe and the Martyrdom of Zimbabwe

By Peter Godwin
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Long, Last, Happy: New and Selected Stories

Long, Last, Happy: New and Selected Stories

By Barry Hannah
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Red on Red: A Novel

Red on Red: A Novel

By Edward Conlon
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Townie: A Memoir

Townie: A Memoir

By Andre Dubus III
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Under the Dome

Under the Dome

By Stephen King
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J.D. Salinger: A Life

J.D. Salinger: A Life

By Kenneth Slawenski
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The Lost Books of the Odyssey

The Lost Books of the Odyssey

By Zachary Mason
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Moonwalking With Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything

Moonwalking With Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything

By Joshua Foer
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Hellhound on His Trail

Hellhound on His Trail

By Hampton Sides
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The Other Wes Moore

The Other Wes Moore

By Wes Moore
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Backing Into Forward

Backing Into Forward

By Jules Feiffer
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Essays

Essays

By Wallace Shawn
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Literary Life

Literary Life

By Larry McMurtry
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Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty

Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty

By Peter Collier, Nick Del Calzo
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Chronic City

Chronic City

By Jonathan Lethem
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Footnotes in Gaza

Footnotes in Gaza

By Joe Sacco
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Three Days Before the Shooting...The Unfinished Second Novel

Three Days Before the Shooting...The Unfinished Second Novel

By Ralph Ellison
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The Warmth of Other Suns

The Warmth of Other Suns

By Isabel Wilkerson
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The Autobiography of an Execution

The Autobiography of an Execution

By David R. Dow
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Cheating Death: The Doctors and Medical Miracles that Are Saving Lives Against All Odds

Cheating Death: The Doctors and Medical Miracles that Are Saving Lives Against All Odds

By Sanjay Gupta, MD
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Open

Open

By Andre Agassi
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True Compass

True Compass

By Edward M. Kennedy
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Where Men Win Glory

Where Men Win Glory

By Jon Krakauer
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Noir Anthologies

Noir Anthologies

By Akashic Books
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The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

By Bill Bryson
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Imperial

Imperial

By William Vollmann
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Dog Years

Dog Years

By Mark Doty
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The Ragged Edge of the World

The Ragged Edge of the World

By Eugene Linden
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You Think That's Bad

You Think That's Bad

By Jim Shepard
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What You See in the Dark

What You See in the Dark

By Manuel Munoz
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Memory Lessons

Memory Lessons

By Jerald Winakur
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The Winter of Our Disconnect

The Winter of Our Disconnect

By Susan Maushart
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Freedom

Freedom

By Jonathan Franzen
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Exit Ghost

Exit Ghost

By Philip Roth
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Bad Dog (A Love Story)

Bad Dog (A Love Story)

By Martin Kihn

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