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Description not available.The love affair, marriage, and disintegrating relationship between two unnamed people is revealed throught the voice of the woman in twenty-nine interrelated tangos of narrative verse that explores such themes as desire, beauty, love, and betrayal. By the author of Men in the Off Hours. Reprint. 17,500 first printing. AUTHOR: Anne Carson
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction 
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 | The House of Mirth by Anita Brookner, Cynthia G. Wolff, Edith Wharton, Flo Gibson, Shari Benstock
Description not available.A satire of New York society at the turn of the century follows Lily Bart, who is torn between the pressure to marry a wealthy husband and her desire to remain true to herself. Reprint. AUTHOR: Anita Brookner, Cynthia G. Wolff, Edith Wharton, Flo Gibson, Shari Benstock
PUBLISHER: Random House Adult Trade Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | After Ikkyu by Jim Harrison
Ikkyu was a 15th-century Zen poet-priest, and Harrison, a longtime Zen practitioner, claims that these poems are directly inspired by his experiences with Zen. AUTHOR: Jim Harrison
PUBLISHER: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Angels on the Roof by Christina Moore, Martha Moore
Fourteen-year-old Shelby's mother, Zoe, is constantly moving them from place to place. Worse, she refuses to talk about Shelby's father. As this novel begins, Shelby and Zoe have been living in a city for a year--their longest time in one place yet. Shelby has even settled in enough to have a best friend. When Zoe and Shelby take a trip to Red Valley, the town where she grew up, Shelby finally gains some insights into her mother's past and the reasons for her strange moods and sudden whims. AUTHOR: Christina Moore, Martha Moore
PUBLISHER: Dell Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Wyoming by Barry Gifford
In the heart of the 1950s, a young boy named Roy drives across the country with his mother, in quest of a Wyoming that is less a real place than a shared dream and an opportunity to change their lives. AUTHOR: Barry Gifford
PUBLISHER: Arcade Publishing, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Who Killed Mr. Chippendale? by Mel Glenn
A collection of poems that spell out the reactions of students, friends, co-workers, and one cold-blooded killer to the death of high school English teacher Robert Chippendale. By following the story told in the 95 free verse poems, readers can try to guess the identity of Mr. Chippendale's killer while also learning about the lives and thoughts of the students and teachers at the high school. AUTHOR: Mel Glenn
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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