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|  | Invincible Louisa by Cornelia Meigs
A biography of Louisa May Alcott--the author best known for her novel Little Women . Illustrated with b&w photographs. Winner of the 1934 Newbery Medal. AUTHOR: Cornelia Meigs
PUBLISHER: Little, Brown & Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction 
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 | The Leatherstocking Tales by Blake Nevius, James Fenimore Cooper
Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales series includes the novels The Pioneers , The Last of the Mohicans , The Prairie , The Pathfinder , and The Deerslayer . AUTHOR: Blake Nevius, James Fenimore Cooper
PUBLISHER: Library of America, The
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Naked Tango
This biography of the Argentinean writer Manuel Puig (1932-1990), author of KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, was written by his friend and translator, Suzanne Levine. It stresses Puig's film-centered childhood, during which he saw a movie nearly every day; his discovery of his homosexuality; the diligence and discipline with which he practiced his art; and the air of mystery surrounding his death.
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | The Wild Girls Club by Anka Radakovich
The columnist for Details magazine explores singles cruises, dating services, the personals--along with a host of racier topics. Hip, perceptive, and bold, Radakovich is a charming guide through the minefields of modern romance. AUTHOR: Anka Radakovich
PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison
Ruth Anne Boatwright ( Bone ), growing up in a close-knit extended family of Southern poor whites, is molested by her violent stepfather. Allison's powerful--and highly autobiographical--novel of family dysfunction and individual survival was a best-seller when it appeared in 1992. AUTHOR: Dorothy Allison
PUBLISHER: Dutton/Plume
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | The Phantom Limbs of the Rollow Sisters by Timothy Schaffert
Mabel and Lily Rollow have had a tough time: their mother abandoned them after their father committed suicide, and all they have is the store their grandmother left to them. When Lily (the pretty one) takes off with the man they both love, Mabel (the sensible one) must come to terms with her losses and try to go on. AUTHOR: Timothy Schaffert
PUBLISHER: Putnam Publishing Group, The
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction
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