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1 The Joy of Work: Dilbert's Guide to Finding Happiness at the Expense of Your Co-Workers

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The Joy of Work: Dilbert's Guide to Finding Happiness at the Expense of Your Co-Workers


Scott Adams

The creator of the popular Dilbert offers an insightful, hilarious, and timely guide tofinding creativity, success, and joy in a corporate milieu that often ...
2 The Bartimaeus Trilogy Boxed Set

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The Bartimaeus Trilogy Boxed Set


Jonathan Stroud

A boxed set includes hardcover editions of the trilogy featuring magician'sapprentice Nathaniel and djinni Bartimaeus.
3 Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy

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Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy


Timothy Zahn

An army of clones and an evil attempt on Han and Leia's children could herald areign of terror--but only if the resistance fails.
4 Zombie Spaceship Wasteland: A Book by Patton Oswalt

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Zombie Spaceship Wasteland: A Book by Patton Oswalt


Patton Oswalt

The comedian known for roles in such films as Ratatouille shares observations on such topics as Edgar Allan Poe, paying dues in the stand-up comedy circuit and the inevitable milestones of young creative minds.
5 All Quiet on the Western Front

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All Quiet on the Western Front


Erich Maria Remarque

The testament of Paul Baumer, who enlists with his classmates in the German army of World War I, illuminates the savagery and futility of war
6

Grasscutter (Usagi Yojimbo (Sagebrush))


Stan Sakai

The tale of Usagi Yojimbo is a masterful adaptation of samurai legend to sequential art, told with characters who are all anthropomorphized animals.
7 Amphigorey (Perigee)

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Amphigorey (Perigee)


Edward Gorey

Fifteen works by the American artist and author provide a journey into a macabre world
8 The Old Man and The Sea

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The Old Man and The Sea


Ernest Hemingway

Story of an old fisherman's struggle against natural obstacles that hinder the catch of a huge marlin
9 Witchling (Sisters of the Moon, Book 1)

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Witchling (Sisters of the Moon, Book 1)


Yasmine Galenorn

The D'Artigo sisters are half-human, half-faerie sexy operatives for the OtherworldIntelligence Agency who track down enemies, but their mixed-blood heritage ...
10 The Rainmaker

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The Rainmaker


John Grisham

Abandoning his aspirations about living the good life, novice Memphis lawyer Rudy Baylor fears he will lose everything in the face of a pivotal case that could ...
11 Lost Girls

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Lost Girls


Alan Moore

Exquisite, thoughtful, and human, Lost Girls is a work of breathtaking scope that challenges the very notion of art fettered by convention. This is erotic fiction at its finest.
12 Lolita

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Lolita


Vladimir Nabokov

Lolita is also the story of a hypercivilized European colliding with the cheerful barbarism of postwar America, but most of all, it is a meditation on love- ...
13 The City of Dreaming Books

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The City of Dreaming Books


Walter Moers

14 The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil

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The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil


George Saunders

And Phil and the Special Friends and the Outer Horner Militia walked off, ... “ This is terrible,” said Elmer. “So humiliating.” “On the other hand, ...
15 The Essential Bordertown

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The Essential Bordertown


Terri Windling, Delia Sherman

An American city that borders Elfland provides the setting for stories by Steven Brust,Charles de Lint, Michael Korolenko, Elisabeth Kushner, Ellen Steiber, ...
16 My Friend Leonard

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My Friend Leonard


James Frey

A personal account about the author's relationship with Leonard, the father figurefrom A Million Little Pieces, recounts how Leonard helped him recover from ...
17 Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales and Poems

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Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales and Poems


Edgar Allan Poe

Features a comprehensive collection of the author's works, including such classics as "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Raven" and lesser-known works such as "Loss of Breath" and "Spirits of the Dead."
18 Riddle-master: The Complete Trilogy

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Riddle-master: The Complete Trilogy


Patricia A. McKillip

19 War and Peace: Original Version

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War and Peace: Original Version


Leo Tolstoy

Presents the classic epic of the Napoleonic Wars and their effects on four Russianfamilies.
20 Stray Bullets Vol. 2: Somewhere Out West (Stray Bullets (Graphic Novels))

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Stray Bullets Vol. 2: Somewhere Out West (Stray Bullets (Graphic Novels))


David Lapham

Somewhere out West is a town no one knows about - a desert town whose inhabitants wait for the day a great earthquake will bring them beachfront property.
21 Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus: The 1818 Text (Oxford World's Classics)

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Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus: The 1818 Text (Oxford World's Classics)


Mary Shelley

22 The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire: Harnessing the Infinite Power of Coincidence (Chopra, Deepak)

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The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire: Harnessing the Infinite Power of Coincidence (Chopra, Deepak)


Deepak Chopra

Reprint. 150,000 first printing. From the Hardcover edition.
23 Less Than Zero

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Less Than Zero


Bret Easton Ellis

'One of the most disturbing novels I've read in a long time.
24 The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, Part 1)

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The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, Part 1)


J. R. R. Tolkien

Elves, dwarves, hobbits, and men are caught in the spell of an evilring that corrupts,in this classic Tolkien bestseller. Maps.
25 Best Short Stories (Dover Large Print Classics)

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Best Short Stories (Dover Large Print Classics)


O. Henry

The 16 choice selections in this volume include "The Ransom of Red Chief," "The Last Leaf," "The Voice of the City," and the classic, "The Gift of the Magi," more. Large print edition.
26 The Unbearable Lightness of Being: A Novel

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The Unbearable Lightness of Being: A Novel


Milan Kundera

Hence we feel "the unbearable lightness of being.
27 Storm of Iron (Warhammer 40,000 Novel)

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Storm of Iron (Warhammer 40,000 Novel)


Graham McNeill

This much requested fan favourite has been brought bang up to date with a newcover.
28 Fight Club: A Novel

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Fight Club: A Novel


Chuck Palahniuk

Fight club is the invention of Tyler Durden, projectionist, waiter, and dark, anarchic genius, and it's only the beginning of his plans for revenge on a world ...
29 Blood Of The Fold: Book 3: The Sword Of Truth Series

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Blood Of The Fold: Book 3: The Sword Of Truth Series


Terry Goodkind

The envious and evil denizens of the Old World once more launch an attack on thesovreignty of the New World, threatening the security of humanity and all that ...
30 Starship Troopers

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Starship Troopers


Robert A. Heinlein

With Earth embroiled in a vast interplanetary war with the "Bugs," a youngrecruit in the Federal Reserves relates his experiences training in boot camp and as ...
31 Pet Sematary

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Pet Sematary


Stephen King

When a little boy's pet dies, and he persuades his parents to bury it in an oldIndian cemetary, reputed by legend to house restless spirits, a nightmare of ...
32 His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass)

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His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass)


Philip Pullman

Lyra Belacqua tries to prevent kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesomeexperiments, helps Will Parry search for his father, and finds that she ...
33 Mushishi vol. 3

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Mushishi vol. 3


Yuki Urushibara

34 The Rum Diary: A Novel

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The Rum Diary: A Novel


Hunter S. Thompson

The irreverent writer's long lost novel, written before his nonfiction became popular, chronicles a journalist's enthusiastic, drunken foray through 1950s San ...
35 Corona (Star Trek)

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Corona (Star Trek)


Greg Bear

36 Pearl of China: A Novel

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Pearl of China: A Novel


Anchee Min

In the small southern town of Chin-kiang, in the last days of the nineteenth century, young Willow and young Pearl S. Buck, the headstrong daughter of zealous ...
37

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man


James Joyce

38 Good Omens

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Good Omens


Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

Reissued in paperback with a stunning new jacket.
39 A Short History of Nearly Everything: Special Illustrated Edition

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A Short History of Nearly Everything: Special Illustrated Edition


Bill Bryson

This brand-new edition of the colossal bestseller is lavishly illustrated to convey, in pictures as in words, Bill Bryson's exciting, informative journey into ...
40 War of the Twins (Dragonlance Legends, Vol. 2)

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War of the Twins (Dragonlance Legends, Vol. 2)


Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman

Raistlin, the enigmatic but evil magic-user, gathers his powers to destroy the Queen ofDarkness, but his twin brother, Caramon, together with Tasslehoff the ...
41 The War for Eternity

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The War for Eternity


Christopher B. Rowley

The human colonists and the native bearlike creatures of the planet Fenrille join to resist an invasion from Earth
42 1984 (Signet Classics)

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1984 (Signet Classics)


George Orwell

Portrays a terrifying vision of life in the future when a totalitarian government, considered a "Negative Utopia," watches over all citizens and directs all ...
43 Faith of the Fallen (Sword of Truth, Book 6)

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Faith of the Fallen (Sword of Truth, Book 6)


Terry Goodkind

A sequel to Soul of the Fire finds Richard a prisoner of a Sister of the Dark andtrapped deep in the Old World, while Kahlan, in spite of her pledges, raises ...
44 The Walking Dead:  Compendium One

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The Walking Dead: Compendium One


Robert Kirkman

"An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe causing the dead torise and feed on the living.
45 Survivor: A Novel

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Survivor: A Novel


Chuck Palahniuk

As the last living member of the "Creedish Death Cult," Ted Branson finds himself in a difficult situation as his plane is about to crash and turns inward and ...
46 Lost Girls Hardcover Edition

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Lost Girls Hardcover Edition


Alan Moore, Melinda Gebbie

This is erotic fiction at its finest.
47 Sistah Vegan: Food, Identity, Health, and Society: Black Female Vegans Speak

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Sistah Vegan: Food, Identity, Health, and Society: Black Female Vegans Speak


A. Breeze Harper

Sistah Vegan is a unique gathering of reflections, poems, personal narratives, and critical essays from a diverse community of North American black-identified ...
48 How to Become a Famous Writer Before You're Dead: Your Words in Print and Your Name in Lights

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How to Become a Famous Writer Before You're Dead: Your Words in Print and Your Name in Lights


Ariel Gore

An irreverent handbook for the aspiring writer reveals how to promote oneself and to get oneself noticed by agents, editors, publishers, and readers, explaining ...
49 A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present

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A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present


Howard Zinn

Presents the history of the United States from the point of view of those who wereexploited in the name of American progress.
50 Kassandra. SZ-Bibliothek Band 59

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Kassandra. SZ-Bibliothek Band 59




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