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 Only Revolutions
 

  Only Revolutions by Mark Z. Danielewski

  From the author of the best-selling "House of Leaves," comes this astonishing "Only Revolutions," a stunning
  hoot-from-the-hip American road novel about Sam & Hailey - two wild and wayward kids who magically... (Save 25%)

 La Bella Figura
 

  La Bella Figura: A Field Guide to the Italian Mind

  We all have notions of who the Italian people are, and
  that's exactly why Beppe Severgnini wrote this book.
  "La Bella Figura" takes you into Beppe's Italy and
  exposes the little towns and societies that... (Save 25%)
 

 A Spot of Bother
 

  Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon

  At sixty-one, George Hall is starting to enjoy his retirement,
  working in his garden, reading historical novels, and listening
  to jazz. Then, when his tempestuous daughter, Katie,
  announces she is marrying... (Save 25%)

The Emperor's Children
 

  Emperor's Children by Claire Messud

  A dazzling, masterful novel about the interactions in the lives of three friends, all Brown University graduates, who are now,
  disconcertingly, on the cusp of their thirties while making their way - and... (Save 25%)

 Franzen's Discomfort Zone
 

  Discomfort Zone: A Personal History by Jonathan Franzen

  The publication of any Jonathan Franzen book is always a literary event, but the champion of literary fiction follows up his
  universally acclaimed "The Corrections" with the unthinkable. In "Discomfort... (Save 25%)

 The Ruins
 

  Ruins by Scott Smith

  Jeff, Amy, Eric and Stacy are taking a much needed break
  in the relaxing beach community of Cancun, Mexico. There
  they meet a German tourist, Mathias, who persuades them
  to join his hunt for his missing... (Save 25%)
 

 Unsayable
 

  Unsayable: The Hidden Language of Trauma

  In her twenty years of experience decoding the language
  and layered associations of her patients as a clincal
  psychologist, Annie G. Rogers understands the painful
  trauma that abuse can leave in its wake.... (Save 25%)