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The Reed Reader by Ishmael Reed Essays, poems, two plays, and excerpts from novels sample the witty satire and politically charged storytelling and cultural criticism that has made Reed one of the... More about this book »	Natural Objects (Cool Collections Series) by Tamim Ansary One in a large series of "Cool Collections", aimed at children aged 4-8. These books provide ideas for children hoping to start Natural History... More about this book »
Mumbo Jumbo by Ishmael Reed Mumbo Jumbo is Ishmael Reed’s brilliantly satiric deconstruction of Western civilization, a racy and uproarious commentary on our society. In it, Reed, one of our... More about this book »	My Dreams Out in the Street by Kim Addonizio from BooklistLove was not enough to keep Rita and Jimmy's marriage together, and now Rita is alone and homeless on the streets of San Francisco with no clue to the... More about this book »
From Totems to Hip-Hop: A Multicultural Anthology of Poetry... by Ishmael Reed Celebrated novelist, poet, and MacArthur fellow Ishmael Reed pushes the boundaries once again in the publication of From Totems to Hip-Hop—a truly all-inclusive... More about this book »	The Story of My Life: An Afghan Girl on the Other Side of the Sky by Tamim Ansary "I was late to school, and that's all I could think about. I started across the field. And then suddenly a fire flashed in my face and the earth seemed to move... More about this book »
Another Day at the Front by Ishmael Reed Despite the rabble-rousing subtitle, remarkable novelist and critic Reed offers far more than the erudite, colloquial confrontationalism with which he is often... More about this book »	West of Kabul, East of New York by Tamim Ansary A passionate personal journey through two cultures in conflict. More about this book »
George Washinton's Rules of Civility by Adam Haslett Introduction and annotations of Washington's book of manners More about this book »	Singled Out: How Singles Are Stereotyped, Stigmatized, and... by Bella DePaulo Singled Out is a myth-busting, consciousness-raising, totally unapologetic take on singlehood. Drawing from decades of scientific research and stacks of stories... More about this book »

The Women: A Novel by T. Coraghessan Boyle From "America's most imaginative contemporary novelist" (Newsweek), a novel of Frank Lloyd Wright and the women in his life. Having brought to life eccentric... More about this book »	Wild Child and Other Stories by T. Coraghessan Boyle Wild Child is my ninth collection of short stories, published by Viking in January of 2010. It contains fourteen new stories, including the novella-length title... More about this book »
In One Person by John Irving His most political novel since The Cider House Rules and A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving’s In One Person is an intimate and unforgettable portrait... More about this book »	Black Cow by Magdalena Ball Freya and James Archer live the high life in a luxury home in Sydney’s poshest suburb, with money, matching Jags, two beautiful teenage kids … and they couldn’t... More about this book »
The Shogun's Scroll by Stephen Kaufman In the tradition of The Art of War and The Book of Five Rings, Stephen Kaufman's The Shogun's Scroll offers timeless advice on success in war and life. Written in... More about this book »	Suspended Heart by Heather Fowler In an explosion of love's metaphors, Fowler's debut collection of stories, SUSPENDED HEART, takes on American fabulism with a cast of unexpected heroines in the... More about this book »
White Heart: A Tale of Blanche de Castille, the White Queen of... by Sherry Jones A woman's power lies in her beauty. For years, Blanche de Castille, the White Queen of France, has lived by this maxim—passed on by her grandmother, Eléonore d... More about this book »	In the Path of Falling Objects by Andrew Smith Jonah and his younger brother, Simon, are on their own. All they have left in the world is ten dollars, a backpack full of dirty clothes, and a stack of letters... More about this book »
The Marbury Lens by Andrew Smith It’s a place worse than Hell. And Jack keeps going back to it. He can’t help himself. Nobody can. Jack has his reasons. He has his doubts, too. See for yourself.... More about this book »	Stick by Andrew Smith Stark McClellan (“Stick”) hears the world in a different way. He is surrounded by cruelty and ugliness, but holds on to a powerful sense of wonder, faith, and... More about this book »