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by Rick Bass, Padgett Powell, E. Nesbit, Edna O'Brien, Laurie Colwin, Maile Meloy ...

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Romance is in the air, tempting the imagination. Stirring tales of love, longing and desire. A great gift for your loved ones.Rick Bass's "Fires"performed by Ted MarcouxIn the Rockies, a woman sets fire to a parched field to take the plunge into the pool of love.Padgett Powell's "The Winnowing of Mrs. Schuping"performed by Christina PicklesAn eccentric southern dame cleans up her act and finds ... Read more

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A US war correspondent is plunged into the Mexican civil war in “a whip-smart tale of intrigue and espionage” by the Pulitzer Prize winner (CNN.com).Undaunted by enemy territory and sweltering heat, Christopher “Kit” Marlowe Cobb, the fearless American newspaper journalist, has arrived in Mexico in the spring of 1914. The country is rocked by civil war, the American invasion of Vera Cruz, and the ... Read more

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A US war correspondent is plunged into the Mexican civil war in “a whip-smart tale of intrigue and espionage” by the Pulitzer Prize winner (CNN.com).Undaunted by enemy territory and sweltering heat, Christopher “Kit” Marlowe Cobb, the fearless American newspaper journalist, has arrived in Mexico in the spring of 1914. The country is rocked by civil war, the American invasion of Vera Cruz, and the
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Late City

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The Pulitzer Prize–winning author shares an "exceptionally nuanced, tender, funny, tragic, and utterly transfixing portrait" of one man's troubled century ( Booklist, starred review).At 115 years old, former newspaperman Sam Cunningham is also the last surviving veteran of World War I. As he prepares to die in a Chicago nursing home, the results of the 2016 presidential election come in—and he ... Read more

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Perfume River

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The Book of Yaak

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Hell

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by Robert Olen Butler ...

"A novel that explores the darker side of human nature while making you laugh so hard iced tea almost comes out your nose." — The Tampa TribuneOne of American literature's brightest stars and author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain reimagines the underworld in an uproarious novel. Its main character, Hatcher McCord, is an evening news presenter who has found ... Read more

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Nashville Chrome

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A "splendid" novel based on the rise and fall of the Browns, Arkansas siblings who became country music legends, by an award-winning author ( Dallas Morning News).Late in 1959, the Brown siblings—Maxine, Bonnie, and Jim Ed—were enjoying unprecedented international success, rivaled only by their longtime friend Elvis Presley. They had a bona fide mega hit on their hands, which topped both the ... Read more

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