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I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp

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Richard Hell The sharp, lyrical, and no-holds-barred autobiography of the iconoclastic writer and musician Richard Hell, charting the childhood, coming of age, and misadventures of an artist in an indelible era of rock and roll... “Describes a wild, reckless and important era in downtown Manhattan with candor, wit and reverence.” -The Observer

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Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

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$27.00 $18.90

David Sedaris Whether railing against the habits of litterers in the English countryside or marveling over a disembodied human arm in a taxidermist's shop, Sedaris takes us on side-splitting adventures that are not to be forgotten. A new collection of essays from the #1 New York Times bestselling author who has been called the preeminent humorist of his generation. "Sedaris is horribly observant. He sees things as they are.... He'll be telling some weird story, and all of a sudden, just at the end, it turns out not only to be about him, but also about you." -New York Observer

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All the Buildings in New York

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$19.95 $13.97

James Gulliver Hancock A charmingly illustrated journey through NYC, neighborhood by neighborhood. All the Buildings in New York is a love letter to New York City, told through James Gulliver Hancock’s unique and charming drawings of the city’s diverse architectural styles and cityscape. "A Magnificent Obsession..." ~Againstthegrain.com

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Country Girl

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$27.99 $19.59

Edna O'Brien Starting with O'Brien's birth in a grand but deteriorating family house in Ireland and the physicality of family life in the country, the story moves on to the challenges of convent school; elopement, divorce, single-motherhood, and the wild parties of the '60s in London that included people from all walks of life, including such stars as Marlon Brando, Richard Burton, and Paul McCartney. "A book that, letting us see her as she was, jumps with an all-consuming curiosity from one lucidly narrated event to another." - Philip Roth

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Lean In

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$24.95 $17.47

Sheryl Sandberg Written with both humor and wisdom, Sandberg’s book is an inspiring call to action and a blueprint for individual growth. This is destined to change the conversation from what women can’t do to what they can. “Inspirational… offers concrete suggestions on how to make our work and home life more satisfying and successful.” —Forbes