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The Magicians: A Novel (Magicians Trilogy #1) By Lev Grossman Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780452296299
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Published: Penguin Books - May 25th, 2010

Protagonist Quentin Coldwater is depressed, brilliant, and enamored with Fillory, a fictional fantasy world.  As Quentin has always felt distanced from reality, he is elated to learn that not only does magic exist, but Fillory is real as well.  Not only that, but Fillory is a dangerous place...perfect for a magician to practice his craft.


Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West (Vintage International) By Cormac McCarthy Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780679728757
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Published: Vintage - May 5th, 1992

McCarthy gives us the appropriate dark, violent, and disturbing details of the west often missing from traditional "western" novels. The Kid, a 14-year-old Tennesseean, joins the Glanton gang, a real historical gang that sold the scalps of both violent and peaceful Indians to the U.S. government. One particular character, Judge Holden, will haunt you.


The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival (Vintage Departures) By John Vaillant Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780307389046
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Published: Vintage - May 3rd, 2011

Far more than an investigation into a grisly tiger attack, Vaillant gives us a detailed account of survival in the Russian "taiga". Things do not go well for poachers who disrespect the balance between Amur (or Siberian) tigers and man. The setting, northeast Russia, is almost mystical in its plant and animal diversity. Some scientists suspect the area wasn't frozen during the last ice age.


Zen Shorts (A Stillwater and Friends Book) By Jon J. Muth, Jon J. Muth (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Jon J. Muth, Jon J. Muth (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780439339117
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Published: Scholastic Press - March 1st, 2005

John Muth is one of my favorite artists. His watercolors are magnificent and endearing. Couple that with a giant panda that imparts Zen advice and you have one lovely children's book. The short stories that Stillwater, the giant panda, tells us are short meditations rooted in Zen Budddhism and Taoism. His admirable goal is to calm readers' minds, so we may see the true world more clearly.


1Q84: 3 Volume Boxed Set (Vintage International) By Haruki Murakami Cover Image
$35.00
ISBN: 9780345802934
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Published: Vintage - May 15th, 2012

Murakami's "meganovel" is pure genius.  While initially slow to develop, this distopian homage to Orwell's "1984" is moving and intricately plotted.  It's a lovely mix of fantasy, noir crime drama, love story, and magical realism. 


Ship Breaker (National Book Award Finalist) By Paolo Bacigalupi Cover Image
$12.99
ISBN: 9780316056199
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - October 3rd, 2011

Bacigalupi, a relatively new author, has won me over; as well as many prestigious awards. "Ship Breaker" takes place after the cataclysmic effects of global warming have ravaged the world. The US is a dangerous swamp crawling with newly evolved, and some man-made, creatures and warring factions. Fans of "The Hunger Games" will enjoy this dystopian landscape.


Ghostman (Jack White Novels #1) By Roger Hobbs Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9780307950499
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Published: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard - July 30th, 2013

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"Ghostman" is a well-researched debut novel about a guy who helps criminals vanish.  This skilled "ghost" is tasked with solving a bungled casino robbery to settle a debt.  One robber is dead; another is injured and missing with $1.2 million.  The clock is set at 48 hours, as the money will detonate if its anti-theft failsafe isn't disabled.  This is a fast-paced, tech-savvy, dark thriller that really grabbed me. 

 


Norse Mythology By Neil Gaiman Cover Image
$25.95
ISBN: 9780393609097
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - February 7th, 2017

Ill Will: A Novel By Dan Chaon Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780345476043
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Published: Ballantine Books - March 7th, 2017

Tartine All Day: Modern Recipes for the Home Cook [A Cookbook] By Elisabeth Prueitt Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780399578823
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Published: Lorena Jones Books - April 4th, 2017

The Heavenly Table: A Novel By Donald Ray Pollock Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780385541299
Published: Doubleday - July 12th, 2016

The Underground Railroad (Pulitzer Prize Winner) (National Book Award Winner) (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel By Colson Whitehead Cover Image
$27.95
ISBN: 9780385542364
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Published: Doubleday - August 2nd, 2016

Death & Co: Modern Classic Cocktails, with More than 500 Recipes By David Kaplan, Nick Fauchald, Alex Day Cover Image
$40.00
ISBN: 9781607745259
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Published: Ten Speed Press - October 7th, 2014

Normal: A Novel By Warren Ellis Cover Image
$15.00
ISBN: 9780374534974
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Published: FSG Originals - November 29th, 2016

Alif the Unseen By G. Willow Wilson Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9780802121226
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Published: Grove Press - April 2nd, 2013

The Windup Girl By Paolo Bacigalupi Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9781597808217
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Published: Night Shade - May 5th, 2015

The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Five Novels in One Outrageous Volume By Douglas Adams Cover Image
$20.00
ISBN: 9780345453747
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Published: Del Rey - April 30th, 2002

The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story By Douglas Preston Cover Image
$30.00
ISBN: 9781455540006
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Published: Grand Central Publishing - January 3rd, 2017

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