George Orwell

Paperback book in great condition. Had a small tear in the front cover when i bought it that I repaired with clear packing tape. No damage to any pages. Does have book stamp on first page. 

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Connecticut

Portrays life in a future time when a totalitarian government watches over all citizens and directs all activities

1984

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George Carlin

Has remnants of a sticker on the front from whatever store it came from and a store price sticker over the barcode on back. I've has this book probably since it came out. Also has book stamp embossed in beginning. See pictures.

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

A hilarious new collection of razor-sharp observations from the New York Times bestselling author of Brain Droppings.

Few comics make the transition from stage to page as smoothly or successfully as George Carlin. Brain Droppings spent a total of 40 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, and this new one is certain to tickle even more ribs (and rattle a few more cages) with its characteristically ironic take on life's annoying universal truths.

In Napalm & Silly Putty, Carlin doesn't steer clear of the tough issues, preferring instead to look life boldly in the eye to pose the questions few dare to ask:


 * How can it be a spy satellite if they announce on TV that it's a spy satellite?
 * Why do they bother saying "raw sewage"? Do some people cook that stuff?
 * In the expression "topsy-turvy," what exactly is meant by "turvy"?

And he makes some startling observations, including:


 * Most people with low self-esteem have earned it.
 * Guys don't seem to be called "Lefty" anymore.
 * Most people don't know what they're doing, and a lot of them are really good at it.

Carlin also waxes wickedly philosophical on all sorts of subjects, including:


 * KIDS--They're not all cute. In fact, if you look at them closely, some of them are rather unpleasant looking. And a lot of them don't smell too good either.
 * DEATH ROW--If you're condemned to die they have to give you one last meal of your own request. What is that all about? A group of people plan to kill you, so they want you to eat something you like?

Add to the mix "The Ten Most Embarrassing Songs of All Time," "The 20th Century Hostility Scoreboard," and "People I Can Do Without," and you have an irresistibly insouciant assortment of musings, questions, assertions, and assumptions guaranteed to please the millions of fans waiting for the next Carlin collection--and the millions more waiting to discover this comic genius.

Napalm and Silly Putty

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Amanda Jayatissa

Hardcover from Book of the Month club. Top edge of dust jacket is a little creased, but it was like that when i got it as well. Otherwise in great shape. 

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

What could be worse than your ex-boyfriend marrying your childhood best friend? Getting accused of her murder... From the author of My Sweet Girl comes a dangerously addictive new thriller about a lavish Sri Lankan wedding celebration that not everyone will survive.

 

When Amaya is invited to Kaavi's over-the-top wedding in Sri Lanka, she is surprised and a little hurt to hear from her former best friend after so many years of radio silence. But when Amaya learns that the groom is her very own ex-boyfriend, she is consumed by a single thought: She must stop the wedding from happening, no matter the cost. But as the week of wedding celebrations begin and rumors about Amaya's past begin to swirl, she can't help but feel like she also has a target on her back. When Kaavi goes missing and is presumed dead, all evidence points to Amaya. However, nothing is as it seems as Jayatissa expertly unravels that each wedding guest has their own dark secret and agenda, and Amaya may not be the only one with a plan to keep the bride from getting her happily ever after...

You're Invited

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Davey Davis

Book is in wonderful shape. Just has an imprint stamp in the front. Pages clean, no writing. 

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

A Novel

A thrilling portrait of political terror and the violent pleasures found in warehouses, bathrooms, and dungeons across New York City, X is a novel that delves into the psyches of characters on the margins

The world is ending, and down-and-out sadist Lee spends their days working for a big corporation and their nights wandering the streets of Brooklyn listening to true crime podcasts. But everything changes when Lee is dragged to a warehouse party by their best friend, where they find themself in the clutches of the seductive and bloodthirsty X. When Lee seeks her out again, she's nowhere to be found.
 
Amid the steady constriction of civil rights and the purging of migrants and refugees, the U.S. government has recently begun encouraging the semi-voluntary "exporting" of undesirable citizens--the radicalized, the dissident, and the ungovernable. Word has it that X may be among those leaving. If Lee doesn't track her down soon, she may be gone forever.

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Stephen King

Spine is a little bendy from being well-read and loved, but thats the only real issue. Corners are a little creased, but its a 20 year old book. Color illustrations included inside. 

Wolves of the Calla

Now a major motion picture starring Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba Wolves of the Calla is the highly anticipated fifth book in Stephen King’s Dark Tower series—a unique bestselling epic fantasy quest inspired many years ago by The Lord of the Rings. Set in a world of extraordinary circumstances, filled with stunning visual imagery and unforgettable characters, the Dark Tower series is unlike anything you have ever read. Here is the fifth installment.

The Dark Tower V

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Jodi Picoult

Bought used and part of the binding came apart a little. I reinforced it with packing tape, and its just fine now. Clean pages, embossed stamp at beginning. See photos. 

New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult is widely acclaimed for her ability to tap into the hearts and minds of real people. Now she explores what happens when a young woman's past -- a past she didn't even know she had -- catches up to her just in time to threaten her future. Delia Hopkins has led a charmed life. Raised in rural New Hampshire by her widowed father, Andrew, she now has a young daughter, a handsome fiancé, and her own search-and-rescue bloodhound, which she uses to find missing persons. But as Delia plans her wedding, she is plagued by flashbacks of a life she can't recall. And then a policeman knocks on her door, revealing a secret that changes the world as she knows it. In shock and confusion, Delia must sift through the truth -- even when it jeopardizes her life and the lives of those she loves. What happens when you learn you are not who you thought you were? When the people you've loved and trusted suddenly change before your eyes? When getting your deepest wish means giving up what you've always taken for granted? Vanishing Acts explores how life -- as we know it -- might not turn out the way we imagined; how doing the right thing could mean doing the wrong thing; how the memory we thought had vanished could return as a threat. Once again, Jodi Picoult handles a difficult and timely topic with understanding, insight, and compassion.

Vanishing Acts

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Sam L. Amirante

Danny Broderick

From my personal collection. Purchased new many years ago and sat on my shelf until i finally read it. Some minor shelf wear on some edges. 

Defending a Monster: the True Story of the Lawyer Who Defended One of the Most Evil Serial Killers in History

"A riveting account of what it was like to defend one of the most notorious serial killers in history"--Seattle Post Intelligencer

"Sam, could you do me a favor?" Thus begins a story that has now become part of America's true crime hall of fame. It is a gory, grotesque tale befitting a Stephen King novel. It is also a David and Goliath saga--the story of a young lawyer fresh from the Public Defender's Office whose first client in private practice turns out to be the worst serial killer in our nation's history.

Sam Amirante had just opened his first law practice when he got a phone call from his friend John Wayne Gacy, a well-known and well-liked community figure. Gacy was upset about what he called "police harassment" and asked Amirante for help. With the police following his every move in connection with the disappearance of a local teenager, Gacy eventually gave a drunken, dramatic, early morning confession--to his new lawyer. Gacy was eventually charged with murder and Amirante suddenly became the defense attorney for one of American's most disturbing serial killers. It was his first case.

This new edition of John Wayne Gacy, which contains updated material about the case that has come to light since the book's original publication, recounts the gruesome killings and the famous trial that shocked a nation.

John Wayne Gacy

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In excellent shape. Minor wear on the edges of the cover from shelving. Has been my personal copy since i bought it new years ago.  #paperback #dalailama #buddhism

His Important Teachings

An inspiration to millions of people worldwide, the Dalai Lama has long wanted one book that he could recommend as a basic sourcebook for his essential ideas. Now, for the first time, The Essential Dalai Lamabrings together the best of the Dalai Lama’s writings on all aspects of life from work to meditation. Divided into four sections—The Vision, Buddhist Perspectives, Practice, A World in Harmony—The Essential Dalai Lamacontains eloquent applications of the principles of ancient Buddhist thought to contemporary issues, all expressed in the Dalai Lama’s uniquely compelling voice. Covering topics such as the quest for human happiness, foundations of Buddhism, Karma, focusing the mind, ethics and society, the Buddhist perspective on the teachings of Jesus, and much more, The Essential Dalai Lamawill be the perfect gift for anyone who wishes to have one source for the Dalai Lama’s teachings or who seeks an introduction to the philosophy and practice of Buddhism.

The Essential Dalai Lama

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#hardcover #fiction #deankoontz #oddthomas In great shape. Accidentally bought a duplicate and can pass it along to someone new. 

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Over the course of two days, Odd Thomas, his soulmate Stormy Llewellyn, and an assortment of allies make their way through a dark, terrifying world in which past and present, and life and death collide as they try to avert a cataclysm.

Odd Thomas

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Excellent condition from my personal collection. #hardcover #startrek

"Get A Life!" with the possible exception of "Beam me up, Scotty," is clearly the most repeated catchphrase in the history of "Star Trek(R)." Poking fun at "Star Trek's" gung-ho fans and conventions in a now infamous "Saturday Night Live" sketch, William Shatner's comic rallying cry has been indelibly emblazoned into the collective psyche of trekkers everywhere. Through the years, the phrase has spurred laughter, anger, controversy, and far more than its fair share of debate. It's now also given birth to an honest, sentimental, insightful book.

Uncomfortable with speaking onstage, William Shatner had spent the better part of the previous quarter century steadfastly avoiding convention appearances. However, to publicize the release of "Star Trek Generations," Shatner agreed to a rare series of speaking engagements at "Star Trek" conventions around the globe. He was jolted by an unavoidable dose of reality.

Shatner was met with wild enthusiasm, love, and good humor at convention after convention. Touched and fascinated, he was overwhelmed with the realization that in almost three decades of starship hopping, he'd never really t

Get a Life!

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Excellent condition from my personal collection. #hardcover 

Your Guide to Understanding the Shatnerverse and the World at Large

Shatner Rules

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Small staining on page edges. Doesn't affect inside pages. No dust jacket. Cover is a little warped, but I'm trying to flatten it under something heavy before sale. Otherwise it's just fine. #hardcover 

From the New York Times #1 bestselling author of Unnatural Exposure and Cause of Death comes a white-hot new Kay Scarpetta novel that pits Virginia's Chief Medical Examiner against an audacious and wily killer who uses fire to mask his crimes.

Point of Origin

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In great shape. Clean pages. #paperback #mystery #fiction 

Scarpetta Series 6

From Potter's Field

In good condition. Price sticker on front and store sticker over barcode. Clean pages. #hardcover 

Book 2 in The Blossom Street Series

A Good Yarn

In really good shape. Pages clean. Hint of sticker residue on the upper left corner of cover. #hardcover #fiction #romance

Fifty-year-old Susannah Nelson returns to her childhood home and to the garden she has always loved, where she discovers that some paths were meant to be taken and others were meant to be buried forever.

Susannah's Garden

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In really good shape. Has a price sticker remnant on the spine. Pages clean. #hardcover #blossomstreet 

Blossom Street Brides

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Several short stories by Margaret Atwood #paperback #fiction 

And Other Stories

Bluebeard's Egg

#paperback #oldbooks #shortbook #golding #pocketbooks

The Inheritors

Two short stories by Herman Melville. Book has some underlining and annotations from a previous owner. Found an index card and appointment card inside the book as if they were used as bookmarks. Left them in for the heck of it. #paperback #melville #shortstories #oldbooks 

Billy Budd & Typee

A Bell for Adano is a 1944 novel by John Hersey, the winner of the 1945 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. It tells the story of an Italian-American officer in Sicily during World War II who wins the respect and admiration of the people of the town of Adano by helping them find a replacement for the town bell that the Fascists had melted down for rifle barrels. #paperback #historicalfiction #worldwar2 #italianamerican #war #pulitzer 

A Bell for Adano

Well-loved copy from 1973. Pretty sure my mom got it when it first came out for the 99 cents advertised on the cover. #desserts #jello #vintage #1970s #recipes

The New Joys of Jell-O Recipe Book

#paperback #fiction #mystery #agents #nazis #crime 

The Apocalypse Watch

Good condition, cover just has a cease from being opened. #paperback #mystery 

When Raymond Chandler died in 1959, he left behind the first four chapters of a new Philip Marlowe thriller. Now three decades later, Robert B. Parker, the bestselling creator of the Spenser detective novels, has completed Poodle Springs in a full-length masterpiece of criminal passion.


"More than just an impressive homage, this is a first-rate detective novel with all of the suspense, action, and human drama that we have come to expect from the best."--Playboy


Philip Marlowe is alive and well and living in Poodle Springs, California. He's married to a wealthy heiress now. But living in the lap of luxury hasn't made a dent in Marlowe's cynicism--or his talent for attracting trouble. Soon he's on a trail of greed, lust, and murder as dark and cunning as any he's ever seen. Philip Marlowe is back in business.


"Raymond Chandler fans, throw away your dog-eared copies of The Big Sleep...Philip Marlowe has returned!"--Milwaukee Journal

Poodle Springs

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Some scuffing and creasing on the edges. Otherwise decent condition. #mystery #detective #fiction 

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