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Fiction/Literature
BEST
JAPANESE SCIENCE FICTION STORIES,
John L. Apostolou & Martin H. Greenberg,
editors
When most Americans think of Japanese
science fiction, one word comes to mind:
Godzilla. However, true fans of the genre
know that for decades Japan has been turning
some of the innovative stories ever published.
Apostolou and Greenberg bring together
the most outstanding short stories of
this body of literature.
" . . . first-rate works, ingenious and
well told." Los Angeles Times
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176
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| ISBN:
1-56980-124-X |
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BOYS
AND GIRLS TOGETHER by William
Saroyan
Written with Saroyanís trademark clarity,
this is a richly comedic portrayal of
a couple caught in the toils of marriage
with children. A masterful novel of human
folly, it focuses on the eagerness of
men and women to be something other than
themselves.
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153
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| ISBN:
1-56980-047-2 |
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Garth
Ryland Mystery Series by John R. Riggs
"Riggs sets the atmosphere of small
town America wonderfully. . . . a real
delight."
--Houston
Chronicle
"A
writer with real imagination."
--New
York Times
"Deeply
evocative."
--Booklist
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COLD
HEARTS & GENTLE PEOPLE
When Garth Ryland, editor of the Oakalla
Reporter and honorary sheriffís deputy,
finds a homebound, 400-pound Monroe Edmonds
trapped in his elevator and dead of an
apparent heart attack, Garth at first
believes Monroe is the victim of a robbery
attempt gone awry. But in Oakalla, Wisconsin,
nothing is ever as simple as it seems.
As Garth peels away the layers of deceit,
unleashing the ghosts of the past, the
violence and victim count increases.
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315
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| ISBN:
1-56980-021-9 |
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DEAD
LETTER
A tremendous read that will keep you guessing
until the end. Deaf, dwarflike Amel Pitkin
is found dead and the list of suspects
includes friends, relatives, enemies,
and even Garth Ryland.
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251
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| ISBN:
0-942637-40-2 |
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Dragon
Lives Forever, A
Garth investigates the intriguing case
of the Hidden Quarry Murderer.
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344
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| ISBN:
0-942637-78-X |
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HE
WHO WAITS
Politically charged, He Who Waits
brings home the suspense that Garth fans
anticipate and resounds with the flavor
of small-town America that is a Riggs
trademark.
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284
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| ISBN:
1-56980-096-0 |
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KILLING
FROST
John R. Riggs once again fills his pages
with small-town eccentrics and Middle-America
idiosyncrasies, getting below the surface
of Oakalla to the greed, lust, and hate
roiling beneath. Killing Frost
earns Riggs a place alongside the masters
of the genreóRaymond Chandler, Dorothy
Sayers, and P. D. James.
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299
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| ISBN:
1-56980-053-7 |
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LOST
SCOUT, THE
A veteranís attempts to reenter everyday
life are complicated by a right-wing militia
and murder.
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6
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316
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| ISBN:
1-56980-121-5 |
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ONE
MANíS POISON
An earthquake shakes Oakalla, and the
townís water supply if found to be pollutedówith
cyanide. Then five-year-old Jimmy Parker
and his father are reported missing. Garth
sets out on the trail of the poison and
the disappearances only to find one more
mysteryóthe murdered and partially scalped
body of Judge Thornton Glick.
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| ISBN:
0-942637-31-3 |
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SNOW
ON THE ROSES
When Garth Ryland finds his hunting partner
and mentor, Doc Airhart, murdered, questions
pile upon questions, and he finds himself
in one of the most complex and dangerous
mysteries he had ever encountered.
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| ISBN:
1-56980-072-3 |
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HERE
COMES, THERE GOES, YOU KNOW WHO
by William Saroyan
Here is Saroyan at the top of his formóthe
unmistakable voice in all its resonant
varietyósetting out to tell the story
of his life. In superbly rendered scenes
from his life as an orphan, schoolboy,
newspaper boy, messenger, fledgling writer,
family misfit, world-famous writer, this
books gives us the characteristic fluency
of Saroyan at its best.
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273
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| ISBN:
1-56980-030-8 |
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I
LOVE YOU, I HATE YOU, DROP DEAD!
By Artie Shaw
Artie Shawóhimself married eight times
to such glamorous actresses as Ava Gardner,
Lana Turner, and Evelyn Keyes and a most
provocative storytelleróhere describes
three examples of love gone bad. In this
book, you will encounter passion vs. suspicion,
love vs. prejudice, and passion vs. greed.
The icing on the cake is a new introduction
by Shaw in which he names the people who
served as the role models for many of
his not-so-fictitious characters.
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192
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MAN
OF RESPECT, A, by Darryl London
Compared by some readers to Mario Puzoís
The Godfather, this is the powerfully
and realistically gritty novel of a professional
killer and the world he inhabits. A shocking
depiction of life in the Brooklyn Mafia,
readers will be unable to put this one
aside.
"A Man of Respect is a powerful
and realistic novel. Never has the American
underworld been so graphically portrayed."
The New York Times Book Review
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381
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| ISBN:
1-56980-046-4 |
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MEASURING
LIVES: A Thriller by Tom Foley
Foley is one of the best of todayís mystery
and thriller writers. Here he tells the
story John Geddy, a young prosecutor who
takes on a trust-fund case and uncovers
a vast conspiracy involving the earlier
murder of five young women. As compelling
as Grisham.
" . . . a solid first novel, complete
with fast pacing, lots of action and a
surprising ending." Library Journal
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345
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| ISBN:
1-56980-091-X |
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NORMAN
CORWINíS LETTERS, edited by A.
J. Langguth
A treasury of letters, opinions, fancies,
and anecdotes. Corwin is considered the
foremost writer in the Golden Age of radio.
Among his hundreds of correspondents are
Orson Welles, Edward R. Murrow, Bill Moyers,
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Groucho
Marx. Norman Corwinís Letters is
a firsthand resource for twentieth century
historians and fans of radioís golden
years and offers inspiration to all who
hope to make a living in the creative
arts.
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467
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| ISBN:
0-9623032-5-9 |
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NOT
DYING: A Memoir by William Saroyan
Not Dying is perhaps the most affecting
of the series of memoirs that comprise
playwright, short-story writer, and novelist
William Saroyanís career. A stylistically
innovative amalgam of present-tense narrative
and memoir, this is unlike anything Saroyan
has written. It is the only book that
also features twenty-five line drawings
by the author and a new introduction by
the authorís son, Aram Saroyan.
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| ISBN:
1-56980-081-2 |
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ORION:
The Story of a Rape by Ralph Graves
A blunt and moving novel based on the
actual rape of the authorís own daughter.
Graves, the former managing editor of
Life magazine, vividly describes
the horrors of rape as it affects the
victim, her family and friends, and the
triumph of the successful prosecution
of the rapists.
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396
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| ISBN:
0-942637-81-X |
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SISTER
CAT by Felix Gould
A black cat wanders into a Catholic convent
and is adopted by one of the nuns. Hers
was a simple, compassionate act, but it
triggered a dramatic chain of events affecting
the lives of every member of the convent.
Felix Gould searches the hearts and souls
of the sisters as they react to the events
that befall themóincluding the cat-activated
"miracles." A modern, yet old-fashioned
page-turner with a plot that grabs you
and wonít let you go.
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| ISBN:
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13
FOR CORWIN, articles written by Ray
Bradbury, Studs Terkel, Charles Kuralt
& others
Thirteen prominent journalists and writers
contributed to a series of essays dedicated
to Norman Corwin, the outstanding writer,
producer, and director during the golden
days of radio.
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| ISBN:
0-942637-89-5 |
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WHERE
THE MONEY IS: A Novel of Las Vegas
by Ivan G. Goldman
A brisk novel about the seamy side of
Las Vegas. Three million dollars of casino
money has been hijacked, and the casino
boys want it returned. Admirers of Elmore
Leonard will relish this moving story,
which transpires as the wiseguys are being
elbowed out of the casinos by corporate
types aiming at converting Vegas into
an adult Disney World.
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182
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| ISBN:
1-56980-052-9 |
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WILLIAM
SAROYAN READER, THE, edited by
Aram Saroyan
This is the most complete and generous
sampling of the first half of an indispensable
American writerís career. Here is vintage
Saroyan of the 1930s and 1940s, the period
during which the short story writer, playwright,
and novelist achieved a critical and popular
success comparable to F. Scott Fitzgeraldís
during the 1920s.
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498
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| ISBN:
1-56980-019-7 |
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