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CANTY, KEVIN.
A Stranger in this World.
Doubleday
1994.
First edition.
Fine in fine dust jacket. The author's first book, a critically acclaimed selection of stories. Signed by the author. [Book #10185]
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CHAMBERS, VERONICA.
Mama's Girl.
Riverhead
1996.
First edition.
Fine in fine dust jacket. The author's first book, a 1970's family memoir. [Book #10211]
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CHEN, DA.
Colors of the Mountain.
New York:
Random House
2000.
First edition.
Fine in fine dust jacket. A memoir of a boyhood spent in Mao's cultural revolution. Signed by the author. [Book #13115]
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CODRESCU, ANDREI.
The Life and Times of An Involuntary Genius.
New York:
Venture
1975.
First edition.
A fine book in a fine dust jacket. A memoir by Codrescu, a poet and writer who often appears on National Public Radiio. An account of his growing up in Transylvania. Signed and inscribed by the author. [Book #23006]
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DIDION, JOAN.
The Year of Magical Thinking.
New York:
Knopf
2005.
Hardcover.
First edition, first printing.
Fine in fine dust jacket. Winner of the National Book Award. The author recounts a year of loss and hope and memories following the death of her husband. [Book #24505]
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EDMONT, GREGORY.
Spotted in France.
Guilford:
The Lyons Press
2003.
Advance Uncorrected Proof.
Advance uncorrected proof. Fine in wraps. Signed by the author. [Book #17962]
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ELLROY, JAMES.
My Dark Places: An L.A. Crime Memoir.
New York:
Alfred A. Knopf
1996.
Hardcover.
First edition, first printing.
Fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author. [Book #19925]
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FOX, PAULA.
The Coldest Winter : A Stringer in Liberated Europe.
New York:
Henry Holt and Co.
2005.
Paperback.
Advance Reading Copy.
Large format paperback. Advance reading copy. Fine, unread condition. Signed by the author. [Book #21978]
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FRASER, JOELLE.
The Territory of Men.
Villard
2002.
First edition.
Fine in fine dust jacket. A memoir of growing up in the Free Love era. Signed by the author. [Book #17220]
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GRASS. GUNTER.
Peeling the Onion.
New York:
Harcourt Brace.
2007.
First U.S. edition.
A fine book in a fine dust jacket. The highly publicized memoir by this German writer. Signed by Grass on the title page. [Book #24817]
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HARRISON, KATHRYN.
The Kiss.
Random House
1997.
Advance reading copy.
Fine in illustrated wraps. An early state of the author's controversial memoir of the relationship with her father. Signed by the author. [Book #11386]
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HUMPHREY, WILLIAM.
Farther Off From Heaven.
Alfred A. Knopf
1977.
First edition, first printing.
Fine in fine dust jacket. [Book #18314]
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MCPHERSON, JAMES ALAN.
Crab cakes.
New York.:
Simon and Schuster.
1998.
First edition.
First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. One corner lightly bumped. A memoir by the Pulitzer Prize winning author. Signed by the author. [Book #17425]
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NIXON, RICHARD.
Six Crises.
New York:
Doubleday.
1962.
First edition.
Very good in a very good, lightly rubbed dust jacket. Some darkening to the dust jacket spine and toning to the white, rear panel. Richard Nixon details the six crises in his political life up to the unsuccessful run for California governor in 1960--starting with the Alger Hiss case and ending with 1960 presidential campaign. This copy is signed by Nixon on the front free endpaper with a short inscription. Uncommon. [Book #19680]
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NULAND, SHERWIN B.
The Mysteries Within: A Surgeon Reflects on Medical Myths.
Simon & Schuster
2000.
Hardcover.
First edition, first printing.
A fine first edition. An unread copy. [Book #23952]
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PATCHETT, ANN.
What Now?
New York:
Harper.
2008.
First edition, first printing.
A fine book in a fine dust jacket. This is based on her lauded commencement address at Sarah Lawrence College, an essay that offers hope and inspiration for anyone at a crossroads of graduation or changing careers. Signed by the author on a specially bound in page. [Book #23967]
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SCHICKEL, RICHARD.
Good Morning, Mr. Zipzipzip.
Chicago:
Ivan R. Dee
2003.
Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by the author. [Book #17789]
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SEBOLD, ALICE.
Lucky.
New York:
Scribner
1999.
First edition.
Fine in fine dust jacket. The first book by the author of The Lovely Bones, a compelling account her rape while a college student and subsequent triumphal recovery. Remainder mark on bottom edge. Signed by the author. [Book #23294]
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SHAMES, LAURENCE AND PETER BARTON.
Not Fade Away a Short Life Well Lived.
Rodale
2003.
Advance Uncorrected Proof.
Advance uncorrected proof. Fine in wraps. [Book #17784]
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SWOFFORD, ANTHONY.
Jarhead.
New York.:
Scribner.
2003.
First edition, first printing.
Very good in fine dust jacket. A production flaw caused the front endpapers to be glued together. Otherwise this is a fine, unread copy. A a soldier's memoir of the Gulf War. Rave reviews for this one. The movie version that starred Jacob Gyllenhaal and Jamie Foxx. Signed by the author. [Book #22400]
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WILLEFORD, CHARLES RAY.
Something About a Soldier.
New York:
Random House Inc
1986.
Hardcover.
First edition, first printing.
Fine in a fine dust jacket. A memoir of noted mystery writer Charles Willeford's experiences as a young soldier. [Book #20177]
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WILSEY, SEAN.
Oh the Glory of It All.
New York:
Penguin Press.
2005.
Hardcover.
First edition, first printing.
Fine in fine dust jacket. The much discussed memoir. Signed by Willsey on the title page. [Book #21731]
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