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  • Santa Cruz Noir

    Series series Akashic Noir
    "A new collection of short fiction stories explores a seedier side of this beach town filled with murder and mystery."— KAZU FMIn Akashic Books' award-winning series of original noir anthologies, each book comprises all new stories set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. Following in the footsteps of Los Angeles Noir, San Francisco Noir, San Diego Noir, Orange County ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Ph.D. in Happiness from the Great Comedians

    by Tommy Moore ...
    On April 2nd, 1986, comedian Tommy Moore was told he might never stand onstage again. Since then, hes done over 3,500 shows, speeches, and seminars at Comedy Clubs, Casinos, Cruise Ships, Colleges, Corporations, Churches, Synagogues, Resort Hotels, and on Radio and TV. A true survivor and maybe the real last comic standing, this book tells the story of how advice from comedy giants nursed him back ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Glory Days

    Memorable Games in Alabama Football History

    by Tommy Hicks ...
    Series series Glory Days
    Providing detailed tales and anecdotes from the players and coaches responsible for some of the school’s greatest victories, Glory Days focuses on pivotal moments in Crimson Tide history. From the 1969 game against Ole Miss to the 1979 Sugar Bowl victory over Penn State during the team’s perfect season, up through the 2012 BCS national championship game, this book takes the reader on a journey ... Read more

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  • Santa Fe Noir

    Series series Akashic Noir
    Seventeen storytellers take readers on a dark tour of the arty New Mexican city in this collection of crime tales.Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book comprises all-new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city.With stories by: Ana Castillo, Jimmy Santiago Baca, ... Read more

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  • St. Louis Noir

    Series series Akashic Noir
    "St. Louis gets a turn to show its dark side . . . [A] spirited, black-hearted collection" including a story from New York Times–bestselling author John Lutz ( Kirkus Reviews).A vibrant Midwest metropolis, St. Louis has a rich, multicultural history of art and literature—both high and low. That duality is embraced here in an anthology that spans the reaches of noir, from violent criminality to bad ... Read more

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  • São Paulo Noir

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    Series series Akashic Noir
    This anthology of noir fiction set in São Paulo, Brazil, "might be the strongest entry yet in the long-running and globe-spanning Akashic Noir series" ( San Francisco Book Review).Once known as the Land of Mist, São Paulo is now a dense, diverse, and globalized metropolis. It is the most populous city in the Americas, the Portuguese-speaking world, and the southern hemisphere—with some of the ... Read more

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  • Stockholm Noir

    Series series Akashic Noir
    Named a Pick of the Week for the week of February 29th by Publishers Weekly"Grouped under three headings, the 13 stories in this outstanding entry in Akashic's noir series capture the gloomy underside of Sweden's capital, portraying the hopelessness of those trapped in what Larson and Edenborg in their introduction call the city that devours your soul."--Publishers Weekly, Starred review"Coedited ... Read more

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  • New Haven Noir

    by Amy Bloom ...
    Series series Akashic Noir
    "In an Ivy League town, Bloom turns Yale's motto— Lux et Veritas—on its head, finding darkness and deceit in every corner of New Haven." — Kirkus ReviewsThe image of a charming college town serves New Haven well, but its natives know that the city has been built on a rich—and violent—history that still seeps out from between the cracks in the sidewalks and the halls of learning.Now, *New York ... Read more

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  • Montreal Noir

    Series series Akashic Noir
    "These 15 new stories celebrate the differences between us and our northern neighbor. As in any good noir, poverty, drugs, and despair cloud many of the characters' lives. But even the stories about druggies have a certain je ne sais quoi...Whether it's the quirkiness of the characters, the ingenuity of the puzzles, or the big hearts inside some of the darkest villains, noir's different north of ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Kansas City Noir

    Series series Akashic Noir
    Dark and gritty tales set in the "Paris of the Plains," including Nancy Pickard's "Lightbulb"—selected for The Best American Mystery Stories 2013.Akashic Books' groundbreaking, globetrotting noir anthology series sets all-new stories in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective metropolitan area. Now "Kansas City, famous for its jazz, its barbecue, and its shady history, provides ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Barcelona Noir

    Series series Akashic Noir
    Journey to Spain with "stories that tap into history, politics and culture to cast a cloak of horror and humor on the city's distinctive neighborhoods" ( The Miami Herald).For some, Barcelona is a European enchantress of nouveau architecture, fusion tapas, and fine cava. To others, it's a Gothic labyrinth of tiny streets to lose oneself in; hashish-clouded after-hours bars to forget the time; ... Read more

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  • Helsinki Noir

    Series series Akashic Noir
    " The 14 stories in this Akashic noir anthology provide a bizarre and gruesome window into this outwardly tranquil and snow-covered city of Helsinki. "— Publishers WeeklyIn Akashic Books's acclaimed series of original noir anthologies, each book comprises all new stories set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. Now, the spotlight is on Finland and its southern capital ... Read more

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