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  • Office Politics

    by Wilfrid Sheed ...
    “A masterpiece . . . One of the few genuinely comic novels since Lucky Jim.” —Elaine DundyEver since college, George Wren has dreamed of working at The Outsider, the prestigious weekly edited by his hero, the suave English expat Gilbert Twining. So when George sees a listing for a junior editor, he trades in his job at CBS for half the salary—and a ringside seat in the unexpectedly cutthroat arena ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • The House That George Built

    With a Little Help from Irving, Cole, and a Crew of About Fifty

    by Wilfrid Sheed ...
    From Irving Berlin to Cy Coleman, from “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” to “Big Spender,” from Tin Pan Alley to the MGM soundstages, the Golden Age of the American song embodied all that was cool, sexy, and sophisticated in popular culture. For four glittering decades, geniuses like Jerome Kern, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, and Harold Arlen ran their fingers over piano keys, enticing unforgettable ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Nine Innings

    The Anatomy of a Baseball Game

    by Daniel Okrent ...
    Brewers-Orioles, 6/10/82: "An astounding piece of sports journalism . . . the best book about the best game there is." — St. Louis Post-DispatchA timeless baseball classic, Nine Innings dissects a single baseball game played in June 1982—inning by inning, play by play. Daniel Okrent, New York Times–bestselling author and lifelong fan, chose as his subject a Milwaukee Brewers-Baltimore Orioles ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Tomorrow Is Forever

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    by Gwen Bristow ...
    A wife and mother grapples with love and loss in World War II–era Hollywood in a New York Times–bestselling author's emotional tour de force.For two decades, Elizabeth Herlong has been a devoted wife, supporting her husband as he built an empire in Hollywood's budding motion picture industry. But far from the bright glamour of her current life, World War II rages in Europe, forcing Elizabeth to ... Read more

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  • Snowed in with the Scoundrel

    A Steamy, Childhood Friends to Lovers Historical Romance

    by Kat Sterling ...
    She craves solitude…When a disastrous holiday party leaves Imogen Radford publicly jilted, she hightails it to her family’s remote cabin in the Cascade Mountains. But her desire to sulk alone with her photography equipment for Christmas is challenged by the arrival of a captivating half-naked scoundrel. A scoundrel who just so happens to be her former childhood best friend…He’s on the run…Tommy ... Read more

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  • Daphne Deane

    Series series Love Endures
    Former classmates Keith Morrell and Daphne Deane meet again when he comes to check his family’s deserted house. But their lives—his full of wealth and society; hers focused on faith and simplicity—couldn’t be more different. Despite his engagement to another woman, they are drawn to each other in friendship, and Daphne finds herself pulled into a mystery at the old Morrell home. ... Read more

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  • The Collected Short Stories of Conrad Aiken

    by Conrad Aiken ...
    This indispensable volume, which includes the classic stories "Silent Snow, Secret Snow" and "Mr. Arcularis," is a testament to the dazzling artistry of one of the twentieth century's most influential writersA young woman passes through the countryside to visit her dying grandmother for a final time. A cabbie, exhausted from a long day's work, fights to get an intoxicated woman out of his taxi. A ... Read more

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  • The Well Dressed Explorer

    by Thea Astley ...
    Series Book 13 - Untapped
    Pompous, vain and a self-professed charmer, George Brewster moves from one unfulfilling journalism job to the next, one empty relationship to another, his faithful wife and daughter ever the afterthought. The Well Dressed Explorer is the story of a man of his time, but as a story of toxic workplaces and an Australia where comfort and self-interest breed men like George, it might well feel familiar ... Read more

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  • Somewhere in Time

    The World Fantasy Award–winning novel of a love that transcends time and space from the New York Times –bestselling author of I Am Legend .Basis for the cult classic film starring Christopher Reeve and Jane SeymourRichard Matheson's novel tells the moving, romantic story of Richard Collier, a modern man whose love for a woman he has never met draws him b... ... Read more

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  • Before, During, After

    Series series Vintage Contemporaries
    From the recipient of the PEN/Malamud Award, the Literature Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Rea Award for the Short Story: a gorgeously rendered, passionate account of a relationship threatened by secrets, set against the backdrop of national tragedy.When Natasha, a talented young artist working as a congressional aide, meets Michael Faulk, an Episcopalian priest ... Read more

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  • Whodunit Puzzles

    Mysteries for the Super Sleuth to Solve

    by Tim Dedopulos ...
    Pit your wits against all manner of cunning criminals as you attempt to solve the fiendish mysteries within. As you put your skills of deduction and problem-solving to the test you'll be guided by three inimitable assistants, the insightful Inspector Parnacki, the curious Miss Mary Miller, and the persistent Joshua Cole.If you're a puzzle fan looking for a thrilling treat, or a mystery lover who ... Read more

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