Why This World
A Biography of Clarice Lispector
Benjamin Moser
$29.95
Hardback, Jul 2009
ISBN13: 9780195385564
ISBN10: 019538556X

A fascinating biography of Clarice Lispector, based on previously unknown manuscripts, numerous interviews, and years of research on three continents

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Coercive Control
How Men Entrap Women in Personal Life
Evan Stark
$24.95
Paperback, Feb 2009
ISBN13: 9780195384048
ISBN10: 0195384040

One of the most important books ever written on domestic violence, Coercive Control breaks through entrenched views of physical abuse that have ultimately failed to protect women

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How the Beatles Destroyed Rock n Roll
An Alternative History of American Popular Music
Elijah Wald
$24.95
Hardback, May 2009
ISBN13: 9780195341546
ISBN10: 0195341546

From ragtime to rap, this lively history casts aside conventional wisdom to offer a fresh look at the enormous variety and vitality of American popular music

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Dillinger's Wild Ride
The Year That Made America's Public Enemy Number One
Elliott J. Gorn
$24.95
Hardback, May 2009
ISBN13: 9780195304831
ISBN10: 0195304837

The gripping story of John Dillinger, America's first Public Enemy Number One

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The Accidental Guerrilla
Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One
David Kilcullen
$27.95
Hardback, Feb 2009
ISBN13: 9780195368345
ISBN10: 0195368347

One of the most respected and innovative thinkers on modern warfare offers a revolutionary account of the War on Terror and war in the world today

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Defiance
Nechama Tec
$14.95
Paperback, Nov 2008
ISBN13: 9780195376852
ISBN10: 0195376854

Now a Major Motion Picture starring Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber

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