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Ever since it was first published in 1951, this novel has been the coming-of-age story against which all others are judged. Read and cherished by generations, the story of Holden Caulfield is truly one of America's literary treasures.

Stupid White Men

And Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation!

by Michael Moore

In the winter of 2002, Stupid White Men took America -- and the world -- by storm. Tired and skeptical of George W. Bush's high approval ating, frightened by the implications of the Enron scandal -- and generally just looking for a voice of honest dissent in the thick atmosphere of jingoism that followed 9/11 -- book buyers from coast to coast swiftly embraced Michael Moore's in-your-face anti-Bush-era... (more)

The Confessions of Georgia Nicolson: Book 7

Startled by His Furry Shorts

by Louise Rennison

On the rack of romance. And also in the oven of luuurve. Woe is Georgia: Dave the Laugh has declared his love for her (at least she thinks he was talking about her), and she has finally given Masimo an ultimatum to be her one and only and he has to think about it. And will she ever be able to stop thinking about the Sex God plucking his guitar strings of loveosity?

Chicago Stars: Book 7

Natural Born Charmer

by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

It wasn't every day a guy saw a headless beaver marching down the side of a road, not even in Chicago Stars quarterback Dean Robillard's larger-than-life world. He slammed on the brakes of his brand-new Aston Martin Vanquish and pulled over in front of her. The beaver marched right past, her big, flat tail bouncing in the gravel, and her small, sharp nose stuck up in the air. Way up. The beaver looked highly... (more)

99 Francs

by Frédéric Beigbeder

Text: French

Side Effects

by Amy Goldman Koss

As if it doesn’t suck enough to have cancer, practically every time you pick up books or see movies where characters get sick, you know they’ll be dead by the last scene. In reality, kids get all kinds of cancers, go through unspeakable torture and painful treatments, but walk away fine in the end. From the acclaimed author of The Girls and Poison Ivy , Side Effects is about the pain, fear, and unlikely... (more)

Tortured Skin

by James C Gillen

When Paul Isaac, vampire executioner, is confronted by the master vampire of the city and poisoned with a virus that will not only kill him, but cause him to rise as one of the undead, he must decide whether to do the bidding of the powerful vampire to save his own life, or stop the sadistic killer that threatens to leave the city with more unfortunate victims. Packed with crucifixes, stakes, and a Magnum filled... (more)

Hekayat Ahwet KatkootMahmood Al Sa'dani

Hekayat Ahwet Katkoot

by Mahmood Al Sa'dani

Tohotmos Rob'omeya Besharta (Thutmose 400 - )Ahmad Bahgat

Tohotmos Rob'omeya Besharta (Thutmose 400 - )

by Ahmad Bahgat

Dark Lord Seeks Friendship

by Elisa Viperas

Velenth is a Dark Lord, full of dirty tricks and dark intrigue. He's not exactly the kind of ruler his people might have wanted, but he's helped them out a lot, improving the economy and the sewer system. He's even creating a new fashion statement with his dark and dipped in black ways. So why is he so lonely. Velenth knows just what he needs, so he decides to put out a personal ad. For friendship, maybe more.... (more)

A Short History of Nearly Everything

by Bill Bryson

One of the world’s most beloved and bestselling writers takes his ultimate journey -- into the most intriguing and intractable questions that science seeks to answer. In A Walk in the Woods , Bill Bryson trekked the Appalachian Trail -- well, most of it. In In A Sunburned Country , he confronted some of the most lethal wildlife Australia has to offer. Now, in his biggest book, he confronts his greatest... (more)

Me Talk Pretty One Day

by David Sedaris

A new collection from David Sedaris is cause for jubilation. His recent move to Paris has inspired hilarious pieces, including Me Talk Pretty One Day, about his attempts to learn French. His family is another inspiration. You Cant Kill the Rooster is a portrait of his brother who talks incessant hip-hop slang to his bewildered father. And no one hones a finer fury in response to such modern annoyances as... (more)

A Walk in the Woods

Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

by Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson has made a living out of traveling and then writing about it. In The Lost Continent he re-created the road trips of his childhood; in Neither Here nor There he retraced the route he followed as a young backpacker traversing Europe. When this American transplant to Britain decided to return home, he made a farewell walking tour of the British countryside and produced Notes from a Small Island .... (more)

The Lost Continent

Travels in Small-Town America

by Bill Bryson

An unsparing and hilarious account of one man's rediscovery of America and his search for the perfect small town.

Neither Here nor There

Travels in Europe

by Bill Bryson

Like many of his generation, Bill Bryson backpacked across Europe in the early seventies -- in search of enlightenment, beer, and women. Twenty years later he decided to retrace the journey he undertook in the halcyon days of his youth. The result is Neither Here Nor There, an affectionate and riotously funny pilgrimage from the frozen wastes of Scandinavia to the chaotic tumult of Istanbul, with stops along the... (more)

Breakfast of Champions

by Kurt Vonnegut

Breakfast Of Champions is vintage Vonnegut. One of his favorite characters, aging writer Kilgore Trout, finds to his horror that a Midwest car dealer is taking his fiction as truth. The result is murderously funny satire as Vonnegut looks at war, sex, racism, success, politics, and pollution in America and reminds us how to see the truth.

The Nanny Diaries

by Emma McLaughlin, Nicola Kraus

Nan, in her early twenties, goes to work for the wealthy X family to help put herself through college, and is shocked by their antics. Between raising the X's son Grayer, keeping on top of her studies, moving house and ensuring Mrs X's day runs smoothly, it's a wonder Nanny ever finds time to hang out with the gorgeous HH on the sixth floor. With divorce on the cards, Nanny finds herself caught up in the X's... (more)

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The Catcher in the Rye

by J. D. Salinger

Stupid White Men

And Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation!

by Michael Moore

Startled by His Furry Shorts

by Louise Rennison

Natural Born Charmer

by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

99 Francs

by Frédéric Beigbeder

Side Effects

by Amy Goldman Koss

Tortured Skin

by James C Gillen

Hekayat Ahwet Katkoot

by Mahmood Al Sa'dani

Tohotmos Rob'omeya Besharta (Thutmose 400 - )

by Ahmad Bahgat

Dark Lord Seeks Friendship

by Elisa Viperas

A Short History of Nearly Everything

by Bill Bryson

Me Talk Pretty One Day

by David Sedaris

A Walk in the Woods

Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

by Bill Bryson

The Lost Continent

Travels in Small-Town America

by Bill Bryson

Neither Here nor There

Travels in Europe

by Bill Bryson

Breakfast of Champions

by Kurt Vonnegut

The Nanny Diaries

by Emma McLaughlin, Nicola Kraus