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  The Sense of an Ending

  by Julian Barnes

  The story of a man coming to terms with the mutable past, Julian Barnes's new novel is laced with his trademark precision, dexterity and insight. It is the work of one of the world's most distinguished writers. Tony Webster and his clique first met Adrian Finn at school. Sex-hungry and book-hungry, they navigated the girl drought of gawky adolescence together, trading in affectations, in-jokes, rumour and wit.... (more)
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  I'm Just A Fork-lift Operator. After All, What Do I Know ?

  by Joseph Traver

  Author Joe Traver was born into a family of a blue collar worker whose occupation was that of a truck driver. Joe is the youngest of four children and was also the third member of the Traver men to serve as a union steward in one of the greatest unions of all time, the Teamsters union. Joe's father and brother served as union stewards before him, and it was their persistence, determination, and integrity as... (more)
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  Passing

  by Nella Larsen

  Married to a successful physician and prominently ensconced in Harlem's vibrant society of the 1920s, Irene Redfield leads a charmed existence — until a chance encounter with a childhood friend who has been "passing for white." Passing offers fascinating psychological insights into issues of race and gender.
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  The Last Victim

  A True-Life Journey into the Mind of the Serial Killer

  by Jeffrey A. Kottler, Jason Moss

  Jason Moss was a very strange boy: an overachiever, always looking for some challenge, some new way to excel. In his studies, in sports, and, for some reason that he can never explain comprehensibly, seducing serial killers into telling him their secrets. His first "project" was John Wayne Gacy. Moss sent carefully crafted letters to Gacy in which he portrayed himself as a young, naive, insecure gay man who could... (more)