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Heralded as Virginia Woolf's greatest novel, this is a vivid portrait of a single day in a woman's life. When we meet her, Mrs. Clarissa Dalloway is preoccupied with the last-minute details of party preparation while in her mind she is something much more than a perfect society hostess. As she readies her house, she is flooded with remembrances of faraway times. And, met with the realities of the present, Clarissa... (more)

The Dead (Art of the Novella series, The)

The Dead (Art of the Novella series, The)

by James Joyce

A New Year's Eve gathering in Dublin is the setting of this elegant, accessible masterpiece that ends with a signature epiphany by the protagonist, who offers a perspective on the lives, dreams, and feelings of the party's guests. This beautifully packaged series of classic novellas includes the works of masterful writers. Inexpensive and collectible, they are the first single-volume publications of these... (more)

Arboretum

by David Byrne

For over twenty-five years, David Byrne has focused his unique genius upon forms as diverse as disco, architectural photography, and PowerPoint. Now he presents what may be his most personal work to date, a collection of drawings and diagrams mapping the strange corners of his mental landscape. It’s an eclectic blend of faux science, automatic writing, satire, and an attempt to find connections where none were... (more)

I.

by Stephen Dixon

I. is about a man raising two young daughters while caring for his wife, victim of a debilitating disease. This deeply personal book is a profoundly moving study of a man facing mortality while reveling in the bountyh of his life--all told with Dixon's trademark honesty, lucidity, and expansive humor.

Some of the Dharma

by Jack Kerouac

A previously unpublished volume by Jack Kerouac offers a collage of poems, haiku, journal entries, letters, meditations, ideas on writing, notes on Buddhism, prayers, blues, sketches, and more. 30,000 first printing."

Screwjack: A Short Story

by Hunter S. Thompson

One of three short stories from Hunter S. Thompson-s collection called Screwjack, "Screwjack" shares the gritty details of a sexual escapade between Thompson and his black tomcar.

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Mrs. Dalloway

by Virginia Woolf