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Hardback. Zustand: Good. "Lamb's rich panoply of details . . . render this novel first-rate escapism just begging for a comforter and a cup of tea."--Minneapolis Star Tribune Wally Lamb, the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hour I First Believed, I Know This Much Is True, and She's Come Undone, delivers a holiday treat with Wishin' and Hopin'--an unforgettable novella that captures the warmth and joy of the holiday season. Poignant and hilarious, with his latest story, Wishin' and Hopin', Wally Lamb takes a turn toward the lighthearted and laugh-provoking. In a vein similar to Jean Shepherd's A Christmas Story and David Sedaris's The Santaland Diaries, Lamb's holiday tale focuses on a feisty parochial school fifth grader named Felix Funicello--a distant cousin of the iconic Annette! Both poignant and hilarious, Wishin' and Hopin' transports us back to October, November, and December of 1964, when LBJ and Lady Bird were in the White House, Meet the Beatles was on everyone's turntables, and Christmas meant mistletoe, mangers, and midnight mass. Then it propels us from the past to the present so that we might measure what we've gained and what we've lost.…

Zustand: Good. Eating herself into obesity in the wake of her lost childhood and over-anxious mother, Dolores Price finds herself facing adulthood in a cruel world and resolves to rise to the occasion.

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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Dolores Price is the wry and overweight, sensitive and pained, cynical heroine of this novel. The story follows her from four to 40, from her shattered family life through the hellish circles of sexual and food abuse to her gradual recovery and her fight to love again.

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Hardback. Zustand: Good. "Wally Lamb's affection for these characters is so palpable, his intentions so palpably good, that it's hard not to be touched by this sweet-natured novel."--Washington Post In this radiant homage to the resiliency, strength, and power of women, Wally Lamb--author of numerous New York Times bestselling novels including She's Come Undone, I Know This Much is True, and We Are Water--weaves an evocative, deeply affecting tapestry of one Baby Boomer's life and the trio of unforgettable women who have changed it. I'll Take You There centers on Felix, a film scholar who runs a Monday night movie club in what was once a vaudeville theater. One evening, while setting up a film in the projectionist booth, he's confronted by the ghost of Lois Weber, a trailblazing motion picture director from Hollywood's silent film era. Lois invites Felix to revisit--and in some cases relive--scenes from his past as they are projected onto the cinema's big screen. In these magical movies, the medium of film becomes the lens for Felix to reflect on the women who profoundly impacted his life. There's his daughter Aliza, a Gen Y writer for New York Magazine who is trying to align her postmodern feminist beliefs with her lofty career ambitions; his sister, Frances, with whom he once shared a complicated bond of kindness and cruelty; and Verna, a fiery would-be contender for the 1951 Miss Rheingold competition, a beauty contest sponsored by a Brooklyn-based beer manufacturer that became a marketing phenomenon for two decades. At first unnerved by these ethereal apparitions, Felix comes to look forward to his encounters with Lois, who is later joined by the spirits of other celluloid muses. Against the backdrop of a kaleidoscopic convergence of politics and pop culture, family secrets, and Hollywood iconography, Felix gains an enlightened understanding of the pressures and trials of the women closest to him, and of the feminine ideals and feminist realities that all women, of every era, must face.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Quand, en avril 1999, l'epouse de Caelum, Maureen, echappe de justesse au massacre de Columbine, le couple se refugie dans la ferme ou il a ete eleve, a Three Rivers, dans le Connecticut. C'est la que Caelum decouvre des archives familiales: les lettres de son aieule, militante abolitionniste; les journaux de son arriere-grand-mere, fondatrice de la prison pour femmes du comte; des coupures de presse sur ces annees 1960 qui l'ont vu grandir aux cotes d'un pere alcoolique traumatise par la guerre de Coree. Pour tenter de comprendre la colere qui l'habite depuis toujours, Caelum va devoir explorer les recoins les plus obscurs de sa memoire. Une plongee au coeur de l'histoire des Etats-Unis a travers l'epopee flamboyante d'une famille sur cinq generations. Ambitieuse, foisonnante, cette vaste fresque entraine le lecteur dans des tourbillons resolument romanesques. Non sans grace. Sophie Pujas, Transfuge. …

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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Quand, en avril 1999, l'epouse de Caelum, Maureen, echappe de justesse au massacre de Columbine, le couple se refugie dans la ferme ou il a ete eleve, a Three Rivers, dans le Connecticut. C'est la que Caelum decouvre des archives familiales: les lettres de son aieule, militante abolitionniste; les journaux de son arriere-grand-mere, fondatrice de la prison pour femmes du comte; des coupures de presse sur ces annees 1960 qui l'ont vu grandir aux cotes d'un pere alcoolique traumatise par la guerre de Coree. Pour tenter de comprendre la colere qui l'habite depuis toujours, Caelum va devoir explorer les recoins les plus obscurs de sa memoire. Une plongee au coeur de l'histoire des Etats-Unis a travers l'epopee flamboyante d'une famille sur cinq generations. Ambitieuse, foisonnante, cette vaste fresque entraine le lecteur dans des tourbillons resolument romanesques. Non sans grace. Sophie Pujas, Transfuge. …

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Hardback. Zustand: Fair. "Powerful . . . In I'll Fly Away, the women have penned well-drawn evocative pieces about their experiences . . . . Healing is happening through writing."--Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers The #1 New York Times bestselling author offers an inspiring new collection of writings from the members of his acclaimed program in Connecticut's York Correctional Facility In 2003 Wally Lamb, published Couldn't Keep It to Myself, a collection of essays by the students in his writing workshop at the maximum-security York Correctional Institution, Connecticut's only prison for women. The New York Times described the book as "Gut-tearing tales . . . the unvarnished truth." Now Lamb returns with I'll Fly Away, a new volume of intimate, searching pieces from the York workshop. Here, 20 women--18 inmates and two of Lamb's cofacilitators--share the experiences that shaped them from childhood and that haunt and inspire them to this day. These portraits, vignettes, and stories depict with soul-baring honesty how and why women land in prison--and what happens once they get there. The stories are as varied as the individuals who wrote them, but each testifies to the same core truth: the universal value of knowing oneself and changing one's life through the power of the written word.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. "Powerful . . . In I'll Fly Away, the women have penned well-drawn evocative pieces about their experiences . . . . Healing is happening through writing."--Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers The #1 New York Times bestselling author offers an inspiring new collection of writings from the members of his acclaimed program in Connecticut's York Correctional Facility In 2003 Wally Lamb, published Couldn't Keep It to Myself, a collection of essays by the students in his writing workshop at the maximum-security York Correctional Institution, Connecticut's only prison for women. The New York Times described the book as "Gut-tearing tales . . . the unvarnished truth." Now Lamb returns with I'll Fly Away, a new volume of intimate, searching pieces from the York workshop. Here, 20 women--18 inmates and two of Lamb's cofacilitators--share the experiences that shaped them from childhood and that haunt and inspire them to this day. These portraits, vignettes, and stories depict with soul-baring honesty how and why women land in prison--and what happens once they get there. The stories are as varied as the individuals who wrote them, but each testifies to the same core truth: the universal value of knowing oneself and changing one's life through the power of the written word.…

Zustand: good. Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly. …

Zustand: acceptable. This copy has clearly been enjoyedâ"expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. #1 New York Times Bestseller and Oprah Book Club selectionThoughtful . . . heart-wrenching . . . . An exercise in soul-baring storytelling--with the soul belonging to 20th-century America itself. It's hard to read and to stop reading, and impossible to forget. -- USA Today Dominick Birdsey, a forty-year-old housepainter living in Three Rivers, Connecticut, finds his subdued life greatly disturbed when his identical twin brother Thomas, a paranoid schizophrenic, commits a shocking act of self-mutilation. Dominick is forced to care for his brother as well as confront dark secrets and pain he has buried deep within himself--a journey of the soul that takes him beyond his blue-collar New England town to Sicily's Mount Etna, the birthplace of his grandfather and namesake. Coming to terms with his life and lineage, Dominick struggles to find forgiveness and finally rebuild himself beyond the haunted shadow of his troubled twin.I Know This Much Is True is a masterfully told story of alienation and connection, power and abuse, devastation and renewal--an unforgettable masterpiece.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. "This book is a bonbon for any baby boomer. . . . Lamb gets Felix's voice just right, and he does a spot-on job of evoking the special joys and trials of parochial school in the '60's.Put a bow on this book and warm somebody's heart." -- St. Petersburg Times Wally Lamb, the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hour I First Believed, I Know This Much Is True, and She's Come Undone, delivers a holiday treat with Wishin' and Hopin'--an unforgettable novella that captures the warmth and joy of the holiday season. It's 1964. LBJ and Lady Bird are in the White House, Meet the Beatles is on everyone's turntable, and ten-year-old Felix Funicello (distant cousin of the iconic Annette!) is doing his best to navigate fifth grade--easier said than done when scary movies still give you nightmares and you bear a striking resemblance to a certain adorable cartoon boy. But there are several things young Felix can depend on: the birds and bees are puzzling, television is magical, and this is one Christmas he's never going to forget. Poignant and hilarious, in a vein similar to Jean Shepherd's A Christmas Story and David Sedaris's The Santaland Diaries, Lamb's Christmas tale focuses on a feisty parochial school fifth grader named Felix Funicello--a distant cousin of the iconic Annette.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. "This book is a bonbon for any baby boomer. . . . Lamb gets Felix's voice just right, and he does a spot-on job of evoking the special joys and trials of parochial school in the '60's.Put a bow on this book and warm somebody's heart." -- St. Petersburg Times Wally Lamb, the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hour I First Believed, I Know This Much Is True, and She's Come Undone, delivers a holiday treat with Wishin' and Hopin'--an unforgettable novella that captures the warmth and joy of the holiday season. It's 1964. LBJ and Lady Bird are in the White House, Meet the Beatles is on everyone's turntable, and ten-year-old Felix Funicello (distant cousin of the iconic Annette!) is doing his best to navigate fifth grade--easier said than done when scary movies still give you nightmares and you bear a striking resemblance to a certain adorable cartoon boy. But there are several things young Felix can depend on: the birds and bees are puzzling, television is magical, and this is one Christmas he's never going to forget. Poignant and hilarious, in a vein similar to Jean Shepherd's A Christmas Story and David Sedaris's The Santaland Diaries, Lamb's Christmas tale focuses on a feisty parochial school fifth grader named Felix Funicello--a distant cousin of the iconic Annette.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. "This book is a bonbon for any baby boomer. . . . Lamb gets Felix's voice just right, and he does a spot-on job of evoking the special joys and trials of parochial school in the '60's.Put a bow on this book and warm somebody's heart." -- St. Petersburg Times Wally Lamb, the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hour I First Believed, I Know This Much Is True, and She's Come Undone, delivers a holiday treat with Wishin' and Hopin'--an unforgettable novella that captures the warmth and joy of the holiday season. It's 1964. LBJ and Lady Bird are in the White House, Meet the Beatles is on everyone's turntable, and ten-year-old Felix Funicello (distant cousin of the iconic Annette!) is doing his best to navigate fifth grade--easier said than done when scary movies still give you nightmares and you bear a striking resemblance to a certain adorable cartoon boy. But there are several things young Felix can depend on: the birds and bees are puzzling, television is magical, and this is one Christmas he's never going to forget. Poignant and hilarious, in a vein similar to Jean Shepherd's A Christmas Story and David Sedaris's The Santaland Diaries, Lamb's Christmas tale focuses on a feisty parochial school fifth grader named Felix Funicello--a distant cousin of the iconic Annette.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Quand, en avril 1999, l'epouse de Caelum, Maureen, echappe de justesse au massacre de Columbine, le couple se refugie dans la ferme ou il a ete eleve, a Three Rivers, dans le Connecticut. C'est la que Caelum decouvre des archives familiales: les lettres de son aieule, militante abolitionniste; les journaux de son arriere-grand-mere, fondatrice de la prison pour femmes du comte; des coupures de presse sur ces annees 1960 qui l'ont vu grandir aux cotes d'un pere alcoolique traumatise par la guerre de Coree. Pour tenter de comprendre la colere qui l'habite depuis toujours, Caelum va devoir explorer les recoins les plus obscurs de sa memoire. Une plongee au coeur de l'histoire des Etats-Unis a travers l'epopee flamboyante d'une famille sur cinq generations. Ambitieuse, foisonnante, cette vaste fresque entraine le lecteur dans des tourbillons resolument romanesques. Non sans grace. Sophie Pujas, Transfuge. …

Hardback. Zustand: Good. "In his singularly perceptive voice, Lamb immerses his characters and the novel's readers in powerful moments of hope and redemption and shocking descriptions of violence and abuse. fascinating."--Minneapolis Star Tribune We Are Water is a disquieting and ultimately uplifting novel about a marriage, a family, and human resilience in the face of tragedy, from Wally Lamb, the New York Times bestselling author of The Hour I First Believed and I Know This Much Is True. After 27 years of marriage and three children, Anna Oh--wife, mother, outsider artist--has fallen in love with Viveca, the wealthy Manhattan art dealer who orchestrated her success. They plan to wed in the Oh family's hometown of Three Rivers in Connecticut. But the wedding provokes some very mixed reactions and opens a Pandora's Box of toxic secrets--dark and painful truths that have festered below the surface of the Ohs' lives. We Are Water is a layered portrait of marriage, family, and the inexorable need for understanding and connection, told in the alternating voices of the Ohs--nonconformist, Anna; her ex-husband, Orion, a psychologist; Ariane, the do-gooder daughter, and her twin, Andrew, the rebellious only son; and free-spirited Marissa, the youngest. It is also a portrait of modern America, exploring issues of class, changing social mores, the legacy of racial violence, and the nature of creativity and art. With humor and compassion, Wally Lamb brilliantly captures the essence of human experience and the ways in which we search for love and meaning in our lives.…

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. Quand, en avril 1999, l'epouse de Caelum, Maureen, echappe de justesse au massacre de Columbine, le couple se refugie dans la ferme ou il a ete eleve, a Three Rivers, dans le Connecticut. C'est la que Caelum decouvre des archives familiales: les lettres de son aieule, militante abolitionniste; les journaux de son arriere-grand-mere, fondatrice de la prison pour femmes du comte; des coupures de presse sur ces annees 1960 qui l'ont vu grandir aux cotes d'un pere alcoolique traumatise par la guerre de Coree. Pour tenter de comprendre la colere qui l'habite depuis toujours, Caelum va devoir explorer les recoins les plus obscurs de sa memoire. Une plongee au coeur de l'histoire des Etats-Unis a travers l'epopee flamboyante d'une famille sur cinq generations. Ambitieuse, foisonnante, cette vaste fresque entraine le lecteur dans des tourbillons resolument romanesques. Non sans grace. Sophie Pujas, Transfuge. …

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Hardback. Zustand: Good. "Lying next to and rising out of despair, hope permeates the book. Why, in the end, does Lamb want us to care about 10 women in prison? Perhaps because in noticing the humanity of others, we become more human ourselves."--Los Angeles Times Book Review Couldn't Keep It to Myself once again shows Wally Lamb's unmatched talent for finding the humanity in the lost and lonely. For the past several years Lamb has taught writing to women prisoners at the York Correctional Institution. With courage and candor, these women came to discover their voices, and to share tales of abuse, rejection, and their own self-destructive impulses. Yet these are stories of hope, humor, and the triumph of leaving victimhood behind to begin the process of healing. Lamb's powerful introduction describes the incredible, inspiring journey he and the women of York took through the writing process. Couldn't Keep It to Myself is a true testament to the process of finding oneself and striving for a better day.…

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Zustand: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

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Hardback. Zustand: Good. Dolores Prize a 11 ans lorsque son pere les quitte, sa mere et elle, et 13 lorsqu'elle est violee par le locataire de sa grand-mere, chez qui elle habite desormais. Blessee, humiliee, elle vit repliee sur elle-meme, se gavant de nourriture et de feuilletons televises, et c'est une adolescente obese et mal dans sa peau qui entrera a l'universite. Maniant le sarcasme et l'humour noir comme des remedes a sa souffrance, Dolores raconte le calvaire de ses annees d'etudes: l'abime de solitude dans lequel elle s'enfonce, a l'age ou ses camarades vont de fete en flirt, et son besoin desespere d'amour et de tendresse, qui finira par la conduire au bord du gouffre. Le combat qui l'attend sera le plus difficile: apprendre a s'accepter, seul moyen pour elle de survivre et, pourquoi pas, de renaitre. * Un extraordinaire roman d'apprentissage qui a revele Wally Lamb, l'auteur du Chagrin et la grace.…