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HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE THOUSANDS OF TITLES AT
50-75% OFF LIST PRICE
Book Revue now carries a large assortment of LARGE PRINT
and AUDIO BOOK remainders at 50% or more off list price
 America
(The Book)
by Jon
Stewart
American-style democracy is the
world's most beloved form of government, which explains why so
many other nations are eager for us to impose it on them. But
what is American democracy? Jon Stewart and The Daily Show
writing staff offer their insights into our unique system of
government, dissecting its institutions, explaining its
history and processes, and exploring the reasons why concepts
like "One man, one vote," "Government by the people," and
"Every vote counts" have become such popular urban myths.
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 Cryptonomicon
by
Neal Stephenson
In 1942, Lawrence Pritchard Waterhouse - mathematical
genius and young Captain in the U.S. Navy - is assigned to
detachment 2702. The highly secret mission of 2702 is to keep
the Nazis ignorant of the fact that Allied Intelligence has
cracked the enemy's fabled Enigma code.
Fast-forward
to the present, where Waterhouse's crypto-hacker grandson,
Randy, is attempting to create a "data haven" in Southeast
Asia - a place where encrypted data can be stored and
exchanged free of repression and scrutiny. When he becomes
involved in a scheme to salvage a sunken Nazi submarine, it
brings to light a massive conspiracy with its roots in
Detachment 2702 linked to an unbreakable Nazi code called
Arethusa.
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 Dune
by Frank
Herbert
Here is the novel that will be forever considered
a triumph of the imagination. Set on the desert planet
Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would
become the mysterious man known as Muad'Dib. He would avenge
the traitorous plot against his noble family--and would bring
to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream.
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 Ahab's Wife
Or, The
Star-gazer:
A Novel
Sena Jeter
Naslund
From the opening line -- "Captain Ahab was
neither my first husband nor my last" -- you will know that
you are in the hands of a master storyteller and in the
company of a fascinating woman hero. Inspired by a brief
passage in Moby-Dick, Sena Jeter Naslund has created an
enthralling and compellingly readable saga, spanning a rich,
eventful, and dramatic life. At once a family drama, a
romantic adventure, and a portrait of a real and loving
marriage, Ahab's Wife gives new perspective on the American
experience.
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 The Autumn of the Patriarch
by Gabriel Garcia
Marquez
From charity to deceit, benevolence to
violence, fear of God to extreme cruelty, the dictator of The
Autumn of the Patriarch embodies the best and the worst of
human nature. Gabriel García Márquez, the renowned master of
magical realism, vividly portrays the dying tyrant caught in
the prison of his own dictator-ship.
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The Big
Book of Jewish Humor
by Willie Novak,
Moshe Waldoks
A
fantastic collection of Jewish and Jewish-inspired humor with
contributions from Woody Allen, Max Apple, Gary Epstein, Lenny
Bruce, Joseph Heller, David Levine, Sam Levenson, G.B.
Trudeau, Judith Viorst, S. Gross, The National Lampoon, Jules
Feiffer, The Talmud, and dozens of other sources.
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 The Historian
by Elizabeth Kostova
When a motherless American girl living in
Europe finds a medieval book and a package of letters, all
addressed ominously to "My dear and unfortunate successor . .
." she unwittingly assumes a quest she will discover is her
birthright--a hunt that nearly brought her father to ruin and
may have claimed the life of history professor Bartholomew
Rossi. What does the legend of Vlad the Impaler, the
historical Dracula, have to do with the 20th century?
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 Red Badge of
Courage
by Stephen Crane
Long considered the first great modern novel of war by
an American author, this classic work is set in the time of
the Civil War and tells a powerful, psychological story of a
young soldier's struggle with the horrors--both within and
without the war.
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 Paris Trout
by Pete Dexter
A respected white citizen of Cotton Point, Georgia,
Paris Trout is a shopkeeper, a money-lender, and a murderer of
blacks. And his friends, family and foes do not realize the
danger they face in a man who simply will not see his own
guilt.
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 Naked
On CD
David Sedaris
Read by David &
Amy Sedaris
Hip radio comedy fans and theater folks who belong to
the cult of Obie-winning playwright/performer Sedaris must
kill to get this book. In a series of textured essays, Sedaris
takes listeners along on his catastrophic detours through a
nudist colony, a fruit-packing plant, his own childhood, and a
dozen more of the world's little purgatories. Abridged. 3
CDs.
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 The Stories of Paul Bowles
by Paul
Bowles
An American cult figure, Bowles has fascinated such
disparate talents as Norman Mailer, Allen Ginsberg, Truman
Capote, William S. Burroughs, Gore Vidal, and Tobias Wolff.
From "The Delicate Prey" to "Too Far from Home, " this
definitive collection celebrates Bowles' masterful artistry in
short fiction.
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 Yoga 365
by Julie Rappaport
An elegant and enlightening companion book for yoga
practitioners. This beautifully designed book invites readers
to dis-cover the rich tradition of yoga through single pieces
of wisdom-one for each day of the year. Filled with
thought-provoking and inspiring quotations from the greatest
yogic texts and yoga teachers throughout history, as well as
invaluable instruction on specific poses, it is an essential
resource and companion for anyone who practices yoga.
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 A Patriot's History of the United States:
From
Columbus's Great Discovery to the War on Terror
by Larry Schweikart &
Michael
Patrick Allen
Christopher Columbus to the fall of Saddam Hussein, this
book will go a long way in restoring perspective and clarity
to readers' understanding of America's amazing story and the
noble principles on which the country was founded.
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 Fallen Order: Intrigue, Heresy, and Scandal in the Rome
of Galileo and Caravaggio
by Karen
Liebreich
Liebreich reveals, for the very first time
anywhere, how 300 years ago, the patron saint of all Catholic
schools covered up the first recorded child sex scandal in the
church's history which resulted in the Pope shutting down a
religious order.
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 Jacques Pepin's Table: The Complete Today's Gourmet
by Jacques Pepin
In this comprehensive collection of "Today's
Gourmet" recipes, revered superstar chef Jacques Pepin
presents a modern day take on classic cuisine that is low on
drudgery and high on joie de vivre. Featuring first courses,
main courses, side dishes, desserts, breads, and basics, the
book is also informed throughout by the author's irresistible
combination of simple elegance and warm conviviality.
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 Astronomy:
365 Days
by Jerry T.
Bonnell &
Robert J. Nemiroff
Perfect for anyone who's ever felt the allure of the skies,
this spectacular collection of photographs of space and sky is
drawn from Bonnell and Nemiroff's enormously popular Web site,
Astronomy Picture of the Day.
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