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William Burroughs' work was dedicated to an assault upon language, traditional values and all agents of control. Produced at a time when he was at his most extreme and messianic, The Job lays out his abrasive, incisive, paranoiac, maddened and maddening...

"Change comes from one of two sources. First, we may be driven to change out of desperation. The second source that drives us to make changes in our lives is inspiration. I hope that is where you find yourself now - about to become sufficiently inspired...

'My secrets - the secrets that everyone has - are here, in black and white.'Before Alfred Hitchcock adapted her debut novel, Strangers on a Train, for the big screen; before Thomas Ripley snaked his way into the canon of psychological suspense; before...

Trenchant writings by that sardonic "hombre invisible," William Seward Burroughs, perpetrator of Naked Lunch and other shockers. These malefic and beatific, mordant and hilarious straight-face reports on life are mostly from scatter-shot publications in...

A collection of the year's best science fiction and fantasy short fiction selected by New York Times bestselling author of the Silo series Hugh Howey and series editor John Joseph Adams.Hugh Howey, bestselling author of Wool and the Molly Fyde series,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998713403Author Robert Anton WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint Hilaritas Press, LLC.Publisher Hilaritas Press, LLC.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781939375032Author Jack LondonFormat PaperbackPage Count 340Imprint Sabino Falls PublishingPublisher Sabino Falls PublishingWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681371542Author Darryl PinckneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 640Imprint The New York Review of Books, IncPublisher The New York Review of Books,...

Truth and Beautiful Meaningful Lies is a collection of memorable quotes from one of the most quoted writers in American literature.One of the most celebrated writers in American literature, Jack Kerouac helped an entire generation of post-WWII Americans...

Vidal has a fierce, uncontaminated sense of what's right and wrong, and he expresses his most intimate opinions fearlessly' John Simpson, Daily MailThis new selection brings together the best of Gore Vidal's essays, comment and criticism from his...

GUARDIAN MUST READ BOOKS OF 2019 'The you-gotta-read-this anthology' Stylist'This collection showcases the joy, empathy and fierceness needed to adopt the country as one's own' Publishers Weekly An urgent collection of essays exploring what it's like to...

Collected here for the first time, these writings demonstrate the range and precision of Philip Rieff's sociology of culture. Rieff addresses the rise of psychoanalytic and other spiritual disciplines that have reshaped contemporary culture.Book...

Since its publication in 1951, The Catcher in the Rye has been a cultural phenomenon, not only as an assigned text for English courses, but as a touchstone for generations of alienated youth. As the focus of recent major films and a successful...

AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR AN EVENING STANDARD BOOK OF THE YEAR The first-ever collection of short stories from Jeffrey Eugenides, the bestselling author of Middlesex, The...

Ernest Hemingway's literary apprenticeship was served in journalism, a career that he pursued for over four decades. From his early work as a correspondent for the Toronto Star in Europe during the 1920s, through his inimitable articles for Esquire and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781582434872Author Wendell BerryFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint CounterpointPublisher CounterpointWeight(grams) 205g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780380788828Author Suzanne VegaFormat PaperbackPage Count 289Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 300g

"[Selected Poems] offers readers a chance to catch on to one of the most distinctive talents of our time, one of the few who can genuinely startle...Ruefle is clearly one of the best American poets writing, and her body of work is remarkable for its...

Zitkala-Sa struggled with the conflicting influences of American Indian and white culture throughout her life. Raised on a Sioux reservation, she attended boarding schools that enforced assimilation and was witness to major events in white-Indian...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of NY Drama Critics Circle Award.Book InformationISBN 9780452260092Author August WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint SignetPublisher Penguin Random House...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679759287Author David IvesFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 278gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 132mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Pulitzer Prize 2004.Book InformationISBN 9780375710018Author Franz WrightFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA...

Septuagenarian Stew is a combination of poetry and stories written by Charles Bukowski that delve into the lives of different people on the backstreets of Los Angeles. He writes of the housewife, the bum, the gambler and the celebrity to evoke a portrait...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780142437414Author John SteinbeckFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint The Penguin PressPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 306gDimensions(mm) 197mm *...

'Whether you agree with him or not, P.J. writes a helluva piece.' Richard Nixon P.J. O'Rourke has had a prolific career as one of America's most celebrated humourists. But that career almost didn't happen. As he tells it, 'I began to write for pay in the...

Probably the most important single figure in nineteenth century American literature, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49) exerted an enormous influence over later writers, especially French Symbolist poets, including Baudelaire and Mallarme, and through them he...

Includes two of Crews' full-length novels, The Gypsy's Curse and Car, his autobiography, and three of his essays.Book InformationISBN 9780671865276Author Harry CrewsFormat PaperbackPage Count 450Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon &...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400031023Author Jennifer LeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 244gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780684846309Author Kevin KerraneFormat PaperbackPage Count 560Imprint Pocket BooksPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 610gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 155mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781603862134Author O'HenryFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Merchant BooksPublisher Merchant BooksWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 191mm * 10mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780395974698Author Richard BrautiganFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Houghton Mifflin (Trade)Publisher Houghton Mifflin

In his great triptych "The Millennium," Bosch used oranges and other fruits to symbolize the delights of Paradise. Whence Henry Miller's title for this, one of his most appealing books; first published in 1957, it tells the story of Miller's life on the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780544147003Author Christopher McDougallFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Houghton MifflinPublisher Houghton MifflinWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm)...

Walter Tevis is widely regarded as a master for both his gritty poolhall novels and his brilliant rendering of the world of competitive chess. This long overdue collection establishes Tevis's rightful place as a maestro of the short form, as well...

Dr. Michio Kaku, one of the most influential living scientists and a New York Times best-selling author, selects the year's top science and nature writing from writers who balance research with humanity and, in the process, uncover riveting stories of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679724643Author Gertrude SteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 736Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 788gDimensions(mm) 206mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780394743271Author Raymond CarverFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 144gDimensions(mm) 202mm *...

Suppose I were to begin by saying that I had fallen in love with a color ...A lyrical, philosophical, and often explicit exploration of personal suffering and the limitations of vision and love, as refracted through the color blue. With Bluets, Maggie...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781849351720Author Lisa Factora-BorchersFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint AK PressPublisher AK PressWeight(grams) 273g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486793818Author Bob BlaisdellFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...