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1	The Naked & the Dead more books like this by Norman Mailer add to wishlist Told in four parts, the book describes the American takeover from Japan of an island in the South Pacific during World War II. Many military details, combined with intermittent narrative about the characters, offer a microcosm of United States political and social history. These various characters must work together in order for their mission to ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.12! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Executioners Song more books like this by Norman Mailer add to wishlist Mailer's remarkable 1000-page "nonfiction novel" tells the story of the murderer Gary Gilmore. After a series of crimes, including cold-blooded murder, Gilmore is apprehended, tried, and sentenced to death. He accepts his fate without a fight, believing that he should die--when he is granted a stay of execution, he attempts suicide. By means of a ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £11.05! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Marilyn : a biography more books like this by Norman Mailer add to wishlist see all copies from £2.98! new only from £58.80! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Gospel According to the Son more books like this by Norman Mailer add to wishlist For 2,000 years, the brief ministry of a young Nazarene preacher has remained the largest single determinant of Western civilisation's triumphs and disasters. In THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THE SON, Norman Mailer gives the protagonist of one of the greatest tragedies of all time a chance to tell the story of his life in his own words. 'Is God speaking ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.23! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	The Armies of the Night: History as a Novel, the Novel as History more books like this by Norman Mailer add to wishlist The novelists interpretes and dramatizes the October 1967 anti-war demonstration in Washington and the issues and politics involved. see all copies from £3.74! new only from £7.07! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Advertisements for Myself more books like this by Norman Mailer add to wishlist A collection of stories, essays, newspaper pieces, notes, and part of a play. see all copies from £2.15! new only from £15.97! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Ancient Evenings more books like this by Norman Mailer add to wishlist Ancient Evenings, a dazzlingly rich, deeply evocative novel, recreates the long-lost civilisation of Ancient Egypt. Mailer breathes life into the figures of that era; the eighteenth dynasty Pharaoh Rameses and his wife, Queen Nefertiti; Menenhetet, their creature, lover and victim; and the gods and mortals that surround them in intimate and ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £9.29! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	On God: An Uncommon Conversation more books like this by Norman Mailer, Michael Lennon add to wishlist Norman Mailer speaks intimately about the nature of God, His power and creativity, and the three way relationship between God, the devil, and man.Anyone who's read Norman Mailer's work - from "The Naked and the Dead" to "The Castle in the Forest" - knows throughout his career he's been grappling with questions of good and evil. That lifetime ... see all copies from £1.74! new only from £5.57! \| first editions
9	Of a Fire on the Moon more books like this by Norman Mailer add to wishlist see all copies from £4.96! signed copies \| first editions
10	The Castle in the Forest more books like this by Norman Mailer add to wishlist Mailers first major work of fiction in more than a decade, and a work of stunning originality, explores the evil of Adolf Hitler. A tapestry of unforgettable characters, this work delivers its playful twists and surprises with astonishing insight into the nature of the struggle between good and evil that exists in everyone. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.27! \| signed copies \| first editions
11	Harlots Ghost more books like this by Norman Mailer add to wishlist Hugh Tremont Montague - code name HARLOT - is one of the grand old men of the CIA, a man obsessed and nearly - but not quite - the WASP patrician he seems to be. The narrator of Harlot's story is Harry Hubbard, whose famous father also belongs to the foudning generation of the CIA. Harry lives in the shadow of both men, but what he does not sense ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.57! \| signed copies \| first editions
12	Oswald's tale : an American mystery more books like this by Norman Mailer add to wishlist 'An epic tale' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'Fascinating' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Anyone with curiosity will find a reason to read Origins Reconsidered: it is a superb account of the state of knowledge concerning the evolution of our species ...Richard Leakey sees the wood and not just the trees' NEW SCIENTIST see all copies from £2.12! new only from £7.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Miami and the siege of Chicago; an informal history of the Republican and Democratic Conventions of 1968. more books like this by Norman Mailer add to wishlist Norman Mailer writes about the 1968 conventions--when the Republicans nominated Richard Nixon in Miami, and the Democrats Herbert Humphrey in Chicago. The Democratic convention turned into a riot, police against protestors, and Mailer is particularly eloquent on the subject of the role of Mayor Dailey in those tumultuous events. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.52! \| first editions
14 view cover	American Dream more books like this by Norman Mailer add to wishlist Originally written as a serial for Esquire, AN AMERICAN DREAM tells the story of Rojack, who murders his wife. The crime revitalizes him, heightening his senses and awareness. His encounters with the police, an affair with a nightclub singer, his defeat of her lover, and his dealings with his powerful father-in-law are nearly surrealistic or ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Tough Guys Don't Dance more books like this by Norman Mailer add to wishlist Tim Madden is a writer living in Provincetown, MA. He and his wife have a tempestuous marriage and lately they have been having murderous thoughts about one another. Now she is missing. Tim may have murdered her while drunk, though he can't remember doing so. Complete with doppelgangers, existentialism, and a bevy of eccentric characters, this ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.94! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Oswald's Tale more books like this by Norman Mailer add to wishlist This work looks at the life of harvey Lee Oswald. In 1959 he defected to the Soviet Union and was sent to Minsk, where he was kept under constant KGB surveillance on the suspicion that he might be a CIA agent. In 1993 Norman Mailer spent six months in Minsk retracing Oswald's two and a half years in the USSR, interviewing Oswald's former friends ... see all copies from £1.57! new only from £1.57! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	The Fight more books like this by Norman Mailer add to wishlist Mailer writes with eloquence, expertise, and insight about the 1975 world heavyweight championship bout in Zaire between Muhammad Ali, who was defending his title, and the up-and-coming fighter George Foreman. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.97! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	The Best of Abbie Hoffman more books like this by Abbie Hoffman, Norman Mailer (Foreword by) add to wishlist Few Americans can claim the honor of having remained an effective dissident voice for change for three decades without ever cashing in their chips for the comfort of Wall Street academia or elected office. This book spans Hoffman's entire career as a vocal worker for justice, equality and conservation. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £9.91! \| first editions
19 view cover	Deer Park more books like this by Norman Mailer add to wishlist Desert D'Or is the fashionable Californian resort where Hollywood's elite converge when they need a break. It is an incestuous hothouse of a town - a haven for manipulators, film stars, lovers, pimps, producers, whores, gamblers, scriptwriters and cheats. Into this nightmare world of depravity arrives Sergius O'Shaughnessy, recently discharged ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.81! \| signed copies \| first editions
20	The faith of graffiti. more books like this by Mervyn Kurlansky, Jon Naar, Norman Mailer add to wishlist see all copies from £32.19! new only from £310.07! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Portrait of Picasso as a Young Man more books like this by Norman Mailer add to wishlist Norman Mailer tackles Picasso in this biography of the painter's early years. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £22.22! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Spooky Art: Thoughts on Writing more books like this by Norman Mailer add to wishlist In "The Spooky Art," Mailer discusses with signature candor the rewards and trials of the writing life, and recommends the tools to navigate it. Addressing the reader in a conversational tone, he draws on the best of more than 50 years of his own criticism, advice, and detailed observations about the writer's craft. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £7.43!
23 view cover	Why Are We in Vietnam more books like this by Norman Mailer add to wishlist A novel about a hunting trip in Alaska which turns into an initiation rite. Vietnam is mentioned only once and the book can be seen either as an allegory or a symbolic psychic explanation of America's fighting in Vietnam. The author has won the Pulitzer Prize, The National Book Award for Arts and Letters (1969) and the 14th Annual Award for ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.57! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Enduring Justice: Photographs more books like this by Thomas Roma, Norman Mailer (Foreword by) add to wishlist This large gift book includes photographs of civilians from all walks of life taken at the Brooklyn Criminal Court building. They show the full range of people who have contact with the criminal justice system as witnesses, victims, defendants, etc. The photographer conducted interviews with many of the subjects. see all copies from £4.77! new only from £4.77! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	The Autobiography of Abbie Hoffman more books like this by Abbie Hoffman, Norman Mailer (Introduction by), Howard Zinn, Ph.D. (Afterword by) add to wishlist The Autobiography of Abbie Hoffman tells the story of one of America's most influential and imaginative dissidents, a major figure in the 1960s counterculture and anti-war movement who remained a dedicated political organizer right up until his death in 1989. With his unique brand of humor, wit, and energetic narrative, Abbie Hoffman describes the ... see all copies from £7.14! new only from £10.51!

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