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1	Of Mice & Men more books like this by John Steinbeck Steinbeck tells the classic story of three days in the lives of two migrant workers, Lennie Small and George Milton. Lennie, a simple-minded giant who doesn't know his own strength, wants only to settle down with his friend on a small farm where he will be allowed to feed the animals. When he inadvertently kills first a puppy, then a woman--the ... see all copies from £1.20! new only from £2.12! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures more books like this by Anne Fadiman The author tells the story of the Lees, a family of Hmong refugees in California whose epileptic baby daughter, Lia, is taken in hand by the Western medical establishment. The Lees believe that Lia's condition is caused by spirits called dabs, who had caught her and made her fall down. Her doctors want to treat her condition with sophisticated ... see all copies from £5.31! new only from £7.47! \| first editions
3	Grapes of wrath more books like this by John Steinbeck John Steinbeck lived and worked with a group of migrant workers in California, from whom he drew the material for his great Dust Bowl saga of a wandering Okie family, the Joads. This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel awakened the American reading public to the plight of migrant workers and made Steinbeck famous worldwide. One of the most popular novels ... see all copies from £1.20! new only from £3.59! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Into the Wild more books like this by Jon Krakauer Admitting an interest that borders on obsession, Krakauer searches for the clues to the drives and desires that propelled 24-year-old Chris McCandless to leave civilization behind and head into the remote Alaskan wilderness. Four months later, McCandless's emaciated corpse was found at his campsite by a hunter. Mesmerizing and heartbreaking, ... see all copies from £2.57! new only from £6.53! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	7th Heaven more books like this by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro As fire after fire consumes couples in expensive neighborhoods, San Francisco detective Lindsay Boxer and her friends in the Womens Murder Club race to find the arsonists responsible, in a thriller with unexpected twists and emotional extremes of the kind only Patterson can deliver. see all copies from £3.54! new only from £5.19! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Child Called "It" more books like this by Dave Pelzer In this moving memoir, Dave Pelzer recalls his childhood, when he was abused by an alcoholic mother. He recounts the strategies he used to survive the "games" she devised that reduced him from a human being to an "it." Dave somehow survives, frees himself of his mother's tyranny, and eventually finds success in the Air Force. see all copies from £1.20! new only from £6.97! \| first editions
7	2nd Chance more books like this by James Patterson Detective Lindsay Boxer and her friends, the fellow members of the Women's Murder Club, investigate the death of a little girl who was shot on the steps of a San Francisco church. see all copies from £1.20! new only from £4.82! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	The 6th Target more books like this by James Patterson, Carolyn McCormick (Read by) Theres a madman on the loose in San Francisco. Lindsay Boxer and the Womens Murder Club return for the most chilling case yet in the latest entry of this bestselling series that takes unexpected twists and turns to the very end.Little, Brown and Company see all copies from £1.20! new only from £4.82! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	3rd Degree more books like this by James Patterson Three people are dead and a baby is missing after a mysterious explosion rips through a San Francisco neighborhood. Three days later, a businessman is murdered, and a note left behind at each scene links the two incidents. The Women's Murder Club--Detective Lindsay Boxer, Assistant D.A., Medical Examiner Jill Berhardt, Claire Washburn, and ... see all copies from £1.20! new only from £2.47! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	The 5th Horseman more books like this by James Patterson As San Francisco Medical Center comes under scrutiny for unexplainable patient deaths, Lt. Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club investigate for themselves, in Patterson and Paetro's latest #1 "New York Times" bestseller, now available in a tall Premium Edition. see all copies from £1.20! new only from £2.13! \| first editions
11 view cover	Violets Are Blue more books like this by James Patterson Alex Cross investigates brutal murders in northern California, and finds himself plunged into the dangerous underworld of would-be vampires. see all copies from £1.20! new only from £5.54! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	East of Eden more books like this by John Steinbeck John Steinbeck's last significant work of fiction (1952), a huge family saga based on the book of Genesis, is set in the Salinas Valley of the author's youth. Beginning with the purchase of a parcel of rich California farmland by Samuel Hamilton, who comes from Ireland with his wife, EAST OF EDEN traces the turbulent lives of the Hamilton and ... see all copies from £2.12! new only from £4.92! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction more books like this by David Sheff Sheffs story tells of his teenage sons addiction to meth in this real-time chronicle of the shocking descent into substance abuse and the familys gradual emergence into hope. see all copies from £6.61! new only from £12.06! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	T Is for Trespass more books like this by Sue Grafton tresA pass \'trespes\ n: a transgression of law involving one's obligations to God or to one's neighbor; a violation of moral law; an offense; a sin "-Webster's New International Dictionary," Second Edition, Unabridged In what may be her most unsettling novel to date, Sue Grafton's "T is for Trespass" is also her most direct confrontation with the ... see all copies from £4.82! new only from £8.42! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness more books like this by Dave Pelzer This is the third book in David Pelzer's touching autobiographical trilogy about surviving an abusive childhood. see all copies from £1.34! new only from £5.43! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family more books like this by Dave Pelzer The sequel to Pelzer's autobiography of an abusive childhood, THE LOST BOY follows Pelzer through the California foster care system. see all copies from £2.12! new only from £6.36! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Tortilla curtain more books like this by T Coraghessan Boyle Two diametrically opposed couples meet--or rather, collide--in this tragi-comedy of coincidence and error. One couple--a Thoreau-esque nature writer and a rabid realtor, both L.A. liberals--lead fairly conventional 90s lives, while the other couple--two hungry illegal Mexican immigrants--scratch out an existence in a dwelling held together with ... see all copies from £1.20! new only from £2.12! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Chasing Darkness more books like this by Robert Crais During a fire evacuation, police find the burned corpse of an apparent suicide, and in his lap is a photo album of seven brutally murdered young women--one per year, for seven years. When the man is identified as a former suspect in one of the murders, the news turns detective Elvis Cole's world upside down. see all copies from £5.71! new only from £8.17! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	L is for Lawless more books like this by Sue Grafton Kinsey Millhone, who sometimes lies "just to keep up my skills," is about to meet her duplicitous match in a couple of world-class prevarications who quite literally take her on the ride of her life. Quick-witted, smart-mouthed private eye Millhone joins up with a modern day Bonnie and Clyde in an adventure that will take her halfway across the ... see all copies from £1.23! new only from £5.30! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Redeeming Love more books like this by Francine Rivers Francine Rivers skillfully retells the biblical love story of Gomer and Hosea as a tale set against the romantic backdrop of the California Gold Rush. The heroine, Angel, is a young woman who was sold into prostitution as a child. Michael Hosea is a godly man sent into Angel's life to draw her into the Savior's redeeming love. Angel expects ... see all copies from £4.21! new only from £7.99! \| first editions
21 view cover	A Darkness More Than Night more books like this by Michael Connelly Two of Michael Connelly's well-known series characters appear, as adversaries, in A DARKNESS MORE THAN NIGHT. Retired FBI agent Terrence McCaleb agrees to help the LAPD to track down an elusive and terrifying serial killer.To his horror, McCaleb becomes ever more certain that the killer's profile points to one man: LAPD Detective Harry Bosch. Is ... see all copies from £1.20! new only from £3.02! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Daughter of fortune more books like this by Isabel Allende During the California Gold Rush, Eliza Sommers, raised as an adopted daughter in a wealthy Chilean family, follows her flamboyant lover to California--partly as a way of beginning her life over again. Allende's historical adventure novel touches on feminist themes such as the repressed upbringing of girls in Chile, the disgraceful treatment of ... see all copies from £1.20! new only from £2.10! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	The Darkest Evening of the Year more books like this by Dean R Koontz The latest "New York Times" bestseller from Koontz--a heart-gripping, transcendent thriller for all seasons featuring a dedicated dog rescuer, a very special golden retriever she saves, and the murderous adversaries they must face together. see all copies from £2.16! new only from £5.72! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	1st to Die more books like this by James Patterson Introducing the Women's Murder Club--a quartet of San Francisco women who have teamed up to apprehend the city's most terrifying serial killer. They are, in no particular order: a journalist; a medical examiner; an assistant DA; and SFPD detective Lindsay Boxer, this new series's tormented heroine. In FIRST TO DIE, the club is on the trail of a ... see all copies from £1.20! new only from £4.82! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Angels Flight more books like this by Michael Connelly Nominated for the 1999 Dagger Awards, sponsored by the British Crime Writers' Association. see all copies from £1.20! new only from £5.40! \| signed copies \| first editions

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