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1	Stargirl more books like this by Jerry Spinelli Stargirl Caraway arrives at Mica High and everything changes for Leo Borlock. At first everyone likes her non-conformist attitude, but when it starts to wear thin, the students shun her. Not Leo, for he finds that he has fallen in love with her. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.65! \| first editions
2	World According to Garp more books like this by John Irving 'Like all extraordinary books, "The World According to Garp" defies synopsis', wrote the "Chicago Sun Times" when "Garp" was first published in 1978. It is a marvellous, important, permanent novel by a serious artist of remarkable powers. "Garp" is a book that captivates all who read it. Peopled with the most extraordinary characters you will ever ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Love, Stargirl more books like this by Jerry Spinelli Picking up a year after "Stargirl" ends, this much-anticipated sequel takes the form of "the worlds longest letter," in diary form, in which Stargirl reflects on time, life, Leo, and--of course--love. see all copies from £3.92! new only from £8.83! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	By Sorrows River more books like this by Larry McMurtry In this tale of high-spirited and terrifying adventure, set against the background of the West that Larry McMurtry has made his own, "By Sorrow's River" is an epic in its own right, with an extraordinary young woman as its leading figure. At the heart of this third volume of his Western saga remains the beautiful and determined Tasmin Berrybender, ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £6.71! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Mr. Monk Goes to Germany more books like this by Lee Goldberg When Monk's therapist leaves for Germany, Monk can't function. Desperate, he follows Dr. Kroger to Germany where he sees a man with six fingers. Is this the man responsible for his wife's death--or is it just his imagination? Original. see all copies from £5.70! new only from £6.49! \| first editions
6	The Wandering Hill more books like this by Larry McMurtry Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry continues his epic four-novel telling of The Berrybender Narratives with a new adventure that is both a grand literary achievement and riveting entertainment as forged by a master wordsmith.... The indefatigable Tasmin Berrybender and her eccentric family trek on through the unexplored Wild West of ... see all copies from £2.19! new only from £6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Horses Mouth more books like this by Joyce Cary The comic, rip-roaring tale of Gulley Jimson, artist, con man, and aging lover: a self-portrait of the artist under sentence of death for murder. The novel is part of a trilogy that includes TO BE A PILGRIM and HERSELF SURPRISED. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £48.36! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Towers of Trebizond more books like this by Rose Macaulay This story describes the experiences of a group of people on a trip to Turkey. Aunt Dot is set on the emancipation of Turkish women through the encouragement of a wider use of the bathing hat, whilst Laurie's only object is pleasure. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £10.13! \| first editions
9	Sin Killer more books like this by Larry McMurtry Larry McMurtry's "Sin Killer," the first novel of a major four-volume work, is set in the West when it was still unexplored, with a rich, brilliant cast of characters, their lives as intertwined and memorable as those of "Lonesome Dove," a work that is at once literature and great entertainment. It is 1830, and the Berrybender family, rich, ... see all copies from £2.08! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Mr. Monk in Outer Space more books like this by Lee Goldberg, Andy Breckman Monk journeys into the realm of a cult science fiction show where he meets fans just as obsessive-compulsive as he is. However, there may be a killer among them: someone in a starship uniform has gunned down the show's creator. see all copies from £4.98! new only from £4.98! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Plantation more books like this by Dorothea Benton Frank Caroline Wembly Levine always swore she'd never go home again. But she's returned to South Carolina at her brother's behest to see about their mother. Miss Lavinia is as maddenly eccentric as ever, and absolutely will not suffer the questionable advice of her children. Caroline soon discovers that this trip home is different. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii more books like this by Lee Goldberg, Andy Breckman (Creator) This latest mystery based on the hit USA Network show takes Adrian Monk and his assistant Natalie to Hawaii, where they investigate the death-by-coconut of a rich tourist. Original. see all copies from £3.07! new only from £4.81! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Bachelor Brothers' Bed & Breakfast Pillow Book more books like this by Bill Richardson A pair of endearingly eccentric bachelors--in their fifties, and fraternal twins--own and operate a bed & breakfast establishment where people like them, the "gentle and bookish and ever so slightly confused," can feel at home. Hector and Virgil think of their B&B as a refuge, a retreat, a haven, where folks may bring their own books or peruse the ... see all copies from £5.48! new only from £8.75! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse more books like this by Lee Goldberg A new series begins, based on the hit show on USA Network, starring Tony Shaloub as brilliant but slightly off-balance sleuth, Adrian Monk. When the dog mascot of a local firehouse dies on the same night as a fatal house fire, Monk is led into a puzzling mystery. Original. see all copies from £2.12! new only from £4.81! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Mr. Monk and the Blue Flu more books like this by Lee Goldberg Monk is horrified when he learns there's going to be a blue flu in San Francisco, until Capt. Stottlemeyer explains that it just means the police plan to call in "sick" until they get a better contract. Monk soon has his badge back and must catch an astrologer's killer and, most importantly, clean up his squad's desks. Original. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Pillage more books like this by Obert Skye When fifteen-year-old Beck Phillips travels by train to the secluded village of Kingsplot to live with his wealthy but estranged uncle, Beck discover some dark family secrets. A buried basement, a forbidden wall, and old book of family history with odd references to ... dragons? Beck's life is about to be changed forever in this suspenseful tale ... see all copies from £10.92! new only from £10.92!
17 view cover	Mr. Monk and the Two Assistants more books like this by Lee Goldberg Monks former assistant Sharona returns to San Francisco after her husband is arrested for murder--and shes ready to reclaim her place in Monks life. While Monk tries to maintain a delicate balance between Sharona and Natalie, he discovers a few unsettling snags in the case against a killer who not only understands him, but is one step ahead. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	The crow road more books like this by Iain Banks Written by the author of "The Wasp Factory", this novel describes rites of passage in a complex but enduring Scottish family. His central character's preoccupations with death, sex, drink, God, illegal substances and the motor car are embedded in his descriptions of the Scottish landscape. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £7.33! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	The Wandering Hill: The Berrybender Narratives, Book 2 more books like this by Larry McMurtry Continuing up the Missouri River with her wealthy English clan, Tasmin Berrybender, on the verge of motherhood and living with elusive Native American Jim Snow, witnesses her father's deterioration in the wake of her family's rise in power. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £7.94! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Sin Killer: The Berrybender Narrative, Book 1 more books like this by Larry McMurtry The first novel in McMurtry's "New York Times" bestselling four-volume work is now in paperback. The aristocratic English Berrybender family is on its way up the Missouri River in 1830 to see the untamed West. Along with Indians and pioneers, they meet a part-time preacher called "the Sin Killer." see all copies from £2.19! new only from £5.65! \| first editions
21 view cover	Day with Wilbur Robinson more books like this by William Joyce "Come meet the Robinsons: " Young Wilbur has a robot. Uncle Art has his own flying saucer. Cousin Laszlo has an antigravity device. The butler is an octopus. It's snowing in the east wing. And somebody left the Time Machine on, so . . . Well, perhaps you'd care to read what happens next. From William Joyce, creator of the Emmy-winning "Rolie ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £4.81! \| first editions
22 view cover	Doctor Fischer of Geneva, or the Bomb Party more books like this by Graham Greene A darkly comic novel about a misanthropic millionaire who decides to hold the last of his famous parties, but this time it is to be his own deadly version of the Book of Revelation. Reissued as part of the VINTAGE CLASSICS series, from the author of THE COMEDIANS and THE HUMAN FACTOR. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	English eccentrics more books like this by Edith Sitwell Ecentricity exists particularly in the English, says Dame Edith, because of 'that peculiar and satisfactory knowledge of infallibility that is the hallmark and the birthright of the British nation.' Hermits, sportsmen, quacks, mariners, the indefatigable British travellers, men of learning, men of living - here is a glorious gallery of the ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £14.01! \| first editions
24 view cover	By Sorrow's River: The Berrybender Narratives, Book 3 more books like this by Larry McMurtry In volume three of the Berrybender saga, as the family makes its way west, Tasmin's husband has disappeared, her son Monty is being groomed--with difficulty--for the life of a gentleman, and Lord Berrybender has, shockingly, fallen in love with his mistress. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £9.18! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	McSorley's wonderful saloon. more books like this by Joseph Mitchell This volume restores to print a collection of Joseph Mitchell's poignant portraits of McSorley's regulars like Cockeye Johnny Nikanov and Commodore Dutch. see all copies from £6.58! first editions

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