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1	Great Gatsby more books like this by F Scott Fitzgerald The exemplary novel of the Jazz Age, F. Scott Fitzgeralds' third book, "The Great Gatsby" (1925), stands as the supreme achievement of his career. T. S. Eliot read it three times and saw it as the "first step" American fiction had taken since Henry James; H. L. Mencken praised "the charm and beauty of the writing," as well as Fitzgerald's sharp ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £1.62! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Catcher in the Rye more books like this by J. D. Salinger The hero-narrator of "The Catcher in the Rye" is an ancient child of sixteen, a native New Yorker named Holden Caulfield. Through circumstances that tend to preclude adult, secondhand description, he leaves his prep school in Pennsylvania and goes underground in New York City for three days. The boy himself is at once too simple and too complex ... see all copies from £2.07! new only from £4.21! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	The Appeal more books like this by John Grisham In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town's water supply, causing the worst "cancer cluster" in history, in this powerful, timely, and shocking story of political and legal intrigue. see all copies from £1.45! new only from £6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	The Friday Night Knitting Club more books like this by Kate Jacobs Walker and Daughter is Georgia Walker's little yarn shop, tucked into a quiet storefront on Manhattan's Upper West Side. The Friday Night Knitting Club was started by some of Georgia's regulars who gather once a week to work on their projects and to chat. As they knit, they bond; and as they bond, their lives become connected in most unexpected ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Gold Coast more books like this by Nelson DeMille The upmarket and salubrious area of Long Island is the stamping ground for a dying breed of America's super-rich. It is also the residence of John Sutter, lawyer - very top-drawer, old money, right clubs - and his sensual wife, Susan. Their lives are about to be turned dramatically upside down by their new 'next-door' neighbour - a certain Mr ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.49! \| first editions
6	Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly more books like this by Anthony Bourdain, Lord New York Chef Tony Bourdain gives away secrets of the trade in his wickedly funny, inspiring memoir/expose. Kitchen Confidential reveals what Bourdain calls "twenty-five years of sex, drugs, bad behavior and haute cuisine." Last summer, "The New Yorker" published Chef Bourdain's shocking, "Don't Eat Before Reading This." Bourdain spared no one's ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £2.07! \| first editions
7	From the mixed-up files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler more books like this by E. L. Konigsburg When Claudia decided to run away, she planned very carefully. She would be gone just long enough to teach her parents a lesson in Claudia appreciation. And she would go in comfort-she would live at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She saved her money, and she invited her brother Jamie to go, mostly because be was a miser and would have money. ... see all copies from £2.08! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Big Russ & Me: Father and Son: Lessons of Life more books like this by Timothy J Russert Now in paperback comes the #1 bestselling Father's Day book of 2004. Tim Russert, one of America's most watched and trusted news anchors, connects with readers in this critically acclaimed memoir about growing up in the 1950s and the special bond between fathers and sons. 16-page color and b&w photo insert. see all copies from £3.30! new only from £7.41! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Bridge of Sighs more books like this by Richard Russo Now available in a Vintage Contemporaries paperback edition, "Bridge of Sighs," from the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Empire Falls," is a moving novel about small-town America that expands Russo's widely heralded achievement in ways both familiar and astonishing. (Literary Fiction) see all copies from £2.97! new only from £4.17! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	The Glass Castle: A Memoir more books like this by Jeannette Walls Jeannette Walls's memoir revolves around her parents, who give the concept of bad parenting a whole new meaning. Her irresponsible romantic of a father was an inventor of outlandishly useless devices, and her mother, an artist, was his abettor. As the two of them dragged the family around the country on the run from creditors and from one bad idea ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.98! \| first editions
11 view cover	The Gate House more books like this by Nelson DeMille In a tale that is both a sequel to "The Gold Coast" as well as a suspenseful stand-alone work, acclaimed author DeMille returns to that fabled spot on the North Shore--a place where past, present, and future collide with often unexpected results.Grand Central Publishing see all copies from £14.13! new only from £15.22! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Tree Grows in Brooklyn more books like this by Betty Smith A novel which was first published in 1944 and tells the story of a turn-of-the-century immigrant family struggling to survive and rise above the squalor, poverty and violence surrounding their Brooklyn tenement home. It features a colourful cast of relatives and neighbours. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £7.33! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Cat & Mouse more books like this by James Patterson Just as Alex Cross is beginning to feel that life is good and he is finally coming out of the depression he's been in since the death of his wife, he is called to Union Station train terminal - a man is on the loose, firing at random into the swarming crowds of travellers. Psychopath Gary Soneji seems determined to go down in a blaze of glory, and ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Letter to My Daughter more books like this by Dr. Maya Angelou (Read by) A completely new volume of distilled wisdom from Angelou contains short but spellbinding essays that invite one along on an inspirational journey that explores ideas garnered from a well-lived life. see all copies from £13.78! new only from £13.78! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother more books like this by James McBride As a boy in Brooklyn, James McBride knew that his mother was different. But when he asked about it, she'd simply say, "I'm light-skinned". Later he wondered if he was different too, and asked his mother if he was black or white. "You're a human being", she snapped. "Educate yourself or you'll be a nobody!" When James asked what the colour of God ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.72! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	The Dark Tower more books like this by Stephen King All good things must come to an end, Constant Reader, and not even Stephen King can make a story that goes on forever. The tale of Roland Deschain's relentless quest for the Dark Tower has, the author fears, sorely tried the patience of those who have followed it from its earliest chapters. But attend to it a while longer, if it pleases you, for ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £2.07! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Raisin in the Sun more books like this by Lorraine Hansberry In south side Chicago, Walter Lee, a black chauffeur, dreams of a better life, and hopes to use his father's life insurance money to open a liquor store. His mother, who rejects the liquor business, uses some of the money to secure a proper house for the family. Mr Lindner, a representative of the all-white neighbourhood, tries to buy them out. ... see all copies from £5.22! new only from £5.65! \| first editions
18 view cover	Chosen more books like this by Chaim Potok Out of a Baseball game that nearly became a religious war, two Jewish Boys become friends. Danny comes from the strict Hasidic sect that keeps him bound in centuries of orthodoxy. Reuven is brought up by a father patiently aware of the twentieth century. Everything tries to destroy their friendship, but they use honesty with each other as a shield ... see all copies from £1.64! new only from £6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Winner more books like this by David Baldacci When LuAnn Tyler is asked to take part in a crooked lottery scheme she refuses, even though it could bring her millions of dollars. However, when she is framed for murder, the frightened single mother is forced to participate. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £4.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Naked in Death more books like this by J D Robb A science fiction thriller from the 22nd century in which female NYPD Lieutenant Eve Dallas tracks a ruthless killer of prostitutes, marked by his use of a gun in a time when the laser is most villans' weapon of choice. J.D. Robb is the pseudonym of American romantic novelist Nora Roberts. see all copies from £1.83! new only from £6.49! \| first editions
21 view cover	The Hard Way more books like this by Lee Child In Lee Child's new thriller, ex-military cop Jack Reacher sees more than most people would . . . and because of that, he's thrust into an explosive situation that's about to blow up in his face. For the only way to find the truth--and save two innocent lives--is to do it the way Reacher does it best: the hard way. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £2.08! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Wolves of the Calla more books like this by Stephen King, Bernie Wrightson (Illustrator) Roland Deschain and his "ka-tet" are bearing southeast through the forests of Mid-World, the almost timeless landscape that seems to stretch from the wreckage of civility that defined Roland's youth to the crimson chaos that seems the future's only promise. Readers of Stephen King's epic series know Roland well, or as well as this enigmatic hero ... see all copies from £5.05! new only from £6.71! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Where Are You Now? more books like this by Mary Higgins Clark International bestselling suspense writer Mary Higgins Clark proves she knows how to tell a gripping story with this mystery of a family tragedy and one woman's dangerous quest for the truth. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £9.88! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	The Song of Susannah more books like this by Stephen King Stephen King "The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah" with 10 full-color illustrations by Darrel Anderson The next-to-last novel in Stephen King's seven-volume magnum opus, "Song of Susannah" is at once a book of revelation, a fascinating key to the unfolding mystery of the Dark Tower, and a fast-paced story of double-barreled suspense. To give birth ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.71! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Sex and the City more books like this by Candace Bushnell Equal parts soap opera, gossip page, sociological study and dating manual, "Sex and the City", Candace Bushnell's regular "New York Obsever" column has attracted a cult following in the US. This collection blazes a trail through a semi-fictional Manhattan, based on lightly-disguised celebrities and media types. Bushnell assembles a cast of freaks ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.42! \| signed copies \| first editions

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