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Spaceman Blues

A Love Song

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Painted in browns and grays and sparked by sudden fires, Spaceman Blues is a literary retro-pulp science-fiction-mystery-superhero novel, the debut of a true voice of the future, and a cult classic in the making.When Manuel Rodrigo de Guzmán González disappears, Wendell Apogee decides to find out where he has gone and why. But in order to figure out what happened to Manuel, Wendell must contend ... Read more

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Painted in browns and grays and sparked by sudden fires, Spaceman Blues is a literary retro-pulp science-fiction-mystery-superhero novel, the debut of a true voice of the future, and a cult classic in the making.When Manuel Rodrigo de Guzmán González disappears, Wendell Apogee decides to find out where he has gone and why. But in order to figure out what happened to Manuel, Wendell must contend
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Lost Everything

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From the author of the critically acclaimed literary SF novels Spaceman Blues and Liberation comes an incandescent and thrilling post-apocalyptic tale in the vein of 1984 or The Road.In the not-distant-enough future, a man takes a boat trip up the Susquehanna River with his most trusted friend, intent on reuniting with his son. But the man is pursued by an army, and his own harrowing past; and the ... Read more

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From the author of the critically acclaimed literary SF novels Spaceman Blues and Liberation comes an incandescent and thrilling post-apocalyptic tale in the vein of 1984 or The Road.In the not-distant-enough future, a man takes a boat trip up the Susquehanna River with his most trusted friend, intent on reuniting with his son. But the man is pursued by an army, and his own harrowing past; and the
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Fruit

A novel about a boy and his nipples

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CBC Canada Reads 2009 Runner-UpBarnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Selection"Hilarious and gentle.” — Booklist“Beguilingly alive.” — Seattle Times“Laugh-out-loud funny.” — NOW“Bracingly off-centre.” — Globe & Mail“Lovely and odd.” — Kirkus Review“Sweet, tart... ... Read more

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CBC Canada Reads 2009 Runner-UpBarnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Selection"Hilarious and gentle.” — Booklist“Beguilingly alive.” — Seattle Times“Laugh-out-loud funny.” — NOW“Bracingly off-centre.” — Globe & Mail“Lovely and odd.” — Kirkus Review“Sweet, tart...
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Liberation

Being the Adventures of the Slick Six After the Collapse of the United States of America

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From the author of the literary pulp phenomenon Spaceman Blues comes a future history cautionary tale, a heist movie in the style of a hippie novel .Liberation is a speculation on life in near-future America after the country suffers an economic cataclysm that leads to the resurgence of ghosts of its past such as the human slave trade. Our heroes are the Slick Six, a group of international ... Read more

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From the author of the literary pulp phenomenon Spaceman Blues comes a future history cautionary tale, a heist movie in the style of a hippie novel .Liberation is a speculation on life in near-future America after the country suffers an economic cataclysm that leads to the resurgence of ghosts of its past such as the human slave trade. Our heroes are the Slick Six, a group of international
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120 Murders

Dark Fiction Inspired by the Alternative Era

by Meg Gardiner, Zandra Renwick, Libby Cudmore, Cara Hoffman, Paul Tremblay, Elena Mauli Shapiro, Cyan Katz, Nick Mamatas, William Boyle, Michael Marano, Josh Malerman, Selena Chambers, Jeff Chon, Brian Francis Slattery, Molly Tanzer, Veronica Schanoes, Jeffrey Ford, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Maxim Jakubowski, Jason Ridler, Todd Grimson, Chris L. Terry, Alex Jennings ...

For anyone looking for a bold collection of horror and crime stories, this Nick Mamatas-edited anthology inspired by the dark edges of alternative music features new work from Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Paul Tremblay, Josh Malerman, Meg Gardiner, and more.After midnight is as dark as it gets...Whether thanks to an overnight college radio shift or cable pumping flickering videos into TVs across America, ... Read more

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For anyone looking for a bold collection of horror and crime stories, this Nick Mamatas-edited anthology inspired by the dark edges of alternative music features new work from Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Paul Tremblay, Josh Malerman, Meg Gardiner, and more.After midnight is as dark as it gets...Whether thanks to an overnight college radio shift or cable pumping flickering videos into TVs across America,
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Fruit

A novel about a boy and his nipples

by Brian Francis ...

CBC Canada Reads 2009 Runner-Up. Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Selection. 'Hilarious and gentle.' - Booklist. 'Beguilingly alive.' - Seattle Times. 'Laugh-out-loud funny.' - NOW. 'Bracingly off-centre.' - Globe & Mail. 'Lovely and odd.' - Kirkus Review. 'Sweet, tart and forbidden in all the right places' - Entertainment Weekly. When the world feels dark and hopeless, curl up with ... Read more

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CBC Canada Reads 2009 Runner-Up. Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Selection. 'Hilarious and gentle.' - Booklist. 'Beguilingly alive.' - Seattle Times. 'Laugh-out-loud funny.' - NOW. 'Bracingly off-centre.' - Globe & Mail. 'Lovely and odd.' - Kirkus Review. 'Sweet, tart and forbidden in all the right places' - Entertainment Weekly. When the world feels dark and hopeless, curl up with
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The Family Hightower

A Novel

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*** Named a Kirkus Reviews Starred Title in Their 10/01/14 Issue ***In 1968 two boys are born into a large family, both named for their grandfather, Peter Henry Hightower. One boy—Peter—grows up in Africa and ends up a journalist in Granada. The other—Petey—becomes a minor criminal, first in Cleveland and then in Kiev. In 1995, Petey runs afoul of his associates and disappears. But the criminals, ... Read more

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*** Named a Kirkus Reviews Starred Title in Their 10/01/14 Issue ***In 1968 two boys are born into a large family, both named for their grandfather, Peter Henry Hightower. One boy—Peter—grows up in Africa and ends up a journalist in Granada. The other—Petey—becomes a minor criminal, first in Cleveland and then in Kiev. In 1995, Petey runs afoul of his associates and disappears. But the criminals,
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Break in Case of Emergency

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Set in a small town in the 1990s, this is the story of a girl on the edge—of a breakdown, of family secrets, of learning who she really is.Life has been a struggle for Toby Goodman. Her mother died by suicide five years ago, and her father left before Toby was born. Now a teenager living on her grandparents’ dairy farm, Toby has trouble letting people in. Convinced that she is destined to follow ... Read more

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Set in a small town in the 1990s, this is the story of a girl on the edge—of a breakdown, of family secrets, of learning who she really is.Life has been a struggle for Toby Goodman. Her mother died by suicide five years ago, and her father left before Toby was born. Now a teenager living on her grandparents’ dairy farm, Toby has trouble letting people in. Convinced that she is destined to follow
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Unrelenting

When Safe was the Exception

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Man Shoots Wife, Kills Himself" the headline read. That man was my father. By the time I read this in the newspaper that evening, how I had felt earlier in the day made a lot more sense. It was a bright September morning in New England, and the first day of the 1976 - 77 school year. I should have felt great about the day ahead, but I left the family home for school that morning, with an uneasy ... Read more

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Man Shoots Wife, Kills Himself" the headline read. That man was my father. By the time I read this in the newspaper that evening, how I had felt earlier in the day made a lot more sense. It was a bright September morning in New England, and the first day of the 1976 - 77 school year. I should have felt great about the day ahead, but I left the family home for school that morning, with an uneasy
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Fruit

A novel about a boy and his nipples

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What do you get when you cross the Virgin Mary with Brooke Shields, add a trash-talking beauty queen wannabe and throw in a couple of talking nipples? One of the most laugh-out-loud books you’ll read all year.Peter Paddington is 13, overweight, the subject of his classmates’ ridicule, and the victim of too many bad movie-of-the-week storylines. When Peter’s nipples begin speaking to him one day ... Read more

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What do you get when you cross the Virgin Mary with Brooke Shields, add a trash-talking beauty queen wannabe and throw in a couple of talking nipples? One of the most laugh-out-loud books you’ll read all year.Peter Paddington is 13, overweight, the subject of his classmates’ ridicule, and the victim of too many bad movie-of-the-week storylines. When Peter’s nipples begin speaking to him one day
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Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery

A Practical Guide

by Brian Francis, Steven Sarkisian, James C. Tan ...

The most comprehensive, up-to-date textbook on Minimally Invasive Glaucoma SurgeryGlaucoma affects millions of people worldwide and is the second leading cause of blindness. Major advances in innovative surgical techniques, collectively termed minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS), have revolutionized the field. These groundbreaking ophthalmic surgery approaches are effective, are not bleb ... Read more

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The most comprehensive, up-to-date textbook on Minimally Invasive Glaucoma SurgeryGlaucoma affects millions of people worldwide and is the second leading cause of blindness. Major advances in innovative surgical techniques, collectively termed minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS), have revolutionized the field. These groundbreaking ophthalmic surgery approaches are effective, are not bleb
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The Meaning of Trump

by Brian Francis Culkin ...

The election of Donald Trump was a shattering moment to the political sensibilities of America; immediately sending the country into a frenzy of commentary, critique, and a never-ending media coverage that has bordered on the absurd. But the question still remains: what does it all mean?The Meaning of Trump is an ideological critique that sees the election of Donald Trump as a completely natural ... Read more

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The election of Donald Trump was a shattering moment to the political sensibilities of America; immediately sending the country into a frenzy of commentary, critique, and a never-ending media coverage that has bordered on the absurd. But the question still remains: what does it all mean?The Meaning of Trump is an ideological critique that sees the election of Donald Trump as a completely natural
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