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“jim gavin”

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  • Middle Men

    Stories

    by Jim Gavin ...
    A powerful, funny, and wise debut from a writer Esquire praises as “the second coming of Denis Johnson.”In this widely acclaimed story collection, Jim Gavin delivers a hilarious and panoramic vision of California, in which a number of down-on-their-luck men, from young dreamers to old vets, make valiant forays into middle-class respectability. Each of the men in Gavin’s stories is stuck somewhere ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Smartass of Mars

    by Jim Gavin ...
    CJ Shifflett is 29 years old, unemployed, and living in his mother’s basement. He has a BA in Philosophy from a 2nd-tier state university. When his great-grandmother dies, they go to her funeral at their estranged family's historic mansion in Richmond. There, Chance discovers a legacy left for him -- the secret of his Civil War-era ancestor's adventures on the planet Mars, and a way to get there!  ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Hard Boiled Vampire Killers

    by Jim Gavin ...
    FULLY LOADED AND HALF IN THE BAG, FIGHTING EVIL ON TWO 99-CENT TACOS A DAY! Most people would call Ty Trotter a loser. He lives off his vampire girlfriend, can't hold a job, drinks and smokes the cheapest stuff on the shelves, and is Chairman for Life of his own Pity Committee, spending all his free time getting drunk, watching late-night TV and feeling sorry for himself. Most people would call Ed ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

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    Middle Men

    Stories

    by Jim Gavin ...
    Narrated by T. Ryder Smith, Jonathan Todd Ross, Chris Sorensen ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 36 min

    In Middle Men, Stegner Fellow and New Yorker contributor Jim Gavin delivers a hilarious and panoramic vision of California, portraying a group of men, from young dreamers to old vets, as they make valiant forays into middle-class respectability. In " Play the Man" a high-school basketball player aspires to a college scholarship, in " Elephant Doors" , a production assistant on a game show ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Slough House

    by Mick Herron ...
    Narrated by Gerard Doyle ...
    Series series Slough House

    Unabridged

    10 hours 13 min

    THE SEVENTH BOOK IN THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES BEHIND SLOW HORSES**, AN APPLE ORIGINAL SERIES NOW STREAMING ON APPLE TV+**In his best and most ambitious novel yet, Mick Herron, “the le Carré of the future” (BBC), offers an unsparing look at the corrupt web of media, global finance, spycraft, and politics that power our modern world.“This is a darker, sca... ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

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    Joe Country

    by Mick Herron ...
    Narrated by Gerard Doyle ...
    Series series Slough House

    Unabridged

    11 hours 34 min

    THE SIXTH BOOK IN THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES BEHIND SLOW HORSES**, AN APPLE ORIGINAL SERIES NOW STREAMING ON APPLE TV**If Spook Street is where spies live, Joe Country is where they go to die.“Suspense, spycraft, dry wit and vulgar humor are all well-deployed in this satisfying work by Mr. Herron, whose style can accommodate everything from a tough actio... ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

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    American War

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    by Omar El Akkad ...
    Narrated by Dion Graham ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 22 min

    “Powerful . . . As haunting a postapocalyptic universe as Cormac McCarthy [created] in The Road, and as devastating a look as the fallout that national events have on an American family as Philip Roth did in The Plot Against America. . . . Omar El Akkad’s debut novel, American War, is an unlikely mash-up of unsparing war reporting and plot elements familiar to readers of the recent young-adult ... Read more

    $22.50 USD

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    The Thursday Murder Club

    A Novel

    by Richard Osman ...
    Narrated by Lesley Manville ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - A Thursday Murder Club Mystery

    Unabridged

    12 hours 26 min

    Now a Netflix FilmThe first installment in the beloved and New York Times bestselling series from Richard Osman, also author of We Solve MurdersFour septuagenarians with a few tricks up their sleevesA female cop with her first big caseA brutal murderWelcome to...THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUBIn a peaceful reti... ... Read more

    $22.50 USD

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    Also available as: eBook

  • Tenth of December

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    by George Saunders ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • NAMED ONE OF TIME’S TEN BEST FICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE DECADE BY ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY AND BUZZFEED • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWOne of the New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century**A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: People, The New York ... ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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    The Bullet That Missed

    A Thursday Murder Club Mystery

    by Richard Osman ...
    Narrated by Richard Osman, Fiona Shaw, Steph McGovern ...
    Series Audiobook 3 - A Thursday Murder Club Mystery

    Unabridged

    11 hours 16 min

    **The third installment in the beloved and New York Times bestselling series from Richard Osman, now streaming on Netflix“The quartet of aging amateur sleuths…remain wonderful company.” —The New York Times Book Review**It is an ordinary Thursday, and things should finally be returning to normal. Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club are concerned. A decade-old cold case ... Read more

    $22.50 USD

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    We Solve Murders

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    by Richard Osman ...
    Narrated by Nicola Walker ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 32 min

    **INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!“Madcap fun, with an entertaining new cast of characters and Osman’s trademark wit. Delightful!” *—*Shari LapenaFrom the #1 bestselling author of The Thursday Murder Club Series**A brand new mystery. An iconic new detective duo. And a thrilling new murder to solve . . .Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He still does the odd bit of investigation work, but ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

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    The Last Devil to Die

    A Thursday Murder Club Mystery

    by Richard Osman ...
    Narrated by Fiona Shaw ...
    Series Audiobook 4 - A Thursday Murder Club Mystery

    Unabridged

    10 hours 51 min

    **The fourth installment in the beloved and New York Times bestselling series from Richard Osman, now streaming on Netflix“The best Murder Club book yet. . . A poignant complement to both the fair-play mystery plot and the characters’ lively humor.”—The New York Times Book Review**It's rarely a quiet day for the Thursday Murder Club.Shocking news reaches them—an old friend has been killed, and a ... Read more

    $22.50 USD

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