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  • Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady

    by Florence King ...
    Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady is Florence King's classic memoir of her upbringing in an eccentric Southern family, told with all the uproarious wit and gusto that has made her one of the most admired writers in the country. Florence may have been a disappointment to her Granny, whose dream of rearing a Perfect Southern Lady would never be quite fulfilled. But after all, as Florence reminds ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Reflections in a Jaundiced Eye

    by Florence King ...
    In this collection of essays, Florence King confirms her position as one of the wittiest social critics now writing-and certainly the most uninhibited. Nothing escapes her withering gaze, from our greatest national institution ("Democrazy"), to the cult of Helpism ("Does Your Child Taste Salty?"), to the rules of historical romance writing ("Sex and the Saxon Churl"). If caring 'n' compassion are ... Read more

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  • Southern Ladies and Gentlemen

    by Florence King ...
    Looking for guidance in understanding the ways and means of Southern culture? Look no further. Florence King's celebrated field guide to the land below the Mason-Dixon Line is now blissfully back in print, just in time for the Clinton era. The Failed Souther Lady's classic primer on Dixie manners captures such storied types as the Southern Woman (frigid, passionate, sweet, bitchy, and ... Read more

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  • Lump It or Leave It

    by Florence King ...
    The misanthropic essayist takes a caustic look at topics including higher education, traditional values, feminist obsessions, and advice to the South.Lump It or Leave It, Florence King's latest volume of rapier-edged contemplations on American tomfoolery—er, values—takes on everything from the hazards of fame to the joys of menopause, with all the bile and brio that has made her the nation's most ... Read more

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  • For Today I Am a Boy

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    by Kim Fu ...
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    First in the series of four very different women whose paths cross, changing their lives forever. “A big-hearted novel filled with wit and wisdom.” —Susan WiggsIt’s a long way from Fort Worth, Texas, to New Bern, Connecticut, yet it only takes a day in the charming Yankee town to make Evelyn Dixon realize she’s found her new home. The abrupt end of her marriage was Evelyn’s wake-up call to get ... Read more

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  • Yes Please

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    #1 New York Times BestsellerThe much anticipated first book from comedic genius, actress, media darling, star of Parks and Recreation, alum ofSaturday Night Live, and all around awesome lady, Amy Poehler.Do you want to get to know the woman we first came to love on Comedy Central’s Upright Citizens Brigade? Do you want to spend some time with the lady who made you howl with laughter on Saturday ... Read more

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  • Mockingjay (The Final Book of The Hunger Games)

    Series series The Hunger Games
    The greatly anticipated final book in the New York Times bestselling Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins.The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss Everdeen. The final book in The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins will have hearts racing, pages turning, and everyone talking about one of the biggest and most talked-about books and ... Read more

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