Search Results: Titles starting with D from 20th Century Books

"Winner, 2011 Leapfrog Fiction Contest" 132 pages, Advance Reader's Copy, trade paperback format (hl40813)

Trade paperback poetry collection, 80 pages, marked as a review copy. "David Orr is an authentic iconoclast. His criticism is exuberant and original. Dr. Johnson, my critical hero, urged us to clear our mind of cant. Orr has cleared his. He will enhance the perception of his readers." ―Harold Bloom
"A poetry critic and poet himself, David Orr's work often explores a gray area of literary professionalism and process. A columnist for the New York Times Book Review. . . . Orr shows himself to be a reader interested in cutting through noise, particularly with the realities of writing and publishing in a popular culture." ―Ploughshares
In his wry debut collection of poetry, celebrated critic David Orr ponders the dark underworld of the ordinary, as he traverses the suburban gothic landscape of modern America. Orr finds and names what's at the core of being human: sorrow, kindness, familial love, and memory. The poems are playful, fashioned of fables, familiar objects, and the supernatural,… Read More

"What's Really Wrong with the U.S. Congress" 170 pages; Advance Reader's Copy, trade paperback format (hl41513)

1st printing trade paperback. Interviews with Stephen King, Peter Straub, Clive Barker, Anne Rice, Robert R. McCammon, Dean Koontz, Robert Bloch, Ramsey Campbell, Dennis Etchison, Joe Lansdale and others.

320 pages, Advance Reader's Copy, trade paperback format novel (jc111213-stk) A sharply written narrative about Hollywood, TV productions and TV network culture, but also about how mystery stories are constructed. The real mystery in this book is something like, is this story actually a murder mystery? The characters at one time or another think they want to commit a murder, and there is also much about how murder stories work, in the context of Shakespearean plays and also in popular novels, TV shows and movies, but will they actually resort to this extreme measure?

"a story of submission" 220 pages, Advance Reader's Copy trade paperback format erotic novel (jc90513)

Handi-Book 37; worn, some spine distress, warped, compete and solid

"To Steal a Pirate's Treasure" 350 pages; trade paperback action/adventure, marked as a review copy  (jc20312)

276 page Advance Reader's Copy, trade paperback format. "David Housewright's Edgar Award-winning Holland Taylor series returns with a case of murder resulting from tragic, twisted drama in an extremely wealthy family in Darkness, Sing Me a Song.Holland Taylor is a PI who does simple background checks and other mostly unchallenging cases. Still wounded by the long-ago death of his wife and daughter, and newly mourning a recently failed relationship, Taylor doesn't have much interest in more challenging work. But almost by accident, he finds himself in the middle of the crime of the century.
Eleanor Barrington, the doyenne of a socially prominent family of great wealth, has been arrested for the murder of Emily Denys, her son's fiancée. Barrington made no secret of her disdain for the victim, convinced that she was trying to take advantage of her son and her family. Taylor had been brought in to do a full background check on Emily, only to discover that both her name and her background… Read More

508 pages, trade paperback novel of the 1892 Homestead Strike, marked as a review copy (jc61412)

C-130 rack size paperback

352 page trade paperback novel, probably an advance readers' copy, although it isn't marked in that manner.'"...a dizzying adventure. One that deals with life, death, humor, loss, prejudice, love, and of course, music. I very simply loved it." - Eric Church, country music superstar
It's the 1800's, a time when the Wild West earned its name. Young brothers Audie and Shane DeVine have settled into life with their missionary father at an Apache camp when they barely escape a brutal massacre by the US Army. Swearing vengeance, they spend the next decade of their lives with the Apache, honing their skills in music and in fighting with deadly accuracy. The DeVine Devils unwittingly become the most famous band of their time, thundering out a rhythm on guitar and drums that brings them notoriety, whiskey, women, and trouble.
Will the brothers abandon their promise of revenge for a life of fame and fortune? Or will they use their talents to execute savage retribution?
Follow the DeVine Devils on… Read More

114 pages, Advance Reader's Copy, trade paperback format Broadway comedy (script), marked as a review copy (jc80513)

"A novel about Japan. . .and zombies" 274 pages, Advance Reader's Copy, trade paperback format (hl20414)

314 pages; trade paperback mystery novel, marked as a review copy (jc42213)

1st printing hardcover with dust jacket, autographed by author on title page, dated Aug 28, 2004

British edition mass market paperback crime novel

1st printing hardcover with dust jacket

A Brady Coyne Novel. No remainder mark, 1st printing

Ace 14153, no publication date, c.1944 mass market paperback