From breathtaking stop-action animation to bittersweet modern fairy tales, filmmaker Tim Burton has become known for his unique visual brilliance -- witty and macabre at once. Now he gives birth to a cast of gruesomely sympathetic children -- misunderstood outcasts who struggle to find love and belonging in their cruel, cruel worlds. His lovingly lurid illustrations evoke both the sweetness and the tragedy of these dark yet simple beings -- hopeful, hapless heroes who appeal to the ugly outsider in all of us, and let us laugh at a world we have long left behind (mostly anyway).

The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories

Humor & Entertainment

Burton,Tim

Humor

Rob Weisbach Books

Twenty-year-old Drew Burke, a working-class college student in Baltimore, finds himself lured by wealth into a complex, sensual friendship with Bahar Richards and her brother Jake, a relationship that draws him into a dark and dangerous mystery from the past

Burning Girl

Literature & Fiction

NEIHART, Ben

United States

Gathers twenty winning stories entered in Salon magazine's on-line fiction contest for unpublished writers

Virgin Fiction

The author chronicles her twenty-seven year marriage and her husband's battle with anorexia, mental illness, and alcoholism

Bitter Ice: A Memoir of Love, Food, and Obsession

Biographies & Memoirs

Lawrence, Barbara Kent

Professionals & Academics

The comedian and author recalls growing up gay in Buffalo, New York, scrutinizing his classmates, teachers, family, and relationships with the observant eye of the stand-up comic

Way to Go, Smith!

SMITH, BOB

Muhammad Ali is The Greatest. From Heavyweight Champion of the World to his ongoing battle with Parkinson's disease, Ali has captured the imagination of our finest writers and won admiration and scrutiny the world over. 
With sixteen pages of classic photographs, this collection brings together thirty-two essays, interviews, and articles by the best contemporary sportswriters and literary journalists. Spanning four decades, these pieces chronicle the highs and lows of Ali's career -- his first pro fight in New York; his affiliation with the Nation of Islam, his epic battles with Joe Frazier and George Forman; his Vietnam draft refusal, and the subsequent stripping of his title; and his ultimate return to the spotlight at the 1996 Olympics -- memorable milestones in a truly extraordinary life. 
Awe-inspiring, controversial, and beloved, Muhammad Ali, the man and the legend, comes out swinging in a collective portrait that is as illuminating as it is celebratory.

The Muhammad Ali Reader

Community & Culture

Circling the Drain: Stories

A collection of stories plunges readers into the worlds of fifteen young women who must maneuver through unavoidably perilous emotional situations

Davis, Amanda

Battle Creek

Gil--a devoted coach of an amateur baseball team whose pitcher is losing his arm, whose father is dying of cancer, and whose his son doesn't need him--feels his chance for redemption is riding on the championship game, but unforeseen events will alter all their lives forever.

Lasser, Scott

Published to overwhelming critical acclaim, this remarkable collection of short stories established A.M. Homes as one of the most provacative and daring writers of her generation.Here you'll find the cult classic."A Real Doll," the tale of a teenage boy's erotic obsession with his sister's Barbie doll; "Adults Alone," which first introduced Paul and Elaine, the crack-smoking yuppie couple whose marriage careens out of control in Home's novel Music for Torching; and "Looking for Johnny," in which a kidnapped boy, having failed his abductors expectations, is returned home.
Brilliantly concieved, sharply etched, and exceptionally satisfying, these stories explore the American dream in ways you're not likely soon to forget.Working in Kodacolor hues, Homes offers an uncanny picture of a surreal suburbia -- outrageous and utterly believable.

The Safety of Objects

Homes, A.M.

The Pop-Up Book of Phobias

Gary Greenberg

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