The Californians\"The Californians is an absolute pleasure from end to end, a thrilling, century spanning, wholly American tale of art and money, family and land, treasure and time. A brilliant read for fans of Anthony Doerr, Dana Spiotta, and Don DeLillo.Matt Bell, author of Appleseed For fans of Trust and North Woods, a daring work of literary fiction that spans 100 years of American history, from the early days of cinema to the rise of digital community art, about

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witty and colorful retelling of the story of humankind for adults and young adults

and the urgent need to protect the monarchs' migration and habitats

“but what we had three months ago wasn’t fake

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and the 1967 lecture delivered to the Czech Writers’ Union in the middle of the Prague Spring by the young Milan Kundera (“Literature and the Small Nations”)

Aesthetic Intelligence is about creating delight

It’s just one of those days when nothing seems to go right in this satirical fantasy—and a most inopportune time for the first tourist ever to set foot in Discworld—accompanied by the carnivorous Luggage—to extend his already eventful vacation

clothes can be one of the saddest things

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