 After the Gold Rush
After the Gold Rush is filled with powerful, moving stories of families tested by forces inside and out. Even when life conspires to tear them apart, the family must cope, figure out what comes next. These are stories about life at its most quotidian—and most challenging—level, after the gold rush of love has become the business of living. The people in these stories, like the people around you every day, discover inner resources and solutions both unique and universal.
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 Fliegelman's Desire
Fliegelman's Desire is a modern San Francisco version of the European urban wanderer. When Fliegelman's desire abandons him, he searches the city for her, only to discover that desire is everywhere, and as treacherous and lovely as ever. Call this book Calvino meets Kafka, translated by Elkin.
"Fliegelman works a boring job. His is an untrustworthy existence in which the days conspire against him … to thwart him from attaining or even understanding his ``desire.'' His desire, a vague longing, at first directed at his former wife, soon becomes disembodied, achieving a mystical status. He attempts to follow strangers to gather up bits of their leftover desire. He quits his dull office for a bookstore position, where he can observe people desiring books. He meets Mimi, another student of desire, and they have an affair that leads the plot into some rapid, bizarre twists ... Buzbee ... has a playful imagination and a charming way of animating the ordinary" — Publishers Weekly
Price: $12.95
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Steinbeck's Ghost
It's been two months since Travis's family moved to a development so new that it seems totally unreal. His parents are working harder now, to pay for it all, and Travis is left to fend for himself.
There's one place, though, where Travis can still connect with his old life: the Salinas library. Travis and his family used to go there together every Saturday, but now he bikes to it alone, re-reading his favorite books.
It's only natural that Travis likes the work of author John Steinbeck-after all, Salinas is Steinbeck's hometown. But that can't explain why Travis is suddenly seeing Steinbeck's characters spring to life. There's the homeless man in the alley behind the library, the line of figures at the top of a nearby ridge, the boy who writes by night in an attic bedroom. Travis has met them all before-as a reader. But why are they here now? And how?
Praise
"...the story remains an intriguing introduction/companion to Steinbeck's works and imaginatively conveys the power of literature to transport people to another time and place." — Publishers Weekly
"...Buzbee's love for literature and libraries is infectious and, for those similarly inclined, deeply satisfying." — Booklist
"Magical realism with Steinbeck's ghost and a discerning young hero." — Kirkus Reviews
Price: $17.95
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The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop
A celebration of the unique experience of the bookstore - the smell and touch of books, getting lost in the deep canyons of shelves, and the silent community of readers. Woven throughout is a fascinating historical account of the bookseller trade - from the great Alexandria library with an estimated one million papyrus scrolls to Sylvia Beach's famous Paris bookstore, Shakespeare & Co., that led to the extraordinary effort to publish and sell James Joyce's Ulysses. Rich with anecdotes, The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop is the perfect choice for those who relish the enduring pleasures of spending an afternoon finding just the right book.
Praise
"You realize Buzbee just doesn't love books, he's besotted." — Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
"A delectable feast... I cannot remember when I have read a book with such delight." — Paul Yamazaki, City Lights Bookstore
"Both anecdotal and eloquent...a tribute to those who crave the cozy confines of a bookshop, a place to be 'alone among others' and savor a bountiful literary buffet." — Booklist, Starred Review
"A leisurely stroll with a knowledgeable but unpretentious companion through some very interesting aisles." — Kirkus Reviews
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