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A Long Way Down
Nick Hornby
Four depressed people meet by accident on a London rooftop, each preparing to jump and end it all. Struck by the coincidence - - and bonded by their mutual despair - - each of the...... read more
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How to be Good
Nick Hornby
In his fourth novel, Nick Hornby writes about a doctor named Katie Carr whose difficult husband, David, known as the "Angriest Man in Holloway," writes a newspaper column. Katie has...... read more
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Slam
Nick Hornby
Famed British novelist Nick Hornby's first foray into the young adult genre follows skating - obsessed 15 - year - old Sam as he navigates school, a new girlfriend, and new skate tricks....... read more
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High Fidelity
Nick Hornby
Rob Fleming, the owner of a record store, and his employees live in a hilarious male world of movies, television, sports, and, most important of all, music. Forever making lists of...... read more
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Songbook
Nick Hornby
In this collection of short essays, Hornby writes about 26 of his favorite songs--or rather, the 26 he liked best while he was writing the book. A companion of sorts to his novel HIGH...... read more
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The Polysyllabic Spree
Nick Hornby
Nick Hornby's collection of the essays he published in the literary magazine The Believer divides the books in his house into two piles: "Books Bought" and "Books Read." As Hornby...... read more
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About a Boy
Nick Hornby
Will Freeman, a 30-something Londoner, is vaguely in search of a wife, but is simultaneously turned off by the responsibiliti- es that a real life might entail. He befriends young...... read more
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Housekeeping vs. the Dirt
Nick Hornby
A follow-up to The Polysyllabic Spree features a collection of essays that surveys the author's stuffed bookshelves as well as the wide range of books that he purchases and reads within...... read more
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Speaking With the Angel
Nick Hornby
These 12 first-person stories are told from the points-of-view of unusual characters, including a pit bull in Dave Egger's selection and a death-row chef in Giles Smith's. The volume...... read more
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