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In Me Own Words: The Autobiography of Bigfoot In Me Own Words: The Autobiography of Bigfoot
by Graham Roumieu

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Roumieu, whose illustrations have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Progressive, reveals the hairy hominids's brave struggles with eating disorders, casual cannibalism, and philosophical quandaries ("Me once... (read more)

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On Subbing: The First Four Years On Subbing: The First Four Years
by Dave

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Dave is a substitute teacher in Portland and tells his tales of woe. He goes to work not knowing what the day holds and tries to make the best out of it when people make fun of his glasses or threaten to fight him. He helps kids with their homework and... (read more)

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Boring Boring Boring Boring Boring Boring Boring Boring Boring Boring Boring Boring Boring Boring
by Zach Plague

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A mysterious gray book drives Ollister and Adelaide’s twisted po-mo relationship. When it goes missing, they go nuts: he plots revenge against art patriarch The Platypus while she obsesses over their anti-love affair. Meanwhile, the other art... (read more)

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McSweeney's Quarterly Concern #15: McSweeney's Quarterly Concern Issue 15 McSweeney's Quarterly Concern #15: McSweeney's Quarterly Concern Issue 15
by Mcsweeneys

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Issue 15 is also known as the "Icelandic Issue." Printed in Iceland, half of the stories are written by actual Icelandic writers. And the kicker? It also comes with an Icelandic tabloid mini-mag filled with words you won't understand and images that... (read more)

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T. A. Z.: The Temporary Autonomous Zone, Ontological Anarchy, Poetic Terrorism T. A. Z.: The Temporary Autonomous Zone, Ontological Anarchy, Poetic Terrorism
by Hakim Bey

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Since the WTO, anarchism is once again a household word. This book introduced a whole new generation to the enticements of the anarchist lifestyle when it was released in the early 90's. Still a password for acceptance in many circles, it is an... (read more)

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Bed Bed
by Tao Lin

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Tao Lin's territory is the rich, neglected space between the bigger things we thought we already knew. Only in his hands everything becomes strange — a little warped, a little sad, and a whole lot more intriguing. With understated lyricism, he... (read more)

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Invincible Summer 2 Invincible Summer 2
by Nicole Georges

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The usual doggies, sheep, and elephants wearing clothes - but this volume, collecting issues #9-14 of the comic, focuses around Nicole Georgesa long term relationship. It begins, blossoms, and then falls apart - as she sails solo on the ocean, pictorally... (read more)

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Hymn California Hymn California
by Adam Gnade

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Born and raised in San Diego, California, Adam Gnade enjoys swimming in rivers and lakes, driving at night, and drinking red wine out of mason jars. He currently lives in Portland, Oregon with two rescued pit bulls and considers himself a better than... (read more)

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The Fuck-Up The Fuck-Up
by Arthur Nersesian

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Arthur Nersesian's underground literary treasure is an unforgettable slice of gritty New York City life...and the darkly hilarious odyssey of an anonymous slacker. He's a perennial couch-surfer, an aspiring writer searching for himself in spite of... (read more)

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Hairstyles of the Damned Hairstyles of the Damned
by Joe Meno

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Hairstyles is an honest depiction of growing up punk on Chicago's south side: a study in the demons of racial intolerance, Catholic school conformism and class repression. It is the story of the riotous exploits of Brian, a high school burnout, and his... (read more)

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Oedipus Wrecked Oedipus Wrecked
by Kevin Keck

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Read Kevin Sampsell's interview with Kevin Keck on our blog!... (read more)

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Despite Everything: A Cometbus Omnibus Despite Everything: A Cometbus Omnibus
by Aaron Cometbus

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Collected here are selections from the first twenty years of Cometbus; including the ultra-rare intros, notes, and a scrapbook.... (read more)

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Chelsea Whistle 2ND Edition Chelsea Whistle 2ND Edition
by Michelle Tea

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In this gritty, confessional memoir, Michelle Tea takes the reader back to the city of her childhood: Chelsea, Massachusetts--a place where time and hope are spent on things not getting any worse. Told in Tea's trademark loose-tongued, lyrical style... (read more)

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No More Prisons: Urban Life, Homeschooling, Hip-Hop Leadership, the Cool Rich Kids Movement, a Hitchhiker's Guide to Community Organizi No More Prisons: Urban Life, Homeschooling, Hip-Hop Leadership, the Cool Rich Kids Movement, a Hitchhiker's Guide to Community Organizi
by William Ups Wimsatt

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Winner of the 2000 Firecracker Alternative Book Award for Best Book, Politics.... (read more)

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The Beautiful: Collected Poems The Beautiful: Collected Poems
by Michelle Tea

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"Tea writes with a raw-hearted, wry but wide-eyed ebullience, rendering dyke bohemia with intense, gritty, glittering romanticism."-The San Francisco Bay Guardian Before penning her contemporary classic Valencia, Tea wrote wonderfully honest narrative... (read more)

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The Terrible Girls The Terrible Girls
by Rebecca Brown

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The girls on the prowl in The Terrible Girls are indeed terrible — relentless in love, ruthless in betrayal. These thematically linked stories depict a contemporary gothic world in which body parts are traded for love, wounds never heal, and self... (read more)

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McSweeney's #12 McSweeney's #12
by Dave Eggers

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Issue 12 is made up of three parts. The first and largest section consists entirely of new writers?new to us, probably new to you, and not even well-known by their own families. Part two is a new story from Roddy Doyle, featuring Jimmy Rabbitte of... (read more)

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McSweeney's Quarterly Concern #14: McSweeney's Quarterly Concern Issue 14 McSweeney's Quarterly Concern #14: McSweeney's Quarterly Concern Issue 14
by Dave Eggers

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Joshuah Bearman leads a daring investigation into the enigmatic Great Gerbil of central Asia, uncovering signs of an impending disaster. The issue also includes strange and wonderful stories from T.C. Boyle, Susan Straight, Jim Shepard, Wells Tower, and... (read more)

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Letters to Wendy's Letters to Wendy's
by Joe Wenderoth

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If one were to mix a particularly potent cocktail consisting of one part utter hilarity, one part unbridled sexual fury, and one part nonsensical musings, that person might just come up with the odd genius that is Letters to Wendy's. Constructed as a... (read more)

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Saving Stanley: The Brickman Stories Saving Stanley: The Brickman Stories
by Scott Nadelson

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Scott Nadelson's interrelated short stories are graceful, vivid narratives that bring into sudden focus the spirit and the stubborn resilience of the Brickmans, a Jewish family of four living in suburban New Jersey. The central character, Daniel Brickman,... (read more)

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