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The Best of McSweeney's The Best of McSweeney's Dave Eggers,Jordan Bass "A comprehensive collection of some of the magazine's most remarkable work."--Back of jacket. OL114660W
A heartbreaking work of staggering genius A heartbreaking work of staggering genius Dave Eggers From Wikipedia: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (ISBN 0-330-48455-9) is a memoir by Dave Eggers released in 2000. It chronicles his stewardship of younger brother Christopher "Toph" Eggers … OL114661W
What Is the What What Is the What Dave Eggers What Is the What is the epic novel based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng who, along with thousands of other children--the so-called Lost Boys--was forced to leave his village in Sudan at the age … OL114663W
Created in Darkness by Troubled Americans Created in Darkness by Troubled Americans Dave Eggers Now more than ever, Americans are troubled by questions. As sweaty modernity thrusts itself upon us, the veil of ignorance that cloaked our nation hangs in tatters, tattered tatters. Our "funny bones… OL14957686W
The Wild Things The Wild Things Dave Eggers In a stunning act of imagination, Dave Eggers has adapted Maurice Sendak's children's classic, Where the Wild Things Are, into this richly drawn full-length novel, the story of a lonely boy navigatin… OL14957750W
Pen & ink Pen & ink Michael Kimmelman,Art Spiegelman,Dave Eggers This work is a published record of Spectrum:the Lockwood Thompson dialogues, two public programs presented in 2007 by the Cleveland Public Library in partnership with Cleveland Public Art. Spectrum i… OL15175811W
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2008 The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2008 Emily Raboteau,Rana Dasgupta,Elizabeth Gonzalez,Emmanuel Guibert,Etgar Keret,Kurt Vonnegut,Stephen King,Gene Weingarten,David Rohde,David Gessner,Evan Ratliff,Laurie Weeks,Tamas Dobozy,Paul Hornschemeier,Rutu Modan,Dave Eggers,Andrew Sean Greer,Sherman Alexie,Patrick Tobin,George Saunders,Patricio Pron,Tea Obreht,Amy Waldman,Didier Lefèvre,Bryan Furuness,Laura van den Berg,Lilli Carré,Courtney Moreno,Marjorie Celona,J. Malcom Garcia,Jake Swearingen,Helon Haliba,Raffi Khartchadourian,Malerie Willens,Rachel Aviv,Nora Bonner,Frederic Lemercier,T Ott Presents selections of mainstream and alternative American literatue including both fiction and nonfiction, that discuss a broad spectrum of subjects. OL16500767W
A Hologram For The King A Hologram For The King Dave Eggers "In a rising Saudi Arabian city, far from weary, recession-scarred America, a struggling businessman pursues a last-ditch attempt to stave off foreclosure, pay his daughter's college tuition, and fin… OL17419198W
Your Fathers Where Are They and the Prophets Do They Live Forever Your Fathers Where Are They and the Prophets Do They Live Forever Dave Eggers In a barracks on an abandoned military base, miles from the nearest road, Thomas watches as the man he has brought wakes up. Kev, a NASA astronaut, doesn't recognize his captor, though Thomas remembe… OL17578792W
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2006 The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2006 Tom Downey,David Rakoff,Joe Sacco,Kurt Vonnegut,Ian McEwan,Judy Budnitz,Art Spiegelman,Michael Lewis,Guy Delisle,Naguib Mahfouz,Miranda July,Gipi,Dave Eggers,村上春樹,Julia Sweeney,Matt Groening,David Foster Wallace,Rick Moody,George Saunders,Jeff Parker,Cat Bohannon,The Lincoln Group,Shaw, Sam Presents selections of mainstream and alternative American literature, including both fiction and nonfiction, that discuss a broad spectrum of subjects. OL17771376W
The Lifters The Lifters Dave Eggers What if nothing was as it seemed? What if the ground beneath your feet was not made of solid earth and stone but had been hollowed into hundreds of tunnels and passageways? What if there were mysteri… OL19185520W
The monk of Mokha The monk of Mokha Dave Eggers The true story of a young Yemeni-American man, raised in San Francisco, who dreams of resurrecting the ancient art of Yemeni coffee but finds himself trapped in Sana a by civil war. OL19727024W
The best American nonrequired reading 2013 The best American nonrequired reading 2013 Alix Ohlin,Peter Hessler,Jim Gavin,Nick Hornby,Dave Eggers,Sebastian Rotella,Cynthia Gorney,Jennifer Egan,Kyle Minor,Miroslav Penkov,Alexander Maksik,Kiese Laymon,Madhuri Vijay,Alexis Schaitkin,Pamela Colloff,Ana Arana,Kim Philley Presents literature from mainstream and alternative American periodicals, including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. OL19970739W
This bridge will not be gray This bridge will not be gray Dave Eggers,Tucker Nichols "The Golden Gate Bridge is the most famous bridge in the world. It is also, not entirely coincidentally, the world's only bright-orange bridge. But it wasn't supposed to be that way. In this book, fe… OL20014218W
Soedan Soedan Dave Eggers,Craig Walzer,Valentino Achak Deng,Menno Grootveld,Irene Ketman Geschiedenis, interviews met en verhalen over vluchtelingen in Soedan. OL24640561W
McSweeney's McSweeney's Hamish Hamilton,Dave Eggers,McSweeney's Books Staff This issue of McSweeney's offers 11 new stories by Wells Tower, Bill Cotter and Michael Cera among others. OL27974018W
The Best American Travel Writing 2000 The Best American Travel Writing 2000 Bill Bryson,Dave Eggers,Jason Wilson,Jason Wilson Short Stories: Author Boat Camp: William Booth Lions and Tigers and Bears: Bill Buford This Teeming Ark: Tim Cahill The Toughest Trucker In The World: Tom Clynes Hitchhiker's Cuba: Dave Eggers … OL3533641W