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Paperback. Condition: Good. What if Biggie Smalls had survived the assassin's bullets and reinvented hip-hop with the help of an avant-garde luminary? If Amy Winehouse had shaken off her demons and channeled her inner Barbra Streisand into a new life on a tropical island? If Jeff Buckley had been pulled alive from the Mississippi by a devilish hand and become a pioneer of Southern black metal? With accompanying illustrations by Jeb Loy Nichols, Mark Swartz's stories imagine what might have happened to these stars and more - including Jimi Hendrix, Gram Parsons, Janis Joplin, Marvin Gaye, Lhasa de Sela, Lil Peep, and Jim Morrison - if their untimely deaths had been averted, or somehow had not been the end of their lives. Booklist praised Mark Swartz's fiction for its 'lithe satirical humor, impressive intellectual dimension, and sly provocation,' and these qualities are on full display in these at once heartfelt and borderline absurd tales. Nichols, Jeb Loy (illustrator).…

Condition: good. Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly. …

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Jon Langford is best known for the music he creates with the Mekons and the Waco Brothers, but he's gained increasing acclaim for his visual art too. Nashville Radio, his first book-with-CD of paintings, writing and music (Verse Chorus Press, 2005) was a sprawling, jam-packed collection full of punk energy. For his new book, Langford has created a highly personal portrait of Wales, where he was born and raised. Skull Orchard incorporates a CD featuring Langford's rare album 'Skull Orchard', originally released in 1998, illustrated by a series of 'word paintings'. …

Paperback. Condition: Good. This first collection of Sante's essays (from The New York Review of Books, the Village Voice, Granta, and more) includes his unique take on icons from Arthur Rimbaud to Allen Ginsberg, Buddy Bolden to Bob Dylan, Magritte to Mapplethorpe, New York to New Jersey, and Victor Hugo to Tintin. Along the way, Sante takes in meditations on cigarettes, the invention of the blues, the nature of hip, and much more. With an introduction by Greil Marcus. Burning passion, and a prose style to die for.' Greil Marcus.'.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. What if Biggie Smalls had survived the assassin's bullets and reinvented hip-hop with the help of an avant-garde luminary? If Amy Winehouse had shaken off her demons and channeled her inner Barbra Streisand into a new life on a tropical island? If Jeff Buckley had been pulled alive from the Mississippi by a devilish hand and become a pioneer of Southern black metal? With accompanying illustrations by Jeb Loy Nichols, Mark Swartz's stories imagine what might have happened to these stars and more - including Jimi Hendrix, Gram Parsons, Janis Joplin, Marvin Gaye, Lhasa de Sela, Lil Peep, and Jim Morrison - if their untimely deaths had been averted, or somehow had not been the end of their lives. Booklist praised Mark Swartz's fiction for its 'lithe satirical humor, impressive intellectual dimension, and sly provocation,' and these qualities are on full display in these at once heartfelt and borderline absurd tales. Nichols, Jeb Loy (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Grizzled homicide detective Bernie 'Burnout' Farrell heads the hunt for a serial killer who is murdering call girls around Times Square. Hoping to set up a stakeout, Farrell recruits tall, blonde, ambitious rookie cop Gladyss Chronou for the investigation. Gladyss of the Hunt oscillates between chilly street realism and new age mysticism. As their investigation takes Bernie and Gladyss from arty society gatherings to shabby hotels and SROs, the narrative offers a suspenseful, satirical account of a city that is flashy and glamorous one moment and dark the next.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 215 paintings by Jon Langford of the Mekons - the punk rock Leonardo'. Included alongside Langford's images are lyrics and autobiographical writings, plus a free CD of Langford performing 18 of the printed songs. The rocker's art wrestles with the culture and politics of his adopted US home, invoking musical icons such as Hank Williams and Johnny Cash as well as marginal figures who are jerked around by the forces of success, exploitation, fame and neglect.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Mother Paul returns to her sleuthing ways in June Wright's second mystery featuring the inimitable nun detective.

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First published in 1948, when it was the best-selling mystery of the year in the author's native Australia, Murder in the Telephone Exchange stars feisty young operator Maggie Byrnes. When one of her more unpopular colleagues is murdered - her head bashed in with a 'buttinsky,' a piece of equipment used to listen in on phone calls - Maggie resolves to turn sleuth. Narrated with verve and wit, this is a whodunit in the tradition of Dorothy L. Sayers and Daphne du Maurier, by turns entertaining and suspenseful, and building to a gripping climax.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. First published in 1948, when it was the best-selling mystery of the year in the author's native Australia, Murder in the Telephone Exchange stars feisty young operator Maggie Byrnes. When one of her more unpopular colleagues is murdered - her head bashed in with a 'buttinsky,' a piece of equipment used to listen in on phone calls - Maggie resolves to turn sleuth. Narrated with verve and wit, this is a whodunit in the tradition of Dorothy L. Sayers and Daphne du Maurier, by turns entertaining and suspenseful, and building to a gripping climax.…

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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Jon Langford is best known for the music he creates with the Mekons and the Waco Brothers, but he's gained increasing acclaim for his visual art too. Nashville Radio, his first book-with-CD of paintings, writing and music (Verse Chorus Press, 2005) was a sprawling, jam-packed collection full of punk energy. For his new book, Langford has created a highly personal portrait of Wales, where he was born and raised. Skull Orchard incorporates a CD featuring Langford's rare album 'Skull Orchard', originally released in 1998, illustrated by a series of 'word paintings'. …

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Grizzled homicide detective Bernie 'Burnout' Farrell heads the hunt for a serial killer who is murdering call girls around Times Square. Hoping to set up a stakeout, Farrell recruits tall, blonde, ambitious rookie cop Gladyss Chronou for the investigation. Gladyss of the Hunt oscillates between chilly street realism and new age mysticism. As their investigation takes Bernie and Gladyss from arty society gatherings to shabby hotels and SROs, the narrative offers a suspenseful, satirical account of a city that is flashy and glamorous one moment and dark the next.…