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    On Animals

    Susan Orlean

    A delightful and entertaining collection of a lifetime of musings, meditations and in-depth profiles about animals, by the bestselling author of The Orchid Thief and The Library Book.

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    The Library Book

    Susan Orlean

    Includes topics and questions for discussion and a conversation with Susan Orlean.

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    The Library Book

    Susan Orlean

    Hailed as a national treasure by The Washington Post, the acclaimed bestselling author of The Orchid Thief reopens the unsolved mystery of the most catastrophic library fire in American history…

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    The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup: My Encounters with Extraordinary People

    Susan Orlean

    Now in paperback comes the wonderfully entertaining, bestselling collection of the New Yorker writer’s brightest profiles. A voyeur’s delight: expertly framed windows into the cosmology of the human experience ……

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    On Animals

    Susan Orlean

    Since the age of six, Susan Orlean has been drawn to stories about how we live with animals, and how they abide by us. This book collects tales involving animal-human…

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    Rin Tin Tin: The Life and Legend of the World’s Most Famous Dog

    Susan Orlean

    ‘Rin Tin Tin is a remarkable book. A wonderfully entertaining account of one of the strangest partnerships in a very strange milieu’ John Banville, Guardian

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    On Animals

    Susan Orlean

    A delightful and entertaining collection of a lifetime of musings, meditations and in-depth profiles about animals, by the bestselling author of The Orchid Thief and The Library Book.

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    The Bullfighter Checks Her Make-up

    Susan Orlean

    A collection of essays on people, famous, infamous, and obscure. Subjects include Cristina Sanchez, Spain’s first fully-qualified female matador, Silly Billy, New York’s most successful children’s clown, and an African…

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    The Orchid Thief

    Susan Orlean

    Fascinated both by Laroche and the world she uncovered of orchid collectors and growers, she stayed on, to write this magical exploration of obsession and the strange world both of…

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    Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend

    Susan Orlean

    At its heart, Rin Tin Tin is a poignant exploration of the enduring bond between humans and animals. But it is also a richly textured history of 21st-century entertainment and…

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    On Animals

    Susan Orlean

    A delightful and entertaining collection of a lifetime of musings, meditations and in-depth profiles about animals, by the bestselling author of The Orchid Thief and The Library Book.

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    On Animals

    Susan Orlean

    A lifetime of musings, meditations, and in-depth profiles about animals –

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    The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession

    Susan Orlean

    The orchid thief is John Laroche, a renegade plant dealer and sharply handsome guy in spite of the fact that he is missing all his teeth and has the posture…

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    The Library Book

    Susan Orlean

    Includes topics and questions for discussion and a conversation with Susan Orlean.

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    Saturday Night

    Susan Orlean

    Here is a new edition of Orlean’s first book, a quirky classic about Saturday night in America that launched the career of the author of The Orchid Thief.

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    My Kind of Place: Travel Stories from a Woman Who’s Been Everywhere

    Susan Orlean

    The best-selling author of The Orchid Thief presents a selection of her intriguing travel essays, recounting her adventures in a variety of exotic locales and global subcultures, from the African…

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    The Orchid Thief Lib/E: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession

    Susan Orlean

    The Orchid Thief is the true story of John Laroche, an obsessed Florida plant dealer willing to go to any lengths to steal rare and protected wild orchids and clone…

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    The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession

    Susan Orlean

    The heady world of obsessive orchid collectors and growers, smugglers and thieves.

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    The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession

    Susan Orlean

    The heady world of obsessive orchid collectors and growers, smugglers and thieves.

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    The Best American Travel Writing

    Jason Wilson,Susan Orlean

    Bestselling author and New Yorker staff writer Susan Orlean edits this years volume of the finest travel writing from the past year. Contributors include Ian Frazier, Ann Patchett, David Halberstam…

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    Love and Ruin: Tales of Obsession, Danger, and Heartbreak from The Atavist Magazine

    Extraordinary stories of crime, passion and adventure from The Atavist Magazine, the trailblazing leader in longform narrative writing.

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    A Side of Paradise

    F. Scott Fitzgerald

    Presenting a chronicle of youth, this book contains an introduction by Susan Orlean, along with commentary, notes and a reading group guide.

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    The Booklover’s Guide to New Orleans

    Susan Larson

    Susan Larson’s revised and updated edition of The Booklover’s Guide to New Orleans not only explores the legacy of Tennessee Williams and William Faulkner, but also visits the haunts of…

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    Throw Me a Bone: 50 Healthy, Canine Taste-Tested Recipes for Snacks, Meals, and Treats

    Cooper Gillespie,Susan Orlean

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    City of Remembering: A History of Genealogy in New Orleans

    Susan Tucker

    Represents a rich testament to the persistence of a passionate form of public history. In exploring one particular community of family historians in New Orleans, Susan Tucker reveals how genealogists…

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    The Best American Travel Writing 2001

    Already a best-selling addition to the series, this year’s Best American Travel Writing is a far-flung collection chosen by travel writer extraordinaire Paul Theroux, who has selected pieces about the…

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    Crescent City Cooking: Unforgettable Recipes from Susan Spicer’s New Orleans: A Cookbook

    Susan Spicer,Paula Disbrowe

    In her long-awaited cookbook, one of New Orleans brightest culinary stars marries traditional Southern cooking with culinary influences from around the world; the result is New Orleans cooking with gusto…

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    Newcomb College, 1886-2006: Higher Education for Women in New Orleans

    In 1886, Josephine Louise Newcomb donated funds to Tulane University for the founding of the H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College. Her contribution created the nation’s first degree-granting coordinate college for…

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    William Frantz Public School: A Story of Race, Resistance, Resiliency, and Recovery in New Orleans

    Connie L. Schaffer,Meg White,Martha Graham Viator

    William Frantz Public School: A Story of Race, Resistance, Resiliency, and Recovery in New Orleans provides an examination of education in New Orleans and its intersections with race, resiliency, resistance…

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    William Frantz Public School: A Story of Race, Resistance, Resiliency, and Recovery in New Orleans

    Connie L. Schaffer,Meg White,Martha Graham Viator

    William Frantz Public School: A Story of Race, Resistance, Resiliency, and Recovery in New Orleans provides an examination of education in New Orleans and its intersections with race, resiliency, resistance…

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    Reading Feminist Theory: From Modernity to Postmodernity

    Professor and Associate Chair Susan Archer Mann (University of New Orleans),Ashly Suzanne Patterson

    Reading Feminist Theory: From Modernity to Postmodernity interweaves classical and contemporary writings from the social sciences and the humanities to represent feminist thought from the late eighteenth century to the…

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