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Mcsweeney's Issue 21

Contains stories from Roddy Doyle, Miranda July and JC Oates, and of Arthur Bradford. This work also features letters sent to Ray Charles, confiscated by the son of his former secretary.

By Dave Eggers (editor)

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Paperback:

9780241143759 | Gardners Books, February 1, 2007, cover price $29.25 | About this edition: Contains stories from Roddy Doyle, Miranda July and JC Oates, and of Arthur Bradford.

9781932416619 | McSweeneys Books, September 28, 2006, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A three-part writing exercise based on the philosophy of 'inspired restriction' counsels writers on initiating a poetry chain, provides unused story premises, and discusses current experiments with linguistic constraint, in a volume that draws on the expertise of top poets and authors.

Mcsweeney's Issue 23: Still Going Strong Like Castro

By Chris Bachelder (contributor), Ann Beattie (contributor), Caren Beilin (contributor), Roddy Doyle (contributor) and Dave Eggers (editor)

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Hardcover:

9781932416763 | Pck har/bk edition (McSweeneys Books, April 18, 2007), cover price $20.00

Mcsweeney's Issue 22: From the Notebook / the State of Constraint / the Poetry Chains of Dominic Luxford

Divided into three parts, this book features poets including Michael Ondaatje and Denis Johnson who initiate poet-chains, picking a poem of their own and one by another poet, who then does the same, and so on. It provides a story premises which was catalogued in 'The Crack-Up'.

By Dave Eggers (editor)

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9780241143766 | Gardners Books, May 31, 2007, cover price $34.45 | About this edition: Divided into three parts, this book features poets including Michael Ondaatje and Denis Johnson who initiate poet-chains, picking a poem of their own and one by another poet, who then does the same, and so on.

Mcsweeney's Issue 23

Presents a collection of stories.

By Dave Eggers (editor)

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Hardcover:

9780241143919 | Gardners Books, August 2, 2007, cover price $29.25 | About this edition: Presents a collection of stories.

Small Box of Short Stories

Gathers the collections of three practitioners of the short-short fiction form, in a volume that features such pieces as Hard to Admit and Harder to Escape in which the protagonist reflects on childhood misadventures, How the Water Feels to the Fishes in which the author augments earlier works with unusual elements, and Minor Robberies, in which off-kilter characters interact in unexpected ways.

By Dave Eggers, Sarah Manguso and Deb Olin Unferth

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Hardcover:

9781932416824, titled "Small Box of Short Stories: How to Admit and Harder to Excape, How the Water Feels to the Fishes, and Minor Robberies" | McSweeneys Books, October 28, 2007, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Gathers the collections of three practitioners of the short-short fiction form, in a volume that features such pieces as Hard to Admit and Harder to Escape in which the protagonist reflects on childhood misadventures, How the Water Feels to the Fishes in which the author augments earlier works with unusual elements, and Minor Robberies, in which off-kilter characters interact in unexpected ways.

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2007

The eclectic new volume in the annual series presents the finest literature from mainstream and alternative American periodicals, including fiction, nonfiction, screenplays, TV writing, and alternative comics by Alison Bechdel, Stephen Colbert, Scott Carrier, Lee Klein, Matt Klam, and others. Simultaneous.

By Dave Eggers (editor) and Sufjan Stevens (introduced by)

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9780618902767 | Houghton Mifflin, October 10, 2007, cover price $28.00 | About this edition: The eclectic new volume in the annual series presents the finest literature from mainstream and alternative American periodicals, including fiction, nonfiction, screenplays, TV writing, and alternative comics by Alison Bechdel, Stephen Colbert, Scott Carrier, Lee Klein, Matt Klam, and others.

Paperback:

9780618902811 | Mariner Books, October 10, 2007, cover price $30.95 | About this edition: Presents literature from mainstream and alternative American periodicals, including fiction, nonfiction, screenplays, television writing, and alternative comics by Alison Bechdel, Stephen Colbert, Scott Carrier, and Lee Klein.

Mcsweeney's Issue 24

Includes a special selection on the legendary American writer Donald Barthelme, with remembrances from George Saunders, Ann Beattie, Grace Paley and more, as well as some of Barthelme's rarely published early work. This issue also contains six short stories by male writers.

By Dave Eggers (editor)

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Hardcover:

9780241143926 | Gardners Books, November 1, 2007, cover price $32.70 | About this edition: Includes a special selection on the legendary American writer Donald Barthelme, with remembrances from George Saunders, Ann Beattie, Grace Paley and more, as well as some of Barthelme's rarely published early work.

What Is the What

Product Description: In aÂ heartrending and astonishingÂ novel, Eggers illuminates the history of the civil war in Sudan through the eyes of Valentino Achak Deng, a refugee now living in the United States. We follow his life as he's driven from his home as a boy and walks, with thousands of orphans, to Ethiopia, where he finds safety â for a time...read more

By Dave Eggers

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Hardcover:

9781932416640 | 1 edition (McSweeneys Books, October 28, 2006), cover price $26.00 | About this edition: A biographical novel traces the story of Valentino Achak Deng, who as a boy of seven was separated from his family when his village in southern Sudan was attacked by government helicopters and became one of the estimated 17,000 'lost boys of Sudan' before relocating from a Kenyan refugee camp to Atlanta in 2001.

Miscellaneous:

9780307390363 | Vintage Books, November 13, 2007, cover price $15.95 | also contains What Is the What

Miscellaneous:

9781605142456 | Unabridged edition (Findaway World Llc, April 1, 2008), cover price $39.99 | also contains What Is the What | About this edition: In aÂ heartrending and astonishingÂ novel, Eggers illuminates the history of the civil war in Sudan through the eyes of Valentino Achak Deng, a refugee now living in the United States.

How We Are Hungry

A debut collection of short stories presents a cast of characters who struggle with inconvenient revelations, from the deserts of Egypt to the side of Interstate 5.

By Dave Eggers

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9781932416138 | McSweeneys Books, November 30, 2004, cover price $22.00 | About this edition: A debut collection of short stories presents a cast of characters who struggle with inconvenient revelations, from the deserts of Egypt to the side of Interstate 5.

Paperback:

9781400095568 | Reprint edition (Vintage Books, October 11, 2005), cover price $15.00 | About this edition: A debut collection of short stories presents a compelling cast of characters who struggle with inconvenient revelations, from the deserts of Egypt to the side of Interstate 5.

Miscellaneous:

9780307426307 | Vintage Books, December 18, 2007, cover price $15.00

Mcsweeney's Issue 26: Featuring New Stories from Our Shores and New Stories from Overseas

By Dave Eggers (editor)

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9781932416886 | Pck pap/ha edition (McSweeneys Books, January 28, 2008), cover price $24.00

What Is the What: Library Edition

Product Description: What is Dave Eggers' astonishing novel about one of the world's most brutal civil wars. Valentino Achak Deng is just a boy when conflict separates him from his family and forces him to leave his small Sudanese village, joining thousands of other orphans on their long, long walk to Ethiopia, where they find safety - for a time...read more

By Dave Eggers and Dion Graham (narrator)

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Miscellaneous:

9781605147604 | Unabridged edition (Findaway World Llc, April 1, 2008), cover price $109.99 | About this edition: What is Dave Eggers' astonishing novel about one of the world's most brutal civil wars.

The Autobiographer's Handbook: The 826 National Guide to Writing Your Memoir

Product Description: At lastâthe contemporary masters of memoir have come together to reveal their strategies and impart their advice. This book contains an unprecedented wealth of knowledge in one place.In The Autobiographers Handbook, you're invited to a roundtable discussion with today's most successful memoirists...read more

By Dave Eggers (introduced by) and Jennifer Traig (editor)

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9780805087130 | Henry Holt & Co, September 2, 2008, cover price $18.99 | About this edition: At lastâthe contemporary masters of memoir have come together to reveal their strategies and impart their advice.

QuÃ© es el quÃ© / What Is The What

By Dave Eggers

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Hardcover:

9788439721130, titled "QuÃ© es el quÃ© / What Is The What" | Italian edition edition (Random House Mondadori, September 5, 2008), cover price $32.95

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2008

By Elissa Bassist (editor), Judy Blume (introduced by) and Dave Eggers (editor)

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Hardcover:

9780618902828 | Houghton Mifflin, October 8, 2008, cover price $28.00

Paperback:

9780618902835 | Houghton Mifflin, October 8, 2008, cover price $24.95

What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng

A biographical novel traces the story of Valentino Achak Deng, who as a boy was separated from his family when his village in southern Sudan was attacked, and became one of the estimated 17,000 'lost boys of Sudan' before relocating from a Kenyan refugeecamp to Atlanta in 2001.

By Dave Eggers

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Paperback:

9780307385901 | Reprint edition (Vintage Books, October 9, 2007), cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A biographical novel traces the story of Valentino Achak Deng, who as a boy was separated from his family when his village in southern Sudan was attacked, and became one of the estimated 17,000 'lost boys of Sudan' before relocating from a Kenyan refugeecamp to Atlanta in 2001.

Prebinding:

9781439560617 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, October 8, 2008), cover price $24.95

McSweeney's 29

By Dave Eggers (editor)

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Hardcover:

9781934781081 | McSweeneys Books, December 23, 2008, cover price $24.00

Mcsweeney's Issue 31

By Dave Eggers (editor)

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9781934781340 | McSweeneys Books, June 1, 2009, cover price $24.00

Out of Exile: Narratives from the Abducted and Displaced People of Sudan

Product Description: Millions of people have fled from conflicts and persecution in all parts of this Northeast African country, and many thousands more have been enslaved as human spoils of war. In this book, refugees and abductees recount their escapes from the wars in Darfur and South Sudan, from political and religious persecution, and from abduction by militias...read more

By Valentino Achak Deng (introduced by), Dave Eggers (introduced by) and Craig Walzer (editor)

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9781934781135 | McSweeneys Books, November 15, 2008, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: Millions of people have fled from conflicts and persecution in all parts of this Northeast African country, and many thousands more have been enslaved as human spoils of war.

Away We Go

By Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida

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Paperback:

9780307475886 | Vintage Books, June 2, 2009, cover price $14.00

Mcsweeney's 32: 2024 Ad

Product Description: Because it seemed important to know in advance, we've dedicated Issue 32 to an investigation of the world to come--expect a set of near-future stories, written by the likes of Anthony Doerr, Heidi Julavits, and Salvador Plascencia, each of 'em unearthing a different corner of life in the year 2024...read more

By Dave Eggers (editor)

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Hardcover:

9781934781357 | McSweeneys Books, August 1, 2009, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: Because it seemed important to know in advance, we've dedicated Issue 32 to an investigation of the world to come--expect a set of near-future stories, written by the likes of Anthony Doerr, Heidi Julavits, and Salvador Plascencia, each of 'em unearthing a different corner of life in the year 2024.

The Better of Mcsweeney's

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9781934781524, titled "The Better of McSweeney's: Issues 11-20" | McSweeneys Books, May 1, 2010, cover price $18.00

Out of Exile: The Abducted and Displaced People of Sudan

By Valentino Achak Deng (foreword by), Dave Eggers (foreword by), Emmanuel Jal (other contributor) and Craig Walzer (editor)

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Paperback:

9781934781289 | McSweeneys Books, September 1, 2009, cover price $16.00

More Things Like This: 289 Drawings With Funny Words Also on the Same Drawing

Product Description: Curated by the editors of McSweeney's, this unconventional book explores the intersection of text, humor, and illustration in art created by cartoonists, writers, musicians, and fine artists. A refreshing mixture of high, low, and sideways, the selection features nearly 300 images from dozens of contributors, including David Shrigley, Kurt Vonnegut, Leonard Cohen, Chris Johanson, David Mamet, and many more...read more

By Dave Eggers (foreword by), Micheal Kimmelman (introduced by) and McSweeney's (editor)

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Hardcover:

9780811867160 | Chronicle Books Llc, September 30, 2009, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Curated by the editors of McSweeney's, this unconventional book explores the intersection of text, humor, and illustration in art created by cartoonists, writers, musicians, and fine artists.

Donde viven los monstruos/ Where The Wild Things Are: Libropuzzle

Product Description: Sail across the ocean with Max and enter the World of Where the Wild Things Are! Each of the six jigsaw puzzles inside features a photo from the unforgettable movie.

By Dave Eggers and Spike Jones

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Hardcover:

9788437224848 | Brdbk/pzzl edition (Altea Sa De Cv, September 30, 2009), cover price $18.99 | About this edition: Sail across the ocean with Max and enter the World of Where the Wild Things Are!

The Wild Things: Fur-covered Edition

By Dave Eggers

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Hardcover:

9781934781623 | Ragbk edition (McSweeneys Books, October 27, 2009), cover price $28.00

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