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Product Description: Why has Florence always drawn so many English and American visitors? (At the turn of the century, the Anglo-American population numbered more than thirty thousand.) Why have men and women fleeing sex scandals traditionally settled here? What is it about Florence that has made it so fascinating--and so repellent--to artists and writers over the years?Moving fleetly between present and past and exploring characters both real and fictional, Leavitt's narrative limns the history of the foreign colony from its origins in the middle of the nineteenth century until its demise under Mussolini, and considers the appeal of Florence to figures as diverse as Tchaikovsky, E...read more

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9781632863751, titled "Florence, A Delicate Case: A Delicate Case" | Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA, October 13, 2015, cover price $18.00 | About this edition: Why has Florence always drawn so many English and American visitors?
9781582342399 | Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA, June 1, 2002, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Offers an evocative travelogue that unlocks the great Italian city's beauty, wonder, and majesty.

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9780425041734, titled "Stars in Shroud **" | Berkley Pub Group, August 1, 1979, cover price $1.95 | also contains Stars in Shroud **

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As fascism rises in 1930s Europe, an aristocratic British writer and a working-class communist begin a homosexual love affair, facing problems of class difference

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9780395759370 | Houghton Mifflin, October 1, 1995, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: As fascism rises in 1930s Europe, an aristocratic British writer and a working-class communist begin a homosexual love affair, facing problems of class difference
9780670833498 | Viking Pr, October 1, 1993, cover price $22.00 | About this edition: As fascism rises in 1930s Europe, an aristocratic British writer and a working-class communist begin a homosexual love affair, facing problems of class difference and personal ambivalence as they are swept into Europe's burgeoning violence

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9781620407080 | Reissue edition (Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA, June 3, 2014), cover price $17.00
9780395752869 | Revised edition (Mariner Books, October 1, 1995), cover price $11.95 | About this edition: As fascism rises in 1930s Europe, an aristocratic British writer and a working-class communist begin a homosexual love affair, facing problems of class difference

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780453009263 | Penguin/Highbridge, December 1, 1999, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: As fascism rises in 1930s Europe, an aristocratic British writer and a working-class communist begin a homosexual love affair, facing problems of class difference.

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The story of Philip Benjamin, a young man haunted by images of his staid, middle-class parents and frightened by the thought of revealing his homosexual identity to them

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9780517673478, titled "Lost Language of Cranes" | Reissue edition (Random House Inc, July 1, 1988), cover price $3.99 | About this edition: The story of Philip Benjamin, a young man haunted by images of his staid, middle-class parents and frightened by the thought of revealing his homosexual identity to them
9780394538730 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, September 1, 1986, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: The story of Philip Benjamin, a young man haunted by images of his staid, middle-class parents and frightened by the thought of revealing his homosexual identity to them

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9781620407028 | Reissue edition (Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA, June 3, 2014), cover price $17.00
9781582345734 | Reprint edition (Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA, May 2, 2005), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A new edition of the author's seminal first novel chronicles the story of Philip Benjamin, a young man haunted by images of his staid, middle-class parents and frightened by the thought of revealing his homosexual identity to them.
9780395877333 | Reprint edition (Mariner Books, November 1, 1997), cover price $12.00 | About this edition: The story of Philip Benjamin, a young man haunted by images of his staid, middle-class parents and frightened by the thought of revealing his homosexual identity to them
9780553344653 | Bantam Dell Pub Group, November 1, 1987, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: The story of Philip Benjamin, a young man haunted by images of his staid, middle-class parents and frightened by the thought of revealing his homosexual identity to them

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Product Description: Thirty years ago, David Leavitt first appeared on the literary scene with a gutsy story collection that stunned readers and reviewers. Just twenty-three, he was hailed as a prodigy of sorts: “remarkably gifted” (The Washington Post), with “a genius for empathy” (The New York Times Book Review) and “a knowledge of others' lives ...read more

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9780394538723 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, August 1, 1984, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: A first collection of short stories by an acclaimed and prize-winning author reveals the ways by which family life, rituals, and disappointments shape and haunt us all

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9781620407042 | 30 reissue edition (Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA, June 3, 2014), cover price $17.00 | About this edition: Thirty years ago, David Leavitt first appeared on the literary scene with a gutsy story collection that stunned readers and reviewers.
9780395877326 | Mariner Books, November 1, 1997, cover price $12.00 | About this edition: Tender, unsettling, and amusing, these stories present families all unhappy in their own different ways.

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Product Description: A "skillful, literate" (New York Times Book Review) biography of the persecuted genius who helped create the modern computerTo solve one of the great mathematical problems of his day, Alan Turing proposed an imaginary computer. Then, attempting to break a Nazi code during World War II, he successfully designed and built one, thus ensuring the Allied victory...read more

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9781483018386 | Unabridged edition (Blackstone Audio Inc, June 1, 2014), cover price $90.00 | About this edition: A "skillful, literate" (New York Times Book Review) biography of the persecuted genius who helped create the modern computerTo solve one of the great mathematical problems of his day, Alan Turing proposed an imaginary computer.
9781483018393, titled "The Man Who Knew Too Much: Alan Turing and the Invention of the Computer: Library Edition" | Mp3 una edition (Blackstone Audio Inc, June 1, 2014), cover price $29.95 | About this edition: [Read by Paul Michael Garcia] A ''skillful, literate'' (New York Times Book Review) biography of the persecuted genius who helped create the modern computer To solve one of the great mathematical problems of his day, Alan Turing proposed an imaginary computer.

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Product Description: [Read by Paul Michael Garcia] A ''skillful, literate'' (New York Times Book Review) biography of the persecuted genius who helped create the modern computer To solve one of the great mathematical problems of his day, Alan Turing proposed an imaginary computer...read more

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9780393052367 | W W Norton & Co Inc, December 12, 2005, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: Outlines the English mathematician's efforts in devising a programmable calculating machine, his work in cracking the Nazi Enigma code, and how the revelation of his homosexuality led to his tragic imprisonment and suicide.

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9780393329094, titled "Man Who Knew Too Much: Alan Turing And the Invention of the Computer" | Reprint edition (W W Norton & Co Inc, November 1, 2006), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Outlines the Bletchley Park mathematician's efforts to launch artificial intelligence innovations, describing his thwarted attempts to gain support for a programmable calculating machine, his contributions to cracking the Nazi Enigma code during World War II, and how the revelation of his homosexuality led to his tragic imprisonment and suicide.

CD/Spoken Word:

9781483018409 | Unabridged edition (Blackstone Audio Inc, June 1, 2014), cover price $39.95 | About this edition: [Read by Paul Michael Garcia] A ''skillful, literate'' (New York Times Book Review) biography of the persecuted genius who helped create the modern computer To solve one of the great mathematical problems of his day, Alan Turing proposed an imaginary computer.

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Hardcover:

9780747581697 | Bloomsbury Pub Ltd, November 7, 2013, cover price $31.45
9781596910423 | Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA, October 15, 2013, cover price $25.00

Paperback:

9781596910430 | Reprint edition (Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA, June 3, 2014), cover price $16.00

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Product Description: “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe“To Build a Fire” by Jack London“The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant“The Man Who Would Be King” by Rudyard Kipling“The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry“The South” by Jorge Luis Borges“Good Country People” by Flannery O’Connor“The Blind Dog” by R...read more
By David Leavitt (editor) and Aaron Thier (editor)

Paperback:

9780451532336 | Signet Classic, August 6, 2013, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe“To Build a Fire” by Jack London“The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant“The Man Who Would Be King” by Rudyard Kipling“The Gift of the Magi” by O.

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Product Description: Now with stunning illustrations and color photographs, this newly expanded edition of In Maremma recounts David Leavitt and Mark Mitchell’s restoration of a dilapidated 1950s farmhouse in southern Tuscany. Beautifully written, witty, and concise, it recounts the process by which they became initiated into a part of Italian life foreigners rarely see...read more

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9781582430614 | Counterpoint, May 1, 2001, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: The authors--expatriate Americans living in Italy--paint a vivid, heartwarming portrait of life in a southern Tuscany village as they describe their restoration of an abandoned and dilapidated farmhouse, their interaction with their colorful neighbors, and their gradual integration into the life of Maremma.

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9781582437774 | Reprint edition (Counterpoint, November 29, 2011), cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Now with stunning illustrations and color photographs, this newly expanded edition of In Maremma recounts David Leavitt and Mark Mitchell’s restoration of a dilapidated 1950s farmhouse in southern Tuscany.
9781582432113 | Reprint edition (Counterpoint, June 1, 2002), cover price $15.00 | About this edition: The authors--expatriate Americans living in Italy--paint a vivid, heartwarming portrait of life in a southern Tuscany village as they describe their restoration of an abandoned and dilapidated farmhouse, their interaction with their colorful neighbors, and their gradual integration into the life of Maremma.

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Product Description: In David Leavitt's chilling science fiction epic, Future History: The Coming Past, three very different lives converge with shocking results. As a deadly creature is unleashed on the world and a mass murderer is at large, three people must somehow come together to lead the planet...read more

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9781439218747 | Createspace Independent Pub, November 7, 2009, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: In David Leavitt's chilling science fiction epic, Future History: The Coming Past, three very different lives converge with shocking results.

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Product Description: Wit and intelligence are the hallmarks of this probing portrait of the English character. And in this story of extreme contrasts—in values, social class, and cultural perspectives—an unconventional romantic relationship leads to conventional happiness in a delightful social comedy...read more
By David Leavitt (introduced by)

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9780451531384 | Signet Classic, September 1, 2009, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Wit and intelligence are the hallmarks of this probing portrait of the English character.

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A story about the life of a common American family dealing with ethical principles, relationships, and fairness is perceived through the eyes of Denny, the secretary and mistress of university professor Ernest Wright, who increasingly exerts influence on the life of the Wright family.

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9788433970862 | Editorial Anagrama, April 30, 2006, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: A story about the life of a common American family dealing with ethical principles, relationships, and fairness is perceived through the eyes of Denny, the secretary and mistress of university professor Ernest Wright, who increasingly exerts influence on the life of the Wright family.

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A collection of stories from one of America's most respected writers.

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9780747574033 | Bloomsbury Pub Ltd, October 3, 2005, cover price $14.65 | About this edition: A collection of stories from one of America's most respected writers.

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The complex interrelationships of members of the Wright family, their associates, and their visitors--psychology professor Ernest Wright, his mistress Judith Denham, wife Nancy, insufferable fifteen-year-old son, Nancy's best friend Anne, and Anne's new husband, noted novelist Jonah Boyd--turn their Thanksgiving holiday upside down and change the lives of everyone involved. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.

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9781582345031 | Reprint edition (Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA, May 2, 2005), cover price $13.95 | About this edition: The complex interrelationships of members of the Wright family, their associates, and their visitors--psychology professor Ernest Wright, his mistress Judith Denham, wife Nancy, insufferable fifteen-year-old son, Nancy's best friend Anne, and Anne's new husband, noted novelist Jonah Boyd--turn their Thanksgiving holiday upside down and change the lives of everyone involved.

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A collection of incisive essays dealing with the issue of same-sex marriage and the rights of gay people to marry features contributions--both gay and straight, serious and humorous--from such authors as Francine Prose, George Saunders, Wendy Brenner, Dan Savage, Stacey D'Erasmo, David Leavitt, Alexander Chee, Jim Grimsley, and Michael Parker. Original.
By David Leavitt (editor) and Kathy Pories (editor)

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9781565124547 | Algonquin Books, October 15, 2004, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: A collection of incisive essays dealing with the issue of same-sex marriage and the rights of gay people to marry features contributions--both gay and straight, serious and humorous--from such authors as Francine Prose, George Saunders, Wendy Brenner, Dan Savage, Stacey D'Erasmo, David Leavitt, Alexander Chee, Jim Grimsley, and Michael Parker.

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The complex interrelationships of members of the Wright family, their associates, and their visitors--psychology professor Ernest Wright, his mistress Judith Denham, wife Nancy, insufferable fifteen-year-old son, Nancy's best friend Anne, and Anne's new husband, noted novelist Jonah Boyd--turn their Thanksgiving holiday upside down and change the lives of everyone involved. 40,000 first printing.

Hardcover:

9781582341880 | Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA, May 7, 2004, cover price $23.95 | About this edition: The complex interrelationships of members of the Wright family, their associates, and their visitors turn their Thanksgiving holiday upside down and change the lives of everyone involved.

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By David Leavitt (introduced by) and Glenway Wescott

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9781590170816 | Reprint edition (New York Review of Books, April 1, 2004), cover price $16.95

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A definitive anthology of short fiction by the critically acclaimed author of The Lost Language of Cranes offers a complete collection of his stories, including works from Family Dancing, The Marble Quilt, and A Place I've Never Been. Original. 12,000 first printing.

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9781582343488 | 1 edition (Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA, November 5, 2003), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: A definitive anthology of short fiction by the critically acclaimed author of The Lost Language of Cranes offers a complete collection of his stories, including works from Family Dancing, The Marble Quilt, and A Place I've Never Been.

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At the dawn of the Reagan era, Martin Baumann, 19, clever, ambitious and insecure, is enrolled at a prestigious college under the tutelage of the enigmatic Stanley Flint, who can make or break writing careers. Moving through the 80s, Martin continues to be haunted by this elusive mentor.

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9780349114637 | New edition (Gardners Books, December 6, 2001), cover price $22.70 | About this edition: At the dawn of the Reagan era, Martin Baumann, 19, clever, ambitious and insecure, is enrolled at a prestigious college under the tutelage of the enigmatic Stanley Flint, who can make or break writing careers.

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Pursuing his separate goals of becoming a published writer and to come out of the closet, Martin Bauman, an insecure, talented student at a prestigious college, finds his life irrevocably altered by his teacher, Stanley Flint, as he discovers that his every achievement in life is shaped and haunted by his legedary mentor, in an incisive, multilayered novel of literary and sexual mores. Reprint. 15,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

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9780395902431 | Houghton Mifflin, September 6, 2000, cover price $26.00 | About this edition: Pursuing his separate goals of becoming a published writer and to come out of the closet, Martin Bauman, an insecure, talented student at a prestigious college, discovers that his every achievement is shaped and haunted by his legendary mentor.

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9780618154517, titled "Martin Bauman Or, a Sure Thing" | Mariner Books, October 11, 2001, cover price $21.95 | About this edition: Pursuing his separate goals of becoming a published writer and to come out of the closet, Martin Bauman, an insecure, talented student at a prestigious college, finds his life irrevocably altered by his teacher, Stanley Flint, as he discovers that his every achievement in life is shaped and haunted by his legedary mentor, in an incisive, multilayered novel of literary and sexual mores.

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In a collection of nine incisive short stories, the critically acclaimed author of Family Dancing explores the complexities of human relationships, past and present, in such works as 'The Infection Scene,' in which a young man's efforts to contract HIV is juxtaposed with a portrait of the early life of Lord Alfred Douglas. 25,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

Hardcover:

9780395902448 | Houghton Mifflin, September 21, 2001, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: A collection of nine short stories explores the complexities of human relationships, past and present, in such works as 'The Infection Scene,' in which a young man's efforts to contract HIV is juxtaposed with the early life of Lord Alfred Douglas.

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Collects short stories written by Edward Morgan Forster, including 'The Celestial Omnibus,' 'The Machine Stops,' and 'The Story of the Siren.'

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9780070108509, titled "Interactive Message Services: Planning, Designing, and Implementing Videotex" | McGraw-Hill, September 1, 1984, cover price $44.95 | also contains Interactive Message Services: Planning, Designing, and Implementing Videotex, Selected Stories

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9780141186191 | Penguin Classics, March 1, 2001, cover price $14.00 | About this edition: Collects short stories written by Edward Morgan Forster, including 'The Celestial Omnibus,' 'The Machine Stops,' and 'The Story of the Siren.

Reinforced:

9780606209045 | Demco Media, February 1, 2002, cover price $23.50 | also contains Selected Stories | About this edition: Collects short stories written by Edward Morgan Forster, including 'The Celestial Omnibus,' 'The Machine Stops,' and 'The Story of the Siren.

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After young pianist Paul Porterfield engages in a brief affair with aging prodigy Richard Kennington and both return to New York to pursue separate endeavors, they do not see each other again, but their relationship has profound repercussions that neither had expected. Reprint. 25,000 first printing. NYT.

Hardcover:

9780395752852 | Houghton Mifflin, April 1, 1998, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: After young pianist Paul Porterfield engages in a brief affair with aging prodigy Richard Kennington and both return to New York to pursue separate endeavors, they do not see each other again but their relationship has profound repercussions that neitherhad expected

Paperback:

9780395957875 | 1 edition (Mariner Books, June 16, 1999), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: After young pianist Paul Porterfield engages in a brief affair with aging prodigy Richard Kennington and both return to New York to pursue separate endeavors, they do not see each other again but their relationship has profound repercussions that neitherhad expected

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At 18, Paul Porterfield aspires to play the piano at the world's great concert halls. So far the closest he has come has been to turn pages of sheet music for his idol - the dashing, temperamental, middle-aged Richard Kennington. When they meet again in Italy, the relationship becomes sexual.

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9780349109527 | New edition (Gardners Books, April 1, 1999), cover price $16.20 | About this edition: At 18, Paul Porterfield aspires to play the piano at the world's great concert halls.

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