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Hardcover:

9780385537568 | Doubleday, October 13, 2015, cover price $35.00

Paperback:

9780345805836 | Reprint edition (Anchor Books, September 20, 2016), cover price $18.00 | also contains Empire of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal

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Paperback:

9780345805836 | Reprint edition (Anchor Books, September 20, 2016), cover price $18.00 | also contains Empire of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal

CD/Spoken Word:

9781504671361 | Unabridged edition (Blackstone Audio Inc, October 13, 2015), cover price $39.95
9781504671354 | Mp3 una edition (Blackstone Audio Inc, October 13, 2015), cover price $29.95

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Hardcover:

9781781167922 | Hardcase Crime, April 21, 2015, cover price $22.99
9780387101033, titled "Trees" | Springer Verlag, April 1, 1981, cover price $39.95 | also contains Trees

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9781783292493 | Titan Books, April 12, 2016, cover price $9.95

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Product Description: "I've had to smell your works from time to time." —NORMAN MAILER"I knew Norman's syndrome. If I was on the cover of Time and he wasn't, my God he would be insulting me in the press. He couldn't stop." —GORE VIDALThe most outrageous literary feud of the century, captured through rare interviews, transcripts, and correspondenceCommencing at about the point where they'd become the two most famous writers in the world, Norman Mailer and Gore Vidal engaged in a vicious and oh-so-public feud that went on for decades...read more
By Carole Mallory (editor)

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9781612192666 | Melville Pub House, December 6, 2016, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: "I've had to smell your works from time to time.

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9780307741424 | Reprint edition (Vintage Books, March 22, 2011), cover price $14.95

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Soon after Peter Sargeant assumes the public relations duties of a ballet company, his job becomes complicated by anti-Communist pickets and the onstage murder of the leading ballerina
By Gore Vidal (contributor)

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9780922890606 | Reprint edition (Armchair Detective Library, March 1, 1991), cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Soon after Peter Sargeant assumes the public relations duties of a ballet company, his job becomes complicated by anti-Communist pickets and the onstage murder of the leading ballerina

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9780394740546 | Random House Inc, November 1, 1979, cover price $2.95 | About this edition: Soon after Peter Sargeant assumes the public relations duties of a ballet company his job becomes complicated by anti-Communist pickets and the onstage murder of the leading ballerina in this inside look at the not-sowonderful world of ballet

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9780385524841 | 1 edition (Doubleday, June 17, 2008), cover price $27.50

Paperback:

9780307388681 | Reprint edition (Vintage Books, June 16, 2009), cover price $17.00

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Product Description: Llega la segunda entrega de las memorias de un escritor fundamental.De la soledad bucólica de su villa en Ravello a las atiborradas y glamurosas colinas de Hollywood, Gore Vidal nos embarca en un recuento no lineal de otra etapa de su vida...read more

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9788483469477 | Tra rep edition (Debolsillo, April 30, 2009), cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Llega la segunda entrega de las memorias de un escritor fundamental.
9788439721116 | Italian edition edition (Random House Mondadori, April 1, 2008), cover price $24.95

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In this sequel to PALIMPSEST, the celebrated novelist Gore Vidal ranges freely over his remarkable life with the signature wit and literary elegance that is uniquely his.

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9780316027274 | Little Brown & Co, June 3, 2008, cover price $267.88 | About this edition: In this sequel to PALIMPSEST, the celebrated novelist Gore Vidal ranges freely over his remarkable life with the signature wit and literary elegance that is uniquely his.

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In a follow-up to his best-selling Palimpsest, the iconoclastic novelist and critic continues the story of his eventful life, chronicling his odyssey through the worlds of literature, TV, film, theater, politics, and international society; his encounters with celebrities from every arena; and the illness and death of his long-time partner, Howard Austen. Reprint.

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9780307275011 | Reprint edition (Vintage Books, October 9, 2007), cover price $16.00 | About this edition: In a follow-up to his best-selling Palimpsest, the iconoclastic novelist and critic continues the story of his eventful life, chronicling his odyssey through the worlds of literature, TV, film, theater, politics, and international society; his encounters with celebrities from every arena; and the illness and death of his long-time partner, Howard Austen.

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By S. T. Joshi and Jay Parini (foreword by)

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9780810860018 | Scarecrow Pr, July 30, 2007, cover price $83.00

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Product Description: Lincoln is the cornerstone of Gore Vidal's fictional American chronicle, which includes Burr, 1876, Washington, D.C., Empire, and Hollywood. It opens early on a frozen winter morning in 1861, when President-elect Abraham Lincoln slips into Washington, flanked by two bodyguards...read more

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9780679602842 | Modern Library, March 1, 1998, cover price $21.00 | About this edition: The character of President Lincoln, unremittingly tested by the trials of the war years, is reflected through the eyes of the diverse and colorful denizens of Washington, including his wife Mary and his political rivals and disciples
9780679600480 | Reissue edition (Modern Library, February 1, 1993), cover price $25.00 | About this edition: The character of President Lincoln, unremittingly tested by the trials of the war years, is reflected through the eyes of the diverse and colorful denizens of Washington, including his wife Mary and his political rivals and disciples
9788435005173 | Lectorum Pubns, September 1, 1985, cover price $36.75 | About this edition: The character of President Lincoln, unremittingly tested by the trials of the war years, is reflected through the eyes of the diverse and colorful denizens of Washington, including his wife Mary and his political rivals and disciples
9780517464748 | Random House Value Pub, June 1, 1984, cover price $5.99 | About this edition: Originally published in 1984 and now reissued, a novel about Abraham Lincoln as seen by his loved ones, his rivals, and his future assassins.
9780394528953 | Random House Inc, June 1, 1984, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: The character of President Lincoln, unremittingly tested by the trials of the war years, is reflected through the eyes of the diverse and colorful denizens of Washington, including his wife Mary and his political rivals and disciples
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9780345312211 | Reissue edition (Ballantine Books, May 1, 1985), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: The character of President Lincoln, unremittingly tested by the trials of the war years, is reflected through the eyes of the diverse and colorful denizens of Washington, including his wife Mary and his political rivals and disciples

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780394550435 | Random House, October 1, 1985, cover price $16.00

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In a follow-up to his best-selling Palimpsest, the iconoclastic novelist and critic continues the story of his eventful life, chronicling his odyssey through the worlds of literature, TV, film, theater, politics, and international society; his encounters with celebrities from every arena; and the illness and death of his long-time partner, Howard Austen. 75,000 first printing.

Hardcover:

9780385517218 | Doubleday, November 7, 2006, cover price $26.00 | About this edition: 'Celebrated novelist, essayist, critic, and controversialist Vidal ranges freely over his remarkable life with the signature wit and literary elegance that is uniquely his.

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First published in 1948, Vidal's early novel about homosexual life and the immersion of a regular American man in the gay subculture of New York and California follows Jim Willard, a homosexual, who is haunted by the memory of a childhood friendship and finds himself unable to find happiness in casual affairs. Reprint.

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9781400030378 | Reprint edition (Vintage Books, December 1, 2003), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Jim Willard, a homosexual, is haunted by the memory of a childhood friendship, and is unable to find happiness in casual affairs.
9780345332714 | Reissue edition (Ballantine Books, June 1, 1986), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Jim Willard, a homosexual, is haunted by the memory of a childhood friendship, and is unable to find happiness in casual affairs

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Hardcover:

9783540442370 | 2 edition (Springer Verlag, March 1, 2003), cover price $79.95
9780387101033 | Springer Verlag, April 1, 1981, cover price $39.95 | also contains Thieves Fall Out

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Cyrus Spitama, the aged Persian ambassador to Athens, recounts his official and personal journeys throughout the world of the fifth century B.C. and his encounters with the Buddha, Confucius, Socrates, and other great men of an extraordinary century, in a restored edition of the acclaimed historical novel, featuring material from the author's original manuscript.

Hardcover:

9780385507622 | Subsequent edition (Doubleday, September 1, 2002), cover price $39.95 | About this edition: Cyrus Spitama, aged Persian ambassador to Athens, recounts his journeys throughout the world of the fifth century B.

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Cyrus Spitama, the aged Persian ambassador to Athens, recounts his official and personal journeys throughout the world of the fifth century B.C. and his encounters with the Buddha, Confucius, Socrates, and other great men of an extraordinary century, in a restored edition of the acclaimed historical novel, featuring material from the author's original manuscript. Simultaneous. 15,000 first printing.

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9780375727054 | Vintage Books, September 1, 2002, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Cyrus Spitama, the aged Persian ambassador to Athens, recounts his official and personal journeys throughout the world of the fifth century B.

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In a provocative and witty new anthology of essays, the author of the award-winning United States shares his thoughts on a wide range of literary, historical, political, and personal subjects, from appreciations of Edmund Wilson and Mark Twain to the distressing developments in American politics to autobiographical vignettes. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

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9780385501545, titled "The Last Empire Essays 1992-2000" | Doubleday, June 1, 2001, cover price $27.50 | About this edition: In an anthology of essays, Vidal shares his thoughts on a wide range of literary, historical, political, and personal subjects, from appreciation for Mark Twain to distressing developments in American politics.

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9780375726392, titled "The Last Empire: Essays 1992-2000" | Reprint edition (Vintage Books, July 1, 2002), cover price $17.95 | About this edition: In an anthology of essays, Vidal shares his thoughts on a wide range of literary, historical, political, and personal subjects, from appreciation for Mark Twain to distressing developments in American politics.

CD/Spoken Word:

9781590070512 | Abridged edition (New Millenium Audio, July 1, 2001), cover price $34.95

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9781590070475 | Unabridged edition (New Millenium Audio, July 1, 2001), cover price $39.95
9781590070505 | Abridged edition (New Millenium Audio, July 1, 2001), cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Gore Vidal's new collection of essays shows him still writing at his finest.

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Essays question the consensus view of the causes behind the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building, and examine the erosion of American civil liberties as a result of the war on terrorism.

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9781560254058 | Nation Books, April 9, 2002, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Essays question the consensus view of the causes behind the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building, and examine the erosion of American civil liberties as a result of the war on terrorism.

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A new paperback edition of the National Book Award-winning collection includes Gore Vidal's most noted essays on post-war America and its intellectual and political life during a time of upheaval, and provides insight into his humorous and uncompromising beliefs. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.

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9780679414896, titled "United States: Essays, 1952-1992" | 1 edition (Random House Inc, August 1, 1993), cover price $37.50 | About this edition: In an anthology of more than one hundred essays, representing forty years of commentary, observations, and profiles, the author shares his views on American politics, culture, literature, and personalities

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9780767908061, titled "United States: Essays, 1952-1992" | Broadway Books, May 1, 2001, cover price $27.95 | About this edition: In an anthology of more than one hundred essays, representing forty years of commentary, observations, and profiles, the author shares his views on American politics, culture, literature, and personalities.
9780349105246, titled "United States Essays 1952-1992" | Abacus, July 1, 2000, cover price $19.95
9780679755722 | Reissue edition (Random House Inc, June 1, 1995), cover price $23.00 | About this edition: A paperback edition of the 1994 National Book Award winner includes Gore Vidal's most noted essays on post-war America and provides insight into his humorous and uncompromising beliefs.

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A collection of fourteen essays on sexuality showcases the author's legendary insight and wit on this provocative subject, covering a wide range of topics from Jack Kerouac to gay American founding fathers. Original.

Hardcover:

9781573440820 | Cleis Pr, June 1, 1999, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Presents thriteen essays and four interviews on topics ranging from Jack Kerouac to AIDS

Paperback:

9781573441209 | Cleis Pr, May 1, 2001, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A collection of fourteen essays on sexuality showcases the author's legendary insight and wit on this provocative subject, covering a wide range of topics from Jack Kerouac to gay American founding fathers.

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This collection contains two complete works - 'Myra Breckinridge', Vidal's most famous novel, and 'The Best Man', a play about the American presidency. There are also selections from 'The City and the Pillar' and excerpts from 'Julian', 'Duluth' and 'Live From Golgotha'.

Hardcover:

9780679457466 | 1 edition (Random House Inc, January 1, 1999), cover price $39.95 | About this edition: An anthology of the writings of Gore Vidal combines a selection of his most famous essays, previously unpublished letters, short stories, all of Myra Breckinridge, and excerpts of novels

Paperback:

9780349112671 | New edition (Gardners Books, October 19, 2000), cover price $23.35 | About this edition: This collection contains two complete works - 'Myra Breckinridge', Vidal's most famous novel, and 'The Best Man', a play about the American presidency.

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The concluding volume of Vidal's 'Narratives of a Golden Age', following the passage of American history and balancing the personal with the political, the invented with historical fact. In the novel's ten-year span, America is master of the globe and there is a glittering explosion in the arts.

Hardcover:

9780316854092 | Gardners Books, October 19, 2000, cover price $30.45 | About this edition: The concluding volume of Vidal's 'Narratives of a Golden Age', following the passage of American history and balancing the personal with the political, the invented with historical fact.
9780385500753 | Doubleday, September 1, 2000, cover price $27.50 | About this edition: A fictional narrative of American history from 1939 to 1954 follows the events and personalities that transformed America from a republic to an empire through the eyes of Caroline Sanford, a Washington newspaper publisher.

CD/Spoken Word:

9780553712148 | Abridged edition (Bantam Audio, September 1, 2000), cover price $29.95 | About this edition: A fictional narrative of American history from 1939 to 1954 follows the events and personalities that transformed America from a republic to an empire through the eyes of Caroline Sanford, a Washington newspaper publisher.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780553502657, titled "Golden Age" | Unabridged edition (Bantam Audio, September 1, 2000), cover price $39.95 | About this edition: A fictional narrative of American history from 1939 to 1954 follows the events and personalities that transformed America from a republic to an empire through the eyes of Caroline Sanford, a Washington newspaper publisher.
9780553527537 | Abridged edition (Bantam Audio, September 1, 2000), cover price $26.95 | About this edition: A fictional narrative of American history from 1939 to 1954 follows the events and personalities that transformed America from a republic to an empire through the eyes of Caroline Sanford, a Washington newspaper publisher.

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A compelling new biography of one of America's most enigmatic writers recalls a controversial life lived in the literary arts, and on the cusp of social acceptability, as an outspoken novelist, culture critic, essayist, historian, comic, satirist, actor, homosexual, and a vocal critic of American foreign and domestic policy. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

Hardcover:

9780385477031 | Doubleday, October 1, 1999, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Details the personal and professional life of the author, critic, and actor

Paperback:

9780385477048 | Anchor Books, October 1, 2000, cover price $19.00 | About this edition: A compelling new biography of one of America's most enigmatic writers recalls a controversial life lived in the literary arts, and on the cusp of social acceptability, as an outspoken novelist, culture critic, essayist, historian, comic, satirist, actor, homosexual, and a vocal critic of American foreign and domestic policy.
9780747548188 | Bloomsbury Pub Ltd, August 1, 2000, cover price $22.01

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