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Relative danger

2004
After being fired, Doug Pearce travels to Toronto to try and learn more about the life of his Uncle Russ, the family black sheep, and to uncover the truth behind his uncle's murder, a search which leads him on a long adventure through the Middle East and Singapore.

Cosmopolis

a novel
2003
Follows a young billionaire on a limo ride through Manhattan where he meets participants in a spectrum of interesting events, such as a rap star's funeral, a presidential visit, and an anti-globalization rally.

This side of paradise

1998
Amory Blaine, a handsome, wealthy Princeton student, experiences love, war, and poverty on his path toward self-realization in the World War I era.

High fidelity

2000
Recently dumped by his wealthy girlfriend, record store owner Rob Fleming finds himself in financial trouble and sets out on a pilgrimage to ask his former girlfriends where their relationships went wrong and to learn where his life went off track.

Company

a novel
2007
On his first day of training, Stephen Jones, a young recruit, reports to the Zephyr Holding Building, where he finds a company defined by its lack of clarity, a building numbered in reverse, an invisible CEO, and a crisis over the theft of a donut, in a zany satire of corporate life.

Johnny got his gun

2009
A young man who was severely wounded in the First World War thinks about his life and about the horror and futility of war and its toll on him.

Thieves' paradise

2003
Dante is determined to stay straight, however unpaid bills, possible eviction, and slim-to-no chance with Pam, the waitress-actress who has caught his eye, force him to agree to one more con, and when that deal goes bad he finds himself in danger and taking on more work.

The clarinet polka

2003
In 1969, young Jimmy Koprowski returns from his stint in the air force to his blue-collar Polish-American hometown, where he struggles to rebuild his life and find meaning in his traditional roots.

Cheaters

2001
Stephan, Jake, and Darnell, best friends with bright futures; and soul sisters Chante, Karen, and Tammy, all support one another through their ups and downs with love, sex, and betrayal.

Dear beloved stranger

2013
A blending of fact and fiction shows Dino, fresh out of art school, as he sets out on an inner journey in order to find his identity as an artist.

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