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001			ASIN0375726403
005			20110910052108.0
008			110910s2002 xxu eng d
020			_a0375726403 (paperback) _c$15.00
020			_a9780375726408 (paperback)
082	0	4	_a813.54
100	1		_aRusso, Richard.
245	1	0	_aEmpire falls / _cRichard Russo.
260			_aNewyolk: _bVintage, _c2002.
300			_a496 p. ; _c21 cm.
520			_aWith Empire Falls Richard Russo cements his reputation as one of America’s most compelling and compassionate storytellers. Miles Roby has been slinging burgers at the Empire Grill for 20 years, a job that cost him his college education and much of his self-respect. What keeps him there? It could be his bright, sensitive daughter Tick, who needs all his help surviving the local high school. Or maybe it’s Janine, Miles’ soon-to-be ex-wife, who’s taken up with a noxiously vain health-club proprietor. Or perhaps it’s the imperious Francine Whiting, who owns everything in town–and seems to believe that “everything” includes Miles himself. In Empire Falls Richard Russo delves deep into the blue-collar heart of America in a work that overflows with hilarity, heartache, and grace.
856	4	0	_3Amazon.com _uhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0375726403/chopaconline-20
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