Books like Thirteen stories and thirteen epitaphs by William T. Vollmann

Nothing, in all it's entirety.

A compelling overview of American history through the eyes and experiences of its women, workers, African Americans, Native Americans, immigrants, and the working poor.

Infinite J Explores how entertainment shapes human life, set in an addict’s halfway house and a tennis academy, with a deeply flawed family navigating happiness in modern America.

A 1980 digital scan of Thomas Pynchon's 9th printing edition of *Gravity's Rainbow*.

The Pale King follows IRS employees at the Peoria, Illinois, Regional Examination Center as they navigate the absurdities of bureaucracy in a sharp, observational narrative.

A woman's rise from poverty to political influence, inspired by stories told by a storyteller's daughter.

"Today, 1913 is inevitably viewed through the lens of 1914: as the last year before a war that would shatter the global economic order and tear Europe apart, undermining its global pre-eminence. Our perspective narrowed by hindsight, the world of that year is reduced to its most frivolous features... In this illuminating history, Charles Emmerson liberates the world of 1913 from this "prelude to war" narrative, and explores it as it was, in all its richness and complexity. Traveling from Europe's capitals, then at the height of their global reach, to the emerging metropolises of Canada and the United States, the imperial cities of Asia and Africa, and the boomtowns of Australia and South America, he provides a panoramic view of a world crackling with possibilities, its future still undecided, its outlook still open." -- front cover flap.

The Awakening and Selected Stories of Kate Chopin

Twelve short stories by Tobias Wolff exploring the characters' lives and search for the 'right path'.

The works of Kate Chopin, including short stories, psychological fiction, and women's fiction, highlighting the struggles of women and their relationships in the American South of the late 19th century.

A collection of short stories by Kate Chopin, spanning Louisiana life and themes of self-discovery and freedom in American literature.

Short stories of life in a Louisiana bayou, featuring the Creole way of life and miscegenation, written by Kate Chopin, a prominent figure in American literature.

A collection of Jim Shepard’s short stories that has earned recognition in The New York Times.