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Dave Eggers' The Wild Things is available for preorder, in regular hardcover and
limited-edition fur-covered.

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Three Things I'd Take to a Desert Island. BY MIKE SACKS - - - - The Bible The complete works of Beethoven A pristine copy of Jean Renoir's The Rules of the Game Also: Nail clippers Vaseline lip balm Sonicare Elite 7500 Power Toothbrush (soft bristles) UV-protected sunglasses A volleyball A volleyball net Spikes for the volleyball net Flip-flops Annie's Homegrown Shells & White Cheddar, 6-ounce boxes (pack of 24) Oven mitts A beach chair Stephen King's new one A copy of Dumb and Dumber A spare beach chair in case the first one breaks A butter brush for corn on the cob Toilet paper 15 rolls of pure-white paper towels Four 16-ounce bags of Wetzel's Pretzels An alarm clock A glow-in-the-dark Frisbee AA batteries AAA batteries Two D batteries Herb scissors A cucumber peeler Five napkin rings A plastic bag full of "Now That's What I Call Music!" CDs Alarm clock/radio Boogie Board Paddleball paddles and balls Sleeping shirt Ribbed X-tra sensitive condoms The digital camera The charger for the digital camera Glide dental floss Noxzema shaving cream Q-tips A 12-ounce bottle of Trappey's Red Devil Cayenne Pepper Sauce Suntan lotion, SPF 25 or above An extension cord Lined notepaper A few ballpoint pens A book of New York Times sudoku puzzles Vitamins C and D A hammer My iMac Some blank CDs CleanWell Lavender Absolute All-Natural Antibacterial Wash A pad of unlined paper A few WTUL 91.5 FM bumper stickers My senior yearbook from Winston Churchill High School An extra pillow or two A dream journal?   MORE LISTS

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