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The Master and Margarita - Mikhail Bulgakov
SUMMARY: Surely no stranger work exists in the annals of protest literature than The Master and Margarita. Written during the Soviet crackdown of the 1930s, when Mikhail Bulgakov's... -
The Marquise of O and Other Sto - Heinrich von Kleist
Between 1799, when he left the Prussian Army, and his suicide in 1811, Kleist developed into a writer of unprecedented and tragically isolated genius. This collection of works from... -
The Lair of Bones - David Farland
SUMMARY: Certain works of fantasy are immediately recognizable as monuments, towering above the rest of the category. They have been written by the likes of Stephen R. Donaldson, R... -
The Guns of August - Barbara Wertheim Tuchman
Review “Fascinating . . . One of the finest works of history written . . . A splendid and glittering performance.” –_The New York Times _ “MORE DRAMATIC THAN FICTION . . ... -
The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
Today, nearly forty years after his death, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck remains one of Americaís greatest writers and cultural figures. Over the next year, his many works p... -
The Glitch in Sleep - John Hulme; Michael Wexler
SUMMARY:Becker Drane knows exactly how The World works You know the rain we had two weeks ago, or that nightmare you had last night? Becker Drane can tell you exactly who or... -
The Evolution of Useful Things - Henry Petroski
Amazon.com ReviewThis surprising book may appear to be about the simple things of life--forks, paper clips, zippers--but in fact it is a far-flung historical adventure on the evolu... -
The Early Ayn Rand_ A Selection - Ayn Rand; Leonard Peikoff
SUMMARY: In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Ayn Rand's birth, this newly revised collection of her early fiction ranges from works written from 1926 through 1940, and inclu... -
The Dark Arena - Mario Puzo
Review"Fierce, intense, compelling."-_The Boston Globe _"ONE OF THE FINEST WORKS OF FICTION TO COME OUT OF THIS COUNTRY’S OCCUPATION OF GERMANY."-_The Nation_ "PU... -
The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
EDITORIAL REVIEW: **An ingenious code hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci.****A desperate race through the cathedrals and castles of Europe.****An astonishing truth concealed ...