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Confessions of a Public Speaker - Scott Berkun
In this hilarious and highly practical book, author and professional speaker Scott Berkun reveals the techniques behind what great communicators do, and shows how anyone can learn ... -
Collapse_ How Societies Choose - Jared Diamond
"A magisterial effort packed with insight and written with clarity and enthusiasm. It's also the deal of the year---the equivalent of a year's college course by an engaging, brilli... -
Burglars Can't Be Choosers - Lawrence Block
SUMMARY: Bernie Rhodenbarr is a personable chap, a good neighbor, a passable poker player. His chosen profession, however, might not sit well with some. Bernie is a burglar, a good... -
Bringing Adam Home - Les Standiford
FromThis is the ultimate cold case�tragic, high-profile, and, finally, successfully solved. Six-year-old Adam Walsh was abducted from a crowded Sears store in Hollywood, Florida, i... -
Briefing for a Descent Into Hel - Doris May Lessing
In this ambitious novel of madness and release, shortlisted for the Booker Prize, Doris Lessing imagines the fantastical "inner-space" life of an amnesiac.Charles Watkins, a Profes... -
Brains_ A Zombie Memoir - Becker
EDITORIAL REVIEW: College-professor-cum-zombie Jack Barnes is a different breed of undead—he can think. In fact, he can even write. And the story he has to tell is a truly disturbi... -
Boswell_ A Modern Comedy - Stanley Elkin
Elkin's striking debut: The story of one man's comic attempts at immortality James Boswell is a professional strongman and a wrestler. He is also a loveable leech who amasses frien... -
Black Rain_ A Thriller - Graham Brown
SUMMARY: Covert government operative Danielle Laidlaw leads an expedition into the deepest reaches of the Amazon in search of a legendary Mayan city. Assisted by a renowned univers... -
Banquet for the Damned - Adam Nevill
SUMMARY: A hair-raising tribute to the classic British ghost story. Few believed Professor Coldwell was in touch with an unseen world and could commune with spirits. But in Scotlan... -
Any Woman's Blues_ A Novel of O - Erica Jong
From Publishers WeeklyJong ( Fanny ; Serenissima ) has consistently profiled clever and libidinous heroines who engage in series of bold adventures while striving toward self-knowl...