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Underground - Haruki Murakami; Alfred Birnbau
From Publishers Weekly On March 20, 1995, followers of the religious cult Aum Shinrikyo unleashed lethal sarin gas into cars of the Tokyo subway system. Many died, many more were i... -
Under the Banner of Heaven_ A S - Jon Krakauer
Amazon.com ReviewIn 1984, Ron and Dan Lafferty murdered the wife and infant daughter of their younger brother Allen. The crimes were noteworthy not merely for their brutality but f... -
Under Heaven - Guy Gavriel Kay
SUMMARY: Inspired by the glory of Tang Dynasty China in the eighth century, Guy Gavriel Kay melds history and the fantastic into something both powerful and emotionally compelling.... -
Un Lun Dun - China Mieville
From School Library JournalStarred Review. Grade 5–9—In present-day London, strange things start happening around Zanna: dogs stop to stare at her, birds circle her head. Then, sh.... -
Ulysses S. Grant - Michael Korda
From Publishers WeeklyThis little book will inevitably be compared with Josiah Bunting's similarly short biography of one of the world's greatest military figures. The marriage of ... -
Ultimate Cook Book_ 900 New Rec - Bruce Weinstein; Mark Scarbroug
Here's the ultimate of ultimates: nine hundred new recipes from Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough, the authors of the Ultimate cookbook series. With a quarter million books alrea... -
Two or Three Things I Know for - Dorothy Allison
From Publishers WeeklyAllison's much-praised novel Bastard Out of Carolina was inspired by her childhood in Greenville, S.C., but in this memoir, adapted from a performance piece, ... -
Two Lives - William Trevor
Two beautiful, memorable novels in one volume, both focussing on women who retreat into their imaginations until the boundaries between what is real and what is not become blurred.... -
Twice a Spy_ A Novel - Keith Thomson
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Razor-sharp writing, laugh-out-loud humor, and a sturdy plot combine to make Thomson's sequel to Once a Spy a real treat for thriller fans tir... -
Tutankhamun - Nick Drake
SUMMARY: For Rahotep, chief detective, life is about to get very complicated. On the shadowy city streets the cryptically mutilated bodies of several young people are discovered. T...