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The California Roll - John Vorhaus
From Publishers WeeklyVorhaus's amusing thriller about the misadventures of a con man in Los Angeles hums along for a while through gags and gaffes and witty dialogue, but never ge... -
The Burglar in the Library - Lawrence Block
SUMMARY: Bookseller and New-Yorker-to-the-bone, Bernie Rhodenbarr rarely ventures out of Manhattan, but he's excited about the romantic getaway he has planned for himself and curre... -
The Bronze Bow - Elizabeth George Speare
Review"A dramatic, deeply felt narrative whose characters and message will long be remembered." Booklist, ALAAbout the Author"I was born in Melrose, Massachusetts, on Novem... -
The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and - DC Pierson
A wildly original and hilarious debut novel about the typical high school experience: the homework, the awkwardness, and the mutant creatures from another galaxy.When Darren Bennet... -
The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
SUMMARY: It’s just a small story really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. ... -
The Black Banners_ 9_11 and the - Ali H. Soufan; Daniel Freedman
Product DescriptionA book that will change the way we think about al-Qaeda, intelligence, and the events that forever changed America.On September 11, 2001, FBI Spe... -
The Best American Travel Writin - Sloane Crosley; Jason Wilson
These gifted authors don't just tell us about unique or out-of-the-way places; they take us to them, show us what they look like, show us who their people are, and make us feel lik... -
The Basque History of the World - Mark Kurlansky
Amazon.com ReviewThe buzz about the Guggenheim Bilbao aside, the Basques seldom get good press--from the 12th-century Codex of Calixtus ("A Basque or Navarrese would do in a Frenc.... -
The Back of the Napkin - Dan Roam
The acclaimed bestseller about visual problem solving-now bigger and better "There is no more powerful way to prove that we know something well than to draw a simple picture of it... -
The Authentic Life of Billy the - Pat F. Garrett; Fredrick Nolan
More than twelve decades after Billy the Kid's death in 1881, books, movies, and essays about this western outlaw are still popular. And they all go back to one source: The Auth...