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Cannery Row - John Steinbeck
Amid the honky-tonks and sardine canneries of Monterey, California, a motley band forms a colorful—even idyllic—world of its own. Unburdened by the material necessities of the more... -
Brilliant_ The Evolution of Art - Jane Brox
Amazon.com ReviewAmazon Best Books of the Month, July 2010: In Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light, Jane Brox illuminates the fascinating and forgotten h... -
Blind Man's Alley - Justin Peacock
EDITORIAL REVIEW: **From the author of the Edgar Award–nominated legal thriller *A Cure for Night*, an ambitious and compulsively readable novel set in the cutthroat world of New Y... -
Between Here and Forever - Elizabeth Scott
Review"Scott's messages--that it's quite possible to break your own heart and that everyone deserves love--will resonate strongly with teens navigating their own first romances." -
Avenger - Andy McNab
SUMMARY: Having proved his grandfather Fergus’ innocence, Danny Watts and his friend Elena have now been recruited by the British government for a dangerous assignment. Elena must ... -
Atlantis and Other Places - Harry Turtledove
From Publishers WeeklyAlternate historian extraordinaire Turtledove (Hitler's War) explores a dozen different "what if?" scenarios in this reprint collection. These stories, some d... -
Asylum - Patrick McGrath
Amazon.com ReviewThe New Yorker review praised Patrick McGrath's "ornate, deadpan style . . . distinguished by its unusual seriousness, its lack of camp," and described Asylum... -
As She Climbed Across the Table - Jonathan Lethem
Amazon.com ReviewParticle physics, false vacuum bubbles, an alternate universe--this is the stuff of Jonathan Lethem's novel As She Climbed Across the Table. The tale echoes __ in.... -
Artemis Fowl_ the time paradox - Eoin Colfer
SUMMARY: Artemis's mother has contracted a deadly disease--and the only cure lies in the brain fluid of African lemurs. Unfortunately, Artemis himself was responsible for making th... -
An Opportunity for Profit - Dave Gross
Product DescriptionThe pirates hired to assassinate the kidnapped Waterdeep bride are hot on their prey. Having landed on the shores of the Utter East, they face great danger--all ...