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Mastiff - Tamora Pierce
The Legend of Beka Cooper gives Tamora Pierce's fans exactly what they want--a smart and savvy heroine making a name for herself on the mean streets of Tortall's Lower City--while ... -
Mary Ann in Autumn_ A Tales of - Armistead Maupin
From Publishers Weekly In the sure-to-please follow-up to Michael Tolliver Lives, the bestselling Tales of the City reboot, it's been 20 years since series anchor Mary Ann Single... -
Manhattan Transfer - John Dos Passos
A portrait of New York City, drawn by describing the interconnected lives of dozens of people - bankers, chefs, bums, cabdrivers and others. Written in an impressionistic style, wi... -
Manhattan Noir - Lawrence Block
From Publishers WeeklyA pleasing variety of Manhattan neighborhoods come to life in Block's solid anthology, the latest entry in Akashic's city-themed noir series (_Brooklyn Noir_,... -
Lowboy - John Wray
SUMMARY: Early one morning in New York City, Will Heller, a sixteen-yearold paranoid schizophrenic, gets on an uptown B train alone. Like most people he knows, Will believes the wo... -
Lost City - Clive Cussler; Paul Kemprecos
EDITORIAL REVIEW: The key to eternal life has been found beneath two thousand feet of icy water in an area known as the "Lost City." To a family of ruthless French arms dealers the... -
Los Angeles Noir - Denise Hamilton
From Publishers WeeklyAkashic's city-themed noir series (_New Orleans Noir_, etc.) finally reaches L.A., a prime locale for this subgenre. Of the 17 contributors, bestseller Michae... -
Lord Jim & Nostromo - Joseph Conrad
WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY ROBERT D. KAPLAN COMMENTARY BY VIRGINIA WOOLF, HAROLD BLOOM, EDWARD SAID,F. R. LEAVIS, AND ROBERT PENN WARREN" Never were Mr. Conrad's felicity of phrase... -
Life in a Medieval Village - Frances Gies; Joseph Gies
From Publishers WeeklyAccording to the authors of Life in a Medieval City , the vast majority of medieval Europeans lived in villages--"permanent communities organized for agricult... -
Life in a Medieval City - Joseph Gies; Frances Gies
For students, researchers, and history lovers, a look at day-to-day life in a rarely explored era. "About life and death, midwives and funerals, business, books and authors, and to...