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A Short History of Myth - Karen Armstrong
From Publishers WeeklyThis is an pedestrian study from the noted and popular religion scholar, in which Armstrong takes a historical approach to myth, tracing its evolution through... -
A History of the World in 6 Gla - Tom Standage
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Standage starts with a bold hypothesis—that each epoch, from the Stone Age to the present, has had its signature beverage—and takes readers on... -
A Good Woman - Danielle Steel
SUMMARY: From the glittering ballrooms of Manhattan to the fires of World War I, Danielle Steel takes us on an unforgettable journey in her new novel—a spellbinding tale of war, lo... -
A Catalogue of Books Relating t - George Watson Cole
Witchcraft in Early North America investigates European, African, and Indian witchcraft beliefs and their expression in colonial America. Alison Games's engaging book takes us beyo... -
A Bend in the River - Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul
In the "brilliant novel" (_The New York Times_) V.S. Naipaul takes us deeply into the life of one man — an Indian who, uprooted by the bloody tides of Third World history, has come... -
30 Days in Sydney_ A Wildly Dis - Peter Carey
SUMMARY: “This is a fabulously idiosyncratic small masterpiece ... it’s so good it takes your breath away.”—Times (UK)After living abroad for years, novelist Peter Carey returns ho... -
1492_ The Year Our World Began - Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
SUMMARY: The world would end in 1492 - so the prophets, soothsayers and stargazers said. They were right. Their world did end. But ours began. In search of the origins of the moder...