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Spitting off tall buildings - Dan Fante
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Bruno Dante -- aspiring playwright, part-time depressive, and full-time drunk -- has hitchhiked cross-country, escaping the sunshine, have-a-nice-day culture of L... -
Speaker for the Dead - Orson Scott Card
SUMMARY:In the aftermath of his terrible war, Ender Wiggin disappeared, and a powerful voice arose: The Speaker for the Dead, who told the true story of the Bugger War.Now, ... -
Sparkling Cyanide - Agatha Christie
E-book exclusive extra: Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on Sparkling Cyanide. Six people sit down to a sumptuous meal at a table laid for seven. A sprig of rosemary -- ... -
Sorceress of Darshiva - David Eddings
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Troubles and delays continued to mount as Garion, Belgarath, Polgara, and the company pursued Zandramas across the known world. Possessed by the Dark Destiny, she... -
Soon I Will Be Invincible - Austin Grossman
SUMMARY: Doctor Impossible—evil genius, would-be world conqueror—languishes in prison. Shuffling through the cafeteria line with ordinary criminals, he wonders if the smartest man ... -
Song of Solomon - Toni Morrison
Amazon.com ReviewMorrison's earthy, poetic voice compliments perfectly the fantastical and mythical elements of Song Of Soloman. A world where fathers fly in clouds of rose petals.... -
Somewhere Beneath Those Waves - Sarah Monette
The first non-themed collection of critically acclaimed author Sarah Monette''s best short fiction. To paraphrase Hugo-award winner Elizabeth Bear's introduction: "Monette's prose ... -
Something Like an Autobiography - Akira Kurosawa
Translated by Audie E. Bock."A first rate book and a joy to read.... It's doubtful that a complete understanding of the director's artistry can be obtained without reading this boo... -
Soft Apocalypse - Will McIntosh
From Publishers WeeklyIn this moving debut from Hugo-winner McIntosh, the prosperous world of 2023 ends not with a bang but with a crackle, the sound of genetically engineered bamb... -
Snobbery With Violence - M. C. Beaton
SUMMARY: After a brief and ill-advised dalliance with the Suffragette movement, Lady Rose Summers_ debut season in London society turns out to be a complete disaster. Rose_s father...