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The Magic Kingdom - Stanley Elkin
Review“A splendid work of fiction.” —_Newsday_“Hysterical and profound . . . Earns its place among the dark voyages that fiction must chronicle.” —_The New York Times_P... -
The Gift_ Creativity and the Ar - Lewis Hyde
Review“The best book I know of for talented but unacknowledged creators. . . . A masterpiece.” —Margaret Atwood “No one who is invested in any kind of art . . . can read The Gif... -
The Fearsome Particles - Trevor Cole
Review“Trevor Cole has written an Ordinary People for the 21st century.” — Maclean’s “Cole’s writing is reminiscent of that of Carol Shields: he can be hilar... -
The Fall of the House of Zeus - Curtis Wilkie
“Over the past four decades no reporter has critiqued the American South with such evocative sensitivity and bedrock honesty as Curtis Wilkie.” —Douglas Brinkley ... -
The Adolescent - Fyodor Dostoevsky; Richard Peve
Review“The Adolescent is the most captivating of Dostoevsky’s novels.” —Konstantin Mochulsky, author of Dostoevsky: His Life and Work_ _Praise for ... -
Tar Baby - Toni Morrison
Review“Deeply perceptive. . . . Return[s] risk and mischief to the contemporary American novel.” —John Irving, _The New York Times Book Review “Toni Morrison has made herself in... -
Slay Ride - Dick Francis
Review“Nobody sets up a mystery better than Dick Francis.” —_San Francisco Chronicle_Product DescriptionA smash hit novel now in trade—from “a rare and magica... -
Signs of Life_ A Memoir - Natalie Taylor
“I know. I know. No one says it but I know...” —from Signs of LifeTwenty-four-year-old Natalie Taylor was leading a charmed life. At the age of twenty four, she had a fulf... -
Quinn - Iris Johansen
Review“The suspense and action will entertain all, even those new to the series.” —Library Journal (starred review)“Johansen launches a trilogy that takes the reader o... -
God Is Red - Liao Yiwu
“Liao'scoverage of Christians allows truth to shine in the darkness. That's the beautyof his writings.” —Liu Xiaobo, winner of the 2010Nobel Peace PrizeChinesedisside...