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The Mystic Masseur - V. S. Naipaul
Review?One of the few contemporary writers of whom we can speak in terms of greatness.??Mel Gussow, Newsday ?For sheer abundance of talent, there can hardly be a writer ali... -
The Heretic's Daughter_ A Novel - Kathleen Kent
Martha Carrier was one of the first women to be accused, tried and hanged as a witch in Salem, Massachusetts. Like her mother, young Sarah Carrier is bright and willful, openly cha... -
The God Project - John Saul
Review"Saul has instincts of a natural storyteller."--_People_ -- ReviewProduct DescriptionSomething is happening to the children of Eastbury, Massachusetts. Somet... -
The Fallen Sky - Christopher Cokinos
From The New YorkerIn 1894, fifteen years before his storied expedition to the North Pole, Robert Peary crossed a treacherous expanse of ice in Greenland in search of another prize... -
The Children of Hamlin - Carmen Carter
SUMMARY:The Hamlin Massacre -- every Starfleet officer knows the tale. The tiny Federation outpost of hamlin was destroyed, its entire adult population ruthlessly slaughtere... -
The Caryatids - Bruce Sterling
From Publishers WeeklySignature_Reviewed by_ Greg BearCaryatids, in Greek architecture, are stone women who support massive buildings. The Caryatids of Bruce Sterling's shimmering ... -
The Bronze Bow - Elizabeth George Speare
Review"A dramatic, deeply felt narrative whose characters and message will long be remembered." Booklist, ALAAbout the Author"I was born in Melrose, Massachusetts, on Novem... -
The Black Swan_ The Impact of t - Nassim Nicholas Taleb
SUMMARY: A black swan is an event, positive or negative, that is deemed improbable yet causes massive consequences. In this groundbreaking and prophetic book, Taleb shows in a play... -
Stone Spring - Stephen Baxter
SUMMARY: 8,000 years ago Europe was a very different place. England was linked to Holland by a massive swathe of land. Where the North Sea is now lay the landmass of Northland. And... -
Star Wars_ Thrawn Trilogy_ Dark - Timothy Zahn
The dying Empire's most cunning and ruthless warlord—Grand Admiral Thrawn—has taken command of the remnants of the Imperial fleet and launched a massive campaign aimed ...