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The House of Wittgenstein_ A Fa - Alexander Waugh
SUMMARY: The modern obsession with celebrity began with the Bright Young People, a voraciously pleasure-seeking band of bohemian party-givers and blue-blooded socialites who romped... -
The Franchiser - Stanley Elkin
The comic story of a man's obsessive quest to build a fast food empire across America For the better part of the 1970s, entrepreneur Ben Flesh could expand his business kingdom wit... -
The Egyptologist - Arthur Phillips
Beginning on the desert plains of Egypt in 1922, this is the story of an archaeologist who becomes obsessed with finding the tomb of an apocryphal king, exploring themes of class, ... -
The Disappointment Artist - Jonathan Lethem
In a volume he describes as "a series of covert and no-so-covert autobiographical pieces," Jonathan Lethem explores the nature of cultural obsession—in his case, with examples as d... -
The Burglar Who Thought He Was - Lawrence Block
SUMMARY: Bookseller Bernie Rhodenbarr's in love—with an exotic Eastern European beauty who shares his obsession with Humphrey Bogart movies. He's in heaven, munching popcorn with h... -
The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein
SUMMARY: Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: a philosopher with a nearly human soul (and an obsession with opposable thumbs), he has educated himself by watching television... -
The 7th Victim - Alan Jacobson
From Publishers WeeklyIn Jacobson's tepid third thriller (after Hunted and False Accusations), FBI profiler Karen Vail is obsessed with bringing to justice the Dead ... -
Spellbound - Nora Roberts
Product DescriptionLeave it to number-one bestselling author Nora Roberts to spin a tale that blurs the boundaries between reality and fantasy, modern-day mishaps and ancient curse... -
Slaves of Obsession - Anne Perry
The year is 1861. The American Civil War has just begun, and London arms dealer Daniel Alberton is becoming a very wealthy man. His quiet dinner party seems remote indeed from the ... -
Skin Deep - Nora Roberts
SUMMARY: The high price of fame meant learning to deal with obsessive fans. But this one was different. He was watching and waiting, and Chantel O'Hurley was afraid. She needed hel...