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The Seven Basic Plots - Christopher Booker
This remarkable and monumental book at last provides a comprehensive answer to the age-old riddle of whether there are only a small number of 'basic stories' in the world. Using a ... -
The Secret of the Crooked Cat - William Arden
Product DescriptionUsing a clue provided by an unusual stuffed cat, three young detectives investigate the mysterious troubles of an accident-prone carnival. -
The Restaurant at the End of th - Douglas Adams
When all questions of space, time, matter and the nature of being have been resolved, only one question remains - "Where shall we have dinner?" "The Restaurant at the End of the Un... -
The Kennedy Men_ 1901-1963 - Laurence Leamer
From Publishers WeeklyJournalist Leamer (The Kennedy Women) provides a stirring narrative of the Kennedy men but comes up short as regards analysis of the byzantine motivations, co... -
The Federalist Papers - Alexander Hamilton; James Madis
Amazon.com Review"This country and this people seem to have been made for each other, and it appears as if it was the design of Providence, that an inheritance so proper and conven... -
The Cambridge Introduction to M - Adam A. Watt
Product DescriptionProust's A la recherche du temps perdu (In Search of Lost Time, 1913-27) changed the course of modern narrative fiction. This Introduction provides an account of... -
Starting Out With C___ Early Ob - Tony Gaddis; Judy Walters; Godf
From the Back CoverGaddis Books—Understanding from the Start!Tony Gaddis[HTML_REMOVED]s best-selling Starting Out With... series provides accessibl... -
Servant of the Bones - Anne Rice
Amazon.com ReviewHer first book since From Publishers WeeklyNeither a vampire nor a witch nor a mummy, but a genie provides the focus of Rice's latest (after Memnoch the De... -
Resurrecting Pompeii - Estelle Lazer
SUMMARY: Resurrecting Pompeii provides an in-depth study of a unique site from antiquity with information about a population who all died from the same known cause within a short p... -
Restless Soul - Alex Archer
SUMMARY:A vacation spot picked at random, Thailand is intended to provide relaxation for archaeologist Annja Creed. Yet the irresistible pull of the country's legendary Spir...