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The Day We Found the Universe - Marcia Bartusiak
Book Description From one of our most acclaimed science writers: a dramatic narrative of the discovery of the true nature and startling size of the universe, delving back past the ... -
Silk - Caitlin R. Kiernan
From Publishers WeeklyDespite its title, there's nothing smooth or sexy about this skin-crawling debut from Kiernan, an author with one helluvan imagination and a startling lack of... -
No one belongs here more than y - Miranda July
SUMMARY: Award-winning filmmaker and performing artist Miranda July brings her extraordinary talents to the page in a startling, sexy, and tender collection. In these stories, July... -
Nature Noir - Jordan Fisher Smith
A nature book unlike any other, Jordan Fisher Smith's startling account of fourteen years as a park ranger thoroughly dispels our idealized visions of life in the great outdoors. I... -
My Life as a Fake_ A Novel - Peter Carey
Review"My Life as a Fake_ _is so confidently brilliant, so economical yet lively in its writing, so tightly fitted and continuously startling." –John Updike, The New Y... -
Mental Floss Presents Instant K - Will Pearson
SUMMARY: Mental_floss is proud to present a full-bodied jolt of inspiration for thirsty minds on the go. Blended with titillating facts, startling revelations, and head-scratching ... -
Lost in Translation - Nicole Mones
SUMMARY: A novel of searing intelligence and startling originality, Lost in Translation heralds the debut of a unique new voice on the literary landscape. Nicole Mones creates an u... -
Inversions - Iain M. Banks
Banks presents an engrossing portrait of an alien world, and of two very different people bound by a startling and mysterious secret.On a backward world with six moons, an alert... -
Fragment - Warren Fahy
SUMMARY: In this powerhouse of suspense - as brilliantly imagined as Jurassic Park and The Ruins - scientists have made a startling discovery: a fragment of a lost continent, an is... -
Fire Watch - Connie Willis
SUMMARY: Winner of six Nebula and five Hugo awards, Connie Willis is one of the most acclaimed and imaginative authors of our time. Her startling and powerful works have redefined...