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On the Yankee Station_ Stories - William Boyd
Review"A skilled narrator with great powers of witty invention.... William Boyd has established himself as an accomplished and adventurous writer."?_The New York Times Book Review_... -
Murder at Mansfield Park - Lynn Shepherd
Murder at Mansfield Park is a witty and clever reimagining of Jane Austen's much-loved novel Mansfield Park. But in this Mansfield Park, things have changed ... Formerly Au... -
Men and Cartoons - Jonathan Lethem
Review"A strikingly original collection . . . imaginative, insightful, witty and sad." --Milwaukee Journal Sentinel"An already dazzling writer shows us a new card. . . . -
Ladies of Grace Adieu - Susanna Clarke
Review'An unholy alliance of Austen and Angela Carter' Daily Mail 'These tales read as if Jane Austen had rewritten the Brothers Grimm ... wonderful' Spectator 'Witty rejoinders an... -
How to Travel With a Salmon and - Umberto Eco
In these "impishly witty and ingeniously irreverent" essays (Atlantic Monthly), "the Andy Rooney of academia" (Los Angeles Times) takes on computer jargon, librarians, bureaucrats,... -
Empire_ What Ruling the World D - Jeremy Paxman
ReviewHe writes with wit and penetration, and every page of Empire can be read with relaxed pleasure -- Spectator Paxman is witty, incisive, acerbic and opinionated ... In short, h... -
Doctor Who_ Only Human - Gareth Roberts
Product DescriptionThe Doctor looks and seems human. He's handsome, witty, and could be mistaken for just another man in the street. But the Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900-year-old a... -
Dexter by Design - Jeff Lindsay
SUMMARY: The macabre, witty "New York Times "bestselling series (and inspiration for the #1 Showtime series, "Dexter)" continues as our darkly lovable killer matches wits with a sa... -
Anonyponymous_ The Forgotten Pe - John Marciano
EDITORIAL REVIEW: **An encyclopedia of linguistic biographies: the witty, illustrated stories of the Earl of Sandwich, Charles Boycott, and other historical figures better known as...