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Isaac's Storm - Erik Larson
On September 8, 1900, a massive hurricane slammed into Galveston, Texas. A tidal surge of some four feet in as many seconds inundated the city, while the wind destroyed thousands o... -
Indecent Exposure - Tom Sharpe
Tom Sharpe's second South African novel and a brilliant follow- up to Riotous Assembly Once again the setting is Piemburgem, the deceptively peaceful- looking capital of Zululand, ... -
In Dubious Battle - John Steinbeck; Warren G. Frenc
ReviewJohn Steinbeck knew and understood America and Americans better than any other writer of the twentieth century. (The Dallas Morning News) A man whose work was equal to ... -
Impeached_ The Trial of Preside - David O. Stewart
From Publishers WeeklyFresh from his masterful The Summer of 1787, Stewart takes on one of the seamiest events in American history: the vengeful impeachment of Lincoln's succ... -
Ice Station - Matthew Reilly
From Publishers WeeklyAfter a team of American scientists at Wilkes Ice Station discover what seems to be a spaceship in a four-million-year-old cavern below the ice, two of the di... -
How to Be an American Housewife - Margaret Dilloway
From Publishers WeeklyIn this enchanting first novel, Dilloway mines her own family's history to produce the story of Japanese war bride Shoko, her American daughter, Sue, and thei... -
How We Believe_ Science and the - Michael Shermer
A new edition covering the latest scientific research on how the brain makes us believers or skepticsRecent polls report that 96 percent of Americans believe in God, and 73 percent... -
Hot Time in the Old Town - Edward Kohn
One of the worst natural disasters in American history, the 1896 New York heat wave killed almost 1,500 people in ten oppressively hot days. The heat coincided with a pitched presi... -
Hostile Intent - Michael Walsh
EDITORIAL REVIEW: It starts with the most horrific act of terrorism ever committed on American soil. Only one man can stop them. Code named Devlin, he exists only in the blackest s... -
Homer & Langley_ A Novel - E. L. Doctorow
SUMMARY: From Ragtime and Billy Bathgate to The Book of Daniel, World's Fair, and The March, the novels of E. L. Doctorow comprise one of the most substantive achievements of moder...