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Book of Sketches, 1952-57 - Jack Kerouac
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Somewhere between diary, verbal sketchbook and play-by-play account of whatever passed before his eyes, this collection of poems transcribed .... -
Bluebeard - Kurt Vonnegut
An old man recounts his past to a voluptuous widow, revealing man's compulsion to create and destroy what he loves. -
Blue at the Mizzen - Patrick O'Brian
SUMMARY: The brand new Aubrey-Maturin novel, the twentieth in this classic series. 'If we had only two or three of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series, we would count ourselves... -
Blowout - Carl Safina
Carl Safina has been hailed as one of the top 100 conservations of the 20th century (_Audubon Magazine_) and A Sea in Flames is his blistering account of the months-long manmade di... -
Blood Contact - David Sherman; Dan Cragg
SUMMARY: Through three centuries of interstellar travel, intelligent alien life- forms had never been encountered . . . until now.When a scientific team exploring an obscure planet... -
Black Sun_ A Thriller - Graham Brown
EDITORIAL REVIEW: In the heart of the Amazon, NRI operative Danielle Laidlaw makes an incredible discovery: a translucent Mayan stone generating massive waves of energy while count... -
Black River - G. M. Ford
SUMMARY: There is no stronger argument for the death penalty than Nicholas Balagula, the bloodthirsty West Coast crime boss who has been charged with sixty-three counts of homicide... -
Black Milk - Elif Shafak
An acclaimed Turkish novelist's personal account of balancing a writer's life with a mother's life. After the birth of her first child in 2006, Turkish writer Elif Shafek suffered ... -
Black Is The Colour Of My True - Ellis Peters
SUMMARY: Singers and musicians are gathered for a course in folk music that will occupy a weekend in the fantastic country mansion called Follymead. Most come only to sing or to li... -
Black Hawk Down_ A Story of Mod - Mark Bowden
EDITORIAL REVIEW: The acclaimed *New York Times* bestseller *Black Hawk Down* is "a shocking account of modern warfare . . . gripping and horrifying" (*San Francisco Chronicle*) De...