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Carpe Jugulum - Terry Pratchett
It is rare and splendid event when an author is elevated from the underground into the international literary establishment. In the case of England's best-known and best-loved mode... -
Carnivorous Nights_ On the Trai - Margaret Mittelbach; Michael Cr
Packing an off-kilter sense of humor and keen scientific minds, Margaret Mittelbach and Michael Crewdson, along with renowned artist Alexis Rockman, take off on a postmodern safari... -
Captain's Fury - Jim Butcher
From Publishers WeeklySharp tactical plotting, hazardous cross-country travel and a dash of sardonic humor mark Butcher's fourth Codex Alera novel (after 2006's Cursor's Fury). Tw.... -
California Hit - Don Pendleton
The sunny Golden Gate city finds out what the Executioner is all about when he explodes into their midst, hot on the trail of the inner enemy and "Mr. King," the behind-the-scenes ... -
Cairo Modern - Naguib Mahfouz; William M. Huti
The novelist's camera pans from the dome of King Fuad University (now Cairo University) to students streaming out of the campus, focusing on four students in their twenties, each r... -
Cain His Brother - Anne Perry
"A TRIUMPH . . . A model of the richness and subtleties of relationships, characters, and story construction."--Chicago Sun-TimesIn his family life, Angus Stonefield had been gentl... -
Cain - Jose Saramago; Margaret Jull Co
Amazon.com ReviewAmazon Best Books of the Month, October 2011: In his final slim novel, the late José Saramago gives a cheeky modernist update to a timeworn biblical tale.... -
Burglars Can't Be Choosers - Lawrence Block
SUMMARY: Bernie Rhodenbarr is a personable chap, a good neighbor, a passable poker player. His chosen profession, however, might not sit well with some. Bernie is a burglar, a good... -
Bungalow 2 - Danielle Steel
From Publishers WeeklyIn Steel's latest, 42-year-old Tanya Harris loves her life as a mother of three, wife of a dashing San Francisco lawyer and moderately successful writer of sh... -
Boswell_ A Modern Comedy - Stanley Elkin
Elkin's striking debut: The story of one man's comic attempts at immortality James Boswell is a professional strongman and a wrestler. He is also a loveable leech who amasses frien...