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Vanishing Tower - Michael Moorcock
The swashbuckling and fantastic adventures of the moody albino prince -- Elric -- and his soul-drinking runesword, called Storm-bringer. The two are on a quest for The Vanishing... -
Vacuum Diagrams - Stephen Baxter
SUMMARY: "And everywhere the Humans went, they found life ..."This dazzling future history, winner of the 2000 Philip K. Dick Award, is the most ambitious and exciting since Asimov... -
Utter Incompetents - Thomas Oliphant
The problem wasn’t just Iraq.It didn’t even start with Iraq.It was bigger than Iraq. In fact, it was everything George W. Bush touched, from the very early flop on energy policy to... -
Up in the Air - Walter Kirn
SUMMARY: Ryan Bingham’s job as a Career Transition Counselor–he fires people–has kept him airborne for years. Although he has come to despise his line of work, he has come to love ... -
Underground - Haruki Murakami; Alfred Birnbau
From Publishers Weekly On March 20, 1995, followers of the religious cult Aum Shinrikyo unleashed lethal sarin gas into cars of the Tokyo subway system. Many died, many more were i... -
Under Western Eyes - Joseph Conrad
SUMMARY: Under Western Eyes traces the experiences of Razumov, a young Russian student caught up in the aftermath of a terrorist bombing. It deals with topical moral issues such as... -
Unbillable Hours_ A True Story - Ian Graham
Review“...engrossing memoir"" — LA Magazine “Graham’s telling of the overwrought work environment at Latham Watkins brings John Grisham’s The Associate to re... -
Un Lun Dun - China Mieville
From School Library JournalStarred Review. Grade 5–9—In present-day London, strange things start happening around Zanna: dogs stop to stare at her, birds circle her head. Then, sh.... -
Ulysses S. Grant - Michael Korda
From Publishers WeeklyThis little book will inevitably be compared with Josiah Bunting's similarly short biography of one of the world's greatest military figures. The marriage of ... -
Two Kisses for Maddy_ A Memoir - Matthew Logelin
Review"Heartbreaking, raw, moving and uplifting at the same time." -_The Hollywood Reporter_ "A tender memoir that combines the deep sadness of loss with the joys o...