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Round Rock - Michelle Huneven
From BooklistThe small California town of Rito, situated in the San Bernita Valley, is the kind of place that attracts dreamers, like the early settlers who made fortunes as citrus... -
Natural Acts_ A Sidelong View o - David Quammen
Amazon.com ReviewDavid Quammen is a naturalist, writer, and literary scholar who can turn from William Faulkner to theories of demographic stochasticity on a dime--or a comma. Natu... -
Mental Floss Presents Instant K - Will Pearson
SUMMARY: Mental_floss is proud to present a full-bodied jolt of inspiration for thirsty minds on the go. Blended with titillating facts, startling revelations, and head-scratching ... -
Hex and the City - Simon R. Green
Product DescriptionLady Luck has hired John Taylor to investigate the origins of the Nightside--the dark heart of London where it's always 3 A.M. But when he starts to uncover fact... -
Ghost Town at Sundown - Mary Pope Osborne
The saga and success of The Magic Tree House continues! The tenth adventure, Ghost Town at Sundown, is filled with the excitement, action, and fun facts always found in Magi... -
Genghis_ Birth of an Empire - Conn Iggulden
SUMMARY: He was born Temujin, the son of a khan, raised in a clan of hunters migrating across the rugged steppe. Temujin’s young life was shaped by a series of brutal acts: the bet... -
Fury - G. M. Ford
SUMMARY: Frank Corso is a pariah -- a journalist once vilified for making up "facts" on a major crime story. Yet slow, sheltered Leanne Samples trusts no one but Corso to tell the ... -
False Economy - Alan Beattie; Alan
'Alan Beattie's forensic analysis shows facts can be a force for change. Give people the facts, and they'll do the right thing' BonoIn 2001 Argentina's government bankrupted itself... -
Eternal Journey - Alex Archer
SUMMARY: After shooting an episode of Chasing History's Monsters at a dig in Australia, Annja Creed is left feeling mildly unimpressed. The artifacts being uncovered are considered... -
Doctor Who_ The Dalek Factor - Simon Clark
SUMMARY:When a Thal platoon arrive on a hostile planet investigating reports that Dalek artifacts have been detected, they are unprepared for what they find. In an undergrou...