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Self's punishment - Bernhard Schlink; Walter Popp
From Publishers WeeklyThe successful film adaptation of Schlink's The Reader should give a boost to his third mystery to feature aging German PI Gerhard Self (after 2007's Sel... -
R is for Ricochet - Sue Grafton
SUMMARY: Private Investigator Kinsey Milhone is back on the job, hired by a privileged parolee's father to keep her out of trouble. It should be an easy assignment-until the parole... -
Pug Hill - Alison Pace
From BooklistHope McNeil is an art restorer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. At 31, she thinks she should be getting married and having kids, but she doesn't lik... -
Pope Joan_ A Novel - Donna Woolfolk Cross
Amazon.com ReviewOne of the most controversial women of history is brought to brilliant life in Donn Woolfolk Cross's tale of Pope Joan, a girl whose origins should have kept her i... -
Onion Field - Joseph Wambaugh; James Ellroy
Hollywood. Saturday night. A broken taillight leads to a routine traffic stop. It shouldn’t have changed the lives of the four men involved, but it did. The Onion Field is the frig... -
Notes From the Hard Shoulder - James May
Review"'I worry that he thinks he doesn't need friends because he's got fans instead' Jeremy Clarkson, Sunday Times" Product DescriptionTop Gear presenter and columnist for... -
Money Boy - Paul Yee
Ray Liu knows he should be happy. He lives in a big suburban house with all the latest electronic gadgets, and even finds plenty of time to indulge in his love of gaming. He needs ... -
Marx_ A Very Short Introduction - Peter Singer
Review"I always recommend that undergraduates should read Singer's book to get an overview. I find it a very useful introduction: succinct and sophisticated."--Professor Diana Cool... -
Man With a Pan - John Donohue
Review“Inspirational, heartwarming tales of fathers in the kitchen...An engaging collection that shouldinspire comfort for the man who cooks while his baby bangs on the pots and pa... -
Leonard Maltin's 151 Best Movie - Leonard Maltin
What 151 movies have you never seen—but should? What French film could teach Hollywood how to make a smart, sexy romantic comedy? (page 233) Where will you find a female-centric We...