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Prodigal Summer - Barbara Kingsolver
Amazon.com ReviewThere is no one in contemporary literature quite like Barbara Kingsolver. Her dialogue sparkles with sassy wit and earthy poetry; her descriptions are rooted in da... -
No Mercy - Sherrilyn Kenyon
SUMMARY: Live fast, fight hard and if you have to die then take as many of your enemies with you as you can. That is the Amazon credo and it was one Samia lived and died by. Now in... -
Murder on K Street_ A Capital C - Margaret Truman
From Publishers WeeklyTruman's 23rd Capital Crimes novel (after 2006's Murder at the Opera) offers little suspense and even less insight into the wheelings and dealings of contempo... -
Mother night - Kurt Vonnegut
SUMMARY: Kurt Vonnegut is a master of contemporary American literature. His black humor, satiric voice, and incomparable imagination first captured America’s attention in The Siren... -
Miguel Street - V. S. Naipaul
Review?One of the few contemporary writers of whom we can speak in terms of greatness.? ?Mel Gussow, Newsday ?Miguel Street is the Bowery, the Tenderloin, and the Catfish R... -
Measuring the World - Daniel Kehlmann
SUMMARY: Loosely based on the lives of 19th-century explorer Alexander von Humboldt and a contemporary, mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss, Kehlmann's novel, a German bestseller wi... -
Lost & Found - Jacqueline Sheehan
From Publishers WeeklyIn her second novel, Sheehan switches genres from her debut historical about Sojourner Truth to a contemporary tale of grief featuring Rocky Pelligrino, a wom... -
Islam_ Religion, History, and C - Seyyed Hossein Nasr
From BooklistFinally, a good, up-to-date introduction to Islamic faith and history. Providing compelling analysis of contemporary Islam and its conflicts without overwhelming the r... -
How to Get a Job in a Museum Or - Alison Baverstock
SUMMARY: Getting your dream job in the arts is no mean feat these days. In this book, the author explores the world of museums and galleries, focusing on contemporary issues and cu... -
High Tide in Tucson - Barbara Kingsolver
"There is no one quite like Barbara Kingsolver in contemporary literature," raves the Washington Post Book World, and it is right. She has been nominated three times for the ABBY a...