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Alexander II_ The Last Great Ts - Edvard Radzinsky; Antonina Boui
From Publishers WeeklyIt's difficult to reform Russia, as popular historian Radzinsky shows in this lively examination of the czar best known for emancipating the serfs in 1861. Vi... -
Agincourt - Bernard Cornwell
"The greatest writer of historical adventures today" (Washington Post) tackles his richest, most thrilling subject yet — the heroic tale of Agincourt.Young Nichol... -
After the quake_ stories - Haruki Murakami; Jay Rubin
Amazon.com ReviewHaruki Murakami, a writer both mystical and hip, is the West's favorite Japanese novelist. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Murakami lived abroad until 1995. That year, two... -
After the First Death - Lawrence Block
Review"Block's fiction is tense and energetic. His stories unfold smoothly and elegantly, with plenty of detail and rich characterization."-Houston Chronicle Product Descripti... -
After Rain - William Trevor
Amazon.com ReviewAfter Rain consists of 12 short stories of love and disillusion by one of the current masters of fiction, William Trevor. Among the stories are "The Piano Tuner's.... -
Afghanistan_ A Cultural and Pol - Thomas Barfield
Afghanistan traces the historic struggles and the changing nature of political authority in this volatile region of the world, from the Mughal Empire in the sixteenth century to th... -
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle
From School Library JournalGrade 7 Up-Four short stories of mystery and intrigue by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle are performed radio theater style by the St. Charles Players: "The Advent... -
Across the Wall - Garth Nix
The collected short stories of Garth Nix, including a novella which follows on from the enthralling Old Kingdom fantasy adventures of Sabriel, Lirael and Abhorsen. Nicholas Sayre w... -
Across the Bridge - Mavis Gallant; Robertson Davies
A new collection of stories by Mavis Gallant is always a major publishing event. For this is the writer who–like Margaret Atwood and Alice Munro–has made Canadian short stories ... -
Acacia_ Book One_ The War with - David Anthony Durham
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. In this sprawling and vividly imagined fantasy, historical novelist Durham (_Pride of Carthage_) chronicles the downfall and reinvention...