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V_ - Thomas Pynchon
SUMMARY: Winner of the coveted William Faulkner Foundation First Novel Award in 1963, "V." remains a popular literary classic by one of America's great modernists. "This work may w... -
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... -
Use of Weapons - Iain M. Banks
EDITORIAL REVIEW: The man known as Cheradenine Zakalwe was one of Special Circumstances' foremost agents, changing the destiny of planets to suit... -
Uranium - Tom Zoellner
The fascinating story of the most powerful source of energy the earth can yieldUranium is a common element in the earth's crust and the only naturally occurring mineral with the po... -
Upright Piano Player - David Abbott
Review'This is a fine, sensitive, moving book - a remarkable first novel' Justin Cartwright. '(A) beautifully constructed debut' Catherine Taylor, Guardian. 'The menace simmering b... -
Up in Smoke - Katie MacAlister
From BooklistDoppelganger Mayling is the mate of Gabriel, a Silver Dragon. Unfortunately, however, Mayling was specifically created to be the consort of the Demon Lord Magoth, an o... -
Up and Down Stairs_ The History - Jeremy Musson
Country houses were reliant on an intricate hierarchy of servants, each of whom provided an essential skill. Up and Down Stairs brings to life this hierarchy, showing how large num... -
Up Country - Nelson DeMille
Amazon.com ReviewIn Up Country, Nelson DeMille cannily revives the army career of Chief Warrant Officer Paul Brenner, the cynical, hardworking Criminal Investigation Division man .... -
Up Against It - M. J. Locke
SUMMARY:Geoff and his friends live in Phocaea, a distant asteroid colony on the Solar System's frontier. They're your basic high-spirited young adults, enjoying such pastime... -
Unseen Academicals - Terry Pratchett
SUMMARY: Discworld lives on. In this latest novel, Terry Pratchett delivers the trademark insight and humor readers the world over have come to expect from the purely funniest Engl...