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A Murder of Quality - John le Carre
John le Carré's classic novels deftly navigate readers through the intricate shadow worlds of international esionage with unsurpassed skill and knowledge, and have earned him -- an... -
A Hero of Our Time - Mikhail IUr'evich Lermontov; Na
Review"Natasha Randall's English, in her new translation, has exactly the right degree of loose velocity. . . . (Nabokov's version, the best-known older translation, is a bit more ... -
A Drowned Maiden's Hair - Laura Amy Schlitz
Maud Flynn is known at the orphanage for her impertinence. So when the charming Miss Hyacinth chooses her to take home, the girl is pleased but baffled, until she learns of her new... -
A Dirty Job - Christopher Moore
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Charlie Asher is a pretty normal guy. A little hapless, somewhat neurotic, sort of a hypochondriac. He's what's known as a Beta... -
A Commonwealth of Thieves_ The - Thomas Keneally
From Publishers WeeklyKeneally (_Schindler's List_) offers a novelistic chronicle of the founding of the colony now known as Australia, focusing on the first five years, 1788 to 17... -
A Bridge to the Stars - Henning Mankell
SUMMARY: This poignant novel explores how a unilateral decision can change a life.Two things are hard for Joel Gustafson to cope with: not knowing why, and not being able to do any... -
A Book of Mediterranean Food - Elizabeth David
SUMMARY: Long acknowledged as the inspiration for such modern masters as Julia Child and Claudia Roden, A Book of Mediterranean Food is Elizabeth David's passionate mixture of reci... -
A Big Little Life - Dean Koontz
SUMMARY: Dean Koontz's first ever nonfiction book, the deeply moving story of his life with his good dog TrixieDean Koontz is known for exploring the dark side of human nature in h...