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The Coke Machine_ The Dirty Tru - Michael Blanding
Review"Blanding roots his tale in the birth of the advertising era, and he is particularly effective in telling the story of how Coke fought to monopolize the sale of soft drinks t... -
The Cocaine Chronicles - Gary Phillips; Jervey Tervalon
From Publishers WeeklyThere are some strong entries in this depressing all-original anthology of 17 stories involving the always powerful, often destructive, effects of cocaine use... -
The Circus Fire - Stewart O'Nan
It was a midsummer afternoon, halfway through a Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus performance, when the big top caught fire. The tent had been waterproofed with a mixture ... -
The Chrysalids - John Wyndham
Review"Sometimes you just need a bit of soft-core sci-fi, and Wyndham’s 1950’s classic, newly back in print, fully delivers." --_Thicket Magazine_ "It is quite simply a page-tu... -
The Charlemagne Pursuit - Steve Berry
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. In bestseller Berry's fourth thriller to feature ex–Justice Department agent Cotton Malone (after The Venetian Betrayal), Malone embarks on a.... -
The Cellist of Sarajevo - Steven Galloway
From Publishers WeeklyCanadian Galloway (_Ascension_) delivers a tense and haunting novel following four people trying to survive war-torn Sarajevo. After a mortar attack kills 22 ... -
The Cat Behavior Answer Book - Arden Moore
Cats can be difficult to understand. They often seem secretive, aloof, and maddeningly independent. But they also earn deep love and devotion from millions of cat owners who cheris... -
The Cardturner - Louis Sachar
From School Library JournalGrade 8 Up—Alton Richards is resigned to spending a slow summer on his own after his girlfriend leaves him for his best friend and he finds himself with ... -
The Burglar in the Rye - Lawrence Block
Amazon.com ReviewLawrence Block is such a gifted writer that even a native New Yorker will be fooled into thinking that the Paddington Hotel, described in the opening pages of Burg... -
The Burglar in the Closet - Lawrence Block
Review Secrecy and a deft touch are the hallmarks of every successful burglar. Or so thinks Bernie Rhodenbarr before he gets a shocking proposal from his dentist. Sitting back in t...