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The Gift of Fear - Gavin J. Becker; Tom Stechschul
A carjacker lurking in a shopping mall parking lot. An abusive husband pounding on the door. A disgruntled employee brandishing a gun. These days, no one is safe from the specte... -
The Forgotten Highlander - Alistair Urquhart
Alistair Urquhart was a soldier in the Gordon Highlanders, captured by the Japanese in Singapore. Forced into manual labor as a POW, he survived 750 days in the jungle working as a... -
The Death of Bunny Munro - Nick Cave
From Publishers WeeklyThe protagonist of Cave's pleasantly demented second novel, set in England, is living out a porno: door-to-door lotion salesman Bunny Munro spends his days se... -
The Complete Novels Of George O - George Orwell
SUMMARY: Animal FarmBurmese DaysA Clergyman's DaughterComing Up for AirKeep the Aspidistra FlyingNineteen Eighty-FourDescribed by Anthony Burgess as 'the best-loved of all twentiet... -
The Captive Soul - Josepha Sherman
Duncan MacLeod and his friend Methos notice a particular sword on display in a New York City museum. Methos recognizes the weapon from his days in ancient Egypt when he attempte... -
The Camel Club - David Baldacci
EDITORIAL REVIEW: The man known as Oliver Stone has no official past. He spends most days camped opposite the White House, hoping to expose corruption wherever he finds it. But the... -
The Bottle Factory Outing - Beryl Bainbridge
Freda and Brenda spend their days working in an Italian-run wine-bottling factory. A work outing offers promise for Freda and terror from Brenda; passions run high on that chilly d... -
The Blind Assassin - Margaret Atwood
SUMMARY:The Blind Assassin opens with these simple, resonant words: "Ten days after the war ended, my sister Laura drove a car off a bridge." They are spoken by Iris, whose ... -
Sweet Thursday - John Steinbeck
In Monterey, on the California coast, Sweet Thursday is what they call the day after Lousy Wednesday, which is one of those days that are just naturally bad. Returning to the scene... -
Sushi for Beginners - Marian Keyes
A nervous breakdown seems like a great idea: all that lying in bed and watching daytime TV. But who's going to have it? Will it be housewife Clodagh, who spends her days microwavin...