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The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
Today, nearly forty years after his death, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck remains one of Americaís greatest writers and cultural figures. Over the next year, his many works p... -
The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein
SUMMARY: Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: a philosopher with a nearly human soul (and an obsession with opposable thumbs), he has educated himself by watching television... -
The Acts of King Arthur and His - John Steinbeck
Steinbeck's only work of fantasy literature-in an illustrated deluxe editionJohn Steinbeck's retelling of Malory's beloved Arthurian stories will capture the attention and i... -
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... -
Sophie's World_ A Novel About t - Jostein Gaarder
Amazon.com ReviewWanting to understand the most fundamental questions of the universe isn't the province of ivory-tower intellectuals alone, as this book's enormous popularity has ... -
Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You_ - Marcus Chown
SUMMARY:The two towering achievements of modern physics are quantum theory and Einsteins general theory of relativity. But, almost a century after their advent, most people ... -
Portrait of a Lady (B&N) - Henry James; Gabriel Brownstein
The Portrait of a Lady, by Henry James, is part of the *Barnes & Noble Classics *series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the studen... -
Perchance to Dream - Howard Weinstein
SUMMARY:On a routine mission to survey Domarus IV -- a class M world with no intelligent life -- a U.S.S. "Enterprise"(TM) shuttle crewed by Data, Troi and Wesley Crusher is... -
Parallel Stories - Peter Nadas; Imre Goldstein
A New York Times Notable Book for 2011 A once-in-a-generation literary event: the monumental masterwork being hailed as a “twenty-first-century War and Peace” (Magyar Nemzet)In 198... -
Once there was a war - John Steinbeck
EDITORIAL REVIEW: **Nobel laureate John Steinbeck's bracing from-the-frontlines account of World War II-now with a new cover and introduction** In 1943 John Steinbeck was on assign...