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Doctor Who and Philosophy - Courtland Lewis; Paula Smithka
In Doctor Who and Philosophy, a team of mostly human philosophers (who are also fans) looks at the deeper issues raised by the Doctor's mind-blowing adventures. They discuss, am... -
Den of Thieves_ Book One of the - David Chandler
Born and raised in the squalid depths of the Free City of Ness, Malden became a thief by necessity. Now he must pay a fortune to join the criminal operation of Cutbill, lord of the... -
December 6_ A Novel - Martin Cruz Smith
SUMMARY: Amid the imperialist fervor of late 1941 Tokyo, Harry Niles is a man with a mission -- self-preservation. But Niles was raised by missionary parents and educated in the sh... -
Brother to Dragons, Companion t - Jane Lindskold
SUMMARY:The Magic That Doesn’t Go AwayCutbacks have forced Sarah out of the asylum in which she was raised—and into a strange new place where the Head Wolf rules the beautif... -
Blossom - Andrew H. Vachss
In the figure of Burke, Andrew Vachss has given contemporary crime fiction one of its most mesmerizing characters. An abused child raised in orphanages, foster homes, and prisons, ... -
Biba's Northern Italian Cooking - Biba Caggiano
From Publishers WeeklyBiba Caggiano, Bologna-born and raised in the Emiglia-Romagna region, gives her audience the chance to cook like a native in Biba's Northern Italian Cooking. ... -
At Swim, Two Boys - Jamie O'Neill
SUMMARY: Raised in County Dublin,Jamie O'Neillis the author ofKilbrackandAt Swim, Two Boys,which won the Ferro-Grumley Award for Fiction and the Lambda Literary Award in Gay Men's ... -
Asylum - Patrick McGrath
Amazon.com ReviewThe New Yorker review praised Patrick McGrath's "ornate, deadpan style . . . distinguished by its unusual seriousness, its lack of camp," and described Asylum... -
A home at the end of the world - Michael Cunningham
SUMMARY: From Michael Cunningham, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hours , comes this widely praised novel of two boyhood friends: Jonathan, lonely, introspective, and unsu... -
A Thief of Time - Tony Hillerman
From Publishers WeeklyTopping even his highly praised The Blessing Way and Skinwalkers, Hillerman's new novel seamlessly unites drama, pathos and naturally humorous incidents in th...