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Galapagos - Kurt Vonnegut
SUMMARY: “Beautiful…provocative, arresting reading.”–USA TodayKURT VONNEGUT is a master of contemporary American literature. His black humor, satiric voice, and incomparable imagin... -
Fat Man in History - Peter Carey
A landmark in contemporary Australian literature, The Fat Man in History brought early acclaim to Peter Carey for his brilliant and ingenious fiction. These twelve stories introduc... -
Doctor Who_ Option Lock - Justin Richards
Product DescriptionOn contemporary Earth, the Doctor and Sam discover an ancient secret society is trying to start a nuclear war. An optical mystery compounds their confusion and t... -
Distrust That Particular Flavor - William Gibson
Product DescriptionWilliam Gibson is known primarily as a novelist, with his work ranging from his groundbreaking first novel, Neuromancer, to his more recent contemporary bestsel.... -
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter - Tom Franklin
SUMMARY: Tom Franklin's extraordinary talent has been hailed by the leading lights of contemporary literature—Philip Roth, Richard Ford, Lee Smith, and Dennis Lehane. Reviewers hav... -
China's Trapped Transition_ The - Minxin Pei
ReviewMinxin Pei is unquestionably one of this country's best informed and most insightful analysts of contemporary Chinese politics. This well-written, provocative book-a soberin... -
Breakfast in Bed - Robin Kaye
SUMMARY: The third funny, sexy, contemporary romance from a fresh new voice in romance fiction "Delightfully fun...a writer to watch." Booklist Rich, the epitome of "anti-domestic... -
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, ... -
Blood on My Hands - Todd Strasser
SUMMARY: Todd Strasser is the author of such popular and diverse titles as the middle-grade series, "Help, I'm Trapped...," "The Wave," and the contemporary YAs, "Give a Boy a Gun"... -
Beautiful Maria of My Soul - Oscar Hijuelos
EDITORIAL REVIEW: *The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love* is a Pulitzer Prize-winning contemporary American classic, a book that still captivates and inspires readers twenty years aft...