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Marrying Mozart - Stephanie Cowell
EDITORIAL REVIEW: *Amadeus* meets *Little Women* in this irresistibly delightful historical novel by award- winning author Stephanie Cowell. The year is 1777 and the four Weber sis... -
Los Angeles Noir - Denise Hamilton
From Publishers WeeklyAkashic's city-themed noir series (_New Orleans Noir_, etc.) finally reaches L.A., a prime locale for this subgenre. Of the 17 contributors, bestseller Michae... -
Land's End_ A Walk in Provincet - Michael Cunningham
SUMMARY: In this celebration of one of America's oldest towns (incorporated in 1720), Michael Cunningham, author of the best-selling, Pulitzer Prize-winning The Hours, brings us Pr... -
Impeached_ The Trial of Preside - David O. Stewart
From Publishers WeeklyFresh from his masterful The Summer of 1787, Stewart takes on one of the seamiest events in American history: the vengeful impeachment of Lincoln's succ... -
Humphry Clinker - Tobias Smollett
The eighteenth-century picaresque masterpiece- now in a new editionA triumph of English satire, Humphry Clinker was published just three months prior to its author's death in 1771.... -
Harry Potter and Philosophy_ If - David Baggett; Shawn Klein
Harry Potter has put a spell on millions of readers, and they all want to find out more about the deeper meaning of his adventures. In Harry Potter and Philosophy, 17 experts in... -
Handle With Care - Jodi Picoult
“Everything breaks. Some things just hurt more than others. Charlotte O’Keefe’s beautiful, much-longed-for, adored daughter Willow is born with osteogenesis imper... -
Growing Up Amish - Ira Wagler
New York Times eBook bestseller!One fateful starless night, 17-year-old Ira Wagler got up at 2 AM, left a scribbled note under his pillow, packed all of his earthly belongings into... -
Freaks and Revelations - Davida Wills Hurwin
SUMMARY: This raw, moving novel follows two teenagers-one, a Mohawk-wearing 17-year-old violent misfit; the other, a gay 13-year-old cast out by his family, hustling on the streets... -
Five Weeks in a Balloon - Jules Verne
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Geneva, Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; ">The first Verne novel in which he perfected the "ingredient...