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Blind Descent_ The Quest to Dis - James M. Tabor
SUMMARY: The deepest cave on earth was a prize that had remained unclaimed for centuries, long after every other ultimate discovery had been made: both poles by 1912, Everest in 19... -
Bleak House - Charles Dickens
SUMMARY: Considered one of Dickens's greatest works, "Bleak House" scathingly portrays his belief: "The one great principle of the English law is to make business for itself." Peop... -
Birchwood - John Banville
Review“This is one of the most startling of the century's varied achievements in Irish writing.”—Seamus Deane "John Banville is one of the greatest masters of the English lang... -
Beyond the Tomorrow Mountains - Sylvia Louise Engdahl
Review“Engdahl has carefully worked out the social structure and ecology of a scientific society that has been transferred to a planet without metals. What’s more, she wrestles wit... -
Beyond Mindfulness in Plain Eng - Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Product DescriptionEvery meditation tradition explains that there are two aspects to any effective meditation practice: insight and concentration. In Mindfulness in Plain English,.... -
Beowulf - Anonymous
SUMMARY: Written in Old English sometime before the tenth century A.D., this classic tale describes the adventures of a great Danish warrior of the sixth century -
Bent Road - Lori Roy
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Set in the mid '60s, Roy's outstanding debut melds strong characters and an engrossing plot with an evocative sense of place. When Negro boys ... -
Becoming Madame Mao - Anchee Min
Amazon.com ReviewMany writers have engaged in the project of rescuing female figures from history, but few have tackled such an unsympathetic character as Anchee Min does in her hi... -
Bad Land - Jonathan Raban
In 1993 Jonathan Raban entered the Badlands, a place the size of England and the least visited region in all of the United States. Here he came across the ruins of a community and ... -
Avenger - Andy McNab
SUMMARY: Having proved his grandfather Fergus’ innocence, Danny Watts and his friend Elena have now been recruited by the British government for a dangerous assignment. Elena must ...