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Alta - Mercedes Lackey
From Publishers WeeklyAs in its predecessor Joust (2003), a clear, uncluttered style marks Lackey's latest light entertainment about wizards and dragons and social struggle. Vetch ... -
All That Is Bitter and Sweet_ A - Ashley Judd; Nicholas D. Kristo
Review“All That Is Bitter and Sweet,” is, at its heart, the story of Ashley Judd’s awakening. In sharing the secrets of a childhood fraught with neglect, abuse and debilitating dep... -
All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque
Review"* 'Brian Murdoch's new English translation...shows that Remarque's evocation of the horrors of modern warfare has lost none of its force' - The Times * 'There are some books... -
Against Nature - Joris-Karl Huysmans; Brendan Ki
Synopsis:Against Nature by Joris-Karl Huysmans is a novel and narrative almost entirely on its principal character, and is mostly a catalogue of the tastes and inner life of... -
After the prophet_ the epic sto - Lesley Hazleton
SUMMARY: Narrative history at its most compelling, "After the Prophet" relates the dramatic tragic story at the heart of the ongoing rivalry between Shia and Sunni Islam. Even as M... -
African Laughter - Doris May Lessing
'African Laughter' is a portrait of Doris Lessing's homeland. In it she recounts the visits she made to Zimbabwe in 1982, 1988, 1989 and 1992, after being exiled from the old South... -
Adam & Eve - Sena Jeter Naslund
SUMMARY: What happened to Eden? The New York Times bestselling author of Ahab's Wife, Four Spirits, and Abundance returns with an audacious and provocative novel that envisions a w... -
Act of Passion - Georges Simenon; Louise Varese;
Review“Open any of his major novels: at once, a magic takes effect. From the first paragraph, you are gripped as if by the jaws of a steel trap that will not release its hold until... -
Accidentally the Sheikh's Wife - Barbara McMahon
SUMMARY: For Bethanne Saunders, flying Sheikh Rashid al Harum's private plane has its perks. When her feet touch the ground it's on the plush carpet of his sumptuous palace. And ju... -
Abuse of Power - Michael Savage
Review“A thriller sure to score a bull's-eye with its target audience, the followers of his talk program, Savage Nation.... Savage pulls off some neat twists as Hatfield and a hand...