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Learning - Karen Kingsbury
Learning, book two in The Bailey Flanigan series, picks up where Leaving ended. Bailey Flanigan and Cody Coleman are not only separated by physical distance, they are also faced wi... -
Into the Inferno - Earl Emerson
Amazon.com ReviewIt's a tribute to Earl Emerson's narrative skill that he manages to make this implausible medical mystery not only believable but also compelling. When fire chief ... -
Ilustrado - Miguel Syjuco
SUMMARY: Garnering international prizes and acclaim before its publication, "Ilustrado" has been called "brilliantly conceived and stylishly executed . . .It is also ceaselessly en... -
How to Build a Fire_ And Other - Erin Bried
SUMMARY: A HANDY GUIDE FULL OF HOW-TO TIPS AND SAGE ADVICE FROM GRANDFATHERS As members of the Greatest Generation, our grandfathers were not only defined by the Depression but als... -
Guns, germs, and steel_ the fat - Jared M. Diamond
EDITORIAL REVIEW: A global account of the rise of civilization that is also a stunning refutation of ideas of human development based on race. Until around 11,000 b.c., all peoples... -
Going Home - Doris May Lessing
"Africa belongs to the Africans; the sooner they take it back the better. Buta country also belongs to those who feel at home in it. Perhaps it may be that love of Africa the coun... -
From the Earth to the Moon - Jules Verne; Lowell Bair
ReviewNovel by Jules Verne, published as De la Terre a la Lune (1865) and also published as The Baltimore Gun Club and The American Gun Club. Although the novel was subtitled Traje... -
Foucault's Pendulum - Umberto Eco; William Weaver
From Publishers WeeklyIf a copy (often unread) of The Name of the Rose on the coffee table was a badge of intellectual superiority in 1983, Eco's second novel--also an intellectual... -
Flim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unico - James Randi; Isaac Asimov
Synopsis:James Randi is internationally known as a magician and escape artist. But for the past thirty-five years of his professional life, he has also been active as an inv... -
Fix, Freeze, Feast - Kati Neville; Lindsay Tkacsik
Review“If you resolved to cook more at home in 2008, Fix, Freeze and Feast can help...In addition to recipes they also have tips for organizing your shopping list, packaging meals....