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The virtue of selfishness_ a ne - Ayn Rand; Nathaniel Branden
SUMMARY: Ayn Rand here sets forth the moral principles of Objectivism, the philosophy that holds man's life--the life proper to a rational being--as the standard of moral values an... -
The vampire's assistant - Darren Shan
Amazon.com ReviewWhat if you were an unwilling vampire? You needed to drink human blood to stay alive, but you weren't some horror-flick villain; you were you, born human--a nice .... -
The time traveler's wife - Audrey Niffenegger
SUMMARY: A dazzling novel in the most untraditional fashion, this is the remarkable story of Henry DeTamble, a dashing, adventuresome librarian who travels involuntarily through ti... -
The thirteenth tale_ a novel - Diane Setterfield
EDITORIAL REVIEW: ** When Margaret Lea opened the door to the past, what she confronted was her destiny. *All children mythologize their birth***...So begins the prologue of reclus... -
The terror_ a novel - Dan Simmons
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Hugo-winner Simmons (_Olympos_) brings the horrific trials and tribulations of arctic exploration vividly to life in this beautifully written.... -
The system of the world - Neal Stephenson
EDITORIAL REVIEW: 'Tis done. The world is a most confused and unsteady place -- especially London, center of finance, innovation, and conspiracy -- in the year 1714, when Daniel Wa... -
The summer tree - Guy Gavriel Kay
SUMMARY: Five university students--Kimberly, Dave, Jennifer, Kevin, and Paul--meet a wizard who takes them to the heart of all worlds, Fionavar, where they discover who they were t... -
The summer of the Danes - Ellis Peters
SUMMARY: To tie in with the hardcover release of Peters' The Benediction of Brother Cadfael, here is the 18th entry in the eminently successful medieval detective series. In the su... -
The sum of all men - David Farland
EDITORIAL REVIEW: *The Runelords* is that rare book that will remind you why you started reading fantasy in the first place. Much of the setting--and even some of the story--is con... -
The sum of all fears - Tom Clancy
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Jack Ryan confronts terrorists in the Middle East in Tom Clancy's spectacular sixth novel -- another Sunday Times No 1 bestsell...