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The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern
Amazon.com ReviewAmazon Best Books of the Month, September 2011: Erin Morgenstern’s dark, enchanting debut takes us to the black and white tents of Le Cirque des ... -
The Middle Passage - V. S. Naipaul
Review“The coolest literary eye and the most lucid prose we have.”–_The New York Times Book Review “Belongs in the same category of travel writing as Lawrence’s books on Italy, ... -
The Masque of Africa_ Glimpses - V. S. Naipaul
SUMMARY: Like all of V. S. Naipaul’s “travel” books, The Masque of Africa encompasses a much larger narrative and purpose: to judge the effects of belief (in indigenous animisms, t... -
The Marvelous Land of Oz - Lyman Frank Baum
EDITORIAL REVIEW: The Marvelous Land of Oz, commonly shortened to The Land of Oz, published on July 5, 1904, is the second of L. Frank Baum's books set in the Land of Oz, and the s... -
The Man in the Brown Suit - Agatha Christie
Review'The acknowledged queen of detective fiction the world over' OBSERVER About the AuthorAgatha Christie is the world's best-known mystery writer. Her books have so... -
The Lost Books of the Odyssey_ - Zachary Mason
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The Looming Tower - Lawrence Wright
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Wright, a New Yorker writer, brings exhaustive research and delightful prose to one of the best books yet on the history of terroris... -
The Living Dead 2 - John Joseph Adams
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Two years ago, readers eagerly devoured The Living Dead. Publishers Weekly named it one of the Best Books of the Year, and Barnes & Noble.com called it "The best ... -
The In Death Collection Books 6 - J. D. Robb
"When it comes to finding a killer, the smart money is always on Eve Dallas" (Booklist). Join the New York homicide detective as she takes on five tough cases in these five superb ... -
The Illustrated Gormenghast Tri - Mervyn Peake
Review"Peake's books are actual additions to life; they give, like certain rare dreams, sensations we never had before, and enlarge our conception of the range of possible experien...