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Wizard and Glass (Revised Editi - Stephen King
From Kirkus ReviewsAfter a five-year lapse, King's gargantuan cowboy romance about Roland of Gilead (the Gunslinger) hits volume four, with three more planned. King's behemoth was ... -
Wives and Daughters - Elizabeth Gaskell
EDITORIAL REVIEW: This book comes with an introduction by Christine Baker. Focusing on two families, the Gibsons and the Hamleys, this novel describes the habits, loyalties, prejud... -
Witchling - Yasmine Galenorn
SUMMARY: Meet the D'Artigo sisters: half-human, half-faerie, they're savvy-and sexy-operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. But their mixed-blood heritage short-circuits... -
Witch and Wizard_ The Fire - James Patterson
Whit and Wisty Allgood have sacrificed everything to lead the Resistance against the merciless totalitarian regime that governs their world. Its supreme leader, The One Who Is T... -
Willoughby's Return_ A Tale of - Jane Odiwe
From Publishers WeeklyOdiwe's sequel to Sense and Sensibility is best at recalling Austen's descriptive abilities, but falls short in its treatment of Austen's beloved charac... -
Why Read the Classics_ - Italo Calvino
Amazon.com ReviewWhy read Italo Calvino's book on the classics? Because it passes his own test for what a classic is, and its brisk prose can blast your concept of the word clean o... -
Why Evolution Is True - Jerry A. Coyne
EDITORIAL REVIEW: **Why evolution is more than just a theory: it is a fact** In all the current highly publicized debates about creationism and its descendant "intelligent design,"... -
Why Aren't We Saving the Planet - Geoffrey Beattie
Review"The planet is in peril on account of human activity. Politicians, philosophers, and various pundits have been proposing ways to reverse the destructive thrust of this activi... -
White corridor - Christopher Fowler
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Blending humor and brilliant detection, Fowler's excellent fifth novel to feature the engaging if bizarre exploits of London's Peculiar Crime.... -
White Noise - Don Delillo
Amazon.com ReviewBetter than any book I can think of, White Noise captures the particular strangeness of life in a time where humankind has finally learned enough to kill itself. ....