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The Last Novel - David Markson
SUMMARY: In recent novels, which have been called “hypnotic,” “stunning,” and “exhilarating,” David Markson has created his own personal genre. In this new work, The Last Novel, an... -
The Lady Elizabeth - Alison Weir
SUMMARY: Following the tremendous success of her first novel, Innocent Traitor, which recounted the riveting tale of the doomed Lady Jane Grey, acclaimed historian and New York Tim... -
The Knife of Never Letting Go - Patrick Ness
From School Library JournalGrade 9 Up—Todd Hewitt lives in a world in which all women are dead, and the thoughts of men and animals are constantly audible as Noise. Graphically rep... -
The Jungle - Upton Sinclair
EDITORIAL REVIEW: *The Jungle*, by **Upton Sinclair**, is part of the *Barnes & Noble Classics** *series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the ... -
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (B& - Victor Hugo; Isabel Roche
Product DescriptionThe Hunchback of Notre Dame, by Victor Hugo, is part of the *Barnes & Noble Classics *series, which offers quality editions a... -
The Histories (B&N) - Herodotus; Donald Lateiner; G.
Product DescriptionThe Histories, by Herodotus, is part of the *Barnes & Noble Classics *series, which offers quality editions at affordable pri... -
The Heavens Are Empty_ Discover - Avrom Bendavid-Val
In the 19th century, nearly five million Jews lived in the Pale of Settlement. Most lived in shtetls—Jewish communities connected to larger towns—images of which are ingrained in p... -
The Half-Made World - Felix Gilman
SUMMARY: A fantastical reimagining of the American West which draws its influence from steampunk, the American western tradition, and magical realismThe world is only half made. Wh... -
The Great War_ American Front - Harry Turtledove
Amazon.com ReviewHarry Turtledove's second multivolume saga of 20th-century "alternative history," __, takes place in a world in which the Confederate States win the Civil War and ... -
The General's Daughter - Nelson DeMille
Amazon.com ReviewLong before the John Travolta film of The General's Daughter (which the author extols in the foreword), Nelson DeMille's seventh mystery was the breakout hit of h....