From Publishers WeeklyClearly authored for those who prefer knowing how the sausage is made, Wise (_American Charcuterie_) writes with the gentility of a woman who owned and operat...
SUMMARY:A masterpiece that is breathtaking in its scope, SARUM is an epic novel that traces the entire turbulent course of English history. This rich tapesty weaves a compel...
Natsume Soseki's only coming-of-age novel, Sanshiro depicts the eponymous twenty-three-year-old protagonist as he leaves the sleepy countryside to attend a university in the consta...
From Library JournalThere's no looking back for Roberts, who made the break to hardcover with the best-selling Montana Sky (LJ 2/1/96). Her latest tells of a young woman who finds ...
SUMMARY: This collection of marvelously off-kilter short stories – the American debut of acclaimed Japanese writer Yasutaka Tsutsui – portrays the consequences of a world where the...
Amazon.com ReviewTyler makes things look so easy that she never gets enough credit, yet she portrays everyday Americans with such humor, grace and, ultimately, emotional force that...
EDITORIAL REVIEW: In a land of subzero temperatures and snow-covered vistas, survival is a challenge. But for the Araktak—an isolated and mysterious Inuit people—this harsh tundra ...
SUMMARY:Updated with new material on Seawolf and Virginia "Takes readers deeper than they ve ever gone inside a nuclear submarine." (Kirkus Reviews) A rare glimpse inside a ...