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A Man Could Stand Up - Ford Madox Ford
The third volume of Parade’s End—one of the outstanding works about World War I and British society before, during, and after that cataclysm—this novel focuses on Valentine Wannop ... -
A History of the World in 6 Gla - Tom Standage
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Standage starts with a bold hypothesis—that each epoch, from the Stone Age to the present, has had its signature beverage—and takes readers on... -
A Good Woman - Danielle Steel
SUMMARY: From the glittering ballrooms of Manhattan to the fires of World War I, Danielle Steel takes us on an unforgettable journey in her new novel—a spellbinding tale of war, lo... -
A Gate at the Stairs - Lorrie Moore
SUMMARY: In her best-selling story collection, Birds of America (“[it] will stand by itself as one of our funniest, most telling anatomies of human love and vulnerability” —James M... -
A Darker Domain_ A Novel - Val McDermid
From Publishers WeeklyWhen Michelle Gibson reports her father, Mick Prentice, missing at the start of McDermid's intricate but underwhelming stand-alone psychological thriller, Det... -
A Cook in Time - Joanne Pence
In this 7th delightful culinary mystery from Joanne Pence, dilettante chef Angie Amalfi gets entangled with a group of UFO–chasers and government conspiracy nuts, while trying to g... -
A Civil Action - Jonathan Harr
Amazon.com ReviewEvery element of great drama--tragic deaths, titanic greed, a flawed hero--already existed in Jonathan Harr's A Civil Action. John Shea's reading provides th... -
A Briefer History of Time - Stephen Hawking
EDITORIAL REVIEW: From One of the Most Brilliant Minds of Our TimeComes a Book that Clarifies His Most Important Ideas****Stephen Hawking’s worldwide bestseller, **A Brief History ... -
A Bad Man - Stanley Elkin
A black market dealer must reconcile his lifetime of sins as he faces hard time in prison A born salesman, Leo Feldman can peddle anything from clothing and appliances to prostitut... -
2nd Chance - James Patterson; Andrew Gross
Amazon.com Review2nd Chance reconvenes the Women's Murder Club, four friends (a detective, a reporter, an assistant district attorney, and a medical examiner) who used their ...