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FDR - Jean Edward Smith
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Independent biographer Smith (1996's John Marshall: Definer of a Nation and 2001's Grant) crafts a magisterial biography of... -
Emperor_ The Gods of War - Conn Iggulden
EDITORIAL REVIEW: The year is 53 B.C. Fresh from victory in Gaul, Julius Caesar leads battle-hardened legions across the Rubicon river–threatening Rome herself. Even the master str... -
Doctor Who_ Fear of the Dark - Trevor Baxendale
Product DescriptionIn the year 2382 archaeologists land on Akoshemon's only moon, searching for evidence of the planet's infamous past. But when the Doctor, Tegan and Nyssa are dra... -
Dirt_ The Erosion of Civilizati - David R. Montgomery
From Publishers WeeklyMontgomery (_King of Fish_), a geomorphologist who studies how landscapes change through time, argues persuasively that soil is humanity's most essential natu... -
Destiny - Alex Archer
EDITORIAL REVIEW: **An ancient order tied to the Vatican . . . A blood fortune buried in the caves of France . . . A conspiracy of power, greed and darkest evil . . .** Archaeologi... -
Dead Guilty - Beverly Connor
SUMMARY: In Beverly Connor's absorbing series, the bones of the dead reveal the secrets of the living. In this latest investigation, forensic anthropologist Diane Fallon must lead ... -
Dance Lest We All Fall Down_ Br - Margaret Willson
An unexpected detour can change the course of our lives forever, and, for white American anthropologist Margaret Willson, a stopover in Brazil led to immersion in a kaleidoscopic w... -
Curtain_ Poirot's Last Case - Agatha Christie
SUMMARY:The house guests at Styles seemed perfectly pleasant to Captain Hastings - there was his own daughter Judith, an inoffensive ornithologist called Norton, dashing Mr ... -
Congo - Michael Crichton
SUMMARY: Deep in the African rain forest, near the legendary ruins of the Lost City of Zinj, an expedition of eight American geologists is mysteriously and brutally killed in a mat... -
Collapse_ How Societies Choose - Jared Diamond
"A magisterial effort packed with insight and written with clarity and enthusiasm. It's also the deal of the year---the equivalent of a year's college course by an engaging, brilli...