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The Road to Disunion_ Secession - William W. Freehling
Synopsis:It is one of the great questions of American historywhy did the Southern states bolt from the Union and help precipitate the Civil War? Now, acclaimed historian Wi... -
The Razor's Edge - W. Somerset Maugham
Review“[Maugham is] a great artist . . . a genius.” –Theodore Dreiser “[Maugham’s] excessively rare gift of story-telling . . . is almost the equal of imagination itself.” –_The Su... -
The Presence - John Saul
From School Library JournalYA?Dr. Katharine Sundquist is hired to work on a short term archaeology project in beautiful Maui. It seems to be an ideal situation for her and her 16-y... -
The Night Monster_ A Novel of S - James Swain
SUMMARY: The shadowy side of the Sunshine State, where blood runs cold even in the tropical heat, is the tantalizing, terrifying territory few know better than James Swain. His raz... -
The Mystery of the Kidnapped Wh - Marc Brandel
Product DescriptionThe three investigators, attempting to rescue a beached whale, end up searching for sunken treasure. -
The Last Light of the Sun - Guy Gavriel Kay
From Publishers WeeklyIn this wonderfully imaginative historical fantasy from Kay (A Song for Arbonne), seemingly random deeds connect Erling (Viking) raiders and Anglcyn (English)... -
The Hunger - Whitley Strieber
ReviewHudson Sun (MA)Read this one with all the lights on. Kirkus ReviewsVampire fiction at its best. Publishers WeeklyFast-paced...intriguing. -
The Handbook for Lightning Stri - Michele Young-Stone
EDITORIAL REVIEW: **When lightning strikes, lives are changed.**** **BECCA *On a sunny day in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, eight-year-old Becca Burke was struck by lightning. No on... -
The Fallen Man - Tony Hillerman
Amazon.com Review"They sat for a while, engulfed by sunlight, cool air and silence. A raven planed down from the rim, circled around a cottonwood, landed on a Russian olive across ... -
The Everlasting Man (thINKing C - G. K. Chesterton
THIS BOOK NEEDS A preliminary note that its scope be not misunderstood. The view suggested is historical rather than theo-logical, and does not deal directly with a religious chang...