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The Farming of Bones_ A Novel - Edwidge Danticat
SUMMARY: In 1937, on the Dominican side of the Haiti border, Amabelle, an orphaned maid to an army colonel's wife, falls in love with Sebastien, an itinerant sugarcane cutter, but ... -
The Far Side of the World - Patrick O'Brian
SUMMARY: It is still the War of 1812. Patrick O'Brian takes his hero Jack Aubrey and his tetchy, sardonic friend Stephen Maturin on a voyage as fascinating as anything he has ever ... -
The Far Pavilions - Mary Margaret Kaye
ReviewRip-roaring, heart-tugging, flag-flying, hair-raising, hoof-beating ... the very presence of India The Times A long, romantic adventure story of the highest calibre ... wildl... -
The Evolution of Useful Things - Henry Petroski
Amazon.com ReviewThis surprising book may appear to be about the simple things of life--forks, paper clips, zippers--but in fact it is a far-flung historical adventure on the evolu... -
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The Eden Express - Mark Vonnegut
The Eden Express describes from the inside Mark Vonnegut's experience in the late '60s and early '70s--a recent college grad; in love; living communally on a farm, with a famous an... -
The Double Comfort Safari Club - Alexander McCall Smith
SUMMARY: Priase for The Number One Ladies' Detective Agency series: "Wise and lovely." --"USA Today" "Mma Ramotswe's observations not only inevitably expose her suspects, but also ... -
The Discoverers - Daniel Joseph Boorstin
Examines the human quest for knowledge and discoveries as it discusses such men as Galileo, Adam Smith, Columbus, Marx, Napoleon, Magellan, Faraday, Freud, Marco Polo, and St. Augu... -
The Devil's Bones_ A Body Farm - Jefferson Bass
From Publishers WeeklyThe lack of a strong central plot undercuts the third forensic thriller by bestseller Bass, the team of Dr. Bill Bass, founder of Tennessee's world-renowned B... -
The Coral Kingdom - Douglas Niles
Product DescriptionTraveling far beyond the shores of her island kingdom, a high princess battles the vicious undersea race that is holding her father prisoner, a battle that clima...