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Endgame Volume I_ The Problem o - Derrick Jensen
From Publishers WeeklyThe author, who in earlier books like _The Culture of Make Believe discussed his experience of violence and abuse as a child, calls now for determined and ev.... -
Empress Orchid - Anchee Min
From Publishers WeeklyTalk about story arc: poor girl from rural China auditions for a job as royal concubine, winds up as emperor's wife number four, gives birth to the "last Empe... -
Empires of the Word - Nicholas Ostler
From Publishers WeeklyOstler's ambitious and accessible book is not a technical linguistic study—i.e., it's not concerned with language structure—but about the "growth, development... -
Empire of Blue Water_ Captain M - Stephan Talty
From Publishers WeeklyJournalist Talty (_Mulatto America_) entertainingly chronicles the life of legendary privateer Capt. Henry Morgan and his crucial role in challenging Spain's ... -
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... -
Emerald Magic_ Great Tales of I - Andrew M. Greeley
From Publishers WeeklyIt has been said that the Irish transformed English-speaking literature. This anthology may not reshape literature, but it is a sheer delight of grand storyte... -
Emerald Germs of Ireland - Patrick McCabe
From Publishers WeeklyMcCabe's jokey verbosity and energetic narrative voice are on full display in this messy but manically vibrant novel. Pat McNab's social position in the dully... -
Elminster in hell - Ed Greenwood
From Publishers WeeklyGods and mortals alike succumb to gambling fever aboard the Peace of Boona on its yearly baccarat cruise, and would-be lovers Max and Eleanor, children of two... -
Elantris - Brandon Sanderson
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Sanderson's outstanding fantasy debut, refreshingly complete unto itself and free of the usual genre clichés, offers something for everyone: m... -
Eifelheim - Michael Flynn
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. A present-day scientific odd couple who are longtime domestic partners, physicist Sharon Nagy and historian Tom Schwoerin, look into the fate....