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The Frog Princess - E. D. Baker
From Publishers WeeklyThis debut novel follows the adventures of 14-year-old Princess Emeralda and the talking frog she meets one day in a swamp. The frog begs her to give him a ki... -
The Empty Family - Colm Toibin
'I imagined lamplight, shadows, soft voices, clothes put away, the low sound of late news on the radio. And I thought as I crossed the bridge at Baggot Street to face the last stre... -
The Eleventh Man - Ivan Doig
From Publishers WeeklyIn the solid latest from veteran novelist Doig (_The Whistling Season_), 11 starters of a close-knit Montana college championship football team enlist as the ... -
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The Disappointment Artist - Jonathan Lethem
In a volume he describes as "a series of covert and no-so-covert autobiographical pieces," Jonathan Lethem explores the nature of cultural obsession—in his case, with examples as d... -
The Demonata #6_ Demon Apocalyp - Darren Shan
Product DescriptionOne boy's life ripped to shreds before his eyes... One wrathful demon master hell-bent on revenge... An army of grisly Demonata on the rampage... It... -
The City of Ember_ Book 1 - Jeanne DuPrau
Amazon.com ReviewIt is always night in the city of Ember. But there is no moon, no stars. The only light during the regular twelve hours of "day" comes from floodlamps that cast a ... -
The Camel Club - David Baldacci
EDITORIAL REVIEW: The man known as Oliver Stone has no official past. He spends most days camped opposite the White House, hoping to expose corruption wherever he finds it. But the... -
The Big U - Neal Stephenson
Review"An entertaining and sometimes murderous satire on campus life." -- --New York Times Book Review "Satire is Stephenson's major." -- --Los Angele... -
The Believing Brain - Michael Shermer
Review“Michael Shermer has long been one of our most committed champions of scientific thinking in the face of popular delusion. In The Believing Brain, he has written a wonderful....