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The Fourth Stall - Chris Rylander
FromSixth-graders Mac and Vince have been running an advice and assistance service for fellow grade-school students since they were in kindergarten. Mac is a problem solver, Vince ... -
The Feast of the Goat - Mario Vargas Llosa; Edith Gross
Amazon.com ReviewMario Vargas Llosa, a former candidate for the presidency of Peru, is better placed than most novelists to write about the machinations of Latin American politics.... -
The Fearsome Particles - Trevor Cole
Review“Trevor Cole has written an Ordinary People for the 21st century.” — Maclean’s “Cole’s writing is reminiscent of that of Carol Shields: he can be hilar... -
The End of Normal - Stephanie Madoff Mack
An explosive, heartbreaking memoir from the widow of Mark Madoff and daughter-in-law of Bernard Madoff, the first genuine inside story from a family member who has lived through- a... -
The Empire of Glass - Andy Lane
SUMMARY:After receiving a strange invitation, the first Doctor, Steven and Vicki travel to Venice in 1609, where the political machinations of humans are overshadowed by som... -
The Dressmaker of Khair Khana_ - Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Amazon.com ReviewProduct Description The life Kamila Sidiqi had known changed overnight when the Taliban seized control of the city of Kabul. After receiving a... -
The Debacle - Emile Zola
Conservative and working-class, Jean Macquart is an experienced, middle-aged soldier in the French army, who has endured deep personal loss. When he first meets the wealthy and mer... -
The Crossing - Cormac McCarthy
"Volume Two of the Border Trilogy" '"The Crossing," together with its predecessor "All the Pretty Horses," towers over most contemporary fiction. An American epic infused w... -
The Comfort of Strangers - Ian McEwan
SUMMARY: As their holiday unfolds, Colin and Maria are locked into their own intimacy. They groom themselves meticulously, as though someone is waiting for them who cares deeply ab... -
The Coke Machine_ The Dirty Tru - Michael Blanding
Review"Blanding roots his tale in the birth of the advertising era, and he is particularly effective in telling the story of how Coke fought to monopolize the sale of soft drinks t...