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Of Human Bondage - W. Somerset Maugham; Maeve Binc
It is very difficult for a writer of my generation, if he is honest, to pretend indifference to the work of Somerset Maugham," wrote Gore Vidal. "He was always so entirely there... -
Of Human Bondage - W. Somerset Maugham
It is very difficult for a writer of my generation, if he is honest, to pretend indifference to the work of Somerset Maugham," wrote Gore Vidal. "He was always so entirely there... -
Object lessons - Anna Quindlen
SUMMARY: A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR"Elaborate and playful...Honest and deeply felt....Here is the Quindlen wit, the sharp eye for the details of class and manners, [... -
No Dominion - Charlie Huston
SUMMARY: Joe Pitt’s life sucks. He hasn’t had a case or a job in God knows how long and his stashes are running on empty. What stashes? The only ones that count to a guy like Joe: ... -
N is for Noose - Sue Grafton
SUMMARY: Tom Newquist had been a detective in the Nota Lake sheriff's office--a tough, honest cop respected by everyone. When he died suddenly, the townfolk were sad but not surpri... -
Money Mischief_ Episodes in Mon - Milton Friedman
From Publishers WeeklyFrom the Micronesian Yap islands' 12-foot stone "coins" to today's paper currencies backed only by fiat, Nobel-laureate economist Friedman ( Free to Choose ) ... -
Matterhorn_ A Novel of the Viet - Karl Marlantes
SUMMARY: Intense, powerful, and compelling, Matterhorn is an epic war novel in the tradition of Norman Mailer’s The Naked and the Dead and James Jones’s The Thin Red Line. It is th... -
Map of Bones - James Rollins
From Publishers WeeklyA mysterious biblical object, nefarious Vatican spies and a deadly centuries-old religious cabal—sound familiar? Sacramento veterinarian Rollins offers more D... -
Love- from His Point of View! - Eileen Wilks; Maureen Child; An
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Meeting at Midnight by Eileen WilksSeely Jones had secrets, hidden talents and a shadowed past. In Ben’s arms she wasn’t the elusive earth mother she seemed, but ... -
Lost in Translation - Nicole Mones
SUMMARY: A novel of searing intelligence and startling originality, Lost in Translation heralds the debut of a unique new voice on the literary landscape. Nicole Mones creates an u...