From Publishers WeeklyRecent retiree George Hall, convinced that his eczema is cancer, goes into a tailspin in Haddon's (_Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time_) laugh-out-...
SUMMARY:Everybody loves a carnival! Who can fail to delight in the colorful people, the unworldly spectacle, the fabulous freaks? A carnival is a place for good family fun, ...
An inspiring account of America at its worst-and Americans at their best-woven from the stories of Depression-era families who were helped by gifts from the author's generous and s...
"Never before, the entire history of the American theater, has so much of the truth of black people's lives been seen on the stage," observed James Baldwin shortly before A Raisin ...
Since its original landmark publication in 1980, A People's History of the United States has been chronicling American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official version...
EDITORIAL REVIEW: A tale of vengeance, true love, and cannibalism Being born undead can have its disadvantages, such as eternal youth and flawless beauty ---things most unsuitable ...
In "Spellbound," a beautiful lady casts a thousand-year spell on the man of her dreams—and unleashes a nightmare only love can conquer... "Ever After" follows an enchanting woman a...
SUMMARY:Captain Jean-Luc Picard has long enjoyed playing the part of Dixon Hill, a hard-boiled private eye straight out of American pulpfiction. His holographic excursions i...
From Publishers WeeklyPrivate investigator John Taylor returns in the 12th novel (after 2010's The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny) of the Nightside, "the dark, secret, brooding hea...