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Woodsburner - John Pipkin
SUMMARY: Set against the backdrop of a devastating forest fire that Henry David Thoreau accidentally set in 1844, John Pipkin's novel brilliantly illuminates the mind of the young ... -
Wonder Boys - Michael Chabon
Chabon's extraordinary story of one turbulent weekend in the life of a struggling writer, a satire of the permanent adolescence of the creative class A wildly successful first nove... -
Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits - Donoghue; Kathleen Anderson
From Publishers WeeklyIn the spirit of her praised novel, Slammerkin, Donoghue has created a series of stories infused by a lively imagination. Set in England and Ireland, these 15... -
Wizard of Rentoro - Jeffrey Lord
The Richard Blade novels were a series of adventures featuring the titular character (MI6A's special agent Richard Blade), who was teleported into a random alternate dimension at t... -
Wizard - John Varley
SUMMARY: In the second novel of the Gaean trilogy, human explorers have entered the sprawling mind of Gaea. Now they must fight her will. For she is much too powerful . . . and def... -
Wives and Daughters - Elizabeth Gaskell
EDITORIAL REVIEW: This book comes with an introduction by Christine Baker. Focusing on two families, the Gibsons and the Hamleys, this novel describes the habits, loyalties, prejud... -
Without Fail - Lee Child
Lee Child has inexorably pulled himself into the upper echelons of thriller writing with a series of tough, lean and perfectly crafted novels featuring ex-US military cop Jack Reac... -
Windmills of the Gods - Sidney Sheldon
From Publishers WeeklyThe latest novel by the veteran author ( If Tomorrow Comes, etc.) is a fast-paced thriller. Upon taking office, idealistic President Paul Ellison inaugurates ... -
Wilt in Nowhere - Tom Sharpe
SUMMARY: In Tom Sharpe's fourth uproarious Wilt novel, the indefatigable Henry Wilt embarks on the voyage of a lifetime a cross-country trip through England, without map or compass... -
Wild Horses - Dick Francis
From Publishers WeeklyFor his 33rd-and quite splendid-novel, Francis (Decider) adds to his usual horse-racing setting a backdrop involving feature filmmaking. As usual, though, it'...