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A Beginner's Guide to Reality - Jim Baggott
ReviewJim Baggott has done a real service to the community of questing souls. He gives a lucid, thoughtful, and helpful account of one of this century’s great conundrums. (Times Li... -
A Bad Man - Stanley Elkin
A black market dealer must reconcile his lifetime of sins as he faces hard time in prison A born salesman, Leo Feldman can peddle anything from clothing and appliances to prostitut... -
86'd_ A Novel - Dan Fante
SUMMARY: In Los Angeles, struggling telemarketer-writer and part-time drunk Bruno Dante is jobless again. The publication of his book of short stories has been put off indefinitely... -
7 Billion - National Geographic
Sometime in late October 2011, the 7 billionth citizen of planet Earth will be born. To mark the event, National Geographic magazine commissioned seven articles that explore the fa... -
61 Hours - Lee Child
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Jack Reacher is back. The countdown has begun. Get ready for the most exciting 61 hours of your life. #1 *New York Times* bestselling author Lee Child’s latest th... -
30 Days in Sydney_ A Wildly Dis - Peter Carey
SUMMARY: “This is a fabulously idiosyncratic small masterpiece ... it’s so good it takes your breath away.”—Times (UK)After living abroad for years, novelist Peter Carey returns ho... -
1434 - Gavin Menzies
<blockquote>The <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>1421</i> offers another stunning reappraisal of history, presenting compelling new evidence that traces the roots of ...