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The Spirit Stone - Katharine Kerr
From Publishers WeeklyAfter the disappointment of Kerr's first entry in her Silver Wyrm series, The Gold Falcon (2006), part of her popular Deverry cycle, fans will welcome the au.... -
The Disappointment Artist - Jonathan Lethem
In a volume he describes as "a series of covert and no-so-covert autobiographical pieces," Jonathan Lethem explores the nature of cultural obsession—in his case, with examples as d... -
The Brush-Off_ A Hair-Raising M - Laura Bradley
SUMMARY: Make an appointment for intrigue at Reyn Marten Sawyer's hair salon! Outrageous, flirtatious, and as colorful as a magenta mohawk, Reyn tracks twisted crimes, untangles ti... -
South of the Border, West of th - Haruki Murakami
SUMMARY: In South of the Border, West of the Sun, the arc of an average man's life from childhood to middle age, with its attendant rhythms of success and disappointment, becomes t... -
No More Holiday Blues - Wayne W. Dyer; Thomas Nast
For many of us, the arrival of the holiday season brings disappointment, stress, and loneliness. Now Dr. Dyer shows how to recapture the true spirit of Christmas, Hanukkah, and ... -
I know why the caged bird sings - Maya Angelou
Amazon.com ReviewIn this first of five volumes of autobiography, poet Maya Angelou recounts a youth filled with disappointment, frustration, tragedy, and finally hard-won independe... -
Cabin - Lou Ureneck
Inspired by his From the Ground Up New York Times blog, a beautifully written memoir about building and brotherhood.Confronted with the disappointments and knockdowns that can come... -
Bangkok Tattoo - John Burdett
Killing customers just isn't good for business."My mother Nong's tone reflects the disappointment we all feel when a star employee starts to go wrong. Is there nothing to be done? ... -
Appointment With Death - Agatha Christie
SUMMARY:Among the towering red cliffs and the ancient ruins of Petra sits the corpse of Mrs. Boynton, the cruel and tyrannizing matriarch of the Boynton family. A tiny punct...