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Thousand Splendid Suns_ 1, A - Khaled Hosseini
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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'... -
The Magic Kingdom - Stanley Elkin
Review“A splendid work of fiction.” —_Newsday_“Hysterical and profound . . . Earns its place among the dark voyages that fiction must chronicle.” —_The New York Times_P... -
The Guns of August - Barbara Wertheim Tuchman
Review “Fascinating . . . One of the finest works of history written . . . A splendid and glittering performance.” –_The New York Times _ “MORE DRAMATIC THAN FICTION . . ... -
The Confusion - Neal Stephenson
From Publishers WeeklyThe title of Stephenson's vast, splendid and absorbing sequel to Quicksilver (2003) suggests the state of mind that even devoted fans may face on occasi... -
Portland Noir - Kevin Sampsell
From Publishers WeeklyThe home of Chuck Palahniuk, Powell's City of Books—and the place with more strip clubs per capita than any other city in America—gets its due in this splendi... -
Harlequin - Bernard Cornwell
SUMMARY: The first in a new series, introducing a splendid hero, against the background of Europe in the One Hundred Years' War. Thomas of Hookton becomes an archer in the army of ... -
Empire - Niall Ferguson
"A splendid history...If Americans want to be convinced of the benefits of empire, as well as apprised of its costs, they need merely pick up Ferguson's dazzling book." —Weekly Sta... -
Carpe Jugulum - Terry Pratchett
It is rare and splendid event when an author is elevated from the underground into the international literary establishment. In the case of England's best-known and best-loved mode... -
A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini
EDITORIAL REVIEW: After 103 weeks on the *New York Times* bestseller list and with four million copies of *The Kite Runner* shipped, Khaled Hosse...