SUMMARY:Christopher Hitchens, described in theLondon Observeras "one of the most prolific, as well as brilliant, journalists of our time" takes on his biggest subject yetthe...
Amazon.com ReviewIncandescent prose. Beautifully textured characterisation. Transparent narratives. The adjectives to describe the writing of John Banville are all affirmative, and...
sed & awk describes two text manipulation programs that are mainstays of the UNIX programmer's toolbox. This edition covers the sed and awk programs as they are mandated by...
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...
From Publishers WeeklyIn a travel-book-cum-memoir set against a glamorous background of European cities, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Steinbach describes the months she spent trav...
SUMMARY:2 cassettes / 3 hoursRead by Simon Jones"Scenes [are] described in lush, sensuous strokes by Ms. Perry. . . . Monk, the dark and brooding hero . . . infuses this lux...
The Barnes & Noble ReviewAnd That's Why the Teenager Is a Vamp Luxurious this is the best word I can think of to describe Anne Rice's hot-blooded fiction. The Vampire Armand foll...
The denizens of Ankh-Morpork fancy they've seen just about everything. But then comes the Ankh-Morpork Times, struggling scribe William de Worde's upper-crust, newsletter turned Di...
From Publishers WeeklyThe long-awaited fourth installment of the Earth's Children series is as warm and inviting as its campfire milieu. sure fire bestseller. Auel again describes ...