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Wild Ginger - Anchee Min
From Publishers WeeklyA happy ending is relative to what precedes it in this case, it stands in contrast to a horrific, true-to-life story about two girls growing up in Shanghai du... -
Where Time Stands Still - Dayton Ward; Kevin Dilmore
SUMMARY:Before the twenty-fourth-century adventures of David Gold, Sonya Gomez, and the crew of the U.S.S. da Vinci came the more rough-and-tumble Starfleet Corps of Enginee... -
Their Finest Hour - Winston Churchill
None Product DescriptionThe eight uneasy, dangerous months from May to December 1940, as Britain stands isolated and Germany follows its war path. A... -
The Winner Stands Alone - Paulo Coelho; Margaret Jull Cos
The beloved, bestselling international author of The Alchemist returns with another haunting novel—a thrilling journey into our constant fascination with the worlds of fam... -
The Weird of the White Wolf - Michael Moorcock
Astride Creation stands the Realm, the last bastion of civilization in a darkening world and a monument to the Sidereals' determination to see that mankind is protected from its ma... -
The Unnamed - Joshua Ferris
SUMMARY: Tim Farnsworth is a handsome, healthy man, ageing with the grace of a matinée idol. He loves his work. He loves his family. He loves his kitchen. And then one day he stand... -
The Unexpected Guest - Agatha Christie
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Along a mist-shrouded country road in South Wales on a chilly November evening, engineer Michael Starkwedder's car stands hopel... -
The Train to Lo Wu - Jess Row
From Publishers WeeklyNo one quite understands anyone else in Row's Hong Kong, a city suffused by a pervasive sense of alienation. In the seven stories of this debut collection, Ro... -
The Talisman - Stephen King
EDITORIAL REVIEW: On a brisk autumn day, a thirteen-year-old boy stands on the shores of the gray Atlantic, near a silent amusement park and a fading ocean resort called the Alhamb... -
The Chamber - John Grisham
SUMMARY:In the corridors of Chicago's top law firm:Twenty -six-year-old Adam Hall stands on the brink of a brilliant legal career. Now he is risking it all for a death-row k...