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20,000 Leagues Under the Seaby Ron Miller, Jules Verne, Paul WrightISBN 0789434288 (0-7894-3428-8)
Hardcover, Dk Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'Book summary:The adventure begins when Professor Aronnax accidentally becomes a prisoner of the very monster he is seeking to destroy -- the submarine Nautilus, commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo. Invited to experience the marvels of the Nautilus' magnificent undersea world, Arronnax struggles to piece together Nemo's tragic past. This exciting retelling captures the essence of Verne's visionary and unforgettable story, while also explaining the fascinating facts and fantasies of Captain Nemo's marvelous ocean realm. A unique cross-section of the Nautilus, color photographs, diagrams, and narrative illustrations explore Verne's unique vision and knowledge of the deep. [via]
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Advantage Miss Seetonby Hampton Charles, Hampton CarlesISBN 0786222425 (0-7862-2242-5)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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All Passion Spentby Vita Sackville WestISBN 0786709839 (0-7867-0983-9)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'All Passion Spent'Book summary:Echoing the themes in A Room of One's Own by her great friend Virginia Woolf, Vita Sackville-West remaps the destiny of the gentle, gracious eighty-eight-year-old Lady Slane in this classic modern novel. Having surrendered seven decades of her life to the exemplary, if often hollow fulfillment of her marriage, to the expectations of her statesman husband and the demands of her children, Lady Slane finally, in her widowhood, defies her family. She dismisses the wishes and plans of her six pompous sons and daughters for her future, and instead retires to a tiny house in Hampstead, where she chooses to live independently and free from her past. There she alters, and not without some success, the course of her personal history. There, too, she recollects the dreams of her youth and at last, with one last "strange and lovely thing," acts upon the passion she forfeited seventy years earlier to the narrow conventions of a proper Victorian marriage. "...Sackville-West has borrowed in her prose writing some ... function of poetry, the ability to suggest far more than she says."New York Times "Witty and charming and graceful and brilliant."Chicago Tribune[via]More editions of All Passion Spent:
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The Arctic IncidentISBN 0786817089 (0-7868-1708-9)
Softcover, Miramax
Find This BookBook summary:Eoin Colfer's bestselling antihero is back in Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident--the superb sequel to the hyper-hyped Artemis Fowl, shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year. The Arctic Incident sees the slightly older, perhaps slightly more mellow arch-criminal Artemis recovered from his last adventure, richer now that he has his half of a hoard of fairy gold, and happier since the Clarice Starlingesque superfairy Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon returned his mother's ailing mind to full health.
But there is still much unfinished business: Artemis Fowl Sr. disappeared when a daring escapade designed to free his family from their criminal--not to mention deeply lucrative--past and move the family's assets into legitimate enterprises went horribly wrong. Held captive by the Mafiya (the Russian organized crime syndicate) for over two years, he has been declared officially dead, but Artemis Jr. knows in his heart (yes, he does have one) that his beloved father is still alive, and he is determined to find him. Meanwhile Captain Short is temporarily on assignment to Customs and Excise as punishment for letting Fowl separate her and her People from their gold and is finding her stakeout duties a little dull. It soon becomes obvious that the pair have need of each other's considerable skills, and before long they are on track for an adventure that will ultimately have far-reaching consequences for both of them.
If you enjoyed the first book, you won't be disappointed by the second. Initially the pace is a little slower, and the slightly more mellow Artemis is certainly a tad unnerving at first (particularly as one of the things that made him such an unusual character was the fact that there was something distinctly unlikable about him), but once the sparks between Holly and Artemis begin to fly, and the adventure that tests their endurance to their emotional, physical, and intellectual limits begins, the pages just keep on turning.
The high-tech hocus pocus, the complex underworld, and the James Bond-style storyline will keep even the most reluctant reader enthralled. Add to the mix a fair dollop of humor, the occasional sprinkling of right-on commentary about the state of the planet, and enough hooks in the story to ensure you will be clamoring for the next book. This chilling, thrilling adventure is a seriously cool (in more ways than one!) must-read for anyone age 9 and older. --Susan Harrison [via]
Artemis Fowlby Eoin ColferISBN 0786836407 (0-7868-3640-7)
Softcover, Disney Pr
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August Follyby Angela ThirkellISBN 0786702729 (0-7867-0272-9)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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The Bay of Angelsby Anita BrooknerISBN 078623654X (0-7862-3654-X)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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The Black Dudley Murderby Margery AllinghamISBN 0786707542 (0-7867-0754-2)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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A Breach of Promiseby Anne PerryISBN 0786214651 (0-7862-1465-1)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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A Brief History of British Kings & Queensby Mike AshleyISBN 0786711043 (0-7867-1104-3)
Softcover, Running Pr Book Pub
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Brunswick Gardensby Anne PerryISBN 0786214643 (0-7862-1464-3)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Cain His Brotherby Anne PerryISBN 0786206071 (0-7862-0607-1)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cain His Brother'Book summary:"A TRIUMPH . . . A model of the richness and subtleties of relationships, characters, and story construction."
--Chicago Sun-Times
In his family life, Angus Stonefield had been gentle and loving; in business, a man of probity; and in his relationship with his twin brother, Caleb, a virtual saint. Now Angus is missing, and it appears more than possible that Caleb--a creature long since abandoned to depravity--has murdered him. Hired to find the missing man, William Monk puts himself into his shoes, searching for clues to Angus's fate and his vicious brother's whereabouts. Slowly, Monk inches toward the truth--and also, unwittingly, toward the destruction of his good name and livelihood. . . .
"MASTERFUL . . . DARKLY CHILLING . . . Perry eloquently delivers to her readers the flavor of Victorian England. . . . Readers will be kept entertained and guessing--right up to the final pages."
--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"JUST WHEN YOU THINK YOU HAVE IT FIGURED OUT, THINK AGAIN! No one can capture and bring to life the drama, excitement, and feel of Victorian England like Perry."
--Mostly Murder
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Canadian Airmen and the First World War Vol. 1: The Official History of the Royal Canadian Air Forceby S. F. WiseISBN 0802023797 (0-8020-2379-7)
Hardcover, University of Toronto Press
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The Cavalier Caseby Antonia FraserISBN 0792708172 (0-7927-0817-2)
Hardcover, Chivers North Amer
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Cheerfulness Breaks inby Angela ThirkellISBN 0786703180 (0-7867-0318-0)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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Churchill's Generalsby John KeeganISBN 0802113095 (0-8021-1309-5)
Hardcover, Grove Pr
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Dead Man's Ransomby Ellis PetersISBN 0786218290 (0-7862-1829-0)
Softcover, Thorndike Pr
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Death in High Heelsby Christianna BrandISBN 0786703369 (0-7867-0336-9)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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Death of a Charming Manby M. C. BeatonISBN 0786290463 (0-7862-9046-3)
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The Devil's Noviceby Ellis PetersISBN 0786216689 (0-7862-1668-9)
Softcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Devil's Novice'Book summary:In the autumn of 1140 the Benedictine monastery at Shrewsbury finds its new novice Meriet Aspley a disturbing presence. Meek and biddable by day, his sleep is rent with nightmares so violent as to earn him the nickname of "Devil's Novice". [via]
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guides Great Britain: Great Britainby Dk Travel WritersISBN 0789493853 (0-7894-9385-3)
Softcover, Dk Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'DK Eyewitness Travel Guides Great Britain: Great Britain'Book summary:You'd be hard-pressed to find a more comprehensive, engrossing, and just plain fun-to-read guidebook than the Eyewitness Travel Guide: Great Britain. Spilling over with all sorts of useful information for the traveler, you'll find three-dimensional drawings, floor plans, and detailed neighborhood maps, as well as timelines, charts, and even popular bus routes. Broken into several sections--"Introducing Great Britain," "Region by Region" (including London and environs, Scotland, and Wales), "Traveler's Needs," and "Survival Guide"--the guide paints a complete picture of the country. Readers will especially appreciate the hundreds of color photos of everything from London's double-decker buses to the ancient formations at Stonehenge. You'll also find street-by-street illustrated city walks (Covent Garden, Westminster), as well as scenic hikes in the Scottish highlands and the Lake District, with plenty of listings for inns and fish-and-chip taverns along the way. --Jill Fergus [via]
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Elizabeth Barrett Browningby Elizabeth Barrett BrowningISBN 0801837545 (0-8018-3754-5)
Softcover, Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
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Enduranceby Alfred LansingISBN 078670621X (0-7867-0621-X)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Endurance'Book summary:In the summer of 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton set off aboard the Endurance bound for the South Atlantic. The goal of his expedition was to cross the Antarctic overland, but more than a year later, and still half a continent away from the intended base, the Endurance was trapped in ice and eventually was crushed. For five months Shackleton and his crew survived on drifting ice packs in one of the most savage regions of the world before they were finally able to set sail again in one of the ship's lifeboats. Alfred Lansing's Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage is a white-knuckle account of this astounding odyssey.
Through the diaries of team members and interviews with survivors, Lansing reconstructs the months of terror and hardship the Endurance crew suffered. In October of 1915, there "were no helicopters, no Weasels, no Sno-Cats, no suitable planes. Thus their plight was naked and terrifying in its simplicity. If they were to get out--they had to get themselves out." How Shackleton did indeed get them out without the loss of a single life is at the heart of Lansing's magnificent true-life adventure tale. [via]
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Endurance : Shackleton's Incredible Voyageby Alfred LansingISBN 0786708425 (0-7867-0842-5)
Softcover, Basic Books
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Through the diaries of team members and interviews with survivors, Lansing reconstructs the months of terror and hardship the Endurance crew suffered. In October of 1915, there "were no helicopters, no Weasels, no Sno-Cats, no suitable planes. Thus their plight was naked and terrifying in its simplicity. If they were to get out--they had to get themselves out." How Shackleton did indeed get them out without the loss of a single life is at the heart of Lansing's magnificent true-life adventure tale. [via]
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The English Constitutionby Walter Bagehot, R. H. S. CrossmanISBN 0801490235 (0-8014-9023-5)
Softcover, Cornell Univ Pr
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The Eternity Codeby Eoin ColferISBN 0786814934 (0-7868-1493-4)
Softcover, Hyperion
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Eternity Code'Book summary:The third instalment of high-tech, criminal whiz-kid adventures set in the fairy-magic-filled world of Master Artemis Fowl may be reassuringly familiar but it is also bulging with author Eoin Colfer's trademark wit and thrilling seat-of-the-dwarf-pants adventure. Following on from Artemis's opening encounter with the fairy underworld in Artemis Fowl and its thumping sequel Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Encounter, The Eternity Code takes the books' eponymous young anti-hero, who with each successive adventure turns out to be a little less bad after all, on his most dangerous mission yet.
Artemis and his bodyguard Butler have set up a meeting in Chicago with dangerous international businessman Jon Spiro. In his latest eager attempt to make money, using a priceless futuristic cube of purloined Fairy gadgetry that can do just about anything, Artemis has underestimated Spiro and arrived at the rendezvous under-prepared. Big mistake. It is an ambush, and though Artemis escapes with his life, Butler is mortally wounded.
The cube may be lost but Artemis refuses to accept his friend's demise and quickly deep freezes Butler in the restaurant kitchen. He calls on the only people he knows who might be able to get him back--Holly Short of the subterranean Fairy police and her race's super-advanced technology. Holly and Artemis must find a way to bring Butler back from the dead and retrieve the lost Eternity Cube that could change the balance of power between humans and fairies forever. It is a Herculean task and the price exacted upon Artemis for such assistance is very high indeed.
What Colfer's latest plot may lack in depth or sophistication is more than made up for by the sheer verve and energy of his settings, characters and action. These books are very entertaining indeed and hugely readable, and once you're a Fowl fan you'll be hooked until Artemis decides to go straight. Recommended for ages nine and above. --John McLay [via]
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Hardcover, Miramax - The Eternity Code: ISBN 0786818158 (0-7868-1815-8)
Softcover, Hyperion Books - The Eternity Code: ISBN 0786259205 (0-7862-5920-5)
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Eyeless in Gazaby Aldous HuxleyISBN 0786702648 (0-7867-0264-8)
Softcover, Basic Books
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Eyewitness Travel Guide Great BritainISBN 0789401878 (0-7894-0187-8)
Softcover, Dk Pub
Find This BookBook summary:You'd be hard-pressed to find a more comprehensive, engrossing, and just plain fun-to-read guidebook than the Eyewitness Travel Guide: Great Britain. Spilling over with all sorts of useful information for the traveler, you'll find three-dimensional drawings, floor plans, and detailed neighborhood maps, as well as timelines, charts, and even popular bus routes. Broken into several sections--"Introducing Great Britain," "Region by Region" (including London and environs, Scotland, and Wales), "Traveler's Needs," and "Survival Guide"--the guide paints a complete picture of the country. Readers will especially appreciate the hundreds of color photos of everything from London's double-decker buses to the ancient formations at Stonehenge. You'll also find street-by-street illustrated city walks (Covent Garden, Westminster), as well as scenic hikes in the Scottish highlands and the Lake District, with plenty of listings for inns and fish-and-chip taverns along the way. --Jill Fergus [via]
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Fairy Taleby Alice Thomas EllisISBN 0786248262 (0-7862-4826-2)
Softcover, Thorndike Pr
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The Flight of the Maidensby Jane GardamISBN 0786708794 (0-7867-0879-4)
Hardcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Flight of the Maidens'Book summary:Deliciously, with keen perception and touching humanity, this new novel from one of England's most gifted writers follows three young Yorkshire women, all of them scholarship girls, through the weeks preceding their departures for university in Cambridge and London. If they face the future with innocence and uncertainty, their parents and guardians belong in spirit to an England now past, even as they gaze upon a world that has been utterly altered by six long years of war. It is the summer of 1946. In this time of clothing coupons and social readjustment, Hetty Fallowes struggles intellectually to become independent of her possessive and tactless but loving mother, while her best friend, Una Vane, asserts her nascent womanhood with a sexually interesting fellow from the wrong side of the Yorkshire tracks. And Liselotte Klein, a Jewish refugee who arrived fat, solitary, and clever from Hamburg in 1939, comes through painful trials in London and California to surprising possibilties. By summer's end, all three have begun to learn they know neither everything nor nothing.[via]More editions of The Flight of the Maidens:
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Fog of Doubtby Christianna BrandISBN 0786702192 (0-7867-0219-2)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fog of Doubt'Book summary:Rosie, the naughty little nymphet around whom Christianna Brand weaves her witty and mysterious web, recounts to her family a series of fibs that results in their supposing the unfortunate suitor, Raoul Vernet, to be her base seducer. On a night of dense London fog, with everyone alibied, Raoul is discovered having been hit over the head with a blunt instrument.[via]More editions of Fog of Doubt:
The Girl at the Lion D'orby Sebastian FaulksISBN 0786226455 (0-7862-2645-5)
Softcover, Thorndike Pr
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Green for Dangerby Christianna BrandISBN 0786703865 (0-7867-0386-5)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Green for Danger'Book summary:Set in a military hospital during the blitz, this novel is one of Brand's most intricately plotted detection puzzles, executed with her characteristic cleverness and gusto. When a patient dies under the anesthetic and later the presiding nurse is murdered, Inspector Cockrill finds himself with six suspects--three doctors and three nurses--and not a discernible motive among them.[via]More editions of Green for Danger:
Happy Days With the Naked Chefby Jamie Oliver, David LoftusISBN 078686852X (0-7868-6852-X)
Hardcover, Hyperion Books
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High Risingby Angela ThirkellISBN 0786704225 (0-7867-0422-5)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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Imagined London: A Tour of the World's Greatest Fictional Cityby Anna QuindlenISBN 0792242076 (0-7922-4207-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Italian Neighbors: Or, a Lapsed Anglo-Saxon in Veronaby Tim ParksISBN 0802115314 (0-8021-1531-4)
Hardcover, Grove Pr
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James Herriot: The Life of a Country Vetby Graham LordISBN 0786705817 (0-7867-0581-7)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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The Kings and Queens of England and Scotlandby Plantagenet Somerset Fry, Plantagenet Somerset-FryISBN 0789442450 (0-7894-4245-0)
Softcover, Dk Pub
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Koba the Dread: Laughter and the Twenty Millionby Martin AmisISBN 0786868767 (0-7868-6876-7)
Hardcover, Miramax
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Koba the Dread: Laughter and the Twenty Million'Book summary:Koba the Dread is the successor to Martin Amis's celebrated memoir, Experience. It is largely political while remaining personal. It addresses itself to the central lacuna of twentieth-century thought: the indulgence of communism by intellectuals of the West. In between the personal beginning and the personal ending, Amis gives us perhaps the best "short course" ever in Stalin: Koba the Dread, losif the Terrible. The author's father, Kingsley Amis, though later reactionary in tendency, was "a Comintern dogsbody" (as he would later come to put it) from 1941 to 1956. His second-closest, and then closest friend (after the death of the poet Philip Larkin) was Robert Conquest, our leading Sovietologist, whose book of 1968, The Great Terror, was second only to Solzhenitsyn's The Gulag Archipelago in undermining the USSR. Amis's remarkable memoir explores these connections. Stalin said that the death of one person was tragic, the death of a million a mere "statistic." Koba the Dread, during whose course the author absorbs a particular, a familial death, is a rebuttal of Stalin's aphorism. [via]
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The Last Kashmiri Roseby Barbara CleverlyISBN 0786710594 (0-7867-1059-4)
Hardcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Last Kashmiri Rose'Book summary:Conjuring up the last golden days of the Raj and the turbulent early ones of Indian rule, this suspenseful and atmospheric first novelthe winner of the Crime Writer Associations Debut Dagger competitiondraws the governor of Bengal, local police authorities, and visiting Scotland Yard detective Joe Sandilands into an increasingly baffling and bizarre case of serial murder. It is 1922, in Panikhat. In March of each of the past five years the wife of an officer in the Bengal Greys has met with a violent and terrifying death. One died in a fire, another by a cobra bite, the third from a fall, and the fourth victim drowned. Of course, they all might have been accidents, while the death of Captain Somershams pretty young wife, who was found with her wrists cut, could be ruled a suicide. One link between the five cases, however, points to foul, disturbing play. On the anniversary of the deaths small red roses mysteriously appear on the womens graves. With only a few days to go before the end of March and with faith in the new Western science of psychological profiling, Joe Sandilands finds himself running a race against time and a serial killer who alone knows the recipient of the next Kashmiri rose. The atmosphere of the dying days of the Raj is colorfully captured. Sunday Telegraph Introduces an intelligent author and an interesting investigator. Morning Star[via]More editions of The Last Kashmiri Rose:
The Last Samuraiby Helen DewittISBN 0786887001 (0-7868-8700-1)
Softcover, Miramax
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Letters to Aliceby Fay WeldonISBN 0800847431 (0-8008-4743-1)
Hardcover, Parkwest Pubns
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Letters to Alice on First Reading Jane Austenby Fay WeldonISBN 0786706880 (0-7867-0688-0)
Softcover, Basic Books
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The Lost Colonyby Eoin ColferISBN 0786849568 (0-7868-4956-8)
Hardcover, Miramax
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Margaret Atwood's the Handmaid's Taleby Harold BloomISBN 0791075699 (0-7910-7569-9)
Hardcover, Facts on File
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Margaret Atwood's the Handmaid's Tale'Book summary:Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, part of Chelsea House Publishers' Bloom's Guides collection, presents concise critical excerpts from The Handmaid's Tale to provide a scholarly overview of the work. This comprehensive study guide also features "The Story Behind the Story," which details the conditions under which The Handmaid's Tale was written. This title also includes a short biography on Margaret Atwood and a descriptive list of characters. [via]
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Margaret Atwood's the Handmaid's Taleby Margaret Eleanor AtwoodISBN 079105926X (0-7910-5926-X)
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The title, Margaret Atwoods The Handmaid's Tale, part of Chelsea House Publishers Modern Critical Interpretations series, presents the most important 20th-century criticism on Margaret Atwoods The Handmaid's Tale through extracts of critical essays by well-known literary critics. This collection of criticism also features a short biography on Margaret Atwood, a chronology of the authors life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University. [via]
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Miss Seeton Plants Suspicionby Hamilton CraneISBN 0786241659 (0-7862-4165-9)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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Monk's Hoodby Ellis PetersISBN 0786210737 (0-7862-1073-7)
Softcover, Thorndike Pr
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Monk's Hood/Cassettesby Ellis PetersISBN 0787102547 (0-7871-0254-7)
Hardcover, New Star Media Inc
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Nigella Bites: From Family Meals to Elegant Dinners-Easy, Delectable Recipes for Any Occasionby Nigella LawsonISBN 0786868694 (0-7868-6869-4)
Hardcover, Hyperion Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Nigella Bites: From Family Meals to Elegant Dinners-Easy, Delectable Recipes for Any Occasion'Book summary:Nigella Bites--the title is taken from Nigella Lawson's Style Network cooking show of the same name--is the third book from British Vogue food editor and New York Times food columnist Nigella Lawson, a force of nature all her own. Her other books include How to Eat and How to Be a Domestic Goddess. Fans of the TV show will find all these easy-to-follow recipes familiar, and the book is even designed with pages for note taking at the end of each section.
Nigella Bites is divided into chapters that include "All-Day Breakfast," "Comfort Food," "TV Dinners," "Party Girl," "Rainy Days," "Trashy," "Legacy," "Suppertime," "Slow-Cooked Weekend," and "Templefood." "Templefood" refers to the "body as a temple," and Lawson shares what she calls "restorative" recipes, like the raw egg and brandy hangover cure called Prairie Oyster. Hot and Sour Soup and Gingery Hot Duck Salad are also present and accounted for.
It's all self-referential. Lawson (her chapter introductions are printed in 26-point type for the hard of seeing) holds nothing back about what she likes, how she overindulges, how she works her lifestyle into the kitchen and onto the table. It's encouragement by example, with a practical twist. You aren't going to spend hours in the kitchen midweek. That's a reward you save for the weekend. But there's plenty of deliciousness to be had midweek as well, and Lawson's there to help you along your way. --Schuyler Ingle [via]
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Northbridge Rectoryby Angela ThirkellISBN 0786703806 (0-7867-0380-6)
Softcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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Once Too Oftenby Dorothy SimpsonISBN 0786214430 (0-7862-1443-0)
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One Corpse Too Manyby Ellis PetersISBN 0786210729 (0-7862-1072-9)
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The Opal Deceptionby Eoin ColferISBN 0786852909 (0-7868-5290-9)
Softcover, Miramax
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Opal Deception'Book summary:A New York Times Bestseller
After his last run-in with the fairies, Artemis Fowl had his mind wiped of his memories of the world belowground. Any goodness he had learned is now gone, and he has reverted to his criminal lifestyle. In Berlin preparing to steal a famously well-guarded painting from a German bank, Artemis is unaware that his every move is being watched. . . . [via]
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Original Illustrated Strand Sherlockby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 0792454154 (0-7924-5415-4)
Hardcover, World Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Original Illustrated Strand Sherlock'Book summary:It is more than a century since the ascetic, gaunt and enigmatic detective, Sherlock Holmes, made his first appearance in A Study in Scarlet. From 1891, beginning with The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the now legendary and pioneering Strand Magazine began serialising Arthur Conan Doyle's matchless tales of detection, featuring the incomparable sleuth patiently assisted by his doggedly loyal and lovably pedantic friend and companion, Dr Watson. The stories are illustrated by the remarkable Sydney Paget from whom our images of Sherlock Holmes and his world derive and who first equipped Holmes with his famous deerstalker hat. The literary cult of Sherlock Holmes shows no sign of fading with time as each new generation comes to love and revere the penetrating mind and ruthless logic which were the undoing of so many Victorian master criminals. [via]
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Pilgrim of Hateby Ellis PetersISBN 0786219459 (0-7862-1945-9)
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Ptolemy's Gateby Jonathan StroudISBN 078683868X (0-7868-3868-X)
Softcover, Disney Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ptolemy's Gate'Book summary:Three years after the events of The Golem`s Eye, the young magician Nathaniel is an established member of the British Government. But he faces unprecedented problems: foreign wars are going badly and Britain`s enemies are mounting attacks close to London. Increasingly distracted, he is treating Bartimaeus worse than ever: the long-suffering djinni is growing weak from too much time in this world, and his patience is at an end. Meanwhile, undercover in London, Kitty has been stealthily completing her research into magic and Bartimaeus` past. She hopes to break the endless cycle of conflict between djinn and humans - but will she be able to get anyone to listen? Before any of these problems can be resolved, disaster strikes London from an unexpected source and the destinies of Bartimaeus, Nathaniel, and Kitty are thrown together once more. They have to face treacherous magicians, a long-fermented conspiracy, and an enemy from `The Other Place` that threatens London and the world. Worst of all, they must somehow cope with each other.... Bartimaeus fans will be entranced by Stroud`s brilliantly conceived finale to the series - sure to be a major best seller.
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Quentinsby Maeve BinchyISBN 0786248629 (0-7862-4862-9)
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A Quiet Lifeby Beryl BainbridgeISBN 078670635X (0-7867-0635-X)
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Raffles the Amateur Cracksmanby HornungISBN 0792701577 (0-7927-0157-7)
Softcover, Chivers North Amer
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The Raven in the Foregateby Ellis PetersISBN 0786224940 (0-7862-2494-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Raven in the Foregate'Book summary:[This is the Audiobook CD Library Edition in vinyl case.]
[Read by Vanessa Benjamin]
A Mediaeval 'Whodunnit'
It is Christmas, A.D. 1141, Abbot Radulfus returns from London, bringing with him a priest for the vacant living of Holy Cross, also known as the Foregate. The new priest is a man of presence, learning, and discipline, but he lacks humility and the common touch. When he is found drowned in the millpond, suspicion is cast upon a young man who arrived with the priest's train and was sent to work in Brother Cadfael's garden. Indeed, he is soon discovered to be an impostor. To Brother Cadfael, now falls the familiar task of sorting out the complicated strands of innocence and guilt. [via]More editions of The Raven in the Foregate:
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Rebel Angelsby Libba BrayISBN 0786280875 (0-7862-8087-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Rebel Angels'Book summary:In this sequel to the Victorian fantasy A Great and Terrible Beauty, Gemma continues to pursue her role as the one destined to bind the magic of the Realms and restore it to the Order--a mysterious group who have been overthrown by a rebellion. Gemma, Felicity and Ann, (her girlfriends at Spence Academy for Young Ladies), use magical power to transport themselves on visits from their corseted world to the visionary country of the Realms, with its strange beauty and menace. There they search for the lost Temple, the key to Gemma's mission, and comfort Pippa, their friend who has been left behind in the Realms. After these visits they bring back magical power for a short time to use in their own world. Meanwhile, Gemma is torn between her attraction to the exotic Kartik, the messenger from the opposing forces of the Rakshana, and the handsome but clueless Simon, a young man of good family who is courting her. The complicated plot thickens when Gemma discovers a woman in Bedlam madhouse who knows where to find the Temple; Ann shows signs of being enamored of Gemma's loutish brother Tom, and their father's addiction to laudanum lands him in an opium den. A large part of the enjoyment of this unusual fantasy comes from the Victorian milieu and its restrictive rules about the behavior of proper young ladies, as contrasted with the unimaginable possibilities of the Realms, where Gemma has power to confront gorgons and ghosts and the responsibility to save a world. (Ages 12 and up) --Patty Campbell [via]
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The Rescueby Joseph ConradISBN 0786265558 (0-7862-6555-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Rescue'Book summary:Sailing towards one of the islands of the Eastern Archipelago where his friend Hassim awaits help to regain his kingdom, Captain Tom Lingard is called to rescue an English yacht stranded on a sandbank. On board is beautiful Mrs. Travers, a woman from a wholly different world, but with a spirited independence that matches Lingard's own. In this story of love and choice, Lingard emerges alongside Willems and Mister Kurtz as one of Conrad's finest creations. [via]
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The Rose Rentby Ellis PetersISBN 0786225696 (0-7862-2569-6)
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Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godotby Samuel Beckett, S.E. GontarskiISBN 0802115772 (0-8021-1577-2)
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Second Honeymoonby Joanna TrollopeISBN 0786288965 (0-7862-8896-5)
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Seven Dialsby Anne PerryISBN 0786252103 (0-7862-5210-3)
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The Shifting Tideby Anne PerryISBN 0786265884 (0-7862-6588-4)
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Singing in the Shrouds/Large Printby Ngaio MarshISBN 0792717805 (0-7927-1780-5)
Softcover, Chivers North Amer
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A Small Town in Germanyby John Le CarreISBN 0792713613 (0-7927-1361-3)
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Soldier Sahibs: The Daring Adventurers Who Tamed India's Northwest Frontierby Charles AllenISBN 0786708611 (0-7867-0861-1)
Hardcover, Carroll & Graf Pub
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A Spectacle of Corruptionby David LissISBN 0786264829 (0-7862-6482-9)
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St. Peter's Fairby Ellis PetersISBN 0786210745 (0-7862-1074-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'St. Peter's Fair'Book summary:MysteryLarge Print EditionStylishly authentic . . . a graceful and informative case for Peters engaging herb-gardening monk. Kirkus ReviewsThe great annual Fair of Saint Peter at Shrewsbury, a high point in the citys calendar, attracts merchants from far and wide to do business. But when an unseemly quarrel breaks out between the local burghers and the monks from the Benedictine monastery as to who shall benefit from the levies the fair provides, a riot ensues. Afterwards a merchant is found dead, and Brother Cadfael is summoned from his peaceful herb garden to test his detective skills once more. [via]
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Tara Roadby Maeve BinchyISBN 0786218371 (0-7862-1837-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tara Road'Book summary:Oprah Book Club® Selection, September 1999: Against all odds, two newlyweds manage to buy the house of their dreams. In 1982, property speculation is beginning to be a big, big thing in Dublin--and their street is very much in an up-and-coming part of town. "They laughed and hugged each other. Danny Lynch from the broken-down cottage in the back of beyond and Ria Johnson from the corner house in the big, shabby estate were not only living like gentry in a big Tara Road mansion, they were actually debating what style of dining table to buy." But for its various inhabitants, the street is to become a boulevard of dreams--some broken, others created anew. Maeve Binchy has long proved herself a secure hand at multiple story lines, and over the course of 500 satisfying pages she focuses on Ria; her best friend, Rosemary Ryan, a beautiful, endlessly selfish career woman; Gertie, the battered wife of a drunkard; and several other intriguing women, each of whom has secrets not to be shared. There is even an all-knowing fortune teller who early on hints that Ria will travel and start a successful business--two things she knows are definitely not in the offing.
Yet after our supposedly happy housewife and mother of two is confronted by some inexorable home truths, a chance phone call from America will change her life, forcing her to discard her illusions about men, women, and marriage and start all over again. At the same time, the Connecticut caller, Marilyn Vine, has her own lessons to learn when she and Ria swap houses for the summer. Yet there's nothing remotely preachy about this novel--even the bad guys (and yes, they're usually guys) and beautiful mistresses get to maintain some appeal. Instead, Tara Road is a stirring look at the reality behind our consuming fantasies, and a page-turner to boot. --Siobhan Carson [via]
Temples of Delightby Barbara TrapidoISBN 0802114229 (0-8021-1422-9)
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The Titian Committeeby Iain PearsISBN 0786201703 (0-7862-0170-3)
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Titmuss Regainedby John MortimerISBN 0792706668 (0-7927-0666-8)
Softcover, John Curley & Assoc
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To Serve Them All My Daysby R. F. DelderfieldISBN 0786705957 (0-7867-0595-7)
Softcover, Da Capo Press, Incorporated
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Tough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough Boysby Will SelfISBN 0802116442 (0-8021-1644-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough Boys'Book summary:Will Self's tabloid-friendly reputation as a connoisseur of proscribed substances should not obscure the fact that he can write many of his contemporaries under the table. His latest collection, Tough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough Boys, is filled with typically Selfish confections: gritty chunks of reality wrapped in a sweet shell of exquisitely funny and intelligent writing. Admittedly, some of the stories here feel a little underdeveloped, as if the author were flexing his literary muscles and showing how easily he can make highbrow style dirty-dance with his lowbrow obsessions, but even the least of them is a bravura performance by an expert wordsmith. Self's obvious pleasure in bringing his extraordinary talents to bear on the seamiest of subjects is irresistible: the description of a crack cocaine rush that closes the first story, for example, is quite possibly more intoxicating than the drug itself.
But the greater part of the book complements that dazzling style with deeper pleasures. As he ranges from the hilarious tale of a remarkable infant who babbles in business German ("Bemess-bemess-bemessungsgrundlage!") to a troubled psychiatrist's journey toward the abyss, Self shows an uncanny knack for mixing realism and absurdity. The closing piece, a short novella about a wrongly convicted sex offender's attempt to win a short-story prize, is the most assured of all. In this author's hands, the barely articulate conversations of career criminals are transformed into poetry, and the struggles of the central character are both moving and wickedly funny:
In prison, in the English winter, the word crepuscular acquires new resonance, new intensity.... For here and now is an eternity of forty-watt bulbs, an Empty Quarter of linoleum, and a lost world of distempered walls. It's an environment of corridors and walkways, a space that taunts with the idea of progression towards arrival; then delivers only a TV room full of modular plastic chairs and Styrofoam beakers napalmed by fag ends.
In Tough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough Boys Will Self shows once again that he's someone to be reckoned with. The kind of writer a society needs, he uses his wit as a crowbar to pry open the cracks in our culture. --Simon Leake [via]More editions of Tough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough Boys:
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Voyage of the Beagleby Charles Robert Darwin, David QuammenISBN 0792265599 (0-7922-6559-9)
Softcover, Natl Geographic Society
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Voyage of the Beagle'Book summary:Charles Darwins theory of evolution and natural selection has been debated and disparaged over time, but there is no dispute that he is responsible for some of the most remarkable and groundbreaking scientific findings in history. His five-year trip as a naturalist on the H.M.S. Beagletook him on a journey to such exotic locales as Chile, Argentina, and the Galapagos Islands. Darwin wrote the details of this expedition, including his thoughts about the people on the ship and of course, his observations of the flora and fauna, in his journal, published as Voyage of the Beagle. It is here that his original interpretations of the Galapagos ecosystem and the impact of nature and selection are first revealed.
This edition of the classic travel memoir is enhanced with an introduction by bestselling nature writer David Quammen, and is part of National Geographics major cross-platform event in spring 2009 to celebrate the anniversary. [via]More editions of Voyage of the Beagle:
Weighed in the Balanceby Anne PerryISBN 078620978X (0-7862-0978-X)
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The Wishlistby Eoin ColferISBN 0786818638 (0-7868-1863-8)
Hardcover, Miramax
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Wishlist'Book summary:Meg Finn has led a miserable life. First, her mum died, saddling her with a useless, nasty stepfather. Then, angry and alone, Meg found herself committing acts of petty crime with dim-witted hood Belch Brennan. Finally, just as she was about to go straight to honor her sainted mums memory, Belch went and got them both killed as they attempted to rob crabby old Lowrie McCall. And if that wasnt bad enough, now St. Peter and Beelzebub cant decide which way Meg is supposed to go. She is one in a million: a soul perfectly balanced between good and evil. Now Megs got to go back and somehow tip the scales UP--the further, the better! To earn her wings, Megs been assigned to help the last person she tried to hurt (Lowrie McCall) who has a wish list of wrong choices that he wants to make right. But Beelzebub cant stand the thought of a bad soul going good. So he sends back the soul of powerfully stupid Belch, (who went straight down without stopping) to muck things up for Meg and Lowrie. But Megs got smarts on her side and more than just a few tricks up her insubstantial sleeve...
At times, best-selling author Eoin Colfers Wish List reads like a head-on collision between Dawsons Creek and Touched by an Angel. But rabid fans of the Artemis Fowl books wont notice or care. This black comedy is sure to make every fantasy-reading teens Wish List. --Jennifer Hubert [via]
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The Worst Journey in the World: Antarctic 1910 - 13by Apsley Cherry-GarrardISBN 0786704373 (0-7867-0437-3)
Softcover, Basic Books
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The Worst Journey in the World, Antarctic, 1910-1913by Apsley Cherry-GarrardISBN 079226634X (0-7922-6634-X)
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Prior to this sad denouement, Cherry-Garrard's account is filled with details of scientific discovery and anecdotes of human resilience in a harsh environment. Each participant in the Scott expedition is brought fully to life. Cherry-Garrard's recollections are supported by diary excerpts and accounts from other teammates. Despite the sad fate of Scott, the reader will grudgingly agree with the closing words of The Worst Journey in the World: "Exploration is the physical expression of the Intellectual Passion. And I tell you, if you have the desire for knowledge and the power to give it physical expression, go out and explore.... If you march your Winter Journeys you will have your reward, so long as all you want is a penguin's egg." [via]
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