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10 LB. Penaltyby Dick FrancisISBN 042519745X (0-425-19745-X)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: '10 LB. Penalty'Book summary:One of the most impressive aspects of Dick Francis's long and celebrated career (he's won three Edgar Awards, the Silver Dagger, the Gold Dagger, a Cartier Diamond Dagger, and was named the 1996 Mystery Writers of America Grand Master) is the freshness that he brings to each of his novels. Though every one of his 30-plus works of fiction has drawn from some aspect of the world of horses, Francis turns this constraint into a powerful source of inspiration. In 10 Lb. Penalty Francis adds several new arrows to his quiver. His protagonist, Ben Juliard, narrates the tale in a vivid first person that begins in his insecure late teens instead of the settled middle age of the usual Francis hero. Also, Ben's relationship with horses is more of a fading dream than an active reality. The book begins with Ben's expulsion from Vivian Durridge's stables; he's removed with a false accusation of glue sniffing. But as Ben soon discovers, it is, in fact, his powerful father's machinations that are behind his ill fortunes. The elder Juliard is "standing for Parliament," and the bachelor candidate needs his son by his side for a year of campaigning if he hopes to win. Ben accedes to his father's wishes. He almost always has, but he soon finds that his "gap year"--his year before entering college--is going to be a nightmare. Orinda Nagle, the widow of the recently deceased Hoopwestern MP, and her companion, Alderney Wyvern, resist George's campaign from the start. Then, Usher Rudd, a muckraking journalist, turns his vitriol to George. When an attempt is made on George's life, he and his son find themselves inside a vigorous tale of suspense that takes several narrative years to sort out.
Francis's lucid prose is the driving force in this political mystery, and the realistic rendering of the complicated father-son relationship between George and Ben adds a sophistication and weight that marks the author's best fiction. --Patrick O'Kelley [via]
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All Night Awakeby Sarah A. HoytISBN 0441011128 (0-441-01112-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'All Night Awake'Book summary:The adventures of the Elizabethan teacher and poet Will Shakespeare continue in All Night Awake, the sequel to Sarah A. Hoyt's debut novel, Ill Met by Moonlight. Seeking his fortune, young Will has come to London, but his only fate looks to be death, by either starvation or plague. All hope seems lost--then Will meets Kit Marlowe, the most acclaimed playwright of the age. Marlowe offers to help Will find work on the stage, and Will accepts, never dreaming that Marlowe is a treacherous tool of Queen Elizabeth's secret agents. Will believes his fortune has turned--until his Dark Lady, Silver, the ruler of Elvenland, finds him. Believing she seeks only to seduce him away from his wife, Will sends Lady Silver away. He refuses to believe her story that the plague afflicting London is caused by her villainous brother. But Silver speaks the truth. Her brother, the ex-king of Elvenland, seeks vengeance on those who overthrew him: the Lady Silver and her ex-lover, the mortal Will Shakespeare.
Like its prequel, All Night Awake is a suspenseful and entertaining fantasy. However, you probably shouldn't read this series if you don't like the idea of Shakespeare as a character in fiction, or if you don't want to see any fantastic explanations of Shakespeare's staggering talent. --Cynthia Ward [via]
Apocalipstickby Sue MargolisISBN 0440242967 (0-440-24296-7)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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The Barrytown Trilogyby Roddy DoyleISBN 0436201216 (0-436-20121-6)
Hardcover, Secker and Warburg
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Barrytown Trilogy'Book summary:Together in one volume, this book contains Roddy Doyle's trilogy about the Rabbitte family of Barrytown, north Dublin. "The Commitments" was a major film of 1991, "The Snapper" is currently being filmed and "The Van" was shortlisted for the 1991 Booker Prize. [via]
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A Bear Called Paddingtonby Michael BondISBN 0440404835 (0-440-40483-5)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Birdmanby Mo HayderISBN 0440236169 (0-440-23616-9)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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A Body in Berkley Squareby Ashley GardnerISBN 0425207285 (0-425-20728-5)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Body in Berkley Square'Book summary:When an opulent ball is marred by murder, Captain Lacey's insufferably upright former friend, Colonel Brandon, is the prime suspect. With the man's fate in his hands, Lacey finally has a chance to avenge the wrongs Brandon has done to him--but at what price? [via]
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Boltby Dick FrancisISBN 0425202887 (0-425-20288-7)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bolt'Book summary:[via]Kit Fielding will do whatever it takes to stop the killing of racehorses. Not an easy task considering that the woman he adores is leaving him, an international arms dealer is threatening him, and Kit's nemesis has plans to knock him off the trackand plant him under it.
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The Borriblesby Michael De LarrabeitiISBN 0441071724 (0-441-07172-4)
Softcover, Putnam Berkley
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Borribles'Book summary:In the unspecified future in London, a war erupts between the Borribles, a gang of creatures who formerly were children, and their arch enemies, the Rumbles. [via]
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The Borribles Go for Brokeby Michael De LarrabeitiISBN 0441070248 (0-441-07024-8)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Borribles Go for Broke'Book summary:What is a Borrible?[via]
Borribles are runaways who dwell in the shadows of London. Apart from their pointed ears, they look just like ordinary children. They live by their wits and a few Borrible laws--the chief one being, Don't Get Caught! The Borribles are outcasts--but they wouldn't have it any other way&.
The Borribles Go For Broke
On the Great Rumble Hunt, Chalotte, a Borrible from Whitechapel, very nearly lost her life--and good friends had been left for dead--all because of the Rumble Treasure Chest. To Chalotte the treasure was evil and she had sworn never to go on another adventure. But when Chalotte and the other survivors discover that Sam the horse is in danger they know they have no choice--Borribles always help their friends. Their attempts to rescue Sam lead them into the second Great Borrible Adventure!More editions of The Borribles Go for Broke:
Break Inby Dick FrancisISBN 0425199932 (0-425-19993-2)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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The Bridegroomby Joan JohnstonISBN 0440234700 (0-440-23470-0)
Softcover, Dell Island Books
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The Burning Roadby Ann BensonISBN 0440225914 (0-440-22591-4)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Chief the Honourable Ministerby T. M. AlukoISBN 0435900706 (0-435-90070-6)
Softcover, Heinemann
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City Jittersby Christopher FowlerISBN 0440201152 (0-440-20115-2)
Softcover, Dell Publishing
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A Coffin from the Pastby Gwendoline ButlerISBN 0440115906 (0-440-11590-6)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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The Color of Deathby Bruce AlexanderISBN 0425182037 (0-425-18203-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Come Togetherby Josie Lloyd, Emlyn ReesISBN 0425176053 (0-425-17605-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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A Covent Garden Mysteryby Ashley GardnerISBN 0425210863 (0-425-21086-3)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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A Dangerous Fortuneby Ken FollettISBN 0440217490 (0-440-21749-0)
Softcover, Dell Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Dangerous Fortune'Book summary:In 1866, tragedy strikes at the exclusive Windfield School. A young student drowns in a mysterious accident involving a small circle of boys. The drowning and its aftermath initiates a spiraling circle of treachery that will span three decades and entwine many loves... From the exclusive men's club and brothels that cater to every dark desire of London's upper classes to the dazzling ballrooms and mahogany-paneled suites of the manipulators of the world's wealth, Ken Follett conjures up a stunning array of contrasts. This breathtaking novel portrays a family splintered by lust, bound by a shared legacy... men and women swept toward a perilous climax where greed, fed by the shocking truth of a boy's death, must be stopped, or not just one man's dreams, but those of a nation, will die... [via]
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Death of a Colonialby Bruce AlexanderISBN 0425177025 (0-425-17702-5)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Don't Read This Book If You're Stupidby Tibor FischerISBN 0436220822 (0-436-22082-2)
Hardcover, Secker & Warburg
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Equiano's Travels: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa the Africanby Olaudah Equiano, Paul Geoffrey EdwardsISBN 0435906003 (0-435-90600-3)
Softcover, Heinemann
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Far Countryby Nevil ShuteISBN 0434699144 (0-434-69914-4)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Far Country'Book summary:First published in 1952 this novel features Carl Zlinter, the Czech doctor, for whom the end of the war and his emigration to a new country signal a period of unexpected hope. But Carl is not what he seems, and his dark secret threatens to submerge his hopes for a better future. [via]
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The Five Bells and Bladeboneby Martha GrimesISBN 0440201330 (0-440-20133-0)
Softcover, Dell Publishing
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Ghosts I Have Beenby Richard PeckISBN 0440428645 (0-440-42864-5)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Ghosts of the Tower of Londonby G. AbbottISBN 0434005959 (0-434-00595-9)
Softcover, Heinemann
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The Gilded Webby Mary BaloghISBN 0440243068 (0-440-24306-8)
Softcover, Dell Pub Co
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Girl from the Southby Joanna TrollopeISBN 0425193500 (0-425-19350-0)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Girl from the South'Book summary:[via]When Gillon comes back to her native Charleston, she has a young Englishman in tow. He has accompanied her on a lark, planning to take pictures. But he soon falls in love with the sights of South Carolina, with Gillon's family-and perhaps, with Gillon herself...From the acclaimed author of Marrying the Mistress, this is an unforgettable novel about feeling like a fish out of water-and finding those with whom we can breathe more easily.
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The Glass Harmonicaby Louise MarleyISBN 0441007295 (0-441-00729-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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The Glass Lakeby Maeve BinchyISBN 0440221595 (0-440-22159-5)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Golden Compassby Philip PullmanISBN 0440238137 (0-440-23813-7)
Softcover, Laurel Leaf
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Golden Compass'Book summary:Some books improve with age--the age of the reader, that is. Such is certainly the case with Philip Pullman's heroic, at times heart-wrenching novel, The Golden Compass, a story ostensibly for children but one perhaps even better appreciated by adults. The protagonist of this complex fantasy is young Lyra Belacqua, a precocious orphan growing up within the precincts of Oxford University. But it quickly becomes clear that Lyra's Oxford is not precisely like our own--nor is her world. For one thing, people there each have a personal daemon, the manifestation of their soul in animal form. For another, hers is a universe in which science, theology, and magic are closely allied:
As for what experimental theology was, Lyra had no more idea than the urchins. She had formed the notion that it was concerned with magic, with the movements of the stars and planets, with tiny particles of matter, but that was guesswork, really. Probably the stars had daemons just as humans did, and experimental theology involved talking to them.
Not that Lyra spends much time worrying about it; what she likes best is "clambering over the College roofs with Roger the kitchen boy who was her particular friend, to spit plum stones on the heads of passing Scholars or to hoot like owls outside a window where a tutorial was going on, or racing through the narrow streets, or stealing apples from the market, or waging war." But Lyra's carefree existence changes forever when she and her daemon, Pantalaimon, first prevent an assassination attempt against her uncle, the powerful Lord Asriel, and then overhear a secret discussion about a mysterious entity known as Dust. Soon she and Pan are swept up in a dangerous game involving disappearing children, a beautiful woman with a golden monkey daemon, a trip to the far north, and a set of allies ranging from "gyptians" to witches to an armor-clad polar bear.In The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman has written a masterpiece that transcends genre. It is a children's book that will appeal to adults, a fantasy novel that will charm even the most hardened realist. Best of all, the author doesn't speak down to his audience, nor does he pull his punches; there is genuine terror in this book, and heartbreak, betrayal, and loss. There is also love, loyalty, and an abiding morality that infuses the story but never overwhelms it. This is one of those rare novels that one wishes would never end. Fortunately, its sequel, The Subtle Knife, will help put off that inevitability for a while longer. --Alix Wilber [via]
Great American Short Storiesby Wallace Stegner, Mary StegnerISBN 0440330602 (0-440-33060-2)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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The Hanover Square Affairby Jennifer Ashley, Ashley Gardner, Alan GoldISBN 0425193306 (0-425-19330-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Hanover Square Affair'Book summary:Meet Captain Gabriel Lacey-in an extraordinary series of Regency-set mysteries.
Cavalry captain Gabriel Lacey returns to Regency London from the Napoleonic wars, burned out, fighting melancholia, his career ended. His interest is piqued when he learns of a missing girl, possibly kidnapped by a prominent member of Parliament. Lacey's search for the girl leads to the discovery of murder, corruption, and dealings with a leader of the underworld. Lacey faces his own disorientation upon transitioning from a soldier's life to the civilian world, redefining his role with his former commanding officer, and making new friends--from the top of society to the street girls of Covent Garden.
Book 1 of the Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries. [via]More editions of The Hanover Square Affair:
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secretsby J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandpreISBN 0439064872 (0-439-06487-2)
Softcover, Scholastic Paperbacks
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'Book summary:A fantastic mass market edition of the phenomenonally best-selling second Harry Potter novel, to tie in to the second Harry Potter filmHarry's second year at Hogwarts. [via]
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Hardcover, Arthur a Levine - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: ISBN 0439203538 (0-439-20353-8)
Hardcover, Scholastic - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: ISBN 0439554896 (0-439-55489-6)
Hardcover, Scholastic - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: ISBN 0439425239 (0-439-42523-9)
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secretsby Joe VauxISBN 0439451930 (0-439-45193-0)
Hardcover, Scholastic
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanby J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandpreISBN 0439136369 (0-439-13636-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'Book summary:Harry Potter has to sneak back to Hogwarts, after accidentally inflating his horrible Aunt Petunia. But once there everyone is whispering about a prizoner who has escaped from the famous wizard prizon, Azkaban. His name is Sirius Black, and as a follower of Lord Voldemort he is determined to track Harry Potter down -- even if it means laying siege to the very walls of Hogwarts! [via]
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stoneby J. K. RowlingISBN 043936213X (0-439-36213-X)
Softcover, Scholastic Paperbacks
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'Book summary:Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Cassette Travel Bag is a complete and unabridged reading by Stephen Fry on six cassettes, contained in a travel box. A CD travel bag is also available.
Just when it seems that there cannot possibly be another twist to the Harry Potter tale, Stephen Fry dons his haughtiest and naughtiest tones to bring Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone to vibrant life on audio. Harry Potter has spent the first 10 years of his life at the mercy of the dreadful Dursleys--the aunt, uncle and fat, spoilt brat of a cousin who reluctantly gave him a home after the death of his mother and father. But on his 11th birthday Harry discovers that he is no ordinary boy, and despite the best efforts of his hideous relatives he escapes to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to begin his new life as a trainee wizard. And the rest, as they say, is history...
As Harry battles against the evils thrown in his path, Stephen Fry injects the proceedings with a wry, dry and extremely contagious humour that perfectly suits the tale, wringing out the best in Harry and his cohorts as they get to grips with their new lives at the sharp end of Hogwarts. Fry's innate upper-class drone is perfectly suited to the telling of this most magical tale, cracking into the high-pitched squawking of Hermione the swat, or the gentle tones of the firm but fair Dumbledore, or the evil sniping of slimey Snape at precisely the right moments.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is a fine story and much has been written about its success, but until you have heard Fry's cracking reading of this most magical of stories then you simply haven't lived. As with any audio book, this one is perfect for car journeys and an ideal way of introducing reluctant readers to the magic that is Harry Potter. (Ages 9 and over) --Susan Harrison
Running time: 8 hrs 25 mins [via]
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stoneby Jill Daniels, Rodger Smith, Jill DaneilsISBN 0439294827 (0-439-29482-7)
Hardcover, Scholastic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone'Book summary:With six two-page spreads featuring the key scenes from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, this Harry Potter pop-up book allows younger children to begin to experience the thrilling saga of Harry Potter's first year at Hogwarts. Every page literally pops out with creative 3-D engineering in full color, while pull-tabs allow readers to bring a Quidditch game to life or help Harry see his heart's desire in the Mirror of Erised. The cartoonish art is muddy and unspectacular, but fans and collectors blinded by their enthusiasm for the boy wizard may not care a bit. (Ages 4 and older) [via]
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Harry's Madby Dick King-SmithISBN 0440401127 (0-440-40112-7)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Harry's Mad'Book summary:When Harry's great-uncle bequeathes him a grey African parrot, Harry is dismayed. But Mad introduces himself in perfect American, and Harry soon discovers that he's quite a remarkable bird - a whizz at board games and cookery, a fount of useful information, and quite capable of causing chaos. [via]
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The Haunting of Alaizabel Crayby Chris WoodingISBN 0439598516 (0-439-59851-6)
Softcover, Scholastic Paperbacks
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray'Book summary:The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray, by Chris Wooding, is a challenging, complex and utterly intriguing novel that grips with spine-chilling certainty from the very first page.
Set in the dark streets of London after the Vernichtung, a war that left the city and its people damaged and rotten to the core, the enigmatic Alaizabel Cray wanders alone and vulnerable amid the debris. As she wanders through the labyrinth of the Old Quarter, touching people with beauty while holding the key to the evil all around, Alaizabel crosses the thresholds of the souls that lurk in the darkness...
This is a stunning and unforgettable novel, rich in imagination and executed with a touch of unforgettable class. Reminiscent of work by Joan Aiken and Philip Pullman, there is also an extra dash of pure horror that will send a shiver down the spine, making it a great read for even the most reluctant reader. (Ages 11 and over) --Susan Harrison [via]
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Henryby Nina BawdenISBN 044040309X (0-440-40309-X)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Ill Met by Moonlightby Sarah A. HoytISBN 0441009832 (0-441-00983-2)
Softcover, Ace Books
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Illustrated London News Book of London's Villagesby Tony AldousISBN 0436011514 (0-436-01151-4)
Softcover, Harper & Collins
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In Times Like Theseby Zee EdgellISBN 0435989278 (0-435-98927-8)
Softcover, Heinemann
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John Cleland's Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasureby John ClelandISBN 0440055555 (0-440-05555-5)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Light a Penny Candleby Maeve BinchyISBN 0440147956 (0-440-14795-6)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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London 1850by Sebastian RookeISBN 0439633923 (0-439-63392-3)
Softcover, Scholastic Paperbacks
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The London Blitz Murdersby Max Allan CollinsISBN 0425198057 (0-425-19805-7)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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London Bridge Is Falling Downby Peter SpierISBN 0440407109 (0-440-40710-9)
Softcover, Random House Children's Books
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London, 1808-1870: The Infernal Wenby F. H. W. SheppardISBN 0436437015 (0-436-43701-5)
Hardcover, Secker and Warburg
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The Man in the Brown Suitby Agatha ChristieISBN 0440152305 (0-440-15230-5)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Margaret Powell's London Seasonby Margaret PowellISBN 0432118047 (0-432-11804-7)
Hardcover, P. Davies
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Montmorency: Thief, Liar, Gentlemanby Eleanor UpdaleISBN 0439580366 (0-439-58036-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Montmorency: Thief, Liar, Gentleman'Book summary:Montmorency: thief, liar, gentleman?, a British import from debut author Eleanor Updale, is a smart, stylish antidote to the proliferation of Buffy novelizations masquerading as mysteries these days. In a London cellblock in 1875, career criminal Montmorency is serving time for burglary. Captured while fleeing police, Montmorency suffered several grievous wounds that attract the attention of a brilliant young doctor named Robert Farcett. When Dr. Farcett displays Montmorency's newly healed body before the membership of London's Scientific Society, Montmorency overhears a presentation on the city's new sewer system that will change his life forever. Once released from prison, Montmorency uses his knowledge of the underground tunnels to steal from some of London's wealthiest neighborhoods. But in order to enjoy his new riches, he must assume a dual lifestyle. By day he is Mr. Montmorency, a mysterious opera going gentleman who resides in one of the city's most affluent hotels. By night, he is drain-dwelling Scarper, a smelly character who keeps a room in a dirty boarding house. How long can he keep up this agonizing pretense before someone, perhaps even the good doctor, recognizes his scars and exposes him as a fraud?
Middle school fans of John Bellairs, Lemony Snicket, and Philip Pullman, will delight in plowing through the cliff hanging pages of Montmorency. Updale's prose is clear and plot-driven, full of the kind of fascinating detail about the quirky Victorian thief's dual existence that young mystery readers adore. And, with a sequel coming in 2005, they won't groan too loudly at the wide open, although wholly satisfying ending. (Ages 10 to 14) --Jennifer Hubert [via]
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Mortal Enginesby Philip ReeveISBN 0439993458 (0-439-99345-8)
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Mrs. Jeffries Appeals the Verdictby Emily BrightwellISBN 0425209695 (0-425-20969-5)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mrs. Jeffries Appeals the Verdict'Book summary:[via]GUILTY BYSTANDERS
After a perfectly decent local woman is killed during a robbery, the Witherspoon household receives a surprising visit from a stranger named Blimpey Groggins. He claims his best buddy was convicted of the crime. He also claims the peaceable chap didnt even know how to fire a gun. And considering hes to be hanged in three weeks, Blimpeys desperate to find the real killer. With the trail cold, the crime allegedly solved, and the evidence mucked up, Mrs. Jeffries and her belowstairs cohorts have their work cut out for them if they want to save an innocent man from the gallows.
A Mrs. Jeffries Mystery
She keeps house for Inspector Witherspoon&and keeps him on his toes. Everyones awed by his Scotland Yard successesbut they dont know about his secret weapon. No matter how messy the murder or how dirty the deed, Mrs. Jeffries polished detection skills are up to the task&proving that behind every great man theres a womanand that a crimesolvers work is never done.
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My Father Had a Daughterby Grace TiffanyISBN 0425196380 (0-425-19638-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'My Father Had a Daughter'Book summary:In this wonderfully inventive novel, Grace Tiffany weaves fact with fiction to bring Judith Shakespeare to vibrant life. Through Judith's eyes, we glimpse the world of her famous playwright father: his work, his family, and his inspiration.[via]More editions of My Father Had a Daughter:
The Mystery of the Blue Train: A Hercule Poirot Novelby Agatha ChristieISBN 0425210782 (0-425-21078-2)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Paddington at Largeby Michael Bond, Peggy FortnumISBN 0440468019 (0-440-46801-9)
Softcover, Random House Children's Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Paddington at Large'Book summary:There'll always be an England, but the old place has never been quite the same since the Brown children came across a small lost bear in London's Paddington Station. Whether tinkering with the neighbor's lawn mower or experimenting in the kitchen, Paddington has a knack for finding trouble. In this new edition of Paddington at Large, the well-meaning bear with a talent for trouble continues to fill the lives of the Brown family with unexpected adventures that will delight the multitude of Paddington fans. [via]
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Paddington Helps Outby Michael Bond, Peggy FortnumISBN 0440468027 (0-440-46802-7)
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Paddington on Topby Michael BondISBN 0440468183 (0-440-46818-3)
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Paths Not Takenby Simon R. GreenISBN 0441013198 (0-441-01319-8)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Paths Not Taken'Book summary:[via]John Taylor just discovered his long-gone mother created the Nightsidethe dark heart of Londonand intends to destroy it. To save his birthplace, he will have to travel back through a very distantand probably deadlypast.
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Peter Panby J. M. BarrieISBN 043929133X (0-439-29133-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Peter Pan'Book summary:"All children, except one, grow up." Thus begins a great classic of children's literature that we all remember as magical. What we tend to forget, because the tale of Peter Pan and Neverland has been so relentlessly boiled down, hashed up, and coated in saccharine, is that J.M. Barrie's original version is also witty, sophisticated, and delightfully odd. The Darling children, Wendy, John, and Michael, live a very proper middle-class life in Edwardian London, but they also happen to have a Newfoundland for a nurse. The text is full of such throwaway gems as "Mrs. Darling first heard of Peter Pan when she was tidying up her children's minds," and is peppered with deliberately obscure vocabulary including "embonpoint," "quietus," and "pluperfect." Lest we forget, it was written in 1904, a relatively innocent age in which a plot about abducted children must have seemed more safely fanciful. Also, perhaps, it was an age that expected more of its children's books, for Peter Pan has a suppleness, lightness, and intelligence that are "literary" in the best sense. In a typical exchange with the dastardly Captain Hook, Peter Pan describes himself as "youth... joy... a little bird that has broken out of the egg," and the author interjects: "This, of course, was nonsense; but it was proof to the unhappy Hook that Peter did not know in the least who or what he was, which is the very pinnacle of good form." A book for adult readers-aloud to revel in--and it just might teach young listeners to fly. (Ages 5 and older) --Richard Farr [via]
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Peter Pan and Wendy: One-Hundredth Anniversary Editionby Scholastic, Robert R. Ingpen, David BarrieISBN 0439672570 (0-439-67257-0)
Hardcover, Orchard Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Peter Pan and Wendy: One-Hundredth Anniversary Edition'Book summary:Join us in celebrating the 100th anniversary of the beloved classic tale of Peter Pan, with this gorgeous storybook containing the unabridged, original text complemented by luminous new art.[via]
The beloved story of the boy who won't grow up is brought to life in this sumptuous edition illustrated with stunning full-color art.
When Peter Pan pays a visit to the Darling children, everything goes topsy-turvy. Wendy, Michael, and John follow Peter to Never Never Land, where they have the most exciting adventures and battle the evil Pirate Captain Hook.More editions of Peter Pan and Wendy: One-Hundredth Anniversary Edition:
The Plague Talesby Ann BensonISBN 0440225108 (0-440-22510-8)
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A Question of Upbringingby Anthony PowellISBN 0445200103 (0-445-20010-3)
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Sherlock Holmes: A Baker Street Dozenby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 0441790763 (0-441-79076-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sherlock Holmes: A Baker Street Dozen'Book summary:Arthur Conan Doyle's Study in Scarlet is the first published story involving the legendary Sherlock Holmes, arguably the world's best-known detective, and the first narrative by Holmes's Boswell, the unassuming Dr. Watson, a military surgeon lately returned from the Afghan War. Watson needs a flat-mate and a diversion. Holmes needs a foil. And thus a great literary collaboration begins.
Watson and Holmes move to a now-famous address, 221B Baker Street, where Watson is introduced to Holmes's eccentricities as well as his uncanny ability to deduce information about his fellow beings. Somewhat shaken by Holmes's egotism, Watson is nonetheless dazzled by his seemingly magical ability to provide detailed information about a man glimpsed once under the streetlamp across the road.
Then murder. Facing a deserted house, a twisted corpse with no wounds, a mysterious phrase drawn in blood on the wall, and the buffoons of Scotland Yard--Lestrade and Gregson--Holmes measures, observes, picks up a pinch of this and a pinch of that, and generally baffles his faithful Watson. Later, Holmes explains: "In solving a problem of this sort, the grand thing is to be able to reason backward.... There are few people who, if you told them a result, would be able to evolve from their own inner consciousness what the steps were which led up to that result." Holmes is in that elite group.
Conan Doyle quickly learned that it was Holmes's deductions that were of most interest to his readers. The lengthy flashback, while a convention of popular fiction, simply distracted from readers' real focus. It is when Holmes and Watson gather before the coal fire and Holmes sums up the deductions that led him to the successful apprehension of the criminal that we are most captivated. Subsequent Holmes stories--The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes--rightly plunge the twosome directly into the middle of a baffling crime, piling mystery upon mystery until Holmes's denouement once more leaves the dazzled Watson murmuring, "You are wonderful, Holmes!" Generations of readers agree. --Barbara Schlieper [via]
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The Sibyl in Her Graveby Sarah CaudwellISBN 0440234824 (0-440-23482-4)
Softcover, Dell Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Sibyl in Her Grave'Book summary:For mystery lovers and literary connoisseurs alike, 2000 was a year of loss. Gone are two masters of language, one with over 30 works to his credit (George V. Higgins), the other with only four (Sarah Caudwell). It is some comfort that each gave readers one last glimpse of literary skill before passing on: Higgins (At End of Day) captured the way people really speak; Caudwell captured the way many people would dearly love to speak. Her first three novels (The Shortest Way to Hades, Thus Was Adonis Murdered, The Sirens Sang of Murder) brought readers into the elegant, urbane world of Hilary Tamar, Oxford fellow and mentor to London barristers Cantrip, Selena, Ragwort, and Julia. Caudwell's last work, The Sibyl in Her Grave, continues the intoxicating blend of dry humor and genteel manners that marked her as a successor to Dorothy Sayers.
The sibyl of the title is the psychic counselor Isabella del Comino, who descends in a flurry of bad taste to the Sussex village of Parsons Haver. With an aviary of ravens, a frumpy niece, and a penchant for combining divinations and blackmail, her sudden death comes as a relief to the village's disgruntled inhabitants, including Julia's redoubtable Aunt Regina. Regina has enough to worry about: she and two friends pooled their resources and invested in equities--and made a killing. But now the tax man is demanding his share, and the money has already been spent. When she asks Julia for legal advice, Julia and her colleagues discover that both Regina's fiscal success and Isabella's death are connected to an insider-trading scandal brewing with Julia's biggest clients. Unraveling that connection, of course, is a task that falls to Hilary.
Hilary, who "labors always in the service of Scholarship," is a triumph of authorial ambiguity. After four novels, readers will be left wondering, apparently unto eternity, whether Professor Tamar is a man or a woman. Take it as a political statement if you will--or simply as another little mystery, courtesy of an author who reveled in the power of words to clarify, outline, elucidate, and obscure. --Kelly Flynn [via]
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The Sirens of Titanby Kurt VonnegutISBN 0440179483 (0-440-17948-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Sirens of Titan'Book summary:Winston has flown his craft into a chrono-synclastic infundibulum, and been converted into pure energy. Materializing only when his waveforms intercept a planet, he only gets home once every 59 days. But at least it's some consolation that he knows all that ever has been and all that ever will be. [via]
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Slaughterhouse-Five or the Children's Crusadeby Kurt VonnegutISBN 0440180295 (0-440-18029-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Slaughterhouse-Five or the Children's Crusade'Book summary:Kurt Vonnegut's absurdist classic Slaughterhouse-Five introduces us to Billy Pilgrim, a man who becomes unstuck in time after he is abducted by aliens from the planet Tralfamadore. In a plot-scrambling display of virtuosity, we follow Pilgrim simultaneously through all phases of his life, concentrating on his (and Vonnegut's) shattering experience as an American prisoner of war who witnesses the firebombing of Dresden.
Don't let the ease of reading fool you--Vonnegut's isn't a conventional, or simple, novel. He writes, "There are almost no characters in this story, and almost no dramatic confrontations, because most of the people in it are so sick, and so much the listless playthings of enormous forces. One of the main effects of war, after all, is that people are discouraged from being characters..." Slaughterhouse-Five (taken from the name of the building where the POWs were held) is not only Vonnegut's most powerful book, it is as important as any written since 1945. Like Catch- 22, it fashions the author's experiences in the Second World War into an eloquent and deeply funny plea against butchery in the service of authority. Slaughterhouse-Five boasts the same imagination, humanity, and gleeful appreciation of the absurd found in Vonnegut's other works, but the book's basis in rock-hard, tragic fact gives it a unique poignancy--and humor. [via]
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Smuggler's Moonby Bruce AlexanderISBN 0425186903 (0-425-18690-3)
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The Sudbury School Murdersby Ashley GardnerISBN 0425203611 (0-425-20361-1)
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Thief, Liar, Gentlemanby Eleanor UpdaleISBN 0439856280 (0-439-85628-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Thief, Liar, Gentleman'Book summary:Montmorency: thief, liar, gentleman?, a British import from debut author Eleanor Updale, is a smart, stylish antidote to the proliferation of Buffy novelizations masquerading as mysteries these days. In a London cellblock in 1875, career criminal Montmorency is serving time for burglary. Captured while fleeing police, Montmorency suffered several grievous wounds that attract the attention of a brilliant young doctor named Robert Farcett. When Dr. Farcett displays Montmorency's newly healed body before the membership of London's Scientific Society, Montmorency overhears a presentation on the city's new sewer system that will change his life forever. Once released from prison, Montmorency uses his knowledge of the underground tunnels to steal from some of London's wealthiest neighborhoods. But in order to enjoy his new riches, he must assume a dual lifestyle. By day he is Mr. Montmorency, a mysterious opera going gentleman who resides in one of the city's most affluent hotels. By night, he is drain-dwelling Scarper, a smelly character who keeps a room in a dirty boarding house. How long can he keep up this agonizing pretense before someone, perhaps even the good doctor, recognizes his scars and exposes him as a fraud?
Middle school fans of John Bellairs, Lemony Snicket, and Philip Pullman, will delight in plowing through the cliff hanging pages of Montmorency. Updale's prose is clear and plot-driven, full of the kind of fascinating detail about the quirky Victorian thief's dual existence that young mystery readers adore. And, with a sequel coming in 2005, they won't groan too loudly at the wide open, although wholly satisfying ending. (Ages 10 to 14) --Jennifer Hubert [via]
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To the Hiltby Dick FrancisISBN 042519681X (0-425-19681-X)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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The Turn of the Screw and Daisy Millerby Henry JamesISBN 0440391547 (0-440-39154-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Turn of the Screw and Daisy Miller'Book summary:For lucidity and compactness of style, James's short novels, or novelles, are shining examples of his genius. Few other writings of the century have so captured the American imagination. When Daisy Miller, the tale of the girl from Schenectady, first appeared in 1878, it was an extraordinary success. James had discovered nothing less than "the American girl"--free spirited, flirtatious, an innocent abroad determined to defy European convention even if it meant scandal . . . or tragedy. But the subtle danger lurking beneath the surface in Daisy Miller evolves into a classic tale of terror and obsession in The Turn Of The Screw. "The imagination," Henry James said to Bernard Shaw, "has a life if its own." In this blood-curdling story, that imagination weaves the lives of two children, a governess in love with her employer, and a sprawling country house into a flawless story, still unsurpassed as the prototype of modern horror fiction. [via]
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Willby Grace TiffanyISBN 0425198715 (0-425-19871-5)
Softcover, Berkley Signature
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Will'Book summary:From novelist Grace Tiffany, whose debut novel, My Father Had a Daughter, was hailed as "richly detailed" and "enthralling" (Library Journal), comes the compelling narrative of the life of the most revered playwright in history.
Will Shakespeare has left Stratford for London and pitched himself headlong into the chaotic, perilous world of the theater. Through raw will-and an amazing gift for words-he raises himself from poor player to master playwright. But as his success earns him great pleasure and adoration from others, it also draws the jealous wrath of Christopher Marlowe, a baby-faced genius whose anger is as punishing as his poetry is sweet... [via] 
The World of Charles Dickensby Angus WilsonISBN 0436575132 (0-436-57513-2)
Hardcover, Secker & Warburg
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Worshipful Luciaby E. F. BensonISBN 0445042303 (0-445-04230-3)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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