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What do readers say about A Thousand Splendid Suns?
beautiful, beautiful book sobering fiction cleanly written moving and bittersweetTHE RICHARD & JUDY NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER
'A suspenseful epic' Daily Telegraph
'A triumph' Financial Times
'Heartbreaking' Mail on Sunday... More details on A Thousand Splendid Suns
It happened on a Thursday. It must have, because Mariam remembered that she had been restless and preoccupied that day, the way she was only on Thursdays, the day when Jalil visited her at the kolba. ...
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What do readers say about Theft of Swords?
clear and easy conciseness and efficiency stand alone book classic tropes fantasyRoyce Melborn, a skilled thief, and his mercenary partner, Hadrian Blackwater, make a profitable living carrying out dangerous assignments for conspiring nobles-until they are hired to pilfer a famed sword. What appears to be just a simple job finds ... More details on Theft of Swords
Hadrian could see little in the darkness, but he could hear them—the snapping of twigs, the crush of leaves, and the brush of grass. There were more than one, more than three, and they were closing in...
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What do readers say about The Moon Is Down?
short and simple a propaganda piece short and brilliant writing style and descriptionsOccupied by enemy troops, a small, peaceable town comes face-to-face with evil imposed from the outside-and betrayal born within the close-knit community
In this masterful tale set in Norway during World War II, Steinbeck explores the effects of inv... More details on The Moon Is Down
By ten-forty-five it was all over. The town was occupied, the defenders defeated, and the war finished. The invader had prepared for this campaign as carefully as he had for larger ones. On this Sunda...
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What do readers say about Odd and the Frost Giants?
fantastic little book typical gaimon style a wonderfully told fairytale great little children’s bookThe thrilling, wintry Nordic tale by Neil Gaiman, who weaves a magical story of legend and adventure that will enchant readers from beginning to end.
Odd, a young Viking boy, is left fatherless following a raid. In his icy, ancient world there is n... More details on Odd and the Frost Giants
His father had been killed during a sea raid two years before, when Odd was ten. It was not unknown for people to get killed in sea raids, but his father wasn’t killed by a Scotsman, dying in glory in...
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What do readers say about Jim Henson?
an authorized biography generally easy read hard book to review jim henson's lifeNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
For the first time ever-a comprehensive biography of one of the twentieth century's most innovative creative artists: the incomparable, irreplaceable Jim Henson
He was a gentle dreamer whose genial bearded visage was reco... More details on Jim Henson
DEER CREEK WINDS CASUALLY, ALMOST LAZILY, THROUGH THE MUGGY lowlands in the heart of the Mississippi Delta. Its point of origin—near the little town of Scott, in Bolivar County—lies roughly ninety mil...
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Dave Newell's Southern literature debut chronicles love lost, hope taken, and the enduring consequences of selfish devotion. This dark, psychological literary puzzle has been described as "eccentric" and "beautiful" with an effortless plot.Douglas Ho... More details on Red Lory
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What do readers say about The Gun?
flat and preachy a marvellous scifi novella a short story short sf taleTravelers from another solar system are drawn to a planet because of a nuclear blast on the planet. The only survivor of the blast appears to be an intelligent gun protecting a treasure. Philip K. Dick leaves us asking the question could this planet ... More details on The Gun
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What do readers say about The Expendable Man?
a story of race classic noir mystery a tense page-turner an extremely atmospheric thriller"It was surprising what old experiences remembered could do to a presumably educated, civilized man." And Hugh Denismore, a young doctor driving his mother's Cadillac from Los Angeles to Phoenix is eminently educated and civilized.
He is privileged, ... More details on The Expendable Man
ACROSS THE TRACKS there was a different world. The long and lonely country was the color of sand. The horizon hills were haze-black; the clumps of mesquite stood in dark pools of their own shadowing. ...
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What do readers say about The Wandering Falcon?
stark and spare evocative and unafraid collection of short stories bleak and depressingFor readers of Khaled Hosseini, Daniyal Mueenuddin, and Mohsin Hamid, a story set among the mountain tribes of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
In this extraordinary tale, Tor Baz, the young boy descended from both chiefs and outlaws who becomes the Wanderi... More details on The Wandering Falcon
Lonely, as all such posts are, this one is particularly frightening. No habitation for miles around, and no vegetation except for a few wasted and barren date trees leaning crazily against one another...
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What do readers say about The Day of the Owl?
short but intense a taut murder mystery a crime novel straightforward murder mysteryA man is shot dead as he runs to catch the bus in the piazza of a small Sicilian town. Captain Bellodi, the detective on the case, is new to his job and determined to prove himself. Bellodi suspects the Mafia, and his suspicions grow when he finds hi... More details on The Day of the Owl
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