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What do readers say about The Final Empire?
unique magic system the characters were amazing eloquent without being stuffy creativity and imaginationFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, the Mistborn series is a heist story of political intrigue and magical, martial-arts action.
For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years the Skaa slaved i... More details on The Final Empire
Vin watched the downy flakes drift through the air. Leisurely. Careless. Free. The puffs of soot fell like black snowflakes, descending upon the dark city of Luthadel. They drifted in corners, blowing...
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What do readers say about A Prayer for Owen Meany?
a modern fable depth, and humor average but functional the story was interesting"A remarkable novel. . . . A Prayer for Owen Meany is a rare creation in the somehow exhausted world of late twentieth-century fiction-it is an amazingly brave piece of work . . . so extraordinary, so original, and so enriching. . . . Readers will co... More details on A Prayer for Owen Meany
I AM DOOMED to remember a boy with a wrecked voice-not because of his voice, or because he was the smallest person I ever knew, or even because he was the instrument of my mother's death, but because ...
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What do readers say about Stiff?
casual one-to-one tone highly informative and amusing dead human bodies moderately engaging pop science"One of the funniest and most unusual books of the year....Gross, educational, and unexpectedly sidesplitting."-Entertainment Weekly
Stiff is an oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem. For two tho... More details on Stiff
The way I see it, being dead is not terribly far off from being on a cruise ship. Most of your time is spent lying on your back. The brain has shut down. The flesh begins to soften. Nothing much new h...
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What do readers say about Beauty?
short & sweet friendship and love deeper and more complex thoughtful, and elegantBeauty has never liked her nickname. She is thin and awkward; it is her two sisters who are the beautiful ones. But what she lacks in appearance, she can perhaps make up for in courage.
When her father comes home with a tale of an enchanted castle... More details on Beauty
I was the youngest of three daughters. Our literal-minded mother named us Grace, Hope, and Honour, but few people except perhaps the minister who had baptized all three of us remembered my given name....
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What do readers say about The Last Wish?
broken fairy tales deceptively simple story clever, easy to read geralt's different adventuresNow a Netflix original series!
Geralt the Witcher - revered and hated - holds the line against the monsters plaguing humanity in this collection of adventures, the first chapter in the New York Times bestselling series that inspired the hit Netflix s... More details on The Last Wish
She entered very carefully, moving silently, floating through the chamber like a phantom; the only sound was that of her mantle brushing her naked skin. Yet this faint sound was enough to wake the wit...
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What do readers say about The Prince and the Pauper?
depth and humor comedy of mistaken identities a mildly entertaining novel the narrator's voiceTom Canty and Edward Tudor could have been identical twins. Their birthdays and their faces match, but there the likeness stops. For Edward is prince, heir to King Henry VIII of England, whilst Tom is a miserable pauper. But fate intervenes, and thei... More details on The Prince and the Pauper
1850 Sam’s brother Orion, ten years his senior, returns to Hannibal and establishes the Journal ; he hires Sam as a compositor. Steamboats become the primary means of transport on the Mississippi Rive...
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What do readers say about Spiked?
fun action-packed storyline depth and humor enjoyable and compelling urban fantasy adventureA telepath with a lethal twist.
My name is Neely and I'm a telepath-spiker. Not only can I read a person's thoughts, I can also spike deadly power straight into their brain.
But don't worry, I have strict rules about that sort of thing.
I'm hiding a... More details on Spiked
I'd spent the morning scrubbing down the display cases in my Tío José's Mexican-American bakery café, La Buena Suerte Panaderia. The Good Luck Bakery. My uncle had named it that because this was the f...
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What do readers say about Domestic Violets?
dry, sarcastic humor hilarious and touching descriptive and beautiful authors and writing"Hystericaland often touching. . . . Domestic Violets is a fast, fun, hilariousread." -Jessica Anya Blau, critically-acclaimed author of The Summer of Naked Swim Parties and DrinkingCloser to Home
Inthe tradition of Jonathan Tropper and Tom Perro... More details on Domestic Violets
Icreep down the stairs holding my nine-iron, which is the best weapon I can come up with. This seems like a better option than Anna’s hair dryer or, for that matter, it’s better than leaping from our ...
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What do readers say about The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven?
short story collections good heartfelt writing native american life a series of short storiesWhen it was first published in 1993, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven established Sherman Alexie as a stunning new talent of American letters. The basis for the award-winning movie Smoke Signals, it remains one of his most beloved and wi... More details on The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
JW:The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven is 20!?! Your email sent me scurrying to my signed copy. I looked at the jacket photo and there you are, with the greatest Breakfast Club pro-wrestling...
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What do readers say about Big Bad Love?
great american literature with depth and humor repetitious, poorly plotted gritty, desperate livesLarry Brown's highly praised novel Dirty Work established him as one of the fiercest and most powerful new voices in Southern literature, a writer who understands the sorrows and joys of everyday life. That same compassionate regard for ordinary pe... More details on Big Bad Love
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