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Author: Powers, RichardSummary:
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Author: FRANCIS, DickSummary:
About family relationships and about the use and abuse of power as champion jockey Kit Fielding seeks to defend his sister and her husband (a race horse trainer) from a spiteful newspaper campaign...
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Author: Moore, StuartSummary:
Thanos' pursuit of the Infinity Gems has always defined him. But when the Marvel heroes defeat him once again, Thanos' beloved Mistress Death grants him one final chance. Stripped of his...
Genre: Action and adventure fiction -
Author: Swan, RichardSummary:
Action, intrigue, and magic collide in this epic fantasy following Sir Konrad Vonvalt, an Emperor's Justice, who is a detective, judge, and executioner all in one—but with rebellion and unrest...
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Author: Wright, RichardSummary:
Set in the American Deep South, each of the powerful stories collected here concerns an aspect of the lives of black people in the post-slavery era, exploring their resistance to white racism and...
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Author: Hosp, DavidSummary:
When Sydney Chaplin left D.C. nine years ago for college, she vowed never to return. But when her sister is found brutally murdered, she finds herself drawn once again into the shadowy web of her...
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Author: Wohlsen, MarcusSummary:
Marcus Wohlsen chronicles biohacking DIY scientists working to solve the world's biggest problems with DNA. Wohlsen also explores risks of DIY bioterrorism, genetic experiments gone awry, and...
Genre: Math and science -
Author: Grass, GünterSummary:
The Tin Drum, one of the great novels of the twentieth century, became a runaway bestseller and catapulted its young author to the forefront of world literature. Now on the book's fiftieth...
Genre: Literary fiction -
Author: Wexler, DjangoSummary:
Military might and arcane powers clash in Wexler's fifth action-packed Shadow Campaigns novel. The Beast, the ancient demon imprisoned beneath Elysium for a thousand years, has been loosed on the...
Genre: Fantasy fiction -
Author: Brooks, GeraldineSummary:
From the author of the international bestseller "Year of Wonders" comes a powerful love story set against the catastrophe of the Civil War. From Louisa May Alcott's beloved classic...
Genre: Domestic fiction, Historical fiction -
Author: Hamilton, JaneSummary:
When Aaron Maciver's beautiful young wife, Madeline, suffers brain damage in a bike accident, she is left with the intellectual powers of a seven-year-old. In the years that follow, Aaron and his...
Genre: Domestic fiction -
Author: McKinney, MeaganSummary:
Rafe Belloch, a powerful railroad baron, is accustomed to being in control. When a masked young woman steals his valuables and leaves him naked in the street, he vows to find her and get even. Two...
Genre: Historical fiction -
Author: Woods, StuartSummary:
Vinnie Callabrese, a runner for the mob, uses his ill-gotten gains to produce a full-length feature for the silver screen. His first effort a success, he goes to Hollywood. His mob connections...
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Author: DAWKINS, RichardSummary:
Magic takes many forms. Supernatural magic is what our ancestors used in order to explain the world before they developed the scientific method. The ancient Egyptians explained the night by...
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Author: Wagner, RichardSummary:
Restructuring information in an XML document so that it works in other formats used to be a time-consuming ordeal involving lots of blood, sweat, and tears. Now XSLT (Extensible Stylesheet...