From the Pulitzer Finalist and universally beloved author of the New York Times best sellers Swamplandia! and Vampires in the Lemon Grove, a stunning new collection of short fiction that showcases...
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Author: Russell, KarenSummary:Genre: Short stories
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Author: Elliott, LauraSummary:
Peggy Schuyler has always felt like she's existed in the shadows of her beloved sisters, Angelica and Eliza. But it's in the throes of a chaotic war that Peggy finds herself a central figure amid...
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Author: Ogawa, YōkoSummary:
Yoko Ogawa presents an original, beautifully written story about a brilliant man who must live with only eighty minutes of short-term memory and the astute young housekeeper who cares for him.
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Author: Turner-Yamamoto, JudithSummary:
For forty years Aurilla Cutter has tended a clutch of secrets that have turned her mean. A fatal accident becomes the catalyst for the release of the passions, needs, and hurts in everyone...
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Author: Tremblay, PaulSummary:
A chilling collection of psychological suspense and literary horror from the multiple award-winning author of the national bestseller The Cabin at the End of the World and A Head Full of Ghosts.A...
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Author: Monroe, Mary AliceSummary:
The coming of Spring usually means renewal, but for Linnea Rutledge, Spring 2020 threatens stagnation. Linnea faces another layoff, this time from the aquarium she adores. For her and her family,...
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Author: Demick, BarbaraSummary:
A gripping portrait of modern Tibet told through the lives of its people, from the bestselling author of Nothing to Envy. “You simply cannot understand China without reading Barbara Demick on...
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Author: Rogak, LisaSummary:
Since his arrival at The Daily Show in 1999, Jon Stewart has become one of the major players in comedy as well as one of the most significant liberal voices in the media and on television today....
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Author: Walbert, KateSummary:
From Kate Walbert, the highly acclaimed, National Book Award nominee, comes a dazzling, career-spanning collection of new and selected stories.In these twelve deft, acutely funny and often...
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Author: Weinman, SarahSummary:
Weaving together suspenseful crime narrative, cultural and social history, and literary investigation, Sarah Weinman uncovers how much Nabokov knew of the Sally Horner case and the efforts he took...
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Author: Coker, MargaretSummary:
Margaret Coker provides an account of how a covert Iraqi intelligence unit came together against all odds to defeat ISIS.
Genre: Political science -
Author: Wine-Banks, JillSummary:
This program includes a prologue and epilogue read by the author. Obstruction of justice, the specter of impeachment, sexism at work, shocking revelations: Jill Wine-Banks takes us inside her...
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Author: Fairstein, LindaSummary:
Bestselling author Linda Fairstein, who "makes legal issues more exciting than any high-speed chase" (The New York Times), presents these thrilling stories of lawyers under pressure,...
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Author: Brockman, JohnSummary:
The latest volume in the bestselling series from Edge.org-dubbed "the world's smartest website" by The Guardian-brings together 206 of the world's most innovative thinkers to discuss the...
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Author: Flinn, KathleenSummary:
Recounts the author's decision to change careers and attend the famed Le Cordon Bleu cooking school in Paris, describing how she survived the program's intense teaching methods and...