Summary:The best-selling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Road returns with the second volume of The Passenger series: Stella Maris is an intimate portrait of grief and longing, as a young...
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Author: McCarthy, CormacSummary:Genre: Historical fiction -
Author: McCarthy, MarySummary:Seven extraordinary stories from bestselling author Mary McCarthy that carry readers from the heartbreaking core of a broken family to the tourist sites of Italy and into the contemplative mind of...
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Author: McCarthy, MarySummary:A college instructor embarks on a fanatical quest to save his job-and enact righteous revenge-in this brilliantly acerbic satire of university politics during the early Cold War years Henry...
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Author: Dean, MichelleSummary:
Dorothy Parker, Rebecca West, Hannah Arendt, Mary McCarthy, Susan Sontag, Pauline Kael, Joan Didion, Nora Ephron, Renata Adler, and Janet Malcolm. Their lives intertwine as they cut through the...
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Author: Shaw, IrwinSummary:
Rich Man, Poor Man is a 1969 novel by Irwin Shaw. It is a sprawling work, with over 600 pages, and covers many of the themes Shaw returns to again and again in all of his fiction –...
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Author: MacDonald, Ann-MarieSummary:
“The sun came out after the war and our world went Technicolor. Everyone had the same idea. Let’s get married. Let’s have kids. Let’s be the ones who do it right.”
The Way the Crow Flies,...
Genre: Historical fiction, Canadian fiction -
Author: Leavitt, DavidSummary:This account of expatriate life in the 'city of the lily' begins by asking why Florence has always proven to be such a popular destination for suicides, then moves into an analysis of...
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Author: McCarthy, Ed; Ewing-Mulligan, MarySummary:The #1 wine book—now updated! The art of winemaking may be a time-honored tradition dating back thousands of years, but today, wine is trendier and hotter than ever. Now, wine experts and authors...
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Author: McCarthy, Ed; Ewing-Mulligan, Mary; Egan, MaryannSummary:An all-inclusive, easy-to-use primer to all things wine Want to learn about wine, but don't know where to start? Wine All-In-One For Dummies provides comprehensive information about the basics of...
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Author: Burrows, JamesSummary:
Legendary sitcom director James Burrows has spent five decades making America laugh. Here listeners will find never-revealed stories behind the casting of the dozens of great sitcoms he directed,...
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Author: Jacobs, AnnaSummary:
Keara Michaels doesn't want to leave home in Ireland, but fate sends her first to Lancashire, then across the sea to Australia, pregnant and penniless. Mark Gibson runs away there when his...
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Author: Jacobs, AnnaSummary:
'Twopenny rainbows' continues the story of the younger sisters of Keara Michaels, the heroine of 'A Pennyworth of Sunshine', following their fortunes from nineteenth-century...
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Author: McCarthy, Ed; Ewing-Mulligan, MarySummary:Discover the nuances of California wines and increase your drinking pleasure Want to be a California wine connoisseur? This friendly guide gives you the knowledge you need to appreciate these fine...
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Author: McCarthy, Ed; Ewing-Mulligan, MarySummary:Wine basics in a day? Easy. Wine can be an intimidating topic, but doesn't have to be—and this handy little guide gives you just what you need to buy and serve wine with confidence. Buying &...
Genre: Food and drink