H. P. Lovecraft's astonishing tales blend elements of horror, science fiction, and cosmic terror that are as powerful today as they were when first published. This tome brings together all of...
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Author: Lovecraft, H. P.Summary:Genre: Horror fiction, Short stories
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Author: Lightman, Alan P.Summary:
From the acclaimed author of the international bestseller Einstein's Dreams comes a lyrical memoir of Memphis from the 1930s through the 1960s: the music and the racism, the early days of the...
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Author: Powers, TimSummary:
When Brendan Doyle is flown from America to London to give a lecture on Samuel Taylor Coleridge, little does he expect that he will soon be traveling through time and meeting the poet himself. But...
Genre: Historical fiction, Science fiction -
Author: Moers, WalterSummary:
Rumo is a little Wolperting, a creature somewhere between a deer and a dog, who will one day become a great hero. Armed with his talking sword, he must fight his way through the Overworld and the...
Genre: Fantasy fiction -
Author: Reid, AimeeSummary:
Heartwarming picture book that celebrates the work of Mister Rogers and carries on his legacy of kindness Mister Rogers is one of the most beloved television personalities, but before he was the...
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Author: Stutzman, JonathanSummary:
Meet Llama, the next great picture-book megastar, who has most definitely driven a bus and who loves tacos way more than you. He also loves cake, and that's where our story begins. On Monday,...
Genre: Juvenile fiction, Picture books -
Author: Moers, WalterSummary:
A Wild Ride through the Night describes the comic adventures of twelve-year-old Gustave, an aspiring artist. When a disaster at sea puts him in the hands of Death, he has the choice to give up the...
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Author: Harrison, JimSummary:
This book gathers all the Brown Dog novellas, including one never before published, into one volume. In these novellas, BD rescues the preserved body of an Indian from Lake Superior; overindulges...
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Author: Simon, William L., Manning, RobSummary:
Despite our enduring quest for knowledge, we have yet to discover if life exists anywhere else in the universe. Ten years and billions of dollars in the making, the Mars rover Curiosity is poised...
Genre: Math and science -
Author: Repino, RobertSummary:
In an effort to eradicate humans, a race of intelligent ants is transforming surface animals into high-functioning two-legged killers. Former house cat turned war hero Mort(e) begins a journey...
Genre: Fantasy fiction -
Author: Gottlieb, EliSummary:
Written astonishingly in the first-person voice of an autistic, adult man, Best Boy--with its unforgettable characters--is a piercing, achingly funny, finally shattering novel that will linger...
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Author: Forstchen, William R.Summary:
Two years after the detonation of nuclear weapons above the United States brought America to its knees, the survivors of Black Mountain, North Carolina, learn that most of their young people are...
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Author: Lightman, Alan P.Summary:
In a series of essays, Lightman explores the emotional life of science, the power of imagination, the creative moment, and the alternate ways in which scientists and humanists think about the...
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Author: Forstchen, William R.Summary:
A powerful solar flare will strike the earth in less than 48 hours. To preserve the infrastructure our lives depend on, everything must go dark. Hospital emergency generators will be disconnected...
Genre: Apocalyptic fiction -
Author: Marlantes, KarlSummary:
As the Koski siblings strive to rebuild lives and families in an America in flux, they also try to hold fast to the traditions of a home they left behind in Finland.
Genre: Historical fiction