Edge of Eternity, the finale, covers one of the most tumultuous eras of all: the 1960s through the 1980s, encompassing civil rights, assassinations, Vietnam, the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile...
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Author: Follett, Ken.Summary: -
Author: Clayton, Meg WaiteSummary:The New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Exiles conjures her best novel yet, a pre-World War II-era story with the emotional resonance of Orphan Train and The Nightingale, centering on...
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Author: Lambdin, DeweySummary:The twenty-fifth title in Dewey Lambdin's beloved series of historical naval adventure. Lewrie loses his ship and his command when he receives news that Vigilance must return to England to...
Genre: Historical fiction, Sea fiction -
Author: Nesbo, Jo.Summary:Brilliant, audaciously rogue police officer, Harry Hole from The Snowman and The Thirst, is back and in the throes of a new, unanticipated rage'once again hunting the murderer who has haunted...
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Author: Follett, Ken.Summary:From the #1 New York Times bestselling author, a thrilling and addictive new novel-a prequel to The Pillars of the Earth -set in England at the dawn of a new era: the Middle Ages "Just as...
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Author: Larson, ErikSummary:
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers a fresh and compelling portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz NAMED ONE OF...
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Author: Banville, JohnSummary:
The year is 1957, and the Catholic Church rules Ireland with an iron fist. Detective Inspector St. John Strafford is summoned to County Wexford to investigate the murder of a parish priest, found...
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Author: Lambdin, DeweySummary:
In 1805, with news of Admiral Nelson's death fresh on his mind, Captain Lewrie's HMS Reliant joins up in the voyage that will culminate in the Battle of Cape Town, in which the British wrested...
Genre: Sea fiction, Historical fiction -
Author: Lambdin, DeweySummary:
In Kings and Emperors, the twenty-first book in Dewey Lambdin's beloved Alan Lewrie series, Captain Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy, is still in Gibraltar, his schemes for raids along the coast of...
Genre: Sea fiction, Historical fiction, War fiction -
Author: Lambdin, DeweySummary:
The year 1807 starts out badly for Captain Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy. In The King's Marauder, his frigate HMS Reliant has a new captain, he's living at his father's estate at Anglesgreen, among...
Genre: Historical fiction, Sea fiction -
Author: Lambdin, DeweySummary:
Captain Alan Lewrie and his small squadron defeat four French frigates off northern Spain, winning honor, glory, and renown. So, why is such a successful captain suddenly without a ship, or...
Genre: Historical fiction, Sea fiction -
Author: Lambdin, DeweySummary:
The year 1809 starts out badly for Captain Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy, and his ship, HMS Sapphire. They've extracted the sick, cold survivors of Sir John Moore's army from disaster at Corunna, got...
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Author: Lambdin, DeweySummary:
Three mismatched troop transports, lots of twenty-nine-foot barges, and an under-strength regiment of foot-a waste of Royal Navy money, a doomed experiment, or a new way to bedevil Napoleon's army...
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Author: Dahl, ArneSummary:
In Arne Dahl's riveting follow up to Misterioso, the Intercrime team is tapped to track down an American serial killer--on the loose in Sweden. A Swedish literary critic is found tortured to death...
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Author: Sacks, OliverSummary:
Music can move us to the heights or depths of emotion. It can persuade us to buy something, or remind us of our first date. It can lift us out of depression when nothing else can. It can get us...
Genre: Music, Psychology