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Twelve Red Herrings
by Jeffrey Archer
Jeffrey Archer, the internationally bestselling author of Honor Among Thieves, As The Crow Flies, and Kane & Abel, now serves up this inventive new collection of a dozen short stories -- with a twist. Cleverly styled, with richly drawn characters and ingeniously plotted story lines, each of the twelve pieces ends with a delightfully unexpected turn of events.An imprisoned man is certain that his supposed... (more)
Ahab's Wife: Or, The Star-gazer: A Novel (P.S.)
by Sena Jeter Naslund
From the opening line—"Captain Ahab was neither my first husband nor my last"—you will know that you are in the hands of a master storyteller and in the company of a fascinating woman hero. Inspired by a brief passage in Moby-Dick , Sena Jeter Naslund has created an enthralling and compellingly readable saga, spanning a rich, eventful, and dramatic life. At once a family drama, a romantic adventure, and a... (more)
Absolute Power
by David Baldacci
Set in Washington, D.C., this fascinating thriller of unparalleled suspense dares to explore an unthinkable abuse of power and criminal conspiracy--a vicious murder involving the president, his mistress, and a coverup orchestrated by his zealously loyal chief of staff and the Secret Service. Unbeknownst to the president and his lackeys, one unlikely witness saw everything. Soon to be a major motion picture... (more)
Flowers for AlgernonRobert P. Mills
Flowers for Algernon
by Robert P. Mills
Miss Lonelyhearts
by Nathanael West
4-1/4" x7" paperback.A comedy with tragic implications.
Tropic of CancerHenry Miller
Tropic of Cancer
by Henry Miller
Night Trilogy: Book 1
Night
by Elie Wiesel
Night is Elie Wiesel's masterpiece, a candid, horrific, and deeply poignant autobiographical account of his survival as a teenager in the Nazi death camps. This new translation by Marion Weisel, Elie's wife and frequent translator, presents this seminal memoir in the language and spirit truest to the author's original intent. And in the substantive new preface, Elie Wiesel reflects on the enduring ... (more)
Father and Son: A Novel
by Larry Brown
A classic story of good and evil set in the rural American South of 1968.
The Ginger Man: The Complete and Unexpurgated Edition
A profound and somewhat profane book. This is the unabridged, complete, and unexpurgated edition of a classic 20th century novel about a young man's battle against chastity, fidelity, sobriety, industriousness, honor, and truth. It represents an outrageous trip beyond the mores, morals, and conventions of the young man's era of the 1950's and very early 1960's.