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The Complete Polysyllabic Spree

by Nick Hornby

The Polysyllabic Spree collects a year's worth of Hornby’s riotous and informative "Stuff I’ve Been Reading" columns from the Believer, in which Hornby lists the books he’s read, along with what he bought and may one day read. He ably explores everything from the classic to the graphic novel, as well as poems, plays, and sports-related exposés. And if he occasionally implores a biographer for brevity, or abandons... (more)

1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die

by Tom Moon

The musical adventure of a lifetime. The most exciting book on music in years. A book of treasure, a book of discovery, a book to open your ears to new worlds of pleasure. Doing for music what Patricia Schultz—author of the phenomenal 1,000 Places to See Before You Die—does for travel, Tom Moon recommends 1,000 recordings guaranteed to give listeners the joy, the mystery, the revelation, the sheer fun of great... (more)

"Have You Seen . . . ?": A Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films

"Have You Seen . . . ?": A Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films

by David Thomson

In 1975, David Thomson published his Biographical Dictionary of Film, and few film books have enjoyed better press or such steady sales. Now, thirty-three years later, we have the companion volume, a second book of more than 1,000 pages in one voice—that of our most provocative contemporary film critic and historian. Juxtaposing the fanciful and the fabulous, the old favorites and the forgotten, this sweeping... (more)

Famous Five 19: Five Go to Demons Rocks: Single Tape (Famous Five)

Famous Five 19: Five Go to Demons Rocks: Single Tape (Famous Five)

by Enid Blyton

The Famous Five have heard the stories about treasure on Demon's Rocks - bu they never thought they were really true! But then they discover a very old and valuable gold coin and what was a myth becomes real! Who does the treasure belong to? The gang are determined to find out, but first they need to know who else is exploring Demon's Rocks for the Treasure - just like they are...

Housekeeping vs. Dirt

by Nick Hornby

In this latest collection of essays following The Polysyllabic Spree, critic and author Nick Hornby continues the feverish survey of his swollen bookshelves, offering a funny, intelligent, and unblinkered account of the stuff he's been reading. Ranging from the middlebrow to the highbrow (with unrepenting dips into the lowbrow), Hornby's dispatches from his nightstand table serve as useful guides to contemporary... (more)

Milk It!: Collected Musings on the Alternative Music Explosion of the '90s

Milk It!: Collected Musings on the Alternative Music Explosion of the '90s

by Jim Derogatis

Taking its title with suitable slacker irony from a song on Nirvana's In Utero , Milk It! is an anthology of pieces written in the heat of the moment-an urgent and diverse overview that mirrors the chaotic rush of the postmodern sounds it covers. Headnotes and connective material-the "stories behind the stories"-provide running commentary on the music business, rock criticism, a troubled generation, and an... (more)

Womenagerie and other tales from the frontJessica Zafra

Womenagerie and other tales from the front

by Jessica Zafra

Twisted 6

The Broken Window: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel

Lincoln Rhyme: Book 8

The Broken Window: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel

by Jeffery Deaver

Bestselling master of suspense Jeffery Deaver is back with a brand-new Lincoln Rhyme thriller. Lincoln Rhyme and partner/paramour Amelia Sachs return to face a criminal whose ingenious staging of crimes is enabled by a terrifying access to information.... When Lincoln's estranged cousin Arthur Rhyme is arrested on murder charges, the case is perfect -- too perfect. Forensic evidence from Arthur's home is found... (more)

Flirtin' with the Monster: Your Favorite Authors on Ellen Hopkins's Crank and Glass

Flirtin' with the Monster: Your Favorite Authors on Ellen Hopkins's Crank and Glass

Flirtin' with the Monster pulls back the curtain on Ellen Hopkins' smart and daring books Crank and Glass and explores their appeal and originality through a compilation of serious yet fascinating essays. In addition to fan essays, Flirtin' with the Monster takes a deeper look at the issues behind Hopkins' bestselling novels by allowing the real teenage girl who inspired the meth-addicted main character to... (more)

Parallel Journeys

by Ruth Skrine

Peace Hotel

by Alan Marquis

Secrets To Publishing and Marketing Your Book

Secrets To Publishing and Marketing Your Book

by Kristin Blizzard

Golden Wings and Navy Blue

by John Fay

Dangerous Aspects

by Colin Winston Aldridge

Sondra Ackerman lived a normal life in urban Philadelphia with her husband and two children until her world was turned upside down by the discovery of her husband's involvement in drug racketeering. She couldn't have known that her decision to leave her husband and cooperate with federal authorities would result in the brutal murders of people she cared about and put her precious children at dire risk. Sondra... (more)

The Eighth Child

by Mike Hillier

Why was Alan Brading's French wife gunned down in a London street in front of him? Why don't the police seem interested even though he sees the murderer later at her funeral? What has this to do with events that took place in France during the last war? Is the real problem connected with Alan himself? He has to fight the authorities, his wife's family, the people in her home town and himself before he finds out... (more)

TIME Is GOD

by Simon Richard Lee

Scientific Proof that (God the Holy) Spirit Exists is a brilliant mixture of both religious and scientific writing. It is developed in three parts, in a clear and discursive way. In the first part, a fascinating theory about Spiritual Energy is provided. The starting point is that Spiritual Energy =mc2, just like physical energy. Its `sevenfold nature' in the Bible and other Holy Books, occurs in trees,... (more)

The Ultimate Conspiracy: The Biomedical Paradigm

The Ultimate Conspiracy: The Biomedical Paradigm

by James McCumiskey

The Biomedical Paradigm describes the underlying philosophy or pattern of thinking behind Modern Medicine. What if the Biomedical Paradigm is fundamentally flawed, resulting in 95% of Modern Medicine being scientifically and medically wrong? Doctors are mostly nice, hard-working and respectable people. But what if they are killing and injuring many, many times more people than they are healing because of their... (more)

Rutland's Guns

by Roger Carpenter

1900 - Peter Rutland, now a Major in the Royal Artillery, is posted to Cape Province in the early part of 1900 to trial a new type of gun under battlefield conditions against the Boers. He finds this campaign completely different from any other action he has been in before, and he is unsure about the validity of the reasons for fighting these farmers. His family relationships turn this campaign into a personal... (more)

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The Complete Polysyllabic Spree

by Nick Hornby

1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die

by Tom Moon

"Have You Seen . . . ?": A Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films

by David Thomson

Famous Five 19: Five Go to Demons Rocks: Single Tape (Famous Five)

by Enid Blyton

Housekeeping vs. Dirt

by Nick Hornby

Milk It!: Collected Musings on the Alternative Music Explosion of the '90s

by Jim Derogatis

Womenagerie and other tales from the front

by Jessica Zafra

Twisted 6

The Broken Window: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel

by Jeffery Deaver

Flirtin' with the Monster: Your Favorite Authors on Ellen Hopkins's Crank and Glass

Parallel Journeys

by Ruth Skrine

Peace Hotel

by Alan Marquis

Secrets To Publishing and Marketing Your Book

by Kristin Blizzard

Golden Wings and Navy Blue

by John Fay

Dangerous Aspects

by Colin Winston Aldridge

The Eighth Child

by Mike Hillier

TIME Is GOD

by Simon Richard Lee

The Ultimate Conspiracy: The Biomedical Paradigm

by James McCumiskey

Rutland's Guns

by Roger Carpenter

True Love

by Jeannie Coppen