From the author of "The Book of Lost Fragrances" comes a haunting novel about a grieving woman who discovers the lost journal of novelist Victor Hugo, awakening a mystery that spans...
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Petina Gappah is the voice of Zimbabwe. In this powerful debut collection, she dissects with real poignancy the lives of people caught up in a situation over which they have no control, as they deal with spiralling inflation, power cuts and...
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The World's Worst Aircraft: From Pioneering Failures to Multimillion Dollar Disasters
From pioneering failures to multimillion dollar disasters. Features 150 of the worst aircraft ever to leave the drawing board, from the Seddon Mayfly, which didn't fly, to a flying tank which surprisingly did. Includes a brief history of each...
Faced with an overwhelming infestation of living dead upon the U.S. mainland, the U.S. Pacific Fleet manages a strategic withdrawal of civilians and supplies. Aboard the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan, Dr. Henry Damico advises the remnants of the civilian...
PLAYBOY. Noun. A moneyed man who spends his time enjoying himself, especially one who acts irresponsibly or is sexually promiscuous. Synonyms: ladies man, philanderer, womanizer. See Also: Beckham King.
BECKHAM KING. Noun. Synonyms: None.
Vanity...
Banyan was once a tree builder, creating scrap-metal forests for rich clients in a barren burned-out world. Now he's traded his scaffolds for lookouts, his tools for guns. On a stolen boat, surrounded by a mutinous crew, Banyan has escaped from...
…Everything we know about the Scythians we have learned either from archeological artifacts or historical references by ancient Greek and Roman historians…
“…The representations of the Scythians that the explorers had seen earlier on the...
THE PASSING...
A powerhouse of inventiveness and imagination, “Videos of People Falling Down” is structured like a symphony that plays back on itself, building to a crescendo of emotion and experience. When Thomas and I were editing the story, we had charts...
The greatest manhunt in the history of the United States is launched as one of its own turns against it in a devastating and truly shocking attack. One of its most trusted and capable agents is revealed to be one of the most deceitful and...