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In a stunning literary achievement -- with a power and scope reminiscent of John Steinbeck -- Luis J. Rodriguez captures the soul of a community in this epic novel about love, family, workers' rights, industrial strife, and cultural dislocationAs the World War II cultural...

The lives of brothers Charlie and Owen Bender are changed forever on the night their father walks into the Vermont woods with a death wish and a shotgun. The second shock comes when his suicide note bequeaths the family's restaurant to Charlie alone, while...

Lisa St Aubin de Ter n's Swallowing Stones is a fictionalized account of the extraordinary life of one Oswaldo Barreto Miliani, code-named Otto -- adviser to Castro, confidant of Salvador Allende, and sharp thorn in the sides of both the CIA and the KGB....

Lily, Molly, and Inez are women of a certain age, of a certain bearing, of a certain class. Late one dire night, Molly telephones from Connecticut to catch Lily up with the news: Inez's corpse -- near-naked but wearing boots -- has been discovered...

Those who do not remember family history are condemned to repeat it...Haunted by a failed marriage, a resentful son left deaf by a bout of meningitis, and the slow death of her artistic aspirations, Margaret Yearwood takes refuge in Blue Dog, New Mexico. There,...

Renato Tizzoni, a waterworks man in the beautiful Tuscan village of Sant'Angelo D'Asso, has an infectious zest for life. But recently his rich and vibrant world has lost its piquancy. His best friend has died; his lovestruck teenaged daughter has become a sullen stranger;...

After her ex-husband dies in a plane crash, Martha Gaver is horrified to learn that the executor of Raymond's estate is Charlie, the conservative, insufferable lawyer who represented Raymond in their bitter divorce. Yet soon after they reenter each other's lives, Martha, Charlie, and...

Haley Bombauer, aka Flash Jackson, confronts the summer of her seventeenth year with glorious anticipation. She envisions herself roaming the hillsides and forests on her beloved horse, venturing farther and farther away from her sleepy hometown and her overprotective mother. But when Haley falls...

Sipping on kiddie cocktails, eight-year-old Catherine plays a game called What's the Girl Worth? with her father and the rest of the regulars at the Blue Lagoon bar. That would be Catherine's last memory of her father ... before he abandons her. Catherine --...

This is the explosive true story of the only man ever to infiltrate the Hells Angels organization as an FBI informant, uncovering the truth about the notorious biker gang's netherworld of evil, lust, and violence.A chilling crime story that strips away the Hell's Angels's...

Author: Abraham CahanISBN-10: 0061319120ISBN-13: 9780061319129Publisher: PerfectBoundLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/19/1976Pages: 548Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.36lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.10w x 1.26d

Marion Zane re-created herself to achieve the title of L.A.'s top Trophy--with a faithful husband, loyal fellow-Trophy friends, queen-bee status over the Hollywood name-above-the-title charities, and, best of all, no prenup So why is she so nervous? Maybe she's forgotten that in L.A. enemies...

A breathtaking tale of love, loyalty, and intrigue set in the early days of World War II from the acclaimed author of Soul CatcherWorld War II seems lost for the beleaguered Soviets as they struggle to hold back the rising German tide at Sevastopol....

"Jeffrey Ford is one of the few writers who uses wonder instead of ink in his pen....A rare and wonderful talent."--Jonathan Carroll, author of The Wooden SeaEclectic is certainly an adjective that can be used to describe the work of the phenomenal Jeffrey Ford--along...

Anyone who has dealt with, or will soon deal with, the death of a parent will find some solace, understanding, and companionship in this perceptive book, which is, in the end, more about living than about dying.--The Washington Post.Author: Madeleine L'EngleISBN-10: 006254506XISBN-13: 9780062545060Publisher: HarperOneLanguage:...

Author: Salvatore Louis ArescoISBN-10: 1410760162ISBN-13: 9781410760166Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/30/2003Pages: 372Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.67lbsSize: 9.42h x 6.40w x 1.23d

Author: Adeanna ClearyISBN-10: 1410766918ISBN-13: 9781410766915Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/13/2003Pages: 132Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.34lbsSize: 8.18h x 5.04w x 0.38d

Author: William Culyer HallISBN-10: 1410784401ISBN-13: 9781410784407Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/30/2003Pages: 260Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.33lbsSize: 9.60h x 6.18w x 0.90d

Laced with gardening tips, wit and wisdom, TIME IN A GARDEN is an inspiring story of emotional and spiritual growth...for gardeners of all ages, for mothers and daughters, and anyone struggling to bloom where they are planted. Retired and in their sixties, Eve Brenneman...

Crozier: Four Days in September 1865 is a factual account in story form of how a Confederate soldier from Texas became a hero in the small southern town of Newberry, South Carolina, in 1865. It is the story of a young man, long a...