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The Sunday Philosophy Club The Sunday Philosophy Club
by Alexander McCall Smith
Hardcover: Sep 2004
Paperback: 12 Jul 2005
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Filled with thorny characters and a Scottish atmosphere as thick as a highland mist, The Sunday Philosophy Club is irresistible, and Isabel Dalhousie is the most delightful literary sleuth since Precious Ramotswe.
The Professor and the Madman The Professor and the Madman : A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
by Simon Winchester
Hardcover: Jan 1998
Paperback: 5 Jul 2005
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With riveting insight and detail, Simon Winchester crafts a fascinating glimpse into one man's tortured mind and his contribution to another man's magnificent dictionary.
The Rule of Four The Rule of Four
by Ian Caldwell , Dustin Thomason
Hardcover: May 2004
Paperback: 28 Jun 2005
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An ivy league murder, a mysterious coded manuscript and the secrets of a Renaissance prince collide memorably in this debut novel, that weaves together suspense and scholarship, high art and unimaginable treachery.
Inkheart Inkheart
by Cornelia Funke
Hardcover: Oct 2003
Paperback: 1 Jun 2005
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Characters from books literally leap off the page in this engrossing, action-packed fantasy by the author of The Thief Lord.
The Jane Austen Book Club The Jane Austen Book Club
by Karen Joy Fowler
Hardcover: Apr 2004
Paperback: 1 May 2005
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Dedicated Austenites will delight in unearthing the echoes of Austen that run through the novel, but most readers will simply enjoy the vision and voice that, despite two centuries of separation, unite two great writers of brilliant social comedy.
The Bookseller of Kabul The Bookseller of Kabul
by Asne Seierstad
Hardcover: Oct 2003
Paperback: 26 Oct 2004
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'An admirable, revealing portrait of daily life in a country that Washington claims to have liberated but does not begin to understand. Seierstad writes of individuals but her message is larger' -- Washington Post Book World.
The Hemingway Book Club of Kosovo The Hemingway Book Club of Kosovo
by Paula Huntley
Hardcover: Jan 2003
Paperback: 1 Feb 2004
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"Gripping, heartbreaking reading...The interweaving of Hemingway's story, the students' narratives of terror and Huntley's own tales of discovery make for a book that is stirring and nearly impossible to put down."
Lost In A Good Book Lost In A Good Book : A Thursday Next Novel
by Jasper Fforde
Hardcover: Apr 2003
Paperback: 1 Feb 2004
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The inventive, exuberant, and totally original literary fun that began with The Eyre Affair continues with the second installment in what is sure to become a classic series of literary fantasy.
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Bloodroot
Amy Greene
Named for a flower whose blood-red sap possesses the power both to heal and poison, Bloodroot is a stunning fiction debut about the legacies—of magic and madness, faith and secrets, passion and loss—that haunt one family across the generations, from the Great Depression to today.
Once Was Lost
Sara Zarr
Samara Taylor used to believe in miracles. But her mother is in rehab, and her father seems more interested in his congregation than his family. And when a young girl in her small town is kidnapped, her already-worn thread of faith begins to unravel.
The Crossing Places
Elly Griffiths
When she's not digging up bones or other ancient objects, quirky, tart-tongued archaeologist Ruth Galloway lives happily alone in Norfolk. But when a child's bones are found on a desolate beach nearby, and Detective Chief Inspector Harry Nelson calls Galloway for help, Ruth finds herself in...
Alice I Have Been
Melanie Benjamin
Few works of literature are as universally beloved as Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Now, in this spellbinding historical novel, we meet the young girl whose bright spirit sent her on an unforgettable trip down the rabbit hole –and the grown woman whose story is no less...
The Coral Thief
Rebecca Stott
The Coral Thief, as riveting and beautifully rendered as Ghostwalk, Rebecca Stott’s first novel, is a provocative and tantalizing mix of history, philosophy, and suspense. It conjures up vividly both the feats of Napoleon and the accomplishments of those working without fame or...
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