Books with 250-400 pages

In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer
by Irene Gut Opdyke
Hardcover: Aug 1999
Paperback: Apr 2001
"You must understand that I did not become a resistance fighter, a smuggler of Jews, a defier of the SS and the Nazis all at once. One's first steps are always small: I had begun by hiding food under a fence."  An amazing, courageous, ...

Finding Hattie
by Sally Warner
Hardcover: Apr 2001
Based on the journal kept by Sally Warner's great-grandmother, Finding Hattie is a warm and moving story about a lonely, intelligent girl who loses her way and finds it again.

Icy Sparks
by Gwyn Hyman Rubio
Hardcover: Mar 2001
Paperback: Apr 2001
A fresh, original, and completely redeeming novel about learning to overcome others’ ignorance and celebrate the differences that make each of us unique.

The Lying Stones of Marrakech: Penultimate Reflections in Natural History
by Stephen Jay Gould
Hardcover: Apr 2000
Paperback: Apr 2001
In his 9th and penultimate collection of essays Gould once again offers his unmistakable perspective on natural history and the people who have tried to make sense of it.

Darwin's Ghost: The Origin of Species Updated
by Steve Jones
Hardcover: Apr 2000
Paperback: Apr 2001
Draws on our ever-expanding scientific knowledge and the brilliant logic set out in The Origin to restate evolution's case for the twenty-first century.

Jim The Boy
by Tony Earley
Hardcover: Jun 2000
Paperback: Apr 2001
A luminous portrait of a ten-year-old boy growing up in the Depression-era town of Aliceville, North Carolina

Tough Cookie
by Diane Mott Davidson
Hardcover: Feb 2000
Paperback: Apr 2001
Another tantalizing tale of culinary mystery and suspense - as chef turned sleuth Goldy Schulz goes on live television to prepare a meal to die for...but discovers that murder is already on the menu. Includes recipes for all the dishes mentioned in ...

The Consolations of Philosophy
by Alain de Botton
Hardcover: Apr 2000
Paperback: Apr 2001
A delightful, truly consoling work that proves that philosophy can be a supreme source of help for our most painful everyday problems.

Standoff
by Sandra Brown
Hardcover: May 2000
Paperback: Apr 2001
A fearless reporter trapped in a volatile siege, two young lovers turned fugitive, and a holdup that transforms a small desert town into a powder keg.

The Fifth Elephant: A Novel of Discworld
by Terry Pratchett
Hardcover: Mar 2000
Paperback: Apr 2001
Everyone knows that the world is flat, and supported on the backs of four elephants. But weren't there supposed to be five? What happened to the fifth elephant is only one of the many perplexing mysteries solved in this new novel by today's most ...

The Measure of A Man: A Spiritual Autobiography
by Sidney Poitier
Hardcover: Apr 2000
Paperback: Apr 2001
In this luminous memoir, a true American icon looks back on his celebrated life and career.

Before I Say Goodbye
by Mary Higgins Clark
Hardcover: Apr 2000
Paperback: Apr 2001
Delves into the mystery of psychic powers and communication with the dead.

Mr. Phillips
by John Lanchester
Hardcover: Apr 2000
Paperback: Apr 2001
The story of one day in the life of a decent man who only forty-eight hours before knew exactly who and what he was and who on this day wonders who and what he can become.

Havana Bay
by Martin Cruz Smith
Hardcover: May 1999
Paperback: Apr 2001
A dead Russian is followed by the murders of a Cuban boxer and a prostitute. Although none of them is supposed to be investigated, Arkady cannot be stopped.

Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia
by Ahmed Rashid
Hardcover: Mar 2001
Paperback: Mar 2001
The Taliban is brought into sharp focus in this enormously interesting and revealing book.

A Trick of Light
by Karen Blomain
Paperback: Mar 2001
When Hattie's husband dies she finds evidence that there had been another woman in his life and decides to find her, but the confrontation leads to surprise and eventual understanding.

26 Fairmount Avenue
by Tomie dePaola
Hardcover: Nov 1998
Paperback: Mar 2001
Funny, dramatic and memorable moments combined with lively illustrations throughout will make everyone wish they had grown up in the dePaola family.

Sick Puppy
by Carl Hiaasen
Hardcover: Jan 2000
Paperback: Mar 2001
Brilliantly twisted entertainment wrapped around a powerful ecological plea, Sick Puppy gleefully lives up to its title and gives us Hiaasen at his riotous and muckraking best.

Bobos In Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There
by David Brooks
Hardcover: May 2000
Paperback: Mar 2001
Laugh and sob as you read about the information age economy's new dominant class.

The Four Witnesses: The Rebel, the Rabbi, the Chronicler, and the Mystic -- Why the Gospels Present Strikingly Different Visions of Jesus?
by Robin Griffith-Jones
Hardcover: Apr 2000
Paperback: Mar 2001
A judicious, skilled and closely integrated analysis of the Christian gospels.