When Walter Burke's army buddy dies in a blood-soaked Vietnamese jungle, Walter finds himself writing a letter to the young man's parents. But as he struggles to put words on paper, all the trauma...
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Author: Grooms, AnthonySummary:
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Author: Johnson, CharlesSummary:
Rutherford Calhoun, a newly freed slave from an Illinois farm, travels to New Orleans only to discover that nothing but misery awaits him in the big city. Sitting on a pier as he contemplates his...
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Author: Fulmer, DavidSummary:
On the same night a drunk cop shoots a gambler, a haul of priceless jewels is stolen--setting the stage for a mystery as complex and steeped in the blues as the city of Atlanta itself.
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Author: Dexter, PeteSummary:
Lionel Walk, etter known as Train, is a young black caddy at an elite Los Angeles golf course. There, he navigates between the careless hostility of patrons and the volatile brutality of the...
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Author: Massey, BrandonSummary:
Andrew Wilson has it all: a great house, a great job as a mystery writer, and all the money he can handle. But he's missing one thing: someone to share it all with. One day while writing at a...
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Author: Smith, CottonSummary:
Saloon proprietor Vin Lockhart is known throughout Denver as a respectable businessman. He also has a reputation for quickness on the draw--a skill sure to come in handy when his old Oglala...
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Author: Winslow, DonSummary:
Denny Malone is the "King of Manhattan North," a highly decorated NYPD detective sergeant and the real leader of "Da Force," an elite special unit. Only a few know that Malone is a dirty cop. Now...
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Author: Baldwin, JamesSummary:
"There's no way not to suffer. But you try all kinds of ways to keep from drowning in it." The men and women in these eight short fictions grasp this truth on an elemental level, and their stories...
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Author: Pate, Alexs D.Summary:
Edward and his family have escaped the heat and violence of inner-city Philadelphia every summer for the last 5 years. Staying at his Aunt Edna's house in West Rehoboth -- the black side of town...
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Author: Wideman, John EdgarSummary:
Frantz Fanon (1925-1961) fought to free Algeria from French rule and rallied against the oppressive grip of colonialism. In this fictionalized view of the revolutionary's life, an African-American...
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Author: Tyson, Neil deGrasseSummary:
This collection of essays on the cosmos from the nation's best-known astrophysicist covers everything from astral life at the frontiers of astrobiology to the movie industry's feeble efforts to...
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Author: Eggers, DaveSummary:
After acquiring $32,000, Will and Hand, devastated over the death of their closest friend, travel around the world giving away the money.
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Author: Eggers, DaveSummary:
A collection of short stories presents a compelling cast of characters who struggle with inconvenient revelations, from the deserts of Egypt to the side of Interstate 5.
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Author: Stewart, Shelley, Turner, Nathan HaleSummary:
Spirited and striking, this is the story of a man who struggled against a society divided by color. Stewart recalls the death of his mother at his father's hands and the damage of abuse from other...
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Author: Eggers, DaveSummary:
A compelling voice for Generation X, Eggers here recounts his early 20s, caring for his younger brother after their parents' unexpected deaths and his endeavors in a variety of media.