Lincoln Smith, a young Texan living at the beginning of the twentieth century, thinks of himself as the last true cowboy. He longs for the days of the Old West, when men like his father, a famous...
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Author: Jacobson, John J.Summary:
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Author: Kinsella, W. P.Summary:
More than just another baseball story, this soul-stirring novel on which the movie Field of Dreams is based is about love and the power of dreams to make people come alive.
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Author: L'Amour, LouisSummary:
Tom Kedrick was hired to clear a sizable strip of land of certain "vagrants and outlaws." But what he found were hard-working ranchers and farmers determined to resist any efforts to...
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Author: Bujold, Lois McMasterSummary:
Miles has put his clone, Mark, in charge of a mission to liberate other clones from the outlaw planet of Jackson's Whole. But the mission goes awry, and Miles' rescue attempt goes even more wrong...
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Author: Bujold, Lois McMasterSummary:
When a Komarran merchant fleet is impounded in Quaddiespace, Miles Vorkosigan, as the emperor's troubleshooter, must answer the call of duty. The downside of being a troubleshooter comes when...
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Author: Swann, S. AndrewSummary:
When young Uldolf discovers an injured and frightened young woman in the woods, he brings her to live with his adoptive family. But Lilly is not quite human, and the danger is greater than they...
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Author: Lightman, Alan P.Summary:
A fictional collage of stories dreamed by Albert Einstein in 1905, when he worked in a patent office in Switzerland. As the defiant but sensitive young genius is creating his theory of relativity...
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Author: Allen, Frederick LewisSummary:
Jazz, flappers, flasks, rumble-seats, Rudolph Valentino, and Lucky Lindy-these were the catchwords of the Roaring Twenties. But so were the KKK, women's suffrage, Freud, and Black Tuesday....
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Author: Paul, AndySummary:
"Succeeding as a sales professional is like being a professional athlete. Whether you're already the top salesperson at your company, or you're simply working hard to reach the next level of...
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Author: Camilleri, AndreaSummary:
Montalbano investigates the death of wealthy accountant Cosimo Barletta in a case involving a string of mistresses, family secrets, and a history full of extortion, greed, and corruption.
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Author: Niven, Larry, Barnes, StevenSummary:
All's fun and games at Dream Park, a futuristic fantasy theme park full of holographic attractions and the latest in VR technology, until a park security guard is murdered and valuable research is...
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Author: Durant, Will, Durant, ArielSummary:
In this volume, Will and Ariel Durant explore Europe's bumpy road toward the Enlightenment. This is the age of great monarchs and greater artists, as well the heyday of modern science and...
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Author: De Giovanni, MaurizioSummary:
Naples, 1932. At the high-class brothel in the center of town known as Paradiso, Viper, the most famous prostitute of all, is found dead after being suffocated with a pillow. Ricciardi must...
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Author: Camilleri, AndreaSummary:
Inspector Montalbano is stumped when two bombs explode outside empty warehouses, one of which is connected to a big-time drug dealer. And with the alluring Liliana Lombardo trying to seduce him,...
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Author: Durant, Will, Durant, ArielSummary:
This volume presents an in-depth examination of France and England in the first half of the eighteenth century. In this masterful work, listeners will encounter the salons of Paris, the...