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Doll (87th Precinct #20)
by Ed McbainTinka Sachs was a famous fashion model, up until about 12 hours before the boys from the 87th precinct found her body.
Guns
by Ed McbainColley Donato, 29, has just been promoted. He used to be a small-time robber. Now he has killed a cop and all hell is about to break loose.
He Who Hesitates (87th Precinct #19)
by Ed McbainRoger Broome was a naive, likeable young man. In spite of his awesome physical size, women trusted his gentleness...
Kiss (87th Precinct #44)
by Ed McbainSomeone wants Emma Bowles dead, someone very determined and as close as a kiss.
Like Love (87th Precinct #16)
by Ed McbainIt was obviously a lovers' pact, a sad but simple suicide, case closed. Yet somehow everything was a little too neat...
Lullaby (87th Precinct #41)
by Ed McbainLullaby delivers McBain's boldest, most electrifying, most complexly plotted novel yet.
The April Robin Murders
by Ed Mcbain Craig RiceTwo photographers buy the old April Robin mansion in Hollywood, home to movie stars and murderers.
The Con Man (87th Precinct #4)
by Ed McbainA trickster taking money from an old woman, a cheater fleecing the businessmen of their money, a lady-killer after the ladies' dollars...
The House That Jack Built (Matthew Hope #8)
by Ed McbainAfter Ralph Parrish exchanges angry words with his brother Jonathan, he is charged with murder when Jonathan is found dead on the kitchen floor.
Three Blind Mice (Matthew Hope #9)
by Ed McbainWhen 3 Vietnamese men are acquitted of raping the wife of a prestigious landowner, the husband threatens to take justice into his own hands.
Widows (87th Precinct #43)
by Ed McbainThe only clues to the killing of a beautiful young woman in a lush penthouse apartment are a steamy collection of erotic letters and 32 knife wounds.
Ramblin' Man: The Life and Times of Woody Guthrie
by Ed CrayA patriot and a political radical, Guthrie captured the spirit of his times in his enduring songs. From Booklist Although Woody Guthrie has been a favorite topic of children's books in recent years, there has not been a substantive adult biography written about him since Joe Klein's definitive Woody Guthrie (1980). Cray (Chief Justice: A Biography of Earl Warren, 1997) may well supplant Klein, as he was given access to the Woody Guthrie Archives, which contain previously unpublished letters, diaries, and journals. Although his narrative is sometimes too thick with details, Cray eloquently sums up the Okie songwriter's sorrowful life, during which he endured his sister's and daughter's deaths by fire, his mother's committal to an insane asylum, and his own diagnosis and death from Huntington's disease. Cray is especially insightful on Guthrie's politics and his deep empathy for Depression-era migrant workers. A man of contradictions, the songwriter emerges as an intellectual who took pains to hide his intellect and as a crusader for social justice who neglected his own family. His second wife, Marjorie, takes on near-heroic stature as the caregiver who, though they were long divorced, looked after him during the last decade of his debilitating illness. Joanne Wilkinson Copyright © American Library Association.
Irish Writers on Writing
by Eavan BolandWhat does it mean to be a writer in the context of a country's centuries of uncertainty and upheaval? How does an Irish writer define Irish writing? The writers here, who range from early legends like Yeats to modern masters like Roddy Doyle, address these questions through their sources: the land, the Church, the past, and changing politics and literary styles. The book begins with William Yeats and Augusta Gregory's dazzling meditations on the founding of the National Theatre as a venue for a new Irish imagination. Lady Gregory herself is the subject of pithy essays by Kate O'Brien and Colm Toibin. Poets discuss their peers -- Corkery on the Gaelic poets; Frank O'Connor on Corkery; O'Casey on Yeats; Roddy Doyle on Synge. Emma Donoghue illuminates the life of a lesbian Irish writer, while John Banville excoriates Bloomsday and "the pervasiveness and bathos of the Joyce myth." Irish Writers on Writing raises a toast to one of the world's most vital literary traditions.
Maurice
by E. M. ForsterNovel written in 1913 that describes the long and difficult process by which a typical product of middle-class suburbia realizes that he is a homosexual.
A Weave of Women
by E. M. BronerWomen--some in love, others not; one giving birth, others awaiting death--their lives woven into one fabric as they come together in Jerusalem, a male-dominated land that tries to re-exile, scatter, even kill them.
Derai
by E. C. TubbIf Dumarest would enter the contest on Folgone and win a place of eternal glory for the ancient master of Caldor, he would receive wealth, power and a lovely wife. But the truth was less simple. The wealth was confined to the restricted economy of a feudalistic planet. The power would be the privilege of walking a tightrope between assassination and warfare. The lovely heiress was a psychotic telepath. And finally the contest was "fixed". But did Dumarest really have any other choice?
Letters of E. B. White
by E. B. White Dorothy Lobrano GuthThe closest thing to an autobiography we will ever see from White.
Stuart Little
by E. B. WhiteStuart Little is no ordinary mouse. Born to a family of humans, he lives in New York City with his parents, his older brother George, and Snowbell the cat. Though he's shy and thoughtful, he's also a true lover of adventure. Stuart's greatest adventure comes when his best friend, a beautiful little bird named Margalo, disappears from her nest. Determined to track her down, Stuart ventures away from home for the very first time in his life. He finds adventure aplenty. But will he find his friend?
Adventures in the Skin Trade and Other Stories
by Dylan Thomas21 short stories by Dylan Thomas, one of the major figures of 20th century literature.
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog
by Dylan ThomasThis volume of autobiographical stories shows Thomas' waggish humor at its best.
Women Who Hurt Themselves: A Book of Hope and Understanding
by Dusty MillerFilled with moving stories, this book focuses on women who inflict violence on themselves, eating disorders, and other chronic injuries.
The Tooth Fairy
by Duane Douglas HoustonA tale of the origin of the tooth fairy and why children put their teeth under their pillows at night in exchange for money.
Attack of the Turtle
by Drew CarlsonIt's 1776, and the Revolutionary War is raging. Fourteen-year-old Nathan Wade is a patriot, but he's too young to join the fight. Then his cousin David Bushnell comes to town with a secret. David has designed a water machine that can explode bombs underwater. And his mission is to launch it against the British warships in New York harbor. Nate reluctantly agrees to help David build the weapon of war 2; dubbed the "American Turtle," Although he's terrified of water and worried about getting caught, when unlikely circumstances put Nate at the center of the action, he must face the murky waters of his fears head-on. Based on actual historical events, this adventure story captures the drama of the first submarine used in naval warfare and the struggles of a teenager overcoming self-doubt.
I Can Read with My Eyes Shut!
by Dr SeussThe Cat in the Hat takes Young Cat in tow to show him the fun he can get out of reading.