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The Glass Palace: A Novel

by Amitav Ghosh

Published: 2002-02-12

Paperback: 486 pages

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Set in Burma during the British invasion of 1885, this masterly novel by Amitav Ghosh tells the story of Rajkumar, a poor boy lifted on the tides of political and social chaos, who goes on to create an empire in the Burmese teak forest. When soldiers force the royal family out of the Glass Palace and...

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The Glass Rainbow: A Dave Robicheaux Novel

by James Lee Burke

Published: 2011-07-26

Mass Market Paperback: 560 pages

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James Lee Burke's eagerly awaited new novel finds Detective Dave Robicheaux back in New Iberia, Louisiana, and embroiled in the most harrowing and dangerous case of his career. Seven young women in neighboring Jefferson Davis Parish have been brutally murdered. While the crimes have all th...

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The Glass Room

by Simon Mawer

Published: 2009-10-20

Paperback: 406 pages

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A New York Times Best-Seller Honeymooners Viktor and Liesel Landauer are filled with the optimism and cultural vibrancy of central Europe of the 1920s when they meet modernist architect Rainer von Abt. He builds for them a home to embody their exuberant faith in the future, and the Landaue...

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Glass-Blowers (Virago Modern Classics)

by Daphne Du Maurier

Published: 2004-06-03

Paperback: 384 pages

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Perhaps we shall not see each other again. I will write to you, though, and tell you, as best I can, the story of your family. A glass-blower, remember, breathes life into a vessel, giving it shape and form and sometimes beauty; but he can with that same breath, shatter and destroy it' Faithful to her...

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The Glassblower of Murano

by Marina Fiorato

Published: 2009-05-26

Kindle Edition: 365 pages

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Venice, 1681. Glassblowing is the lifeblood of the Republic, and Venetian mirrors are more precious than gold. Jealously guarded by the murderous Council of Ten, the glassblowers of Murano are virtually imprisoned on their island in the lagoon. But the greatest of the artists, Corradino Ma...

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Glasshouse

by Charles Stross

Published: 2007-06-26

Mass Market Paperback: 333 pages

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Glazed Murder ($4.99 Value Promotion edition): A Donut Shop Mystery (Donut Shop Mysteries)

by Jessica Beck

Published: 2011-11-01

Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages

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Meet Suzanne Hart, owner and operator of Donut Hearts coffee shop in April Springs, North Carolina. After her divorce from Max, an out-of-work actor she's dubbed ?The Great Impersonator,? Suzanne decided to pursue her one true passion in life: donuts. So she cashed in her settlement and op...

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Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine

by Glenn Beck

Published: 2009-06-16

Paperback: 192 pages

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"If you believe it's time to put principles above parties, character above campaign promises, and Common Sense above all -- then I ask you to read this book...."In any era, great Americans inspire us to reach our full potential. They know with conviction what they believe within themselves...

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The Glimmer Palace

by Beatrice Colin

Published: 2009-07-07

Paperback: 432 pages

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A celebration of the cabaret era and the magical ascent of cinema, set against the rise and fall of Berlin? ?a dazzling epic [novel] of survival.? (Emma Donoghue, author of Slammerkin)The orphaned daughter of a cabaret performer, Lilly Aphrodite finds refuge at a Catholic orphanage?and a t...