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House of Prayer No. 2: A Writer's Journey Home

by Mark Richard

Published: 2011-02-15

Hardcover: 224 pages

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In this otherworldly memoir of extraordinary power, Mark Richard, an award-winning author, tells his story of growing up in the American South with a heady Gothic mix of racial tension and religious fervor.����Called a 'special child,? Southern social code for mentally?and physically?chall...

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The House of Rothschild: Volume 2: The World's Banker: 1849-1999

Paperback: 576 pages

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Niall Ferguson's House of Rothschild: Money's Prophets 1798-1848 was hailed as "definitive" by the New York Times, a "great biography" by Time magazine, and was named one of the Ten Best Books of 1998 by Business Week. Now, Ferguson concludes his myth--breaking portrait of one of the most ...

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* * * * Slow,
Unconvincing,
Poorly Written

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House of Sand and Fog

by Andre Dubus III

Published: 2011-03-31

Paperback: 365 pages

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The National Book Award finalist, Oprah Book Club pick, #1 New York Times bestseller and basis for the Oscar-nominated motion picture.A former colonel in the Iranian Air Force yearns to restore his family's dignity. A recovering alcoholic and addict down on her luck struggles to hold on t...

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* * Gloomy,
Dark,
Boring

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House of Sand and Fog (Oprah's Book Club)

by Andre Dubus

Published: 2004-02-26

Paperback: 368 pages

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NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREIn this riveting novel of almost unbearable suspense, three fragile yet determined people become dangerously entangled in a relentlessly escalating crisis. Colonel Behrani, once a wealthy man in Iran, is now a struggling immigrant willing to bet everything he has...

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* * Unconvincing,
Pointless

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A House of Sand

by Marvin Brown

Published: 2010-07-31

Paperback: 310 pages

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This mainstream narrative delves into the life of protagonist Henry Janus, a successful, politically powerful, ostensibly philanthropic, but unscrupulous real estate developer, whose wealth and power impact the lives of everyone in his purview. His seeming largess brings him one of the highest honors...

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House of Secrets

by Lowell Cauffiel

Published: 1999-11-05

Mass Market Paperback: 429 pages

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The House of Serenades

by Lina Simoni

Published: 2012-06-04

Paperback: 320 pages

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In 1910 Genoa, an Italian port city of divided classes and ancient power struggles, the Berillis are wealthy, powerful, and respected - until the day their darkest secrets begin to surface. Once the police intervene and the gossip grapevine is set in motion, the Berillis' demise is unavoid...

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* * * Adventurous,
Fun,
Dramatic

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The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel

by Anthony Horowitz

Published: 2012-10-02

Paperback: 296 pages

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"Horowitz truly pulls off the wonderful illusion that Arthur Conan Doyle left us one last tale."--San Diego Union TribuneLondon, 1890. 221B Baker St. A fine art dealer named Edmund Carstairs visits Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson to beg for their help. He is being menaced by a strange m...

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* * * * * Brilliant,
Addictive,
Beautiful

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The House of Special Purpose

by John Boyne

Published: 2013-04-02

Paperback: 478 pages

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From the author of The Absolutist, a propulsive novel of the Russian Revolution and the fate of the Romanovs. Part love story, part historical epic, part tragedy, The House of Special Purpose illuminates an empire at the end of its reign. Eighty-year-old Georgy Jachmenev is haunted by his...

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House of Spirits and Whispers: The True Story of a Haunted House

by Annie Wilder

Published: 2005-09-01

Paperback: 192 pages

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Annie Wilder suspected the funky 100-year-old house was haunted when she saw it for the first time. But nothing could have prepared her for the mischievous and downright scary antics that take place once she, her two children, and her cats move into the rundown Victorian home. Disembodied ...