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Two Solitudes (New Canadian Library)

by Hugh Maclennan

Published: 2008-08-05

Paperback: 528 pages

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First time in the New Canadian Library“Northwest of Montreal, through a valley always in sight of the low mountains of the Laurentian Shield, the Ottawa River flows out of Protestant Ontario into Catholic Quebec. It comes down broad and ale-coloured and joins the Saint Lawrence, the two ...

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Just One Evil Act: A Lynley Novel (Inspector Lynley)

by Elizabeth George

Published: 2013-10-15

Hardcover: 736 pages

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#1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George delivers another masterpiece of suspense in her Inspector Lynley series: a gripping child-in-danger story that tests Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers like never before. Barbara is at a loss: The daughter of her friend Taymullah A...

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Hens Dancing: A Novel

by Raffaella Barker

Published: 2002-04-09

Paperback: 288 pages

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Hilarity and tenderness abound in this novel narrated in pages torn from the diary of one Venetia Summers, a thirty-something divorced mother of three who resides in rural England and is owner of, among other things, controlling shares in her ex-husband’s pet mortuary and numerous pairs ...

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Pandora's Star

by Peter F. Hamilton

Published: 2005-01-25

Mass Market Paperback: 992 pages

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Critics have compared the engrossing space operas of Peter F. Hamilton to the classic sagas of such sf giants as Isaac Asimov and Frank Herbert. But Hamilton’s bestselling fiction—powered by a fearless imagination and world-class storytelling skills—has also earned him comparison to ...

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Running for My Life: One Lost Boy's Journey from the Killing Fields of Sudan to the Olympic Games

by Lopez Lomong

Published: 2012-07-17

Kindle Edition: 257 pages

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Running for My Life is not a story about Africa or track and field athletics. It is about outrunning the devil and achieving the impossible faith, diligence, and the desire to give back. It is the American dream come true and a stark reminder that saving one can help to save thousands more...

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The Rehearsal: A Novel (Reagan Arthur Books)

by Eleanor Catton

Published: 2011-08-24

Paperback: 336 pages

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All the world's a stage--and nowhere is that more true than at an all-girls high school, particularly one where a scandal has just erupted. A teacher has had an affair with his underage student, and though her friends pretend to be dismayed, they are secretly curious and jealous. They obse...

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Hannibal and Me: What History's Greatest Military Strategist Can Teach Us About Success and Failure

by Andreas Kluth

Published: 2013-02-05

Paperback: 336 pages

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“Charming and fascinating.”—The Wall Street Journal The life of Hannibal, the Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps with his army in 218 BCE, is the stuff of legend. And the epic choices he and his Roman enemies made on the battlefield and in life offer timeless lessons to us ...

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Written In Red: A Novel of the Others

by Anne Bishop

Published: 2013-03-05

Hardcover: 433 pages

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No one creates realms like New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop. Now in a thrilling new fantasy series, enter a world inhabited by the Others, unearthly entities—vampires and shape-shifters among them—who rule the Earth and whose prey are humans. As a cassandra sangue, or bloo...

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Your Medical Mind: How to Decide What Is Right for You

by Jerome Groopman MD, Pamela Hartzband MD

Published: 2012-08-28

Paperback: 320 pages

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Making the right medical decisions is harder than ever. We are overwhelmed by information from all sides—whether our doctors’ recommendations, dissenting experts, confusing statistics, or testimonials on the Internet. Now Doctors Groopman and Hartzband reveal that each of us has a “m...

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Shadow and Bone: Chapters 1-5

by Leigh Bardugo

Published: 2012-04-20

Kindle Edition: 64 pages

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Download Chapters 1-5 in Shadow and Bone, the much anticipated  new trilogy by debut author Leigh Bardugo.   Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human fle...