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Ray Bradbury - Fahrenheit 451

In this classic of dystopian science fiction, censorship is so prevalent that "firemen" are entrusted with the task of burning books to keep the ...

59 reviews

"How Can We Sleep While Our Books Are Burning?"
Reviewed by aquamango on Jan 29, 2013
It's a fun read. It's fairly short, so it doesn't pack the punch that some other dystopian novels have, but it's good nonetheless.

Clive Cussler - Vixen 03

When terrorists set sail for Washington, D.C. carrying two Doomsday bombs recovered from the sunken and presumed lost WWII cargo plane Vixen 03, only ...

1 review

"Dirk Pitt Vanquishes Quick Death Germs In Cussler's Vixen 03!"
Reviewed by jankp on Jun 12, 2005
I'll be back to add links...

$17

from 1 store

Vince Flynn - Act of Treason

When a presidential candidate wins the election through sympathy votes two weeks after a terrorist attack kills his wife, CIA operative Mitch Rapp ...

5 reviews

"Act of Treason: Terrorism from an unexpected source"
Reviewed by trailhound on Nov 4, 2007
Act of Treason is another good Thriller novel from Vince Flynn. However, the Mitch Rapp character needs some more dimension, and soon.

$6 - $10

from 2 stores

Edith Wharton, Kristin O. Lauer, Cynthia Griffin Wolff, Susanna (AFT) Moore, Susan Kingsley - Ethan Frome

A New England farmer must choose between his duty to care for his invalid wife and his love for his cousin.

16 reviews

"Ethan Frome: Love buried with the flowers, frozen with the dark."
Reviewed by countess_eva on Jun 9, 2012
Each page of�Ethan Frome�is packed with an emotional complexity that is both heart-rending and addictive that we cannot help but get involved.

Blanca V. Haque - Ningun Humano Es Ilegal

Jacqueline Woodson - Peace, Locomotion

Separated from his little sister after moving in with his new foster family, twelve-year-old Lonnie keeps a journal in order to share his memories ...

$6

from 1 store

John Updike - Terrorist

John Updike aims to shape the pastiche portrait of the homegrown terrorist (a la Richard Reid, John Walker, even Timothy McVeigh) into something ...

2 reviews

"A Review of Terrorist by a Muslim Apostate"
Reviewed by BaronSamedi3 on Apr 7, 2007
It's captivating and as close as you can get to seeing a Muslim's mind without actually becoming a Muslim

$2 - $14

from 2 stores

J. R. Church - Guardians of the Grail: And the Men Who Plan to Rule the World

1 review

"GUARDIANS OF THE GRAIL: Fascinating Reading"
Reviewed by Caprig on Oct 18, 2001
An excellent book for the student of history who wants to know WHY certain things happened that no one seems to explain well might enjoy this well-researched book.

Daniel Silva - The Messenger

Recovering from a showdown with a master terrorist in Jerusalem, art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon is enlisted by a ruthless papal secretary to ...

1 review

"Daniel Silva's Messenger sounds an alarm"
Reviewed by Redlass on Aug 18, 2006
While Silva tries to keep new readers up to speed with plenty of background information, this book would be better read in series order.

$6 - $10

from 2 stores

John Le Carre - Absolute Friends

Follows the lives and fates of two friends and fellow ex-spies, Ted Mundy and Sasha, as they attempt to change their lives and the world in which ...

$1 - $16

from 3 stores

Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley - Return

What will it take to get Luke Baxter's attention? Luke, the Baxter family's golden boy and only son, has walked away from everything that mattered ...

$9

from 1 store

Aravind Adiga - The White Tiger

Relocating to New Delhi when he is offered a new job, Balram Halwai is disillusioned by the city's twenty-first-century materialism and ...

1 review

"The White Tiger - A Purrfect Winner of the 2008 Man Booker Prize!"
Reviewed by cr01 on Nov 22, 2008
Aravind Adiga's The White Tiger is a wonderful book to give�the reader�a real picture of life in India. �

$6

from 1 store

Felice Picano - Looking Glass Lives

A novel by a popular gay writer about the secrets that have been buried over the course of 200 years in a seacoast town.

1 review

"Spooked by Love"
Reviewed by kknox0616 on Aug 17, 2001
By turns spooky, thoughtful and disturbing, Looking Glass Lives is an urgent and ponderous meditation on destiny, fate and the essence of love. Highly recommended.

Sandra Brown - Sunny Chandler's Return

Sunny Chandler always said she'd never go back to the tiny town where she grew up. It was just three years ago that she was at the center of a ...

1 review

"Cookie-Cutter Romance"
Reviewed by jsmorris on Jul 5, 2005
A little better than average (3 1/2 stars). A quick enjoyable read - not for someone wanting a cerebral exercise.

$7 - $20

from 2 stores

Results for Books > Current Events

Ray Bradbury - Fahrenheit 451

Clive Cussler - Vixen 03

$17

Vince Flynn - Act of Treason

$6 - $10

Edith Wharton, Kristin O. Lauer, Cynthia Griffin Wolff, Susanna (AFT) Moore, Susan Kingsley - Ethan Frome

Blanca V. Haque - Ningun Humano Es Ilegal

Jacqueline Woodson - Peace, Locomotion

$6

John Updike - Terrorist

$2 - $14

J. R. Church - Guardians of the Grail: And the Men Who Plan to Rule the World

Daniel Silva - The Messenger

$6 - $10

John Le Carre - Absolute Friends

$1 - $16

Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley - Return

$9

Aravind Adiga - The White Tiger

$6

Felice Picano - Looking Glass Lives

Sandra Brown - Sunny Chandler's Return

$7 - $20

Robert V. Spelleri - Blast Man Standing: A Novel