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Prague

Prague by Arthur M Phillips

Prague depicts an intentionally lost Lost Generation as it follows five American expats who come to Budapest in the early...
The Adirondacks: A History of America's First Wilderness

The Adirondacks: A History of... by Paul Schneider

A narrative history the Adirondack region of New York, from the glaciers to the subdividers.
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The Soul of a Chef:... by Michael Ruhlman

When I finished the manuscript of the Making of a Chef, I couldn't stop cooking or thinking about cooking and...
The Water In Between: a journey at sea

The Water In Between: a... by Kevin Patterson

A high-seas adventure story that combines the wry wit and deep reflection of A Walk in the Woods with the...
Dogs of God

Dogs of God by Pinckney Benedict

"In this first novel, Benedict continues his exploration of rural West Virginia life begun in his two short story collections,...
Town Smokes

Town Smokes by Pinckney Benedict

"What Beattie did for urbanites, Cheever and Updike for suburbanites, a younger generationOmstead, Abbott, Cullen, and now Benedictis doing for...
How to Breathe Underwater

How to Breathe Underwater by Julie Orringer

Nine fiercely beautiful, impossible-to-put-down stories from a young writer who has already received worldwide attention.
The Music Lesson

The Music Lesson by Katharine Weber

She's beautiful," writes Irish-American art historian Patricia Dolan in the first of the journal entries that form The Music Lesson....
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Objects in Mirror Are Closer... by Katharine Weber

A young photographer just winning recognition for her work, Harriet Rose is possessed by an eccentric sensibility, the product of...
The Little Women

The Little Women by Katharine Weber

In Katharine Weber's third novel, The Little Women, three adolescent sisters -- Meg, Jo, and Amy -- are shocked when...