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The Best American Mystery Stories 2005 (The Best American Series) 7 reviews
Houghton Mifflin, 2005
Great for lovers of dark literary fiction.
+ Intricate mysteries + Good collection of dark mysteries
This book is not for sissies! It's a collection of fantastic, dark & edgy crime stories of fine quality for those who love this type of thing. Who better than Joyce Carol Oates and Otto Penzler to deliver the most unique and provocative yarns for your consumption. If you're a fan of real writing ...
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Collected Stories 11 reviews Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 1999
Stories by a Master
+ Incredible, as always! + Highly Recommend This Short Story Collection: Good Reading. + Enchantingly Surreal
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A Season of the Heart: Rocky Mountain Christmas/The Christmas Gifts/The Christmas Charm (Harlequin Historical ... 1 review Jillian Hart, Kate Bridges, ...
Harlequin, 2005
FROM BACK COVER
Three Rugged Western Men
Three Courageous ladies
Three Festive Tales to warm the heart this Christmas!
Rocky Mountain Christmas - by Jillian Hart
Summoned on a dangerous snowy night to deal with two stowaways, Sheriff Mac McKaslin discovers they are non other than a homeless you widow - ...
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Borges: Collected Fictions 67 reviews Jorge Luis Borges
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999
A book you and your doppelganger will both enjoy
+ Intelligent fiction - makes you think + The path you are to take is endless... + The Greatest Collection + Amazing deal
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Tempted: Little Miss Innocent?\Annie, Get Your Guy\Messing Around With Max (Sawyer Family) 6 reviews Lori Foster
Harlequin, 2005
Three Terrific Full Length ReIssues!!!
+ Fun and light + Cute stories + a must have for every Lori Foster fan
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A Dixie Christmas: Holiday Stories from the South's Best Writers
Algonquin Books, 2005
An Algonquin tradition continues with this third stellar collection of holiday stories by some of the South's most distinguished writers. This year's volume, with a preface by the acclaimed Fred Chappell, includes stories of families, couples, children, and those on their own, illustrating the many ways that Christmas can manifest itself: from the teacher who shows one boy how to manage the world ...
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The Best American Mystery Stories 2003 (The Best American Series) 6 reviews
Houghton Mifflin, 2003
Nearly Noir but Nice
+ Variety pack + pretty solid + Kudos to Penzler and Connelly
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More Than Words, Volume 2 2 reviews Debbie Macomber, Sharon Sala, ...
Harlequin, 2005
five terrific inspirational tales
+ heartwarming anthology
"What Amanda wants" by Debbie Macomber. The cancer was back, but though she will miss much of her high school socialization, all Amanda wants is her peers to understand that in spite of her illness she is still Amanda who needs their friendship. She finds solace with the Melissa's Living Legacy ...
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Flannery O'Connor : Collected Works : Wise Blood / A Good Man Is Hard to Find / The Violent Bear It Away / ... 13 reviews Flannery O'Connor
Library of America, 1988
Just Read It All
+ Classic + Great literature in great binding + Amazing Grace + a lovely book
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Scenes From A Holiday: The Eight Dates Of Hanukkah\Carrie Pilby's New Year's Resolution\Emma Townsend Saves ... 12 reviews Laurie Graff, Caren Lissner, ...
Red Dress Ink, 2005
A great read
+ A cute way to start off your holiday! + I enjoyed the holiday + Two of the stories are good
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Case Histories: A Novel 145 reviews Kate Atkinson
Back Bay Books, 2005
A great story filled with interesting characters
+ Much easier to read than I thought + A read-again book
Read all the reviews you like, but a better use of your time is to get and read this book. Now in paperback, it is affordable, cleverly written contemporary fiction. I bought this book on a bargain table as a present and it turned out to be a steal. Atkinson's prose is definitely a cut above ...
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Just Our Best Short Stories 2005 5 reviews Janet Sue Terry
Just My Best, 2005
THESE SHORT STORIES ARE REALLY GOOD!
+ Simply Beautiful + A GOOD MIX OF STYLES & GENRES IN THIS COLLECTION! GREAT READS! + MY AUNT LIKES THESE STORIES + A VERSATILE COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES BY TALENTED WRITERS
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The Dunwich Horror And Others 21 reviews H. P. Lovecraft
Arkham House Publishers, 1984
About this edition . . . .
+ Great collection + The ultimate HP Lovecraft volume + Buy this book ! + Preponderant Lovecraft has no comparison in the horror genre
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Tales of Ordinary Madness 33 reviews Charles Bukowski
City Lights Publishers, 2001
Tales of Ordinary Madness
+ Bits and Pieces.
Charles Bukowski, brutally honest, as usual. This book was pretty good but not as good as his poetry.
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Christmas in My Heart, Vol. 13 (Christmas in My Heart, 13) 1 review Joe Wheeler
Tyndale House Publishers, 2004
Christmas in My Heart, Vol.13
Great book to read at the holidays. It is good to regain a giving perspective.
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The Greatest Horse Stories Ever Told: Thirty Unforgettable Horse Tales (Greatest) 4 reviews
The Lyons Press, 2004
I laughed at first
+ Some of the Greatest
My non-horsey boyfriend bought this book for me for my birthday. The book name is kind of generic, but I figured he at least got an E for effort. However, once I got started I have been savoring each story. This is definitely a book for horse lovers....real horse lovers. A story taken from "My ...
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Herman Melville : Typee, Omoo, Mardi (Library of America) 2 reviews Herman Melville
Library of America, 1982
The Growth of a Seeker
+ Praise and lament: unlucky compromise
Among the early products of the wonderful Library of America Series were three volumes devoted to the novels of Herman Melville. This volume consists of Melville's first three novels, Typee(1846), Omoo(1847) and Mardi (1849) Melville's novels are based, more or less loosely, on his life at sea. ...
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A Redbird Christmas: A Novel 105 reviews Fannie Flagg
Fawcett, 2005
Book Review
+ redbird family christmas + Fannie Flagg Fan + Very touching + Uplifting
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A Very Southern Christmas 6 reviews
Algonquin Books, 2003
A Delightful Book
+ Southern fiction at its best + At Last!
As a recently misplaced Southerner here in the great Northwest, a kind friend gave me a copy of this delightful book of short stories for Christmas. To begin with, it is just beautiful, a gift-size book with a lovely watercolor adorning the cover. Perfect, I thought, to curl up in front of the ...
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The Kite Runner 2517 reviews Khaled Hosseini
Riverhead Trade, 2004
Ki
+ Wonderful + Fantastic + powerful and moving + Could Not Put it Down
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