Jose Saramago As the Inquisition rages, an extraordinary trinity struggle to realise a creation that will fly in the face of the monstrous vanity of Church and State.In early 18th-century...

Amin Maalouf There are ninety-nine names for God in the Koran, is it possible that there is a secret one-hundredth name?In this tale of magic and mystery, of love and...

Lawrence DurrellBalthazar, is the second volume of Durrell's The Alexandria Quartet, set in Alexandria, Egypt, during the 1940s. The events of each lush and sensuous novel are seen through the...

Dai Sijie   In this enchanting tale about the magic of reading and the wonder of romantic awakening, two hapless city boys are exiled to a remote mountain village for...

Walt DisneyFirst Little Golden Books are perfect for young children. They have engaging read-aloud texts and lively original illustrations that your child will want to look at again and again,...

Stephen E Ambrose As good a rifle company as any, Easy Company, 506th Airborne Division, US Army, kept getting tough assignments--responsible for everything from parachuting into France early DDay morning...

John BurdettA thriller with attitude to spare, Bangkok 8 is a sexy, razor-edged, often darkly hilarious novel set in one of the world’s most exotic cities.Witnessed by a throng of...

Carol Marinelli Vacancy in the Sheikh’s harem!Playboy Sheikh Rakhal Alzirz has time for one more fling in London before he must return to his desert kingdom – and Natasha Winters...

Five men are seized by an ingenious idea when a local bank is temporarily housed in a trailer

David Limbaugh"Don't ever, ever be tempted to vote for a liberal, even as a protest vote. David Limbaugh shows you why, in the most devastating critique I've ever seen of...

Sarah Silberstein SwartzExcerpts from memoirs, biographies, novels, short stories, religious, ethical, and psychological literature, and visual art provide the bar mitzvah boy with examples from his Jewish heritage.

Beatrice GormleyPresident Barack Obama's early involvement with politics was inspired by his mother's interest in the controversial social issues of her times -- a passion that she passed on to...