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Bestselling fiction books from November 21, 2009 to November 28, 2009
The Original of Laura
Written by Vladimir Nabokov
Preface by Dmitri Nabokov
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $35.00
When Vladimir Nabokov died in 1977, he left instructions for his heirs to burn the 138 handwritten index cards that made up the rough draft of his final and unfinished novel, The Original of Laura. But Nabokov’s wife, Vera, could not bear to destroy her husband’s last work, and when she... Read more >
Written by Vladimir Nabokov
Preface by Dmitri Nabokov
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $35.00
When Vladimir Nabokov died in 1977, he left instructions for his heirs to burn the 138 handwritten index cards that made up the rough draft of his final and unfinished novel, The Original of Laura. But Nabokov’s wife, Vera, could not bear to destroy her husband’s last work, and when she... Read more >
Too Much Happiness
Stories
Written by Alice Munro
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $25.95
Ten superb new stories by one of our most beloved and admired writers—the winner of the 2009 Man Booker International Prize.
In the first story a young wife and mother receives release from the unbearable pain of losing her three children from a most surprising source. In another, a young woman... Read more >
Stories
Written by Alice Munro
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $25.95
Ten superb new stories by one of our most beloved and admired writers—the winner of the 2009 Man Booker International Prize.
In the first story a young wife and mother receives release from the unbearable pain of losing her three children from a most surprising source. In another, a young woman... Read more >
Ice
A Novel
Written by Linda Howard
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: November 10, 2009
Price: $22.00
’Tis the season for mistletoe and holly, Santa . . . and suspense. And the gift that keeps on giving is Ice: premier thriller author Linda Howard’s breathless tale of a man, a woman, and a battle for survival against an unforgiving winter–and an unrelenting killer. Oh what fun it is... Read more >
A Novel
Written by Linda Howard
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: November 10, 2009
Price: $22.00
’Tis the season for mistletoe and holly, Santa . . . and suspense. And the gift that keeps on giving is Ice: premier thriller author Linda Howard’s breathless tale of a man, a woman, and a battle for survival against an unforgiving winter–and an unrelenting killer. Oh what fun it is... Read more >
New York: The Novel
Written by Edward Rutherfurd
Format: Hardcover, 880 pages
On Sale: November 10, 2009
Price: $30.00
The bestselling master of historical fiction weaves a grand, sweeping drama of New York from the city's founding to the present day.
Rutherfurd celebrates America's greatest city in a rich, engrossing saga that showcases his extraordinary ability to combine impeccable historical research and storytelling flair. As in his earlier, bestselling novels, he... Read more >
Written by Edward Rutherfurd
Format: Hardcover, 880 pages
On Sale: November 10, 2009
Price: $30.00
The bestselling master of historical fiction weaves a grand, sweeping drama of New York from the city's founding to the present day.
Rutherfurd celebrates America's greatest city in a rich, engrossing saga that showcases his extraordinary ability to combine impeccable historical research and storytelling flair. As in his earlier, bestselling novels, he... Read more >
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unabridged audiobook download,
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Ford County: Stories
Written by John Grisham
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $24.00
In his first collection of short stories John Grisham takes us back to Ford County, Mississippi, the setting of his first novel, A Time to Kill.
Wheelchair-bound Inez Graney and her two older sons, Leon and Butch, take a bizarre road trip through the Mississippi Delta to visit the youngest Graney brother... Read more >
Written by John Grisham
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $24.00
In his first collection of short stories John Grisham takes us back to Ford County, Mississippi, the setting of his first novel, A Time to Kill.
Wheelchair-bound Inez Graney and her two older sons, Leon and Butch, take a bizarre road trip through the Mississippi Delta to visit the youngest Graney brother... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
paperback and in
large print trade paperback.
Ford County: Stories
Written by John Grisham
Read by John Grisham
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $35.00
In his first collection of short stories John Grisham takes us back to Ford County, Mississippi, the setting of his first novel, A Time to Kill.
Wheelchair-bound Inez Graney and her two older sons, Leon and Butch, take a bizarre road trip through the Mississippi Delta to visit the youngest Graney brother... Read more >
Written by John Grisham
Read by John Grisham
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $35.00
In his first collection of short stories John Grisham takes us back to Ford County, Mississippi, the setting of his first novel, A Time to Kill.
Wheelchair-bound Inez Graney and her two older sons, Leon and Butch, take a bizarre road trip through the Mississippi Delta to visit the youngest Graney brother... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download,
hardcover,
paperback and in
large print trade paperback.
No Less Than Victory
A Novel of World War II
Written by Jeff Shaara
Format: Hardcover, 480 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $28.00
No Less Than Victory is the crowning achievement in master storyteller Jeff Shaara’s soaring World War II trilogy, revealing the European war’s unforgettable and harrowing final act.
After the success of the Normandy invasion, the Allied commanders are buoyantly confident that the war in Europe will be over in a matter of... Read more >
A Novel of World War II
Written by Jeff Shaara
Format: Hardcover, 480 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $28.00
No Less Than Victory is the crowning achievement in master storyteller Jeff Shaara’s soaring World War II trilogy, revealing the European war’s unforgettable and harrowing final act.
After the success of the Normandy invasion, the Allied commanders are buoyantly confident that the war in Europe will be over in a matter of... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook and a
trade paperback.
The Private Patient
Written by P. D. James
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $15.00
Cheverell Manor is a beautiful old house in Dorset, which its owner, the famous plastic surgeon George Chandler-Powell, uses as a private clinic. When the investigative journalist, Rhoda Gradwyn, arrives to have a disfiguring facial scar removed, she has every expectation of a successful operation and a peaceful week recuperating. But... Read more >
Written by P. D. James
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $15.00
Cheverell Manor is a beautiful old house in Dorset, which its owner, the famous plastic surgeon George Chandler-Powell, uses as a private clinic. When the investigative journalist, Rhoda Gradwyn, arrives to have a disfiguring facial scar removed, she has every expectation of a successful operation and a peaceful week recuperating. But... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover and in
large print trade paperback.
The Road (Movie Tie-in Edition 2009)
Written by Cormac McCarthy
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $14.95
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER
National Book Critic's Circle Award Finalist
A New York Times Notable Book
One of the Best Books of the Year
The Boston Globe, The Christian Science Monitor, The Denver Post, The Kansas City Star, Los Angeles Times, New York, People, Rocky Mountain News, Time, The Village Voice, The Washington Post
The searing... Read more >
Written by Cormac McCarthy
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $14.95
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER
National Book Critic's Circle Award Finalist
A New York Times Notable Book
One of the Best Books of the Year
The Boston Globe, The Christian Science Monitor, The Denver Post, The Kansas City Star, Los Angeles Times, New York, People, Rocky Mountain News, Time, The Village Voice, The Washington Post
The searing... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
Angel Time
The Songs of the Seraphim
Written by Anne Rice
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $25.95
Anne Rice returns to the mesmerizing storytelling that has captivated readers for more than three decades in a tale of unceasing suspense set in time past—a metaphysical thriller about angels and assassins.
The novel opens in the present. At its center: Toby O’Dare—a contract killer of underground fame on assignment to kill... Read more >
The Songs of the Seraphim
Written by Anne Rice
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $25.95
Anne Rice returns to the mesmerizing storytelling that has captivated readers for more than three decades in a tale of unceasing suspense set in time past—a metaphysical thriller about angels and assassins.
The novel opens in the present. At its center: Toby O’Dare—a contract killer of underground fame on assignment to kill... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook and in
large print trade paperback.
