Multi-Period

Much Ado About Murder

By Anne Perry - By Ed. - Published 2002

Genres:

Mystery/CrimeShort Stories

This delightful compilation of seventeen historical mysteries written in the style of Shakespeare or using themes from his plays is like a box ...Read Review

In the Hand of Dante

By Nick Tosches - Published 2002

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

This novel defies labels or even description. Nick Tosches is a streetwise tough guy and a self-taught medievalist. Nick Tosches is the author ...Read Review

Hello to the Cannibals

By Richard Bausch - Published 2002

Genres:

Biographical FictionLiterary

On the evening of her 14th birthday, Lily receives a book on the life of Victorian explorer and writer, Mary Kingsley; meets Dom, ...Read Review

Alaska

By James A. Michener - Published 2002

Genres:

Saga

In a novel almost as magnificent as its subject matter, Michener tells the engrossing story of Alaska (derived from the Aleut word “Alyeska” ...Read Review

To America

By Stephen Ambrose - Published 2002

Genres:

Nonfiction

One of the most renowned American historians shares his intensely personal views on democracy, the contribution of WWII to our freedom, the profound ...Read Review

Hawaii

By James A. Michener - Published 2002

Genres:

Saga

Since its original publication (c1959), Michener’s sprawling saga of the Hawaiian Islands has been enjoyed by millions of readers. Tracing the islands’ ...Read Review

On Seas of Glory

By John Lehman - Published 2002

Genres:

NauticalNonfiction

John Lehman, U.S. Secretary of the Navy under President Reagan, is an unabashed admirer of sailors and of their contributions to American ...Read Review

Possession: A Romance

By A.S. Byatt - Published 2001

Genres:

LiteraryMystery/CrimeRomance

Reissued to accompany the film starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Aaron Eckhart, Possession is a must-read for those who missed it the first time ...Read Review

Cities of Gold

By William K. Hartmann - Published 2002

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Set both in 1989 and 1549, but almost entirely in the American Southwest, this tells the story, supported by extracts of actual primary-source documents, of ...Read Review

The Blood Remembers

By Terry Stanfill - Published 2001

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Rose Orlando-Kirkland, a jewelry designer from California, is haunted by the voice of a twelfth century woman. For reasons Rose can’t comprehend, ...Read Review