2008 (US)
The Lost City of Z
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Since the 15th century when Spanish invaders first contacted indigenous people in the Amazon basin, there have been rumors of a fabulous El ...Read Review
The Popes of Avignon: A Century in Exile
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In the 14th century, Avignon, a small Provençal town beside the Rhone River, became the site of the papal court. Because of ...Read Review
The Women
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The visionary, egocentric subject of this book, architect/designer Frank Lloyd Wright, changed the course of history. Whatever his faults, foibles, or eccentricities, ...Read Review
Death of a Pilgrim
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It is 1905 in New York City. Millionaire tycoon Michael Delaney’s son is near death at St. Vincent Hospital amidst avid prayers and ...Read Review
Fallen Skies
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Still in her teens in 1920, Lily Valance is embarking on a promising stage career as a singer. She is exceptionally beautiful and captivates ...Read Review
Chains
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Teenaged Isabel and her five-year-old sister Ruth had understood they would be freed upon the death of their owner. But the recent Revolutionary ...Read Review
The Crystal Skull
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A formulaic thriller made palatable by good writing, The Crystal Skull follows newlywed Cambridge scholar Stella Cody as she struggles to unravel the ...Read Review
The Gargoyle
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If the first scene of this debut novel doesn’t grab you by the throat, then no opening scene ever will. In The ...Read Review
The First Queen of England: The Myth of “Bloody Mary”
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If any historical figure is due for a reassessment, it’s surely Mary Tudor, characterized alternatively as a bloodthirsty fanatic and as a ...Read Review
The Heretic’s Daughter
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With The Heretic’s Daughter, debut author Kathleen Kent has taken the tragic story of Martha Carrier, a victim of the witch trials ...Read Review