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<<< 1 2     sort list by title | author The Maze Runner James Dashner Thomas wakes up, with no memory, surrounded by other boys his age, in a place they call the Glade. All they know is that the stone door set in the insurmountable stone wall opens every morning and closes every evening. Outside lies a maze against which... The City & The City China Mieville A wonderfully labyrinthine novel. Ostensibly a murder mystery cum police procedural, Mieville has much more on his mind here -- how does a class of people define itself and coexist with another class of people with whom it may, on the surface, have... Wintergirls Laurie Halse Anderson This is the single most powerful Young Adult novel I have ever read. It is searing, devastating, tragic. It is about bulimia, the death of a friend, and regret. It is also ingeniously conceived and beautifully written, transcending the difficult subject.. Ottoline Goes to School Chris Riddell I can't say enough about this series. The stories are simple, engaging and emotionally-grounded. The characters are quirky and unforgettable. And much of the fun comes from discovering the odd little details in the wonderful illustrations. (For ages 7-10 Ottoline and the Yellow Cat Chris Riddell I can't say enough about this series. The stories are simple, engaging and emotionally-grounded. The characters are quirky and unforgettable. And much of the fun comes from discovering the odd little details in the wonderful illustrations. (For ages 7-10) Epitaph for a Tramp & Epitaph for a Dead Beat The Harry Fannin Detective Novels David Markson Before he became known to the literary world for the brilliant Wittgenstein's Mistress, Markson made a living by writing pulps. But these were no ordinary pulps. Markson had great fun playing with the conventions of the genre, and they are just as fun... The Best Short Stories of J. G. Ballard J. G. Ballard First published in 1978, this collection of nineteen of Ballard's best short stories is as timely and informed as ever. His tales of the human psyche and its relationship to nature and technology, as viewed through a strong microscope, were eerily... The Reckoning The Murder of Christopher Marlowe Charles Nicholl Elizabethan playwright-poet Marlowe was stabbed to death in 1593 at the age of 28, supposedly in a dispute over a tavern bill or "reckoning." In a painstaking piece of scholarship that reads like an intricate detective thriller, British author Nicholl... Against Empire Michael Parenti Richly informed and written in an engaging style, Against Empire exposes the ruthless agenda and hidden costs of the U.S. empire today. Documenting the pretexts and lies used to justify violent intervention and maldevelopment abroad, Parenti shows... The Woman in the Dunes Kobo Abe If you've seen the 1964 Teshigahara film you've already experienced Abe's brilliance (he wrote the screenplay as well). If you haven't, read this first. The haunting story of a vacationing entomologist trapped in a sand-pit with an enigmatic woman... The Continental Op Stories Dashiell Hammett Short, thick-bodied, mulishly stubborn, and indifferent to pain, Dashiell Hammett's Continental Op was the prototype for generations of tough-guy detectives. In these stories the Op unravels a murder with too many clues, looks for a girl with eyes the... <<< 1 2