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Descent into Chaos (Paperback)

By Ahmed Rashid

$18.00

ISBN-13: 9780143115571
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Published: Penguin (Non-Classics), 04/01/2009

A chilling but erudite analysis of the disaster that is Central Asia. Shawn

Shanghai Girls (Hardcover)

By Lisa See

$25.00

ISBN-13: 9781400067114
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Published: Random House, 05/01/2009

When their carefree existence is shattered by their father's financial mishaps and the invasion by the Japanese, sisters Pearl and May are forced to flee 1930s Shanghai, seeking refuge on the shores of California. As the two enter into a world they never dreamed of and face challenges unimaginable, this stellar historical novel becomes a captivating journey into the heart of human nature.
Maire

Border Songs (Hardcover)

By Jim Lynch

$25.95

ISBN-13: 9780307271174
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Published: Knopf, 06/01/2009

A bizarre and poignant novel of place. One summer in the lives of neighbors on either side of the US/Canadian border. Lyrical. Mara Lynn

The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder (Hardcover)

By Rebecca Wells

$25.99

ISBN-13: 9780060175313
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Published: Harper, 07/01/2009

I read this novel in two days; staying up late and getting a short night's sleep; then missing and afternoon nap to finish it. But...it was worth it. This is Rebecca Wells's finest. Maire