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Unburying Hope by Mary Wallace A cinematic foray from the 'ruin porn' of Detroit to the warming of a young woman's love life in Hawaii. Detroit has been in a economic death spiral for decades,... More about this book »	Camino Chronicle: Walking to Santiago by Susan Alcorn A true adventure in Spain enriched with flavors of contemporary culture and spiced with legends from ancient times. In September 2001, the author and her husband... More about this book »
Dreaming of a Father's Love by Sharon A. Lavy Sara Brubaker was two years old when a German Baptist couple adopted her. She has become a beautiful woman, and works as a secretary for Alexander's. Now she's torn... More about this book »	Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief by Lawrence Wright A clear-sighted revelation, a deep penetration into the world of Scientology by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower, the now-classic study... More about this book »
Superhero Origins: What Makes Superheroes Tick and Why We Care by Robin S. Rosenberg Superhero origin stories show us how the character becomes both super as well as a hero, and ultimately highlight the character’s humanity, even those superheroes... More about this book »	The People's Apocalypse by Ariel Gore Everything from Christian fundamentalist rapture predictions to environmentalist utopian visions is included in this unique collection of writings about the end... More about this book »
Dead Men Don't Anwser by Charles A. Ray Another Al Pennyback mystery. Al is asked by a young woman to find out why her fiance, supposedly dead for six months, answered his phone. As he investigates, a... More about this book »	Season of the Wolf by Jeffrey J. Mariotte When Alex Converse, heir to a coal company fortune, visits Silver Gap, Colorado to make an environmentally themed documentary film, he's hoping to change some... More about this book »
The Language of Fiction by Brian Shawver This practical guide, created just for writers of fiction, will show you how to take your writing to the next level by exploring the finer points of language. The... More about this book »	Confessions of a Predatory Lender by Irma Fritz Meet Christy. She’s all about Palouse. She was born in the town of Palouse, in the Palouse region of Washington State. Her family name is Palus, and her father is a... More about this book »

Eating Heaven by Jennie Shortridge From the Publisher Nothing gets Eleanor Samuels's heart racing like a double scoop of mocha fudge chunk. Sure, the magazine writer may have some issues aside from... More about this book »	Food That Rocks: Favorite Recipes from the Hottest Kitchens in... by Kathi Kamen Goldmark Even rock stars have to eat, and Margie Lapanja and Cindy Coverdale have polled dozens of guitarists, drummers, and singers to find out what they like to eat out... More about this book »
Done for a Dime by David Corbett The death of an old jazz musician, the axman for legends like Bobby Blue Bland and King Curtis, sounds the blue note of this dazzling novel, narrated in the blunt... More about this book »	Moony Luna/ Luna, Lunita Lunera by Jorge Argueta Five-year-old Luna isn't at all sure she wants to go school. For all she knows, there might be monsters there. But when her loving parents assure her that she'll... More about this book »
Running Book Discussion Groups: A How To Do It Manual by Lauren John This unique manual shows you step-by-step how to build, improve, and maintain successful, engaging book discussion groups. Chapters answer the fundamental questions... More about this book »	The Little Hen in the City/ La Gallinita en la Ciudad by Jorge Argueta A small, tired, and ill speckled hen that flies in front of her window on a rainy morning, arouses in Natalia nostalgia for her grandfather, who stayed in El... More about this book »
Stories in Stone: A Field Guide to Cemetery Symbolism and... by Douglas R Keister Certain symbols abound in modern Western culture that are instantly recognizable: the cross signifies Christianity, the six-pointed Star of David is revered by Jews... More about this book »	Silver Palaces by Douglas R Keister Vintage and modern-day photographs and advertisements add depth to Silver Palaces: America's Streamlined Trailers, a must-have book for this fall. It is... More about this book »
第九个寡妇 The Ninth Widow by Geling Yan This is the story of a simple village woman in an isolated part of China. As a child, Grape Wang loses her family flooding caused by Chiang Kai-shek's forces to... More about this book »	誰家有女初養成 Whoever has a Daughter Come of Age by Geling Yan See also separate blog entry on the film This Side of Heaven based on this work: http://www.redroom.com/blog/geling-yan/film-side-heaven This novella is about a... More about this book »