Yksisarvinen (Finnish: The Unicorn) is a historical novel by Finnish author Kaari Utrio. cover picture Plot summary: The general pattern follows one of Utrio's usual arrangements: a young...
Ruma kreivitär (Finnish: The Ugly Countess) is a historical novel by Finnish author Kaari Utrio telling a story of poor aristocrats and richening middle-class in the 1830s Finland.
Saippuaprinsessa (Finnish: The Soap Princess) is a historical novel by Finnish author Kaari Utrio focusing on the frivolities of the high society in Helsinki, the capital of Grand Duchy of...
Ilkeät sisarpuolet (Finnish: The Evil Half Sisters) is a historical novel by Finnish author Kaari Utrio.
Grandfather Stories is a book of 23 historical tales by journalist and novelist Samuel Hopkins Adams. Three were originally published in Woman's Day and 15 in The New Yorker. Most of the...
Private is a series of young-adult novels by American author Kate Brian, beginning with 2006's inaugural entry of the same name. The books chronicle the rise of ambitious teenager Reed...
Slash is an autobiography written by rock guitarist Slash with Anthony Bozza. Most of the book focuses on Slash's years with Guns N' Roses, including many rock star cliches: trashed hotel...
On the Way Home - an original diary of Laura Ingalls Wilder from a trip that she had in 1894 with her husband Almanzo Wilder and a seven-year old daughter Rose from their home in De Smet...
Espedair Street is a novel by Scottish writer Iain Banks, published in 1987. The book tells the story of the rise to fame of Dan Weir , a bass guitar player in a rock and roll band...
The Conduct of Major Maxim is a third person narrative novel by English author Gavin Lyall, first published in 1982, and the second of his series of novels with the character “Harry Maxim”...
A Hero of Our Time is a short novel by Mikhail Lermontov, written in 1839 and revised in 1841. It is an example of the superfluous man novel, noted for its compelling Byronic...
Godspeed is a 1993 novel by Charles Sheffield This book is essentially an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island to a science fiction setting. Instead of a pirate treasure...
Death is Forever, first published in 1992, was the twelfth novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond . Carrying the Glidrose...
Beyond The Chocolate War is the sequel to the award-winning book The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier. The sequel received an Honor List citation from the Horn Book Magazine in 1986. The...
Remote Control is a 1997 fictional novel by British author Andy McNab. It is the first novel introducing the fictional character; Nick Stone. It was the Sunday Times number one...
Zia is the sequel to the award-winning Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell. It was published in 1976, fifteen years after the publication of the first novel. Zia is the 14 year-old...
Moses and Monotheism is a book by Sigmund Freud. It was first published in 1939. In it, Freud argues that Moses was actually an Ancient Egyptian and in some way related to Akhenaten, an...
Master of Space and Time is a 1984 novel by Rudy Rucker that centers on an inventor, Harry Gerber, who discovers a way to create his own tailor-made universe. The novel has also been adapted...
Manalive is a book by G. K. Chesterton detailing a popular theme both in his own philosophy, and in Christianity, of the 'holy fool', such as in Dostoevsky's The Idiot and Cervantes' Don...
Map of Bones is a thriller novel written by James Rollins. While Map of Bones is a fast-paced thriller in most aspects, it combines the best of The Da Vinci Code and other books before it...
The Wee Free Men, first published in 2003, is the second Story of The Discworld book for younger readers. Although primarily written for children this book enjoys a large adult readership...
The Ice at the Bottom of the World: Stories is a book written by Mark Richard.
Mom Kills Kids and Self is a book by Alan Saperstein.
Parthian Shot is a book written by Loyd Little.
Presentation Piece is a book written by Marilyn Hacker.