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In the spring of 1978, a young Haruki Murakami sat down at his kitchen table and began to write.

First published in 1963, James A. Michener's gripping chronicle of the social and political landscape of Afghanistan is more relevant now than ever.

The high points in the story of Alaska since the American acquisition are brought vividly to life through more than 100 characters, real and fictional.

The saga of a land from the time when the volcanic islands rose out of the sea to the decade in which they become the 50th state.

When an American journalist travels to report on the upcoming duel between two great matadors, he is ultimately swept up in the dramatic story of his own Mexican ancestry-from the brilliance and br

"Stupendous...' novel that seems to have been created in real time, reflecting with perfect comedy and horrible tragedy exactly what America feels like right this minute."'Elizabeth Gilbert The be

Humorous retellings in verse of six well-known fairy tales featuring surprise endings in place of the traditional happily-ever-after.

How do you outwit a twit? What happens when a magic finger turns the hunter into the hunted? Can Billy help the tiny minpins who live in the trees defeat the Gruncher once and for all?

Someone's been stealing from the three meanest farmers around, and they know the identity of the thief--it's Fantastic Mr. Fox!

In nineteenth-century London, sixteen-year-old Sally, a recent orphan, becomes involved in a deadly search for a mysterious ruby.

Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war.

The Amber spyglass brings the intrigue of The golden compass and The subtle knife to a heart-stopping end, marking the final volume of His dark materials as the most powerful of the trilogy.

Reissued now in hardcover with a new introduction by the author, Cormier's chilling look at the insidious world of gang intimidation and the abuse of power in a boys' boarding school is no less rel

Eleven-year-old Alanna, who aspires to be a knight even though she is a girl, disguises herself as a boy to become a royal page, a learning many hard lessons along her path to high adventure.

Don't leave Earth without this hilarious international bestseller about the end of the world and the happy-go-lucky days that follow ...