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"Set in New Zealand in the 1950s, The action takes place mostly on the outskirts of Opononi, a rundown seaside resort.

The Apollo Moon landings have been called the last optimistic act of the twentieth century. Twelve astronauts made this greatest of all journeys, and all were indelibly marked by it.

The wild countryside around the seminary, the moving power of church ritual and music, and a charismatic priest enabled him to persevere.

In an inspirational debut novel by the author of Tuesdays with Morrie, Charles "Chick" Benetto, grieving over the death of his mother, uses alcohol as a crutch to deal with his loneliness

Lady Rowan Compton first met Maisie when, at thirteen, she went into service as a maid at her ladyship's Belgravia mansion.

Set on a remote island in a post-apocalyptic, plague-ridden world, this bold and ingenious thriller questions what it means to be human as philosophical questions collide with technology.

Comprehensive and effective, The Dog Whisperer, is the essential guide to training your canine companion.

Daughter of Fortune is a sweeping portrait of an era, a story rich in character, history, violence, and compassion.

The Dream Swimmer continues the odyssey of Tama Mahana, grandson and heir to the matriarch, as he assumes the mantle of leadership and, with it, his grandmother's battles with the Pakeha.

In 1909, in the remote Alpine village of Rosenau, the postmistress has gathered a group of village women to solve a problem.

In a village on the island of Corfu, alone in the cottage of a man he's never met, an Australian actor gradually pieces together the strange life story of the writer whose house he is living i

Surrounded by the lake that gives the school its name, steeped in history and overflowing with the emotions of teenage girls, Heart Lake guards its past - but cannot keep it hidden.

In Dark Star Safari the wittily observant and endearingly irascible Paul Theroux takes readers the length of Africa by rattletrap bus, dugout canoe, cattle truck, armed convoy, ferry, and train.

The Sacred Hill rises above the land, drawing men to it like a beacon. But the men who come each have their own reason, their own dreams.