Ali Smith – The Accidental

Author: Ali Smith Title: The Accidental ISBN: The Accidental – Language: English – Pages: 306 Publisher: Anchor Books Publication Date: May 26, 2005 Genres: [‘Fiction’, ‘Contemporary’, ‘Literary Fiction’, ‘Novels’, ‘British Literature’, ’21st Century’, ‘Literature’] Winner of the Whitbread Award for best novel and a finalist for the Man Booker Prize, is the virtuoso new novel by the […]

Michio Kaku – Parallel Worlds: A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos

Author: Michio Kaku Title: Parallel Worlds: A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos ISBN: Parallel Worlds: A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos – Language: English – Pages: 428 Publisher: Anchor Books Publication Date: January 1, 2004 Genres: [‘Science’, ‘Nonfiction’, ‘Physics’, ‘Astronomy’, ‘Popular Science’, ‘Space’, ‘Philosophy’] **Alternate/Original […]

Tom Holland – Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic

Author: Tom Holland Title: Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic ISBN: Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic – Language: English – Pages: 408 Publisher: Anchor Books Publication Date: January 1, 2003 Genres: [‘History’, ‘Nonfiction’, ‘Ancient History’, ‘Historical’, ‘Politics’, ‘Classics’, ‘Roman’] In 49 B.C., the seven hundred fifth year since the founding of Rome, […]

Margaret Atwood – Oryx and Crake

Author: Margaret Atwood Title: Oryx and Crake ISBN: Oryx and Crake – Language: English – Pages: 389 Publisher: Anchor Books Publication Date: April 22, 2003 Genres: [‘Fiction’, ‘Science Fiction’, ‘Dystopia’, ‘Post Apocalyptic’, ‘Fantasy’, ‘Canada’, ‘Speculative Fiction’] Oryx and Crake is at once an unforgettable love story and a compelling vision of the future. Snowman, known as Jimmy […]

Dai Sijie – Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

Author: Dai Sijie Title: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress ISBN: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress – Language: English – Pages: 184 Publisher: Anchor Books Publication Date: January 1, 2000 Genres: [‘Fiction’, ‘Historical Fiction’, ‘China’, ‘Historical’, ‘Books About Books’, ‘Novels’, ‘Asian Literature’] In this enchanting tale about the magic of reading and the wonder of romantic […]

Chuck Palahniuk – Choke

Author: Chuck Palahniuk Title: Choke ISBN: Choke – Language: English – Pages: 293 Publisher: Anchor Books Publication Date: May 22, 2001 Genres: [‘Fiction’, ‘Contemporary’, ‘Humor’, ‘Novels’, ‘Literature’, ‘Adult’, ‘American’] Victor Mancini, a medical-school dropout, is an antihero for our deranged times. Needing to pay elder care for his mother, Victor has devised an ingenious scam: he pretends […]

Ian McEwan – Atonement

Author: Ian McEwan Title: Atonement ISBN: Atonement – Language: English – Pages: 351 Publisher: Anchor Books Publication Date: September 20, 2001 Genres: [‘Fiction’, ‘Historical Fiction’, ‘Classics’, ‘Romance’, ‘Historical’, ‘War’, ‘Literary Fiction’] Ian McEwan’s symphonic novel of love and war, childhood and class, guilt and forgiveness provides all the satisfaction of a brilliant narrative and the provocation we […]

Jon Krakauer – Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster

Author: Jon Krakauer Title: Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster ISBN: Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster – Language: English – Pages: 368 Publisher: Anchor Books Publication Date: May 1, 1997 Genres: [‘Nonfiction’, ‘Adventure’, ‘Memoir’, ‘Travel’, ‘Biography’, ‘History’, ‘Survival’] When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. […]

Jon Krakauer – Into the Wild

Author: Jon Krakauer Title: Into the Wild ISBN: Into the Wild – Language: English – Pages: 203 Publisher: Anchor Books Publication Date: January 13, 1996 Genres: [‘Nonfiction’, ‘Biography’, ‘Adventure’, ‘Classics’, ‘Memoir’, ‘Nature’, ‘School’] In April, 1992, a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His […]

Margaret Atwood – The Handmaid’s Tale

Author: Margaret Atwood Title: The Handmaid’s Tale ISBN: The Handmaid’s Tale – Language: English – Pages: 314 Publisher: Anchor Books Publication Date: January 1, 1985 Genres: [‘Fiction’, ‘Classics’, ‘Dystopia’, ‘Science Fiction’, ‘Feminism’, ‘Fantasy’, ‘Adult’] Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day […]