rnment watchdog Oliver Stone of The Camel Club-aka John Carr, a former CIA assassin-hides out in the small Appalachian town of Divine, Virginia, a coal mining community that proves to be as corrupt and dangerous as DC where coal miners are as ripe for addiction as any urban population....Berry, Steve. The Charlemagne Pursuit Signed - Not in but please reserve for December delivery.
Picture King Ludwig's Fairy Tale castles, lots of other architecture, and a plot unfoldin
g in the German Alps, at the monastery at Ettal, and in the remote home of a Bavarian family down to two dueling heirs, both daughters of a ruthless mother. Here is former Justice Department ace agent Cotton Malone, a rare books bookseller still in the game despite himself, in Garrnisch and beyond. What fun to have just scene the landscape of this thriller first hand. The Amber Room; The Templar Legacy; The Romanov Prophecy; The Th
ird Secret; The Templar Legacy; The Alexandria Link ($10 each).Woman, David. Righting the Mother Tongue: From Olde English to Email, the Tangled Story of English Spelling (Collins $25). The Indie Next Pick: "An informative and humorous look at how we ended up with our English orthography. This is a book for many of us who find that English words never look quite right-even when correctly spelled. A wonderful weekend read!" And a killer gift, no?
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