Following the murder of his young wife, Charles Verge, world famous London architect, disappears without a trace. After four months of dead-end investigations, Detective Chief Inspector Brock and his team are called in to achieve the impossible: to find fresh leads and overlooked clues and to finally put an end to the much-discussed Verge mystery. Was this a crime of passion and has Verge escaped to Spain, or even Sydney, as the public sightings suggest? Or is Verge already dead, a victim of the murderer? From the suave world of international architecture to the backstreets of Barcelona, the only thing missing is Verge himself.
There's going to be a Pet Day at school--only the rule is No Dogs! And that's the only kind of pet Junie B. has! If Mother won't let her get a new pet, then Junie B. will have to take matters into her own hands. Maybe a jar of ants? Or a wiggly worm? Or--could it be--something even better? The world's funniest kindergartner is back in her twelfth book!
Added by: flame333 | Karma: 381.35 | Non-Fiction, Other | 13 February 2012
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Maphead (2011)
Amazon Best Books of the Month, September 2011
Ken Jennings, best known for his epic winning streak on Jeopardy! in 2004, returns to the writing world with Maphead, a charming, funny, and of course, informational book about the world of maps and the people who love them. Even if maps are not your thing, Jennings writes about them with such affection and humor that the topic becomes fascinating; the clever captions for the maps in the book alone are worth the read.
Imagine a time and space traveler from another planet. One that looks human and exemplifies the ideal world he comes from, a world free from human nature's greed and cruelty. That creature would be "prot", as he calls himself, the newest patient at the Manhattan Psychiatric Institute.
Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11524.33 | Fiction literature | 13 February 2012
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Outwardly a novel about country-house life, set in a house in whose grounds there is to be a pageant, this is an evocation of English experience in the months leading up to World War II. Through dialogue and humour, the author explores how a community is formed and scattered over time.
