THE VOLCANO LOVER
by Susan Sontag · Farrar, Straus & Giroux
After the death of his wife in Naples, his adopted city, an 18th century English nobleman takes up with the remarkable if uneducated mistress of his nephew and eventually marries her.
WHERE IS JOE MERCHANT?
by Jimmy Buffett · Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Fleeing the creditors who own his plane, Frank Bama heads for Cuba, where he meets up with an heiress to a hemorrhoid-ointment fortune and investigates the disappearance of her rock-star brother
ALL THAT REMAINS
by Patricia D. Cornwell · Scribners
Dr. Kay Scarpetta, a forensic pathologist and her colleagues, investigates a couple killer.
NIGHT OF THE HAWK
by Dale Brown · Fine/ Putnam
The crew of the "Old Dog" is back! After the fall of the USSR -the rise of a terrifying new power Bestselling author Dale Brown reunites the crew of the Old Dog -in a riveting fusion of fact, fiction, and tense human drama. Five years ago, the Old Dog crossed the skies of the Soviet Union on a daring mission. One brave airman sacrificed his life to save his fellow crew members. His body was left in the Siberian wastes, while the Old Dog soared off to victory. Now, it has been discovered, David Luger never died. Captured and brainwashed by the KGB, Luger revealed U.S. military secrets of stealth technology. Secrets that could reunite the shattered factions of the Soviet Union -and forge the most dangerous military alliance in the world
SWEET LIAR
by Jude Deveraux · Pocket
Samantha's landlord, Michael Taggart, is the most attractive man she has ever met, yet their relationship fails to develop. But as they probe her grandmother's past, Mike slowly uncovers the affection Sam has long since buried - leading the pair to the dangerous truth about a bloody night in 1928.
POSSESSING THE SECRET OF JOY
by Alice Walker · Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
A provocative novel about an African tribal woman's battle with madness after the trauma of a childhood genital mutilation. --Publisher.
FATHERLAND
by Robert Harris · Random House
Berlin, 1964, Hitler is about to celebrate his seventy-fifth birthday and President Joseph P. Kennedy is to visit Berlin to initiate detente with Germany.
THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
by Robert James Waller · Warner
Fall in love with one of the bestselling novels of all time -- the legendary love story that became a beloved film starring Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep. If you've ever experienced the one true love of your life, a love that for some reason could never be, you will understand why readers all over the world are so moved by this small, unknown first novel that they became a publishing phenomenon and #1 bestseller. The story of Robert Kincaid, the photographer and free spirit searching for the covered bridges of Madison County, and Francesca Johnson, the farm wife waiting for the fulfillment of a girlhood dream, The Bridges of Madison County gives voice to the longings of men and women everywhere -- and shows us what it is to love and be loved so intensely that life is never the same again.
OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
by Dr. Seuss · Random House
An interactive board book adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic—featuring 12 different sounds! Perfect for celebrating little ones' milestone moments, from first steps to preschool graduation! Introduce little ones to the world of Dr. Seuss with this super simple interactive adaptation of Oh, the Places You'll Go! that's just right for babies and toddlers. From the sound of clomping shoes and trumpeting elephants to howling Hacken-Kraks and cheering crowds, the twelve sounds featured in the story bring to life the Great Places a child's feet will carry them! This book includes colorful sound buttons, a handy on/off switch, and batteries that can be easily replaced.
DARK FORCE RISING
by Timothy Zahn · Spectra/Bantam
Five years after the return of the Jedi, the Republic stands threatened from within and without. Grand Admiral Thrawn has taken command of the remnants of the imperial fleet and has launched a campaign to destroy the Republic, planning to impose his iron will on the galaxy. As Princess Leia, pregnant with Jedi twins, risks her life to ally a proud and lethal race with the Republic, Han and Lando Calrissian race against time to find proof of treason within the Council. Most dangerous of all is a new Dark Jedi, insane and scheming to summon young Skywalker and to corrupt him to the Dark Side.
Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.