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Booked to Die (Cliff Janeway Novels)
John Dunning Manufacturer: Pocket Star ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0743410653 Release Date: 2000-12-26 |
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Denver homicide detective Cliff Janeway may not always play by the book, but he is an avid collector of rare and first editions. After a local bookscout is killed on his turf, Janeway would like nothing better than to rearrange the suspect's spine. But the suspect, local lowlife Jackie Newton, is a master at eluding the law, and Janeway's wrathful brand of off-duty justice costs him his badge.Turning to his lifelong passion, Janeway opens a small bookshop -- all the while searching for evidence to put Newton away. But when prized volumes in a highly sought-after collection begin to appear, so do dead bodies. Now, Janeway's life is about to start a precarious new chapter as he attempts to find out who's dealing death along with vintage Chandlers and Twains.
Includes information on John Dunning's new Cliff Janeway novel, The Bookman's Promise, coming soon in hardcover from Scribner
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Great! Great! Great!.......2007-10-10
Books plus Murder.......2007-10-09
What a wonderful book!.......2007-09-13
Fun and educational........2007-05-19
The start of a great and unusual murder mystery series .......2007-02-02
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Booked to Die (7) Cassettes
Manufacturer: Borders Recorded books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Audio Cassette Similar Items:
ASIN: 1402558503 |
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Booked Twice: Booked to Die and The Bookman's Wake
John Dunning Manufacturer: Scribner ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0743261402 |
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Together for the first time in a single volume -- the two critically acclaimed Bookman crime novels that helped inspire America's passion for modern first-edition book collecting and that belong on every bookshelf.Includes "The Book Collector," advice and special tips from John Dunning on collecting rare books.
Denver cop Cliff Janeway probably knows as much about books as he does about homicide. His living room resembles an adjunct to the public library. He's aware that some Stephen King first editions can bring more money than most Mark Twain firsts, and a copy of Raymond Chandler's Lady in the Lake is worth more than $1,000. And he realizes that, contrary to popular belief, "older" doesn't necessarily mean "more valuable."
He also knows that valuable volumes can be hidden in plain view among otherwise ordinary book collections. It's not easy to find such books, but some people seem to have an extraordinary talent for honing in on the treasures.
Such a man is bookscout Bobby Westfall. Bobby once earned $900 in a single weekend and has generally spotted enough valuable books to keep himself and his beloved cats fed and housed.
Now Bobby is dead, murdered at the witching hour on Friday the thirteenth, his body dumped under a ladder in a dark alley. It's not a good end for a superstitious man. Janeway is sure he knows who did it. But can he catch him? And, in the process, will Janeway's own life change forever?
The story starts and ends, aptly, with a very special book: a 1969 edition of Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven, published by the tiny, prestigious Grayson Press of North Bend, Washington. The Grayson bibliography mentions no such edition. If, indeed, it exists, it could be worth a fortune to the right collector. It's the kind of book somebody might kill for. In fact, somebody probably already has.
Ex-Denver cop Janeway is happily at work selling rare and used books when former police colleague Clydell Slater arrives with an offer. Slater runs a detective agency and he wants Janeway to go to Seattle to pick up a young female fugitive and deliver her to Taos, New Mexico. The woman is wanted for burglary and assault. More to the point, as far as Janeway's concerned, she may also have in her possession a stolen copy of the 1969 Grayson Press Raven, taken when she ransacked a Taos home.
The rare-book angle gets to Janeway every time. He could turn down thousands of dollars in fees, but he can't say no to The Raven.
Janeway signs on to the case because of a book, but he stays because of a vulnerable young woman. He will discover not only her painful story but the poignant tale of a once-great small press, where paper and ink became beautiful books in the hands of a master craftsman.
Customer Reviews:
Classes in Book Collecting.......2007-09-23
Great Diversion for Bookmen & Librarians.......2007-02-07
John Dunning's Booked to Die and Bookman's Wake.......2006-11-10
Good Stories.......2006-07-27
A Great Intro to the "Bookman" series.......2006-07-11
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3 Book Set By John Dunning; Booked to Die; the Bookman's Wake; the Bookman's Promise
John Dunning ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000WEKEH8 |
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3 Book Set By John Dunning; Booked to Die; the Bookman's Wake; the Bookman's Promise.
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Booked To Die
John Dunning Manufacturer: POCKET BOOKS @ ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000SF3SIS |
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Booked To Die Mystery Introducing Cliff Janeway
John Dunning Manufacturer: Allison & Busby Wilson & Day Ltd, London ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000JD5846 |
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3 Titles By John Dunning Cliff Janeway Series : 1. Booked To Die 2. The Bookman's Wake 3. The Bookman's Promise
John Dunning Manufacturer: Pocket ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback ASIN: B000MK5KRQ |
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3 Titles By John Dunning Cliff Janeway Series : 1. Booked To Die 2. The Bookman's Wake 3. The Bookman's Promise. three mmpb books.
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3 Titles By John Dunning Cliff Janeway Series : Booked to Die -The Bookman's Wake - The Bookwoman's Last Fling
John Dunning Manufacturer: Pocket Book ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback ASIN: B000W726DK |
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multiple books ship as one item. save on shipping/handling charges.
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Booked To Die
John Dunning Manufacturer: SCRIBNERS ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000QBFC1A |
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Booked to Die
John Dunning Manufacturer: Avon Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback ASIN: B000K6LH5Q |
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The Tower on the Rift (The View from the Mirror, Book 2)
Ian Irvine Manufacturer: Aspect ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0446609854 |
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Once there were three Worlds, each with its own human species. Then, fleeing out of the void came a fourth species, the Charon. Desperate and on the edge of extinction, they shifted the balance between the Worlds forever. Now Karan, a young Sensitive who carries the blood of all three Worlds, has come into possession of the Mirror of Aachen, which holds the power to heal-or destroy-World relations. But as war rages, Tensor, the leader of the Aachim people, steals the mirror and flees into the wilderness with the lovely young Chronicler, Llian, leaving all to wonder how they plan to use their powerful new magic.Customer Reviews:
formulaic -- chock full of lame-ass, improbable romance.......2006-03-15
I'm still interested!.......2004-01-12
Improving.......2003-05-10
Enjoyable but not passionating........2003-03-05
Yggur's army is now marching on the city of Thurkad, and after Tensor's treacherous attack of the Conclave, all parties spread in different directions.
Tensor, the leader of the Aachim, steals the Mirror and kidnaps Llian, believing the Chronicler might prove useful in his scheme to use the artifact. Since the city of Shazmak has been destroyed by Yggur's Whelm become Ghâshâd, the now homeless Aachim are forced to flee North, towards the Dry Sea.
Mendark the former magister, along with his guard Osseion, his lieutenant Tallia and the young girl Lilis try to escape through the underground network of Thurkad, which has just capitulated. With the help of Pender and his boat, they sail to Zile, an old city famous for its Great Library.
Llian believes Karan dead, but the young Sensitive woman is soon rescued from the ruins of the Conclave by Shand, and takes refuge in the wharf city of Thurkad while the mysterious old man is looking for help. Karan is terribly worried about Llian, whom she realize she's fallen in love with. Her sole idea is to deliver him from the clutches of Tensor.
Maigraith, saved by her Faellem liege Faellamor, is brought to Yggur, whom she'll seduce.
In this volume, after yet other interminable pursuits through tunnels and over seas and salt deserts, all parties converge again towards the much conveted Mirror of Aachim, for a final conflagration in the Tower of Katazza. But whereas the characters are likeable, and the story gained a little in complexity, I didn't find it very passionating or attention-catching, and in the end my mind was often wandering elsewhere.
Enjoyable but not passionating........2003-03-05
Yggur's army is now marching on the city of Thurkad, and after Tensor's treacherous attack of the Conclave, all parties spread in different directions.
Tensor, the leader of the Aachim, steals the Mirror and kidnaps Llian, believing the Chronicler might prove useful in his scheme to use the artifact. Since the city of Shazmak has been destroyed by Yggur's Whelm become Ghâshâd, the now homeless Aachim are forced to flee North, towards the Dry Sea.
Mendark the former magister, along with his guard Osseion, his lieutenant Tallia and the young girl Lilis try to escape through the underground network of Thurkad, which has just capitulated. With the help of Pender and his boat, they sail to Zile, an old city famous for its Great Library.
Llian believes Karan dead, but the young Sensitive woman is soon rescued from the ruins of the Conclave by Shand, and takes refuge in the wharf city of Thurkad while the mysterious old man is looking for help. Karan is terribly worried about Llian, whom she realize she's fallen in love with. Her sole idea is to deliver him from the clutches of Tensor.
Maigraith, saved by her Faellem liege Faellamor, is brought to Yggur, whom she'll seduce.
In this volume, after yet other interminable pursuits through tunnels and over seas and salt deserts, all parties converge again towards the much conveted Mirror of Aachim, for a final conflagration in the Tower of Katazza. But whereas the characters are likeable, and the story gained a little in complexity, I didn't find it very passionating or attention-catching, and in the end my mind was often wandering elsewhere.
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Shooting the Rift, the Glass Towers, the Pale King
David L. Empey Manufacturer: 1st Books Library ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1587213125 |
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Character development is excellent.......2002-10-17
sci-fi at its best!.......2000-10-17
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The Tower on the Rift: The View from the Mirror Volume 2
Ian Irvine Manufacturer: Penguin ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000NAKP0W |
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Growing Up Weightless
John M. Ford Manufacturer: Spectra ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0553568140 Release Date: 1994-07-01 |
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It's not that Matt Ronay, the protagonist of this novel, is weightless; it's just that he lives on the Moon, and he has the ability to flow gracefully through the low gravity. There's a figurative weightless to the story as well, that of Ronay's life and decisions he faces growing up as an adolescent in lunar society. Ronay, a brilliant youth, takes a trip to distant city, acts in theater and dreams of flight to far-off worlds. His father, a leader in lunar politics, doesn't always understand, though he may have had some of the same yearnings as his son. This imaginative novel won the 1994 Philip K. Dick Award.Customer Reviews:
Great book.......2004-09-23
Good setup, but poor ending.......2004-06-03
The book makes more sense if read as a sort of diary, wandering from one protagonist to another. If that was the author's intent, it could have been communicated more effectively. As it is, as a reader I thought it would be a standard plot with most of the elements and story arcs resolved at the end. Instead, it ends rather quickly, with most side-plots left hanging. This feels unnatural in a novel, even though "real life" is like that.
More of Ford's good work.......2001-11-08
As usual, his story is multi-layered, and requires an intelligent reader to decipher the hints and allusions that Ford places throughout the text. Those who want active, clearly described plots should look elsewhere - but those who prefer not to be condescended to and enjoy puzzling out a story would enjoy this novel.
Ford never descends to the device of having characters explain something to each other that they would obviously already know, i.e. "As you know, George, a light bulb is a luminescent device powered by electricity that creates light in dark areas." For science fiction in particular, I find this very refreshing.
Finally, Ford's teenagers are active, thinking kids with dreams and desires. If they are very bright, they also seem very real to me.
It's worth finding a copy of this book. Better still, it would be worth bringing back into print.
Realized its power years after the last page.......2000-11-28
A moon-dreamer's classic.......2000-01-22
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Growing up Weightless
John M Ford Manufacturer: Easton Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000GSCKIQ |
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Rustic European Breads from Your Bread Machine
Linda West Eckhardt , and Diana Collingwood Butts Manufacturer: Broadway ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0385477775 Release Date: 1997-02-24 |
Book Description
From the award-winning authors of Bread In Half The Time comes a complete guide to close to a hundred European-style breads to bake with the indispensable aid of your bread machine.Customer Reviews:
Love this book!.......2006-01-22
A must read for people wanting to make good bread.......2006-01-18
These recipes really work! Artisan bread by bread machine........2005-06-21
Finally, techniques for texture.......2004-10-20
Re-Discover the Joys of Hot Fresh Quality Bread.......2003-11-21
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Rustic European Breads from Your Bread Machine
Linda West; Butts, Diana Collingwood Eckhardt Manufacturer: Doubleday ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000KY31LG |
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Rustic European Breads from Your Bread Machine
Linda West Eckhardt; Diana Collingwood Butts Manufacturer: Broadway ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000NKNNKQ |
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Rustic European Breads from Your Bread Machine
Linda W.; Butts, Diana C. Eckhardt Manufacturer: Doubleday Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000KXM5B4 |
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