Book reviews, excerpts, reading guides and more of BookBrowse 2002 Favorites by Established Authors
2002 Favorites by Established Authors
Recommended books found: 10
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The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream
by H.W. Brands
Hardcover: Aug 2002
Paperback: Oct 2003
Tells the stories of the great fortunes made and of great fortunes lost by hundreds now forgotten by history; and reveals the profound effect of the Gold Rush on the way Americans viewed their destinies, as the Puritan ethic of hard work and the ...
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The Crimson Petal and The White
by Michel Faber
Hardcover: Sep 2002
Paperback: Sep 2003
'Faber's mastery of character, evocative descriptions of Victorian England, and rich dialogue, together with his weaving of enduring themes throughout a complex plot, creates a remarkable novel.'
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Saffy's Angel
by Hilary McKay
Hardcover: May 2002
Paperback: Sep 2003
Unforgettable characters come alive in often deeply humorous and always absorbing events to make a book to be treasured for a long, long time. Reading age approx 10 yrs+.
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Blue Latitudes
by Tony Horwitz
Hardcover: Oct 2002
Paperback: Aug 2003
'Thoroughly enjoyable. No writer has better captured the heroic enigma that was Captain James Cook than Tony Horwitz in this amiable and enthralling excursion around the Pacific.'
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Loser
by Jerry Spinelli
Hardcover: May 2002
Paperback: Aug 2003
A touching book about the human spirit, the importance of failure, and how any name can someday be replaced with "hero." Reading age approx 9 yrs+.
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The Trouser People: A Story of Burma in the Shadow of the Empire
by Andrew Marshall
Hardcover: Mar 2002
Paperback: Jul 2003
An offbeat and thrilling journey through a lost colonial heritage--and a powerful expose of Burma's modern tragedy.
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Desirable Daughters: A Novel
by Bharati Mukherjee
Hardcover: Feb 2002
Paperback: Feb 2003
A stirring novel of three women, two continents, and a perilous journey from the old world to the new - weaves together fascinating stories of the sisters' ancestors, their childhood memories, and dramatic scenes from India's history.
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Atonement
by Ian McEwan
Hardcover: Mar 2002
Paperback: Feb 2003
Brilliant and utterly enthralling in its depiction of childhood, love and war, England and class. At its center this is a profound–and profoundly moving–exploration of shame, forgiveness and the difficulty of absolution.
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Salt: A World History
by Mark Kurlansky
Hardcover: Jan 2002
Paperback: Feb 2003
Deftly leading readers around the world and across cultures and centuries, Kurlansky takes an inexpensive, mundane item and shows how it has influenced and affected wars, cultures, governments, religions, societies, economies & food. An entertaining,...
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Vine of Desire
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Hardcover: Jan 2002
Paperback: Feb 2003
A moving and satisfying sequel to Sister of My Heart, The Vine of Desire stands on its own as a novel of extraordinary depth and sensitivity.
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