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THE OWL KILLERS by Karen Maitland — England, 1321. The tiny village of Ulewic teeters between survival and destruction, faith and doubt, God and demons. For shadowing the villagers’ lives are men cloaked in masks and secrecy, ruling with violence, intimidation, and terrifying fiery rites: the Owl Masters. But another force is touching Ulewic: a newly formed community built and served only by women. Called a beguinage, it is a safe harbor of service and faith in defiance of the all-powerful Church. Life in Ulewic is growing more dangerous with each passing day. The women are the subject of rumors, envy, scorn, and fury … until the daughter of Ulewic’s most powerful man is cast out of her home and accepted into the beguinage — and battle lines are drawn.
THE TEST by Patricia Gussin — Paul Parnell had reached the pinnacle of monetary success, but not without cost. Had he put too much emphasis on work and spent too little time with his family? Determined to leave something far more valuable than money to his six children, Paul instructs his lawyers to create an unusual last will and testament, which stipulates that the lion’s share of Paul’s $2 billion estate be given to the heirs who pass “the test.” The six children have only one year to make a difference. But what a difference one year will make. Before these six very different siblings can complete the test, they’ll be forced to face their personal demons and the incredibly evil influence that could claim one of their own.
THE ASYLUM PROPHECIES by Daniel Keyes — Raven began the day in an asylum, a disturbed young woman with multiple personalities recovering from another suicide attempt. But now she holds a secret that could save thousands of innocent lives. Buried deep in her splintered subconscious are details of an impending terrorist attack against the United States — details that her kidnappers cannot let her reveal. As Raven summons all her strength to fight her captors, an American agent races across the globe to rescue her and find the key that will unlock her trapped memories before it’s too late.
FIRE by Kristin Cashore — She is the last of her kind. It is not a peaceful time in the Dells. In King City, the young King Nash is clinging to the throne, while rebel lords in the north and south build armies to unseat him. War is coming. And the mountains and forest are filled with spies and thieves. This is where Fire lives, a girl whose beauty is impossibly irresistible and who can control the minds of everyone around her. Exquisitely romantic, this companion to the highly praised GRACELING has an entirely new cast of characters, save for one person who plays a pivotal role in both books.
I SOLD ANDY WARHOL. (TOO SOON) by Richard Polsky — In early 2005, Richard Polsky decided to put his much-loved, hard-won Warhol Fright Wig up for auction at Christie’s. The market for contemporary art was robust and he was hoping to turn a profit. His instinct seemed to be on target: his picture sold for $375,000. But if only Polsky had waited … Over the next two years, prices soared to unimaginable heights with multimillion-dollar deals that became the norm and not the exception. Buyers and sellers were baffled, art dealers were bypassed for auction houses, and benchmark prices proved that trees really do grow to the sky. Had the market lost all reason? Here, Polsky leads the way through the explosive, short-lived period when the “art world” became the “art market.”
THE RING OF WORDS: TOLKIEN AND THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY by Peter Gilliver, Jeremy Marshall and Edmund Weiner — J.R.R. Tolkien’s first job, on returning home from World War I, was as an assistant on the staff of the OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY. He later said that he had “learned more in those two years than in any other equal part of his life.” THE RING OF WORDS reveals how his professional work on the OED influenced Tolkien’s creative use of language in his fictional world. Here, three senior editors of the OED offer an intriguing exploration of Tolkien’s career as a lexicographer and illuminate his creativity as a word user and word creator. The centerpiece of the book is a collection of “word studies” which will delight the heart of LORD OF THE RINGS fans and word lovers everywhere.
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