Quicksilver

Neal Stephenson

Neal Stephenson's Quicksilver is here. A monumental literary feat that follows the author's critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller Cryptonomicon, it is history, adventure, science, truth, invention, sex, absurdity, piracy, madness, death, and alchemy. It sweeps across continents and decades with...

The Complete Modern Blacksmith

Alexander Weygers

A truly unusual and unique resource, this extremely hands-on book is essential for anyone interested in the making, repair, maintenance, or arcana of tools for everything from blacksmithing to masonry. ISBN: 9780898158960 Title: COMPLETE MODERN BLACKSMITH Author: WEYGENS ALEXANDER Year: 1997 Format: PAP...

The Tax Inspector

Peter Carey

The Catchprices may be the most spectacularly contentious family since Dostoevsky's Karamozovs. Granny Catchprice runs her family business, and her family, with senility, cunning, and a handbag full of explosives. Sixteen-year-old Benny dreams of transforming a failing automobile franchise into an empir...