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Vacation Under the Volcano - Mary Pope Osborne
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series--the Magic Tree House! Who wants to vacation next to a volcano?Jack and Annie are a... -
Up in the Air - Walter Kirn
SUMMARY: Ryan Bingham’s job as a Career Transition Counselor–he fires people–has kept him airborne for years. Although he has come to despise his line of work, he has come to love ... -
Up and Down Stairs_ The History - Jeremy Musson
Country houses were reliant on an intricate hierarchy of servants, each of whom provided an essential skill. Up and Down Stairs brings to life this hierarchy, showing how large num... -
Unthinkable_ Who Survives When - Amanda Ripley
From Publishers WeeklyRipley, an award-winning writer on homeland security for Time, offers a compelling look at instinct and disaster response as she explores the psychology of f.... -
Unmasked - Ars Technica
Anonymous got lucky. When five... -
Unfinished Tales - J. R. R. Tolkien; Christopher T
A fascinating collection of stories, which continue the tales of The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion and contains an alternative version of The Children of Hurin -
Unfinished Business - Nora Roberts
COULD HE HEAL HER BROKEN HEART? What was she doing here? Hyattown had changed very little in the years Vanessa Sexton had been away. In some ways her high school sweetheart, Brady ... -
Unexpectedly, Milo - Matthew Dicks
From Publishers WeeklyDicks offers another neurotic romp (after Something Missing), this one about a Connecticut home nurse and closet OCD sufferer who, recently separated from hi.... -
Unequal Childhoods - Annette Lareau
Class does make a difference in the lives and futures of American children. Drawing on in-depth observations of black and white middle-class, working-class, and poor families, Uneq... -
Undying World - Jeffrey Lord
The Richard Blade novels were a series of adventures featuring the titular character (MI6A's special agent Richard Blade), who was teleported into a random alternate dimension at t...