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Unfinished Business

Unfinished Business
  • Author(s): Thomas Hocknell
  • Location(s): Arkansas, Sussex
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Present

The Life Assistance Agency finds itself at a loss after returning from Europe. Leading member Ben is determined to stay away from anything involving Angels, when the phone rings to invite them to write the biography of a self-deluded...

UnFinnished

UnFinnished
  • Author(s): John Swallow
  • Location(s): Finland
  • Genre(s): Travelogue
  • Era(s): Present day

What is Finnish culture? Have you ever wondered what life is like in Finland? Englishman John Swallow has lived in the land of saunas and sisu for fifteen years, enjoying the forests and lakes of the countryside and striving...

Unforced Rhythms

Unforced Rhythms
  • Author(s): M D Wigg Jay Heyes
  • Location(s): Nairobi, Melbourne, Surrey, Tanzania
  • Genre(s): Comedy
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Book two of the comedy series about the progress of Curates Chris Duncan, Ellie, Ravi and youth worker Mike who are largely going their separate ways geographically in book two. The Archdeacon’s (A.D) eldest daughter Eve is to spend...

Unfortunately, It Was Paradise: Selected Poems

Unfortunately, It Was Paradise: Selected Poems
  • Author(s): Mahmoud Darwish
  • Location(s): Palestine
  • Genre(s): Poetry
  • Era(s): late 20th century

Mahmoud Darwish is a literary rarity: at once critically acclaimed as one of the most important poets in the Arabic language, and beloved as the voice of his people. He is a living legend whose lyrics are sung by...

Unheard Of

Unheard Of
  • Author(s): John David Bethel
  • Location(s): Las Vegas
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Current

A serial killer is haunting the Las Vegas Strip. The brutality is alarming. The number of victims is growing. “Blood leads” and it is being splashed across the headlines and clogging air time. But more important to the men...

Universality

Universality
  • Author(s): Natasha Brown
  • Location(s): Yorkshire
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

On an abandoned Yorkshire farm, a group of hippie-anarchists have taken up residence to build a new society. When their leader is brutally bludgeoned with a solid gold bar, an ambitious young journalist sets out to uncover the truth...

Unkempt Secrets from The War

Unkempt Secrets from The War
  • Author(s): Jennifer Malech
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1930's

Living in London, England during the wake of World War II, Nel Rosenberg, a German girl, finds herself facing great opposition, especially after falling for William Beckham who is neither of her class nor race. As war continues to...

Unknown Man #89

Unknown Man #89
  • Author(s): Elmore Leonard
  • Location(s): Detroit
  • Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1977

The twisty tale of a Detroit process server whose search for a missing stockholder leads him into more serious peril than he ever imagined possible, Unknown Man #89 is a gourmet stew of mystery, suspense, and double and triple...

Unknown Sands

Unknown Sands
  • Author(s): John W Kropf
  • Location(s): Turkmenistan
  • Genre(s): Nonfiction, Travelogue
  • Era(s): early 21st century

Turkmenistan was once the world’s most feared territory. Since the time of the Mongols, the nomadic tribes of its vast desert wastes were deemed ungovernable. Russians and Persians were captured as slaves and carried off by the fierce Turkmen....

Unlocking Horns: Forgiveness and Reconciliation in Burundi

Unlocking Horns: Forgiveness and Reconciliation in Burundi
  • Author(s): David Niyonzima
  • Location(s): Burundi
  • Genre(s): Nonfiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

The compelling story of David Niyonzima’s personal experience with the violence and chaos of central Africa. The book offers a message of hope and healing in the midst of tribal strife.

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