Martin's Staff Picks

Shannon: A Novel of Ireland (Paperback)

By Frank Delaney
$15.00
ISBN-13: 9780812975963
Availability: On Our Shelves (as of this morning)
Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2/2010
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Of the authors currently writing Irish fiction, Frank Delaney is without a doubt my favorite. His knowledge and love of Ireland come shining through on every page. Regardless of the era he is writing about, and whatever issues his characters are facing, they feel absolutely contemporary. That is to say, he brings the past to life, which is no mean feat.

Good News (Paperback)

By Edward Abbey
$16.00
ISBN-13: 9780452265653
Availability: On Our Shelves (as of this morning)
Published: Plume, 1/1991
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I've been an Abbey fan since I first read Desert Solitaire in high school. He is one of the key literary voices to emerge from the west in the last 50 years. Good News is by no means his most famous book, but in some ways it may be his best as far as realizing his vision of the west (maybe). If you've enjoyed other books by Ed, check this one out.

Goshawk Squadron (Paperback)

By Derek Robinson
$14.95
ISBN-13: 9780786715954
Availability: On Our Shelves (as of this morning)
Published: Da Capo Press, 9/2005
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If you have any illusions of air combat in World War One as battles between gallant knights of the air, this book will shatter them. Derek Robinson has written some of the most gritty and heart-wrenching books (fiction) about the RAF. Goshawk Squadron does not have any knights, just brave men doing their best to survive the carnage of war.

Time and Again (Paperback)

By Jack Finney
$14.95
ISBN-13: 9780684801056
Availability: On Our Shelves (as of this morning)
Published: Touchstone, 2/1995
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This is without question the best time travel book ever written. A bold statement, but it's one I think will stand up. Finney dismisses any explanation of the mechanics of time travel and instead concentrates on what it is like as a modern man to be in 1880s New York City. This is a book I've re-read more than a few times. If you like Diana Gabaldon, you'll love this book.
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