| Unholy Domain | | Dan Ronco | With the world sunk into a great depression and the US government on the verge of collapse, a fanatical religious cult battles organized crime and the secretive techno- logical genius of the Domain for power over the future of the human race. "Thought-provoking. a solid futuristic thriller." Booklist Review.
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| The Mind of a Genius | | David Snowdon | | When top British Scientist, Malcolm Prince, invented a formula that could change the world, the MI4, the CIA and the Denmark Intelligence were all very interested. The action moves from London to Copenhagen, Hong Kong and Australia. Events accelerate and explode into an electrifying climax, as the various parties painstakingly try to outclass each other. Espionage is the name of the game. |  | | |
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| A Short History of Nearly Everything | | Bill Bryson | | From primordial nothingness to this very moment, this book reports what happened and how humans figured it out. Bill Bryson uses hundreds of sources with the aim of helping people like him who reject stale school textbooks and dry explanations. |  | | |
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| Life of Pi | | Yann Martel | | Yann Martel's imaginative and unforgettable Life of Pi is a magical reading experience, an endless blue expanse of storytelling about adventure, survival, and ultimately, faith. The precocious son of a zookeeper, 16-year-old Pi Patel is raised in Pondicherry, India, where he tries on various faiths... |  | | |