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Books published by publisher New York: Berkley Books

  • What Alice Forgot

    Liane Moriarty

    Paperback (Berkley Books, April 24, 2012)
    FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE HUSBAND'S SECRET AND BIG LITTLE LIES. A “cheerfully engaging”(Kirkus Reviews) novel for anyone who’s ever asked herself, “How did I get here?”Alice Love is twenty-nine, crazy about her husband, and pregnant with her first child. So imagine Alice’s surprise when she comes to on the floor of a gym (a gym! She HATES the gym) and is whisked off to the hospital where she discovers the honeymoon is truly over—she’s getting divorced, she has three kids, and she’s actually 39 years old. Alice must reconstruct the events of a lost decade, and find out whether it’s possible to reconstruct her life at the same time. She has to figure out why her sister hardly talks to her, and how is it that she’s become one of those super skinny moms with really expensive clothes. Ultimately, Alice must discover whether forgetting is a blessing or a curse, and whether it’s possible to start over...
  • Chariots of the Gods

    Erich von Däniken, Michael Heron

    Paperback (Berkley Books, Jan. 1, 1999)
    THE SEVEN MILLION COPY BESTSELLERThe groundbreaking classic that introduced the theory that ancient Earth established contact with aliens. Immediately recognized as a work of monumental importance, Chariots of the Gods endures as proof that Earth has been visited repeatedly by advanced aliens from other worlds. Here, Erich von Däniken examines ancient ruins, lost cities, spaceports, and a myriad of hard scientific facts that point to extraterrestrial intervention in human history. Most incredible of all, however, is von Däniken's theory that we are the descendants of these galactic pioneers—and he reveals the archeological discoveries that prove it... The dramatic discoveries and irrefutable evidence: • An alien astronaut preserved in a pyramid • Thousand-year-old spaceflight navigation charts • Computer astronomy from Incan and Egyptian ruins • A map of the land beneath the ice cap of Antarctica • A giant spaceport discovered in the Andes Includes remarkable photos that document mankind's first contact with aliens at the dawn of civilization.
  • The Friday Night Knitting Club

    Kate Jacobs

    Paperback (Berkley Books, Jan. 2, 2008)
    THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROnce a week, an eclectic group of women comes together at a New York City yarn shop to work on their latest projects—and share the stories of their lives...At the center of Walker and Daughter is the shop’s owner, Georgia, who is overwhelmed with juggling the store and single-handedly raising her teenage daughter. Happy to escape the demands of her life, she looks forward to her Friday Night Knitting Club, where she and her friends—Anita, Peri, Darwin, Lucie, and KC—exchange knitting tips, jokes, and their deepest secrets. But when the man who once broke Georgia’s heart suddenly shows up, demanding a role in their daughter’s life, her world is shattered. Luckily, Georgia’s friends are there for encouragement, sharing their own tales of intimacy, heartbreak, and miracle-making. And when the unthinkable happens, these women will discover that what they’ve created isn’t just a knitting club: it’s a sisterhood.
  • The Rapture of Canaan

    Sheri Reynolds

    Paperback (Berkley Books, March 15, 1997)
    At the Church of Fire and Brimstone and Gods Almighty Baptizing Wind, Grandpa Herman makes the rules for everyone, and everyone obeys, or else. Try as she might, Ninah hasn't succeeded in resisting temptation her prayer partner, James and finds herself pregnant. She fears the wrath of Grandpa Herman, the congregation and of God Himself. But the events that follow show Ninah that Gods ways are more mysterious than even Grandpa Herman understands.
  • Liberty Falling

    Nevada Barr

    Mass Market Paperback (Berkley Books, Oct. 5, 2010)
    Anna Pigeon is in Manhattan to look after her hospitalized sister, and explores the Statue of Liberty in her spare time. But when a teenage girl falls to her death from Liberty's ledge, Anna wonders if the suicide was actually a homicide-and begins an investigation that puts her in the line of fire.
  • Now and Then

    Robert B. Parker

    Paperback (Berkley Books, Oct. 7, 2008)
    Investigating a case of infidelity sounds simple—until it plunges Spenser and his beloved Susan into a politically charged murder plot that’s already left three people dead.
  • Mrs. Mike and The Search for Joyful

    Benedict Freedman, Nancy Freedman

    Hardcover (Berkley Books, March 15, 2002)
    Hardback Berkley combination of Mrs. Mike and The Search for Joyful.
  • The Search for Joyful

    Nancy Freedman, Benedict; Freedman

    Hardcover (Berkley Books, New York, March 15, 2002)
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  • Galactic Patrol

    Edward E. ("Doc") Smith

    Mass Market Paperback (Berkley Books, July 1, 1982)
    The Galactic Patrol's Lensmen are the most feared peacekeepers in the Galaxy. The "Lens," a telepathic jewel matched to the ego of its wearer, is the ultimate weapon in the war against the merciless pirate Boskone and his forces of lawlessness. The only problem is the Galactic Patrol isn't sure how to capitalize on the Lens' incredible powers, but new graduate Kimball Kinnison is determined to learn. Taking command of the experimental fighting ship, the Brittania, Kinnison and his crew set off on a journey of harrowing adventures, coming face to face with deadly space creatures, and the evil pirate Helmuth...who may be the dreaded Boskone himself. Read by Reed McColm. 9 CD's 10 Hrs.
  • The Search for Joyful

    Benedict Freedman, Nancy Freedman

    Hardcover (Berkley Books, Feb. 5, 2002)
    As World War II closes in, Kathy Forquet leaves behind the warmth and security of her home with the Flannigans to enroll in nursing school, where her life unfolds with excitement and a new understanding of her Native American heritage.
  • U is for Undertow: A Kinsey Millhone Novel

    Sue Grafton

    Mass Market Paperback (Berkley Books, Nov. 30, 2010)
    Eyewitness testimony is notoriously unreliable. Even more so when Kinsey Millhone's only lead is a grown man dredging up a repressed childhood memory-of something that may never have happened...
  • The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs

    Kate Jacobs

    Paperback (Berkley Books, March 15, 1809)
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