Test your chess skills with the world champion! In this stimulating book Garry Kasparov selects the best chess combinations from recent grandmaster play and presents them in a test-yourself format tha
The ascension of Vladimir Putin--a former lieutenant colonel of the KGB--to the presidency of Russia in 1999 should have been a signal that the country was headed away from democracy. Yet in the inter
This new addition to the Game of My Life series takes a personal look inside some of the biggest moments of the Mets’ greatest and most beloved players, from journeymen to superstars, as the Mets morp
Constable Paul Hirschhausen—“Hirsch”—is a recently demoted detective sent from Adelaide, Australia’s southernmost booming metropolis, to Tiverton, a one-road town in rustic, backwater “wool and wheat”
Garry Kasparov on Garry Kasparov: Part II is the second volume in a major three-volume series made unique by the fact that it records the greatest chess battles played by the greatest chessplayer of a
A profile of nineteenth-century historian Henry Adams assesses his influence on the study of history, discussing his use of archival sources, firsthand reportage, and eyewitness accounts that transfor
In an age when self -help methods abound and meditation is a common prescriptive, Garry WillsA-one of the most respected writers on religious topics todayA-offers an extraordinary journey through one
It had taken months for Janine McQuarrie to succumb to her husband's pressure to have sex with strangers at suburban spouse-swapping parties. But after attending a few such events on the Mornington Pe
In ?Negro President” the Pulitzer Prize?winning historian Garry Wills explores a pivotal moment in American history through the lens of Thomas Jefferson and the now largely forgotten Timothy Pickering
“A first-rate piece of crime writing.”—The Washington Post Book World “A straightforward police story with a terrific plot, nuanced characters and solid procedu
In this provocative work, which could not be timelier, Garry Wills, one of our country's most noted writers and historians, offers a powerful statement of his Catholic faith. Beginning with a reflecti
(Applause Books). Garry O'Connor, highly respected for his theatrical biographies, presents a richly drawn, fully dimensional portrait of the great actor Paul Scofield. He interviewed the intensely pr
Do successful architects owe their success not so much to genius as to socialbackground and a host of other factors that have very little to do with native talent?
Now with a new introduction--award-winning historian Garry Wills's definitive analysis of the Federalist Papers In 1787 and 1788, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison published what remains perhaps
Ronald Reagan achieved magical accord with the American people, attuning them to his moral vision of a nation made up of optimistic individualists, tough yet God-fearing, blessed with a special destin
Addressing the ways we often confuse God’s love with human love, this book looks to the Bible for a reliable explanation of how and what God loves—helping readers r
Making American Government Work argues that divided responsibility and fragmented power in American government have made it unworkable. The author claims the only solution to this problem is to reinvi
A hot rod is an automobile rebuilt or modified for high speed and acceleration. Hot rods are more than that—they're an American icon. Hot rods can be found on the streets and at the dragstrips. This b
Magnus the Black, a pagan fixer during theChristian conversion of the Viking lands, uncovers a secret that threatens thebalance of religious power across Europe. With a young archer in tow and avindi
Dear Uncle Morton: You'd better get on a plane right now and come back here. Your dragon has eaten Jemima. Emily loved that rabbit! I'd better go now. I can smell burning. --EddieIt had sounded so eas
He didn't! He hasn't! He wouldn't! He isn't! Yes, he REALLY is. Ned is running riot - in the nuddy!Skipping down the garden path, cartwheeling along the high street, spinning into the pizzeria - Ned j
With the television hits The Odd Couple, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, and Mork & Mindy, and movies like The Flamingo Kid, Beaches, Pretty Woman, and The Princess Diaries under his belt, Garr
Unlike other international management texts that tend to be U.S.-centric, Ahlstrom and Bruton's INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT presents core theories and models from a global perspective. By familiarizing y
Early in the morning, down on the farm, a new day was dawning, peaceful and calm . . . until Hen discovers that one of her chicks is stuck in the mud!How many animals will it take to pull Chick out of
THE MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION: A STRATEGIC APPROACH explores the fundamental connections linking core business strategy, technology, and innovation. The book illustrates how these funct
This illustrated guide is packed with interesting facts and follows the history of the famous Harley-Davidson company and the developmentof its famous bikes, which have earned a special place in the h
Still adrift and on the hunt for their sister ship, The Massive, the crew of the Kapital—all that's left of Callum Israel's dwindling environmental-activism group Ninth Wave—are ch
In a post-apocalyptic world, Callum Israel guides the Ninth Wave ship through the world's devastated landscape and struggles with what it means to be an environmentalist when the world has effectively
Johnny Green was a footloose slacker who loved punk rock, stumbled into being a roadie for the Sex Pistols, then tripped again into a job pushing sound equipment for the Clash and driving their beat-u
Liara T'Soni embarks on a quest to recover the body of Commander Shepard, while the lawless region of Omega faces a Reaper invasion and the enigmatic Illusive Man gains power.
In The Titanic Notebook, spectacular paper engineering brings to life the glory and the folly of one of the most iconic ships in maritime history. From flaps and fold outs to intricate 3-D cutaway mod
There’s no such thing as too much redneck. And it’s easy to understand why. A veritable gumbo of indigenous ingenuity, this deliciously distinct dialect rolls off the tongue like drool in the presence
