Human foibles and early nineteenth-century manners are satirized in this romantic tale of English country family life as Elizabeth Bennet and her four sisters are encouraged to marry well in order to
Human foibles and early nineteenth-century manners are satirized in this romantic tale of English country family life as Elizabeth Bennet and her four sisters are encouraged to marry well in order to
An account based on previously unseen journals and records reveals the mid-twentieth-century writer's hidden sexual life, marked by relationships with famous contemporaries and the identities he creat
An account based on previously unseen journals and records reveals the mid-twentieth-century writer's hidden sexual life, marked by relationships with famous contemporaries and the identities he creat
When the inspirational leader of a group of friends meets an untimely death, she leaves behind letters for each of her compatriots, challenging each woman to face her biggest fear.
When the inspirational leader of a group of friends meets an untimely death, she leaves behind letters for each of her compatriots, challenging each woman to face her biggest fear.
Join us in a fascinating discovery from a team of UCLA neuroscientists who demonstrate that exposure to computer technology causes rapid and profound changes in neural circuitry. With these practical
A portrait of music producer John Hammond describes his privileged upbringing; his discovery of some of the gifted musicians of early jazz, rock, and pop music; and his crusade for racial equality in
A portrait of music producer John Hammond describes his privileged upbringing; his discovery of some of the gifted musicians of early jazz, rock, and pop music; and his crusade for racial equality in
A portrait of music producer John Hammond describes his privileged upbringing; his discovery of some of the gifted musicians of early jazz, rock, and pop music; and his crusade for racial equality in
Reassessing the original intentions of the ratifiers of the U.S. Constitution, the author examines debates over ratification, the political issues of the era, and the roles of Madison and others.
Reassessing the original intentions of the ratifiers of the U.S. Constitution, the author examines debates over ratification, the political issues of the era, and the roles of Madison and others.
An award-winning personal finance columnist counsels readers on how to navigate the challenges of today’s economy to establish financial health, sharing advice on such topics as getting the right mort
An award-winning personal finance columnist counsels readers on how to navigate the challenges of today’s economy to establish financial health, sharing advice on such topics as getting the right mort
Traces the late chess champion's struggles with fame and mental illness, offering insight into the sources of his rebellion against his faith and other contradictory aspects about his character.
Collects nine stories of true-life romance in New York City--from an impoverished sailor from Texas who buys dinner for a homeless woman to a small-town Minnesota college girl who asks a beat cop for
Collects nine stories of true-life romance in New York City--from an impoverished sailor from Texas who buys dinner for a homeless woman to a small-town Minnesota college girl who asks a beat cop for
Documents the recent efforts of scientists to explain the 96 percent of the universe not comprised of known matter, drawing on interviews with leading figures to describe the rivalries, collaborations
Documents the recent efforts of scientists to explain the 96 percent of the universe not comprised of known matter, drawing on interviews with leading figures to describe the rivalries, collaborations
Documents the recent efforts of scientists to explain the 96 percent of the universe not comprised of known matter, drawing on interviews with leading figures to describe the rivalries, collaborations
Presents the story of the role of the Canadian ambassador to Iran, Kenneth Taylor, who protected six American embassy employees during the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979 and coordinated their successf
The author of House of Sand and Fog describes his childhood in a depressed Massachusetts mill town saturated with drugs and crime and his weekly visits with his father, an eminent author who taught on
The author of House of Sand and Fog describes his childhood in a depressed Massachusetts mill town saturated with drugs and crime and his weekly visits with his father, an eminent author who taught on
In the years between her first public lecture in 1961 and her last in 1981, Ayn Rand spoke and wrote about topics as different as education, medicine, Vietnam, and the death of Marilyn Monroe. In The
Clay Halser, a survivor of the Civil War, must flee to frontier America when he kills a man in self-defense, and his action brings him notoriety as a gunslinger and encounters with Billy the Kid and W
Clay Halser, a survivor of the Civil War, must flee to frontier America when he kills a man in self-defense, and his action brings him notoriety as a gunslinger and encounters with Billy the Kid and W
A Harvard-trained economist and author of Neoconomy makes 12 cautionary predictions about financial prospects for the next few decades, sharing recommendations for how individuals, business and govern
A Harvard-trained economist and author of Neoconomy makes 12 cautionary predictions about financial prospects for the next few decades, sharing recommendations for how individuals, business and govern
Discovering a hanged body that disappears when she contacts authorities, dowser and single mother Cassandra Brooks is shocked to encounter the victim alive and is subsequently hurled into a fantastica
Discovering a hanged body that disappears when she contacts authorities, dowser and single mother Cassandra Brooks is shocked to encounter the victim alive and is subsequently hurled into a fantastica
The Poacher's Daughter is an extraordinary story of betrayal and redemption, set within an uncompromising landscape of raw brutality and unimaginable beauty. It is a novel you won't soon forget.In 188
In the 1960s and early 70s, the most prominent, vocal cultural movement was the New Left: a movement that condemned America and everything it stood for: individualism, material wealth, science, techno
A moving and vivid recollection of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's childhood in Pittsburgh in the 1950s conveys the keen mind and sense of adventure with which she experienced relatives, neighbors
A moving and vivid recollection of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's childhood in Pittsburgh in the 1950s conveys the keen mind and sense of adventure with which she experienced relatives, neighbors
A moving and vivid recollection of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's childhood in Pittsburgh in the 1950s conveys the keen mind and sense of adventure with which she experienced relatives, neighbors
Charlotte Rodgers clashes with her youngest daughter and struggles with a painful past, while Clarice chooses between forgiving her husband’s affair and having a vengeful fling of her own. By the auth
Charlotte Rodgers clashes with her youngest daughter and struggles with a painful past, while Clarice chooses between forgiving her husband’s affair and having a vengeful fling of her own. By the auth
