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
An expert on traumatic stress outlines an approach to healing, explaining how traumatic stress affects brain processes and how to use innovative treatments to reactivate the mind's abilities to trust,
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
Describes the quests of two great physicists who both balked at the randomness of quantum mechanics and sought to explain it, at first as collaborators but then as competitors.
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
Argues that free-market forces work better than government controls for achieving real equality and security, protecting consumers and workers, providing education, and avoiding inflation and unemploy
Tasting pizza for the first time in their lives and finding it more delicious than hamburgers and hot dogs, Stick Dog and his crazy canine crew embark on a mission to get slices of their own only to b
Reinterprets the history of the United States from the first settlements to the Clinton administration, covering politics, economics, the arts, and society, emphasizing the role of religion and the li
Bloom argues that the social and political crisis of modern America is really an intellectual crisis and shows how American democracy has unwittingly played host to vulgarized ideas of relativism disg
Order and excitement return to the Banks household when their governess, Mary Poppins, arrives on the end of a kite. Read by Sophie Thompson. Book available.
A sequel to The Perfectionists finds Mackenzie, Ava, Caitlin, Julie and Parker wondering if they are being framed when another person they fantasize about killing dies. By the best-selling author of t
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
