Popular science at its very best, The Secret Pulse of Time awakens us to and empowers us with the idea that time is far more at our disposal than we have previously realized. Award-winning journalist
Using the yardstick that a short story is any fiction under 15,000 words, Ishmael Reed—with the assistance of Carla Blank—has assembled an anthology that reexamines the history of the for
Using the yardstick that a short story is any fiction under 15,000 words, Ishmael Reed—with the assistance of Carla Blank—has assembled an anthology that includes work ranging from animal
In the spring of 2000, stand-up comedian Robert Schimmel was diagnosed with stage III non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and soon the fire of his white-hot career started to fizzle.But Schimmel never lost his se
Mark Blake draws on his own interviews with band members as well as the group’s friends, road crew, musical contemporaries, former housemates, and university colleagues to produce a riveting hi
From a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter comes a harrowing journey into Iraq's parallel war. Part Mad Max, part Fight Club,it is a world filled with "private security contractors" - the U.S. government
Funny stories, helpful tips from teenagers, communication advice, and more are combined in a practical guide to dealing with teenagers, their growing-pain angst, and their seemingly endless dramas in
With a major motion picture of How to Lose Friends and Alienate People about to be released (starring Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, and Jeff Bridges), there has never been a better time to savor this la
With a major motion picture of How to Lose Friends and Alienate People about to be released (starring Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, and Jeff Bridges), there has never been a better time to savor this la
Finally, a way to ease the most challenging times of day with baby. Since signed gestures enable babies to ?tell” caregivers what they want and need before they can talk, mealtime and bedtime are occa
Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson
An award-winning cookbook author, professionally trained nutritionist, and type 2 diabetic, Carol Gelles combines gourmet flair with cutting-edge dietary knowledge in this essential, all-in-one diabet
Offers 500 recipes for all kinds of breads, baked goods, appetizers, soups, entrees, salads, desserts and more in a book aimed at those with celiac disease, wheat allergy, IBS or other gluten sensitiv
In September, 1943, Adolf Hitler, furious at the ouster of Mussolini, sent German troops into Rome with plans to deport Rome’s Jews to Auschwitz. Hitler also ordered SS General Karl Wolff, who had bee
Most of the 23 million American men who lift weights do so to get bigger; unfortunately, many of them are going nowhere with watered-down bodybuilding routines that don’t help them actually get
When the heavily manned fleet of the Ottoman Empire met the ships of a fragile coalition of Christian European states in 1571, the waters off the coast of Greece, they say, “ran red with blood.
Losing weight can make managing your diabetes easier while preventing and improving-even possibly reversing-common diabetes-related complications.Countless people with diabetes face the challenge of
Presents an anthology of Ginsberg's earliest poems and journal entries, discussing his first encounters with lifelong friends Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs, his experimentation with drugs, and
A biography of the woman who was the catalyst behind the breakup of Ted Hughes' marriage to Sylvia Plath relates her six-year affair with the poet, the birth of Hughes' unacknowledged daughter, Shura,
While there are many different approaches to healing trauma, few offer a wide range of perspectives and options. With innovative insight into trauma-related difficulties, Jasmin Lee Cori helps you: U
The latest scientific research confirms that you can live well and long with diabetes without suffering from its more devastating health complications. Whether you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes, you
Nearly 43 million Americans suffer with joint pain, and that pain dominates their lives. But even the oldest among us are far too young to feel this way and, in fact, you don’t need to live like this.
There's a current that courses through the old Chelsea Hotel, an electricity that drives people relentlessly to create. It's an energy that longtime resident and creator of "Living with Legends: Hote
With the same humor, real-world examples, and charming directness as Why Your Life Sucks, Don't Get Lucky — Get Smart spells out why many of us have been unlucky in love — and also offers
On November 25, 1970, the world renowned Japanese writer Yukio Mishima committed seppuku with his own antique sword. Mishima’s spectacular suicide has been called many things: a hankering for h
With the same saucy, tell-it-like-it-is appeal of He's Just Not That Into You, sex author Kate Taylor explains reasons to keep your clothes on in laugh-out-loud detail: how Oxytocin — the Fatal
When seventeen-year-old T. J. Parsell held up the local Photo Mat with a toy gun, he had no idea how severe the consequences of his joke would be. Sentenced to a prison term of four and a half to fif
She's an Oscar-winning actress, a devoted mother, and a down-to-earth Southern belle. And she's only thirty years old. In this fascinating biography of Reese Witherspoon, Lauren Brown chronicles With
This acclaimed tribute to the most popular jazz album of all time is now available in a beautiful 50th anniversary edition, complete with a new afterword by Ashley Kahn. Featuring transcriptions of t
Are you one of the thirty percent of women who has difficulties with orgasm? Do you want to experience greater sexual satisfaction? In easy to read language, The Elusive Orgasm provides a full overvi
In this timely, supremely practical guide to the question millions of consumers are faced with every day: Organic ... or Not Organic? Seattle-based food journalist and former professional chef Cindy
Two of today’s top investigative journalists discovered the reality of the world’s most foremost biker gang ? The Hells Angels. With an estimated 2,500 members in 25 countries, the Hells Angels have i
The celebrated designer Dana Buchman knew almost nothing about ?learning differences” when her daughter, Charlotte, was diagnosed with disabilities as a toddler. She soon discovered that the hard work
With the first edition of The Hurried Child, David Elkind emerged as the voice of parenting reason, calling our attention to the crippling effects of hurrying our children through life. He showed that
This exhaustively researched, revised edition of Ian Carr's classic biography throws new light on Davis' life and career: from the early days in New York with Charlie Parker; to the Birth of Cool; thr
Almost everyone with diabetes is strongly advised to have his or her A1c, blood pressure, lipids (HDL, LDL, triglycerides), and microalbumin checked every three months (all determined through blood w
Beat Generation is a play about tension, about friendship, and about karma ? what it is and how you get it. It begins one fine morning with a few friends, honest laborers some of them, some close to b
America’s most important living playwright, Edward Albee, has been rocking our country’s moral, political and artistic complacency for more than 50 years. Beginning with his debut play, The Zoo Story
A republication of a classic football novel that inspired a film starring Burt Reynolds follows the adventures of New York Giants star halfback Billy Clyde Puckett, who with his teammates participates
