It's six days until Christmas, and on the bustling streets of Manila a mute ten-year-old boy sells his version of the stars: exquisite lanterns handmade with colorful paper. But everything changes fo
Power. Pleasure. Danger. It doesn't get any hotter than this.He came to the underground London club for a night of extreme sex play with the enigmatic “Mistress Rik.” But the special agent known as Tr
When Jessica Zorich met a tall, charismatic artist at a San Francisco party, her life had been all about coping: with a baffling and dangerous world, with a mostly inane job, and with a sweet but mea
A storm’s rage. A woman’s desire.A man with the power to set them both free.He can summon lightning at will. Emerge unscathed from the center of a tornado. Strip a woman down to her barest defenses t
CWA Silver Dagger Award winner Morag Joss peers into the soul of a wounded family in this haunting, harrowing masterpiece of psychological suspense. With equal parts subtlety and menace, Joss takes us
Outspoken playwright Liza Weiler left Yale with everything she thought she needed to make her mark on the New York stage. So why, nearly a decade later, is she still waiting for her “real” life to fin
Welcome to the illogical, idiosyncratic, outrageous linguistic phenomenon known as the English language. The story of how this ragtag collection of words evolved is a winding tale replete with intrigu
Polly Evans was a woman with a mission. Before the traditional New Zealand male hung up his sheep shears for good, Polly wanted to see this vanishing species with her own eyes. Venturing into the land
This charming and accomplished novel chronicles a young doctor’s journey to heal her own heart–in a tale that will resonate with every woman who has ever tried to make a new start.Dr. Holly Campbell i
Part travelogue, part valentine to a beloved pet, Ella in Europe chronicles writer Michael Konik’s magical six-week journey through Europe with his dog, Ella. An homage to the friend who has “licked
The American Heritage Thesaurus is an essential resource for finding the perfect word, enhancing your mastery of the English language, and expressing yourself with precision and efficiency.This thesau
KEEP TRACK OF YOUR ACTIVITY–AND SEE THE RESULTS!Exercise plays a crucial role in weight loss and healthy living–and now staying fit is easier with this handy, portable two-page-per-day activity diary.
Time, The Universe, And America...In a country a lot like our own, in a time a little bit like now, Bibi Brown is an ordinary young man with an extraordinary destiny. Bibi, the first male in twelve ge
It is 1868. On a balmy autumn afternoon in Paris, young winemaker Casimir de Chateauneuf wanders into a small shop filled with curiosities from the Orient. There he spies a cache of fine miniature por
Updated with a new afterword, including information on the warmest winter of the century.Is something going on with the weather?A record-setting heat wave that just won't release its blistering grip..
“A big, sprawling book . . . [Kurt Andersen has] infused it with so much inventive imagination. . . . Should be put in a Manhattan time capsule with the note: ‘This is how we lived at the turn of the
Set in the 1950s Paris of American expatriates, liaisons, and violence, a young man finds himself caught between desire and conventional morality. With a sharp, probing imagination, James Baldwin's n
RECORD WHAT YOU EAT–AND SEE THE REWARDS!Now losing weight can be easier than ever before. It just takes organization. With this compact and portable page-per-day diary, you can spot and eliminate prob
Finally, a home theater companion that understands what we’ve all known for years–our favorite TV shows are more than an escape, they’re best friends and a form of therapy that can help us cope with e
Will Graham stands in a silent, empty house communing with a killer. An FBI instructor with a gift for hunting madmen, Graham knows what his murderer looks like, how he thinks, and what he did to his
Award-winning and best-selling author James Dickey returns with the heart-stopping story of Muldrow, an American tail gunner who parachutes??from his burning airplane into Tokyo in the final months of
