Daniel, a troubled man who lives alone in a Santa Monica apartment, detached from the world and watching life go by, passes his time filling out contest applications, estimating the wattage of light b
A fascinating oral chronicle of journalists on the battlefield shares the personal stories of Peter Arnett, Christianne Amanpour, Walter Cronkite, David Halberstam, Andy Rooney, Morley Safer, and othe
estselling recording artist Ashanti stormed the pop charts with her debut album Ashanti, going all the way to #1 and staying there for 10 weeks, garnering legions of loyal fans and earning her the nic
Fending for herself in the wake of a chronically unemployed, dysfunctional mother, ten-year-old Evelyn Bucknow experiences feelings of confinement in their small Midwestern town and suffers the hearta
Candy Golden is in trouble. Her mother has died, and she's quit her high school basketball team after being falsely accused of having sex with the coach. Her aunts are not doing any better: Grandaunt
Trouble is on the way when the corpse isn't even cold and Hitch is already on the scene. Before the police. It's murder - a kitchen knife in the back - and the apparent killer wants Hitch to scoop up
Now in paperback, an "unforgettably good book [told] with compassion and sympathy" (Simon Winchester, New York Times) about an eccentric aviator and the thrilling early days of flight.>From Paul Hoffm
Ned Handy describes the start of the night, in the winter of 1944 when he and a fellow American POW would try to break out of Stalag 17, Germany's notorious prison camp. One of them would become the o
Presents guidelines on how to render a small business successful, offering concise, specific advice in such areas as administration, cash flow, marketing, and hiring. By the author of How to Become a
A lingerie model whose newfound fame and success has gone to her head, Janey Wilcox becomes involved in a world of too much money and too little ethics, but as unseen forces conspire to bring her down
As American Desert opens, the novel's hero, Theodore Street, is driving toward the ocean, where he plans to walk into the waves and drown himself. But on his way, he is hit headlong by an oncoming va
Friendship and devotion are the foundation of the 1949 Red Sox team when Williams, Doerr, DiMaggio and Pesky won the pennant championship and the four steadfast friends started a sixty-year relationsh
A pioneer in the scientific field of synchronicity examines the ground-breaking work of physicists and mathematicians out to prove how spontaneous order emerges from chaos, and offers a fascinating gl
In a small Alabama town, life is finally looking up for twenty-year-old Donnette Sullivan. She's just inherited her aunt's old house and beauty shop, and her recently crippled husband is beginning to
n I Love You, Mom!, accomplished people including Kelly Ripa, Sally Jesse Raphael, Cindy Adams, Pat Schroeder, and Nia Vardalos share their personal stories about the most important people in their li
Explains how parents can protect their children from the trauma of divorce and its aftermath, examining the effects of divorce on family members and discussing how to help children cope with the break
Kaiju Big Battel, a series of live events that revolve around tournament-style performances, is a tongue-in-cheek hybrid of Japanese-monster-movie mayhem and lowbrow pop-culture. These sold-out events
Everything you need to know to make it big and take it all the way to the top, from the Grammy Award-winning producer, songwriter, musician, record exec, and American Idol judge.So you wanna be a supe
Now available in paperback: "Eloquent and earthy . . . this duet is worth contemplating." (Philadelphia Inquirer)In the first novella, A Married Woman, Caroline Betts keeps a careful vigil over her hu
A sequel to the best-selling Make the Connection offers step-by-step instructions on how to build muscle tone, keep that lost weight off, and trim difficult areas like hips and abdominals, along with
It was controversial explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson who sent four young men and Ada Blackjack into the far North to colonize desolate, uninhabited Wrangel Island. Only two of the men had set foot in
Daniel Pecan Cambridge, 30, 35, 38, or 27, depending on how he feels that day, is a young man whose life is rich and full, provided he never leaves his Santa Monica apartment. After all, outside ther
The author of the best-selling Don't Sweat the Small Stuff offers healing insights and comforting advice on how to find the strength and inner peace to deal with life's larger challenges, including il
A leading neuroscientist introduces an innovative memory and brain fitness program that includes a diet of effective memory-enhancing foods, mental exercises, a list of effective drugs, and the "ten c
More than 125 easy and delicious recipes using America's favorite new 'ingredient'-the rotisserie chicken otisserie chickens are one of the fastest-selling items in markets across the country-the late
A guide for parents of girls offers insight and practical advice on such topics as how to guide a daughter through the turbulent challenges of growing up, empowerment, body image and self-esteem, peer
More famous in his day than Einstein or Edison, the troubled, solitary genius Robert H. Goddard (1882-1945) was the American father of rocketry and space flight, launching the world's first liquid-fue
Politics, terror, and spellbinding literary gamesmanship are at the heart of a daring ction debut-already a best-seller in Italy. A dark, complex thriller set in fogbound, wintry Milan, In the Name of
With a brilliant comic voice as well as Jane Austen's penchant for social satire, Candace Bushnell, who with Sex and the City changed forever how we view New York City, female friendships, and the lov
Describes the workings of the terrorist cell that became al-Qaeda and the efforts of the Joint Terrorist Task Force who investigated the cells and their connections to Osama bin Laden.
Foreword by Richard Carlson, Ph.D.Just in time for spring and summer, when most weddings take place, this guide for newlyweds encompasses everything from planning and enjoying a great honeymoon (witho
Foreword by Richard Carlson, Ph.D.Although retirement brings a mental image of relaxation, often it's a very stressful time. This guide shows new retirees how to have more peace and joy in their lives
From the editor of Profiles in Courage for Our Time comes an inspiring selection of patriotic speeches, poems, song lyrics, and historical documents, including the Bill of Rights, the U.S. Constitutio
From the outside, Scott Barron seems to have it all a promising career and a stunning girlfriend--but when his girlfriend decides to split and he makes a career blunder, Scott decides what really matt
The acclaimed actor offers an intimate, heartwarming account of his life, his meteoric rise to success in television and film, his struggle with Parkinson's disease, a degenerative neurological condit
Essays written by notable authors and honoring modern-day political heroes pay tribute to recipients of the Profile in Courage award in a collection that includes Anna Quindlen on James Florio and Bob
The nationally syndicated radio host and author of Get Clark Smart offers money-saving tips for such areas as grocery shopping, gift buying, necessities, emergencies, home improvements, family clothin
The groundskeeper for Boston's Fenway Park presents lawn strategies that inform readers about soil, seed, mowing, weeds, pests, disease, and rendering a lawn child-friendly. Original. 60,000 first pri
