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Sapphy and her brother Conor are to take part in the crossing of Ingo, an ancient and dangerous coming-of-age ritual, but Ervys and his sharks are determined to stop them.

In the honorable tradition of the eccentric dandyism of Lord Byron, Oscar Wilde, and Quentin Crisp comes Sebastian Horsley's disarming memoir of sex, drugs, and Savile Row.

"When I got knocked down by guys bigger than me . . . my mother] sent me back out and demanded that I bloody their nose so I could walk down the street the next day."--Joe BidenIn this, the first defi

An American classic, available for a limited time as an Olive EditionThe poignant and moving tale of a young girl's coming-of-age at the turn of the century in the slums of Williamsburg “

The bestselling author of "The Three-Martini Playdate" delivers a witty, get real guide to embracing and enjoying the adventure of midlife, complete with grooming shortcuts, tips on being your own per

While fifteen-year-old Ellie tries to find her missing eleven-year-old brother, Danny, in alternating chapters Danny dreams of a parallel quest in a fantasy world of dragons and shapeshifters that he

This highly anticipated memoir from the legendary Academy Award-winning director of The Exorcist and The French Connection offers a fast-paced and thrilling glimpse into the life and work of the maver

An eye-opening look at the winners and losers in the high-stakes story of Arctic transformation, from nations to natives to animals to the very landscape itselfThe Arctic--like the canary in the coal

In a city where someone is murdered almost every day, attorney Michael Abramowitz?s death should be just another statistic. But the slain lawyer?s notoriety?and his taste for illicit midday trysts?mak

Reporter-turned-p.i. Tess Monaghan loves every inch of her native Baltimore?a quirky city where baseball reigns, and homicide seems to be the second most popular sport. Business tycoon ?Wink? Wynkowsk

An illuminating work of religious and cultural anthropology, Talking to the Enemy traces terrorism?s root causes in human evolution and history, touching on the nature of faith, the origins of society

This follow-up to the Edgar-nominated Agatha Christie?s Secret Notebooks features Christie?s unpublished work, including an analysis of her last unfinished novel, and a foreword by the acclaimed actor

From his youth as a soldier to his service in government, Ariel Sharon has personified Israel?s drive for security. His leadership during the Six-Day and Yom Kippur wars made him a national hero and p

"If there was an opportunity for me to return to Cleveland and those fans welcomed me back, that'd be a great story."—Lebron James Scott Raab is a last vestige of Gonzo Journalism in an era when san

The father of cognitive neuroscience and author of Human offers a provocative argument against the common belief that our lives are wholly determined by physical processes and we are therefore not res

In this lively and fresh introduction to the scriptures of ancient Israel (what Christians call the Old Testament and Jews call the Tanakh), two preeminent biblical scholars, Douglas A. Knight and Amy

They were teachers, students, chemists, writers, and housewives; a singer at the Paris Opera, a midwife, a dental surgeon. They distributed anti-Nazi leaflets, printed subversive newspapers, hid resis

The artist named by Rolling Stone as one of America?s best singer-songwriters and the 2005 Producer of the Year shares the inside story of his music career From his days with one-hit-wonder band the

New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison has won legions of fans with her sexy supernatural novels featuring bounty-hunting witch Rachel Morgan. And now comes a unique look inside her beloved Ho

Join Alvin, Simon, Theodore, and The Chipettes as they travel on a luxurious cruise ship, find themselves on sandy island beaches, and cliff dive into tropical waterfalls! Featuring scenes from the ne

A distraught woman arrives at the Eastvale police station desperate to speak to Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks. But Banks is abroad, and the woman?s revelation of a loaded gun hidden in her daug

The Chipmunks and The Chipettes are enjoying the time of their lives on a spectacular cruise ship until . . . ?munk overboard! When the gang follows Alvin to the shore of a deserted island far away fr

The late 1960s and early 1970s, in New York City and the country at large, were years marked by political tumult, social unrest?and the best professional basketball ever played. Paradise, for better o

Five favorite Pinkalicious stories in one volume are pinkatastic enough, and the read-along CD plus pages upon pages of activities, jokes, recipes, and more are the icing on the cupcake! Readers will

Supernatural fantasy?s greatest anti-hero goes back to hell! In Sandman Slim Stark came back from hell for revenge. In Kill the Dead he tackled both a zombie plague and being Lucifer?s bodyguard.

In August 2010, Wylie Overstreet published a satirical article called "If Historical Events Had Facebook Statuses" on the website CoolMaterial.com. Within a month, it had received 3 million views and

Public service is a way of life for Americans; giving is a part of our national character. But compassionate instincts and generous spirits aren?t enough, says veteran urban activist Robert D. Lupton.

Welcome to a land Ray Bradbury calls "the Undiscovered Country" of his imagination--that vast territory of ideas, concepts, notions and conceits where the stories you now hold were born. America's pre

War has come. Nya?s the one who brought it. And the people love her for it. With Baseer in shambles and Geveg now an impenetrable military stronghold, Nya and the Underground have fled to a safer

In Between Heaven and Mirth, James Martin, SJ, assures us that God wants us to experience joy, to cultivate a sense of holy humor, and to laugh at life?s absurdities?not to mention our own humanity. F

The fortieth edition in the Creativity series displays the best and brightest ideas in advertising and design work from creative professionals around the world. Creativity 40 features more than 1,00

In this revolutionary bestseller, innovation expert Clayton M. Christensen says outstanding companies can do everything right and still lose their market leadership?or worse, disappear altogether. And

?I know that many of you here have waited years for this Hour,? Mater Motley said, using that voice that, though it was barely conversational in volume, was somehow heard everywhere. ?The waiting is over. Tomorrow there will be no dawn. Only midnight, absolute and eternal.? And so begins a new chapter in the epic story of sixteen-year-old Candy Quackenbush and her journeys through the world of the Abarat, where every hour is an island in one eternal day, and nothing is as it seems. Candy travels through the Abarat from island to island and across the sea with an unlikely band of friends: the escaped prisoner Malingo the Geshrat, the quarrelsome John Brothers, who all share the same body but never the same opinion, and the many other colorful characters they meet along the way. The problem is that trouble finds Candy wherever she goes. And soon she discovers a secret plot, masterminded by the diabolical Mater Motley, who is obsessed with becoming Empress of the Islands. Her method is si

The official story is that Garrett Wheeler, the Sentinels? chief, is dead?killed in a covert op gone horribly wrong. But Alexa Marlowe?his ex-lover and most trusted agent?isn?t buying it. Overnight, a

All For One, One For All! When daring young swordsman d?Artagnan travels to Paris seeking honor and fortune in the king?s Guard, he quickly befriends the famed three Musketeers?Athos, Porthos, and A

The acclaimed author of The Sweet Hereafter and Rule of the Bone returns with a provocative new novel that illuminates the shadowed edges of contemporary American culture with startling and unforgetta

A journey may take hundreds of miles, or it may cover the distance between duty and desire. Sixteen of today?s hottest writers of paranormal tales weave stories on a common theme of journeying. Auth

Once so much to each other! Now nothing! Ann Elliot has only one regret: that she listened to her family and broke off her engagement to Captain Wentworth. He was poor, but they were in love?and she didn?t realize that love was enough. But Anne has a new chance: Captain Wentworth has returned from the Royal Navy. With everything stacked against her, can she overcome their heartbreak and persuade him to love her again? Beautifully presented for a modern teen audience, Jane Austen?s masterpiece is one of the most enduring stories about the resilience of love.

Jeriah?s brother, Tobin, is in terrible danger. He?s willingly crossed over to the Otherworld with a hedgewitch named Makenna and her legion of goblins. What Tobin doesn?t know is that the Otherworl

Leena Thomas?s senior year at boarding school starts with a cruel shock: Frost House, the cozy Victorian dorm where she and her best friends chose to live, has been assigned an unexpected roommate?con