Queen Anne Boleyn chronicles the impact of her three-year marriage to Henry VIII on England before being accused of adultery with several men and sentenced to beheading, while king's confectioner Lucy
Captain Alex Fraser of the Black Watch gets more than he had bargained for when he captures Kate MacCarran, an infamous and seductive spy known as "Katie Hell" who is rumored to use her powers of sedu
A stunning visual companion to the newest film from Tim Burton (The Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), featuring storyboards, movie stills, and Burton
Comprehensive guide to the world's special forces and their kit. Special forces can be defined as 'a military unit trained for unconventional operations and especially counter-insurgency'. The often c
An insider's view of the most successful show in the history of TV, 60 Minutes. The most popular TV show in America isn't American Idol, and it's not Survivor. Month in, month out, the most&ndash
A young pregnant woman wrestles with changes in her life, while a new father tries to reconnect with his younger self, a daughter searches for a lost childhood, and a mother reaches out to the offspri
A photographic history of African-American progress, originally displayed at the 1900 International Exposition in Paris, features African-American businesspeople, students, families, and people of fai
Something weird is going on! Ms. LaGrange talks funny and she's from some other country called France! She thinks the vomitorium is a fancy restaurant! She grows her own food right out of the ground!
After her mother dies, thirteen-year-old Amy Alden comes to live with her inventor father in Canada and the two of them grow closer as they raise a group of young goslings and help them learn to migra
The author recounts his teenage obsession with heavy metal music, citing how adolescent rebelliousness and the unique styles of such bands as Metallica and Megadeth prompted his attempt to start a ban
Rosie endures the trials and tribulations of love and romance as she embarks on a search for the perfect guy, becoming involved with a wide variety of men, including her boyfriend Jonathan, Jonathan's
Fully revised to bring all the mapping and geographical information completely up to date, this atlas provides a highly detailed picture of today's world and is the perfect atlas for the home or offic
Drawn into the glamour, luxury, and romance of Manhattan's elite by the sister of one of their charges, two sixteen-year-old nannies enjoy high salaries, extravagant gifts, and attention--for which th
Thirty-year-old Paris Montague is torn between her growing feelings for Tyson James, a sexy and passionate dreamer, and her mother's ambitious plans to fix her up with JaBari Nolan, a seemingly succes
A cultural history of Lahore's dancing girls discusses how their sophisticated art encompasses some of the best of Mughal culture and offers insight into life within the pleasure district as reflected
A powerful collection of multifaceted suspense tales explores the nature of manhood and what it means to be a man in an anthology featuring contributions from Lawrence Block, Michael Connelly, Jeffery
An irreverent tale of illusion, celebrity, hunger, deception, and hypocrisy in today's pop culture world is centered around New York illusionist David Blaine's forty-four-day sojourn as a hunger artis
This fresh biography by an accomplished young writer who spent more than a year and a half repeatedly watching and admiring more than 60 Buster Keaton films traces Keaton's career from his early days
An anti-aging guide by the Manhattan plastic surgeon and author of The Youth Corridor addresses current trends in anti-aging therapies, outlining a thirty-day treatment program of skin care, exercise
Clarence Thomas, the youngest and most controversial member of the Supreme Court, could become the longest-serving justice in history, influencing American law for decades to come. Who is this enigmat
With ACCESS Philadelphia, your visit will be an easy, enjoyable experience -- new attractions, historical treasures, world-class museums, and the neighborhoods' charm are all at your fingertips. Phila
Settling into a 1940s Mexico town, a young drifter becomes a dog fighter under the thumb of a corrupt entrepreneur and faces a difficult choice when he befriends an elderly poet and falls in love with
An artist acclaimed for his series of bronze sculptures of families grouped together in moments of excruciating physical and emotional pain, Ashley Stassler is no ordinary artist, and the art world ha
"It's about sex, and cruelty, and forgiveness." Thus begins a sweeping historical adventure about two dueling swordsmen and the plot to kill a king in the grand tradition of Dorothy Dunnett and Ale
Leaving her job as a junior high teacher, Moxie Brecker spends her days in a dead-end job in a mall lingerie shop, watching penguins at the aquariums, pining for James Spader, and avoiding her shrink,
A beautifully written memoir about a Puerto Rican family, whose siblings reunite for the first time upon their mother's death, after having scattered to various places and various lives after they rea
Seventy letters written by some of today's most successful authors, including Margaret Atwood, Carl Hiaasen, and James Wood, relate their experiences of public humiliation, from a reading that was att
'Tis done. The world is a most confused and unsteady place -- especially London, center of finance, innovation, and conspiracy -- in the year 1714, when Daniel Waterhouse makes his less-than-triumphan
An entertaining resource for the novice or intermediate quilter presents twenty colorful and innovative projects with a hip twist, featuring easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions and photographs f
When boring Mr. Loring retires, A.J.'s class gets a new music teacher who raps, break-dances, and thinks he has what it takes to become a famous musician.
Harry Stein gives us the conversations of a group of older men who meet every week for lunch to reflect on their lives and the state of the world. What is a well-lived life? What is honour, and does i
On the heels of her poignant and critically acclaimed memoirs, Waiting and Raising Blaze, Debra Ginsberg explores the unique connection she shares with her three sisters. In About My Sisters, Ginsberg
A wide range of bread, cake, meat, and meatless loaf recipes by the award-winning author of Process This! streamlines the baking process by introducing two additive-free mixes, one for breads and the
A classic work of Christian literature commissioned by the Franciscan Order in the year 1250, The Life of St. Francis by St. Bonaventure—the Tuscan scholastic theologian and the greatest Franciscan my
Best friends since elementary school, Shemone's and Darrell's lives have taken divergent paths--Shemone on the straight and narrow, and Darrell ending up in prison--until they find their friendship gr
Presents arguments that link obesity to many health issues, predicting national health problems linked to the body's inflammatory response to excess weight, and recommending the Zone dietary plan and
Here is the complete book on Spanglish, the fifth movie directed by James L. Brooks, the story of Flor (Sex and Lucia's Paz Vega) emigrating to Los Angeles from Mexico in hopes of finding a better lif
Raising her own two children in Baltimore, Antonia Racine, a proud, strong African-American wife and mother, hides a long-time secret about Clayton Cannon, a concert pianist who has grown up in a priv
Presents the final shooting script for the movie, as well as biographical material on the sex researcher, interviews, extracts from 1950s newspapers and periodicals, and movie stills from the film.
