A memoir by an international bounty hunter recounts his emancipation at the age of fourteen, contributions to high-profile cases during his twenty-five-year career, imprisonment for murder, and experi
An instructive portrait of how the leading delivery company conducts business draws on the authors' access to its facilities and employees to trace its first one hundred years, explaining how professi
Uncertain about the future after her marriage to Dan, Tressa, a sophisticated, successful woman in her late thirties, discovers the ingredients of marital happiness in the journals and recipes of her
A collection of favorite recipes by popular indie bands features dishes that were inspired by particular songs or life experiences and includes contributions by such artists as the Violent Femmes, Bel
From the theatrical company responsible for the comedy drama The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) comes an compact, informative overview of the life and work of the great dramatist, ac
A charismatic young English chef offers a refreshingly simple approach to food preparation in a cookbook featuring more than 120 delicious recipes that combine bold flavor with fresh ingredients and a
Here we find lushes, trollops, bigots, sadists, masochists, anorexics, and those made mad by unrequited lust for election as Prom Queen. Journalist Robbins takes a novelistic approach as she joins the
Birnbaum's Walt Disney World, the most respected and well-known name in travel guides, takes readers to the world's most popular tourist attraction. Since ours is the only guidebook that's official, t
In a book that includes a character from TV's General Hospital, computer hacker Damian Spinelli decides to become a private detective and solves many a crazy case involving Port Charles' strange deniz
A tale set in 18th-century Cambridge finds bookseller John Holdsworth commissioned to investigate Lady Anne’s son’s mental illness, a deep melancholy tied to a woman’s mysterious death and a secret so
A memoir of paranoid schizophrenia by an accomplished professor and researcher recounts the first manifestations of her symptoms at the age of eight, her efforts to hide the severity of her condition
Things are going well for Lieutenant Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels of the Chicago Police Department. She has solved some of the city's toughest and most high-profile homicides. Her personal life is final
The author of The Center of Everything presents a tale about the complicated interactions between mothers and daughters who unwittingly inflict harm on one another in spite of their best intentions. R
The president of the John F. Kennedy Foundation presents a collection of favorite holiday stories and excerpts including The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore, Little Tree by E. E. Cummings,
An insightful look at the world of teens who face unbearable pressure to succeed tackles such issues as intense stress, the student and teacher cheating epidemic, sports rage, parental guilt, the stud
Now in paperback, the universally acclaimed novel about loss and yearning Reeling from the recent death of his invalid mother, an exhausted, lonely professor comes to our nation's capital to escape h
Based on eyewitness accounts of passengers, crew, and rescuers, a remarkable chronicle of survival at sea describes the German submarine attack on the passenger liner S.S. City of Benares, a ship carr
Elizabeth's life is in turmoil, thanks to the personal problems of her sister, Saoirse, complications that include Saoirse's six-year-old son, Luke, a quiet and contemplative child whose world is tran
An illustrated compilation of the Doors' complete lyrics includes the words for one hundred songs, as well as some of the posthumously published poetry of Jim Morrison and dozens of rare photographs.
With record numbers of students competing fiercely to get into college, schools are no longer primarily places of learning. Theyre dog-eat-dog battlegrounds in which kids must set aside interests and
Based on the longest-running one-man show in San Francisco history--now coming to Off-Broadway- a hilarious, poignant, and disarming memoir of growing up black in an all-white suburb.
A witty, satirical novel based on the author's own experiences as a Capitol Hill staffer follows the adventures, exploits, and misadventures of a young woman in Washington, from a paid lunchtime tryst
Elizabeth's life is in turmoil, thanks to the personal problems of her sister, Saoirse, complications that include Saoirse's six-year-old son, Luke, a quiet and contemplative child whose world is tran
In Daisy Martinez's kitchen, salsa music is always playing. Laughter fills the air, along with delicious aromas of the amazing meal to come. Friends, neighbors, and family members are ever-present, s
Suzanne Trayle is a "search angel" whose success in tracking down and reuniting birth mothers with their adopted children has earned her national fame. Known as "The Orphan's Private Eye," Suzanne ha
From the Pump Energy Food restaurants come more than 150 delicious recipes to help you lose body fat, gain muscle, and have more energy than you ever thought possible.Athletes, trainers, dancers, diet
On the heels of George Carlin's #1 New York Times bestseller Napalm & Silly Putty comes When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops -- infused with Carlin's trademark irreverent humor and biting cultural
The author of Fabio's Italian Kitchen now brings his Italian flair to his favorite American dishes, in a book that features suggested menus and more than 125 recipes, including Fava Bean Mint Hummus,
While investigating a series of brutal crimes against women and children in 1978 New York, young Assistant District Attorney Dani Fox stumbles upon one of her most challenging cases yet when she goes
One of the Republican Party’s most outspoken and well-known young members, writes about her experiences on the campaign trail during her father's presidential bid, how the party veered so far off trac
In Tip It!, Maggie Griffin, the beloved mother of Kathy Griffin and unexpected star of Bravo's "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List", will present never-before-seen personal information, catch phras
A tale based on the author's essay written for the New England Journal of Medicine shares his experiences of working with the elderly and a unique nursing-home cat whose uncanny, apparently precogniti
Citing predictions that white citizens will no longer represent the American majority by the mid-twentieth century, a report on a growing trend through which white families are moving to small and ex-
The author documents his effort to climb Mount Everest in the aftermath of the tragic 1996 storm that ended the lives of eight climbers and reveals the existence of mountain-based crime organizations
Traces the author's surprise discovery that his late mother had had a sister who was sent away under mysterious circumstances and never mentioned by the family again, his efforts to research his long-
A nightmarish tale of kidnapping marks the first story in an upcoming suspense trilogy, which begins with the abduction of Lucy Appleyard, daughter of a policeman and an Anglican cleric, who is taken
A personal memoir by the Olympic gold medalist shares the painful secrets of her private life, from her difficulties with her alcoholic father and her emotionally distant mother to her ex-husband's fa
A treasury of behind-the-scenes facts about the popular daytime serial includes coverage of such topics as how favorite actors landed their roles, the off-screen relationships of famous couples, and t
In an attempt to regain the upper hand for Germany in the fall of 1944, famed commando Otto Skorzeny plots to have two thousand English-speaking soldiers infiltrate and compromise Allied lines, while
Meticulously researched and based on more than three-hundred interviews with those who knew him best, a landmark book recounts the entire arc of the guitar legend's life, from his troubled childhood i
