To tie in wiht an upcoming HBO documentary, the ultimate Hollywood insider and veteran film executive reveals remarkable secrets behind the biggest blockbusters, flops, and all-time classics of film,
Is a moment of pure happiness worth all the pain along the way? David certainly thinks so; he has left behind his comfortable career as a TV producer for a shot at the big happy. But while he waits f
Describes how a forty-year-old, gay, successful professional experienced the ups and downs of parenting firsthand when he takes in his troubled teenage niece, Tiffany, offering a witty and compassiona
A meditation coach and author of Expect a Miracle explains how to identify and nurture the ultimate bliss of "soul mate love," offering guidance on how to embrace the spiritual bliss of such a partner
The author of Fortress Malta describes the remarkable alliance between combat-weary, battle-hardened British troops and America's fledgling under-trained forces that battled the power of German armies
Provides an inspirational and illuminating study of nine women who transformed modern America through their battle against inequity and social injustice, including Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Mother Jones,
Among filmmakers and film buffs, Cassavetes is revered. A major star of live television in the 1950s, he stumbled accidentally into making his first film, Shadows, while leading an acting workshop--an
Provides an eye-opening look at a series of remarkable and passionate letters that chronicle a tumultuous seventeenth-century love affair between a young Portuguese nun and a French officer, written b
A psychic healer shares her successful life-changing techniques, based on the principles of ancient alchemy magic and ritual, designed to promote total well-being, introducing her 7 Keys that help rea
From novelist, playwright, and poet Kitty Fitzgerald comes one of the sweetest and most compelling tales of friendship, betrayal, sacrifice, and redemption since classics like Of Mice and Men and Cha
Working as a health-care analyst for Ohio Senator Robert Gary, idealistic young intern and hypochondriac Samantha Joyce struggles to balance her seventy-hour work week, a constantly shifting set of ne
Jo Slater, once the grandest of New York's grande dames, has made a miraculous comeback from the brink of social obscurity - and is living the good life once again.While in Barbados, as a guest at th
Handsome Lamont Jackson, a leading hip-hop producer and the head of Triple Large Entertainment, plans to transform Mimi Jean, a small-town singer from Toledo, Ohio, into an R&B star while trying t
A collection of hilarious, over-the-top essays by the independent film circuit's most famous director includes the very best of his columns from Arena magazine on the topics that are nearest and deare
The highest-ranging woman in the history of U.S. government chronicles the story of her life, from her childhood as a Czechoslovakian refugee through her rise to power in the world of international di
A Southern hostess shares the secrets of throwing the proper Southern funeral in a hilarious compilation of recipes and humor that answers such essential questions as: Can you be properly buried witho
Twenty-six-year-old journalist Adam Murphy is chasing a career-making story when he is suspiciously fired by the magazine that employs him. Scarred by the failure of a recent relationship, and haunte
Courting Justice examines the varied clientele, behind-the-scenes dramas, and eleventh-hour strategies that have catapulted David Boies to the top of the legal profession. His memoir ranges from his
The summer heat in Tucson makes some people dry up and some people boil over. In the dusty, gated desert community of Rancho Sin Vacas (Ranch Without Cattle), a handful of residents are finding that
An iconoclastic expose of the modern-day world of infotainment that masquerades as the news takes a critical look at such media pundits as Bill O'Reilly, Joe Scarborough, Peggy Noonan, Dennis Miller,
Idealistic, dedicated to her job, and a bit of a hypochondriac, Samantha Joyce has a very busy life. Working a seventy-hour week and mastering the details of the latest health care reform bill, while
Essays by theologians, academics, philosophers, and journalists explore questions raised by the film "The Passion of the Christ," ranging from the theological and historical sources behind the film to
Handsome Lamont Jackson, a leading hip-hop producer and the head of Triple Large Entertainment, plans to turn a small-town singer from Toledo, Ohio, Mimi Jean, into an R&B star while trying to tak
In a career that has spanned six decades, Dino De Laurentiis has walked the cutting edge of filmmaking. He has personified the powerful, visionary Hollywood producer for one reason: he invented the r
Her story began like a fairy tale. At the age of twenty-one, Farah Diba married the shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi. In a matter of days, her quiet life was turned upside down: her coronatio
David has just dumped the girl he loved. But it wasn't his fault. Not really. She made him do it. After all, she was The Eater of Souls. And now she's buried in the relationship graveyard that is Davi
A whimsical account of life in politics chronicles the odyssey of the eventful life and times of the in-house humor writer for the Clinton administration, offering a unique view of American politics a
Thirty-three-year-old Theo Padnos was approaching the end of a Ph.D. in comparative literature, but found his graduate work stifling. Out of frustration and a longing to throw himself into the hurly
A Hollywood insider presents a collection of interconnected, darkly comic short fiction that captures the insanity, follies, foibles, and iniquities of the film industry, from the cover-up of a screen
A richly illustrated celebration of the culinary tradition of pie-making combines classic techniques and innovative ingredients to create a variety of delicious sweet and savory, American and internat
The highest-ranging woman in the history of U.S. government chronicles the story of her life, from her childhood as a Czechoslovakian refugee through her rise to power in the world of international di
Describes the key role that the tiny island of Malta played during World War II as the staging area for the largest amphibious invasion in history--and a target of devastating Axis bombing--detailing
A young woman born into a middle-class Afghan family describes the 1996 revolution in which the Taliban seized power in Kabul, the resulting changes in her life as a victim of Taliban fanaticism, and
Accepting a prestigious but intrusive commission to paint the grand ballroom of a reclusive society hostess, artist Faith Crowell discovers her own uncanny resemblance to her client's daughter, who wa
Offering helpful advice on how to prepare children for the possibility of such horrific events as September 11th, a child psychologist draws on psychological research and real-life case studies to exp
An anthology of five hundred contemporary poems explores themes of passion, spirituality, death, and friendship, in a collection that includes contributions by such writers as Mary Oliver, W. H. Auden
When the death of a respected professor's wife reveals an illicit relationship between a student and his teacher, Atherton University becomes the scene of ever escalating intrigue, speculation, dark d
