Over 130 of the very best short pieces of erotica writing are complied here for a steamy and sensual read of ?quickies” in 1,500 words or less, from some of the best loved writers in the field. Fans o
Charles R. Morris’s The Trillion Dollar Meltdown (2008) was the first book to warn of the impending financial crash in all its horrific scale and speed. Now, with Comeback, Morris reveals that the Uni
Fresh from the first $10 billion presidential campaign, two award-winning authors show how unbridled campaign spending defines our politics and, failing a dramatic intervention, signals the end of our
An exploration of the allure of the water and the human compulsion to swim traces how swimming has changed throughout history while surveying every aspect of the sport, from the biology of swimming an
The renowned financial commentator and author of F.I.A.S.C.O. explains the mysteries and transformative power of the well-time pause to reveal how delay can improve decision making, sharing provocativ
Tower of Basel is the first investigative history of the world’s most secretive global financial institution. Based on extensive archival research in Switzerland, Britain, and the United States, and i
Today, we inevitably view 1913 through the lens of 1914: as the last year before a war that would shatter the global economic order and tear Europe apart. Yet hindsight can obscure as much?or more?tha
Experience Spain with Rick Steves! This DVD and Blu-ray combo includes eight shows:Barcelona and CatalunyaBasque CountryNorthern Spain and the Camino de SantiagoThe Majesty of MadridHighlights of Cast
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Learn valuable travel skills and watch Rick Steves' specials! This DVD and Blu-ray combo includes a brand-new, three-part special, along with three classic favorites:Travel Skills Special: Parts I, II
Junius Browne and Albert Richardson covered the Civil War for the New York Tribune until Confederates captured them as they tried to sneak past Vicksburg on a hay barge. Shuffled from one Rebel prison
Kwasi Kwarteng is the child of parents whose lives were shaped as subjects of the British Empire, first in their native Ghana, then as British immigrants. He brings a unique perspective and impeccable
Experience Greece, Turkey, and Portugal with Rick Steves! This DVD and Blu-ray combo includes eight shows:Athens and Side TripsGreece’s PeloponneseGreek Islands (DVD-only)IstanbulWest Turkey (DVD-only
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Experience France with Rick Steves! This DVD and Blu-ray combo includes two brand-new shows, along with six classic favorites:Paris: Regal and IntimateParis: Embracing Life and ArtHighlights of Paris:
Experience Ireland and Scotland with Rick Steves! This DVD and Blu-ray combo includes six shows:DublinThe Best of South IrelandThe Best of West IrelandBelfast and the Best of Northern IrelandScotland’
At 4:00 am, Leonida Wanyama lit a lantern in her house made of sticks and mud. She was up long before the sun to begin her farm work, as usual. But this would be no ordinary day, this second Friday of
Maggie and John Anderson were successful African American professionals raising two daughters in a tony suburb of Chicago. But they felt uneasy over their good fortune. Most African Americans live in
You’re a rider?an independent spirit who’s reluctant to follow someone else’s road map. But there are thousands of miles of road out there, and you could spend months searching for the best ones.Gary
The early years of Bolshevik rule were marked by dynamic interaction between Russia and the West. These years of civil war in Russia were years when the West strove to understand the new communist reg
At the heart of the story of America’s wars are our “citizen soldiers”—those hometown heroes who fought and sacrificed from Bunker Hill at Charlestown to Pointe du Hoc in Normandy, and beyond, without
The very best of over 30 gripping stories of British mystery and crime are packed into this tantalizing collection that’s sure to keep you on the edge of your seat. This must-have anthology for the lo
May 1945. Hitler is dead, and the Third Reich little more than smoking rubble. No GI wants to be the last man killed in action against the Nazis. But for cigar-chewing, rough-talking, hard-drinking, h
The biggest threat to the United States comes not from abroad but from within. This is the provocative, timely, and unexpected message of Council on Foreign Relations President Richard N. Haass’s For
Most people know Joe Pantoliano from his memorable roles in The Sopranos, The Matrix, The Goonies, Risky Business, Memento, and The Fugitive. But before he became one of Hollywood's most successful ch
Galeano’s new book is his richest and most poetic yet, a joyous calendar of the sacred and the damned, a book of inspiration for those fighting tyranny, greed, and amnesiaUnfurling like a medieval boo
Texas may well be America’s most controversial state. Evangelicals dominate the halls of power, millions of its people live in poverty, and its death row is the busiest in the country. Skeptical outsi
TOPGUN on Wall Street chronicles one man’s extraordinary journey from the cornfields of Ohio, to the cockpit of an F-14, to the boardrooms on Wall Street. Lieutenant Commander Jeffery Lay and #1 New Y
In EcoMind, Frances Moore Lappe?a giant of the environmental movement?confronts accepted wisdom of environmentalism. Drawing on the latest research from anthropology to neuroscience and her own field
Jon E. Lewis provides new material and commentary alongside Lewis Spence’s work from 1914. The chapters cover the history of Native Americans, their language and lifestyle, their culture and religion,
This Brief Guide is a comprehensive guide to P.G.Wodehouse’s two best-loved comic characters, Bertram (?Bertie”)Wooster and his valet Reggie ?Jeeves,” Bertie’s many friends and relatives, and their li
Yee-haw! Now you can bring the excitement and thrill of a rodeo right to your desk! This fun mini kit includes a tiny mechanical bull and a lasso to bring the rodeo to you while you work. Also include
Nailed! is a dramatic biography of Lenny Dykstra?the heroic center fielder for the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies in the ’80s and ’90s whose gritty play earned him the nickname ?Nails.” Dykst
With this book, Family Guy fans can experience some of the best lines and running gags from Peter, Stewie, Brian, and company. The book is a Hall of Shame from 10 seasons of the show, chosen by the sh
The Great Deformation is a searing look at Washington’s craven response to the recent myriad of financial crises and fiscal cliffs. It counters conventional wisdom with an eighty-year revisionist hist
Diane Gilman, Home Shopping Network's #1 fashion personality,wants to help women reinvent and reinvigorate themselves as they approach the over-40 milestone, and beyond.Like so many women who enter th
Beer pong is the party sport of champions, and this mini kit has everything you need to get started playing this wildly popular game?now in miniature! The kit includes 12 mini plastic cups, 2 mini whi
Francis Chan urges evangelicals to consider living ?crazy” for God in his #1 New York Times bestseller, Crazy Love. In this mini abridgment, Chan challenges readers to take the Bible seriously and enc
