After the September 11, 2001 attacks, the United States went to war. With thousands of Americans killed, billions of dollars in damage, and aggressive military and security measures in response, we a
Opening a new theme park is not for kids. Laurie Nielsen is so overworked and overstressed that she's forced to take a vacation?on one of her companies' kid-centric cruise ships. It's a slow torture,
From the twilight of the Romanov dynasty through les annees folles of Art Deco Paris to the jet-set seventies, Bals explores the nine most exceptional private costume parties of the twentieth century,
As one of Spain’s most influential postwar artists, Manolo Valdés recognizes the importance of public works. In spring 2010 he added a unique and unforgettable form of street theater to Broadway, with
Sometimes conformity and control are only shields, and all it takes is the right woman to shatter the illusions forever.Andrea Taylor craves peace in her life, no matter what the personal sacrifice. S
What happens when you lose the one thing you’d give your life to save?When Valentine Darrow loses her soul, she embraces her role as one of the vampire elite. As Blood Prime of the clan of the Mission
Maggie Seaver is attempting to make peace with losing custody of her daughter, Angel, in the wake of a break-up with the girl’s biological mother, Yoli. But when she receives evidence that Angel has
The sociologist and political scientist Frances Fox Piven and her late husband Richard Cloward have been famously credited by Glenn Beck with devising the ?Cloward/Piven Strategy,” a world view respon
Business and pleasure don’t mix, especially when the business is murder.When Aimee Howard, successful boutique real estate broker and socialite, is visited by a team of federal agents looking to arres
It’s 1991 and Melissa Etheridge is a brand new voice on the radio. In Southern California it’s almost?but not quite?safe to say lesbian outloud. For Camille Wallace, a sophomore attending San Diego Un
Estranged from her father and four brothers after her mother’s death, Carson Cartwright is not expecting a call from her twin. He urges a reconciliation before their father succumbs to his final illne
Cancer survivor Addison Hunt knows she can’t offer any guarantees, in love or in life, and after experiencing a loss of her own, Brooke Donahue isn’t willing to risk her heart.Addison hasn’t been with
It’s become fashionable among the liberal elite to downplay, deride, even deny America’s greatness. The political correctness police insist that America is ?hated” around the world for being too big,
This amazing collection of choice anecdotes takes us right back to the Golden Age of New York City nightlife, when top restaurants like Toots Shor’s, ?21,” and Sardi’s, as well as glittering nightclub
What do you do when you fall through the loopholes in the system and all you have to rely on are your own wits?Lois and Sophie have scrambled and saved for years, planning for their retirement in Flor
A Scotty Bradley MysteryThe Saints’ victory in the Super Bowl just prior to the start of Carnival season has everyone in New Orleans floating on Cloud Nine. But for Scotty Bradley, Carnival looks like
In most games, you play to win. In matters of the heart, you play for keeps.Trent Williams’s entire world revolves around her love of gaming. She has little time for romantic distractions and prefers
The relationship between environmental regulation and economic growth has gone from dysfunctional to disastrous under the leadership of Barack Obama’s EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson. Jackson’s EPA has
When it comes to family secrets, Southern gentry would rather let sleeping dogs lie.Abigail Wetherington believes the evil that stalks her family in the streets of London is a sleeping dog come back t
Discovering who you are is the hardest part of growing up.Devin Kelly is an Air Force brat, band nerd, bookworm, and loner. After the untimely death of her father, she and her mother move to Los Ange
Being in love with your best friend shouldn’t be this difficult.Lynn Patrick returns home to Portland for the holidays and discovers that her lifelong friend, Jessie Greenfield, is separated from her
Sometimes a brief getaway where no one knows your name can change your life. Emily Carver is an inhibited, small town woman who, against warnings from her family, takes her first trip to Las Vegas. On
Heartfelt praise for When You Went Away:?Michael Baron writes with deep sensitivity of the power of love to transform and heal in the face of overwhelming tragedy.” ? #1 New York Times bestselling aut
This interactive board book lets you mix and match the heads, bodies, and tails of ten real prehistoric animals?like the saber-tooth tiger, woolly mammoth, and Macrauchenia?in order to create almost a
Eric Matthews survives a near-fatal accident only to find his whole life has changed.Eric Matthews wakes up in the hospital with no memory of how he wound up there?and soon learns that it’s vital that
Daniel Hannan, a British Conservative Member of the European Parliament, calls on Americans to avoid Europe's future. He traces the common roots of British and American liberty, and describes how both
Laura owns what might be the world’s most extensive collection of BDSM lesbian erotica, but that’s as close as she’s gotten to the world of her fantasies. Until, that is, her friend Adele introduces h
Endorsed by Teachers of the Year around the country, Eric DelaBarre’s Saltwater Taffy follows the lives of five friends as they uncover a treasure map that once belonged to the ruthless New Orleans pi
Faithful to its pioneering spirit, Piaget, at the end of the 1950s, set about designing and manufacturing the ultra-thin movements that would become one of the House’s signatures and leave a lasting i
Paris insiders know the best place to go for inspiration is not the Louvre. And the finest shopping isn't on the Boulevard St. Germain: It's the famous antiques markets of St. Ouen. Which explains why
When he was twenty, Olivier Theyskens dropped out of design school to create his first collection. Within the next year, Women’s Wear Daily headlined his ?Star Quality,” Harpers Bazaar christened him
Once upon a time, students who were willing and able to work hard could obtain an affordable, high-quality education at a public university. Those times are gone. Intensified admissions competition co
Ask people who have been there, and they will all tell you India is like no other place in the world, a land that stirs every one of the five senses and stays in your heart forever. It is this India t
The African elephant is one of the most majestic creatures on Earth, yet is faces an uncertain future. Walking Thunder is a tribute to the remarkable beauty of these endangered animals. Striking duoto
Looks at the evolution of menswear in the United States over the last century, examining uniquely American themes and styles from Levi Strauss and Zoot suits, to cowboys and the counterculture.
Illustrations of cats along with rhyming couplets about them require the reader to fill in words demonstrating opposites, like tall and short, nice and mean, young and old.
Assouline is proud to present the most complete and lavish exploration of the life and work of Brazil's Oscar Niemeyer, one of the key figures of modern architecture. Includes sketches and original ph
On every continent, in every age, people have marveled at the wonders of the natural world. Unlike vehicular transportation, walking allows the traveler to experience these wonders on a vivid sensuous
A collection of witty, irreverent essays on subjects running the gamut from the space program to airport bans on smoking are included in this anthology. Written by Spider Robinson, The Crazy Years tak
Language:Chinese.Jun HardCover. Pub Date: 2009 Pages: 231 Publisher: Assouline With more than two hundred richly colored. painstakingly detailed antique illustrations. Lost Fish offers a chance to med
