Life coach Elaine Raitt is educated, elegant, and dedicated to her profession. Blue-collar boi Joey Lang is too insecure to even approach her—that is until her well-meaning but meddling best friend Li
In the Age of Obama, the ugly charge of racism is more prevalent than ever. Why? Because telling the truth about racial profiling, crime, the social fallout of single parent homes, and the ways racial
Have you stopped believing in happily ever after?Women today are settling for less than we want when it comes to men, relationships, sex, and marriage. But we don’t have to, argues Elizabeth Kantor. J
C.J. St. Clair’s success as an Internal Affairs investigator in her hometown of Savannah, Georgia, has brought her a new job and a fresh start in Colfax, Colorado. Among the many welcome sights on her
If you think world peace is a naive concept, Paul K. Chappell’s veryexistence will give you pause. It’s not enough to say that Chappell – a WestPoint graduate and Iraq War veteran – is a soldier turne
This book will teach you how to:? Achieve wealth and cash flow through real estate? Find property with real potential? Show you how to unlock the myths that are holding you back? Negotiating the d
In turn of the century San Francisco, two young women fight for love in a world where women are often invisible and passion is the privilege of the powerful.Kerry O’Shea always handled what life threw
In the high stakes world of women's tennis, love means nothing. Or at least that's how Sinjin Smythe sees it. Then she begins to fall for her friend and former doubles partner Laure Fortescue. Having
Great sex can be magical, but what if magic adds sizzle?—or horror—to the sex?Wrestlers with superhero powers battle for combat prowess and sexual dominance in a secret League of Justice. A demanding
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
Ravel is a beguiling and original evocation of the last ten years in the life of the musical genius Ravel, written by novelist Jean Echenoz.The book opens in 1928 as Maurice Ravel?dandy, eccentric, cu
Can Ros Wynne, who has lost everything she thought defined her, find her true life?and her true love?surrounded by the lingering history of the once-grand Winter Manor?When Ros unexpectedly inherits W
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
Starting in the 20th century, the American accessory designer looked to Europe and then said, "I can do better." In a book commissioned by the Council of Fashion Designers of America
Between Nice and Cannes lies one of the world's most beautiful palaces. Standing on more that twenty acres along the coast, the Eden-Roc is a legendary estate where time stands still behind the rustle
The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy's Dossier on Hillary Clinton will give you all the ammunition you need to help end Hillary's White House dreams once and for all. It's all here: the dirty deals, unsavor
The woman in Leonardo da Vinci's work gazes out from the canvas with a quiet serenity. But what lies behind the famous smile? Shrouded in mystery, the Mona Lisa has attracted more speculation and ques
The autobiography of Michel Laclotte reflects upon his life at the forefront of French cultural life as the chief curator of painting and sculpture at the Musee du Louvre, as well as heading the team
Someone is killing exotic dancers in Detroit.When one of Brett Higgins’ s dancers is found dead behind the Paradise Theatre, Brett takes it personally and sets out to find the killer. Only it turns ou
From 1919 to 1933, in Weimar, Dessau and then Berlin, the Bauhaus (literally, "house of construction") was much more than just a professional school of a new genre--it was a modern Utopia. Painters, t
Axel Vervoordt began his career as an art and antiques dealer in the late 1960s, when he meticulously renovated a narrow street with sixteen of the oldest houses in Antwerp. In 1986, his company moved
St. Thomas's Summa theologiae is often compared to a medieval cathedral because of its sublime construction both as a work of logic and literary architecture.Here is a mere tip of one of the spires, s
Professor Martens is an elder statesman who has dutifully served the czarist regime. Near the end of his career and of his life, Martens is once again summoned to St. Petersberg. Traveling by train fr
The Quiet Eye is a book of great charm, imbued with a love and understanding of art that speaks directly to the heart.The thirty-three pictures selected by the American sculptress Sylvia Shaw Judson c
Moving back to her hometown was never at the top of Joy Henderson’s to-do list. With a successful career in San Francisco and plenty of opportunity for casual relationships, the last thing Joy wants i
Cassidy Holmes doesn’t want a real” job. Buying storage units and selling the contents isn’t the easiest way to survive, but she wouldn’t have it any other way. She has no desire for a relationship, b
This Day in Philadelphia Sports, first published in 2014 and now newly updated in paperback to cover events from the 2014–15 season, offers a concise 366-day approach to looking back at the history of
Simon, Michael, and Lily are still trapped in their Minecraft game. But the three friends are getting closer to figuring out who their enemy isa person they’ve named Mr. Anarchy. In order to stage a b
Simon, Michael, and Lily are playing a multi-player server when a strange lightning storm hits their town. In the middle of an intense game, a bolt of lightning strikes near the house, sucking the thr
On the day fifteen-year-old Diamond from the Bay Area stopped going to school, she was expelled for lashing out at peers who constantly harassed and teased her for something everyone on the staff had
29 + 26 = 55: that’s the math behind the new hidden majority in America. Progressive people of color now make up 29 percent of the entire U.S. population, and progressive whites make up 26 per
The dead speak to Dr. Kate Riley. Her day-to-day work as a forensic anthropologist is more gruesome and intense than most people can handle, but it fascinates Riley. Her small social circle doesn’t bo
Major Sorla Reardon, wounded in Iraq, returns home to the family farm in Australia to heal both her body and her soul. She pushes herself to rebuild her family’s legacy while battling the PTSD that th
We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of H
New York Times Bestseller!In Jesus on Trial, David Limbaugh applies his lifetime of legal experience to a unique new undertaking: making a case for the gospels as hard evidence of the life and work of
A pocket-sized tour of one of the world’s great museumsThe collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, encompasses more than 450,000 works of art, from ancient coins, gems, and mummies to work by s
Germany’s Meike von Bismarck is rich, famous, and the top-ranked amateur female tennis player in the world. She seems to have it all, but the Nazis want more. Can Meike deliver the victories Adolf Hit
Ann Decker fixes computers for a living, and in the evenings she passes the time sharpening her hacking skills. It's not a very interesting life, but she gets byuntil one day she's contacted with a jo
Brendan Madden is starting his freshman year of college and, although excited, he is sad to say good-bye to his high school boyfriend, Mark. After a rough transition, Brendan carves out a place for hi
In this post-apocalyptic world, you have a choice: survive as a slave or fight for your freedom.The Red Death pandemic wiped out most of the human population, and the world that remains is dangerous a
