An award-winning writer recounts her world travels in search of stories behind the cultural shifts associated with the dramatic rise in extinctions, in a cautionary report that discusses what she has
The Tea Party first attracted the media spotlight with Rick Santelli’s televised rant against the government’s bailout of mortgage borrowers on February 19, 2009, which instantly went viral as a video
The Los Angeles Review of Books launched in April of 2011 as a humble Tumblr, with a 2600-word essay by Ben Ehrenreich entitled ?The Death of the Book.” The gesture was a bit tongue-in-cheek, but we m
?I Wonder offers crucial lessons in emotional intelligence, starting with being secure in the face of uncertainty. Annaka Harris has woven a beautiful tapestry of art, storytelling, and profound wisdo
Pam Braun takes "you are what you eat" to a whole new level with an easy-to-use, everyday foods?based Ultimate Anti-Cancer Cookbook. Incorporating sound science, a chef's sensibility, and common sense
In Green Laurels, Donald Culross Peattie combines his extensive knowledge of history's foremost naturalists with his personal observations about the subject to form what the New York Herald Tribune ca
I walk all the way up Hollywood Boulevard to Grauman's Chinese Theatre: past tourists snapping shots; wannabe starlets sparkling by in miniskirts with head shots in their hands and moondust in their e
World War I is in full swing. Germany has allied itself with the Ottoman empire, persuading the caliphs of Turkey to declare a jihad on the British empire, as President Woodrow Wilson hesitates to ent
After her critically acclaimed books of interviews with Afghan, Iraqi, Israeli and Palestinian children, Deborah Ellis turns her attention closer to home. For two years she traveled across the United
Forget sex, drugs, and rock & roll ? today's parents and teachers have to deal with cyberbullying, sexting, internet addiction, and exposure to inappropriate online content. Fortunately, expert re
Finish the drawings in this super chic doodle book with glamorous runway-ready looks and creative head-turning fashionsThere's no better way to express one's self than through fashion. Not getting-dre
Planet LED is a book filled with bright ideas. LED technology has long been recognized as a revolution in lighting capability and energy efficiency. Since its inception in the 1960’s its development
On May 30, 1995, the NYPD rolled an armored tank down East 13th Street, evicting squatters from two buildings. With gritty prose and vivid descriptions, Cari Luna’s debut novel, The Revolution of Ever
Trade Paperback + PDF eBook version: Trade paperback book comes with code to download the eBook from ASA's website.This is the FAA’s primary technical manual for the required aeronautical knowledge ne
His most personal work to date, award-winning photographer Carlos Batts explores the often stigmatized world of the "fat girl" in his fourth published collection of photographs with wife, adult film a
In this debut novel we meet Roy Belkin, a reclusive man, Internet troll, and neurotic ritualist who must begin each day with the task he calls The Service: visiting Christian chatrooms to reply to use
From Machiavellian city officials to big-time mobsters, corrupt beat cops, and overzealous G-men, Boardwalk Empire is replete with philosophically compelling characters who find themselves in philosop
Two men, a bitter rivalry, and a quarter-century of unspeakable horrors. Herbert West’s crimes against nature are well-known to those familiar with the darkest secrets of science and resurrection. Obs
"Complementary approaches to healing pioneered in the author's career as a surgeon working with cancer patients. Siegel shows ways to access the subconscious mind's guidance, involving dreams, intuiti
When her best friend's 13-year-old daughter goes missing under her watch, Lisa Kallisto, an overwhelmed working mother, is wracked with guilt over her mistake, and, after being publicly blamed, sets
Featuring four stories of love gone horribly wrong, this disturbing collection includes "The Flat-Bed," in which Cecelia, in order to enjoy the pleasures of intimacy with the love of her life, is forc
With humor and opinions aplenty, a woman embarks on an unconventional quest to see if she is meant to be a nun.Just as Jane Christmas decides to enter a convent in mid-life to find out whether she is
Hailed by book reviewers as a "masterpiece," "gorgeous and fascinating," and "sheer pleasure," Home Ground: Language for an American Landscape was published in fall 2006 in hardcover. It was met with
Nine years ago, Steve Clarke was just a teenage boy in love with the girl of his dreams. Then a freak chemical spill transformed him into Reaver, the man whose super-powerful fists can literally take
Feeling adventurous? In this witty and well-informed guide, bestselling author Violet Blue explains how to choose and use sex toys to play and explore together ? and have mind-blowing sex. With a prac
"Seen any good movies lately?" is a question almost as commonly asked as "How are you?" We all love watching movies, as much today as when film began. But with all the information and technology that'
Discussing the philosophical issues raised by a fake psychic, this book reveals that the hit TV show has much to tell us about human ways of coping with death, as well as the problem of justified know
A thirst-quenching guide to B.C.’s craft brewers and their beers from the province’s favourite beer writer.Canada's microbrewing movement began in British Columbia with the founding of Horseshoe Bay B
Studying for a year in Paris away from her Colombian immigrant family's business in America, Lita del Cielo falls in love with the ailing son of a notorious right-wing politician and struggles to choo
Trade Paperback + Software Download version: Trade paperback book comes with code to download Prepware software from ASA's website.Applicants studying for the FAA Commercial Pilot Knowledge Exams will
With astonishing range and depth, Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist Lynn Coady gives us eight unforgettable new stories, each one of them grabbing our attention from the first line and resonating long
With intelligence and crystalline clarity, a chorus of female voices speaks through the poems in Her book, Eireann Lorsung's inspired second collection.From the poet who brought us Music For Landing P
With game consoles and the Internet, children are playing as much as they always have?but now, they sit still while doing it. Kids spend as much time watching TV, using computers, and playing video ga
This book is not just for classrooms or families with overweight or unhealthy kids--every family that has children with televisions, computers, and/or video games under one roof should take care to ex
This book is not just for classrooms or families with overweight or unhealthy kids--every family that has children with televisions, computers, and/or video games under one roof should take care to ex
The deceptively simple supermarket choice echoed in the title symbolizes the dilemma of a society on a collision course with the planet's life-support systems. About one-third of America's municipal
Bill Bryson meets John Vaillant in this life list quest to see the rarest species in North America.Crammed into a minivan with wife, toddler, infant, and dog, accompanied by mounds of toys, diapers, t
The First Panchen Lama’s Easy Path, written nearly four hundred years ago, is like a chest of jewels that has, until now, been locked to English speakers. This translation, with Gyumed Khensur Lobsang
When a famous true-crime writer is found dead in a boat on a Montauk pond, his best friend begins a quest to determine if the author committed suicide and uncovers a darkness amidst a life filled with
