Rockers Behaving Badly From Ozzy Osbourne to Chuck Berry, Courtney Love to Keith Moon, Rock Star Babylon has gathered together the most outrageous antics and diva-esque misbehavior in the annals of r
On a stifling Christmas Eve in 1967 the lives of the McDonald children - Deborah, Robert, James, and Meredith - changed forever. Their mother, Rosemarie, told them she was running out to buy some lig
From the author of What Colleges DonA't Tell You, a plan to help parents of middle and early high school students prepare their kids for the best colleges In order to succeed in the fiercely competit
A literary celebration of one of the most important relationships in a straight girlA's lifeA-her gay best friend This collection of original essays goes beyond the banter to get to the essence of an
Acclaimed author Arturo PAcrez-ReverteA's internationally bestselling series, the saga of the swordsman-for-hire Captain Alatriste, continues in The Sun Over Breda. Fifteen-year-old IAnigo Balboa enl
A newly updated edition of bestselling author Harriet RothA's classic low-cholesterol cookbook Since Harriet RothA's classic cookbook was first published in 1991, awareness and concern over cholester
Freakonomics revealed much about our society. Now, one of AmericaA's most respected economists reveals how individuals can turn economic reasoning to their advantage in their daily lifeA-at home, at
Nelson George and Alan Leeds have assembled the first comprehensive collection of writings about the late, great Godfather of Soul, creating a fascinating mosaic of the man and the musician. Known as
As The Devil Wears Prada demystified the world of high fashion, this funny and insightful debut novel dishes the crazy and captivating Manhattan art scene. When painter Jeffrey Finelli is run over by
The author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man presents a dramatic expose of international corruption activities as reported by some of the world's top assassins, journalists, and activists, in a ca
From topselling relationship expert Lisa Daily, a hilarious debut novel that will delight fans of Jane Green and Sophie Kinsella What happens when AmericaA's favorite dating expert finds out on nati
Focusing on a handful of performers - Harmonica Frank, Robert Johnson, the Band, Sly Stone, Randy Newman, and Elvis Presley - Greil Marcus opens up the American story of ambition and defeat, dreams a
The fascinating story of an ancient riddleA-and what it reveals about the nature of time and space Three millennia ago, the Greek philosopher Zeno constructed a series of logical paradoxes to prove
Freakonomics meets Moneyball in this provocative exposAc of baseballA's most fiercely debated controversies and some of its oldest, most dearly held myths Providing far more than a mere collection o
The richly imagined tale of Deborah, the courageous Biblical warrior who saved her people from certain destruction In ancient Israel, war is looming. Deborah, a highly respected leader, has coerced
The #1 Spanish bestseller, sold in over 40 countries, a spectacular contemporary thriller set in the heart of the Vatican A ruthless serial killer, a chilling conspiracy, and a deadly race around th
An inspiring account of one womanA's mission to lose six dress sizes and change her life for good For Lisa Delaney, being a A"fat girlA" wasnA't just a matter of weight, it was a state of mind. At o
Examines the influence of terroir, or the geography of a vineyard, on the critical factors that make up the character of a wine, covering such diverse geographical regions as the Loire Valley, Napa, M
Jane Ganahl is one of millions of single people out there looking for love at midlife, and sheA's (more or less) happy (damn it!) Jane Ganahl is forty-nine, single, and loving itA-mostly. In Naked o
A chilling catalog of the men and women who have paid the ultimate price for their crimes The death penalty is one of the most hotly contested and longest-standing issues in American politics, and n
Secrets lurk under the smooth surface of a wealthy Connecticut neighborhood, until a murder reveals all Sofie and her husband have left Manhattan in search of a more tranquil life in the suburbs. Bu
From the bestselling author of You Are What You Eat Slim for Life is more than a diet bookA-itA's a whole new way of thinking about food and health. Drawing on the same expertise that brings Olympic
A clever collection of true stories celebrating real-life A"MacGyverismsA" For anyone whoA's ever wished they could channel 1980s action-adventure icon Angus MacGyverA-a secret agent known for relyi
The most accessible edition ever published of DarwinA's incendiary classic, edited by A"as fine a science essayist as we haveA" (New York Times) The Descent of Man, DarwinA's second landmark work on
A charming and hilarious New York Times bestseller about the enduring wisdom of dogs, from the host of the enormously popular National Dog Show ItA's Okay to Miss the Bed on the First Jump is more t
A"A fascinating introductionA" (Steven Pinker) to the science of decision-making One of the leading thinkers in the computational neuroscience revolution offers a brilliant new perspective on the mi
The worldA's greatest archaeological finds and what they tell us about lost civilizations Renowned archaeologist Patrick Hunt brings his top ten list of ancient archaeological discoveries to life in
A gripping insiderA's look at the post-9/11 CIA In the weeks following the attacks of 9/11, the Central Intelligence Agency received over 150,000 rAcsumAcs from people wanting to serve their nation.
After the 1969 season, the St. Louis Cardinals traded their star center fielder, Curt Flood, to the Philadelphia Phillies, setting off a chain of events that would change professional sports forever.
Explore the gray areas in your gray matterA-philosophical brainteasers from the bestselling author of The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten Is your brain ready for a thorough philosophical health check? The
The phenomenal follow-up to the bestselling Built to Last Imagine discovering what successful people have in common, distilling it into a set of simple practices, and using them to transform your ca
An international bestseller certain to appeal to fans of The Last TemplarA-the thrilling first book in a sweeping medieval trilogy On the eve of the last Crusade, two menA's destinies will come toge
A sought-after packager of high school students shares 272 secrets to help parents get their kids into the top schools Targeting the savvy parents of todayA's college-bound teenagers who seek to gai
In a devastating exposAc in the tradition of Silent Spring and Fast Food Nation, investigative journalist Randall Fitzgerald warns how thousands of man-made chemicals in our food, water, medicine, an
A scientifically proven 9-step program for understanding the dating brain and finding the love of your life Psychiatrist Paul Dobransky presents a patented, clinically proven, easy-to-follow nine-st
What if a successful, single Londoner and a comfortable, Connecticut mother of two were to walk in each otherA's shoes for a month? Vicky Townsley is the director of Poise! magazine and lives a glamo
In this dramatic journey through religious and artistic history, R. A. Scotti traces the defining event of a glorious epoch: the building of St. PeterA's Basilica. Begun by the ferociously ambitious
In his most provocative and caustically funny book yet, Greg Palast, author of the national bestseller The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, once again gives us the straight scoop on the stories that Big
From a philosopher whose magisterial history of Western thought was praised by Joseph Campbell and Huston Smith comes a brilliant new book that traces the connection between cosmic cycles and archety
Buccholz shows how the ideas of the great economic thinkers throughout history--Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes, and others--apply to the world today by centering each ch
