A thought-provoking examination of competitive parenting, which can lead to teen suicide, eating disorders, depression, and drug use, delves into the factors that drive parents to pressure their child
Discover how to get the most from nature’s oldest remediesIn this revised edition, The New Healing Herbs provides up-to-date profiles of 100 of the most widely used medicinal plants, detailing the the
A primer on legal issues relevant to an online business includes coverage of such topics as trademarks, domain names, patents, free speech, privacy, spam, taxes, e-commerce, employment, contracts, and
Recluse Lark Summerville is forced to return to her childhood home after a fire to live with her grown daughter, her socialite mother, and the family housekeeper, where she must face her own lies and
She was just a child when she was washed ashore on the exotic island of Akora, shipwrecked and orphaned. Now she must make a heartbreaking choice: to reclaim her past--or to face her future with the m
With a priceless collection at stake...Is everything for the taking?It had taken centuries for Max Bannister’s family to acquire their treasures, and now he’s been asked to risk his collection as bait
Designed to help African American children and their parents cope with common social challenges, this parenting guide introduces five important disciplines and includes guidelines to help youngsters f
Interest in Buddhism continues to grow throughout North America, and more and more readers are moving beyond the familiar Zen and Tibetan traditions to examine other types of Buddhism. In Shin Buddhis
Across the centuries, how have Christians who follow the Prince of Peace responded to the recurring reality of war? And what guidance do they offer for believers today–in the midst of global conflict?
Miss Cora Felton, the eccentric amateur detective better known as the Puzzle Lady, likes nothing better than to solve a good mystery–and this time she’s got a killer on her hands. What isn’t puzzling
A penniless orphan, Englishwoman Claire Curran journeys to Virginia to seek a new life for herself, only to find herself trapped ina shameless bargain to wed an enigmatic stranger in exchange for an u
When it comes to love...When expert surfer Josie Griffin has a rare wipeout, she’s shocked to discover that a real-life treasure chest is to blame—one that contains a necklace hung with the biggest st
Poetry In Motion . . . Stunning Melissa Grayson, a veritable Helen of Troy in the Wild West, will do anything to satisfy her one burning passion--teaching art and poetry to the children at Grayson Aca
In this companion volume to his critically acclaimed first book, The Tao of Muhammad Ali, Davis Miller turns his attention to a second iconic figure of the twentieth century--and another of Miller's o
Connie has trouble with time. She always has to stop and think a minute: How old is she now? . . . Faith always seems to know, though her life is the same as Connie’s: back and forth to theater towns
The best-selling author of 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Improve Your Personal Finances describes fifty simple but effective ways in which readers can organize and protect their financial assets in t
Spirited American stories Gathered together for the first timeFrom the coasts of Brazil to the borders of Tibet to the very heartland of America, May There Be a Road gathers ten previously uncollected
It was the dream of a euphoric young traveler awed by the crystalline silence of Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush: “Someday, when I am rich, I am going to invite someone from my travels to visit me in America
When crime reporter Molly Cates’s father died more than twenty-five years ago, the case was ruled a suicide, and Molly’s efforts to prove otherwise led to nothing but anguish and the breakup of her fa
The President’s daughter...The women determined to save her...The man with the power to betray a nation...Melissa Riley arrives at her sister’s isolated Virginia country home to find herself plunged i
When seven friends gather to welcome retired professor Andrew Basnett to their village in the English countryside, conviviality soon turns to crime as guests suddenly start dying—and Basnett finds him
An indispensable guide to the spiritual and the practical aspects of devoting one’s time and energies to the service of others.Deliberate Acts of Kindness is for people who are ready to supplement"ran
A diary someone would kill to keep secret...It promises to be the find of the century: documents by famed diarist Samuel Pepys rumored to be in the U.S. — which is where publisher Alex Plumtree and hi
Outlines money management principles for young people while offering helpful tips to parents on how to raise children that are resistant to media ads and materialistic peer pressure. Original.
A complete pocket dictionary of American Sign LanguageOver 4,500 fully illustrated, up-to-date signsFrom basic hand shapes to fully illustrated and described signs, Random House Webster’s Concise Amer
John Marco presents the riveting conclusion to his sweeping fantasy saga — in which three unlikely allies stand united against a terrifying crisis that threatens to devastate a world.Biagio, Emperor o
Returning to Boston to see her gravely ill father, turn-of-the-century detective Fremont Jones and her life partner, Michael Archer, become suspicious of Fremont's much detested stepmother, Augusta, b
After centuries of conflict, a peace treaty has finally been drawn between the warring Saxons and Norse — largely due to the wisdom and bravery of the legendary Viking leader Wolf Hakonson and the nob
From a brilliant fantasy master comes a tale of astounding magic, unrelenting evil, and redemptive courage.Travis Wilder and Grace Beckett have returned to modern Earth to get medical help for Beltan,
The essential cookbook for people with diabetesOver 350,000 copies soldDelicious, easy-to-make, and healthful recipes for people who have to watch what they eatIf you or someone in your family has dia
After her father dies and leaves the family business to Jackson Stennett, Lindsay MacPhaull is determined to stop him from taking everything that is hers, until sabotage forces the two opponents into
Fascinated since childhood with Leif Eriksson’s triumphant sailing voyage a thousand years ago from Greenland to North America, Hodding Carter could not shake his admittedly crazy idea of reenacting E
The funny, helpful, absolutely essential survivor's guide to a strange new worldWelcome to a wise — and wisecracking — look at the mind-boggling, terrifying, and totally wacky place you are about to e
Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson return to the vivid universe of Frank Herbert’s Dune, bringing a vast array of rich and complex characters into conflict to shape the destiny of worlds....As Shadd
Home repair can be murder.Jacobia Tiptree and her teenage son are used to their Eastport, Maine, home attracting more than its share of houseguests. This year Jake is hoping the plaster dust will keep
In the aftermath of one tragedy,will a young Jedi’s search for redemptionlead to yet another?There is no place else to channel the flood of refugees fleeing the murderous Yuuzhan Vong but the overcrow
A collection of classic adventure...From the jungles of Borneo to the hidden canyons of the American West, from small-town fight clubs to a Parisian cafe at the end of World War II, here are tales of
The story of the mother-and-daughter goddesses Demeter and Persephone has seized the imagination of people in every age, from ancient times to the present. Considered today by many to be the archetypa
First published in 1924, this classic four-volume work contains various Greek and Latin writings of religious or philosophic teachings ascribed to Hermes Trismegistus, with Walter Scott's extensive no
