The once mighty kingdom of Jorsk is in decline, its borders beset by enemies, both worldly and otherworldly. The king has retreated to the capital, abandoning the far-flung provinces. The only hope of
Bigamy and blackmail at an arts festival in the sleepy seaside town of Gallmouth, England, lead to murder in the last mystery in the Andrew Basnett series, written before the author's death in 1995.
Sorry. The single word was written on a mirror. In front of it hung the Minneapolis Internal Affairs cop. Was it suicide? Or a kinky act turned tragic?Either way, it wasn’t murder. At least not accord
A new edition of one of the spiritual writer's most powerful and personal volumes gathers prayers written during a six-month visit to a Trappist monastery and includes prayers of fear, mercy, hope, ne
Men's conference speaker and bestselling author Steve Farrar takes readers through the Psalms to see how David endured crushing pressure and fiery trials and emerged a great man, shaped by the hand of
Yes, You Can Cook!Do you have difficulty finding your way around the kitchen? Do your friends order take-out when you announce you're going to cook? Never fear. This cookbook was created just for you!
Explains how the fundamental principles of the hacker--in the original meaning of the word--have transformed the Internet Age by promoting the power of free and open information, rejecting rigid time
Zoya Kundara has lived on the space vessel Star Road for two hundred fifty years. As its Ship Mother, kept alive in a state of pseudoimmortality, she has provided wisdom and counsel to succeeding gene
CLAWS AND EFFECTWinter puts tiny Crozet, Virginia, in a deep freeze and everyone seems to be suffering from the winter blahs, including postmistress Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen. So all are ripe for
Dear Reader,When I first saw her, I realized that the miniature portrait I had shown to the king did not do her justice. Lady Guinevere Mallory’s beauty transcended even a portrait painter’s skill. It
Moving? When Ola Benson's family leaves Roxbury in Boston to a house in the suburbs, Ola is sure her parents have made a big mistake. What on Earth are they doing in Walcott--a historic, stuck-up tow
Although grudgingly aware that ten-year-old Pinkie has extraordinary powers to heal, sixteen-year-old Barry becomes increasingly convinced that she is an unwilling participant at the healing sessions
The Nature of Generosity is at once a natural sequel to the acclaimed memoirHole in the Sky and an entirely unique masterwork from one of the finest writers of the American West.Taking as his topic th
There are no rules but one: Survive.Mary “Killer” Crow is going home to North Carolina. There the tough young Cherokee prosecutor and her two closest friends will hike a beautiful but demanding wilder
CUTOUT: A third person used to conceal the contact between two people. A pawn.They were partners — lovers in a business where betrayal is a heartbeat away. CIA analyst Caroline Carmichael lost her hus
Animal rescue worker Talia Trahaern is swept into an enchanted world of mysterious kingdoms and dark assassins by the arrival of Devlin Archer, a seductive warrior who has come to her in search of a l
Hasidism—a mystical branch of Judaism that is today the object of renewed interest—traditionally has as its leaders well-trained masters whose way of counseling their followers may be of interest to t
Neurosurgeon Jessie Copeland works at the very frontier of neurosurgery, developing technology that could revolutionize the treatment of brain tumors. But her work brings her to the attention of an in
He could offer her only one thing — a week of intimate pleasure....Samuel Lennox and Miss Alexandra Ionides cordially invite you to a most provocative game of seductionIt shall last for seven days, du
As intrepid sleuth Candi Covington, otherwise known as Mama, and her daughter Simone team up to discover who killed Brenda Long, a woman who had many enemies, they plunged into a world of murder and b
Berlin, January 1945.The war draws to a close, but the fight for a vanquished city -- and for history -- is just beginning.In the final months of the war in Europe, the last act of a five-year conflag
The questions, discussion topics, and author biography that follow are intended to enhance your reading of Amy Yurk's debut novel, THE KIND OF LOVE THAT SAVES YOU. We hope they will enrich your experi
Penetrating the murkiest corners of glittering New Orleans society, Benjamin January brought murderers to justice in A Free Man of Color, Fever Season, and Graveyard Dust. Now, in Barbara Hambly's hau
The weathered remains found on a Scottish mountainside may be those of Eleanor Gray, but the imperious Lady Maude Gray, Eleanor's mother, will have to be handled delicately. This is not the only groun
In his introduction to The Well of Remembrance, author Ralph Metzner provides a telling explanation of the theme of his work:"This book explores some of the mythic roots of the Western worldv
This book was one of the first works made available to a general readership on the subject of Active Imagination—a technique developed by C. G. Jung in which the imaginal world is entered deliberately
Written by the founder of Japanese Zen, Eihei Dogen (1200-1253), the Genjokoan is often considered to be the key text within Dogen's masterwork, Shobogenzo. The Genjokoan addresses in terse and poe
A Buddha from Korea is intended to open a window on Zen Buddhism in old Korea. The book centers on a translation of teachings of the great fourteenth-century Korean Zen adept known as T'aego, who was
In 1998, a mysterious right-handed pitcher emerged from the ashes of the Cold War and helped lead the New York Yankees to a World Championship. His origins and even his age were uncertain. His name wa
Patrick McLanahan is back — and this time he faces his most difficult challenge. He must pull together a team of aggressive, maverick young pilots to face a world on the brink of massive nuclear confl
From the bestselling author of The Treasure comes another intriguing tale -- the story of a man who takes possession of a haunted castle ... only to find himself bewitched by the earthly charms of the
You can't make this stuff up! Dave Barry would never lie--and here are the real life, laugh-out-loud stories from across America to prove it: a U.S. Supreme Court justice shares his remedy for prevent
In a triumphant career spanning more than thirty years, Anne McCaffrey has won the devotion of millions of fans. Now she has written the exciting and long-awaited addition to her classic Pegasus serie
Winner of the ASA, Oliver Cox Award for Anti-Racist ScholarshipFrom the author of The Ethnic Myth comes this cogent analysis of how social science has placed a liberal gloss on racism and failed to ch
The life of the party was just found dead....It was billed as the biggest literary event of the season. McKinley Montague, the handsome, enigmatic author of sensational serial-killer novels, was to ma
In this lively and probing book, award-winning author Pete Earley traces the extraordinary evolution of Las Vegas -- from the gaudy Mecca of the Rat Pack era to one of the country's top family vacatio
From John Marco comes the epic sequel to his thrilling debut military fantasy, The Jackel of Nar. An infamous warrior is once again caught between two irrexixtible forces, and his choice may change th
Cursed by a voodoo priestess and destined to spend eternity bringing together romantic soulmates, former privateer Sebastien Valentin meets his match when he encounters former powerboat racing champio
