Suffering from courtroom burnout, attorney Ben Kincaid heads to the picturesque Pacific Northwest for some much-needed R and R. But Ben's blissful getaway becomes a busman's holiday in the small town
Strongly held beliefs, a wicked sense of humor, and take-no-prisoners opinions—the many fans of Star Jones, former co-host of ABC's The View, have come to expect all this and more. In this remarkable
Clay Holt and Lieutenant John Markham learn of a French plot to re-establish an empire on American soil and head North into the wilderness to stop it before it is too late. Original.
There is a fine line between transformation and ruin....Twenty-four-year-old Reeve Calder has spent his life on a high-tech space station, watching as terraforming gradually fails on his home planet o
The national bestseller!At Thermopylae, a rocky mountain pass in northern Greece, the feared and admired Spartan soldiers stood three hundred strong. Theirs was a suicide mission, to hold the pass aga
Thomas Cook is one of today's most acclaimed writers of psychological thrillers, penning hypnotic tales of forbidden love and devastating secrets. Now he has written an unforgettable novel that weaves
Within current theories of sexuality the place of the body is central. Taking as their theme 'the sexualization of the body'--in particular women's sexualization--and the construction of gender, Frigg
A collection of twenty short stories judged to be the best in America and Canada for 1999 includes works by Sherman Alexie, Stephen King, Lorrie Moore, and other notable authors. Original.
Presents a comprehensive introduction to bipolar disorder that discusses the latest research into its causes, symptoms, manic and depressive episodes and their triggers, and a variety of treatment opt
It's 2026, and catastrophe has struck from an unexpected source. The Alpha Centauri supernova has risen like a second sun, rushing Earth toward its last summer. Floods, fires, starvation, and disease
For Kivrin, preparing an on-site study of one of the deadliest eras in humanity's history was as simple as receiving inoculations against the diseases of the fourteenth century and inventing an alibi
The time of the mountain man is coming to an end...but some--like Titus Bass will not exit gently. A brilliantly exciting and thoroughly researched novel of the end of the dream that was the unmapped
America's Most Reliable Vitamin Guide...Completely Updated!We've all heard about the miraculous curative and preventive powers of vitamins, minerals, and herbal remedies. Now the new, revised The Vita
From the award-winning author of the Mars Trilogy comes a thrilling new novel....Kim Stanley Robinson, author of the Hugo and Nebula award-winning Mars trilogy, is one of the most original and visiona
Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper's all-new plan to lower cholesterol without drugs!The Old News: Elevated levels of cholesterol put you at risk for heart attack and stroke.The New News: Now you can control chole
Traces the history of Hong Kong cinema in its social and historical context and discusses the plots, characters, and production techniques of a wide range of films
In this captivating and heartwarming book, America's premier pet columnist, Michael Capuzzo, shares astonishing true tales celebrating the unique and unbreakable relationship between people and their
Boba Fett fears only one enemy--the one he cannot see....Feared and admired, respected and despised, Boba Fett enjoys a dubious reputation as the galaxy's most successful bounty hunter. Yet even a man
A powerful work of moral and political philosophy.The idea which I shall present here came to me more or less out of the blue. I was on a train some five years ago, on my way to spend a day at Heading
Jacobia Tiptree saved her sanity—and her son, Sam—the day she abandoned Wall Street for the seacoast village of Eastport, Maine. In her new home, a charmingly dialpidated fixer-upper, she looks forwa
Love is made of more than mere flesh and blood....Tanith Lee is one of the most thought-provoking and imaginative authors of our time. In this unforgettably poignant novel, Lee has created a classic t
Benjamin January made his debut in bestselling author Barbara Hambly's A Free Man of Color, a haunting melange of history and mystery. Now he returns in another novel of greed, madness, and murder ami
This priceless collection of newly discovered stories brings to life a time of desperate violence and true courage in a wide-open country of fortune seekers and dreamers, lawbreakers and pioneers. A n
A journey into the most secret place in AmericaA story of secrecy, suspicion, and conspiracyA history of a place that does not legally existDreamland zooms in on Area 51--the nearly four million acres
As the editor of Harper's Magazine, Lewis Lapham has enjoyed entree to America's "cultural elite," a class distinguished by its talent for currying favor, licking boots, and kissing ass. Now, in this
In a city of fast cars and movie stars, these folks are crazy about cacti. Until a killer joins the club . . . Joe Portugal likes people. But he likes plants better. That's why the former theater acto
The master humorist and bestselling author of A Walk in the Woods now guides us on an affectionate, hysterically funny tour of America's most outrageous absurdities.After living in Britain for two dec
Three centuries ago in Scotland a curse was born of the long-standing feud between the Claren and the MacKinnon clans. Now, generations later, destiny has decreed that three women, the last of the Cla
"After-death communications," or "ADCs, " occur when someone is contacted spontaneously and directly by a deceased family member or friend, without the help of any medium. The authors' research shows
The master of military adventure creates the ultimate one-man army....New York Times bestselling author Dale Brown pits men and technology against impossible odds, in vividly realized stories. Now, in
Sleek, swift and deadly, the famed X-Wing fighters have earned their reputation as the Rebel Alliance's ultimate strike force the hard way--first in battle, the last line of defense.??Now they must ma
Macon Fallon had never needed more than a deck of cards, a fast horse, and a ready gun; he was counting on those things now as he led an unsuspecting group of settlers to an abandoned mining town. But
Breaking the code to her heart...Independent and stubbornly unmarried, Abbie Vayle has always been a little too smart for her own good.??But she may have gone too far when she starts her own rare-book
"Vietnam was a fantasy life of gunfire, blood,heat, and superhuman toil."????????By late 1969, the end of the war was just over the horizon. But for Ches Schneider, a drafted schoolteacher turned infa
In the peaceful land of the Rhiddaer, Jahdo the??ratcatcher's son stumbles upon a secret meeting??between a city council man and a dangerous,??mysterious woman. Suddenly the boy is tangled in a web of
A comprehensive, sensible guide to child care offers indispensable advice about pregnancy, natural childbirth, baby furniture and clothing, nursing, day care, child development, common childhood ailme
Short Shorts is a delightful anthology of miniature masterpieces. Here are thirty-eight brief, brilliant flashes of fiction, both classic and contemporary. Each work is superb, intense, and speaks to
Leo Drake, the "Mad Monk of Monkcrest," is notoriously eccentric and unquestionably reclusive.??But he is also a noted antiquities expert, which is why Beatrice Poole has demanded his reluctant assist
The Slayer and the Slain--A modern Navajo warrior follows the trail of his people's most savage legend come to life.Deep in the rugged New Mexico desert, a strange aircraft has landed. In response, th
It takes a cat to write the purr-fect mystery—"People who love cats...have a friend in Rita Mae Brown," declares The New York Times Book Review. And nowhere is it more obvious than in this, her sixth
