Louis L’Amour’s world is built on those dramatic moments when men and women cast their fears, doubts, and pasts behind them and plunge into the unknown–into split-second decisions with life-and-death
The Portuguese voyages brought about a dramatic revolution; they were the first real interaction among the cultures of the world in modern times and led to the creation of strikingly beautiful and hig
Not Me is a remarkable debut novel that tells the dramatic and surprising stories of two men–father and son–through sixty years of uncertain memory, distorted history, and assumed identity. When Heshe
While most can only imagine the lavish living quarters filled?with fine china, dramatic drapery, and regal furniture that lie?behind the iron-clad gates of the most exclusive addresses in?America, Jer
A brilliant and penetrating look behind the scenes of modern American politics, Primary Colors is a funny, wise, and dramatic story with characters and events that resemble some familiar, real-life fi
Tim LaHaye has called Babylon Rising his most exciting series ever, and The Europa Conspiracy is the most thrilling and suspenseful installment yet. Reaching back to some of the most dramatic and prop
Despite the increasing use of DNA evidence and other sophisticated forensic techniques in crime solving, fingerprints still serve as an indispensable tool of modern-day criminal investigation. This fa
Portugal is a fascinating land of many contrasts packed into a country smaller than the state of Indiana. From the popular sand beaches of the Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines to the dramatic sto
Michael Murphy, a field archaeologist and scholar of biblical prophecy, embarks on a perilous new quest that takes him to Mt. Ararat in search of Noah's Ark, an expedition that leads to dramatic disco
Developed in Japan in the early 1990s, metal clay represents a dramatic development in the handling of precious metals for jewelrymaking. Metal clay consists of microscopic particles of silver or gold
Three delightful one-act plays set in and around New York, in which sophisticated characters confound one another in ways only Woody Allen could imagineWoody Allen’s first dramatic writing published i
As elegant as his bestselling How to Know God and as practical as his phenomenal The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, this groundbreaking new book from Deepak Chopra contains a dramatic premise: Not o
They Came Before Columbus reveals a compelling, dramatic, and superbly detailed documentation of the presence and legacy of Africans in ancient America. Examining navigation and shipbuilding; cultura
The anticapitalist protests at Seattle and Genoa are dramatic symbols of a growing collective anger about the globalizing power of a few multinational corporations. But there is more to anticapitalism
The acclaimed historian and author of Thunder Along the Mississippi furnishes a definitive account of the early naval history of the Civil War that chronicles the dramatic confrontations between the U
The award-winning Uplift novels comprise one of the greatest achievements in science fiction history. Dramatic, thought-provoking, and inventive, these books describe a fully realized world rich in ch
A dramatic and moving tribute to the military’s unsung heroes, American Patriots tells the story of the black servicemen and women who defended American ideals on the battlefield, even as they faced r
Fighter Pilot's Heaven presents the dramatic inside story of the American military's transition into the jet age, as told by a flyer whose life depended on its success. With colorful anecdotes about f
Join the thousands who have experienced dramatic weight loss, lowered cholesterol, and improvement or reversal of the damages of heart disease, adult-onset diabetes, and other major diseases by follow
Combining inspirational insights and dramatic stories of real people who have transformed their lives, this helpful guide explains how readers can identify their own true callings and how to meet the
Dramatic developments in the international communist world over the last decade make a reevaluation of Mao's thought from a critical left perspective an urgent task. Critical Perspectives on Mao Zedon
It was perhaps the most wretchedly aspersive race and gender scandal of recent times: the dramatic testimony of Anita Hill at the Senate hearings on the confirmation of Clarence Thomas as Supreme Cour
The first volume of Shelby Foote's tremendous narrative of the Civil War was greeted enthusiastically by critics and readers alike (see back of jacket for comments). In this dramatic second volume the
Policing has become one of the urgent issues of our time, the target of dramatic movements and front-page coverage from coast to coast in the United States, and, indeed, across the world. Now a star-s
TOUCHED BY A GODDESS Yasuke, 15 years old, is about to build up the courage to confess his love to his childhood friend Akari, who's fallen for him, too. There's just one problem: Yasuke's fa
TRAUMA DRAMAYamada and the members of the Supernatural Studies Club have been tasked with keeping problem-child Noa Takigawa and her lackeys in line. However, Noa is no ordinary student—she's
The Traanskei Coalition’s greatest weapon is the Q bomb, and after years of failure, the Democracy has come up with a defense against it. The problem is that they killed most of the team that created
As expansive as it is personal, this chronicle of World War II is a firsthand account by a journalist and the woman he would marry of the dramatic events that engulfed the world in the middle of the t
A best-selling author presents a companion to his PBS series The Brain With Dr. David Eagleman, in which he delivers the dramatic story of the brain's role in creating our experience of the world. Tou
In the tradition of Chuck Klosterman and Carl Wilson’s Let’s Talk About Love, an unforgettable account of fame, fandom, and the problem of making art in the twenty-first century.In the old days, fame
Basis for the upcoming PBS Special!After promoting this message worldwide for thirty years, bestselling author Deepak Chopra focuses on the huge problem of weight control in America with exciting new
A small-town kidnapping presents a major problem for Commissario Trotti—and draws us into CWA Award winner Timothy Williams' debut, set against the rich backdrop of a provincial Italian city.Northern
The Secretary General of the United Nations and author of Fools Rush In argues that extreme poverty is a solvable problem, drawing on success stories from his daring five-year Millennium Villages Proj
This one-of-a-kind collection of poems about the American South ranges over four centuries of its dramatic history. The arc of poetry of the South, from slave songs to Confederate hymns to Civil War b
Cassian Steele is boss of the werewolf mafia in the Big Easy, and he's got a problem. The old witch Verona has discovered his secret and gone into hiding. Cassian wants her dead. So he sends out the w
The author of Changing Light presents a lyrical and honest portrait of illness and its impact that describes the discovery of a serious health problem that threatened her sight, the ways in which her
A VINTAGE PAPERBACK ORIGINALDeforestation. Desertification. Species extinction. Global warming. Growing threats to food and water. These driving issues of our times are the result of one huge problem:
A noted comedian argues that the United States is in a horrible situation, with low-ranking literacy and life expectancy, yet Americans remain complacent and do nothing to fix the problem, but now he
The author of the best-selling One Minute to Midnight presents a dramatic account of the final six months of World War II through the beginning of the Cold War, analyzing the events and legacy of the
The Japanese dramatic art of Noh has a rich six-hundred-year history and has had a huge influence on Japanese culture and such Western artists as Ezra Pound and William Butler Yeats. The actor and pla
