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The Washington Post is one of America's few newspapers with its own home-grown Sunday crossword. In this new volume, editor Fred Piscop presents, in book form for the first time, 50 contemporary puzzl

Known for his meaty seriocomic novels, Tom Robbins’s shorter work has appeared in publications ranging from Esquire to Harper’s, from Playboy to the New York Times. Collected here for the first time i

Aware that she has little time left, Katy Doyal makes arrangements for caring for Ephraim, her husband of nearly sixty years, hiring sassy Rose to help put the grieving Doyal household in order after

The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Pastoral delivers the astonishing story of the rise and fall of an American man whose life is destroyed in the McCarthy witchhunt of the 1950s."Gripping.... A masterly, often unnerving, blend of tenderness, harshness, insight and wit." —The New York Times Book ReviewI Married a Communist is the story of Ira Ringold, a big American roughneck who begins life as a teenage ditch-digger in 1930s Newark, becomes a big-time 1940s radio star, and is destroyed, as both a performer and a man, in the McCarthy witchhunt.In his heyday as a star—and as a zealous, bullying supporter of "progressive" political causes—Ira marries Hollywood's beloved silent-film star, Eve Frame. Their glamorous honeymoon in her Manhattan townhouse is short-lived, however, and it is the publication of Eve's scandalous bestselling exposé that identifies him as "an American taking his orders from Moscow."In this story of cruelty, betrayal, and revenge spilling over into the pub

Are you ready to discover what God can do through you?You long to live with purpose, to touch the lives of others with God’s grace. But this just doesn’t seem to be the right time–maybe after your lif

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Available to American readers for the first time, this landmark collection gathers four groundbreaking fantasy classics from the acclaimed author of Light. Set in the imagined city of Viriconium, here

Florence Nightingale was for a time the most famous woman in Britain–if not the world. We know her today primarily as a saintly character, perhaps as a heroic reformer of Britain’s health-care system.

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The remarkable novel of two Southern friendships--the basis of the hit film--available for the first time in large print.From the Trade Paperback edition.

For the first time in paperback—all three of Jean Plaidy’s Katharine of Aragon novels in one volume.Legendary historical novelist Jean Plaidy begins her tales of Henry VIII’s queens with the story of

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In 1945, a Coptic document containing sayings attributed to Jesus was discovered deep within an ancient Egyptian cave. This "lost gospel," the Gospel of Thomas, was written at the same time as the can

An international sensation, Elke Schmitter’s explosive debut novel presents a modern-day twist on Madame Bovary.Margarethe can remember very clearly the last time she was happy: she was eighteen, priz

How to maintain your godly boundaries even under pressure.When you’re faced with an imminent threat, your body releases adrenaline. Your heart beats faster. Your muscles tense, and all your senses swi

Take up a new calling. Walk a new path. And experience life’s greatest adventure.Will you discover your true reason for living, enter the battle, and become a new man in Christ? Or will you settle for

In English for the first time is the complete story of how Buddhism was planted in Tibet. The Lotus-Born is a translation of a biography that was concealed as terma treasure—as protection from the cha

In 1325, the great Arab traveler Ibn Battutah set out from his native Tangier in North Africa on pilgrimage to Mecca. By the time he returned nearly thirty years later, he had seen most of the known w

Jesus Built an Inspired Team. You Can, Too.Laurie Beth Jones has given hundreds of thousands of business readers insight into how the ideas of Jesus can be used to enhance performance. In Teach Your Team to Fish, Jones focuses on one of the most critical areas for anyone in business: teamwork. Leaders today face their greatest challenges not only in defining strategies and getting updated information but also in getting diverse human beings to pull together without falling apart. Jesus is a role model for team leaders everywhere. Teach Your Team to Fish offers dozens of stories from the Bible, showing how Jesus managed his team of disciples and other followers, with suggestions for how to apply these lessons to real-world teambuilding and management problems. It offers guidance and inspiration on:‧ How to excite your team members in order to motivate them‧ How to ground them so they’ll be realistic about what can be achieved‧ How to transform them into a truly well-functioning team‧ Ho

Frank Conroy first visited Nantucket with a gang of college friends in 1955. They came on a whim, and for Conroy it was the beginning of a lifelong love affair with this "small, relaxed oasis in the o

Documents the Nobel Peace Prize-winning writer's encounters with individuals whose lives were irrevocably shaped by anti-Semitism and the holocaust, including an Auschwitz barracks-chief who forces hi

A history of the D-Day landings, co-authored by a decorated field commander, draws on archival data, oral testimonies, and new interviews to reveal how Allied forces overcame the German army in spite

In this remarkably illustrative and thoroughly accessible look at one of the most intriguing frontiers in science and computers, award-winning New York Times writer George Johnson reveals the fascinat

In his extraordinary body of work, James Alexander Thom does more than bring the past to life; he makes us experience history as if we were witnessing it for the first time. Thom's new novel is an ent

The widespread mistaken belief that Saddam Hussein was behind the 9-11 attacks in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania and correlated support for the invasion of Iraq is but one example of the failu

A crumbling farmhouse in Puglia, Casa Rossa was bought by Alina Strada’s grandfather at a time when no one else wanted it. Now busy preparing it for sale, Alina endeavors to recover the memories it st

Tim LaHaye created the Left Behind Series, which has become one of the most popular fiction series of all time. Those novels, with more that 50 million copies sold, presented a unique combination of s

Spy tells, for the first time, the full, authoritative story of how FBI agent Robert Hanssen, code name grayday, spied for Russia for twenty-two years in what has been called the “worst intelligence d

“Shakespeare’s Kitchen not only reveals, sometimes surprisingly, what people were eating in Shakespeare’s time but also provides recipes that today’s cooks can easily re-create with readily available

Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He can

Reprinted here for the first time since the 19th century, these color illustrations by T. Pym make the classic Andersen fairy tale even more magical. One of Andersen's best-beloved tales, The Snow Qu

Indestructible Truth is one of the most thorough introductions to the Tibetan Buddhist world view ever published; at the same time it is also one of the most accessible. The author presents complex a

Love may be sweeter the second time around, but once the bliss of a newfound relationship wears off a little, the reality of being part of a stepfamily sets in. If you are one of the millions of remar

Is it impossible to let go — despite the pain?‧ Do you yearn for someone who is not physically or emotionally available to you?‧ Do you believe that if you love him enough he will have to love you?‧ When you feel insecure, does it drive you only to want her more?‧ Do you find yourself phoning repeatedly or waiting long hours for the phone to ring?Do you wish someone would let go of you?‧ Does an ex-lover or ex-spouse refuse to believe that it’s over?‧ Do you receive unwanted phone calls, letters, presents, or visits?‧ Is this pursuit of you creating so much anxiety that it affects your physical or emotional well-being?In this invaluable self-help guide, Dr. Susan Forward presents vivid case histories as well as the real-life voices of men and women caught in the grip of obsessive passion.Whether you’re an obsessive lover or the target of such an obsession, here is a proven, step-by-step program that shows you how to recognize the “connection compulsion,” what causes it, and how to brea