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As the chef and owner of the acclaimed Blue Ginger restaurant in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and an Emmy award-winning television personality, Ming Tsai has become the standard-bearer of East-West cuisi
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The U.S. Chess Federation's Official Rules of Chess is the only official rulebook for chess. Serious players at every level as well as chess club teachers, directors, and tournament sponsors should ha
In this groundbreaking new book, a Harvard-trained neurologist shows how you can attain lifelong mental fitness. Utilizing the latest breakthroughs in research, Dr. Jeff Victoroff has developed a defi
A recently discovered autobiography by the wife of Supreme Court justice John Marshall Harlan describes how such seminal events as the Civil War, the end of slavery, and various Supreme Court decision
A debut that took Great Britain by storm, My Legendary Girlfriend introduced the world to the loveable, lovestruck Will Kelly. It’s been three years since his heartthrob, Agnes, wrecked his life with
Gaeddert's approach to healing combines dermatological diagnosis with essential fatty acids, diet, supplements, and Chinese herbal medicine. The book features suggestions for promoting overall skin he
A deluxe illustrated edition of one of the most beloved books of our time, with nearly 150 historic photographs personally selected by the authorThe spellbinding true story of how three men and a grea
Dell Fletcher is the Roadrunner, a black major-league baseball star who seems to have it all. He’s married to his college sweetheart, Leah, and they have two children and a dream home in Los Angeles.
Recovering from a brutal physical attack that almost killed her, thirty-five-year-old Charlotte Halsey soon learns that her husband Milo Robicheaux, a famous black actor, is in jail for the crime, for
ALLAN MALLINSON’S A Close Run Thing and Honorable Company stirred readers and critics with the military adventures of young Captain Matthew Hervey at the Battle of Waterloo and amid the harsh terrain
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An astrologer introduces a simple system that uses an ordinary pack of playing cards to answers questions about personal relationships, forecast one's romantic future, and find one's soul mate. Origin
A dramatic and moving YA novel by Ting-xing Ye, the internationally acclaimed author of A Leaf in the Bitter Wind, working with her husband, William Bell, author of the award-winning novels for young
Can life ever be a real adventure without falling in love?Ever since she can remember, India McKnight has craved adventure, dreaming of lands past the horizon. Following her calling, she becomes a tra
The story of an apprentice chemist whose uncle’s worthless medicine becomes a spectacular marketing success, Tono-Bungay earned H. G. Wells immediate acclaim when it appeared in 1909. It remains a spa
Norman Rockwell’s hundreds of memorable covers for The Saturday Evening Post made him a twentieth-century American icon. However, because of the very popularity of his idealized depictions of middle-c
From David L. Robbins, bestselling author of The End of War and War of the Rats, comes a novel of searing intensity and uncompromising vision. Part mystery, part legal thriller, it is a story of crime
A Washington Post correspondent chronicles her journey through Africa in the late 1990s, describing her experiences in warn-torn Congo-Zaire, her visits to the gold and copper mines of Zambia, and her
The prize-winning debut of an incendiary new voice in contemporary American fiction, 47th Street Black is the story of JC and Mookie, whose rise in the gangster-driven ghettos of Chicago is as swift a
A comprehensive guide to planning a wedding for couples on their second marriage answers frequently asked questions about etiquette, propriety, and planning, discussing such topics as the gift registr
The fact that Martin Heidegger joined the Nazi party has fueled allegations that a fundamental irrational amorality lies at the heart of his work, whether in his earlier "decisionism" or his later "qu
Sex makes monkeys out of all of us. If you don’t give in to it, you wind up a cold, unfeeling bastard. If you do, you spend the rest of your life picking up the pieces. . . .At the start of senior yea
Five years ago, at the age of forty-six, Trisha Posner was surprised to learn from a blood test that she was in full-blown menopause. Her gynecologist urged her to begin hormones immediately, but, min
Inspired by their power and sensuality, artist Pegge Hopper has dedicated her life'??s work to painting the women of Hawaii's native population. Renowned throughout the islands as well as on the mainl
Presents a series of essays surrounding the author's life and her experiences with death, including the sudden death of her father, her mother's lingering illness and death, and her own suicide attemp
After reading The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook, did you ever wonder what it s like to be struck by lightning? To run with the bulls in Pamplona? To ride the crushing swell of an avalanche? Ex
Reflection therapy is an easily learned meditative process, a straightforward relaxation technique, and a method for changing behavior. Based on the authors' studies in psychotherapy and body-mind hea
