LIBRARY OF CONTEMPORARY THOUGHT"When screaming headlines turn out to be based on stories that don't support them, the tale of the boy who cried wolf gets new life. When the newspaper is filled with st
A Haunting pilgrimage to one of China's holy mountains "Ehrlich . . . writes with tremendous grace and passion."—Miles Harvey, Outside"In spare, lyrical prose, Ehrlich inventively recounts her 1995 sp
Patrice Gaines started her adult life as an unwed mother with a drug rap. A black woman in a country that honored neither blacks nor women, she would have a hard and painful journey. Her groundbreakin
Begins with a lucid account of the power structure of Europe during the years 1809-1812, and events that lead into the causes of the 1812 invasion. Author and Napoleonic scholar Nafziger then describe
In jeans and leather jacket he looked handsome as the devil—and just as dangerous.... With his sexy mouth, silver-gray eyes, and drop-dead dazzling body, undercover cop Brody Hunter was pe
St. Paul's Hospital. Buffalo, New York. Scandal rocks the medical community when someone murders the chief administrator, plunging a long thin cardiac needle into his heart with deadly precision. Top
The first book on ovarian cancer for the general reader, this is a comprehensive, compassionate look at a disease millions of people first became aware of with the tragic death of comedienne Gilda Rad
Having devoted her life to stepping softly around her husband's silences and raising their sons, Anna Anderson Thomas, pregnant with a sixth and hopefully girl child, faces a challenge that threatens
Can the truth thaw Chrissa's frozen heart? It's been three years since Chrissa's father walked out of her life. Too angry even to speak to her mother, Chrissa is obsessed with finding the answers to h
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A guide for people who are searching for spirituality, Lessons of the Lotus helps readers find their individual paths by exploring the nature of spirituality with ways of making it relevant to their d
Solomon Wilberforce, a best-selling children's author dedicated to helping black children find their heritage, spends one season each year in New York, the Caribbean, and Africa with the very differen
Congratulations, fellow lesbo! You have just been invited to join the award-winning nationally acclaimed theater troupe as they move from the stage to the page. With all their wit intact, they declare
After her breast cancer diagnosis in 1991, Joyce Wadler, a smart, savvy, forty-something New York writer, fought back with a grounded, roll-with-the-punches outlook. She took charge of her treatments,
The story of Stanford White--his scandalous affair with the 16-year-old actress Evelyn Nesbit, his murder in 1906 by her husband, the millionaire Harry K. Thaw, and the hailstorm of publicity that sur
One evening in 1994, writer Brooke Stephens was listening to the news while working on a tribute to her grandfather for an upcoming family reunion. The evening's newscast began with three negative rep
I’m Kate Bjorkman. I don’t like romance novels. They’re full of three-paragraph kisses describing people’s tongues and spittle. But what do you do if you’ve lived a real romance with a great-looking g
Bottlecap, the Virginia-based group introduced in Jeff Gomez's cult favorite Our Noise, traded in life as a small band on a struggling independent label for a lucrative contract with a big Los Angeles
Did you know that:Babies tears caused by crankiness have a different chemical composition than those caused by eye irritants? One soothes with stress hormones, the other cleanses with a saline solutio
Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827), along with Basho and Buson, is considered one of the three greatest haiku poets of Japan, known for his attention to poignant detail and his playful sense of humor. Issa's
By blending traditional medical treatments with proven alternative therapies, Dr. Kenneth Bock tells us exactly how to boost our immune systems to their maximum effectiveness. With treatments that ran
TO TOUCH THE STARS She was Dion the Wolfwalker, and through her telepathic bond with the Gray Ones, she could hear the packsong and run with the wolves. And now, as fate ripped from her almost everyth
Prominent cultural critic Judith Stacey offers a ringing rebuttal to the rhetoric of "family values" with this powerful argument for accepting family diversity-including a strong new case for legal sa
The world we inhabit is enchanted—every tree, rock, and star, and even "empty" space itself, is teeming with living energy and awareness. And it's all nearer to us than our own breath. Why, then, can'
A New York Times Business Book Bestseller"Shrewd and optimistic. . . . [The Good Life and Its Discontents] combines first-rate analysis with persuasive historical, political and sociological
In Minyan, Rabbi Shapiro offers a Judaism immediate and vital to living in the world with both integrity and enjoyment. According to rabbinic law, "Minyan" is a quorum of ten Jews—the number required
Unflinchingly honest, moving, and funny, Half a Life shows how a girl without means or promise and with only a loving mother, chutzpah, a bit of fraud, and a lot of luck turned into somebody. In 1964
In Upper Hetzia, pockmarked with grim relics of long-ago Sortilegious Wars, lives a people consumed with a fear of magic. Those suspected of forbidden practices die in the bloody cleansings of its inf
For nearly a decade, Michael Lind worked closely as a writer and editor with the intellectual leaders of American conservatism. Slowly, he came to believe that the many prominent intellectuals he work
Merlin, a fictional visitor from the Andromeda Galaxy, Planet Omniscia, has been friends with many of the most important scientific figures of the past including Kepler, da Vinci, Magellan, Doppler, E
Her name is Abbie. She is nineteen and she has had it with guys. Especially the wrong guys. 'Cause that's all she ever seems to meet. Oh, she likes guys just fine - and they are kind of necessary, in
When her beloved son takes two women and a poodle hostage, prompting a media onslaught and worse, Mattie Gifford begins to reflect on her life with humorous and biting insight. Reprint.
This updated paperback edition offers a real blueprint for how to deal with the dramatic change in today's marketplace. An added feature, "Real Change Leader's Handbook for Action, "
Geeks rule the world--with a straight edge, of course--and they have become the sex symbols of the 90s. The Complete Geek (An Operating Manual) is for the millions of Americans eager to jump on the ho
Chicago-Style Deep-Dish Pizza, Fettuccine Alfredo, Crispy Chicken with Extra-Creamy Coleslaw, Deep Dark Chocolate Cake, Coffee Pecan Pie... Are you trying to eat a more healthful diet, but having tro
Every life is a story, says Mandy Aftel, a psychotherapist with nearly twenty years' experience working with artists and writers. We tell the stories of our lives to friends and neighbors, on job inte
Hoping to score points with his boss when he is drafted into a foursome at the Pine Valley Golf Club, Tom Cruickshank plays poorly and fears for his job, until he is assisted by a mysterious player wh
From the writer whose voice Carolyn See has characterized as one of the strangest, most distinguished in American fiction writing today ("There is really nothing to compare her with, except, maybe, th
In On Time and on Budget, New York City contractor John Rusk combines his extensive knowledge of the how architects and contractors work with revolutionary win/win negotiation principles to produce a
The best shoes to dance in are sneakers with no tread left.Old ski lift tickets are not a fashion accessory.Nothing is "fun for the whole family" unless the parents are under ten.There's no such thing
