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H. L. Mencken stipulated that this memoir remain sealed in a vault for thirty-five years after his death. For good reason: My Life as Author and Editor is so telling and uproariously opinionated that
A bizarre murder leaves two teenagers dead in a desert arroyo, their naked bodies side by side, face up under the New Mexican sun. Near them, etched in stone, is a symbol unlike any Native American ma
It's the expose to end all exposes--the truth about the suburbs: where they planted trees and crabgrass came up, where they planted the schools and taxes came up, where they died of old age trying to
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For those unfamiliar with conservatism or for those already committed to its principles, this "briefing book" is a vital reference to the conservative point of view on today's most hotly debated issue
Gita, a shy Indian graduate student studying at Berkeley, is assured by her beloved Aunty that she will meet her Mr. Right in Chaitra 2040--March 1984--and several intriguing males materialize, but no
Just like humans, puppies change enormously--and enormously fast--in their first year. With tips on how to find and visit a veterinarian, puppy-proof the home and teach the puppy to obey, this is one
This handy alphabetically organized reference is chock full of directions, advice, and support, on every aspect of a child's health from allergies to viruses.
For anyone who has been intimidated, overwhelmed, or just plain confused by what they think opera is, Who's Afraid of Opera? offers a lively, readable, and frankly biased guide to what author Michael
An estimated 500,000 potentially gifted children are born each year. Since most schools don't begin to test for giftedness until about the age of eight, it is left to parents to recognize and nurture
Believing that she and her partner, Ray, are the last remaining vampires, five-thousand-year-old Alisa is stunned when she learns about a series of brutal murders in the United States that can only be
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It is a few decades after a revolutionary technology has given humans the ability to resurrect the dead. The ever-increasing population of the risen dead is segregated into areas called necrovilles. H
The Health and Human Services poverty line for a three-person family in America is $11,8oo in annual income. One in every five American children is growing up in poverty. What does child poverty mean
Encouraging Words is a collection of short talks and brief essays that Aitken Rashi has offered his students at meditation retreats during the past two decades. They are arranged according to themes c
Angus Wells carved a place for himself on the shelves of hundreds of thousands of fantasy readers. Now, with Lords Of The Sky, it is clear that he has saved his most sweeping and imaginative tale for
Argues that the purpose of life is joy, explains how to find happiness within ourselves, and includes questions designed to help the reader reexamine his or her outlook
A hilarious collection of motherhood fallacies includes such misstatements as "You'll get used to throwing up" and "You can nap when your baby naps," and is accompanied by drawings by a cartoonist for
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The Poisoned Embrace is a provocative investigation into the history of sexual pessimism as it has evolved in Western theology throughout the ages. Since the days of the Early Fathers, sex and deat
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Castro's Cuba is isolated; the guerrillas who once spread havoc through Uruguay and Argentina are dead, dispersed, or running for office as moderates. And in 1990, Nicaragua's Sandinistas were rejecte
Do you need a source of hope for the future?? Do you wonder about the hidden, metaphysical causes of crises today?? Is there a link between human thought, collective karma and world events such as nat
"An engaging saga of unconditional friendship, love, and foregiveness...Golden's style is modern, refreshing and accurately captures a slice of African-American life."ST. PETERSBURG TIMESIn the exciti
In what he calls a "200 percent potent" teaching, Chogyam Trungpa reveals how the spiritual path is a raw and rugged "unlearning" process that draws us away from the comfort of conventional expectatio
"This book is a fine resource for every doctor, patient, and family who has to confront the reality of breast cancer."—Bernie S. Siegel, M.D., Author of Love, Medicine, and MiraclesAttitudes about bre
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Dr. Abraham Fleischmann cannot remember the name of his best friend, and is beginning to lose his medical vocabulary. Despite months of memory training, he now finds himself at the graveside of his br
Talking to paper is talking to the divine. Paper is infinitely patient. Each time you scratch on it, you trace part Of yourself, and thus part of the world, and thus part of the grammar of the univers
Everyone, according to W.A. Mathieu, is musical by nature—it goes right along with being human. And if you don't believe it, this book will convince you. In a series of interrelated short essays, Math
Part thriller, part domestic tragedy, at once political and intensely personal, Ivan Kilma's epicly scaled new novel is an inquest into the compromises that turned even the best citizens of Czechoslov
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