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In 1973, less than a hundred years after Henry James’s Daisy Miller compared the innocence of Americans with the decadence of Europeans, Jim and Artie Mitchell arrived at the Cannes Film Festival for
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This is the passionate story of a true epistolatory love affair between a Victorian lady and a German prince. In the early 1830s, an unhappily married Englishwoman falls in love with a man she has nev
She was in a stranger's bed, hating him . . . and wanting him. Each time Jeanette thought of the Frenchman, she tingled with reluctant delight. He was a mercenary with no morals, no ethics --- a man o
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Are you one of the millions of people searching for natural ways to improve yourself and eliminate bad habits? Hypnosis is a highly effective tool for behavior modification-and this practical and insp
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A minor Old-Earth bureaucrat became the surprise inheritor of an interstellar spaceship, but there were a couple of minor problems. The will did not tell Floyt how to find the ship, and someone was tr
Edgar Award winner Sharyn McCrumb brings you her sixth Elizabeh MacPherson mystery novel.The unsinkable Elizabeth is on tour of England's most famous murder sites, when Rowan Rover, the group leader,
The Battle of the Line is infamous in Earth history as the climactic campaign in a long and bloody war between Humankind and the alien Minbari race. But how did this apocalyptic conflict erupt? And ho
"A professional memoir of a gifted, good-humored and gracious man...The book has the feel of good conversation on a long trip."THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWJohn Charles Kuralt on the journey of his l
Millions of dollars will belong to the person who can prove he or she is a descendant of the mystery woman called Poppy Mallory.??Millions of lies have been told along California's Gold Coast, in Pari
The shipwrecked, vacationing passengers of the ill-fated freighter,?Morris,?are picked up by the?H.M.S. Pandora?and sail into a cruise of metaphysical terror, madness, and death.
???Here is a rich selection of short, meaningful excerpts from the writings of Bishop Fulton J. Sheen. Forming a collection of landmarks along the way to spiritual peace, each paragraph in this book h
This selective history of Portugal reflects the author’s fascination with his own Portuguese/Madeiran heritage. The work tracks the nation’s rise and fall as a world power, drawing from the author’s t
EDGAR AWARD winning author Steven Womack...In book two of the P.I. Harry James Denton series, Harry finds his next case across the street, when a magnificent mansion in the funky part of town is torch
"Fascinating . . . Poignant." The Wall Street JournalIn this extraordinary work of insight and interviews, bestselling author Gay Talese shares with us the lives of those we don't kn
"Belongs on the shelf of classics about surviving degradation with dignity and even humor." Time In March 1985, Terry Anderson was swept up in the violent conflict of a turbulent era
Rose Fenemore is taking a break from her Cambridge teaching post in an isolated cottage on the island of Moila. One evening, she is shocked to discover an attractive stranger, Ewen Mackay, in her kitc
"A memoir that shows the private Malcolm as a man who spoke far more of obedience, moderation, and peace than he did of violence."--Atlanta Journal & ConstitutionMany books have been written about
The compelling, beautifully told story of three black women who meet at a New England college in the late sixties and form a friendship that will guide them through the changes, the joys, and the tear
Thousands of years ago, the mad emperor Lokan controlled the Nightsword--and imposed his twisted desires on all that lived. Then Lokan mysteriously vanished behind the Maelstrom Wall, into the quantum
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"Outstanding...A fun-to-read mixture of homicide and humor."THE PITTSBURGH PRESSIn this, the seventh adventure in the Claire Malloy series, Claire discovers a lot about her late, unl
Caitlin McKenna defied her family to marry her sweetheart, Shane, on the eve of his departure for America. But years passed, with no word from Shane for Caitlin to join him. Now, after eight years, a
Elizabeth Dane has helped hundreds of people control their weight and lead healthier, calmer, more rewarding lives. Now it’s your turn. With Dr. Dane’s breakthrough new book, you can finally look–and
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A brilliant novel of alternate universes by an award-winning science fiction master A breakthrough in quantum physics has shattered the boundaries between alternate worlds. History is in chaos as bi
As a corrupt Commonwealth rules the galaxy through the might of its armies, its most influential general--a renegade Guardian of the deposed Starfire royal line--pursues the rumor of a hidden heir to
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The Jewish preoccupation with nourishment, diets, and the enjoyment of eating is often a source of humor. But nourishment is more than just food in the Jewish tradition: our eating habits determine ho
Fifteen-year-old Lynda Mann's savagely raped and strangled body is found along a shady footpath near the English village of Narborough.??Though a massive 150-man dragnet is launched, the case remains
In this volume, essential ideas from the work of Deepak Chopra, M.D., are arranged to create a transcendent experience for the reader - a journey into healing. Along the path, we discover that what we
