Carl Djerassi crafts a shrewd collection of comedies of manners, exposing the foibles of elite tribes—business executives, chefs, scientists, professors, musicians, and other clever characters. They s
Life for many people does not offer much to be celebrated. Finances are tight, relationships have gone badly, health concerns have risen, children are becoming unmanageable, and it has caused many peo
Life for many people does not offer much to be celebrated. Finances are tight, relationships have gone badly, health concerns have risen, children are becoming unmanageable, and it has caused many peo
Rick H. often starts his "talk" at recovery meetings with this statement: "I come here because the Rick of old will drink again. So I need to change, and this is where my professors are." He then adds
Rick H. often starts his "talk" at recovery meetings with this statement: "I come here because the Rick of old will drink again. So I need to change, and this is where my professors are." He then adds
Peggy Goody and the Magic Triangle is a book about a twelve-year-old girl, who is innocently drawn into a world of fairy and wizard magic. She is given fairy magic for helping a fairy who was badly in
Universities are normally conservative institutions. In this book they are not. The professors depicted in this imaginary institution exceed conventional norms. They go all out in their seeming quest
Universities are normally conservative institutions. In this book they are not. The professors depicted in this imaginary institution exceed conventional norms. They go all out in their seeming quest
The cavalier Shanhuinic is a talking serpent. He has suffered and almost died. If Nicholas had not passed by where Shanhuinic was found badly injured, the hope of enriching some people would have been
London Metropolitan Commander Amanda Dansie, SAS trained, is badly wounded during an engagement in which four of her team are killed. Suddenly she is transformed from an incredibly fit, active young w
Jack McCall was born to be a priest because his father wanted it so badly. Alan Clement was born a Catholic because his mother was one. In On the Way Out, two elderly men from two starkly different wa
...Skinny, trembling fingers, children seeking for a star to hold on to in the dark, a sun ray to warm them up. Rania got scared and angry. How badly she wanted to shout, 'Enough is enough! There's en
Leigh Coleman had been abducted and missing for four days until she escaped and was discovered badly injured and unconscious in an abandoned cornfield. Her abductors aren't aware that Leigh has no rec
Leigh Coleman had been abducted and missing for four days until she escaped and was discovered badly injured and unconscious in an abandoned cornfield. Her abductors aren't aware that Leigh has no rec
As a flyer with the French Air Service during World War I, Louisiana Cajun Quentin Norvell has become a tough fighter pilot in the days before America's entry into the war. When he is badly wounded, h
As a flyer with the French Air Service during World War I, Louisiana Cajun Quentin Norvell has become a tough fighter pilot in the days before America's entry into the war. When he is badly wounded, h
Two orphaned siblings struggle to survive a harsh Alaskan winter looking after a badly wounded miner, while their guardian, an old Athabascan Indian who has taught them the ways of their ancestors, se
In a bizarre suicide, a woman has been found curled into a fetal position and frozen to death in the bleak English Peak District, yet her body is badly bruised. This discovery brings the tally of susp
Help Your Child Heal From Life’s LossesA favorite toy breaks . . . . A pet dies . . . It’s Okay to Cry.Parents divorce and you’re forced to move . . . It’s Okay to Cry.A best friend is hurt badly . .
Two inner-city teenagers--Dante, who badly needs a heart operation, and Pook, who dreams of going to medical school--are confronted with a difficult choice when they stumble upon a cache of cocaine wh
