A noted dermatologist offers a definitive guide to the skin problems affecting infants, toddlers, and small children, discussing the best brand-name products to use, home therapies vs. medical treatme
In Under God, Garry Wills, one of our liveliest and most eminent political observers, moves through the tapestry of American history, illuminating the instances where American politics and American re
Eleven-year oldCarrie loves spending summers with her grandparents in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Their farm with a country storeand a lunchroom, is safe and far removed from the terrible d
The bestselling author of Smart Women, Foolish Choices and Women Men Love, Women Men Leave now turns his keen insights toward the individual and the quest for fulfillment. Dr. Kinder says people must
By the author of the highly acclaimed literary bestseller Dictionary of the Khazars, this is a tale of a mysterious quest that is part modern Odyssey and part crossword puzzle. It begins with the stor
With today's accelerated pace of life, preoccupation with careers, and family demands, there is little time for celebrating our humanity--and even less time for seeking God. So how does a twentieth-c
Offers a guided tour through supernatural America with descriptions of various haunted sites and houses, plus information on how to get there and what to look for
Are mothers jealous of their developing daughters? Is an early mother-child bond severed during adolescence and never formed again? What does adolescence feel like to a girl?Drawing on detailed interv
Through these pages pass con men, an opinionated small-town barber, a nurse who chatters on and on--much to the chagrin of her charges--baseball players and boxers. Published in "The Saturday Evening
The highly acclaimed novelist and biographer Albert Murray tells his classic memoir of growing up in Alabama during the 1920s and 1930s in South to a Very Old Place. Intermingling remembrances of yout
Young Wynne of Gwernach believes love is an illusion. She devotes herself to managing the great family estate in Wales, vowing to protect it and her younger brother until he comes of age to inherit. T
Irresistible, sophisticated trivia--Poundstone establishes objective ways of determining which really is the biggest, the highest, the greatest, and the best in a series of witty anecdotal and provoca
If the universe could talk, what would it say?"An engaging and provocative book."--Teaching Philosophy"This book is distinctive and fascinating partly because of its format: not the but an autobiograp
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO PREVENT YOUR CHILD FROM GETTING HOOKED—AND HOW TO HELP ONE WHO ALREADY IS ? Substance abuse can happen in any family, to any teenager. But it can be prevented and stoppe
"You Know me Al" is a classic of baseball--the game and the community. Jack Keefe, one of literature's greatest characters, is talented, brash, and conceited. Self-assured and imperceptive, impervious
Surveys the history of the music industry, and uses interviews to describe the experience of songwriters, recording artists, and managers, and how they got their start
Suggests fishing vacations in England, Ireland, Scotland, Bhutan, Norway, Europe, Chile, New Zealand, Alaska, the Pacific coast, the Florida keys, Labrador, and New England
On her sixteenth birthday, Beauty, daughter of Philip, Duke of Montfort, Westfaire and Ylles, sidesteps the sleeping curse placed upon her by her wicked aunt, the fairy Carabosse -- only to be kidnapp
Early Celtic Christianity was a different kind of Christianity--earth-centered, mystical, poetic, humorous, individualistic--and the texts it produced are perfectly attuned to our age. These ancient t
Describes the changes that take place during each month of pregnancy, and offers advice on diet, exercise, emotional changes, maternity leave, and doctor selection
As ambassador to the United Nations from 1981 to 1985, Jeane Kirkpatrick was the clearest and most unmistakable voice of the Reagan administration's resistance to Soviet expansionism. Her tenacity hal
The Cherokee ProphesyHere at last, in one thrilling volume, is the acclaimed Cherokee Trilogy, three contemporary stories of passion and adventure. It is the dramatic saga of three independent, beauti
Of all the world's great cities, Tokyo remains one of the least well known. Paul Waley calls forth the stories sleeping behind the glass and chrome of today's fast-paced metropolis and conjures the tr
Shows how geography, technology, history and national culture shape government policy, and explains how nations pursue their strategic interests in peacetime
The sequel to the bestseller Walker of Worlds continues the story of Jack, the King's Tramp, and his desperate odyssey to stop the destruction of both his world and ours. Tom De Haven's work "combines
Reynolds Price's long and distinguished career has been remarkable both for his virtuosity and for the variety of forms he has embraced -- novels, stories, poems, essays, translations and plays. Now o
The world of Deverry: an intricate tapestry of fate, past lives, and unfathomable magic. With A Time Of Exile, Katharine Kerr opens new territory in The Deverry Saga, exploring the history of the Elcy
The third book in the award-winning series of speculative fiction anthologies, crowning a reputation for excellence with more that twenty new stories by both established and fledgling authors--all on
Jean Shepherd was one of America’s favorite humorists, his most notable achievement being the creation of the indefatigable Ralphie Parker and his quest for a BB gun in the holiday classic A Christmas
Are you worried that you and your family are consuming too much sugar? Do you want to prepare simple, healthful dishes that don’t take a lot of time? Then Sugar Free . . . Microwavery is the book for
Cautious Agnes Hamilton, owner of a horse breeding farm, tries in vain to resist the advances of the wickedly handsome John Bartholomew, a mystery man who rides into her life and tries to sweep her of
Features twenty North American vacation spots for bird watchers and includes information on the birds of each area, hotels, campgrounds, and necessary equipment
The successful novelist and writer recounts the events that led her to become a born again Christian, and describes the ways her faith has sustained her.
From Kennedy to Nixon, the FBI unwillingly found itself at the center of the struggle for racial equality and justice. Kenneth O'Reilly tells the shocking story of how political loyalties, priorities,
