Like a time bomb ticking away, hypertension builds quietly, gradually, placing unbearable strain on the body until it explodes--in heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, arterial disease, even death
In was Kai-feng, the end of days, the time of chaos.One by one, the four grisly abominations called the Makkon had come together, marshaling their inhuman armies to reap a bitter harvest of death. Man
Evan, five years old, hardly stands, much less sits, still for more than a few moments. Jessie is eight -- she's adorable...she never finishes anything on time...she's a dreamer. Cal is fifteen -- he
Based on a little-known true story, The Innocents Within offers a unique and untold view of wartime France and the Holocaust.????????The scene is the high plateau of the Massif Central. The time is th
Now Ruth Montgomery, the acclaimed bestselling author of Threshold to Tomorrow, joins forces with Mr. A. the most amazing healer of our time, to tell the story of his extraordinary powers and the asto
Finally, here's a diet that doesn't ask you to give up your favorite foods the whole time you're following it. If you can stick to a strict diet for two days at a time, then you can still have some of
A compilation of rock music notables by the author of Born to Run and the senior editor for The Source includes "The Ten Worst Performers of All Time," "The 100 Best Songwriters," and more. Original.
"McCune has recreated the splendor and intrigue of the imperial court in the Tang dynasty...giving us entertaining and informative access to a brilliant time and a complex woman."JEFFREY RIEGELChair,
The Imperial Japanese Army was a legend in its own time. To the defenders of Singapore and Bataan, its soldiers were demonic supermen. The willingness of Japan consistently to fight to the last man re
Although many people believe that this is a barren time for moral leadership in this country, in Some Do Care Anne Colby and William Damon show that moral heroes do exist today. Drawing on in-depth in
"Completely fascinating."TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPLEMENTJourneying through time, THE STORY OF NUMBERS explores the history of mathematics to trace the rise of various number sysems in cultures from Mesopo
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
Among the provocative social phenomena of our time, few have caught the public fancy as profoundly as that quintessentially American species known as Bubba. The conventional notion of Bubba is a South
Eleven-year-old Darlene, who is big for her age and looks considerably older, must adjust to a new way of life when her mother gets an important new job which takes up most of her time and the family
R.L. Stine invented the teen horror genre with Fear Street, the bestselling teen horror series of all time. He also changed the face of children's publishing with the mega-successful Goosebumps series
In Martin Luther King's now legendary "I Have a Dream" speech, he hoped for a time when "little children... will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." It is
Poems that meld popular "street" themes with powerful underlying emotional tension, from the five-time winner of Chicago's Uptown Poetry Slam. Published by Zoland Books, Inc., 384 Huron Avenue, Cambri
Incomparable scholar Mortimer Adler attempts to discover where truth lies among the plurality of world religions, as dictated by the unity of truth. The man whom "Time" calls America's "philosopher fo
For some time now, writer-actor-performance artist Spalding Gray has been carrying around with him a monster: a manuscript of a novel called Impossible Vacation, a book that at last sighting weighed i
Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist (for The New York Times ) Wilford synthesizes myth, history, politics, and high technology in tracing man's relationship with Mars from antiquity to the pre
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
Make It Easy, Make It Light offers a tempting array of quick, light dishes for the taste-conscious, time-conscious, and health-conscious cook. The "light" approach to cooking is a sensible return to b
Aliens, time travel, intergalactic soap opera, talking vegetables, and Elvis--this hilariously wild futuristic adventure has it all! On par with A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Rankin's spectacula
People have wanted to have the last word from the beginning of time--and they've been writing their own for almost as long. Their wise, witty and often bizarre last messages have now been immortalized
In books such as The Complete Walker and The Man Who Walked Through Time, Colin Fletcher has established a reputation as a literate and witty apostle of roughing it. Secret Worlds of Colin Fletcher is
After an argument with Max, his ghostly friend, Jeffrey worries that Max won't be back in time to celebrate Christmas and that he will have to spend the holiday with his obnoxious cousins, Jonathan an
A close friend and associate of Anthony de Mello shares for the first time not only personal conversations and reminiscences, but also de Mello's own words as recorded during a 15-day retreat in India
Kiddo is back and a decade older. At 23, he's not much wiser or thinner, but the family business needs him, and so does the woman of his dreams. It's time to grow up--whatever that means.From the Trad
Established in 1918 as a memorial to that master of the genre, O. Henry, Prize Stories has long been recognized as the premier forum for the contemporary story. The 1987 volume carries forth the time-
"It is difficult to imagine a better course for practicing, would-be, or even part-time vegetarians," said The New York Times of Annemarie Colbin's cooking classes. And, in this book, the founder of t
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The theoretical physicist shares his latest thoughts on the nature of space and time in this anthology of selections from Princeton University Press. Along with eminent colleagues, Hawking extends the
