A noted consumer expert provides a comprehensive guide to employee rights that explains how to compete in the changing workplace and discusses such rights as wages, overtime, discrimination, civil rig
Destined to become a classic in the tradition of the best-selling Black-Eyed Susans/Midnight Birds and Erotique Noire/ Black Erotica. Afrekete gives collective voice to the tradition of black lesbian
The Crown Crime CompanionThe Top 100 Mystery Novels Of All TimeSelected by theMystery Writers Of AmericaAnnotated by 0tto Penzler and Compiled by Mickey FriedmanFor The Crown Crime Companion, the Myst
This collection of fifteen articles and talks by Tulku Thondup constitutes a manual on how to transmute the situations encountered in daily life, whether external or internal, into spiritual disciplin
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For prevention and healing—a holistic approach to the mind-body connection Is stress affecting your blood pressure, immune system, and overall health? Do you suffer from occasional anxiety, fears, s
Looks at famous business blunders, including the new Coke and Ed Rollins' election claims, suggests common causes for such mistakes, and suggests ways to avoid them
There is no other place quite like Brooklyn. Not only has it inspired and nurtured many native writers, it has had a profound impact on those passing through. The Brooklyn Reader features a rich diver
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According to ancient Black Forest legend, on the Night of the Seventh Moon, Loke, the God of Mischief, is at large in the world. It is a night for festivity and joyful celebration. It is a night for s
"Everything in this book happened. These are real nurses and real patients. . . ."And the true stories that nurse Carolyn Fink gathers here are the real stuff of life, as lived by some unforgettable h
THUNDER ON THE RIMOn the South China Sea an oil rig erupts in flames--as AK-47 tracer rounds stitch the night and men die in pools of blood. The SOSUS underwater network catapults news of the attack t
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
In a world that thrives on aggression and physical force, male violence has become an all-too-frequent response to the frustrations and anxieties that fill men's lives. As a result, the lives of women
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
TILL DEATH DO THEM PART . . .Doran Fairweather and her husband, ex-vicar Rodney Chelmarsh, are both secretly relieved when she decides to sublet a friend's London apartment for a while. Maybe the sepa
"It seems you have acquired about you a field that affects the links between multiple parallel worlds, causing objects and individuals from these worlds to slip into yours . . . or you to sli
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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
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.
The Scientists and Theologians who play parts in Soul: God, Self and the New Cosmology:‧Stephen Hawking‧Matthew Fox‧Ilya Prigogine‧Paul Davies‧John Polkinghorne‧David Griffin‧John Rodwell‧David Schram
For this history, Dos Passos returns to the American colonial period and early nationhood, exploring the personalities who won the nation’s independence from England: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison
"FASCINATING . . . The dialogue is, as always, elegant and polished."--Los Angeles TimesWhile guest-teaching a semester at Schuyler Law School, Kate Fansler gets to know an extraordinary secretary nam
"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
"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
Hip music critic Dwayne Robinson has two main gigs: defending rap's rightful place in the music industry and scoring as many women as possible. But this smooth-talking b-boy has yet to try working lov
TO LOVE MUSIC IS TO LOVE VINCE GILLHis pure tenor voice, amazing guitar playing, and superb songwriting skills have earned Vince Gill eleven Grammies and seventeen Country Music Association Awards--ma
Shook takes listeners through all the steps of a sale, from initial contact to closing, stressing important information and demonstrating the important nuances of voice and timing.
By calling a temporary truce, Derek Sagan and the rebels thwarted the alien Corasian invasion. Enemies once again, the rebels have resumed their defiance and Sagan has retumed to his campaign to toppl
The spellbinding conclusion to the star-spanning saga of adventure and intrigue. At the end of King's Test, Sagan--the man who overthrew Dion's father--pledged his allegiance to Dion as the new king.
