Looks at the history of beans, offers advice on cooking beans, and shares recipes for spreads, dips, appetizers, soups, salads, side dishes, and main dishes
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
The new wave of organizational innovations involves new types of arrangements between individuals and corporations. It is likely to continue to produce new organizational forms, spanning the entire ra
“A wide-ranging and deeply thoughtful meditation on the psychological sources of the danger to humanity created by the advent of weapons of mass destruction. It draws on a vast range of sources inclu
Looks at scientists' efforts to determine whether the universe will continue expanding or stop and begin to collapse upon itself, and discusses the search for the dark or missing matter
This popular book on lifestyle evangelism encourages Christians of all ages to use their giftedness to draw friends to the Savior. Read how God uses cherry pies, hammers, and baby-sitters in His divin
This elementary textbook provides a succinct step-by-step account of all the most important and central English construction and categories. Rodney Huddleston's earlier work,An Introduction to the Gra
Astronomy has never been a more popular pastime than it is today. The increased availability of less expensive, more powerful, and more sophisticated telescopes has given rise to a new generation of s
The ancient path of shamanism is alive and well in contemporary society. Physicians, therapists, and spiritual seekers are among those who are rediscovering the shaman's methods—such as drumming, visu
A book about violence and redemption, Joy Williams' new fiction tells the story of two drifters who break into Florida vacation homes while their owners are away, live there a while, then move on.
Mike and Irene Milin are the world's most successful couple in real estate education, the "Dynamic Duo" whose amazing sellout seminars in real estate management have shown thousands across the country
A study of child development designed for parents describes patterns of learning between the ages of five and eleven and examines means of improving the youngster's educational environment
Rucker McClure had drowned beer and chased women everywhere south of the Mason-Dixon Line, but he couldn’t resist heading straight for Mount Pleasant, Alabama, when the town’s mayor, ex-Miss Georgia D
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
A powerful novel of Africa's history and the men and women who determined its fate. From the East came Islam. From the West, the slave trade. The battle for Africa's soul had begun..."A wondrous novel
The Elk-Dog People have two new members, former soldiers in the French Army. Fully assimilated into the tribe, they travel to Santa Fe to help the group trade pelts. But soon trouble starts, and the n
"This extraordinary book . . . is a reminder . . . of the sins of suppression and untruth that have been and can be committed in the name of American journalism . . . One of the last first-person stat
Discusses the methods of moral reasoning, the evaluation of moral arguments, nuclear war theory, the policy of nuclear deterrence, and the effect of nuclear weapons on nonnuclear powers
An Australian scientist confronts a moral dilemma that forces him to oppose world powers willing to sacrifice Third World lives--and his--to maintain the international balance of trade
Postponing an eagerly awaited retirement after he is assaulted, kidnapped, and thrown off of a building, British spy Appleton Porter seeks the reason behind the violent acts
This collection of the best of baseball writing by sports writers, ballplayers, and literary figures includes works by James Thurber, Philip Roth, John Updike, Marianne Moore, Ogden Nash, and P.G. Wod
What happens when four guys confront the enormity of being thirty? If it’s Sandy Stern, he worries about the fact that he’s a down-and-out artist about to lose both his apartment and his girl. If it
From the author of Perceiving Ordinary Magic, this book proposes that both science and Buddhism offer powerful insights into human nature that can help to bring about profound changes in our lives a
Argues that the social, economic, and political upheavals that culminated in World War II brought about a redistribution of power that has shaped the post-war countries
This innovative and accessible guide discusses the newest and hottest discoveries in cold relief, reveals which pills really work and what lifestyle changes will help.
Celebrating God's Healing ForgivenessHere is a practical, pastoral book for all Catholic Christians – laity as well as clergy – to foster renewed understanding and practice of the sacrament of reconci
This provocative book reveals how the real sexual??revolution was initiated by women -- not men --??and how it transformed both our behavior and our??understanding of what sex means in our lives.
"A comprehensive, controversial examination of sports as a major force in American life." Los Angeles TimesThere is a crisis in American sports, and it's getting worse. Drugs, violence, and the corrup
The complete guide to the most popular brand-name foods in America, from the authors of the 2-million-copy bestseller The Pill Book. Features complete product ingredient lists, best and worst brand ra
? “A unique crime writer whose fictional world was brutal, realistic and harrowing in the extreme.”—Guardian? When a middle-aged alcoholic is found brutally battered to death on a roadside in West Lon
