SUMMARY: Since Barbie's introduction in 1959, her impact on baby boomers has been revolutionary. Far from being a toy designed by men to enslave women, she was a toy invented by wo...
SUMMARY: A satirical joyride in the tradition of Kurt Vonnegut and Douglas Adams, First Contact introduces us to the hyper-intelligent Rigelians, who admire Woody Allen movies and ...
Introducing a deeply funny, charismatic new voice: an entertaining memoir of a family haunted by its own myths and its obsessive idolization of the literary life.Jeanne Darst was b...
A landmark in contemporary Australian literature, The Fat Man in History brought early acclaim to Peter Carey for his brilliant and ingenious fiction. These twelve stories introduc...
John Barth stays true to form in Every Third Thought, written from the perspective of a character Barth introduced in his short story collection The Development. George I. Newett a...
This practical introduction to Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) offers improved coverage of version 3 of the protocol, plus much more information on SNMP scripting and pro...
From Publishers WeeklyBartulin introduces irrepressible Sydney, Australia, used-book dealer Jack Susko in this tight hard-boiled whodunit, the first of what one hopes will be a lon...
The mystery writer Ariadne Oliver stages a murder hunt at an annual fete and Poirot is to award the prize. Ms. Oliver proceeds to introduce the actress playing the corpse. Only she...
From Publishers WeeklyMWA Grand Master Francis's first collaboration with his son Felix, a former physics teacher who researched many of his father's previous bestsellers, introduc...
Amazon.com ReviewRobin Cook on DaemonDoctor and author Robin Cook is widely credited with introducing the word "medical" to the thriller genre. Thirty-one y...