From Publishers WeeklyWith the emotional panache that pleases her devotees, Steel (Kaleidoscope) portrays Zoya Ossupov, a courageous young woman of Imperial Russia who experiences ...
Racial duplicity threatens an idyllic African American community in the turn-of-the-century South in a dazzling debut inspired by the early life of Zora Neale Hurston. Whether she'...
From School Library JournalGr 9 Up–This highly entertaining anthology contains 12 distinct stories brought together by two well-known YA authors. Though each tale has its own flavo...
Against the backdrop of nativist rural narratives dominating Taiwan's literary scene in the 1980s, Huang Fan published thrilling urban portraits and political satires, reorienting ...
From Publishers WeeklyMicrosoft computer guru Russinovich's first novel, a cautionary tale about the imminence of the great cyber attack to wipe out the Internet, works pretty well...
Amazon.com ReviewSo many books have been written about the meditation side of Zen and the everyday, chop wood/carry water side of Zen. But few books have approached Zen the way tha...
Amazon.com ReviewA respected Zen master in Japan and founder of the San Francisco Zen Center, Shunryu Suzuki has blazed a path in American Buddhism like few others. He is the maste...
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Kay (_The Last Light of the Sun_) departs from his usual historical fantasies to connect the ancient, violent history of France to the presen....
Addressing the most often-asked questions, Lillian Brown distills 40 years of 'insider' experience, as a consultant for such notables as John F. Kennedy, Diane Sawyer, Dan Rather, ...
SUMMARY:Sherlock knows that Amyus Crow, his mysterious American tutor, has some dark secrets. But he didn't expect to find a notorious killer, hanged by the US government, a...