SUMMARY: This new collection brings together some of Joyce Carol Oates's most brilliant and provocative pieces, covering a diverse range of subjects and ideas. The rough country is...
FromIt’s 1914, on the brink of the Great War, when three longtime friends who grew up together in an orphanage are awarded scholarships to the University of Southern Missouri. But ...
Product DescriptionYears before they served together on board the U.S.S. EnterpriseTM, Commander William Riker and ship's counselor Deanna Troi had a tempestuous love affair ...
Amazon.com ReviewAmazon Best Books of the Month, May 2011: Steve Earle's heartbreaking debut novel features a morphine addict who performs illegal abortions, a young Mexic...
SUMMARY: Perennial grad student Veronica Gale gets more than she bargained for when her latest dissertation project puts her in the path of PHosopher/assassin/carnival-ride operato...
One may as well begin with Helen's letters to her sister. HOWARDS END,TUESDAY.Dearest Meg, It isn't going to be what we expected. It is old and little, and altogether del...
SUMMARY: Getting your dream job in the arts is no mean feat these days. In this book, the author explores the world of museums and galleries, focusing on contemporary issues and cu...
From Publishers WeeklyNine thoughtful, unfussy essays by the author of the collection I Was Told There'd Be Cake navigate around illusions of youth in the hope that by young adult....
SUMMARY: Working in Hollywood is always about getting to the top. Or "on" top, as feisty producer Claudia Dostis prefers. But when she contends with her outrageously sexy adversary...