Examines the human quest for knowledge and discoveries as it discusses such men as Galileo, Adam Smith, Columbus, Marx, Napoleon, Magellan, Faraday, Freud, Marco Polo, and St. Augu...
In a volume he describes as "a series of covert and no-so-covert autobiographical pieces," Jonathan Lethem explores the nature of cultural obsession—in his case, with examples as d...
SUMMARY:An epic quest is over... or ist it? Piergeiron, Open Lord of Waterdeep, is dead ... or is he? The search for the abductors of his bride Eidola has finally drawn to a...
EDITORIAL REVIEW: **In the #1 *New York Times* bestseller *Moscow Rules*, Gabriel Allon brought down the most dangerous man in the world. But he made one mistake. Leaving him alive...
From Publishers WeeklyThis book's readers will quickly think of water. Facts overwhelm you like Niagara. And when you've finished reading about President Clinton and special prosec...
Product DescriptionThomas knows that Wicked can't be trusted, but they say the time for lies is over, that they've collected all they can from the Trials and now must rely on the G...
Eighteen years after the barbarous war with the Serbs that tore their communities apart, a group of Croation villagers discover the identity of the Englishman whom they believe bet...
Book Description From one of our most acclaimed science writers: a dramatic narrative of the discovery of the true nature and startling size of the universe, delving back past the ...
Jedra lives in the streets, Kayan in the temple. When misfortune throws them together, they discover psionic power greater than almost any other on Athas, a power potent enough to ...
From Publishers WeeklyOverwritten and overwrought, Anthony's third installment of a projected six-book fantasy series overwhelms readers with a clich‚d magical universe and a crowd...