SUMMARY: The seventeenth Aubrey-Maturin novel. Jack Aubrey's long service is at last rewarded: he is promoted to the rank of Commodore and given a squadron of ships to command. His...
Product DescriptionExcerpt. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.INo matter how long or how hard they strive, no matter how extensive their education as a species, no matte...
Kiss My Math meets A Tour of the Calculus Jennifer Ouellette never took math in college, mostly because she-like most people-assumed that she wouldn't need it in real life. But the...
Amazon.com ReviewIf the only side of Lawrence Block you know is the dark and gloomy Matt Scudder books, such as the noir classic __, then you might be surprised to hear that he's ....
Review"A dramatic, deeply felt narrative whose characters and message will long be remembered." Booklist, ALAAbout the Author"I was born in Melrose, Massachusetts, on Novem...
SUMMARY: FIRSTLY: don’t touch the hands of your cuckoo-clock heart. SECONDLY: master your anger. THIRDLY: never, ever fall in love. For if you do, the hour hand will poke through y...
In 1996, a revered Hawaiian elder befriended an American anthropologist, and from their rare and intimate rapport, something miraculous emerged. Through the words and teachings of ...
EDITORIAL REVIEW: The world's two deadliest spies in the ultimate showdown. At a small-town carnival two men, each mysteriously summoned by telegram, witness a bizarre killing. The...
SUMMARY: John Harrison and Zahava, intelligence agents, and Greg Farnesworth, explore an ancient temple and discover a matter transmitter that transports them to an alien spacecraf...
Product DescriptionOver the last six seasons of The Biggest Loser, you've watched as contestants shed pounds, got healthy, and dramatically changed their lives for the better...