Desperately seeking a husband . . .Suzette is not like other heiresses; she wants a poor husband, a gentleman who will be so grateful for her dowry that he will allow her access to...
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Recently listed in the Top 100 List of the Century's Best American Journalism Gathered in this important volume are seven newspaper articles on migrant farm worke...
FromEver since the Boston Tea Party, Americans have never exhibited the same passion for tea that so many others in the world cultivate. Much of the tea consumed here is iced tea. ...
Sarah promised Marjorie when they were five years old that they would be best friends forever. But that was before seventh grade, when everything changed—everything except Marjorie...
From Publishers WeeklyHistory teaches us, contrary to popular belief, that money can buy happiness, drugs are mostly good, low-fat diets may not prevent cancer or heart disease. Fo...
An epic romance that stretches across whole lives, and even beyond death, Salman Rushdie's most accessible novel and his boldest imaginative act is also a vivid account of the inti...
Paula Volsky, author of The White Tribunal, returns with a spectacular saga of adventure and intrigue, romance and rebellion -- beginning with a wondrous discovery that could forev...
Amazon.com ReviewThe Golden Mean portrays lives that grow bigger as they unfold--in this case, two of the most notable lives ever lived, those of Alexander the Great and his ...
SUMMARY:Becker Drane knows exactly how The World works You know the rain we had two weeks ago, or that nightmare you had last night? Becker Drane can tell you exactly who or...
SUMMARY: In the third volume in the explosive trilogy that has sold more than 24 million copies worldwide, Lisbeth Salander confronts political corruption from her hospital bed whi...