SUMMARY: Just why do humpback whales sing?That's the question that has marine biologist Nate Quinnand his crew poking, charting, recording andphotographing very big, wet, gray mari...
SUMMARY:Take one dead lothario; add his jealous wife accused of his murder; toss in a devoted daughter who wants to clear her mother's name, and you get one of the greatest ...
From Publishers WeeklyThe Israeli author's stirring chronicle of one man's emotional disintegration delves into basic issues of Jewish history. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Inform....
The Queen of Mystery has come to Harper Collins! Agatha Christie, the acknowledged mistress of suspensecreator of indomitable sleuth Miss Marple, meticulous Belgian detective Herc...
From BooklistThe drinks revival is nearly complete—it’s now possible to be as insufferable about beer and spirits as about wine—but the revival seems to come with a warning label: ...
EDITORIAL REVIEW: In this sequel to her* New York Times* bestsellers* Under the Tuscan Sun* and* Bella Tuscany*, the celebrated "bard of Tuscany" (*New York Times*) lyrically chron...
Pulitzer prize–winner Chris Hedges charts the dramatic and disturbing rise of a post-literate society that craves fantasy, ecstasy and illusion.Chris Hedges argues that we now live...
From Publishers WeeklyJournalist Talty (_Mulatto America_) entertainingly chronicles the life of legendary privateer Capt. Henry Morgan and his crucial role in challenging Spain's ...
Review“[Elric is] among the most memorable characters in fantasy literature.”–Science Fiction Chronicle “The greatest writer of post-Tolkien British fantasy.”–Michael C...