SUMMARY:Oxford, 1278 -- the Doctor is keen to put a stop to the pioneering scientific experiments of Roger Bacon. Bacon has developed ideas for submarines, explosives, teles...
SUMMARY: Coming in 2009, the major motion picture starring John Malkovich Written with austere clarity , Disgrace explores the downfall of one man and dramatizes with unforgettable...
A Japanese cargo ship cruises the eastern Atlantic near the Azores- when it bursts into flames. A gang of pirates speeds to take advantage of the disaster-when their boat explodes....
EDITORIAL REVIEW: **An ancient order tied to the Vatican . . . A blood fortune buried in the caves of France . . . A conspiracy of power, greed and darkest evil . . .** Archaeologi...
SUMMARY: Tony Hsieh--the widely-admired CEO of on-line shoe retailer, Zappos--explains how he created a unique culture and commitment to service that aims to improve the lives of i...
From Publishers WeeklyIn bestseller Beaton's enjoyable 25th Hamish Macbeth mystery (after 2008's Death of a Witch), a Valentine's Day parcel explodes in the face of the Scottish H....
SUMMARY: When the star of South Florida's spatball team is threatened by a ruthless gang of major bettors who stand to lose a fortune, Catie Murray and the Net Force Explorers delv...
SUMMARY: Security expert Gates Bromley's number one priority is protecting art collector Dav Gianikopolis. But when he joins forces with CIA Agent Ana Burton tracing several pieces...
From School Library JournalGr 7 Up–Renée Winters, after being inexplicably called into California's Redwood forest, walks right up to the spot where both of her parents lay dead af...
SUMMARY: Written from Wilde's prison cell at Reading Gaol to his friend and lover Lord Alfred Douglas, "De Profundis" explodes the conventions of the traditional love letter and of...