SUMMARY: The deepest cave on earth was a prize that had remained unclaimed for centuries, long after every other ultimate discovery had been made: both poles by 1912, Everest in 19...
An acclaimed Turkish novelist's personal account of balancing a writer's life with a mother's life. After the birth of her first child in 2006, Turkish writer Elif Shafek suffered ...
Where do fairy godmothers come from? When Birdie goes to visit her grandmother for the first time, she learns that her grandmother is a fairy godmother-which means Birdie's a fairy...
Product DescriptionMelville's short stories are masterpieces. The best are to be appreciated on more than one level and those presented here are rich with symbolism and spiritual d...
SUMMARY: 02 Biggie is back! Nancy Bell returns with another delicious installment in her series of rural Texas mysteries featuring local doyen Biggie Weatherford as amateur detecti...
From Publishers WeeklyIn his well-intentioned but impersonal memoirs, Winters tells the tales left untold by Stephen Ambrose, whose Band of Brothers was the inspiration for the HBO...
From Publishers Weekly"In letter carrier nightmares, it's always getting dark out," observes Wyckoff, a 15-year veteran of the postal service, in his sweet, uncomplicated memoir ab...
Product DescriptionAnother fantastic Pitt novel from the master storyteller of the Victorian mystery. 1895 and an increasingly violent tide of political unrest is rising fast all o...
Product DescriptionLondon 1910. Fifteen year-old Belle has lived in a brothel in Seven Dials all her life, with no understanding of what happens in the rooms upstairs. But her inno...
Amazon.com ReviewBecause of Winn-Dixie, a big, ugly, happy dog, 10-year-old Opal learns 10 things about her long-gone mother from her preacher father. Because of Winn-Dixie, Opal m...