Review "Taylor does a lovely job of setting an atmospheric scene and luring us inside." -Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review "A strikingly atmospheric debut. The w...
SUMMARY: Utterly beautiful, smart as a whip, and crooked down to her slightly round heels, here is the most fascinating confidence woman in suspense fiction, as portrayed by one of...
SUMMARY: Most of what we know about Leonardo da Vinci, we know because of his notebooks. Some 6,000 sheets of notes and drawings survive, perhaps one-fifth of what he actually prod...
From Bookmarks MagazineReviewers lauded Naylor’s "meticulously reported" account (Oregonian). It includes in-person observations during the operation (Naylor was imbedded with the....
SUMMARY: If you are either learning Italian, or learning English as a second language (ESL) as a Italian speaker, this book is for you. There are many editions of Northanger Abbey....
Review" Any first-time homebuyer owes it to him or herself to get this book. It's packed with information you won't find anywhere else, yet is remarkably accessible, even when cove...
EDITORIAL REVIEW: This haunting debut from a brilliant new voice is sure to be as captivating as it is controversial, a shocking look at the imminent collapse of American civilizat...
SUMMARY: Five lost souls in search of redemption . . .To outsiders it looks as if Mary was born unlucky, but deep down she believes in a happy ending. She just needs someone to rem...
EDITORIAL REVIEW: **How to talk dirty and influence people-in Chinese! ** You can study Chinese for years, but do you really know how to talk like a native speaker? The next book i...
With a New Afterword As a prizewinning foreign correspondent for "The Wall Street Journal," Geraldine Brooks spent six years covering the Middle East throughwars, insurrections, an...