When lovely Tucker Houston decided to become a schoolteacher out West, she never expected to encounter Lucas Steele, a handsome wagon-master who would soon steal her heart away.
One of America's leading literary scholars explores the fascinating question of why some people's creative talents flourish with age while others' fade.
Major investigative nonfiction on one of the most important stories of our time - the spread of nuclear weapons - written by two award-winning journalists who for years have followed the trail of the world's most notorious arms dealer.
A ten-year love affair is tested after Thandy finds out her lover is cheating on her not only with his wife, but with another woman as well.
Part mystery, part biography, part meditation on a forgotten singer from the early days of jazz, this is Nick Tosches piecing together of a life - that of Emmett Miller, whose songs prefigured jazz, country, blues and much of the popular music of the 20th century.
Claudia and Avery Park, lovers since high school, are now in their 30s. Intelligent and charming, they seem to be the ideal couple. However, they are casually yet cruelly oblivious to the ways in which their words and actions affect other people, most particularly their own 11-year-old daughter.
Summer 1991, the Howells family are revisited in a small academic town in Massachusetts. Dinah and Martin's middle son Toby died six years ago. David, 18, is about to go to Harvard and Sarah is now 13. A young woman, Netta Breckenridge, enters the family's lives and creates a fragile domesticity.
This story explores themes of familial and romantic bonds as it tells of a woman whose husband stays behind in New England while she and their children spend the summer in her Midwestern hometown.
In this critical and provocative examination of the deficiencies and oversights in homeland security, a leading expert reveals what individual citizens, communities, and business leaders can do to best prepare for our most dangerous threats.
An eye-opening chronicle of discovery - a narrative that traces the surprising evolution of Darwin's genius and celebrates the unexpected rewards of close observation of the natural world.
Depression can spread like contagion through families, affecting everyone's lives, especially children's; but the good news is that we now have the tools to protect our children from this legacy of depression.
What happened in Florida after the 2000 presidential election revealed the ugliest side of American politics. Journalist Jake Tapper takes the reader inside the post-election vote-trolling and the battle for the presidency in a book which shows how both sides plotted and manoeuvred.
* An inspirational read from the motivational Mawi Asgedom.
A tale of terrorism, espionage, and an epic struggle for justice in an America on the verge - sparked by a massive and mysterious explosion in New York Harbour in 1916.
Psychoanalyst Jill Morris offers case studies and detailed guidelines to help the reader utilize "dreamwork" to solve problems, enhance creativity, resolve inner conflicts, learn new skills, and receive intensely pleasurable experiences.
Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier, 22 July 1942 1 May 1944, Volume 6 in the series, examines the drive up from Guadalcanal and New Guinea to the taking of Rabaul and the colossal American victory at the Battle of the Bismarck Sea during the Papuan campaign. This volume also covers the Central Solomons, the Huon Gulf offensive, the invasion of New Georgia, and the Battles of Kula Gulf and Kolombagnara."
David Bruce was the last of a kind - a wealthy American, country squire, spymaster and diplomat - whose friends ranged from Ernest Hemingway to Averill Harriman. This biography describes his military career, his two marriages and his diplomatic service as ambassador to France, Britain and China.
A fascinating exploration, spanning two thousand years, of the central role exotic animals have played in war, diplomacy, and the pomp of rulers and luminaries.
* 'Nothing less than a cultural history of the American character, as seen through - or in - the metal, glass and cardboard carriers that most of us take for granted.' - PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
Twelve-year-old Traci Winchell is a gifted gymnast, but lately she's been having trouble, so much trouble that her coach warns her she may need to drop out or else risk serious injury. Traci wants to find something to fill the void left by gymnastics, but is diving for her?
Theo's favourite aunt is diagnosed as having cancer. Although he's a couch potato he realises he has to do something. Then a friend tells him about a benefit race to raise funds for cancer research. He begins a training programme that opens a new door for him - and helps his aunt as well.
A 900-year history of the culture and folklore of the shtetl Eishyshok. As well as a testament to a victimized people, the book is a living history - the author lived in Eishyshok until the age of four when the Nazis murdered all the inhabitants except for herself and a few others who escaped.
An exciting history of American sports' most notorious team rivalries from the #1 sports series for kids.
Like her first novel, The Archivist, Martha Cooley's THIRTY-THREE SWOONS fuses history with a contemporary story [that] builds in suspense as family memories surface and revelations emerge.' -Boston Globe
Larry wishes his Dad would take time off from his legal practice to watch him play football. He takes some consolation from the letters he receives from Yancey Foote, his pro-football hero. But the letters stop coming, and Larry finds out that Yancey is in legal trouble. Can Larry's Dad help?
When Kelly Roberts plays basketball at home with her friend Ester, she's a whiz, but as soon as she faces a crowd, she freezes. One day she finds a new pair of red hightops in her locker. Whenever she wears them she plays a better game. Could the mysterious hightops somehow be magical?
Serena and Venus Williams have captured the attention of the tennis crowd. This title contains photographs, their statistics, and a list of career highlights for the sisters.
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