As mesmerizing as a tale from the lips of Sheherazade, Gazelle traces the story of Elizabeth, a thirteen-year-old American girl whose adolescent passion is awakened in the exotic climate of 1950s Cairo. While her motherwhose beauty and sexual prowess both frighten an... Полное описание

It is Paris, 1815. An extraordinarily shaped South African girl known as the Hottentot Venus, dressed only in feathers and beads, swings from a crystal chandelier in the duchess of Berrys ballroom. Below her, the audience shouts insults and pornographic obscenities. ... Полное описание

Acclaimed biographer Annette Kobak turns her attention to her own family as she sets out to uncover her father's never-discussed past. A mysterious and conspicuously silent figure in Annette's life for some forty-five years, Joe Kobak at last shared with his daughter... Полное описание

In its two thousand years of history, London has ruled a rainy island and a globe-spanning empire, it has endured plague and fire and bombing, it has nurtured and destroyed poets and kings, revolutionaries and financiers, geniuses and visionaries of every stripe. To ... Полное описание

In the mid 1990s self-styled Patriot John Pitner gathered around him a ragtag band of discontents, all eager to avenge themselves against Americas enemies, both foreign and domestic. Fervently believing that a New World Order threatened their liberty and way of life,... Полное описание

Beyond black and white, native and alien, lies a vast and fertile field of human experience. It is here that Eric Liu, former speechwriter for President Clinton and noted political commentator, invites us to explore.In these compellingly candid essays, Liu reflects o... Полное описание

Refuting the conventional wisdom that the end of the Cold War cleared the way for an era of peace and prosperity led solely by the United States, Charles A. Kupchan contends that the next challenge to Americas might is fast emerging. It comes not from the Islamic wor... Полное описание

Two experts tap their years of experience topresent every aspect of basic training in both Englishand Western styles -- from psychologicalprinciples to dressage, show, and trail training.B & W photographs throughout.From the Trade Paperback edition.

In 1948, a nineteen-year-old pearl diver's dreams of spending her life combing the waters of Japans Inland Sea are shattered when she discovers she has leprosy. By law, she is exiled to an island leprosarium, where she is stripped of her dignity and instructed to for... Полное описание

Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times national correspondent Timothy Egan turns to fiction with The Winemaker's Daughter, a lyrical and gripping novel about the harsh realities and ecological challenges of turning water into wine.When Brunella Cartolano visits her fa... Полное описание

Perhaps all of Jonathan Ames problemsand the genesis of this hilarious bookcan be traced back to the late onset of his puberty. After all it cant be easy to be sixteen with a hairless undistinguishable from that of a five year olds.This wonderfully entertaining memoi... Полное описание

In the winter of 1913, high in the Canadian Arctic, two Catholic priests set out on a dangerous mission to do what no white men had ever attempted: reach a group of utterly isolated Eskimos and convert them. Farther and farther north the priests trudged, through a fr... Полное описание

Life was tragic enough before this spring started. With a distinct lack of boobage and an arse so big that birds of prey could nest within its shadows, Jess Jordan is saddled with the Goddess Flora for a best friend, a Britney Spears look-alike so gorgeous that one g... Полное описание

The first anonymous letter arrives on July 23rd, Victors 13th birthday. Which is good, because it gives him something to write about in the journal his father gave him as a present. Soon Victor is writing down everything that happens as he tries to solve the mystery ... Полное описание

After years of watching couples come to blows over ice sculptures, Abby wants no part of the family business. Shed rather spend weekends kicking a soccer ball or antagonizing Noah, the cute son of a famous pastry chefnot doing the Electric Slide.Then Abbys barely leg... Полное описание

Established in 1968, the Wheaton Literary Series provides insightful books for the thoughtful reader, inspiring imagination, and reflection. These beautifully produced volumes feature prose and poetry of high literary, academic, and artistic merit, written by and abo... Полное описание

The world watched in horror in April 2007 when Virginia Tech student Seung-Hui Cho went on a killing rampage that resulted in the deaths of thirty-two students and faculty members before he ended his own life. Former Virginia Tech English department chair and disting... Полное описание

A bittersweet, darkly comic novel from a lyrical new voice, Love Will Tear Us Apart tells the story of six childhood friends reunited at a wedding where secrets are revealed, hearts are broken, and new meaning is given to the phrase You cant go home again.High school... Полное описание

A young shepherd, Corydon, is driven out of his village because of his unusual appearance and then captured and put on display as a monster. Alongside him in the traveling freak show are Medusa, the Minotaur, the Sphinx, and other classical beasts. When Corydon helps... Полное описание

Knowledge of the basic ideas and principles of science is fundamental to cultural literacy. But most books on science are often too obscure or too specialized to do the general reader much good.Science Matters is a rare exception-a science book for the general reader... Полное описание

Most of us have no idea where were going most of the time. Perfect. Celtic Christians had a name for the Holy SpiritAn Geadh-Glas, or the Wild Goose. The name hints at mystery. Much like a wild goose, the Spirit of God cannot be tracked or tamed. An element of danger... Полное описание

More in Love Today Than on Your Wedding Day? It's Possible!Every marriagewhether it's good, bad, or a mix of bothcan be better. But what does it take to make the sparks fly in a marriage of five months or fifty years? James and Betty Robison, co-hosts of the LIFE Tod... Полное описание

What if you had the power to amend choices you made in the past? Would you do it even if it changed everything?Mercy Land has made some unexpected choices for a young woman in the 1930s. The sheltered daughter of a traveling preacher, she chooses to leave her rural c... Полное описание

In a clash of light and darkness, can courage prevail?Rescuing a toddler from the jaws of a mountain lion, Trevor MacDaniel, a high-country outfi tter, sets in motion events he can't foresee. His act of bravery entwines his life with gifted sculptor Natalie Reeveand ... Полное описание

Feeling Bushed, America?In Thanks for the Memories, George, author and Onion contributor Mike Loew takes a humorousyet furiouslook at the last eight years of the Bush administration. From the botched evidence for the war in Iraq to the torture and violation of the Co... Полное описание