September 2009
Contributor(s): Reichs, Kathy (Author)
The "New York Times"-bestselling author and co-producer of the FOX television hit "Bones" returns with a spectacular new novel featuring America's favorite forensic anthropologist, Tempe Brennan.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Suspense; Fiction | Thrillers
Contributor(s): Macomber, Debbie (Author)
Sheriff Troy David had hoped to marry Faith Beckwith, but she's ended the relationship because of misunderstandings--inadvertently caused by Troy's daughter. However, Troy has plenty to keep himself occupied, like the unidentified remains found in a cave outside of town.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Romance | Contemporary
Contributor(s): Lehner, Christine (Author)
Alice Fairweather, a lapsed Catholic who lives in upstate New York, becomes obsessed with her friend Abelardo's quest to canonize his aunt. This mission, along with Alice's quest to save her marriage, makes for a miraculous story of love, loss, and faith.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Literary
Contributor(s): Patterson, James (Author); DiLallo, Richard (Author)
Detective Alex Cross tells an ancestor's story, in this astonishing account of one man's bold pursuit of justice in the face of racism and violence. Unlike any story Patterson has ever told before, "Alex Cross's Trial" still offers the astounding action and breakneck speed of any Alex Cross novel to date.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Historical | General; Fiction | Thrillers
Contributor(s): Gaines, Ernest J (Author) BISAC Categories: Education | General
Contributor(s): Balz, Daniel J (Author); Johnson, Haynes Bonner (Author)
Balz and Johnson offer a riveting account of the 2008 presidential election, which shattered political barriers; illuminated undercurrents of race, gender, and class; and ignited an extraordinary battle among some of the most formidable political rivals ever to seek the presidency.
BISAC Categories: Political Science | Political Process | Elections; Political Science | Government | Executive Branch; History | United States | 21st Century; Political Science | Political History
Contributor(s): Huneven, Michelle (Author)
Huneven's third book is a spellbinding novel of guilt and love, family and shame, sobriety and the lack of it, and the moral ambiguities that ensnare us all.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | General
Contributor(s): Masello, Robert (Author)
From the battlefields of the Crimean War to the depths of present-day Antarctica, this gripping novel spans centuries to tell a tale that is at once an edge-of-the-seat vampire thriller and sweeping love story.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Thrillers
When her ex-fianc calls Anita Blake at three in the morning, she knows it won't be good news. It seems Richard has gotten himself thrown in jail on a rape charge. But Anita knows that Richard's no rapist. It's up to her to prove his innocence--before the Blue Moon creates even bigger problems for Richard.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Fantasy | Dark/Horror; Fiction | Fantasy | Series; Fiction | Fantasy | Contemporary
Contributor(s): Cokal, Susann (Author)
In 1884, Famke Summerfugl is ousted from her convent in Denmark for . . . sensuousness and pulled from servitude by a second-rate painter named Albert Castle. Loving to be looked at, and able to stand perfectly still without shivering, Famke is the ideal artist's model.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | General
Contributor(s): Paolini, Christopher (Author)
Following the colossal battle against the Empire's warriors on the Burning Plains, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have narrowly escaped with their lives. Still there is more at hand for the Rider and his dragon, as Eragon finds himself bound by a tangle of promises he may not be able to keep. When unrest claims the rebels and danger strikes from every corner, Eragon must make choices that may lead to unimagined sacrifice.
BISAC Categories: Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic; Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
Contributor(s): Hamilton, Laurell K (Author)
"You can't trust anyone who sleeps with monsters". That's what Anita Blake had always believed. But now she was sharing a bed with the Master Vampire of the city. So when an arsonist began to target vampire victims, the creatures of the night turned to their former enemy. For now only "The Executioner" could save them from the inferno.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Fantasy | Dark/Horror; Fiction | Fantasy | Series
Contributor(s): Kenyon, Kay (Author)
In this series, Kenyon has created her most vivid and compelling society yet, the universe Entire. Reviewers have called this a grand world, an enormous stage, and a bravura concept. On this stage unfolds a mighty struggle for dominance between two universes.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Science Fiction | General
Contributor(s): McNerney, Gerald (Author); Cheek, Martin (Author) BISAC Categories: Technology & Engineering | Power Resources | Alternative & Renewable; Science | Energy; Political Science | Public Policy | Environmental Policy
Contributor(s): Harris, Charlaine (Author)
Sookie's boyfriend has been very distant. Now she's off to Mississippi to mingle with the underworld at Club Dead--a little haunt where the vampire elite go to chill out. But when she catches him in an act of betrayal, she's not sure whether to save him or sharpen some stakes.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Fantasy | Dark/Horror; Fiction | Fantasy | Contemporary; Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Women Sleuths
Contributor(s): Streever, Bill (Author)
From avalanches to glaciers, from seals to snowflakes, and from Shackleton's expedition to "The Year Without Summer," Streever journeys through history, myth, geography, and ecology in a year-long search for cold--real, icy, 40-below cold.
BISAC Categories: Science | Essays; Science | Earth Sciences | Geography; Science | Life Sciences | Ecology
Contributor(s): Bueler, Gladys R (Author)
Vignettes of colorful individuals who have had an impact on Colorado's history, including Zebulon Pike, Chief Ouray, Horace Tabor, Mollie Brown, Nicholas Creede, and cannibal Alferd Packer, whose judge said, "There was seven Democrats in Hinsdale County and you ate five of them!"
BISAC Categories: History | United States | State & Local - General
Contributor(s): Forster, Matt (Author); Forster, Matt (Photographer); Forster, Kim (Photographer)
"A classy series with encyclopedic coverage."--"National Geographic Explorer" Colorado offers travelers unsurpassed access to the Rocky Mountains--whether your passion is exploring old mining towns, finding the best run at some of the world's best ski resorts, or roughing it in Rocky Mountain National Park. There's enough here to keep anyone busy year round.
BISAC Categories: Travel | United States | Mountain - Colorado
Contributor(s): Simmons, Rachel (Author)
The bestselling author of "Odd Girl Out" exposes the myth of the Good Girl, freeing girls from its impossible standards and encouraging them to embrace their real selves. At once expository and prescriptive, "The Curse of the Good Girl" is a call to arms from a new front in female empowerment.
BISAC Categories: Psychology | Developmental | Child; Social Science | Gender Studies; Psychology | Psychotherapy | Child & Adolescent
Contributor(s): Gibson, Jayel (Author)
Legend: real or imagined? In their demon-bound minds, fearful and powerful men consider Arcina, the last Damselfly, a threat to their race. Hunted by those men, Arcina must set aside her docile nature to learn the skills of weaponry and war if she is to protect her unborn offspring and ensure the future of her race.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Fantasy | Epic
Contributor(s): Powell, James Lawrence (Author)
""Dead Pool "is the best book I know about the current state of the Colorado River and the policy issues facing it."--Donald Worster, author of "Rivers of Empire " ""Dead Pool "offers a powerful epitaph to the era of big dams. Carefully researched and cogently argued, it shows how the self-serving promoters of the Colorado River's dams have consistently ignored natural limits imposed by water supply, silt, and salt, creating a long-term crisis that may make ghost towns out of many of the overpopulated cities of the American West."--Jacques Leslie, author of "Deep Water: The Epic Struggle Over Dams, Displaced People, and the Environment"
BISAC Categories: Nature | Natural Resources; Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection | General
Contributor(s): Silva, Daniel (Author)
In this extraordinary follow-up to the bestselling "Moscow Rules," Gabriel Allon returns to find himself once more on the front lines of the secret war between East and West. Allon uncovers a deadly conspiracy and, in order to stop it, he must risk everything--even his life. Show Less
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Thrillers; Fiction | Espionage/Intrigue
Contributor(s): Skillings, Pamela (Author)
Career expert and corporate escapee Skillings inspires the cubicle-bound and the corner-office-cornered to break free and create the career of their dreams--without going broke.
BISAC Categories: Business & Economics | Careers | Job Hunting
Contributor(s): Golden, Bruce (Author)
A heretic priest launches an expedition into the unexplored regions of the frontier forest world of Evergreen, in search of the fabled City of God. A young man seeks his mother's killer amidst a rough-and-tumble camp of off-world lumberjacks. A woman is torn between love for her husband and lust for her stepson. A guilt-wracked man finds himself recruited by a colonial rebellion despite his desire to withdraw into narcotic dreams. An exobiologist studies primate-like creatures she believes have the capability to evolve into the first extraterrestrial sentient species. All the while the consciousness that is the planet Evergreen contemplates the human colony, which it sees as a life-threatening fungal incursion.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Science Fiction | Adventure
Contributor(s): Mueller, Robert S (Author); Miller, John J (Author); Kortan, Michael P (Author)
This coffee-table history of the FBI celebrates the agency's 100th anniversary in July 2008. The book traces the FBI's journey from fledgling startup to one of the most respected and recognized names in national security. It takes you on a walk through the seven key chapters in FBI history--the early formative period; the gangster-driven crime wave of the '20s and '30s; the anxious age of World War II and the Cold War; the turbulent '60s and its burgeoning civil rights movement; the systemic corruption of the Watergate years; the rise of global terror and crime; and the post 9/11 era. The book includes extensive photographs, including never-before-seen pictures from the FBI files.
BISAC Categories: True Crime | General; Political Science | Political Freedom & Security | Law Enforcement; History | United States | 21st Century; History | United States | 20th Century; Political Science | Government | Executive Branch; Law | Government | Federal
Contributor(s): Katsino, Suzuki (Author)
No needles are involved in this technique, easily mastered by young and old alike. Finger-knitting is done entirely by hand, using a simple yarn-looping technique!
BISAC Categories: Crafts & Hobbies | Needlework | Knitting
Contributor(s): Fraser, George MacDonald (Author) BISAC Categories: Fiction | General
Contributor(s): Galsworthy, John (Author); Harvey, Geoffrey (Editor)
The three novels which make up The Forsyte Saga chronicle the ebbing social power of the commercial upper-middle class Forsyte family between 1886 and 1920. Galsworthy's masterly narrative examines not only their fortunes but also the wider developments within society, particularly the changing position of women. This is the only critical edition of the work available, with Notes that explain contemporary artistic and literary allusions and define the slang of the time.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Classics; Fiction | Sagas
Contributor(s): Hawks, John Twelve (Author)
The thrilling conclusion to Hawks's Fourth Realm trilogy, "The Golden City" is packed with knife-edge tension, intriguing characters, and startling plot twists. Struggling to protect the legacy of his Traveler father, Gabriel faces troubling new questions and relentless threats.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | General
Contributor(s): Fitzgerald, F Scott (Author)
The authorized text which restores all the language of Fitzgerald's 1920's classic story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Classics; Fiction | Literary
Contributor(s): Kristof, Nicholas D (Author); WuDunn, Sheryl (Author)
Two Pulitzer Prize winners issue a call to arms against our era's most pervasive human rights violation: the oppression of women in the developing world.
BISAC Categories: Social Science | Women's Studies | General; Political Science | Political Freedom & Security | Human Rights; Political Science | Political Advocacy; Social Science | Developing Countries
Contributor(s): Thompson, KI (Author) BISAC Categories: Fiction | Lesbian
Contributor(s): Ciment, Jill (Author)
From the author of "The Tattoo Artist" comes a taut, moving, accomplished work, set in a fraught, post-9/11 New York City on panic-alert.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Literary
Contributor(s): Greenberg, Joanne (Author) BISAC Categories: Fiction | Psychological
Contributor(s): Pynchon, Thomas (Author)
Part noir, part psychedelic romp, and all Pynchon, "Inherent Vice" spotlights private eye Doc Sportello who occasionally comes out of a marijuana haze to watch the end of an era, as the free love of the 1960s slips away and paranoia creeps in with the L.A. fog.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Literary
Contributor(s): McEneely, Naomi K (Author)
How to finish any fiber project with style and panache
BISAC Categories: Crafts & Hobbies | Needlework | General
Contributor(s): Andrews, Thomas G (Author)
"Killing for Coal" offers a bold and original perspective on the 1914 Ludlow Massacre and the "Great Coalfield War."
BISAC Categories: History | United States | 20th Century (1900-1945); History | United States | State & Local - West; Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations | Unions; Business & Economics | Industries | Energy Industries
Contributor(s): Bretton, Barbara (Author)
From a master storyteller ("Booklist") comes more magic, knitting, and love, in the delightful follow-up to "Casting Spells," featuring knit-shop owner and sorcerer's daughter Chloe Hobbs.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Romance | Contemporary
Contributor(s): Gray, Anne B (Author)
Jessica Shephard is living the Southern California dream. She is young, healthy, has great friends and family, a promising career and always knows how to get a laugh. Then, without warning, she begins to suffer from mysterious episodes of partial and total paralysis. Soon she's bouncing from doctor to doctor, none of whom can fathom what's wrong with her despite a barrage of medical tests. Some imply she's malingering or that it's ?all in her head.? Her illness profoundly changes her relationship with her boyfriend Fernando, a young doctor who joins in the hunt for a diagnosis; her anxious mother and stepfather; her friends and co-workers. Sometimes with their help, sometimes with their hindrance, she struggles to remain independent?to work, drive and care for herself. Her lifestyle and job are in jeopardy, and her very life is threatened. Eventually, she realizes that her laughter is as involved in her disease as it is in her life.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Medical
Contributor(s): Grossman, Lev (Author) BISAC Categories: Fiction | Fantasy | General
Contributor(s): Carroll, Sean (Author); Carroll, Jamie W (Illustrator); Olds, Leanne M (Illustrator)
DNA evidence not only solves crimes--in Sean Carroll's hands it will now end the evolution wars. of color.
BISAC Categories: Science | Life Sciences | Evolution; Science | Life Sciences | Genetics & Genomics
Contributor(s): Reding, Nick (Author)
"Methland" tells the story of Oelwein, Iowa, which, like thousands of other small towns across the country, has been affected by one of the most dangerous drugs in the world.
BISAC Categories: Social Science | Sociology | Rural; Social Science | Criminology; Self-Help | Substance Abuse & Addictions | Drug Dependence
Contributor(s): Hamilton, Laurell K (Author)
Anita flies to St. Louis, where she faces the most difficult zombie raising of her life--and her first night alone with Micah. This original work includes a special preview of Hamilton's upcoming hardcover "Danse Macabre," on sale in July.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Fantasy | Contemporary; Fiction | Fantasy | Dark/Horror
Contributor(s): Lewis, Beverly (Author)
A Painful Absence, a Desperate Heart...Is It Too Late to Find Lettie Byler? The Heart-Warming Sequel From New York Times Best-Selling Author Beverly Lewis Copy: Grace Byler longs to uncover the secret that drove her mother to leave the family weeks ago. When all hopes are dashed for such a search, an unlikely friendship leads to a surprising invitation. Meanwhile, the young Amishman Grace thought was courting her best friend takes a sudden interest in her, and Grace's decision to remain single is challenged even as her determination to find her mother grows.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Christian | General
Contributor(s): Child, Julia (Author); Prud'homme, Alex (With)
This delightful memoir of Julia's years in Paris, Marseille, and Provence opens with Paul and Julia--a tall, wide-eyed girl from Pasadena who can't cook and doesn't speak a word of French--disembarking in Le Havre, and ends with the launching of the two "Mastering" cookbooks and Julia winning the heart of America as "The French Chef."
BISAC Categories: Biography & Autobiography | Cooking; Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs; Cooking | History
Contributor(s): Sounds True (Manufactured by)
The leading authorities on the 2012 phenomenon are all given voice in a single volume. A valuable resource for readers who want to learn more about this ancient Mayan prophecy, this fascinating book features essays from dozens of prominent thinkers.
BISAC Categories: Body, Mind & Spirit | New Thought; Body, Mind & Spirit | Prophecy; Body, Mind & Spirit | Divination | General
Contributor(s): Goddard, Robert (Author)
When Tim Harding is sent by his employer to buy an antique ring at auction, little does he realize that he is about to restart a chain of events which had begun many years before.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Mystery & Detective | General; Fiction | Suspense
Contributor(s): Hamilton, Laurell K (Author)
The bestselling "Obsidian Butterfly" gave wings to Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter. But six months of celibacy have made Anita crave the two men in her life like never before. However, merging their powers together will give this mortal woman a taste of immortal hunger that she'll never be able to forget. Includes a preview of the next Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter novel, "Cerulean Sins."
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Fantasy | Dark/Horror; Fiction | Fantasy | Contemporary
Contributor(s): Daniels, Patricia (Author); Burnham, Robert (Foreword by)
Highlighted by 160 photographs, diagrams and maps, this superb guide explores every corner of Earth's planetary neighborhood, from the fiery sun at its center to the dark, icy realm where interstellar space begins.
BISAC Categories: Science | Astronomy | Solar System
Contributor(s): Beavan, Colin (Author)
Bill McKibben meets Bill Bryson in this seriously engaging look at one man's decision to put his money where his mouth is and go off the grid for one year--while still living in New York City--to see if it's possible to make no net impact on the environment.
BISAC Categories: Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs; Science | Environmental Science; Political Science | General; Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection | General; Humor | General; Social Science | Sociology | General
Contributor(s): Bronson, Po (Author); Merryman, Ashley (Author)
This groundbreaking collaboration between award-winning science journalists Bronson and Merryman demonstrates that many of modern society's strategies for nurturing children are, in fact, backfiring--because key twists in the science have been overlooked.
BISAC Categories: Psychology | Developmental | Child; Social Science | Children's Studies; Family & Relationships | Child Development; Family & Relationships | Parenting | General
Contributor(s): Hamilton, Laurell K (Author)
Edward, a hit man who specializes in monsters, calls vampire hunter Anita Blake to help him hunt down the greatest evil she has ever encountered. Something that kills and maims and vanishes into the night--something Anita will have to face alone.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Fantasy | Dark/Horror; Fiction | Fantasy | Contemporary
Contributor(s): Downie, David (Author)
A tense and gripping thriller set in current-day Paris but with deep ties to turn of the century Paris, the Second World War, and the Cold War CIA.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Thrillers; Fiction | Mystery & Detective | General
Contributor(s): McClure, Tori Murden (Author)
From the first woman to row solo across the Atlantic and to ski over land to the South Pole, comes a true memoir of an explorer who maps her own world with rare emotional honesty.
BISAC Categories: Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs; Biography & Autobiography | Adventurers & Explorers; Biography & Autobiography | Women
Contributor(s): Niedzviecki, Hal (Author) BISAC Categories: Social Science | Popular Culture | General
Contributor(s): Picoult, Jodi (Author)
In a triumph of contemporary storytelling, Picoult presents a fascinating portrait of Amish life rarely witnessed by those outside the faith--and discovers a place where circumstances are not always what they seem, where love meets falsehood, and where relationships grow strong enough to span two worlds.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Psychological; Fiction | Suspense; Fiction | Legal
Contributor(s): Moore, Honor (Editor)
THE WOMEN'S MOVEMENT OF THE 1960s, 70s, AND 80s generated an extraordinary outpouring of poetry that captured an age of expectancy, of defiant purpose, and exuberant exploration. Here, brought together for the first time, are the poems that gave voice to a revolution, including works by Sylvia Plath, Adrienne Rich, Muriel Rukeyser, Anne Sexton, Sonia Sanchez, Lucille Clifton, May Swenson, Alice Walker, Anne Waldman, Sharon Olds, and many others.
BISAC Categories: Poetry | Anthologies (multiple authors)
Contributor(s): Borneman, Walter R (Author)
In this unprecedented, long-overdue warts-and-all look at James K. Polk's life and career, Borneman paints a portrait of an expansionist president and decisive statesman who redefined the country he led.
BISAC Categories: Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads of State; Biography & Autobiography | Historical | U.S.
Contributor(s): Gilbert, Melissa (Author)
Gilbert's real childhood was a far cry from the idyllic family portrayed in her hit television series, "Little House on the Prairie." Yet through her great sense of humor, resilience, and fantastic support system, Gilbert has found happiness and stability in her life. full-color insert.
BISAC Categories: Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts | Actors & Actresses; Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs; Biography & Autobiography | Women
Contributor(s): Penman, Sharon Kay (Author)
His father's words haunt Llewelyn ap Gruffydd, Prince of Wales, who has been ruling uneasily over his fractious countrymen. Above all else, Llewelyn fears that his life and his own dream--of an independent, united Wales--might be lost to Edward I's desire to expand his English empire. Alive from the pages of history, this is the hauntingly beautiful and compelling tale of a game poised to play itself out to its bloody finale as English and Welsh cross swords in a reckoning that must mean disaster for one side or the other.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Historical | General
Contributor(s): Fraser, George MacDonald (Author) BISAC Categories: Fiction | General
Contributor(s): Halfpenny, James C (Author); Telander, Todd (Illustrator)
This guide helps readers figure out what they are looking at with superb illustrations and informative text.
BISAC Categories: Sports & Recreation | Outdoor Skills; Nature | Wildlife; Nature | Animals
Contributor(s): Morrell, David (Author)
Bizarre lights draw hundreds of people to a remote Texas town, including a couple who find themselves plunged into violence and bloodshed. But has the military known about these inexplicable phenomena for decades, thus unleashing forces they may not be able to control?
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Thrillers; Fiction | Suspense
Contributor(s): Francis, Dick (Author); Francis, Felix (Author)
From award-winning author Dick Francis and his son, Felix, comes Geoffrey Mason--a defense barrister whose true passion is riding his thoroughbred. When a fellow jockey is accused of murdering a colleague, Mason is torn between doing what's right--and what will keep him alive. Available in a tall Premium Edition.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Thrillers; Fiction | Sports
Contributor(s): Soskice, Janet (Author)
In 1892, identical twins Agnes and Margaret Smith discovered what remains to this day among the earliest known copies of the Gospels. Soskice vividly recounts the story of two unlikely and unsung heroines in their effort to discover the Bible as originally written.
BISAC Categories: Biography & Autobiography | Religious; Biography & Autobiography | Women; Religion | Antiquities & Archaeology; Religion | Christianity | History - General
Contributor(s): Kreck, Dick (Author); Smaldone, Gene (Foreword by); Smaldone, Chuck (Foreword by) BISAC Categories: True Crime | Organized Crime; Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws
Contributor(s): Fadiman, Anne (Author); Fadiman, Anne (Preface by)
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, this brilliantly reported and beautifully crafted book explores the clash between a medical center in California and a Laotian refugee family over their care of a child--and the lack of understanding that led to tragedy.
BISAC Categories: Medical | Ethics; Social Science | Minority Studies | General; Family & Relationships | Health | General
Contributor(s): Patterson, James (Author); Paetro, Maxine (Author)
A heart-pounding story of fear and desire, "Swimsuit" transports readers to a chilling new territory where the collision of beauty and murder transforms paradise into a hell of unspeakable horrors.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Suspense; Fiction | Thrillers
Contributor(s): Russo, Richard (Author)
In this follow-up to "Bridge of Sighs," Russo delivers a novel of deep introspection and every family feeling imaginable, with a middle-aged man confronting his parents and their failed marriage, his own troubled one, his daughter's new life and, finally, what it is he thought he wanted and what in fact he has.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Literary
Contributor(s): Penman, Sharon Kay (Author)
The second volume in a trilogy begun in "When Christ and His Saints Slept Here." Hoping to subdue the Church, Henry II--against the advice of Eleanor of Aquitaine-- raises Thomas Becket to the position of Archbishop of Canterbury. But when the once worldly Becket discovers faith, their alliance withers.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Historical | General
Contributor(s): Griffin, W E B (Author); Butterworth, William E, IV (Author)
The "New York Times"-bestselling authors of "Death and Honor" return with their popular Badge of Honor police series. Filled with authentic color and detail, "The Traffickers" offers a story of murder and lawlessness as compelling as today's headlines.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | War & Military
Contributor(s): Goldsmith, Oliver (Author)
"The Vicar of Wakefield" is a novel by the Irish author Oliver Goldsmith. It was written in 1761 and 1762, and published in 1766. It tells the tale of a sweet, unworldly vicar, Dr Primrose, who leads a simple but satisfying life with his large family. As time goes on, things begin to go downhill for the Primrose family.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Classics
Contributor(s): Cohen, Alice Eve (Author)
In her unflinchingly honest and ruefully witty voice, Cohen nimbly carries readers through her metamorphosis from a woman who has come to terms with infertility to one who struggles to love a heartbeat found in her womb--six months into a high-risk pregnancy.
BISAC Categories: Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs; Biography & Autobiography | Women
Contributor(s): Jordan, Robert (Author)
The Wheel of Time turns and ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. What was, what will be, and what is may yet fall under the shadow. This eagerly awaited Tolkien-esque sequel to "The Path of Daggers", ninth in the series, comes in this leather-bound limited edition.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Fantasy | Epic; Fiction | Fantasy | Series
Contributor(s): Romanelli, David (Author)
Romanelli, Yahoo!'s designated Mind-Body expert, enriches the lives of people with his Livin' the Moment blog. The core of his teaching is that through attention to everyday pleasures--good chocolate, fine wine, or an awesome tune--people can find the gateway to transcendence.
BISAC Categories: Self-Help | Motivational & Inspirational
Contributor(s): Leroy, Margaret (Author)
Haunted and haunting, "Yes, My Darling Daughter" is a wonderfully original, deliciously suspenseful mystery, in which a young mother has to face the fact that her daughter may be remembering a past life.
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Literary
Contributor(s): Hall, Mark (Author); Luke, Tim (With)
Too many people inherit somebody else's Jesus, depending on family or friends for their spiritual vitality and growth. Through fascinating personal stories, scriptural insights, and practical interactive studies, "Your Own Jesus" can set readers free to live their faith without compromise.
BISAC Categories: Religion | Christian Life | Spiritual Growth; Religion | Biblical Studies | Jesus, the Gospels & Acts