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A journey full of love, denial and danger, where fiction is not that distant from reality. The answers will be found at Bar Flaubert. One man's quest to discover and understand the driving force behind an aspiring novelist who's written words seem to echo his innermost thoughts. Both a search for identity and an intriguing family saga, this tale follows the journey-filled with love, denial, and danger-undertaken by a young man who tries to dis...

An exquisite collection of new images by the remarkable Andrew Borsari, celebrating one of America's most treasured national preserves. With text by Amy Whorf McGuiggan (My Provincetown) and quotations about Cape Cod.

Amid the aroma of the sea and the Galician pines, a young saxophonist is found dead in his swanky flat overlooking the beach. The murder seems to have taken place after a sexual encounter with a lover: there are two glasses filled with gin in the living room, and the dead man, Luis Reigosa, is tied by the wrists to the headboard of the bed.

An elderly gentleman confronts the darker forces beneath his seemingly tranquil existence in this novel of hindsight and self-awareness. As the victim of a debilitating stroke, the man finds solace in reliving his time spent working in Japan, a euphoric period in which he was surrounded by an assortment of intriguing figures, including his unhappy wife, his efficient research assistant, and his inscrutable houseboy. Now that his condition has ...

With over 250, 000 copies in print, the remarkable Journey Around series moves to America's second most popular history destination and our country's first capital.

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Norway, 1965. Kim Karlsen and his three buddies, Gunnar, Ola and Seb occasionally like to think of themselves as the Fab Four.

Sofia has run off to Spain with Leon, leaving her husband Simen back home in Norway. Simen is used to this kind of behavior. But then Leon goes to North Africa, where he plans to commit suicide in the desert, and Simen begs Sofia to return home. In this finely observed psychological novel, the characters are all running away - from themselves, from the others, and from life in general. According to Sofia deals with two themes common to many gr...

Over 60 images relating to the battle of Gettysburg in a full-color paperback. Part of Applewood's Pictorial America series, the book features images drawn from historical sources and include prints, paintings, illustrations, and photographs. This small gem is the ideal gift for anyone interested in a concise and compelling visual history of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.

Esteemed photographer Andrew Borsari's tribute to beautiful Rockport, Massachusetts.

Peter Burton is the editor of six anthologies of gay short storiesselected assortment of fictional vignettes are brought together to form an eclectic compilation of stories on conflict and war. Opening with an insider's take on military brutality in war-torn Baghdad and following with a blend of acclaimed authors-such as Neil Bartlett, Desmond Hogan, and Richard Zimler-and up-and-comers, this heart-wrenching anthology represents writings from ...

Four hardcover Books of American Wisdom selected specifically for the legal profession. Essential knowledge for only $40, 00, presented in a handsome slipcase. Boxed Set includes: The Path of the Law - Oliver Wendell Holmes defines legal responsibilities in the single most important essay about law ever written. Common Sense - Written by Thomas Paine to encourage the colonies to fight for independence from Britain. The Constitution of the Unit...

Following the phenomenal success of her bestselling memoirs, Corinne Hofmann returns to her beloved Africa after many years. Worldwide, "The White Masai" has sold in excess of four million copies and over two million people have already seen the film of the same name in just one year, before its release in either the UK or US, scheduled for 2007.

Dominique Manotti is among the raciest and most incisive writers in France today. Dead Horsemeat is an inside account of horse-racing and drug-trafficking, political intrigue and criminal intent, public corruption and human decency. As the May '68 generat

One of the pioneers of talk radio was also one of Boston's most controversial commentators. This biography follows Williams's colorful fifty-year career from the mid-1950s until his recent death.

In this gripping novel, harrowing descriptions of the fate of Burma's political prisoners blend with Buddhist myth, lyrical descriptions of the land and memories of a carefree childhood through the story of a provincial lawyer.

Discover the origins and meaning of the names of over one thousand cities, towns, mountains, lakes, bays, and islands in Maine, listed alphabetically in an easy-to-use format.

Winner of the 2007 Helene du Coudray Undergraduate Novel Prize. In the first years of this century, three young people - Anne-Marie, David and Mohammed - try to find their place in a changed world of identity politics, religion, conflict and betrayal. Set against the background first of student life and then Palestine. Israel, and the Balkans, this beautifully written, original and powerful debut novel draws on the poetry of the Song of Songs ...