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When Professor Hugo Archibald finds an orphaned baby chimp in Africa, it seems like the most normal thing in the world for him to bring the brave little toddler home to Boston to live with his wife and two small children. Jennie quickly assimilates into mid-sixties suburban life, indulging in the rambunctious fun one would expect from a typical American kid of her generation: riding breakneck on her own tricycle, playing with Booger the kitten...

In an alternate America marked by volatile class warfare, Blake Maslin is traveling with his teenage twin daughters when their car is ambushed. Their attackers appear sickly yet possess inhuman strength, and they transport Blake's family to an isolated compound. There, the three captives discover that the compound's residents have a highly contagious alien disease that has mutated their DNA to make them powerful, dangerous, and compelled to in...

A breakthrough contemporary thriller from a veteran historical novelist. Jackie Sheppard thought she left the fears of the city behind when she moved to the pristine Colorado Rockies. But her relationship with a man, whose bizarre physical and emotional demands slowly begin to reveal pieces of his mysterious past, tests her indomitable survival instincts to their limit. Martin's.

Winner of the Agatha Award and the American Mystery Award, Joan Hess spins a tale of an ancient matriarch, greedy relatives, and inexplicable death. Claire is invited to Malloy Manor, her late husband's decaying ancestral home in the Louisiana bayous, to hear the latest will of Miss Justicia. But the old viper turns up dead . . . and everyone has a motive--and an alibi.

A series of brief, haunting lyrics and prose fragments, the poems in As for Dream hover in suspension between states of consciousness or being. Hamilton's verse both illustrates and investigates the human experience at many different intervals: as we wake from the dream world, as we meet the loss or disruption of our desires, as we tend to the ill, and as we die. Once we cross those boundaries, does the self remain intact? These poems record a...

Originally published: New York: St. Martin's Press, 1984.

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Available in time for the November 1 theatrical release of "Ender's Game, " this companion novel follows the life of Ender Wiggin's comrade Bean, from his escape from the mean streets of Rotterdam, to his student days at the Battle School, and to his role as Ender's right hand ally, strategist, and friend in the epic struggle to save Earth from alien invaders.

The second in an exciting new detective series from Edgar Award-winner Stuart Kaminsky. Abe Lieberman, a 60-year-old Jewish cop whose real loves are his family and his brother's deli, and Bill Hanrahan, his not-so-sober partner, are forced to go after one of their own: a cop pushed over the edge by the sleaziness of Chicago.

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A second chance may be too hot to handle in this sizzling romance set in the world of Formula 1 racing. Fired in a spectacular fashion from a job she loved, Lily Onassis has resigned herself to spending her days comfort-baking in her condo. But when her father has a heart attack, her life takes an immediate U-turn. As he's wheeled into surgery, he has one request: he wants Lily to take over running his Formula World Team, which includes managi...

World-renowned Medium Annemarie Heckert leads readers on a healing journey through the chakras in her debut book, Enlightened. Bringing her prodigious clairvoyance skills to bear on the subject of emotional healing, Annemarie offers a unique look at the role of the chakras in affecting how grief and trauma is stored in our bodies. Enlightened takes readers through each of the seven chakras, revealing their unique function and meaning.Born with...

A practical guide to help authors authentically write and edit a character whose identity is different than their own. Do you have the tools to authentically write and edit a character whose identity is different than your own? It's not a subject that's generally taught in creative writing programs. There are few online resources, but in terms of craft books, what exists is outdated or limited in its scope. Some seminars and classes are offere...

The ultimate guide to the life-changing principles of Psycho-Cybernetics Psycho-cybernetics, as defined by Dr. Maxwell Maltz, is the act of "steering your mind to a productive, useful goal so you can reach the greatest port in the world: peace of mind." Maltz introduced this concept to the world in 1960-since then, his works have touched the lives of more than thirty million readers.Combining five of Maltz's most powerful works, this compendiu...

A celebration of friendship and community from bestselling author Mark Nepo In his newest book, New York Times bestselling author Mark Nepo turns his attention to the value of community, offering another insightful and inspiring take on our shared human experience. You Don't Have to Do It Alone is an earnest exploration and joyous affirmation of one of the most important aspects of being human: friendship.Sharing examples from history, mytholo...

The ultimate playbook for crushing it at work, from the former CEO of Barstool Sports. She works hand-in-hand with a founder who's a lightning rod for controversy--OK, for stepping in it. She's grown a chaotic company (Vanity Fair calls it a "pirate ship") housed over a dentist's office outside of Boston that published giveaway papers into a juggernaut with more than 5 billion monthly video views and 225 million followers valued at 550 million...