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In 1983, a pale Annie Hawes and her equally pale sister leave England for the sun-drenched olive groves of a small Italian town in Liguria. With fantasies of handsome tanned men and swimming in the sea urging them on, they are hired to work for ten weeks to graft roses -- of which they have little knowledge -- along the Italian Riviera, board and lodging included.But none of the men seem to be under forty, and Ligurians have particular ideas a...

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ANTIQUING TURNED DEADLYMinister's wife, mother of two and caterer, Faith Fairchild has her hands full preparing for a grand society wedding in the quiet little town of Aleford, Massachusetts. Eager for a break from the endless demands of the spoiled bride-to-be, Faith looks forward to making some parish calls...until she discovers the body of elderly Sarah Winslow. The house has been ransacked, and a devastated Faith is determined to find the ...

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<, p>, A new year, 1917, is dawning, and the Great War that ravages the world shows no sign of abating. Answering the siren call of Egypt once more, Amelia Peabody and her family arrive at their home in Luxor to learn of a new royal tomb ransacked by thieves. Soon an even more disturbing outrage concerns the intrepid clan of archaeologists: the freshly and savagely slain corpse of a thief defiling the ancient burial site.<, /p>, <, p...

Robert Bly's new collection of poetry is made of forty-eight poems written in the intricate form called the "ghazal, " which is the central poetic form in Islam. The influence of Hafez and Rumi is clear, and yet the poems descend into the wealth of Western history, referring at times to Monet, Giordano Bruno, Emerson, St. Francis, Newton, and Chekhov, as well as to events in Bly's own life. The leaping between joy and "ruin" produces a poetry ...

Florida governor-by-default Marlon Conrad, the Republicans' "golden boy, " seems a shoo-in for re-election. That is, until he undergoes a radical personality shift during a bloody military action in the Balkans. Just three weeks before the election, Marlon suddenly starts talking about "reform." The governor's new-found conscience may cost him the election--and it appears that everybody from Pensacola to Miami Beach is trying to kill him.

This classic tale of betrayal, justice, and frontier law is the first novel written by bestselling author Elmore Leonard. "Leonard has penned some of the best western fiction ever."--"USA Today.

From Miami's Pulitzer Prize-winning "Queen of Crime." When the recently slain body of Kaithlin Jordan is found in the waters of Miami Beach, 10 years after her husband was convicted of murdering her and sent to Death Row, reporter Britt Montero begins asking questions. As each question raises another one, the secret passions and explosive truths could doom her.

In her new essay collection, the beloved author of High Tide in Tucson brings to us out of one of history's darker moments an extended love song to the world we still have. From its opening parable gleaned from recent news about a lost child saved in an astonishing way, the book moves on to consider a world of surprising and hopeful prospects, ranging from an inventive conservation scheme in a remote jungle to the backyard flock of chickens te...

From award-winning science writer Seymour Simon comes a stunning full-color photo essay about the fascinating world of trucks, from fire trucks to big rigs. Photos.

This is a collection of warm and witty stories about the relationship between a contemporary Seminole-Cherokee boy and his traditional Oklahoma grandfather. Illustrations.

Did You KnowFemale alcoholics are twice as likely to die as male alcoholics in the same age groupWomen metabolize alcohol differently from men, more quickly developing such physical complications as liver disease, high blood pressure, and hepatitis. A female alcoholic is more likely to suffer from depression, anxiety, and eating disorders, which may not go away even if she stops drinking. An astonishing four million women in the U.S. meet the ...

Augusta, Gone" is the true story of a 15-year-old girl who is doing everything to hurt herself and a mother who would try anything to save her. Dudman shares the tumultuous years of her daughter's adolescence and her own inability to heal her teenager's wounds, let alone exert control.

In this luminous and authoritative new collection, Jane Hirshfield presents an ever-deepening and altering comprehension of human existence in poems utterly unique, as William Matthews once wrote of her work, in their "praise of ceaseless mutability as life's central splendor."In poems complex in meaning yet clear in statement and depiction, Hirshfield explores questions of identity, aging, death, and of time and the variegated gifts brought b...

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Prize" joins a leading expert on the global marketplace to present an incisive overview of the risks and opportunities that are emerging as the balance of economic power shifts between government and the free market. of photos.

An artist in glass and light, Angel has loved with passion and fire -- and learned the true depths of sadness when what she loved was taken from her. When she first meets Miles Hawkins -- a solitary, distant man -- their mutual mistrust seems insurmountable. Hawk has never known what Angel has freely enjoyed, having experienced only cruelty and betrayal from the women in his life. But Angel is willing to risk everything that proud, silent Hawk...

Highly imaginative and emotionally powerful, this stunning novel about childhood innocence amidst the nightmarish disease and deterioration at the heart of modern Los Angeles was nominated for a National Book Award. "Like the stories read to children, this intensely caring novel can help prevent the nightmare it describes".--USA Today.

This essential compendium to Jay McGraw's bestselling "Life Strategies for Teens" is an entertaining, educational workbook for all adolescents to help them work their way through their teen years.

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