Now in a beautiful new package, this early favorite from a "New York Times" bestselling author tells the intriguing tale of a English earl who finds that marriage is about more than mere appearances.
Prelutsky has been messing with words, tickling sentences, and reveling in rhymes for years. In this anecdotal, informative, and funny book, America's Children's Poet Laureate shares his writing tips with kids of all ages.
McGovern--former NFL linebacker, New York City prosecutor, and army Judge Advocate General following 9/11--presents a highly provocative and motivational memoir, telling the story of his life, those who motivated him, and his insights on global terrorism.
There are a few places screenwriter Lou Calabrese would rather be than crammed into a helicopter with Jack Townsend, star of her claim to fame, "Copkiller, " and whose ex just ran off with Lou's ex. Talk about uncomfortable. But when, halfway out to the isolated arctic location where "Copkiller IV" is currently shooting, their pilot turns murderous and their helicopter crashes, Lou realizes her day has just gotten a lot worse. Now, while famil...
Of course Pulitzer Prize winner Jimmy Breslin recognized Burton Kaplan right away as the Mafia witness of the ages. Breslin comes from the same Queens streets as mob bosses John Gotti and Vito Genovese. But even they couldn't match Kaplan in crime—and neither could anybody else. In his inimitable New York voice, Breslin, "the city's steadiest and most accurate chronicler" (Tom Robbins, Village Voice), gives us a look through the keyhole at the...
Valerie Vane is an up-and-coming style reporter. But things go wrong, and now she's on the obituary desk. When she writes about a once-famous graffiti artist, she begins to get calls suggesting a sinister plot behind the artist's death. Can Valerie trade her stilettos for gumshoes?
After 700 years of life, Marguerite Argeneau finally starts a career. She's training to be a private investigator, and her first assignment is to find an immortal's mother. It seems simple enough, until Marguerite wakes up one evening to find herself at the wrong end of a sword. Now she realizes she's in way over her head. Original.
Irina McGovern enjoys a quiet life in London with Lawrence Trainer, a smart, loyal, disciplined intellectual. Their relationship is rock solid--until the night Irina finds herself dying to kiss another man. This enchanting work depicts Irina's alternating futures with two very different men.
Alive with the energy of street life, the sober reality of prison, and the visceral thrill of being inside the fast-paced kitchens of great restaurants, "Cooked" is an extraordinary memoir that chronicles a gifted man's against-the-odds journey of second chances.
Disillusioned newspaper reporter-turned-private detective Ray Dudgeon isn't trying to save the world. He just wants to do a little good, but, as he's about to be reminded, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
In this sequel to Winston Churchill's "History of the English-Speaking Peoples, " Roberts brilliantly reveals what has made the English-speaking people a part of the preeminent political culture since 1900. Two 8-page color inserts.
The Buddha realized that each person is inherently perfect with the capacity to overcome suffering and transform themselves into forces for good. In this book, a celebrated teacher presents the Buddha's core principles in an accessible style for modern readers.
outside, the wind is howling. it is a monster shrieking to get inside.outside, the rain is a solid wall of water.everything is dark. everything is destroyed.everything is gone....Everything except for the desperate courage of those who survive that terrifying night. After hours of cowering in the dark with no lights, no warmth, and the terrible noises of the rain and wind pounding on the walls, José walks out his front door and steps into a ni...
The controversial bishop and moral activist attempts to wrestle Jesus from the restrictive and dogmatic binds of religion so he can become the hero the world needs.
Part history, part travelogue, part investigative reporting, "Jackpot Nation" is an unflinching look at how gambling has become one of America's most popular--and problematic--pastimes.
17 Jahre lang, bis zum Tode Flauberts, dauert diese Freundschaft, 235 Briefe wandern in dieser Zeit zwischen den beiden Schriftstellern hin und her. Sie handeln von den Büchern und der Gicht, dem Altern und der Dummheit - und immer wieder von der gegenseitigen Zuneigung: "Ein seltener Beleg dafür, dass zwei große Schriftsteller einander von Herzen zugeneigt sind." (Julian Barnes)
Waechter, F. K.: Die letzten Dinge
F. K. Waechter war nicht nur der Verfasser subversiver Kinderbücher, er hat nicht nur unzählige Cartoons und Karikaturen gezeichnet, sondern auch regelmäßig Theaterstücke und Drehbücher geschrieben, inszeniert und verfilmt. In :Die letzten Dinge9 kombinierte er die Zeichnung und das Theater: aus den spieltauglichsten seiner Karikaturen entstanden siebenundsiebzig Minidramen.
Und siehe da, es funktioniert: Ob ...
»Die Mozart-Kennerin Dorothea Leonhart« (Rudolf Augstein) bietet in dieser Biographie Einblick in Mozarts Verhältnis zu Liebe und Geld und zieht aus präzis zitierten Quellen überraschende Schlüsse.
Paul de Wit hat eine Obsession: Er möchte die Geschichte korrigieren. Vor allem die seiner Familie. Ausgerechnet auf der Place de la Bastille meint er seinen totgeglaubten Zwillingsbruder entdeckt zu haben. In ihm flammt die wahnwitzige Hoffnung auf, sich doch noch mit seiner Geschichte versöhnen zu können.
