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Tommy "Karate" Pitera was not like other men in the mob. Sure he was a made man for the Bonanno crime family. Sure he dealt drugs, kept women, and flaunted his money. Sure he killed people. But there was something different about him, something unhinged. There were lots of guys in the Five Families who killed people, lots of guys who did ghastly things, but most if not all of those killers were afraid of man they called "Karate." There were st...

They live ordinary lives, but they are extraordinary. They are the Offspring, children of a mysterious experiment gone awry—and they are in terrible danger.Rand Brandenburg can see the future, yet thus far all he has done with his unique ability is become a skillful gambler. But according to the Offspring, his power has made him a target and could get him killed. So the loner used to living on the edge is now hiding out with others just like h...

Dominic LeVeq, the most notorious privateer on the high seas, has just captured a British frigate. On a dangerous mission against the Crown, Dominic should be thinking only of his ship's safety. But the rebel captain is utterly entranced by Clare Sullivan, the stunning slave on board. Original.

Hailed as one of the best crime fiction writers in America today, "New York Times" bestselling author Laura Lippman now reveals another level of her mastery. Each of these ingenious tales is a gem--including the Edgar and Anthony awards-nominated story, "Scratch a Woman, " in which Lippman takes us deep into the private world of a high-priced call girl/madam and devoted soccer mom, exploring the mystery of what may, in fact, be written in the ...

Egyptian and American lives collide on a college campus in post-9/11 Chicago, and crises of identity abound in the extraordinary second novel from the highly acclaimed author of The Yacoubian Building. This is a story of love, sex, friendship, hatred, and ambition, pulsating and alive with a rich and unforgettable cast of American and Arab characters who are achingly human in their desires and needs. Beautifully rendered, this is an illuminati...

She'll be his perfect wife . . .Preoccupied with fighting Napoleon and making love to his mistress, Brian Ranson has ignored his wife since their wedding. But now that he's become the Earl of Wright, he's ready to fetch his bride back to London. He's shocked to find she's become a bold, beautiful woman, exactly the kind he lusts after . . . and she wants nothing to do with him.Gillian, Lady Wright, is desperate to seize the love she's been den...

Who stole one of Egypt's most priceless treasures? The Egyptian authorities and Interpol believe they know the identity of the culprit: "Sir John Smythe, " the suave and dangerously charming international art thief who is, in fact, John Tregarth, the longtime significant other of famed art expert and sometime sleuth Vicky Bliss.But John swears he is retired—not to mention innocent—and he vows to clear his name. With complete faith in her man's...

In this latest tale featuring the bold and daring Cynster family, a gentleman who is restless and bored with the careless pleasures of London society seeks out a new diversion. And if that diversion is a beautiful woman, so much the better.

Conspiracy and pop culture collide in 1991 New York in this dark debut from Greg Olear.Taylor Schmidt—twenty-three, single, and jobless—arrives in the Big Apple desperate for work and hungry for love. Through the Quid Pro Quo Employment Agency she finds the perfect job and the perfect boyfriend . . . but perfection has its price.Part thriller, part satire, part period piece, Totally Killer is a total page-turner.

A winner of the 2008 National Poetry Series mtvU Prize as selected by Yusef Komunyakaa (winner of the Pulitzer Prize), Kristin′s work perpetuates NPS′s tradition of promoting exceptional poetry from lesser known poets. Her poems are playful and serious all at once. They explore the richness of her cultural and linguistic heritage, which spans the globe from Mexico to the Philippines. They defend with vigor and humor the color purple. And they ...

Albright served as U.S. secretary of state from 1997 to 2001, the first woman ever to hold the position. Here, she tells the stories behind her many pins and jewelry collected on her diplomatic trips around the world.

America experienced unprecedented growth and turmoil in the years between 1815 and 1848. It was an age when Andrew Jackson redefined the presidency and James K. Polk expanded the nation's territory. Bancroft Prize–winning historian and literary critic David S. Reynolds captures the turbulence of a democracy caught in the throes of the controversy over slavery, the rise of capitalism, and the birth of urbanization. He brings to life the reforme...

Macomber, the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author of romance, joins children's author Carney for this heartwarming story about the true meaning of gift-giving. Full color.

A basic introduction to the physical characteristics and behavior of dogs.

With simple narrative style and large, full-color photographs, these striking books by acclaimed science writer Seymour Simon are must-reads for feline fans and dog lovers.

In this fifth book in the Magykal series, Septimus ends up on a captivatingly beautiful island, one of seven set in a sparkling sea. He's stranded there with his badly injured dragon, Spit Fyre, along with Jenna and Beetle. There are some strange things about the island, including a Magykal girl named Syrah, a cat-shaped lighthouse that has lost its Light, and an eerie presence that sings to Septimus—can he escape the persistent call? Trouble ...

Gestalten Sie den Übergang vom Kindergarten zur Schule harmonisch und spielerisch. Das Buch zeigt, wie die Kinder mit Frohsinn und Herzenswärme während der gesamten Vorschulzeit von den Pädagog/-innen und Eltern vertrauensbildend begleitet werden, um eine sichere Grundlage für einen gelungenen, positiven Schulstart zu schaffen. In sechs Kapiteln werden die geistigen und körperlichen Lernprozesse der Kinder angeregt, wie zum Beispiel die kö...

Soziale Kompetenzen bilden die Basis für Wohlergehen und Erfolg im zwischenmenschlichen Bereich. Nur wer mit anderen Menschen "umgehen kann", wird in den meisten Berufen zielführend arbeiten können. Wer beispielsweise nicht in der Lage ist, sich in andere Menschen hineinzuversetzen, sein eigenes Verhalten nicht kritisch reflektieren und willentlich steuern kann, wird im Kundenkontakt oder als Führungskraft bestenfalls suboptimale Ergebnisse er...

The long-anticipated sequel to the million-copy bestselling novel WickedBeloved novelist Gregory Maguire returns at last to the land of Oz. There he introduces us to Liir, an adolescent boy last seen hiding in the shadows of the castle after Dorothy did in the Witch. Bruised, comatose, and left for dead in a gully, Liir is shattered in spirit as well as in form. But he is tended at the Cloister of Saint Glinda by the silent novice called Candl...

In June, 1942, Anne Frank received a red-and-white checked diary for her thirteenth birthday, just weeks before she and her family went into hiding from the Nazis in an Amsterdam attic. For two years, with ever-increasing maturity, Anne crafted a memoir that has become one of the most compelling, intimate, and important documents of modern history. She described life in hiding in vivid, unforgettable detail, explored apparently irreconcilable ...