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“Excuse me lady, do you have any spare change? I am hungry.”When I heard him, I didn’t really hear him. His words were part of the clatter, like a car horn or someone yelling for a cab. They were, you could say, just noise—the kind of nuisance New Yorkers learn to tune out. So I walked right by him, as if he wasn’t there. But then, just a few yards past him, I stopped. And then—and I’m still not sure why I did this —I came back.When Laura Schroff first met Maurice on a New York City street ... Read more
"Goddess" was the Infinite Ideas best-seller for Christmas 2006, and this fantastic book gained fans across the UK and beyond. With it's insider advice from more than 30 authors along with top celebrity secrets, "Goddess" contains all the inspiration you need to be smarter, sexier, more charismatic and endlessly creative. Whether it's a pay rise you're after, or looking to downsize, taking your love life to a new level, creating your dream garden, getting the dimples out of your ... Read more
The first nine books in the popular Christy Miller series are now available in three treasured volumes! Bestselling author Robin Jones Gunn packs each one with enough action, romance, and drama to keep you reading and wanting more. It all starts the summer Christy vacations on a California beach and meets two friends who change her life forever. But after moving across the country with her family, Christy must begin her sophomore year of high school uncertain where she’ll fit in. A red-headed ... Read more
Happenstance…or God’s Great Plan? She’s the bold, free-spirited type. She’s cute, she’s fun, and she’s following God. She’s Sierra Jensen, Christy Miller’s good friend, ready for her junior year of high school! All twelve books in the popular Sierra Jensen series come together in four volumes to reveal the ups and downs of Sierra’s incredible God-led journey! Volume Three: An exciting trip to Europe challenges Sierra to Open Your Heart to loving others without expectations. At the start of ... Read more
Book DescriptionWhether you think of it as the ultimate in time-lapse photography or a reality show begun decades before its time, this 30-year photographic look at one middle-class family from Louisville, Kentucky, is Americana at its most evocative—at once moving, modest, and quietly magnificent. Conceived in the 20th century and carried forward into the 21st, this remarkable collection peers into every aspect of one particular family’s life to produce an album that is instantly recognizable ... Read more
This original and ground breaking book beautifully blends principles, parables, and stories into an entertaining and inspirational read. An 80-minute abridged audio book on CD is included in the back of each 320-page book. This book has been endorsed by legendary football coach Lou Holtz, bestselling author Brian Tracy, 4-time Olympian Henry Marsh, billionaire Jon Huntsman, Stephen R. Covey, author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Dr. William Danko, author of The Millionaire Next ... Read more
My Bel o ire tF S o li th By Mrs. T. P. OConnor Author of Little Thank You, I Myself, etc The Suo is Laughter for til He who mtkcth joyous the thoughts of men, aad glsKkkaeth the infinite world, G P. Putaam s Sons New York and London fmicfeetbocfcet pte00 1913 COPYRIGHT, 1913 tw G. P. PUTNAMS SONS be ftttfctobocftet PTCH, Hew Jftrt THOMAS NELSON PAGE Each day the memory of the old South becomes more and more a cherished dream. Its bounteous hospitality, its quixotic chivalry, its daring courage ... Read more
Before he was sent to federal prison for treason (among other things), Joel Backman was an extremely powerful man. Known as "the broker," Backman was a high roller--a lawyer making $10 million a year who could "open any door in Washington." That is, until he tried to broker a deal selling access to the world's most powerful satellite surveillance system to the highest bidder. When caught, Backman accepted prison as the one option that would keep him safe and alive, since the interested ... Read more
These timeless British classics are instantly recognizable and beloved. Fascinating in their diversity, they reveal the rich, evolving texture of England and society in the Romantic and Victorian era. A small sampling of this broad collection includes the science fiction of Edwin Abbott, in which he satirizes Victorian society with his fantasy about life in a two-dimensional world (Flatland); Jane Austen's magnificent novels of social order and morality (from Emma to Sense and Sensibility ... Read more
How well do you really know the Bible? For instance, guess how many doves were aboard Noah's Ark. The answer is not two. And guess on which day the Bible says Jesus died. Believe it or not, the Good Book doesn't mention Friday, and even more surprisingly, while the Bible says Jesus rose from the grave, it does not say it occurred Sunday morning. Remember, Jesus' followers found an empty tomb then. But don't feel bad if you've always assumed otherwise. Like ... Read more
A beautiful literary anthology published to commemorate the International Polar Year—and remind us what we’re in danger of losing. The Arctic and Antarctic ice shelves have been an object of obsession for as long as we’ve known they existed. Countless explorers, including such legends as Richard Byrd, Ernest Shackleton, and Robert Falcon Scott, have risked their lives to chart their frozen landscapes. Now, for the first time in human history, we are in legitimate danger of seeing polar ice ... Read more
Written by a Vatican insider and accomplished church historian, this book is a unique behind-the-scenes look at the world's smallest nation and the spiritual center of the Catholic Church. Produced with the full cooperation of the Vatican, this is a beautifully illustrated insiders guide into the 2,000 year long history of the Vatican and papal influence, daily life and governance of the world's largest religious body, and the art collections and other priceless treasures rarely seen ... Read more
The Kingdom of Bones is the haunting story of Tom Sayers, a former boxing champion who must continue to fight--to clear his name after a series of gruesome murders, for the heart and soul of a leading lady, and to uncover the truth behind a legend as old as evil itself. Wrongly accused of the slaughter of pauper children in the wake of the touring theater company he manages, Tom Sayers is forced to disappear into a twilight world of music halls and traveling boxing booths. Beginning with a ... Read more
When Molly Wizenberg's father died of cancer, everyone told her to go easy on herself, to hold off on making any major decisions for a while. But when she tried going back to her apartment in Seattle and returning to graduate school, she knew it wasn't possible to resume life as though nothing had happened. So she went to Paris, a city that held vivid memories of a childhood trip with her father, of early morning walks on the cobbled streets of the Latin Quarter and the taste of her ... Read more
Book Description With the end of summer closing in and a steamy Labor Day weekend looming in the town of Holton Mills, New Hampshire, thirteen-year-old Henry—lonely, friendless, not too good at sports—spends most of his time watching television, reading, and daydreaming about the soft skin and budding bodies of his female classmates. For company Henry has his long-divorced mother, Adele—a onetime dancer whose summer project was to teach him how to foxtrot; his hamster, Joe; and awkward ... Read more
We are all birdwatchers.Over cities and jungles and open plains, the sky is animated by the flight of birds, and their presence reminds us of the wild element of life on earth that can never be suppressed. In The Life of the Skies, Jonathan Rosen explores the significance of this timeless pursuit, chronicling his own birding adventures alongside those of John James Audubon, Teddy Rooseevelt, and others. In the process, he discovers the interconnections--literary, philosophical, sceintific, and ... Read more
Ian Frazier is unquestionably one of America's greatest living humorists, a writer with a distinct, generous sensibility and a thousand different voices. His work is hilarious, elegant, and piercing, drawing on high and low cultureto expose the warped line of thought running beneath our public selves. When The Atlantic Monthly published four humorists among the best writing ever to appear in the magazine, they chose essays by Mark Twain, James Thurber, Kurt Vonnegut, and Ian Frazier's ... Read more
This book overflows with ideas that will help teachers inspire kids in Kindergarten-fifth grade to learn and remember Bible stories. Sections 1–3 highlight stories from the Old Testament, Advent/Christmas, and Holy Week. Weekly programs include: · Storytelling ideas · Creative dramatics · Music suggestions · Action packed games · Innovative crafts · Puzzles · Worship tie-ins · Service projects · ... Read more
Book Description: Imagine becoming a bestselling novelist, and almost immediately famous and wealthy, while still in college, and before long seeing your insufferable father reduced to a bag of ashes in a safety-deposit box, while after American Psycho your celebrity drowns in a sea of vilification, booze, and drugs. Then imagine having a second chance ten years later, as the Bret Easton Ellis of this remarkable novel is given, with a wife, children, and suburban sobriety--only to watch ... Read more
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