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Alexander McCall Smith on Corduroy Mansions When I started writing serial novels in newspapers six years ago, I had no idea that the whole business would rapidly become addictive. My initial foray into this genre of fiction began after a conversation with Armistead Maupin, author of Tales of the City, which was a saga of life in San Francisco that ran to several volumes. The idea was implanted of starting a daily novel set in Edinburgh, and a few months later I embarked on 44 Scotland ... Read more
Product Description The Newberry Medal-winning story of a 12-year old girl who lives alone on a Pacific island after she leaps from a rescue ship. Isolated on the island for eighteen years, Karana forages for food, builds weapons to fight predators, clothes herself in a cormorant feathered skirt, and finds strength and peace in her seclusion. A classic tale of discovery and solitude returns to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for its 50th anniversary, with a new introduction by Lois ... Read more
Jim McCann started with a flower shop on the side and ended up with 1-800-FLOWERS, the world's largest florist.Joanna Lau transformed a money-losing $7-million company into a profitable, diversified business with $56 million in annual revenues.Ted Waitt started Gateway 2000 on his family's cattle farm in Iowa and in less than ten years is running a billion-dollar company.What do they know that you don't know?What's Luck Got To Do With It? gives you an inside look at how ... Read more
"In much the same way that Good to Great uncovered hitherto hidden secrets of highly successful companies, Navarro’s Always a Winner uses extensive research to reveal the overriding importance of learning how to forecast and strategically manage the business cycle for competitive advantage. In doing so, this book provocatively explores a critical aspect of successful management virtually untapped by the existing strategy literature." —Dan DiMicco, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Nucor ... Read more
Hike among olive groves clinging to a rugged coastline, go to the source for the world's best pasta or spend the night in a grotto overlooking the Adriatic. Whatever you choose to do, planning a trip to Italy has never been this much fun, or this easy!LOOK INSIDE FOR AN INNOVATIVE, NEW TRAVEL GUIDE!Comprehensive, up-to-date, and easy to use, Fodor’s Italy 2006 remains the best resource for organizing your trip to Italia. Now, our 2006 edition also flaunts exclusive, new features including ... Read more
Fodor’s see it Australia is perfect for travelers who want to understand Australian history and culture before they arrive, and experience the country like a native Aussie while they’re there. Overflowing with brilliant color photography, this is the only illustrated guide that provides the practical information that you need while traveling–complete restaurant and hotel reviews with exact prices for lodging and dining (not ranges), plus time-saving tips and how to avoid crowds, exact admission ... Read more
The first book of its kind: a definitive guide to the world of perfume Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez are experts in the world of scent. Turin, a renowned scientist, and Sanchez, a longtime perfume critic, have spent years sniffing the world's most elegant and beautiful--as well as some truly terrible--perfumes. In Perfumes: The Guide, they combine their talents and experience to review more than twelve hundred fragrances, separating the divine from the good from the monumentally awful. ... Read more
Resolutions takes up where book 1-Possibilities leaves off. In book 1, Possibilities ... Blake Baxter (whom all the female readers adore) won Nora's heart and made her his bride. Unfortunately, the marriage is bumpy from the beginning thanks to a controlling mother-in-law. Into the picture comes Blake's old flame and ex-fiance Samantha, who is set on getting her man back. She teams up with Blake's mother and they set out to break up the marriage. After seeing Samantha and ... Read more
-Coming Unstuck- One of the women in Film Society speaks for the rest when she suggests, "our lives might be better if we had rushes or dailies to look at - the uncut film printed for viewing by filmmakers the day after it's shot; the object is to check for errors before the set is taken down ... we're not living celluloid lives where life comes at us in carefully crafted scenes and builds to a contrived climax and fitting resolution. There is no paradigm at work here, no ... Read more
Past Midnight: John Berendt on the Mysteries of Venice Just as John Berendt's first book, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, was settling into its remarkable four-year run on The New York Times bestseller list, he discovered a new city whose local mysteries and traditions were more than a match for Savannah, whose hothouse eccentricities he had celebrated in the first book. The new city was Venice, and he spent much of the last decade wandering through its canals and palazzos, ... Read more
In a world where eye cream is made from placenta, Gina Barreca is the lone voice calling out ?But wait, whose placenta is it?” She asks the crucial questions: Why is there no King Charming? Why does no bra ever fit? Why are there no tutus in XL? Why do more intelligent women have trusted psychics than have trusted financial advisors? While she definitely wants everyone to know that she's not bitter, Gina does want to know why no one realizes that Anne Bancroft was only thirty-six when ... Read more
Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life is the ideal text for students who do not specialize in biochemistry but who require a strong grasp of biochemical principles. The goal of this edition has been to enrich the coverage of chemistry while better highlighting the biological context. Once concepts and problem-solving skills have been mastered, students are prepared to tackle the complexities of science, modern life, and their chosen professions.NEW! Online Homework System from Sapling ... Read more
Award-winning author Linda J. Amendt shares her exceptional recipes and inspiration for baking great cookies for all those special occasions and as everyday treats.Nothing beats the enticing aroma of freshly baked cookies still warm from the oven. Cookies are the ultimate comfort food and they are a welcome treat any time of the year.These tasty little morsels are terrific any day of the year and perfect for thoughtful gifts, holidays, bake sales and cookie swaps. Clear, concise instructions ... Read more
?The last wild frontier of classical studies.” ---The Times (UK)The Chemical Muse uncovers decades of misdirection and obfuscation to reveal the history of widespread drug use in Ancient Rome and Greece. In the city-states that gave birth to Western civilization, drugs were an everyday element of a free society. Often they were not just available, but vitally necessary for use in medicine, religious ceremonies, and war campaigns. Their proponents and users existed in all classes, from the ... Read more
Finding your place in the world can be the longest trip home . . . In his debut bestseller, Marley & Me, John Grogan showed how a dog can become an extraordinary presence in the life of one family. Now, in his highly anticipated follow-up, Grogan again works his magic, bringing us the story of what came first. Before there was Marley, there was a gleefully mischievous boy growing up in a devout Catholic home outside Detroit in the 1960s and '70s. Despite his loving parents' best ... Read more
Book Description “We are all so curious. Hungry for the truth. If only we could ask the questions we really want to ask of each other and get the real answers. Like how many times a month do you have sex? What prescription drugs are you on? Are you happy? Really happy? Happy enough?” For anybody who has ever wondered privately Is this all there is, Melanie Gideon’s poignant, hilarious, exuberant meditation, The Slippery Year, chronicles a year in which she confronts both the fantasies ... Read more
Lumberjacks, pirates, and Chuck Norris all agree that there is but one arbiter of manliness, and he has but one name: Maddox. The longtime proprietor of the absurdly popular website, The Best Page in the Universe, Maddox has thoughtfully collected his vast masculine wisdom for the first time in a useful reference work, The Alphabet of Manliness. Since men of course communicate with others only under duress, this book may be the sole resource for those starved for answers about basic manly ... Read more
Guest Interview: Colum McCann Talks with Colin Broderick Colum McCann is the internationally bestselling author of the novels Zoli, Dancer, This Side of Brightness, and Songdogs, as well as two critically acclaimed story collections. A contributor to The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic Monthly, and The Paris Review, he has been named one of Esquire’s "Best and Brightest," and his short film Everything in This Country Must was nominated for an Oscar in 2005. His 2009 ... Read more
Independent on Sunday October 2nd One of the country's leading philosophical counsellers, and chairman of the Society for Philosophy in Practice (SPP), Tim LeBon, said it typically took around six 50 minute sessions for a client to move from confusion to resolution. Mr LeBon, who has 'published a book on the subject, Wise Therapy, said philosophy was perfectly suited to this type of therapy, dealing as it does with timeless human issues such as love, purpose, happiness and ... Read more
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