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As the Second World War drew to a close in 1945, Germany faced the daunting task of rebuilding the nation after suffering horrifying losses at the hands of the Soviets, French, Americans, and the Nazi... more info...

When her boss in Washington gets busted in a political scandal, lobbyist Dempsey Jo Killebrew finds herself broke and unemployed. With few options, she agrees to help her father refurbish Birdson, the... more info...

"Guardian of Lies" is another gripping thriller from bestselling author Steve Martini, featuring defense attorney Paul Madriani. At a San Diego beach house one night, a woman inside the house waits and... more info...

Three recent murders have Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma Force racing to figure out the clues and apprehend the killer. Though it may seem that the murders must be unrelated since they each occurred on... more info...

In "Return to Sullivan's Island," bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank returns to the world of "Sullivans Island," and to the next generation of Hamiltons and Hayes. When she is chosen by her elders... more info...

Are evolutionary biology and intelligent design (ID) mutually exclusive? When Charles Darwin put forth his revolutionary theories on biology, did he refute ID? In "Signature in the Cell," Dr. Stephn Meyer... more info...

*Survival. February 19, 1979, was a day that 'Boy Wonder' Norman Ollestad would never forget. The chartered plane that he, his father, and his sister were taking to a ski championship ceremony unexpectedly... more info...

The little red schoolhouse has all but disappeared in the United States, but its importance in national memory remains unshakable. This engaging book examines the history of the one-room school & howsuccessive... more info...

In the 1960s, The Supremes had more No. 1 hits than any other female artists. Only Elvis Presley and the Beatles topped their record. Now, Mark Ribowsky tells their story in "The Supremes," the first comprehensive... more info...

Ronald Reagan is a man about whom everyone seems to have an opinion. Conservatives think he was a political deity with a Midas touch for both foreign and domestic policy; liberals favor an interpretation... more info...

Laurie Sheck's compelling and poetic philosophical narrative is many things at once: a ficticious biography of Mary Shelley that presupposes Frankenstein is everything more than imaginary. He approached... more info...

In their intriguing and well-researched book, "Power Ambition Glory," Steve Forbes and John Prevas compare six great leaders of the ancient world to contemporary business leaders. For their study, they... more info...

By tracing the history of the conservative movement in America and taking a hard look at current affairs, Joe Scarborough argues that the Democratic party has put America in a bad situation, and he calls... more info...

Mishna Wolff grew up in a poor black neighborhood with her single, white father, who truly believed he was black. From wearing sweaters like Bill Cosby's to telling jokes like Redd Foxx, Mishna's father... more info...

A reporter who always knew where to find the opposition and its motives, I.F. Stone brought the inside story of american politics to the masses for nearly half a cnetury. Diverse sources from all over... more info...

A graceful and beautiful memoir of a family summer in picturesque Italy, penned by well-respected author Rachel Cusk ("A Life's Work", "Arlington Park"). Cusk and her family dropped their orderly, predictable... more info...

Acclaimed restaurant critic Jason Sheehan has been in the food industry since age fifteen when he had a job scraping trays at a pizzeria. Since his modest beginnings, Sheehan has gone on to work at a wide... more info...

Lara Lington has always had quite an imagination, but when she is visited by the spirit of her great-aunt Sadie, she initially doesn't know what to make of the encounter. Sadie is quite the character -... more info...

From the lawmaker responsible for some of the most crucial pinpoints in recent congressional history comes a book that defines the modern congress. In Henry Waxman's time in Washington, DC he has served... more info...

Shaw McBride and Romeo Zderko had only planned on pulling over from I-95 in Georgia for just long enough to put some air in their leaky tire, but when the convenience store clerk reveals that a winning... more info...

Virginia Johnson and William Masters were scientists who studoied the art of lovemaking in great detail. Setting up shop in a small Midwestern laboratory, they hired on volunteers-- a number of them prostitutes... more info...

Susan Barry is a neuroscientists by trade, and although she has been featured on NPR and in Oliver Sack's writings (known as "Stereo Sue") this is her first foray into the book-writing business. "Fixing... more info...

and the Conservative Movement. Young conservative journalist Richard Brookhiser was set to follow in William F. Buckley Jr.'s footsteps and become the next editor-in-chief for 'National Review' magazine,... more info...

Have you failed to achieve everything you hoped for in life? Are you struggling to reach your personal and professional goals with little or no success? In "Unleash Your Dreams," psychologist and brain... more info...

According to these two hedge and mutual fund managers, the credit crunch of 2008 is about to be followed by an even worse 2009 contraction. The easy money of the last decade is gone, but opportunity awaits... more info...

In today's increasingly connected world, we are breaking down cultural information into ever-smaller tidbits and ordering and reordering them in our minds to meet our specific needs. Thus, we are ableto... more info...

Though Alec Malone's father had had big plans for his son in politics, Alec decided to go his own route and pursued a career as a newspaper photographer. Just as Alec is assigned to cover the Vietnam War,... more info...

In Warren Fahy's thrilling debut novel, scientists have just discovered a new island previously untouched by man and partially frozen in time. Trident, a research group, quickly steps in to explore this... more info...

The Japanese invasion of China poses a terrible threat to the crowded, busy British outpost of Hong Kong, but Will Truesdale's thoughts are occupied completely by beautiful Trudy Liang. The intrigue and... more info...

Former attorney Penn Cage returns to his hometown of Natchez, Mississippi, to serve as mayor and restore the Old South town to its former glory. But Natchez has turned to gambling to assuage its money... more info...

It is 1839, and Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin has just assumed governorship of the remote penal colony of Van Diemen's Land. His wife, Lady Jane, soon becomes enamored of the young Aboriginal girl... more info...

Throughout history, food has acted as a catalyst of social change, political organization, geopolitical competition, industrial development, military conflict, and economic expansion. An Edible History... more info...

In her glittering debut collection of short stories, Zimbabwean writer Petina Gappah uses her native land as a backdrop to tell a number of colorful and poignant tales. From the town's coffin maker who... more info...

The age of cheap energy and easy international transportation is coming to an end, asserts economist and energy expert Jeff Rubin. Successive business cycles will see the price of oil rise inexorably higher,... more info...

Kate Morton's latest novel is a mystery spanning more than a century, beautifully interwoven with fairy tales that provide clues to its ultimate detente. A a four-year old foundling appears on a dock in... more info...

Counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath is without a job thanks to the new administration's way of dealing with America's enemies. However, when American doctor Julia Gallo is kidnapped in Afghanistan,... more info...

For decades, bestselling author and renowned economic forecaster Harry S. Dent has observed and speculated on economic trends. Now, in "The Great Depression Ahead," Dent predicts, in specific detail, what... more info...

To celebrate the fortieth anniversary of one of rock and roll's most iconic music festivals, renowned disc jockey Pete Fornatale has released "Back to the Garden." This in-depth look at Woodstock comprises... more info...

Collaboration is a proven strategy for success; however, many collaborative efforts fall flat or even backfire. How can you ensure your comapny's collaboration is a success? In "Collaboration," Morten... more info...

In this inventive collection of stories by novelist Robert Boswell readers are offered a telling and original tinted slice of Americana, as seen through the eyes and ears of the nation's "other half."... more info...

For many years, Richard Todd was a magazine and book editor for The Atlantic Monthly, New England Monthly, and Houghton Mifflin. He is currently a member of the MFA faculty at Goucher College. For many... more info...

As youths, Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, and Rameck Hunt made a pact to stay together and achieve their ultimate goal of becoming doctors; and in "The Pact," the men shared that compelling story. Now,... more info...

Though France is known for having mouth-watering cuisine, things are changing now in the wake of fast-food restaurants and crises in the wine and cheese industries. To find out how and why French cuisine... more info...

In the summer of 1979, President Jimmy Carter delivered the legendary 'malaise' speech. While meant to change the country, Carter's speech instead flopped and led to his downfall and the rise of the conservative... more info...

Global warming is one of the most discussed and controversial topics facing the world today. In "Climate of Extremes," climatologists Patrick Michaels and Robert Balling cut through the myth and misconceptions... more info...