No one blends humor and heartbreak like Rita Ciresi, whose award-winning novels are lauded as much for their generous wit as for their unflinching honesty. Ciresi's crowd-pleasing novel Pink Slip captivated readers and critics alike, introducing two utterly unforgettable characters and a love story both ... more »

Selected for the FBI's elite Hostage Rescue Team, Agent Waller gives up a life he thought he understood to dive headlong into a violent world of trapdoor truths and shifting alliances where the greatest threat may be his own sense of right and wrong. He is not alone. Sirad Malneaux--a beautiful executive ... more »

Miami in the 1920's . . . a teeming cauldron of giddy opportunity, swaggering gangsters, shady real estate sharks, crooked cops, and glamorous movie stars. In other words . . . the perfect spot for ex-bootlegger Frank Hearn to start a new life on the up-and-up. "Irby proves himself a master wordsmith ... more »

CONTENTS: Agriculture--The Corn Root Worm, Page 33; Biographical Sketch of Patrick Barry, 33; Compiled Correspondence, 33; Illinois Tile-Makers Convention Report, 34; Farmers Advice, 35; Cisterns on the farm, 35; Field and Furrow Items, 35. Live Stock--Iowa Wool-Men, Page 36; Polled Cattle-Breeders, ... more »

When Mario Alfieri, the greatest operatic tenor in the world, arrives in New York City in May of 1894, he begins a search for a house in which to prepare for his Metropolitan Opera debut. Having grown weary of Europe's adulation and plethora of women, he feels that a few months of relative quiet have ... more »

Matt O'Brien has a quiet life: A painting restorer with a particular love of the Quattrocento period of the Italian Renaissance, he toils away millimeter by millimeter, bringing old oils to new light. But one day he happens upon a painting in the basement of the Metropolitan Museum that is thick with ... more »

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A cardiologist's revolutionary weight-loss plan that allows dieters to enjoy good carbs while still losing weight The glycemic index has been the basis of many popular diets. But it doesn't take into account the serving sizes people actually eat and eliminates too many foods for dieters to stick with ... more »

In a fabulous blend of the bestselling traditions of Prep and The Devil Wears Prada , Secret Society Girl takes us into the heart of the Ivy League's ultraexclusive secret societies when a young woman is invited to join as one of their first female members. Elite Eli University junior Amy Haskel never ... more »

William Hanson, MD is Professor of Medicine, Surgery and Anesthesia, Medical Director, Critical Care Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. more »

After discovering her true identity, Willow De Beers leaves her North Carolina town to live with her real mother and her half-brother in Palm Beach, Florida. When debonair attorney Thatcher Eaton asks Willow to marry him, their families feud -- and rumors fly. Willow soon learns the horrifying truth ... more »

The author, a Presbyterian Minister and an academic in the field of contemporary literature, beautifully demolishes objections of right-wing Christians to this best-selling children's series and compellingly points out how the lessons taught in the saga of young Harry Potter coincide with the preaching ... more »