Best friends since back in the day, Aggy and Nely are as different as two women could possibly be. Aggie's slim, stylish, and owns an upscale boutique and a long history of no-strings relationships. Nely has a busy baby, a metiche mother-in-law, and some extra post-pregnancy pounds she can't quite shed ... more »

Harry is a man still mourning the loss of his beloved girlfriend, Imogen, who left him suddenly without a word. He's also the owner of a plump, poetry-loving Lab, Randolph. Like most Manhattan dogs, Randolph spends his days sifting through a world of scents, his owner's neuroses, and an overcrowded doggy ... more »

In Earthquake Weather, Terrill Lee Lankford mined his own experiences as a player in the glamorous, ruthless movie business to create a West Coast noir hailed by T. Jefferson Parker as part Raymond Chandler and part Nathanael West. Now get ready for another thrill ride down the Boulevard of Broken ... more »

George Saunders has earned enthusiastic acclaim and a devoted cult-following with his first two story collections and the recent novella The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil. With his new book, In Persuasion Nation, Saunders ups the ante in every way, and is poised to break out to a wide new audience ... more »

The documents thatshaped a nation. Three of the founding fathers brilliantly defend their revolutionary charter: the Constitution of the United States, a milestone in political science and a classic of American history. more »

Who would you date if you had a time machine? Lucy's love life needs a boost. When she isn't flirting with the gorgeous guy at the newsstand, she's daydreaming about torrid affairs with Lord Byron and George Clooney -- anyone but her boyfriend Anthony. So she does what any sensible woman would do: she ... more »

... te fera rire, je l'espère; je ne crains pas que JEAN QUI GROGNE te fasse grogner. Ta grand'mère qui t'aime bien, COMTESSE DE SÉGUR, née ROSTOPCHINE*** I LE DÉPART HÉLÈNE. Voilà ton paquet presque fini, mon petit Jean, il ne reste plus à y mettre que tes livres. JEAN. Et ce ne sera pas lourd, maman ... more »

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Alice Or The Mysteries, Book VII & VIII & IX more »

From Content: As the tubby little China Coast steamer marched up Manila Bay, Trask stood under the bridge on the skimpy promenade deck and waited impatiently for the doctor's boat to come alongside. He was the only white passenger among a motley lot of Chinese merchants and half-castes of varied hues ... more »

They call the ancient hills of Jerusalem the  butcher's theater. Here, upon this bloodstained stage,  a faceless killer performs his violent specialty:  The first to die brutally is a fifteen-year-old  girl. She is drained of blood, then carefully bathed  ... more »

The spellbinding debut and international sensation being published in thirty countries featuring Thora Gudmundsdottir, a smart, sexy lawyer and investigator whose hunt for a modern murderer points to a very odd -- and evil -- chapter in Iceland's pastAfter the body of a young German student -- with his ... more »