Deftly written and emotionally powerful, Drowning Ruth is a stunning portrait of the ties that bind sisters together and the forces that tear them apart, of the dangers of keeping secrets and the explosive repercussions when they are exposed. Winter, 1919. Amanda Starkey spends her days nursing soldiers ... more »

'Flower and plant have no conscious will. They are shameless, exposing their genitals. And so in a sense are Proust's men and women . . . shameless. There is no question of right and wrong. Homosexuality . . . is as devoid of moral implications as the mode of fecundation of the Primula veris or the Lythrum ... 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 »

An engrossing drama about a native son, his fall from grace, and his heroic efforts to rectify the past--from the author of the New York Times bestseller (and Oprah's Book Club selection) Back Roads At once riveting and heartbreaking, Back Roads, with its pitch-perfect characters, captured the maddening ... more »

Oprah Book Club Selection, June 1997: A dark secret lies at the heart of Mary McGarry Morris's extraordinary novel, Songs in Ordinary Time. Rooted in the delicate web of emotions, lies, and truths that bind people together, the story takes place in the primarily Catholic town of Atkinson, Vermont, during ... more »

New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward delivers a behind-the-scenes look at her âEURoeto die forâEUR?( Publishers Weekly) Black Dagger Brotherhood seriesâEUR"and a brand-new short story starring Zsadist and Bella.This is a book no Black Dagger Brotherhood fan should missâEUR"an insider ... more »

An expert's proven method to help you ace the vocabulary section of the SAT With the vocabulary section of the SAT slated to become even more challenging in 2005, you need more help than ever before to score well on these high-stakes exams. McGraw-Hill's 400 Essential SAT Words provides a targeted study ... more »

A brief, lyrical novel with a powerful emotional charge, Rules for Old Men Waiting is about three wars of the twentieth century and an ever-deepening marriage. In a house on the Cape older than the Republic, Robert MacIver, a historian who long ago played rugby for Scotland, creates a list of rules ... more »

On New Year's Day 1959, as Fidel Castro seized power in Cuba, Alejandra San José was born in Havana, entering the world through the heart of revolution. Fearing the conflict and strife that bubbled up in the streets all around the new family, her parents took Ale and fled to the free shores of America ... more »

Cincinnati, 1927. Lawyer George Remus, the country's biggest bootlegger, grosses over $80 million -- until his arrest. Upon his release from prison, the king of the bootleggers shoots his wife to death. The trial is a national spectacle. The Jazz Bird is the tale of a courtroom battle between powerful ... more »

An international bestseller and the basis for a hugely successful film, Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was one of the defining works of the 1960s. A mordant, wickedly subversive parable set in a mental ward, the novel chronicles the head-on collision between its hell-raising, life-affirming ... more »

More than just a diet plan, The Hot Latin Diet offers a new outlook on what it means to live well, feel great, and look fabulous. Dr. Manny introduces the 7 Latin power foods and reveals how incorporating these savory and satisfying cuisines to their diet can help women stay slim and maintain those sexy ... more »