"The end was near." --Voices from the Zombie War The Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. Max Brooks, driven by the urgency of preserving the acid-etched first-hand experiences of the survivors from those apocalyptic years, traveled across the United States of America ... more »

Discover how you can capitalize on the BlackBerry's many uses beyond e-mail. The BlackBerry seamlessly helps you manage all your business information while you're on the go, using revolutionary wireless technology. Handle all your business tasks and projects using this portable lightweight ... more »

This extraordinary compilation of strange facts about the facts of life will, beyond making your hair stand on end, cause you to laugh out loud. Tastefully prurient, the book details every little fascinating factoid, titillating tidbit, and carnal curiosity on the world's favorite pastime. And all of ... more »

Learn and apply successful international project management techniques Contributors from 20+ nations reveal how current project management concepts and techniques can be successfully applied in different political, cultural, and geographical settings. Learn how project management is carried out in major ... more »

Robert Heinlein says, "This book is raw corn liquor - you should serve a whiskbroom with each shot so the customer can brush the sawdust off after he gets up from the floor." Perhaps a mooring cable might also be added as necessary equipment for reading these eight wonderful stories: They not ... more »

A man escaping from a hotel fire sees a woman standing beneath a tree. He approaches her and sets in motion a series of events that will change his life forever. Years later, traveling from New England to Florida by train, he reflects back on his obsession with this unknown and ultimately unknowable ... more »

Roanne Chappell is not your ordinary teenage girl. A study in contrasts, she is wide-eyed innocent, smart-ass teenager, and wizened sage. She longs for escape from her mother's over-powering shadow. The professor she slept with... is also bedding her mother. To clear her mind, Roanne soars headfirst ... more »

Sie sind jung, sie sind stark - und sie sind gelangweilt: Normale, berufstätige Männer und Familienväter auf der Suche nach einem Mittel gegen die Leere in ihrem Leben. Sie treffen sich auf Parkplätzen und in Kellern von Bars, um mit nackten Fäusten gegeneinander zu kämpfen. Der Anführer dieser »Fight ... more »

Timothy Carrier, having a beer after work at his friend's tavern, enjoys drawing eccentric customers into amusing conversations. But the jittery man who sits next to him tonight has mistaken Tim for someone very different--and passes to him a manila envelope full of cash. " Ten thousand now. You ... more »

Help your students develop their writing and proofreading skills with hundreds of creative hands-on activities If you are looking for supplemental material for your writing program or are in search of practical exercises to boost your pupils' proofreading abilities, this invaluable resource has it all ... more »

Five hundred years in the future, Captain Mal Reynolds, a hardened war veteran (on the losing side), ekes out a living pulling off small crimes and transport-for-hire aboard his ship, Serenity. He leads a small, eclectic crew who are the closest thing he has left to family -- squabbling, insubordinate ... more »

When it comes to investing in real estate, even experienced investors can be perplexed. Real Estate Investing for the Utterly Confused makes sense of it all, with the nuts-and bolts information you need to profit in this hot area of investing. Investment options are explained step-by-step and applied ... more »