What does it take to be happy? How happy is happy enough? And what does "happy" mean, anyway? So asks Sally Farber-wife, mother, daughter, friend, working woman, and lover-in this wise and funny novel about a woman's search for happiness in some of the right, and a few of the wrong, places ... more »

From the INTRODUCTORY: I SHALL never forget the walk I took one night in Vienne, after having accomplished the examination of an unknown Druidical relic, the Pierre labie, at La Rondelle, near Champigni. I had learned of the existence of this cromlech only on my arrival at Champigni in the afternoon ... more »

In 1894 Carrie McGavock is an old woman, an old woman who has only her former slave to keep her company...along with the almost 1,500 soldiers buried in her backyard. Years ago, rather than let someone plow over the field where these young men had been buried, Carrie dug them up and buried them in her ... more »

Packed with customizable editing tools--this practical, up-to-date reference includes the latest on writing and editing online The McGraw-Hill Desk Reference for Editors, Writers, and Proofreaders is an indispensable resource for writers, editors, proofreaders, and virtually everyone responsible for ... more »

Meet Lucifer Box: Equal parts James Bond and Sherlock Holmes, with a twist of Monty Python and a dash of Austin Powers, Lucifer has a charming countenance and rapier wit that make him the guest all hostesses must have. And most do. But few of his conquests know that Lucifer is also His Majesty's most ... 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 »

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 »