A stunning, major achievement from Joyce Carol Oates, one of the great artistic forces of our time ( The Nation ). A haunting story of the powerful spell Niagara Falls casts upon two generations of a family, leading to tragedy, love, loss, and, ultimately, redemption. A man climbs over the railings and ... more »

Legendary writer Trevanian brings readers his most personal novel yet: a funny, deeply felt, often touching autobiographical novel destined to become a classic American coming-of-age story. The place is Albany, New York. The year is 1936. Six-year-old Jean-Luc LaPointe, his little sister, and their spirited ... more »

For countless readers, one of life's great pleasures is the mesmerizing magic of a Victorian mystery by New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry. Her dramas of good and evil unfolding inside London's lavish mansions and teeming slums hold us spellbound. Now, in Dark Assassin, she sweeps us into a ... more »

"I felt fairly confident that I would take this information to my grave-even though it was the juiciest thing to happen in Aberdeen Mists in about eight years." Paige Atwell appears to have a fulfilling life in the cozy community of Aberdeen Mists-a nice house, a great husband, and two young ... more »

* In the tradition of bestsellers such as Thin for Life (Houghton Mifflin, 2003), this book takes a lifestyles approach * Teaches readers how to create their own Skinny Chick Plan with nutrition and exercise plans flexible enough to fit their lives * Includes The Skinny Chick Guide to Eating Out and ... more »

In Slipstream , Leslie Larson traces the intertwining paths of five characters as each struggles to stay afloat in the face of major setbacks, minor failures, and a reckless pursuit of elusive second chances. When Rudy loses his job cleaning jets at the airport, his sanity and his marriage threaten to ... more »

The Road To The Hermitage is a story of one man's attempt to find satisfaction through isolation. Robin Bell purchased a 100 acre farm in the remote Southern Highlands of New South Wales and lived there with just his dogs for companionship for 2 years. During this time he was entirely reliant on the ... more »

Come away, O human child! To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand, For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand Inspired by the W.B. Yeats poem that tempts a child from home to the waters and the wild, THE STOLEN CHILD is a modern fairy tale narrated by the child Henry Day ... more »

E-book extras: The full text of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens; reading group guide. Winifred Rudge, a bemused writer struggling to get beyond the runaway success of her mass-market astrology book, travels to London to jump-start her new novel about a woman who is being haunted by the ghost of ... more »

With vivid recollections of soldiers bravely advancing under fire, the true life account of Lt. General Mordechai Gur's experience during the 1967 Mideast War is told with astonishing drama and emotion. The conflict heats up over the chance to seize the Temple Mount, a tense situation that was the chance ... more »

This Business of Publishing has been hailed by literary agent Michael Larsen as must reading for writers, agents and anyone else who cares about the future of publishing. It reveals the unique perspective of Richard Curtis, former president of the Assoc more »

Another rediscovered masterpiece from the author of Embers : an erotically charged novel-written within the framework of historical reality-about Casanova's fateful encounter with the woman who finally defeats him. In 1756 Giacomo Casanova escaped from the dreaded cells of Venice's most infamous jail ... more »