We are what we say. Now Sarah Myers McGinty, Ph.D., takes up where Deborah Tannen left off to delve into the ways our speech creates our identity. In this breakthrough book, McGinty shows how a little attention to our verbal patterns helps us alter the balance of power and always come out ahead. You ... more »

In The Dog Listener Jan Fennell shares her revolutionary insight into the canine world and its instinctive language that has enabled her to bring even the most delinquent of dogs to heel. This easy-to-follow guide draws on Jan's countless case histories of problem dogs -- from biters and barkers to bicycle ... more »

L'expérience dans l'enseignement m'a fait sentir combien une philosophie zoologique, c'est-à-dire, un corps de préceptes et de principes relatifs à l'étude des animaux, et même applicables aux autres parties des sciences naturelles, seroit maintenant utile, nos connoissances de faits zoologiques ayant ... more »

Whether you're buying a house, asking for a raise, or drawing up your divorce agreement, the internal pressure to be a good girl can drive you to give away more than you should, or settle for less than you deserve. Don't be embarrassed; you're not alone. Women buy half of the nation's new cars every ... more »

In 1998, Teun Voeten headed to Sierra Leone for what he thought would be a standard photo assignment on the child soldiers there. But the cease-fire ends just as he arrives, and the clash between the military junta and the West African peace-keeping forces force him to hide in the bush from rebels who ... more »

Bullying has become such a pervasive problem that you can't watch TV, listen to the radio, or read a newspaper without seeing or hearing another troubling report about the Bully epidemic. Now Sam Horn offers practical, positive techniques for dealing with people who are trying to run and ruin your life ... more »

The legendary bestselling author and renowned psychiatrist M. Scott Peck, whose books have sold over 14 million copies, reveals the amazing true story of his work as an exorcist -- kept secret for more than twenty-five years -- in two profoundly human stories of satanic possession. In the tradition of ... more »

Nous avons suivi l'oiseau dans les libertés du vol, de l'espace et de la lumière ; mais la terre que nous quittions ne nous quittait pas. Les mélodies du monde ailé ne nous empêchaient pas d'entendre le murmure d'un monde infini de ténèbres et de silence, qui n'a pas les langues de l'homme, mais ... more »

The War Against the Terror Masters is a must-read guide to the terrorist crisis. Michael A. Ledeen explains in startling detail how and why the United States was so unprepared for the September 11th catastrophe; the nature of the terror network we are fighting--including the state sponsors of that network ... more »

As a history of New York firefighting from the seventeenth through the late nineteenth century BIRTH OF THE BRAVEST: The History of the New York Fire Departments from 1609 to 1887 is an unequaled chronicle and tribute to the so called hands that fight the flame, New York's Bravest. First published in ... more »

They work hard, are devoted to family, love sex, and know the importance of a good piece of real estate. Honey bees, and the daily workings of their close-knit colonies, are one of nature's great miracles. And they produce one of nature's greatest edible bounties: honey. More than just a palate pleaser ... more »

From counterterrorism to tracking criminals by satellite, Howard Safir's Security answers questions while giving an expert's tour of twenty-first century law enforcement. Here Safir reveals the tools, methods, and science that police officers use to reduce crime, and track and apprehend criminals, including ... more »