In an astoundingly well-imagined novel about a moment in American history when the modern and the ancient were at war, Jim Fergus takes readers on a journey of magnificent sweep and heartbreaking consequence. With prose so vivid that the road dust practically rises off the page, THE WILD GIRL is an epic ... more »

Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk is a novel made up of stories: Twenty-three of them, to be precise. Twenty-three of the most horrifying, hilarious, mind-blowing, stomach-churning tales you'll ever encounter--sometimes all at once. They are told by people who have answered an ad headlined "Writers' Retreat ... more »

The Anglo-Saxon race was in its boyhood in the days when the Vikings lived. Youth's fresh fires burned in men's blood; the unchastened turbulence of youth prompted their crimes, and their good deeds were inspired by the purity and whole-heartedness and divine simplicity of youth. For every heroic vice ... more »

A magical, multigenerational saga encompassing two hundred years in the life of an unforgettable family--a book of love stories, ill-fated and blessed, sensuous as a dream, unfolding in a time and a place where fable is more potent than fact, where the imagination is more powerful than any truth, where ... more »

In the glossy private world of Fifth Avenue teens, some millionaire parents will do, pay, or say anything to help their children ace the SATs. Noah rose from humble beginnings and, through pure grit and resourcefulness, got himself through Princeton. Now staggering under the weight of massive student ... more »

Jon Krakauer's literary reputation rests on insightful chronicles of lives conducted at the outer limits. In UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN, he shifts his focus from extremes of physical adventure to extremes of religious belief within our own borders. At the core of his book is an appalling double murder ... more »

Thomas Keneally is a writer of extraordinary range: from Schindler's List to The Great Shame his storytelling has engaged millions of readers. Now, after a brief departure into non-fiction, he is back with a novel as timely as it is enduring. On the outskirts of Sydney, Father Frank Darragh is embarking ... more »

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Color Purple , Possessing the Secret of Joy, and The Temple of My Familiar now gives us a beautiful new novel that is at once a deeply moving personal story and a powerful spiritual journey. In Now Is the Time to Open Your Heart , Alice Walker has created a work ... more »

A hilarious "quizography" on the dumbfounding life of George W. Bush Pop Quiz George W. Bush is: the greatest American statesman since Abraham Lincoln. a champion of the underdog and a thorn in the side of the wealthy. articulate, thoughtful, and judicious--a very, very wise man. linguistically ... more »

Moll Flanders is, according to Virginia Woolf, one of the few English novels which we can call indisputably great. Written by Defoe in 1722 under a pseudonym so his readers would think it an actual journal of the ribald fortunes and misfortunes of a woman in eighteenth-century London, the book remains ... more »

The Oxford English Minidictionary, 5th edition provides up-to-date coverage of all the essential vocabulary of everyday life. This is one of the most comprehensive small dictionaries available. Includes over 40,000 entries and 50,000 definitions. Take a step towards the future and acquire The Oxford ... more »

Over 2,500 fully-updated entries , including 73 additions, covering the most recent terms and concepts such as e-commerce and the euro Clear explanations of all aspects of economic theory, from microeconomics to public finance and international trade International coverage of economic organizations and ... more »