The Man Booker longlisted Communion Town reveals the shadows and sinister inhabitants of a city that never appears the same way twice.[...]
Accomplished journalist Sam Weller met the Ray Bradbury while writing a cover story for the Chicago Tribune Magazine and spent hundreds of hours interviewing Bradbury, his editors, family members, and longtime friends. With unprecedented access to private archives, he uncovered never-before-publishe[...]
Showcases hundreds of uncommon examples from the 1970s and 1980s, in a volume that includes examples of period skate, surf, and pop culture styles. Original. 15,000 first printing.[...]
A teenage computer prodigy is strangled in Mumbai. A far-right extremist is killed in a remote cabin in the Pacific Northwest. A wealthy businessman is murdered in Thailand. A pimp in Brooklyn is found stabbed to death and mysteriously covered by a brown shroud.What connects the victims is an ancien[...]
Three classic dog tales brought together in a single volumeOld Yeller
Winner of the Newbery HonorWhen his father sets out on a cattle drive for the summer, fourteen-year-old Travis is left to take care of his mother, younger brother, and the family farm. In the wilderness of early frontier Texas[...]
April 2003: As his nation descends into chaos, an Iraqi boy loots an ancient clay tablet from a long-forgotten vault in the Baghdad Museum of Antiquities--unaware that his actions could ignite the war to end all wars.Years later, on the eve of a historic Israeli-Palestinian peace accord, bodyguards [...]
He was a tough-guy Welshman softened by the affections of a breathtakingly beautiful woman; she was a modern-day Cleopatra madly in love with her own Marc Antony. For a quarter of a century, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton were the creme de la creme of Hollywood royalty. Their tempestuous, on-ag[...]
He was a tough-guy Welshman softened by the affections of a breathtakingly beautiful woman. She was a modern-day Cleopatra madly in love with her own Mark Antony. For nearly a quarter of a century, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton were Hollywood royalty, and their fiery romance--often called "the[...]
The images of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" are branded into our collective memory: we can see Audrey Hepburn stepping out of that cab on the corner of 57th and 5th, and we can picture her again with George Peppard, huddled in an alleyway and wrapped in a kiss, as the rain pours down around them. Those m[...]
Audrey Hepburn is an icon like no other, yet the image many of us have of Hepburn--dainty, immaculate--is anything but true to life. Here, for the first time, Sam Wasson presents the woman behind the little black dress that rocked the nation in 1961. With a colorful cast of characters including Trum[...]
Once an idealistic lawyer, Tom Byrne will work for anyone now, if the money's right. An official at the United Nations needs him to placate the family of a harmless old man mistaken for a suicide bomber and shot to death by UN Security. But Byrne soon discovers this victim was not quite as innocent [...]
Brilliant biochemist Emma Caldridge, caught in a drug cartel's deadly plot, must find a cure to an extremely virulent disease that is lethal nine days from exposure.[...]
Contrary to popular belief, death isnot a moment in time, such as whenthe heart stops beating, respirationceases, or the brain stops functioning. Death, rather, is a process--a process that can beinterrupted well after it has begun. Innovativetechniques, such as drastically reducing thepatient's bod[...]
Contrary to popular belief, death is not a moment in time, such as when the heart stops beating, respiration ceases, or the brain stops functioning. Death, rather, is a process--a process that can be interrupted well after it has begun. Innovative techniques, such as drastically reducing the patient[...]
Ray Bradbury is a storyteller without peer, a poet of the impossible, and, indisputably, one of America's most beloved authors. In a much-celebrated literary career that has spanned seven decades, he has produced an astonishing body of work, including "The Illustrated Man", "The Martian Chronicles",[...]
"A killer jaguar, a zoo on a pyramid, a boy with a stutter who can talk to animals--this powerhouse novel doesn't only tread the line between fantasy, action/adventure, and historical fiction, it dances on that line with wild abandon. Magical, mysterious, fresh, original, and full of heart, Eric Kah[...]
An adventurous cat named Sam explores her neighborhood at night in this gorgeously illustrated book. Informational, beautiful, and deeply moving, Mapping Sam is both a book about how maps work and an engaging, character-driven story.For fans of Brandon Wenzel's They All Saw a Cat and Sara Fanelli's [...]
Sports Marketing presents this field as a new discipline, helping readers gain a stronger understanding of how to apply marketing strategies and tactics within the sports marketing environment. Sam Fullerton crafted this text to present the discipline of sports marketing in two broad perspectives. [...]
The thought leaders at Kepner-Tregoe reveal the seven essential skills to help you effectively put strategic goals into action. If you see a gap in their organization's ability to translate vision into practice, "Implementation" is written for you - a guide to action-oriented management that directl[...]
The first quick-and-easy composite construction method for canoes and kayaks This book is certain to appeal to any paddler with a DIY bent. Master craftsman Sam Rizzetta presents three attractive innovations: a new building method that makes Kevlar and carbon-fiber boats cheap and feasible for home[...]
Standard & Poor's chief investment strategist of equity research draws on nearly forty years' worth of data to provide individual investors with easy-to-follow, step-by-step guidance on how to take full advantage of sound investment strategies.[...]
Master the Configuration and Administration of Oracle WebLogic Server 11g Oversee a robust, highly available environment for your mission-critical applications using the expert information in this Oracle Press guide. Oracle WebLogic Server 11g Administration Handbook explains the latest management t[...]
This exclusive Oracle Press exam guide offers intense preparation for the Oracle Database 12c New Features for Administrators exam. Ideal as both a self-study tool and an on-the-job reference, OCP Oracle Database 12c: New Features for Administrators Exam Guide covers all of the objectives for this u[...]