Sequel to the Edgar-nominated"The Edge of Nowhere," from #1"New York Times"bestselling author Elizabeth George
A mysterious girl who won t speak; a coal black seal named Nera that returns to the same place every year; a bitter feud of unknown origin strange things are happening on Whidbey Island[...]

An unprecedented high-level master narrative of America's intelligence wars, from the only person ever to helm both CIA and NSA, at a time of heinous new threats and wrenching change
For General Michael Hayden, playing to the edge means playing so close to the line that you get chalk dust on yo[...]

"The Washington Post"
"Brilliantly written... a joy to read... Bleeding Edge is totally gonzo, totally wonderful. It really is good to have Thomas Pynchon around, doing what he does best." (Michael Dirda)
It is 2001 in New York City, in the lull between the collapse of the dot-com boom and [...]

The climactic final installment of New York Times bestseller Elizabeth George's award-winning saga. Seth Darrow is a straightforward guy, and he likes life to be simple. Lately, it's been anything but. Since his beloved grandfather's stroke, Seth has been focused on getting Grand home again, before[...]

Miracle McCloy, a young girl from a dysfunctional family and daughter of a talented dancer who died in childbirth, creates for herself an alternative world that nearly results in her death but that ultimately leads her to reality. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Reissue.[...]

It is widely recognised that the foreign aid system - which today involves every country in the world - is in need of drastic change. But there are conflicting opinions as to what is needed. Some call for dramatic increases in resources, to meet long-overdue commitments, and to scale up what is alre[...]

Presenting a paperback edition of the Carnegie Medal winner, this book talks of Christina and Will, who have escaped Flambards for London, only to find a whole set of problems. Will's ambition is to design and pilot flying machines. He is certain he can become a success, but what price is he willing[...]

Christina and Will have escaped Flambards for London with their heads full of dreams, only to find a whole new set of problems. Not only the basic ones of work and a place to live, but Will's single-minded ambition to design and pilot flying machines, which terrifies Christina every time he leaves t[...]

Although there are as many answers to the question of how organizations can gain competitive advantage in today's global economy as there are books and experts, one lesson seems very clear: traditional answers and resources are no longer sufficient. This seminal book offers not only an answer regard[...]

Philosophers say what art is and then scientists and then other scholars study how we are equipped, cognitively and socially, to make art and appreciate it. This time-honoured approach will not work. Recent science reveals that we have poor intuitive access to artistic and aesthetic phenomena. Domin[...]