Burma is one of the largest countries in Southeast Asia and was once one of its richest. Under successive military regimes, however, the country eventually ended up as one of the poorest countries in Asia, a byword for repression and ethnic violence. Richard Cockett spent years in the region as a co[...]

The best single-volume analysis of Burma, its checkered history, and its attempts to reform Burma is one of the largest countries in Southeast Asia and was once one of its richest. Under successive military regimes, however, the country eventually ended up as one of the poorest countries in Asia, a [...]

It is the last decade of the 19th century. The Wild West has been tamed and its fierce, independent and often violent larger-than-life figures - gun-toting wanderers, trappers, prospectors, Indian fighters, cowboys, and lawmen -are now victims of their own success. They are heroes who've outlived th[...]

Thomas Covenant knew that despite his failure on the Isle of The One Tree, he had to return to the Land and fight. After a long and arduous journey, fighting all the way, he readies himself for the final showdown with Lord Foul, the Despiser, and begins to understand things he had only just wondered[...]

Rosemary Goldsmith, the daughter of a weapons manufacturer, has been kidnapped by a black revolutionary cell called Scorched Earth. Their leader, Uhuru Nolica, is holding her for ransom and if he doesn t receive the money, weapons, and apology he demands, Rose Gold will die horribly and publicly. So[...]

"The Bluebeard fairy tale retold. . . ."
When seventeen-year-old Sophia Petheram's beloved father dies, she receives an unexpected letter. An invitation--on fine ivory paper, in bold black handwriting--from the mysterious Monsieur Bernard de Cressac, her godfather. With no money and fewer option[...]

Reflect, respond, and grow closer to your heavenly Father. With hundreds of journaling prompts and plenty of space for notes, art, and doodles, the NIV Journal the Word(TM) Bible for Teen Girls provides a place to capture your thoughts while reading Scripture. Journal your feelings, dreams, and hope[...]

A fascinating and exciting sports narrative details the arduous journey that America's best swimmers must embark on to compete in the Olympics, from intense training and competing in U.S. and international competions to the Olympics, and examines the psyches, backgrounds, and motivation of the swimm[...]

Dramatically depicts the lives of those involved in the power struggles over the control of South Africa's wealth, featuring the ambitious Rod Ironsides, for whom success may come at an insurmountably high price, and the manipulative genius Manfred Steyner. Reprint.[...]

"Guardians of the Galaxy" meets "The" "Hobbit" in this rollicking fantasy adventure.
It's not easy to live in a world ruled by dragons. The taxes are high and their control is complete. But for one group of bold misfits, it's time to band together and steal back some of that wealth.
No one s[...]

The classic graphic novel. Car engines have started spontaneously exploding all over the country . . . someone's been tampering with the oil Tintin, with Thompson and Thompson at his side, sails on an oil tanker to the Middle East to track down the source of the faulty oil.[...]