FBI Academy trainee Clarice Starling hopes that Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a criminally insane psychiatrist imprisoned in a Boston hospital, can lead her to the serial killer known only as Buffalo Bill
In 1938, on the eve of World War II, a young Chinese man suffering from tuberculosis travels to his family's summer home in Japan, where his encounters with four local residents prove to be memorable. Reprint.
A creative tale imparted from the perspective of long-time imaginary friend, Budo, traces his awareness of his advancing age and constant thoughts of the inevitable day when 8-year-old Max, an autistic boy, will stop believing in him, a progression that is complicated by a teasing bully and Max's abduction by an overly-possessive therapist. 75,000 first printing.
Posing as husband and wife, Jamie Swift, owner of a South Carolina newspaper, and playboy Max Holt, get caught up in a romantic adventure as they become involved with a corrupt minister, gangsters, a dog named Fleas, and a computer whiz.
Seeking peace and solitude, writer Martin Frost borrows a friend's country house, only to have his refuge invaded by a young woman named Claire, who claims to be the owner's niece. Original. (A new film, written & directed by Paul Auster, releasing Summer 2007, starring David Thewlis, Irene Jacob, Michael Imperioli, & Sophie Auster) (General Fiction)
Unexpectedly promoted to editor-in-chief of a prominent wedding magazine on the same day that two major competitors fold, Lucky Quinn struggles with the humiliation of her predecessor while tackling hectic demands and the disappointment of her new staff. Original. 50,000 first printing.
Thirty-five years after their first groundbreaking collaboration, the creators of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? and Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? reunite to address the important topic of animal conservation. A Bald Eagle soars, a Spider Monkey swings, a Macaroni Penguin struts, and a Red Wolf sneaks through Bill Martin Jr's rhythmic text and Eric Carle's vibrant images, and all are watched over by our best hope for the future-a dreaming child.
This time, Riley might really have bitten off more than she's ready for. After practically begging the Council for a more challenging Soul Catch, she is assigned an actual Roman gladiator-Theocoles, the Pillar of Doom. How is Riley, a skinny twelve-year-old, supposed to get through to him? Then she meets the beautiful Messalina, who convinces her that her only chance is to become part of this world. To accomplish this, Messalina helps Riley through a dramatic, mystical makeover, transforming her into the beautiful and mature teen she's always wanted to be. Finally, Riley can experience her first boyfriend and her first kiss. With a dream this enchanting, will she ever want to leave?
When she is forced to marry Harry Rutledge--an enigmatic hotel owner and inventor with a dangerous hidden life--after her reputation is compromised, unconventional Poppy Hathaway demands that she be his wife in every way.
Contacted by Dr. Valentine Petrenko, a Russian specialist in rare diseases, about a mysterious cluster of deaths in Moscow, American Dr. Fiona Devin becomes the target of the assassins who kill Petrenko, and Covert-One operative Jon Smith is sent to rescue Devin.
Paid companion Catherine Marks is attracted to her employers' older brother, Leo Hathaway, despite their constant bickering, so she agrees to a marriage of convenience with him, but the secret she is hiding threatens them both.
Riley Bloom died, aged twelve, in a car crash with her parents and her beloved dog Buttercup. Her sister Ever survived – but that’s another story. Riley must let go of Ever and all the things that tied her to life – and discover what she’s meant to be in the afterlife. Riley is a soul catcher. That means helping the unhappy lost souls who stick around in the human realm to move on – and find their own place, over the bridge, in the great hereafter. With her spirit guide, Bodhi, and Buttercup by her side, Riley embarks on an adventure that will take her around the world – sending ghosts back where they belong, until she can finally make it there herself.
Features the "wordless crossword" puzzles, from puzzle master Will Shortz. These addictive puzzles are easy to do - just fill the grid with numbers according to the few simple rules - but incredibly fun and engaging to complete.
Features the "wordless crossword" puzzles, from puzzle master Will Shortz. These addictive puzzles are easy to do - just fill the grid with numbers according to the few simple rules - but incredibly fun and engaging to complete.
Every vampyre fledgling who arrives at the House of Night receives a copy of The Fledgling Handbook 101, which contains original stories, the complete vampyre history, inside information on rituals, vampyre biology, and the Change.
Riley, dead at age twelve and now a Soul Catcher, works with her teacher Bodhi to help Rebecca, the daughter of a former plantation owner who, furious about being murdered during a 1733 slave revolt, is keeping those who died with her from crossing over.
A portrait of the British singer and songwriter who won six Grammy Awards in 2012 answers the most commonly asked fan questions about her life, from what her childhood was like as the daughter of a teen mother and the greatest inspirations for her music to her struggles with vocal cord issues and the cancellation of her Adele Live tour. Simultaneous.
As a lawyer in a large Manhattan firm, just shy of making partner, Clementine Evans has finally achieved almost everything she's been working towards - but now she's not sure it's enough. Her long hours have led to a broken engagement and, suddenly single at thirty-four, she feels her messy life crumbling around her.
Stephanie Plum's got rent to pay, people shooting at her, and psychos wanting her dead every day of the week. An ordinary person would cave under the pressure. But hey, she's from Jersey. She may not be the best bounty hunter in beautiful downtown Trenton, but Stephanie's pretty damn good at turning situations her way...
What if for just one year you let desire call the shots? The project was simple: Robin Rinaldi, a successful magazine journalist, would move into a San Francisco apartment, join a dating site, and get laid. Never mind that she already owned a beautiful flat a few blocks away, that she was forty-four, or that she was married to a man she'd been in love with for eighteen years. What followed-a year of abandon, heartbreak, and unexpected revelation-is the topic of this riveting memoir, The Wild Oats Project . Monogamous and sexually cautious her entire adult life, Rinaldi never planned on an open marriage-her priority as she approached midlife was to start a family. But when her husband insisted on a vasectomy, something snapped. If I'm not going to have children , she told herself, then I'm going to have lovers . During the week, she would live alone, seduce men (and women), attend erotic workshops, and have wall-banging sex. On the weekends, she would go home and be a wife. Her marriage provided safety and love, but she also needed passion, and she was willing to go outside her marriage to find it. At a time when the bestseller lists are topped by books about eroticism and the shifting roles of women, this brave, brutally honest memoir explores how our sexuality defines us, how it relates to maternal longing, and how we must walk the line between loving others and staying true to ourselves. Like the most searing memoirs, The Wild Oats Project challenges our sensibilities, yielding truths that we all can recognize but that few would dare write down.
