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Liz Peterson's mother is brutally murdered -- and then her son is arrested for the crime, devastating their family to the point tha Liz wonders if any of them will...

This is an ambitious and resounding attempt to document - through photographs and interviews - expatriate Australian artistic talent across a wide international spectrum. The publication of 'Love It and...

Motivation, persistence and perseverance are the distinct traits of determined and dedicated individuals who can make things happen. It's always possible, even when the task is awesome -- transforming the...

Heartwarming, honest and very funny - the story of a young boy growing up in a close and quirky 'coloured' community under apartheid. In 1962, at the age of five,...

Against Time And Place is a highly imaginative and well-crafted re-creation of a family history which transcends the particular to become a fascinating microcosm of British migration and settlement in...

Dr. Samuel Mudd's guilt or innocence in the Lincoln assassination is debated by a distinguished group of jurists and Civil War historians recently convened by the University of Richmond School...

The paperback edition of THE PARADISICAL PICTURES is created to celebrate the opening of the Gilbert & George Centre in East London. Gilbert & George's work confounds and rejects all...

Poet, critic, impresario, gadfly, visionary, tastemaker: more than anyone, Guillaume Apollinaire embodies the frenzied art world of Paris in the early 20th century. His rampant enthusiasms and antipathies, and his...

Join Adrian Gilbert in an exciting look at the Mayan calendar and the many mysteries it holds. Discover why the year 2012 is predicted to be a year of exciting...

Recounts the founding of the U.S. Coast Guard, looks at Coast Guard operations and functions, and looks at how it has changed over the last seventy years.

Traces the life and career of Admiral Towers, and examines his role in the development of military aviation in the United States.

This is the story of the author's journey of self-discovery, in which menopause appears to have served as a catalyst. Along the way she explores the intricacies of relationships with...

This deftly crafted biography explores the event-filled life of Paul Durand-Ruel (1831 - 1922), the dealer who 'made' the professional careers of Renoir, Monet, Sisley, Puvis de Chavannes and other...

"Warning- Super-adventurous stories for boys within!" "Warning- Super-adventurous stories for boys within! Featuring stories that boys will be falling over themselves to read and re-read, Stories for Boys is a...

Loviah French owns a boutique dress shop in Manhattan. She has two best friends: Dinah - a columnist covering New York's wealthiest - and Avis - a prominent figure in...

'What would Germaine do?' This is the mantra that Skip and Marlo Wells turn to as they navigate their way through the twists and turns that life brings. Such as...

"They didn't have to kill him ...He never drank from the altar of bones." Cryptic dying words from a murdered homeless woman in present day San Francisco unlock a decades-buried...

This book covers all the vital aspects of th e organisations and equipment of the UK Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. There are also chapters on the role...

Morgan Menzie takes readers through a harrowing but ultimately hopeful and inspiring account of her eating disorder. Her amazing story is told through the journals she kept during her daily...

The young orphaned boy was abandoned and raised in an Ethiopian monastery. He has never seen outside its walls -- at least, not the way most people see. Now he...

Laughter laced, reality based, and just a little bit off the wall, this book is vintage Barbara Johnson?a gift of hilarity and hope from America's queen of encouragement. Barbara Johnson...

With an attitude of love and a heart that's overflowing with joy, Barbara Johnson helps you learn not only to endure life, but to enjoy it! Pack Up Your Gloomees...

Some of the worst military disasters in U.S. history occurred between Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 and the Battle of Midway in June 1942. During this period, the American...

The reports of officers Lt. Col. Joseph E. Johnston and Col. Joseph K. F. Mansfield on the combat readiness of troops in the Texas and New Mexico Departments of the...

While most of the fighting took place in the South, the Civil War profoundly affected the North. As farm boys became soldiers and marched off to battle, social, economic, and...

This series profiles the designers who mattered in the 90s -- those who have already changed our perceptions and those poised to define the next century. Concise text and a...

In "The Archive and the Repertoire" performance studies scholar Diana Taylor provides a new understanding of the vital role of performance in the Americas. From plays to official events to...

A featured alternate Book-of-the-Month club selection.

A history of the building of America's capital city through the dreams of French designer Pierre L'Enfant and the efforts of numerous workers.

Database Aesthetics examines the database as cultural and aesthetic form, explaining how artists have participated in network culture by creating data art. The essays in this collection look at how...

Volume I; Volume I: The Explorers focuses on the explorers, giving readers a sense of the human drama - the achievements and the challenges - that those who go where...

The fourth book in the Virginia at War series casts a special light on vital home front matters in Virginia during 1864. Following a year in which only one major...

The perfect bring-along accessory for exploring Chicago like a native.Walks include: Millennium Park The Loop Magnificent Mile Navy Pier ... And more!