Dai Sijie   In this enchanting tale about the magic of reading and the wonder of romantic awakening, two hapless city boys are exiled to a remote mountain village for...

John BurdettA thriller with attitude to spare, Bangkok 8 is a sexy, razor-edged, often darkly hilarious novel set in one of the world’s most exotic cities.Witnessed by a throng of...

David Limbaugh"Don't ever, ever be tempted to vote for a liberal, even as a protest vote. David Limbaugh shows you why, in the most devastating critique I've ever seen of...

Sarah Silberstein SwartzExcerpts from memoirs, biographies, novels, short stories, religious, ethical, and psychological literature, and visual art provide the bar mitzvah boy with examples from his Jewish heritage.

Beatrice GormleyPresident Barack Obama's early involvement with politics was inspired by his mother's interest in the controversial social issues of her times -- a passion that she passed on to...

Patrick Robinson He was one of the world's most skillful submariners, trained by the best in the business, the Royal Navy. Now, at the peak of his powers and skill,...

Barbara Richards When Michelle and Amy try to take a virtual tour of Barbie's house on the computer, something magical happens, and the girls wind up taking a real tour,...

Leslie Thomas The story of Nelly Luscombe, a 20th century Moll Flanders. Nelly grows up in Devon and from her early wartime days as a friendly child who befriends homesick...

Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver Hank's dad has decided to enter a crossword-puzzle tournament, and he wants to make a family road trip of it! So the family piles into...

Robert Mnookin The art of negotiation—from one of the country’s most eminent practitioners and the Chair of the Harvard Law School’s Program on Negotiation.One of the country’s most eminent practitioners...

Christos TsiolkasFourteen-year-old Daniel Kelly is special. Despite his upbringing in working-class Melbourne, he knows that his astonishing ability in the swimming pool has the potential to transform his life. Everything...

Matt Groening   Starved for the whole truth, man?Take a bite out of this bitsy but beefy package, brimming with morsels of wit, wisdom and worldly knowledge brought to you...