Peter Everett At seventy, Henri Matisse is a trim, clean old gentleman with a passion for naked women. He is UN MONSTRE SACRE who depicts with passion and conviction only...

Virginia Lee Burton By recounting actual events in San Francisco's effort to keep the city's cable cars running, this classic story illustrates how the voice of the people can be...

Lawrence Sanders Hiram Gottschalk is a wealthy widower with a paranoid son and heir, twisted twin daughters, and shady employees. Owner of bird store Parrots Unlimited, he hires Archy McNally and...

Chris Bohjalian The time is 1981, and Sibyl Danforth has been a dedicated midwife in the rural community of Reddington, Vermont, for fifteen years. But one treacherous winter night, in...

Margaret Truman “Powerful . . . Fascinating . . . Truman absolutely amazes.”— Atlanta Journal & ConstitutionWhen the senior curator at Washington's famed National Gallery finds a missing painting by...

Gail Ganthier January 1, 1997 by Scholastic Book Services

Author: Lawrence A Hoffman Edited by Rabbi Lawrence A Hoffman My People's Prayer Book provides 9 diverse and exciting commentaries to the traditional liturgy, written by some of today's most...

Hermann Hesse Narcissus and Goldmund tells the story of two medieval men whose characters are diametrically opposite: Narcissus, an ascetic monk firm in his religious commitment, and Goldmund, a romantic youth...

Larry J Siever, MD A leading psychiatrist provides a definitive study of the latest research into the brain and how it works, exploring a wide range of behavioral disorders, the...

AG CasconeWhen the plane Nicky and his family are flying starts to crash, Nicky is relieved to be rescued until he discovers he has been captured by aliens who want...

Rabbi Abraham J Twerski, MD This book is a superb collection of stories, chassidic and otherwise, told by a master. It is a thoughtful and provocative exposition of great spiritual...

Leon Uris Fifty years after his first novel, Battle Cry, took the world by storm, Leon Uris returns to the topic that first inspired him to write books that captivate, educate,...