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

Paul Theroux In the Washington Post Book World, Sven Birkerts called this exuberant novel "a complex and gripping work of invention and confession . . . I understood again how...

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,...

Harold McGee Harold McGee's On Food and Cooking is a kitchen classic. Hailed by Time magazine as "a minor masterpiece" when it first appeared in 1984, On Food and Cooking is the bible to which food...

Allegra KentOne of the greatest of George Balanchine's ballerinas, Allegra Kent joined the New York City Ballet at the age of fifteen and only two years later inspired Balanchine's "The...