Daniel J. LevitinWhether you load your iPod with Bach or Bono, music has a significant role in your life—even if you never realized it. Why does music evoke such powerful...

John O'Farrell It's a big night at the London Palladium. As Jimmy Conway steps out blinking into the spotlights live on national television, he can't help wondering whether he should...

Suketu MehtaA timely argument for why the United States and the West would benefit from accepting more immigrantsThere are few subjects in American life that prompt more discussion and controversy...

Thomas O'Malley Duncan's whole world is the orphanage where he lives. Aged ten, he is sure that his mother is dead until the day she turns up to claim him....

Emily Suvada Catarina Agatta is a hacker. She can cripple mainframes and crash through firewalls, but that’s not what makes her special. In Cat’s world, people are implanted with technology...

James A MichenerIn such modern classics as Chesapeake, Centennial, Hawaii, Alaska, and Texas, James A. Michener proved time and again that his understanding of and love for his country was...

Maria Semple Violet Parry is living the quintessential life of luxury in the Hollywood Hills with David, her rock-and-roll manager husband, and her darling toddler, Dot. She has the perfect...

Rupert Thomson On a sunny day in July 1964, Thomson returned home from school to discover his mother had died suddenly while playing tennis. 20 years later, Thomson and his...

Mike McCormack A man accused of political manipulation returns from a mysterious trial to his home in the west of Ireland only to find it deserted in this terse, brooding...

Robert Morgan From the author of Gap Creek-an international best-seller and winner of the Southern Book Critics Circle Award-comes the gripping story of two brothers struggling against each other and...

Modechai SchmutterEvery week, acclaimed humor columnist and author Mordechai Schmutter entertains thousands of readers all over the world from the relative safety of his home. Get ready for lots of...

Leon Sheleff This Thin Green Line: From Intractable Problems to the Feasible Solutions in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Xlibris Corp 2005