Michael Korda A big, ambitious, and enthralling new biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower, full of fascinating details and anecdotes, which places particular emphasis on his brilliant generalship and leadership in...

Barbara Sofer A biography of Ilan Ramon, Israel's first astronaut, who died when the space shuttle Columbia exploded during re-entry in 2003. January 1, 2004 by Kar-Ben Pub

Leslie Sims This is a rip-roaring collection of knuckle-whitening action stories, thrillers, and adventures retold for younger readers. It contains classic stories such as 'Don Quizote', 'The 39 Steps', 'The...

Readers Digest Association A new world atlas using computerised digital mapping techniques and cartographic shading to give clarity of detail and 3-D views of the landscape and including sections on...

Brenda Little July 1, 1999 by Abbeydale Press

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Adam Haslett When Margaret's fiancé, John, is hospitalized for depression in 1960s London, she faces a choice: carry on with their plans despite what she now knows of his condition,...

Milan KunderaThis breathtaking, reverberating survey of human nature finds Kundera still attempting to work out the meaning of life, without losing his acute sense of humour. It is one of...

Milan Kundera This breathtaking, reverberating survey of human nature finds Kundera still attempting to work out the meaning of life without losing his acute sense of humour. It is one...

A collection of the portrait photographs from the late photographer who helped establish photography as an art form. Imogen Cunningham was one of photography's early pioneers, a Seattle-born virtuoso whose...

Judith Viorst Addresses the issue of control--with its associated feelings of power, helplessness, freedom, and limitations--and how it affects every area of our lives. First published January 5, 1998

Robert HarrisIMPERIUMA CAUTIONARY TALE OF CICERO, THE GREATEST ORATOR OF ALL TIME, AND HIS EXTRAORDINARY STRUGGLE FOR POWER IN ROME.When Tiro, the confidential secretary (and slave) of a Roman senator,...