Nadine GordimerWhen Julie Summers's car breaks down on a sleazy street in a South African city, a young Arab mechanic named Abdu comes to her aid. Their attraction to one...

Helen CresswellWhen they're asked to make a special pie for the king, to feed 200 people, the Rollers are thrown into a frenzy of excited preparations. This will be the...

A Smidgeon of Pigeon by Mo Willems How does it feel to be a Pigeon? Well, the bus driver is trying to get him to act happy, but as we...

The Pilates(R) method may be today's hottest exercise, but it has been endorsed by physicians for almost a century. Originally developed by Joseph H. Pilates to help strengthen and condition...

Ken Follett Set in the turbulent times of twelfth-century England when civil war, famine, religious strife and battles over royal succession tore lives and families apart, The Pillars of the...

Caroline Lawrence It is AD 79 and Mount Vesuvius has erupted, destroying Pompeii. Among the thousands of people huddled in refugee camps along the bay of Naples are Flavia Gemina...

Gershon Winkler with Lakme Batya Elior A book-length study of the wisdom that Judaism imparts upon relationships with God, self, and others. First published January 1, 1955

Rory Stweart In January 2002 Rory Stewart walked across Afghanistan-surviving by his wits, his knowledge of Persian dialects and Muslim customs, and the kindness of strangers. By day he passed...

Albert CamusA gripping tale of human unrelieved horror, of survival and resilience, and of the ways in which humankind confronts death, The Plague is at once a masterfully crafted novel,...

Dava SobelWith her bestsellers Longitude and Galileo's Daughter, Dava Sobel introduced readers to her rare gift for weaving complex scientific concepts into a compelling narrative. Now Sobel brings her full...

Elle Kennedy What I learned after last year’s distractions cost my hockey team our entire season? No more screwing up. No more screwing, period. As the new team captain, I...

Edited by Alice K Turner "Playboy" has always been about breaking the rules. So has science fiction. Is it any wonder that the two have enjoyed such a long, exciting,...