Prue SmithPrue Smith spent much of her childhood in South Africa but as soon as World War Two ended she moved to England. It was only after apartheid ended that...

David A Kaplan In the bestselling tradition of The Nine and The Brethren, The Most Dangerous Branch takes us inside the secret world of the Supreme Court. David A. Kaplan, the former legal...

Liz SmithAbstract: Mothers and their children are the subject of this trivia collection. Included are 30 chapters of anecdotes, facts, fallacies, jokes, poems, literature, songs and curiosities about mothers. The...

Harriet Lerner, PhD From the celebrated author of The Dance of Anger comes an extraordinary book about mothering and how it transforms us -- and all our relationships -- inside...

Jane Lazarre In this compelling memoir by a writer, mother, and feminist, Jane Lazarre confronts the myth of the "good mother" with her fiercely honest and intimate portrait of early...

Abraham Eraly A history of the great Mughal rulers of India, one of the world's greatest empires.In December 1525 Babur, the great grandson of the Mongol conqueror Tamberlaine, crossed the...

Loukia D LoukopoulosR Key DismukesImmanuel BarshiDespite growing concern with the effects of concurrent task demands on human performance, and research demonstrating that these demands are associated with vulnerability to error,...

Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg A book that enhances our appreciation of the Bible—"explaining, exploring, and deepening our sense of what it means to be a human being of faith in a...

Jeff Bond A critical and historical overview of music scored for Paramount's Star Trek franchise, from the original '60s series to the highly successful Star Trek movies and the new...

Anthony F Kemp It is generally accepted that exceptionally skilled people in society, such as airline pilots and brain surgeons, have significantly different personalities from those of the general population....

Arun Kundnani Death came instantly to Imam Luqman, as four FBI agents fired semiautomatic rifles at him froma few feet away. Another sixty officers surrounded the building on that October...

Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh According to Jewish mysticism, the souls of a husband and wife originate in the same undifferentiated spiritual essence. These souls are bound as one, and the purpose...