DescriptionFrom award-winning writer David Mitchell comes a sinewy, meditative novel of boyhood on the cusp of adulthood and the old on the cusp of the new. Black Swan Green tracks a single year in what is, for 13-year-old Jason Taylor, the sleepiest villag…
DescriptionWho is this guy? Vince Valenzuela is a man who is not without, but is not a country! Okay...but how did he develop a warped sense of humor? It's easy when you're raised the youngest of five kids, all living on a teacher's salary, with a Mexican father and a chain-smoking German/English mother. Now add the depressing, gray, rain-filled skies of Seattle, be the only Mexican kid in school, and make sure nobody in your family wants to listen to you talk! Few words can label Valenzuela's style and perspective on so many aspects of life, but "sarcastic, thought-provoking cynicism" comes to mind.
DescriptionThis is Bryce Courtenay's moving tribute to his son, Damon, a hemophiliac who died from medically acquired AIDS on April 1, 1991, at the age of 24. April Fool's Day is controversial, painful and heartbreaking, yet has a gentle humor. It is also life-affirming and, above all, a testimony to the incredible regenerative strength of love: how when we confront our worst, we can become our best. This tragic yet uplifting story will change the way you think. From the author of The Power of One .
DescriptionHandcuff King. Escape Artist. International Superstar. Since his death in 1926, Harry Houdini's life has been chronicled in books, in films, and on television. Now, in this groundbreaking biography, renowned magic expert William Kalush and best-selling wr…
DescriptionDr. Gary Chapman believes you have a God-given yearning for complete and unconditional love. But you'll never be able to express it, or receive it, until you learn to speak the right "love" language. The Five Love Languages for Singles reveals how…
DescriptionThe Learn in Your Car language series is the first system ever designed to teach a language in your car...or anywhere...without a textbook. Simple and effective, you can learn to converse in another language while driving, walking, or doing tasks a…
