DescriptionBreakfast of Champions is vintage Vonnegut. One of his favorite characters, aging writer Kilgore Trout, finds to his horror that a Midwest car dealer is taking his fiction as truth. The result is murderously funny satire as Vonnegut looks at war, sex, racism, success, politics, and pollution in America and reminds us how to see the truth.
DescriptionBoth a cracking tale of horror and deeply audacious account of the human psyche, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde has continued to thrill and fascinate since it was first published in 1886. Dr. Jekyll wants to rid his soul of evil, and in doing so creates the monstrous alter ego Mr. Hyde. As time goes on he slides increasingly into this other side of his personality until it finally takes over, with disastrous consequences. As the determined Mr. Utterson races to uncover the secret of the good Dr. Jekyll's sinister new companion, the cozy Victorian world of wealth and comfort is discovered to be under siege.
DescriptionSince the death of her husband, Alicia Russell has struggled to take care of her 2 young sons alone. Now fiercely independent, she is determined to never again depend on another person. But when a sudden storm threatens to ruin a family camping trip, Alic…
DescriptionRoyan Al Simma, a beautiful Egyptologist, uncovers and translates the Seventh Scroll - an ancient papyrus written by the slave Taita - which holds the secret to the location of a pharaoh's hidden tomb and his staggering wealth. Joined by wealthy English adventurer Nicholas Quentin-Harper, she races to uncover the treasure before a mysterious enemy discovers it. As she nears the tomb in the highlands of Ethiopia, Taita's ancient traps become deadly, and her unknown nemesis brings his ruthlessness and power to bear. Steeped in ancient mystery and exotic locales, exploding with drama and action, The Seventh Scroll is a masterpiece from a storyteller at the height of his powers.
DescriptionDr. Brian Weiss is a highly respected psychiatrist from the mainstream of the medical establishment. Catherine is one of his most difficult cases, a 27-year-old woman racked by phobias and anxieties. In the course of Catherine's treatment, Dr. Weiss makes a startling discovery. Under hypnosis, she recollects, in vivid detail, events from past lives ranging from the prehistoric times and ancient Egypt to the 20th century and the fires of World War II. Encouraging Catherine to relive her most painful experiences, even her moments of death, Dr. Weiss steers her toward recovery, while his own life is dramatically changed forever. In Many Lives, Many Masters, Dr. Weiss tells the true story of Catherine, her many existences, her remarkable therapy sessions, and the vision she revealed of the human mind and soul.
DescriptionAfter living in Britain for 2 decades, Bill Bryson recently moved back to the United States with his English wife and 4 children (he had read somewhere that nearly 3 million Americans believed they had been abducted by aliens - as he later put it, "it was…
