DescriptionDiary takes the form of a "coma diary" kept by one Misty Tracy Wilmot as her husband lies senseless in a hospital after a suicide attempt. Once she was an art student dreaming of creativity and freedom; now, after marrying Peter at school and being…
DescriptionThe lives of the inhabitants of Swevenings are disrupted only by a fierce competition to catch the monster trout, the Old Un, which is known to dwell in a hole of the Chyne, a beautiful winding trout stream that passes by their homes. But one of their small community is found brutally and inexplicably murdered: near the corpse lies, also inexplicable, the monster trout, freshly killed. Chief Detective-Inspector Roderick Alleyn investigates the crime in a fine story of classical detection.
DescriptionA sinister masterpiece, Our Mutual Friend was Dickens' last completed novel. It is perhaps his ultimate vision of a dark, macabre London and the corrupting power of money. Opening with a father and daughter scavenging for corpses on the Thames, the chilling tale unfolds around drownings, disguises and doubles, violence, murder, and triumphant love. Young John Harmon, presumed killed on his return home to England, is very much alive. The heir to a dust merchant's fortune, he goes to work under an assumed name for his father's current heirs, the amiable, elderly Boffins, who are about to be blackmailed by the unscrupulous one-legged Wegg. So begins the intrigue in a novel that is quintessentially Dickensian in flavor, in its grotesque caricatures, its rich symbolism, and the astonishing realism of its heroine, Bella Wilfer, among Dickens' most splendid female characters.
DescriptionHarvard Business School's Advanced Management Program puts elite members of the business world through a rigorous, $44, 000, nine-week training session. Now, best selling author and leading marketing consultant Mark Stevens brings you the strategies of the business world's most rewarding training program. Learn to: Avoid the traps of management by fashion trend. Select a management style that reflects your personality - and stick with it. Learn that pleasing the boss is not priority one. Tackle the most intimidating chores and expand your powers. Thing big by not seeking perfection. Find your comfort zone - then find a way out. Solve a customer problem that wasn't your fault. Become a better manager by taking employee potshots. Raise productivity without increasing capital investments. Beware the satisfied customer (a surefire time bomb). Look below the deceptively profitable bottom line.
DescriptionJaney Wilcox wants to be on top. Not since author Candace Bushnell created Carrie Bradshaw and Sex and the City has there been a heroine like Janey Wilcox, the protagonist of Bushnell's extraordinary new drama. Janey is a beautiful yet struggling s…
