DescriptionFirst published in 1950, Farmer in the Sky is one of the first boys' books by science fiction icon Robert Heinlein. This optimistic novel addresses the ever-more-timely question of what happens when Earth's resources become too overtaxed to support human life. For teenager Bill Lerner, who lives with his widower father in the City of Southern California, overpopulation has so constricted the food supplies that they must follow a strict caloric ration, and the crowded and starving civilization has become embattled. Sound familiar? Bill's solution is to emigrate to the colony Ganymede, on Jupiter's third moon. There, a motley crew of pioneers tries, with varying success, to forge a life-sustaining environment and a civilization that will learn from the errors of the one they left behind.
DescriptionThe victim of a painful past and a fatherless childhood, Dinah Kaufman is searching for love that will last - or at least, a reasonable facsimile that comes with a warranty. She nearly found it in her marriage to hugely successful playwright Rudy Gendler. But when she fights to hold on to that now-extinct romance - or at least prevent Rudy from falling for someone new - Dinah finds herself in a variety of wild situations. She also discovers some hard-learned truths as she seeks to bridge the eternal chasm between men and women. Actress Carrie Fisher (the Star Wars trilogy, When Harry Met Sally ) reads this follow-up to Postcards from the Edge, her stunning literary debut.
DescriptionWe acted according to what we thought were the principles...of this nation...Yet we were wrong, terribly wrong. We owe it to future generations to explain why. These are the words of Robert S. McNamara, chief architect of American foreign policy during the Vietnam years. For 30 years since his resignation as secretary of defense, he has refused public comment on the unpopular, ever-escalating war with which he was so thoroughly identified. Now McNamara tells all, drawing on a wealth of interviews and recently declassified documents to craft this insider's account of the decision-making that led to the Vietnam disaster.
DescriptionIn this stunning business fiction debut, Patrick Lencioni delivers a powerful wake-up call to all of us who dare to lead. Young, ambitious, and overwhelmed, Andrew O'Brien personifies a part of every leader as he wanders in search of the elusive silver…
DescriptionHe calls himself Alvin Limardo, and the job he has for Kinsey is cut-and-dried: locate a kid who's done him a favor and pass on a check for $25, 000. Stiffed for the retainer, Kinsey finds out Limardo's real name is John Daggett...ex-con, ex-liar, ex-alcoholic, currently dead. The cops call it an accident but Kinsey differs. Look at his life! A lot of people hated him, from much-abused wives, to drug dealers out big money, to the families of five people he killed driving drunk. In short, Daggett wasn't popular.
