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The Sleepwalkers The Sleepwalkers is historian Christopher Clark’s riveting account of the explosive beginnings of World War I. Drawing on new scholarship, Clark offers a fresh look at World War I, focusing not on the battles and atrocities of the war itself, but on the complex events and relationships that led a... |
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A Fighting Chance As a child in small-town Oklahoma, Elizabeth Warren yearned to go to college and then become an elementary school teacher—an ambitious goal, given her family’s modest means. Early marriage and motherhood seemed to put even that dream out of reach, but fifteen years later she was a... |
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The Hamilton Affair Elizabeth Cobbs Set against the dramatic backdrop of the American Revolution, and featuring a cast of iconic characters such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and the Marquis de Lafayette, The Hamilton Affair tells the sweeping, tumultuous, true love story of Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth... |
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Orientalism Edward Said presents a critique of the Western World's historical, cultural, and political perceptions of the East and Arab people. In this study, he traces the origins of the West's concept of "orientalism" to the centuries-long period during which Europe dominated the Middle and Near East... |
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The Unwinding American democracy is beset by a sense of crisis. Seismic shifts during a single generation have created a country of winners and losers, allowing unprecedented freedom while rending the social contract, driving the political system to the verge of breakdown, and setting citizens adrift... |
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Silwan Philip Graubart Moshe Weinstein – peacemaker, activist, model husband, human rights hero, loving friend, with a famously even temperament. But also, a murderer, driven to jealous rages? Judah Loeb, middle-aged, twice divorced, his one true-crime bestseller a distant memory, is about to lose his job at the LA Times... |
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Heist during the Rio Games Dexter James From a desolate cell located at a remote, state-of-the-art prison facility in Northern Ontario, inmate Brian Beasley plans his escape. Convicted of embezzlement when he masterfully infiltrated a bank's computer system, Beasley and a would-be journalist assigned to... |
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Palpable Irony Martin L. Lockett Martin Lockett grows up in a tough neighborhood in Portland Oregon and by the time he's fifteen, his parents don't know what to do with him. He and his homies steal cars, drink, and smoke dope and even though Martin's bright, the only time he does well at school is when he gets kicked out and has to... |
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Kismet Shaheen Darr Kismet is the story of Azra Majid who leaves Pakistan at the age of 14 to settle with relatives in Southall, during the 1970’s. This was when Britain saw an influx of many foreigners. Some came of their own free will while others left their homes because of dictatorial regimes that expelled them with... |
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The Vase with the Many Coloured Marbles Jacob Singer Emmy was born Emily Kleintjies into the Coloured community of South Africa. Her parents lived in District Six, a suburb of Cape Town. The Coloured community was discriminated against by the racial apartheid laws that became stricter... |
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They Sleep with the Fishes Vaughn L. Paragamian What if the lives of your family members were threatened by thugs and you knew the authorities didn't care. Perhaps your first response would be to handle it yourself until you realized you needed a Godfather. This is an exciting new book showing a different side of the Mob and... |
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Mary Full of Grace C. L. Avery Mary Celeste is a refugee from a broken home, and hopelessly addicted to cocaine. Trapped in a failed relationship with a physically abusive boyfriend, and desperate for the next fix, she reluctantly agrees to drive the getaway car for a home burglary in an upscale neighborhood... |
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Blushing in Boston Prakash Jha This book is a collection of 27 short stories, with roots in three continents, North America, Asia and Europe. It is appealing to all ages ranging from young adults to senior citizens. Readers have called these stories elegant, touching, emotionally charged, hilarious, scary... |
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Death in Vegas Margaret Goodman, MD Death in Vegas, a medical suspense novel, is part Million Dollar Baby, part Rocky, and a bit Erin Brockovich. Dr. Olivia Norris takes on the mostly male world of Las Vegas boxing power brokers. Olivia is a brilliant, attractive Chicago neurologist, married to her work, admired by her... |
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The Eclipsing of Sirus C Daniel B. Hunt Major Jean Joyce's estranged brother, Rafe, is a talented hacker and a deserter from the Federation Marines-and the penalty for desertion is death. But the Federation's intelligence agency has other plans for the wayward marine. The Bureau of Intelligence and |
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Oubliette Vanta M. Black Veronica knows the monsters aren't "just in her head", but no one listens to the headstrong ten-year-old as they tie her to a hospital bed every night. Years later, after being dumped by her business-partner/boyfriend, Veronica finds herself on the verge of bankruptcy. Then a late-night call... |
