Barry Laverty, M.B., is looking forward to his first Christmas in the cozy village of Ballybucklebo, at least until he learns that his sweetheart, Patricia, might not be coming home for the holidays. That unhappy prospect dampens his spirits somewhat, but Barry has little time to dwell on his...  more

Barry Laverty, M.B., is looking forward to his first Christmas in the cozy village of Ballybucklebo, at least until he learns that his sweetheart, Patricia, might not be coming home for the holidays. That unhappy prospect dampens his spirits somewhat, but Barry has little time to dwell on his romantic disappointments. Christmas may be drawing nigh, but there is little peace to be found on earth, especially for a young doctor plying his trade in the emerald hills and glens of rural Ireland. Along with his senior partner, Doctor Fingal Flahertie O’Reilly, Barry has his hands full dealing with seasonal coughs and colds, as well as the occasional medical emergency. To add to the doctors’ worries, competition arrives in the form of a patient-poaching new physician whose quackery threatens the health and well-being of the good people of Ballybucklebo. Can one territory support three hungry doctors? Barry has his doubts. But the wintry days and nights are not without a few tidings of comfort and joy. Between their hectic medical practice, Rugby Club parties, and the kiddies’ Christmas Pageant, the two doctors still find time to play Santa Claus to a struggling single mother with a sick child and not enough money in the bank. Snow is rare in Ulster, and so are miracles, but that doesn’t mean they never happen. . . .

In Women Writers of the West, meet five notable women driven to write and succeed at a time when ambition in women was viewed as a flaw, not an asset.  Thanks to Jessie Benton Fremont's vivid descriptions (penned in her husband's name) of her husband Lt. John Fremont's historic...  more

In Women Writers of the West, meet five notable women driven to write and succeed at a time when ambition in women was viewed as a flaw, not an asset.  Thanks to Jessie Benton Fremont's vivid descriptions (penned in her husband's name) of her husband Lt. John Fremont's historic explorations, a nation was captivated by the rugged American frontier.  Louise Clappe's letters home shared the happiness and hardships in a California gold rush mining camp.  Mary Hallock Foote brought the West alive in words and pictures.  Helen Hunt Jackson described the ugliness of America's Indian policy in both nonfiction and in her unforgettable novel, Ramona.  Finally, Sioux writer Gertrude Bonnin's stories revealed the sweetness of her South Dakota childhood and the bitterness of leaving that life for a government school in Indiana. Many of their works -- poems, novels, letters and essays -- have lasted more than a hundred years and show today's young readers how each woman's writing was shaped by life in the nineteenth-century American West.

May 15, 1940Charlie BanksNew York GiantsPolo Grounds, New YorkDear Mr. Banks:I am a 12-year-old boy and I am dying from malaria. Please hit a home run for me because I don't think I will be around much longer.Your friend,Joey MargolisDear Kid:Last week it was the plague. Now it's malaria. What...  more

May 15, 1940Charlie BanksNew York GiantsPolo Grounds, New YorkDear Mr. Banks:I am a 12-year-old boy and I am dying from malaria. Please hit a home run for me because I don't think I will be around much longer.Your friend,Joey MargolisDear Kid:Last week it was the plague. Now it's malaria. What do I look - stupid to you? Your lucky I don't send somebody over there to tap you on the conk. I am inclosing 1 last picture. Do not write to me again.Chase. Banks3d BaseDear Charlie:Nobody asked for your damn picture. I never even heard of you before. And you can forget about the home run too. The only reason I needed one was because the bullies who keep beating me up somehow thought you were my best friend and the homer was supposed to keep them from slugging me anymore. Thanks for nothing.Can I go on a road trip with you?Your arch enemy,Joey NargolisDear Joey:"Somehow" they thought I was your best friend? Where did they hear that from? A Nazi spy? J. Herbert Hoover? Franklin Delano Biscuithead? And didn't I tell you not to write to me anymore? Go bug DiMaggio.CharlieP.S. And just because there's a spot open for a bat boy this summer doesn't mean your going to get it. Even if we ARE chips off the same block. May 15, 1940

It was well into the wee hours when Mr. Lockersbie tottered into the local police station to report there was a body in St. Boniface's Cemetery.  An unburied body, he insisted, of a nicely dressed, middle-aged man.  Since Mr. Lockersbie also insisted a black dog followed him about...  more

It was well into the wee hours when Mr. Lockersbie tottered into the local police station to report there was a body in St. Boniface's Cemetery.  An unburied body, he insisted, of a nicely dressed, middle-aged man.  Since Mr. Lockersbie also insisted a black dog followed him about whom no one else could see, the night duty sergeant never expected a flesh and blood corpse to be found.  But Detective Superintendent George Rogers did.  For what better place to hide an unwanted body than in a churchyard?  And when a gentleman breeder of butterflies was reported missing from a nearby manor, Rogers felt certain he had a nasty case of muder on his hands. George Rogers likes his whiskey neat and his cases conducted according to police procedures.  From autopsies to interrogations, he could write a book on Britain's best methods of investigation.  But it is his brilliant and often uncanny knack for startling solutions that has earned him a great name in the annals of criminal detection.

This collection of short stories showcases the talents of new mystery writers from across the USA and the UK. Though neither connected with nor endorsed by Sisters in Crime, as the title suggests it was inspired by that fine organization, which celebrated its 20th anniversary last year.

This book is the story of the building of "the railroad that was impossible to build", and the events leading up to the actual start of construction, such as the imagination of Captain William Moore, the discovery of gold in the Klondike and the tortures of the "Dead Horse...  more

This book is the story of the building of "the railroad that was impossible to build", and the events leading up to the actual start of construction, such as the imagination of Captain William Moore, the discovery of gold in the Klondike and the tortures of the "Dead Horse Trail."  It is also the story of the White Pass and Yukon route, the 110-mile, narrow gauge railroad, probably the most scenic railroad in the world..

From the start, the man New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik called "a hurricane," Jerry Speziale was a different kind of cop. A former juvenile delinquent, Jerry was a loose cannon whose antics got him into the crack dens and shooting galleries of New York's meanest streets - and...  more

From the start, the man New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik called "a hurricane," Jerry Speziale was a different kind of cop. A former juvenile delinquent, Jerry was a loose cannon whose antics got him into the crack dens and shooting galleries of New York's meanest streets - and onto an elite DEA narcotics task force charged with taking down South American's powerful Cali drug cartel. Under the tutelage of a smooth-talking confidential informant, jeans and tee-shirt Jerry was transformed into an Armani-clad Geraldo Bartone, the world's top drug trafficker. As Geraldo, he did things he had never dreamed of - piloting planes, captaining cocaine-filled yachts, and meeting the most powerful kingpins in the brutal drug trade. One false move could take him out of the game for good. Yet within a few years, Jerry and the other officers of the task force became the most sussessful drug unit in the U.S. history. Riding a wave of glory and success, Jerry had no idea that he would be the one scammed next. This is his story. As told by Heath Kizzier. 10 CD's 10.8 Hrs.

Richard Corrington is rich, handsome and a household name.  But is he sane? Journalist Joyce Carter is murdered only a few miles from Richard's west country home.  Richard's wife suspects he has been having an affair with Joyce and forensics implicate him in the...  more

Richard Corrington is rich, handsome and a household name.  But is he sane? Journalist Joyce Carter is murdered only a few miles from Richard's west country home.  Richard's wife suspects he has been having an affair with Joyce and forensics implicate him in the killing.  But Inspector Todd Mallett believes that Joyce's murder is part of something much more sinister and complex.  There have been other deaths; the senseless killing of a young woman on a glorious Cornish beach, another in a grim London subway...  And somewhere on the Exmoor hills a killer waits.  Stalking his prey.  Ready to strike again...

At Ballou Senior High, a crime-infested school in Washington, D.C., honor students have learned to keep their heads down. Like most inner-city kids, they know that any special attention in a place this dangerous can make you a target of violence. But Cedric Jennings will not swallow his pride,...  more

At Ballou Senior High, a crime-infested school in Washington, D.C., honor students have learned to keep their heads down. Like most inner-city kids, they know that any special attention in a place this dangerous can make you a target of violence. But Cedric Jennings will not swallow his pride, and with unwavering support from his mother, he studies and strives as if his life depends on it--and it does. The summer after his junior year, at a program for minorities at MIT, he gets a fleeting glimpse of life outside, a glimpse that turns into a face-on challenge one year later: acceptance into Brown University, an Ivy League school. At Brown, finding himself far behind most of the other freshmen, Cedric must manage a bewildering array of intellectual and social challenges. Cedric had hoped that at college he would finally find a place to fit in, but he discovers he has little in common with either the white students, many of whom come from privileged backgrounds, or the middle-class blacks. Having traveled too far to turn back, Cedric is left to rely on his faith, his intelligence, and his determination to keep alive his hope in the unseen -- a future of acceptance and reward that he struggles, each day, to envision.

North Yorkshire has much to offer the visitor.  This collection of over ninety photographs is devoted to the spectacular moors and coastline, attractive towns and villages, together with  the castles and abbeys which are such a striking feature of the landscape.  Among the well...  more

North Yorkshire has much to offer the visitor.  This collection of over ninety photographs is devoted to the spectacular moors and coastline, attractive towns and villages, together with  the castles and abbeys which are such a striking feature of the landscape.  Among the well known views there are also some lesser known surprises.

The first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor has become an instant American icon.  Now, with a candor and intimacy never undertaken by a sitting Justice, she recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a journey...  more

The first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor has become an instant American icon.  Now, with a candor and intimacy never undertaken by a sitting Justice, she recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a journey that offers an inspiring testament to her own extraordinary determination and the power of believing in oneself. Here is the story of a precarious childhood, with an alcoholic father (who would die when she was nine) and a devoted but overburdened mother, and of the refuge a little girl took from the turmoil at home with her passionately spirited paternal grandmother.  But it was when she was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes that the precocious Sonia recognized she must ultimately depend on herself.  She would learn to give herself the insulin shots she needed to survive and soon imagined a path to a different life.  With only television characters for her professional role models, and little understanding of what was involved, she determined to become a lawyer, a dream that would sustain her on an unlikely course, from valedictorian of her high school class to the highest honors at Princeton, Yale Law School, the New York County District Attorney's office, private practice, and the appointment to the Federal District Court before the age of forty.  Along the way we see how she was shaped by her invaluable mentors, a failed marriage, and the modern version of extended family she has created from cherished friends and their children.  Through her still-astonished eyes, America's infinite possibilities are envisioned anew in this warm and honest book, destined to become a classic of self-invention and self-discovery.

Competition for church members in Mount Oak has reached a furious peak. When tragedy strikes one of their hometown sons, the church women are drawn together through compassion. The Church Ladies is a contemporary tale illustrating how women can have a major impact on the church. Through...  more

Competition for church members in Mount Oak has reached a furious peak. When tragedy strikes one of their hometown sons, the church women are drawn together through compassion. The Church Ladies is a contemporary tale illustrating how women can have a major impact on the church. Through friendships that reach beneath surface level -- and trials more severe than simple -- they unite with common purpose: to pray, share, and comfort. Slowly, the community of believers learns that the church grows when it is rooted in love. Characters you'll laugh and cry with, in situations every woman will instantly relate to, light up this page-turner about a miracle that could happen anywhere.

This is the moving and powerful account of two  remarkable boys struggling to survive in Chicago's  Henry Horner Homes, a public housing complex  disfigured by crime and neglect.

That the Benthams' long marriage was basically unhappy wasn't the least unusual.  What was wholly unexpected was the effect on it of Susan Bentham's more than one-million-pound win in the pools.  For her lawyer husband, Jeremy, the money was an answer to a prayer, giving...  more

That the Benthams' long marriage was basically unhappy wasn't the least unusual.  What was wholly unexpected was the effect on it of Susan Bentham's more than one-million-pound win in the pools.  For her lawyer husband, Jeremy, the money was an answer to a prayer, giving him the comforts of a Rolls-Royce and a new mistress.  Susan's reaction was more profound, and perhaps, more sinister.  She had the chance to have a new image, different friends, an unexpected lover -- and the opportunity to avenge herself for twenty years of frustration with Jeremy.  All she had to do was concoct a plan to trap her husband in a noose of his own making.  Unfortunately for them both, by the time he took a good look at his wife and her anger, someone had to die.  But no one could guess who, when and why.

A warm-hearted, feel-good and funny account of the author's escape from the rat-race, with her actor husband, and her first year as a mail deliverer in a Cornwall seaside town. It's a book about friendship and finding out what is important in life.

An aspiring writer moves into a new apartment and discovers that her landlady has murdered her husband. Years later, the writer’s stepson reflects upon his stepmother and the strange stories she used to tell him. Meanwhile, a surgeon’s lover vows to kill him if he does not leave his...  more

An aspiring writer moves into a new apartment and discovers that her landlady has murdered her husband. Years later, the writer’s stepson reflects upon his stepmother and the strange stories she used to tell him. Meanwhile, a surgeon’s lover vows to kill him if he does not leave his wife. Before she can follow-through on her crime of passion, though, the surgeon will cross paths with another remarkable woman, a cabaret singer whose heart beats delicately outside of her body. But when the surgeon promises to repair her condition, he sparks the jealousy of another man who would like to preserve the heart in a custom tailored bag. Murderers and mourners, mothers and children, lovers and innocent bystanders -- their fates converge in a darkly beautiful web that they are each powerless to escape. Macabre, fiendishly clever, and with a touch of the supernatural, Yoko Ogawa’s Revenge creates a haunting tapestry of death -- and the afterlife of the living. Afternoon at the bakery -- Fruit juice -- Old Mrs. J -- The little dustman -- Lab coats -- Sewing for the heart -- Welcome to the museum of torture -- The man who sold braces -- The last hour of the Bengal tiger -- Tomatoes and the full moon -- Poison plants

Ministry can be messy, complicated, and bewildering. Whether responding to the church alarm mysteriously and repeatedly going off in the middle of the night, firing a kitchen assistant with a habit of buying drugs from parishioners, or interacting with the Chicken-Eatin' Preacher from West...  more

Ministry can be messy, complicated, and bewildering. Whether responding to the church alarm mysteriously and repeatedly going off in the middle of the night, firing a kitchen assistant with a habit of buying drugs from parishioners, or interacting with the Chicken-Eatin' Preacher from West Greenville, pastor Deb Richardson-Moore quickly admits that there is a great deal they do not teach you in seminary. In this frank and engaging account of answering a call later in life, Richardson-Moore brings the reader into the world of her work at the Triune Mercy Center in Greenville, South Carolina. The result is an honest look at the complications and difficulties surrounding her first years of ministry to homeless men and women suffering from mental illness, crack addictions, and alcoholism. At the same time, it is a humorous and deeply touching account of God's grace manifested in the most remarkable of ways, whether in the inadvertent befriending of a mugger or in the unexpected witnessing of an addict tenderly washing another's wounded foot. In The Weight of Mercy Richardson-Moore weaves a story that is difficult to forget, due both to its engaging characters and also its radical vision of what the Christian church could look like if it truly lived out Christ's command to welcome the stranger.

In Iraq, the front line is everywhere . . . and everywhere in Iraq, women in the U.S. military fight. More than 155,000 of them have served in Iraq since 2003--4 times the number of women sent to Desert Storm in 1991--and more than 430 have been wounded and over 70 killed, almost twice the...  more

In Iraq, the front line is everywhere . . . and everywhere in Iraq, women in the U.S. military fight. More than 155,000 of them have served in Iraq since 2003--4 times the number of women sent to Desert Storm in 1991--and more than 430 have been wounded and over 70 killed, almost twice the number of U.S. military women killed in action in Korea, Vietnam, and Desert Storm combined.But should women be in combat? Do they have what it takes to be warriors? Compelling questions once . . . but empty questions now, because more than ever, American women are in combat, and they are warriors. The real question is: What is their experience of war? We haven t heard their stories--until now.Band of Sisters presents 12 of these amazing and often heart-wrenching stories of American women in the frontlines:* Accounts from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines* America s first female pilot to be shot down and survive* The U.S. military s first black female pilot in combat* A 21-year-old turret gunner defending a convoy* Two military policewomen in a firefight* A nurse struggling to save lives, including her own

Excellent Women is one of Barbara Pym�s richest and most amusing high comedies. Mildred Lathbury is a clergyman�s daughter and a mild-mannered spinster in 1950s England. She is one of those �excellent women,� the smart, supportive, repressed women who men take for granted. As Mildred gets...  more

Excellent Women is one of Barbara Pym�s richest and most amusing high comedies. Mildred Lathbury is a clergyman�s daughter and a mild-mannered spinster in 1950s England. She is one of those �excellent women,� the smart, supportive, repressed women who men take for granted. As Mildred gets embroiled in the lives of her new neighbors�anthropologist Helena Napier and her handsome, dashing husband, Rocky, and Julian Malory, the vicar next door�the novel presents a series of snapshots of human life as actually, and pluckily, lived in a vanishing world of manners and repressed desires.

"Pain is inevitable but misery is optional," says Barbara Johnson, and she should know. The survivor of four devastating experiences, Barbara, with the wit of Erma Bombeck, teaches how to find joy in the midst of it all. Her "credentials" open doors and provide insight to all those who suffer...  more

"Pain is inevitable but misery is optional," says Barbara Johnson, and she should know. The survivor of four devastating experiences, Barbara, with the wit of Erma Bombeck, teaches how to find joy in the midst of it all. Her "credentials" open doors and provide insight to all those who suffer from the difficulties of life. And this million copy edition is proof that the message holds true! Parents of prodigals and those who have suffered the greatest loss of all, the loss of a loved one, have all proclaimed with a smile, "This book has saved my life!" Barbara's "pain" began when her husband was in a near-fatal accident. While he slowly recovered from severe, debilitating injures, they lost one son in Vietnam, and another son in an automobile accident. The final blow was losing their third son to the homosexual lifestyle. Through Barbara's final desperate plea to God of "Whatever, Lord?" a bubble of joy came to replace the elephant she felt sitting on her heart. But life continues and so have the opportunities to practice what she preaches. Barbara was diagnosed with adult-onset diabetes and then most recently a cancerous brain tumor. Despite her difficulties, she continues to model that though pain is inevitable to us all, we can choose to see the flowers instead of the weeds.

A body identified as that of a freelance journalist sets a problem for Chief Inspector Mayo's team. The journalist had shown an interest in a local amateur dramatics group where more went on behind the scenes than on the stage itself.

COPS KILLING COPS-STOLEN DRUGS-MURDER This is Vinnie Lombardini's account of his years as a New York City Police Officer, when he found himself faced with a harrowing choice-To honor the oath he swore to the brotherhood of cops and protect the "Thin Blue Line", or to confront those who crossed...  more

COPS KILLING COPS-STOLEN DRUGS-MURDER This is Vinnie Lombardini's account of his years as a New York City Police Officer, when he found himself faced with a harrowing choice-To honor the oath he swore to the brotherhood of cops and protect the "Thin Blue Line", or to confront those who crossed the line and risk losing everything. NYPD Blood is the story of a man who just wanted to be a good guy with a steady job, with a wife he loved, and a nice home. But from his first day on the job at the NYPD, he discovered the corruption in the narcotics lab. Drugs were being stolen and sold back to the mob, arrests of known drug dealers were interfered with, and as word got around about Vinnie's knowledge of the illegal operations going on behind the scenes, people started dying and his family was threatened. Then he found himself under investigation for corruption. That's when he realized that his own life was in danger. Based on the actual accounts of Vinnie Lombardini, NYPD Blood is about corruption, drugs, cop on cop murder, and one man's terrifying ordeal as he seeks to uphold the principles of the shield, even though it means going against the very brotherhood he swore loyalty to, and could cost him everything-including his own life.

OVER THIRTY YEARS AFTER its publication, Fort Apache: New York's Most Violent Precinct remains the definitive account of the vicious cycle of violence that has griped urban America over the past century. A swollen head floating down the Bronx River, a junkie murdered for stealing a woman's...  more

OVER THIRTY YEARS AFTER its publication, Fort Apache: New York's Most Violent Precinct remains the definitive account of the vicious cycle of violence that has griped urban America over the past century. A swollen head floating down the Bronx River, a junkie murdered for stealing a woman's wig, a French Connection-style chase through blind alleys, police barricaded inside their precinct as a wild mob lays siege to the station - and, above all, mindless violence that seemed to erupt in profusion for no apparent reason against the cops who faithfully served and cared deeply about the neighborhood that was rapidly imploding.

Born a generation apart and with very different ideas about love and family, Mariam and Laila are two women brought jarringly together by war, by loss and by fate. As they endure the ever escalating dangers around them-in their home as well as in the streets of Kabul-they come to form a bond...  more

Born a generation apart and with very different ideas about love and family, Mariam and Laila are two women brought jarringly together by war, by loss and by fate. As they endure the ever escalating dangers around them-in their home as well as in the streets of Kabul-they come to form a bond that makes them both sisters and mother-daughter to each other, and that will ultimately alter the course not just of their own lives but of the next generation. With heart-wrenching power and suspense, Hosseini shows how a woman's love for her family can move her to shocking and heroic acts of self-sacrifice, and that in the end it is love, or even the memory of love, that is often the key to survival. 

“I’m a simple village girl who has always obeyed the orders of my father and brothers. Since forever, I have learned to say yes to everything. Today I have decided to say no.” Forced by her father to marry a man three times her age, young Nujood Ali was sent away from her...  more

“I’m a simple village girl who has always obeyed the orders of my father and brothers. Since forever, I have learned to say yes to everything. Today I have decided to say no.” Forced by her father to marry a man three times her age, young Nujood Ali was sent away from her parents and beloved sisters and made to live with her husband and his family in an isolated village in rural Yemen. There she suffered daily from physical and emotional abuse by her mother-in-law and nightly at the rough hands of her spouse. Flouting his oath to wait to have sexual relations with Nujood until she was no longer a child, he took her virginity on their wedding night. She was only ten years old.Unable to endure the pain and distress any longer, Nujood fled—not for home, but to the courthouse of the capital, paying for a taxi ride with a few precious coins of bread money. When a renowned Yemeni lawyer heard about the young victim, she took on Nujood’s case and fought the archaic system in a country where almost half the girls are married while still under the legal age. Since their unprecedented victory in April 2008, Nujood’s courageous defiance of both Yemeni customs and her own family has attracted a storm of international attention. Her story even incited change in Yemen and other Middle Eastern countries, where underage marriage laws are being increasingly enforced and other child brides have been granted divorces.Recently honored alongside Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice as one of Glamour magazine’s women of the year, Nujood now tells her full story for the first time. As she guides us from the magical, fragrant streets of the Old City of Sana’a to the cement-block slums and rural villages of this ancient land, her unflinching look at an injustice suffered by all too many girls around the world is at once shocking, inspiring, and utterly unforgettable.

Fifty-five-year-old Jim Lapsford makes an unusually healthy-looking corpse. A life-long devotee of vitamin pills and herbal remedies, it seems almost ironic that he has succumbed to a heart attack, but his doctor is convinced that this is the case. Trainee undertaker Drew Slocombe isn't so sure....  more

Fifty-five-year-old Jim Lapsford makes an unusually healthy-looking corpse. A life-long devotee of vitamin pills and herbal remedies, it seems almost ironic that he has succumbed to a heart attack, but his doctor is convinced that this is the case. Trainee undertaker Drew Slocombe isn't so sure. As an ex-nurse, Drew is convinced that there is enough conflicting medical evidence to merit a coroner's inquest at least. And then there's Jim's personal life: in addition to a long-suffering wife, two sons, and a grieving terrier, Jim appears to have left behind a series of scorned mistresses. Everyone else seems happy to accept the doctor's verdict, and Drew knows he shouldn't rock the boat. But can he really turn his back on murder? With plenty of suspects, zero proof, and Jim's cremation just days away, Drew sure has his work cut out for him... Smart, engrossing, and delightfully refreshing, Dark Undertakings is another great mystery from rising star Rebecca Tope.

WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE A DETECTIVE? In The Shield of Gold, private investigator and former New York Police Department homicide detective Lenny Golino informs, amuses, and sometimes saddens the reader with real-life stories from his twenty-one years with the NYPD and from his current position as...  more

WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE A DETECTIVE? In The Shield of Gold, private investigator and former New York Police Department homicide detective Lenny Golino informs, amuses, and sometimes saddens the reader with real-life stories from his twenty-one years with the NYPD and from his current position as head of Gold Shield Elite Investigations, LLC. Among the chapters are "Gratitude and Attitude," "From Kid to Cop," "'Street Eyes' and 'Street-wise,'" "World Trade Center Attack, September 11, 2001," "Line-ups, Show-Ups, and Screw-Ups," "The Murderous Mom," "One Who Got Away," "Cache of the Day," "Through a Cop's Eyes," "Who, or What, Is Bugging You?" This candid memoir describes some of the highs and lows of being on the Job. One needs a sense of humor and a philosophical perspective not to become victim to three common hazards of police work: alcoholism, divorce, and suicide. "To serve and protect" successfully, one must have insight and compassion, along with street smarts and a desire to see justice done. One cannot be too soft-boiled nor too hard-boiled...nor scrambled. After retiring from the NYPD, Golino found that being a detective had become addictive. He established his Gold Shield Elite organization to continue his calling and to provide private investigative services that are timely, professional, and affordable. The Shield of Gold gives a first-hand depiction of police work and private investigating that both informs and entertains. Leonard Golino is a decorated veteran of twenty-one years of service with the New York Police Department, the last seven years of which he served as a robbery-homicide unit detective, solving 46 of 57 homicide investigations he conducted. He is currently a private investigator. Douglas Winslow Cooper, Ph.D., is a retired scientist, now a freelance writer and book-writing partner. He is the author of Ting and I: A Memoir of Love, Courage, and Devotion, al

E. X. Ferrars (1907-1995) was born Morna Doris MacTaggart and known as Elizabeth Ferrars in Great Britain. By whatever name, she was an elegant crime writer, specializing in the traditional, classic mystery. She remains,wrote one reviewer, one of the most adept and intelligent adherents of the...  more

E. X. Ferrars (1907-1995) was born Morna Doris MacTaggart and known as Elizabeth Ferrars in Great Britain. By whatever name, she was an elegant crime writer, specializing in the traditional, classic mystery. She remains,wrote one reviewer, one of the most adept and intelligent adherents of the whodunit form. Her characters were always distinctly drawn, usually (but not quite always) likable, and her settings vividly described. Like many of the Golden Age writers, she often set her mysteries in English villages, but her books could range as far as Cyprus, Greece, and Africa. The Casebook of Jonas P. Jonas contains seventeen previously uncollected stories, including the six cases of Jonas P. Jonas who retells his sleuthing exploits in the hope that his niece will write his memoirs. This is the thirty-fourth volume in Crippen & Landru's Lost Classics series uncollected detective and mystery stories by great writers of the past. The book is edited by the detective-fiction-expert John Cooper, who has also edited collections by Michael Gilbert, Michael Innes, and Julian Symons. The cover illustration is by Gail Cross, and the Lost Classics design is by Deborah Miller.

The real world of law enforcement often bears little similarity to the action-packed police dramas depicted on television and in the movies. Many people who are drawn into a career in law enforcement have little knowledge about the trials and tribulations faced by police officers in contemporary...  more

The real world of law enforcement often bears little similarity to the action-packed police dramas depicted on television and in the movies. Many people who are drawn into a career in law enforcement have little knowledge about the trials and tribulations faced by police officers in contemporary society. Author James Warner offers an objective point of view on this crisis in his insightful book 101 Reasons Why You Should Not Become A Cop. With a diverse background including over nineteen years of experience as a police officer, traffic officer, police supervisor, and field-training supervisor, Warner delivers an honest portrayal of the negative aspects of law enforcement. He has spent numerous years collecting true-life experiences from present and retired officers—and from ex-police officers who resigned from the force. Some of the stories include: The Heavy Badge Syndrome Injuries on the Job The Quasi-Military Nature of Law Enforcement Marriage Is a Hobby 101 Reasons Why Not To Become A Cop is a valuable resource for anyone considering a career in law enforcement, as well as a source of humor and comfort for veteran officers.

A detailed and very informative listing of the Police Women killed in the line of duty throughout the United States starting in 1916 - 1999.

From the critically acclaimed author of Tallgrass comes a powerful novel about an unlikely friendship between two women and the secrets they've kept in order to survive life in a rugged Colorado mining town. It's 1936 and the Great Depression has taken its toll. Up in the high...  more

From the critically acclaimed author of Tallgrass comes a powerful novel about an unlikely friendship between two women and the secrets they've kept in order to survive life in a rugged Colorado mining town. It's 1936 and the Great Depression has taken its toll. Up in the high country of the snow-covered Rocky Mountains, eighty-six-year-old Hennie Comfort has lived in Middle Swan, Colorado, since before it was Colorado. When she first meets seventeen-year-old Nit Spindle, Hennie is drawn to the grieving young girl. Nit and her husband have come to this small mining town in search of work, but the loneliness and loss Nit feels are almost too much to bear. One day she notices an old sign that reads prayers for sale in front of Hennie's house. Hennie doesn't actually take money for her prayers, never has, but she invites the skinny girl in anyway. The harsh conditions of life that each has endured create an instant bond, and a friendship is born, one in which the deepest of hardships are shared and the darkest of secrets are confessed. Sandra Dallas has created an unforgettable tale of a friendship between two women, one with surprising twists and turns, and one that is ultimately a revelation of the finest parts of the human spirit.

Confessions of an Undercover Agent Growing up in Red Hook, Brooklyn, where physical violence was a daily reality at home, at school, and on the streets, Louis Diaz had what it took to survive - and to one day become what he vowed to be: a man of uncompromising principles who is...  more

Confessions of an Undercover Agent Growing up in Red Hook, Brooklyn, where physical violence was a daily reality at home, at school, and on the streets, Louis Diaz had what it took to survive - and to one day become what he vowed to be: a man of uncompromising principles who is “compassionate on the inside, fierce on the outside.” These were the qualities, along with his street fighter’s steely nerves and hair-trigger temper, that drove Diaz from his savage beginnings and early forays in organized crime to become one of the DEA’s bravest undercover agents - the man who was instrumental in tak­ing down some of the nation’s and the world’s most notorious crime rings. In an unforgettable and utterly engaging first-person narrative, Diaz tells his gritty, colorful, painful, and even humorous life story - a story with all the raw emotional power and bare-knuckle action of Wiseguy or Serpico. From his headline-making cases of Nicky Barnes and the Medellín cartel ... to his account of outwitting a key villain linked to the record-breaking heist known as The Great English Train Robbery . . . to his all-out confrontations with murderous gunrunners and drug dealers on the mean streets of New York ... to leading commando raids on clan-destine cocaine labs inside the Bolivian jungles, Dancing with the Devil is an explosive memoir that stands as a classic of true-crime literature.

A tribute to New York City's most literary borough-featuring original nonfiction pieces by today's most celebrated writers. Of all the urban landscapes in America, perhaps none has so thoroughly infused and nurtured modern literature as Brooklyn. Though its literary history runs deep-Walt...  more

A tribute to New York City's most literary borough-featuring original nonfiction pieces by today's most celebrated writers. Of all the urban landscapes in America, perhaps none has so thoroughly infused and nurtured modern literature as Brooklyn. Though its literary history runs deep-Walt Whitman, Truman Capote, and Norman Mailer are just a few of its storied inhabitants-in recent years the borough has seen a growing concentration of bestselling novelists, memoirists, poets, and journalists. It has become what Greenwich Village once was for an earlier generation: a wellspring of inspiration and artistic expression. Brooklyn Was Mine gives some of today's best writers an opportunity to pay tribute to the borough they love in 20 original essays that draw on past and present to create a mosaic that brilliantly captures the quality and diversity of a unique, literary landscape. Contributors include: Emily Barton, Susan Choi, Rachel Cline, Philip Dray, Jennifer Egan, Colin Harrison, Joanna Hershon, Jonathan Lethem, Dinaw Mengestu, Elizabeth Gaffney, Lara Vapnyar, Lawrence Osborne, Katie Roiphe, John Burnham Schwartz, Vijay Seshadri, Darcey Steinke, Darin Strauss, Alexandra Styron, Robert Sullivan With an introduction by Phillip Lopate.

Unedited, unapologetic, and politically incorrect, The Kid from Brooklyn's take-no-prisoner video rants on his widly popular website. TheKidFromBrooklyn.com, inspired a devoted fan base to speak their mind openly, and shot the Kid into the stratosphere of pop culture stardom. Now, the Kid is...  more

Unedited, unapologetic, and politically incorrect, The Kid from Brooklyn's take-no-prisoner video rants on his widly popular website. TheKidFromBrooklyn.com, inspired a devoted fan base to speak their mind openly, and shot the Kid into the stratosphere of pop culture stardom. Now, the Kid is back, and badder than ever, in Go F- Yourself, featuring 100% new material, none of which is available on TheKidFromBrooklyn.comWith a huge built-in audience that keeps growing with every unabashed rant on hot-button topics from Starbucks to gas prices to Hugo Chavez, Go F- Yourself is sure to get people talking, though with a few more bleeps, and a lot less B.S. than ever before.

On September 11, 2001, with the terrorist attack on the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in New York City, the United States entered one of the greatest trials in its history. There were thousands of deaths in the wake of that tragedy -- and thousands of heroes. Led by Police Commissioner...  more

On September 11, 2001, with the terrorist attack on the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in New York City, the United States entered one of the greatest trials in its history. There were thousands of deaths in the wake of that tragedy -- and thousands of heroes. Led by Police Commissioner Bernard B. Kerik and Fire Commissioner Thomas Von Essen, the New York Police Department (NYPD) and the New York Fire Department (FDNY) banded together in courage and hope during the rescue and recovery effort. In the Line of Duty salutes the brave men and women of those two departments, who proved to the nation and the world the strength and heroism of the American people. Through over 100 pages of black and white photographs (and 16 pages of full colour), this memorial volume documents the heroism of New York's Finest and Bravest in the hours and days following the disaster. With a Foreword in tribute to the search and rescue teams -- and their fallen comrades -- by Commissioner Kerik, and filled with the inspirational words of national and spiritual leaders, In the Line of Duty bears witness to the indomitable spirit of the American people.

The voices of Brooklyn: "I'm a Brooklyn guy, it's in my bones and it's there in Brooklyn. There's a certain rhythm you get growing up there. Every Brooklyn kid has it. Always on the right beat. The Bronx, no; Queens, you were out of it; but Brooklyn, that was...  more

The voices of Brooklyn: "I'm a Brooklyn guy, it's in my bones and it's there in Brooklyn. There's a certain rhythm you get growing up there. Every Brooklyn kid has it. Always on the right beat. The Bronx, no; Queens, you were out of it; but Brooklyn, that was it." Mel Brooks, Williamsburg "Everyone got along because we had one major thing that held everyone in Brooklyn together: the emergence of big-time sports that happened after World War I. You could be an Irishman, an Italian, and a Jew and you could all be in Ebbets Field, sitting together, rooting for the Dodgers."Pete Hamill, Park Slope "I never really saw anyplace in the world as a kid except Brooklyn, so to me Brooklyn was the world. Every avenue was another country. It was a rough place, to be sure. You could say the wrong thing, make the wrong turn and be rubbed or killed, and I guess I was lucky because I had a talent that enabled me to get out . . . A part of me will always be that kid shooting hoops, with a dream in my hand as much as a basketball." Stephon Marbury, Coney Island "Both my parents were hard, hands-on workers, and that was the foundation of everything for me. Their work ethic was just over the top, and as a result of that I worked hard no matter what level job I had in the media. I was that tough Brooklyn girl pushing my way to the front, which eventually became the top. I was never afraid of hard work; I was always a go-getter, and that was something that came directly out of being born in Brooklyn. I cherish that, as I cherish my entire upbringing in Brooklyn." Maria Bartiromo, Bay Ridge A captivating oral portrait of America's favorite borough, in the words of those who know Brooklyn best. Mel Brooks, Spike Lee, Arthur Miller, Joan Rivers, Norman Mailer, Cousin Brucie, Maria Bartiromo, Pete Hamill, and many other current and former inhabitants. Song of Brooklyn gathers the oral testimony of nearly one hundred Brooklynites past and present, famous and unknown, about a mythic borough that is also an indisputably real place. These witnesses speak eloquently of what it was like back then, when the Dodgers played in Ebbets Field; later, when the borough fell on hard times; and now, when it has come roaring back on the tracks of a real-estate boom, giving it celebrity chic and hipster cred. With this surprising and inspiring renaissance in full swing, the story of Brooklyn is one of the great and still ongoing chapters of the American urban experience, and Song of Brooklyn sings that tune in pitch-perfect key.

Having given up a high-powered job and the lifestyle to match, Tessa Hainsworth had no idea how hard she would struggle when, full of optimism, she fulfilled her dream of moving to rural Cornwall with her young family one September. In the first book "Up With the Larks Tessa" charted her first...  more

Having given up a high-powered job and the lifestyle to match, Tessa Hainsworth had no idea how hard she would struggle when, full of optimism, she fulfilled her dream of moving to rural Cornwall with her young family one September. In the first book "Up With the Larks Tessa" charted her first turbulent year with the "Royal Mail", and her transformation from outsider to 'Posh Postie', adopted Cornishwoman and much-loved member of her new community. In "Seagulls in the Attic" Tessa is now a pillar of the community, or so she thinks. Life is becoming hard for her and her family as they realise that being part of a small community is not quite the idyll she had been lead to believe, as lack of money and the demands of family life take their toll. But, as with the first book, Tessa finds the fun and resilience to turn all the hardships to her advantage - eventually. It is rapidly becoming a must-read book for all those who hanker for an escape to the country.

Barbara Johnson's approach to life is positive, uplifting, theraputic, and fun. But Barbara is far from being a cockeyed optimist, blind to life's grief and disappointment. In fact, her entire ministry of joy and encouragement began in the "slimy cesspool" of her own pain. And that's why her...  more

Barbara Johnson's approach to life is positive, uplifting, theraputic, and fun. But Barbara is far from being a cockeyed optimist, blind to life's grief and disappointment. In fact, her entire ministry of joy and encouragement began in the "slimy cesspool" of her own pain. And that's why her laughter is so infectious and her wisdom rings so true in this joy-giving book, which offers giggles and guidance to help you: shore up sinking self-esteem reach the other side of your grief weather your stress and get rid of your guilt restore the joys of motherhood sustain an effective prayer life make peace with aging and go for healthy maturity "Almost everyone needs a splash of joy to get through the mess, to get cleaned off and get sweetened up, refreshed and ready to go again," Barbara Johnson says. With short chapters intended�to be read in one sitting-plus a collection of quips and quotes at the close of each chapter-Splashes of Joy offers� invigorating encouragment and a gentle reminder to spread joy into the lives of others as well. Splashes of Joy in the Cesspools of Life is now available in value-priced paperback as part of the "Nelson Values" program -- a one-time-only, one-order-only bargain price ($7.97) on some of our best-selling and most exciting titles!

Dismissed by the police as mere adjuncts to or gofers for male gangs, girl gang members are in fact often as emotionally closed off and dangerous as their male counterparts. Carrying razor blades in their mouths and guns in their jackets for defense, they initiate drive-by shootings, carry out...  more

Dismissed by the police as mere adjuncts to or gofers for male gangs, girl gang members are in fact often as emotionally closed off and dangerous as their male counterparts. Carrying razor blades in their mouths and guns in their jackets for defense, they initiate drive-by shootings, carry out car jackings, stomp outsiders who stumble onto or dare to enter the neighborhood, viciously retaliate against other gangs and ferociously guard their home turf.But Sikes also captures the differences that distinguish girl gangs-abortion, teen pregnancy and teen motherhood, endless beatings and the humiliation of being forced to have sex with a lineup of male gangbangers during initiation, haphazardly raising kids in a household of drugs and guns with a part-time boyfriend off gangbanging himself. Veteran journalist Gini Sikes spends a year in the ghettos following the lives of several key gang members in South Central Los Angeles, San Antonio, and Milwaukee. In 8 Ball Chicks, we discover the fear and desperate desire for respect and status that drive girls into gangs in the first place--and the dreams and ambitions that occasionally help them to escape the catch-22 of their existence.

In 1999 in the Los Rios region of southern Chili, orthopaedic surgeon, devoted wife, and loving mother Dr. Mary Neal drowned in a kayak accident. While cascading down a waterfall, her kayak became pinned at the bottom and she was immediately and completely submerged. Despite the rescue efforts...  more

In 1999 in the Los Rios region of southern Chili, orthopaedic surgeon, devoted wife, and loving mother Dr. Mary Neal drowned in a kayak accident. While cascading down a waterfall, her kayak became pinned at the bottom and she was immediately and completely submerged. Despite the rescue efforts of her companions, Mary was underwater for too long, and as a result, died. To Heaven and Back is Mary's remarkable story of her life's spiritual journey and what happened as she moved from life to death to eternal life, and back again. Detailing her feelings and surroundings in  heaven, her communication with angels, and her deep sense of sadness when she realized it wasn't her time, Mary shares the captivating experience of her modern-day miracle. Mary's life has been forever changed by her newfound understanding of her purpose on earth, her awareness of God, her closer relationship with Jesus, and her personal spiritual journey was suddenly enhanced by a first-hand experience in heaven. To Heaven and Back will reacquaint you with the hope, wonder, and promise of heaven, while enriching your own faith and walk with God.

When a young man is found brutally murdered, his eye gouged out and a strange symbol carved on his body, young attorney Thora is hired by his family to find out the truth. She has the help - and hindrance - of abrasive ex-policeman Matthew Reich. Their investigations take them to the northern...  more

When a young man is found brutally murdered, his eye gouged out and a strange symbol carved on his body, young attorney Thora is hired by his family to find out the truth. She has the help - and hindrance - of abrasive ex-policeman Matthew Reich. Their investigations take them to the northern coast of Iceland, where in the Dark Ages men were burned as witches. As they journey deep into a grisly world of torture and witchcraft both past and present, they draw ever closer to a killer ruled by a dark and deadly obsession.

What could be more dangerous than cozy village life in the English countryside?  Max Tudor has adapted well to his post as vicar of St. Edwold’s in the idyllic village of Nether Monkslip. The quiet village seems the perfect home for Max, who has fled a harrowing past as an MI5...  more

What could be more dangerous than cozy village life in the English countryside?  Max Tudor has adapted well to his post as vicar of St. Edwold’s in the idyllic village of Nether Monkslip. The quiet village seems the perfect home for Max, who has fled a harrowing past as an MI5 agent. Now he has found a measure of peace among urban escapees and yoga practitioners, artists and crafters and New Agers. But this new-found serenity is quickly shattered when the highly vocal and unpopular president of the Women’s Institute turns up dead at the Harvest Fayre. The death looks like an accident, but Max’s training as a former agent kicks in, and before long he suspects foul play.  Max has ministered to the community long enough to be familiar with the tangled alliances and animosities among the residents, but this tragedy surprises and confounds him. It is impossible to believe anyone in his lovely village capable of the crime, and yet given the victim, he must acknowledge that almost everyone had probably fantasized about killing Wanda Batton-Smythe. As the investigation unfolds, Max becomes more intricately involved. Memories he’d rather not revisit are stirred, evoking the demons from the past which led him to Nether Monkslip. In WICKED AUTUMN, G.M. Malliet serves up an irresistible English village -- deliciously skewered -- a flawed but likeable protagonist, and a brilliantly modern version of the traditional drawing room mystery.

Wyatt Earp's Alaska Adventure is not just about Wyatt and Josie.  It is also about Nome, Rampart and other areas at that time as well as his many "new" friends -- such as Al Mayo, Tex  Rickard, Rex Beach, Jack London, Wilson Mizner, Wyatt' s partner Charles...  more

Wyatt Earp's Alaska Adventure is not just about Wyatt and Josie.  It is also about Nome, Rampart and other areas at that time as well as his many "new" friends -- such as Al Mayo, Tex  Rickard, Rex Beach, Jack London, Wilson Mizner, Wyatt' s partner Charles Hoxsie, Lucky Baldwin, Jefferson Randolph "Soapy" Smith and many others, all of whom were part of the daily life in the Far North.

It is 1961 and Puerto Rico is trapped in a tug-of-war between those who want to stay connected to the United States and those who are fighting for independence. For eleven-year-old Verdita Ortiz-Santiago, the struggle for independence is a battle fought much closer to home. Verdita has...  more

It is 1961 and Puerto Rico is trapped in a tug-of-war between those who want to stay connected to the United States and those who are fighting for independence. For eleven-year-old Verdita Ortiz-Santiago, the struggle for independence is a battle fought much closer to home. Verdita has always been safe and secure in her sleepy mountain town, far from the excitement of the capital city of San Juan or the glittering shores of the United States, where her older cousin lives. She will be a señorita soon, which, as her mother reminds her, means that she will be expected to cook and clean, go to Mass every day, choose arroz con pollo over hamburguesas, and give up her love for Elvis. And yet, as much as Verdita longs to escape this seemingly inevitable future and become a blond American bombshell, she is still a young girl who is scared by late-night stories of the chupacabra, who wishes her mother would still rub her back and sing her a lullaby, and who is both ashamed and exhilarated by her changing body. Told in luminous prose spanning two years in Verdita's life, The Time It Snowed in Puerto Rico is much more than a story about getting older. In the tradition of The House on Mango Street and Annie John, it is about the struggle to break free from the people who have raised us, and about the difficulties of leaving behind one's homeland for places unknown. At times joyous and at times heartbreaking, Verdita's story is of a young girl discovering her power and finding the strength to decide what sort of woman she'll become.

People of the Longhouse -North America's Forgotten Past Born in a time of violent upheaval, young Odion and his little sister, Tutelo, live in fear that one day Yellowtail Village will be attacked.  When that day comes and Odion and Tutelo are marched away as slaves, Odion's only...  more

People of the Longhouse -North America's Forgotten Past Born in a time of violent upheaval, young Odion and his little sister, Tutelo, live in fear that one day Yellowtail Village will be attacked.  When that day comes and Odion and Tutelo are marched away as slaves, Odion's only hope is that his parents are tracking them, coming to rescue them. They are.  But War Chief Koracoo and Deputy Gonda think they are tracking an ordinary war party herding captive women and children to an enemy village.  Instead, they are following close on the heels of legendary evil, an old witch-woman named Gannajero, who captures children for her own purposes….

English Cottage Gardens is an excursion through the glories of English summer gardens, from small cottage plots where old-fashioned flowers live in clever harmony with vegetables and fruit, to the more spacious gardens of manor house and rectory, where collecctions of choice plants are carefully...  more

English Cottage Gardens is an excursion through the glories of English summer gardens, from small cottage plots where old-fashioned flowers live in clever harmony with vegetables and fruit, to the more spacious gardens of manor house and rectory, where collecctions of choice plants are carefully sited to create a personal vision of Eden. There are few things of more interest to a gardener than another's garden, and it is through the interchange of ideas, old and new, that gardeners learn from each other, drawing inspiration from the gardens they visit. Once inside the gate, we can compare plants and plantings, uncover the history of the garden, and examine the qualities that have given the place its special character. Author and photographer follow the season through English cottage gardens from Cornwall to Norfolk, beginning in the Cotswolds during early summer, as the faded blossoms of spring-flowering bulbs are replaced by the cheerful viola and by the blowsy beauty of the peony. These gardens are a striking contrast to the Mediterranean exuberance of warm Cornish gardens already ablaze with color. Midsummer finds the gardens of Norfolk swooning under their headily scented mantle of old shrub roses, engulfed in stands of azure delphiniums; Dorset and Somerset gardens drowse amid the buzz of bees working sweetly scented herbs against a background of golden thatch. The season progresses along the floral borders of Suffolk, which provide a feast of flower color and perfume, and draws to its close as Kent and Sussex pull on their cloak of soft autumn shades.

From the world-famous to the relatively obscure, Outlaw Tales of California features true tales of fifteen bandits, outlaws, and no-good scoundrels. Tom Bell -- Tiburcio Vasquez -- John Allen -- Juan Soto -- Henry Plummer -- Charles Earl "Black Bart" Boles...  more

From the world-famous to the relatively obscure, Outlaw Tales of California features true tales of fifteen bandits, outlaws, and no-good scoundrels. Tom Bell -- Tiburcio Vasquez -- John Allen -- Juan Soto -- Henry Plummer -- Charles Earl "Black Bart" Boles -- Jesús Tejada -- Juan Flores -- "Rattlesnake Dick" Barter -- John and George Sontag and Chris Evans -- Dick Fellows -- Joaquin Murieta

A memoir of an orphaned young girl, raised by her two unmarried uncles, that explores the mystery of family and the secret enchantments of childhood.

Joe Sanchez is a former New York City cop who lived the life and times he writes about. The stories are his, and though they're fiction, he has drawn on his on-the-job experience for their inspiration. He returned from 'Nam as a combat-wounded veteran to embark on a jarring, scarring as a Port...  more

Joe Sanchez is a former New York City cop who lived the life and times he writes about. The stories are his, and though they're fiction, he has drawn on his on-the-job experience for their inspiration. He returned from 'Nam as a combat-wounded veteran to embark on a jarring, scarring as a Port Authority policeman, a New York City policeman and a New York State corrections officer before he retired to Florida.

When Kimberly Chang and her mother emigrate from Hong Kong to Brooklyn squalor, she quickly begins a secret double life: exceptional schoolgirl during the day, Chinatown sweatshop worker in the evenings. Disguising the more difficult truths of her life -- like the staggering degree of her...  more

When Kimberly Chang and her mother emigrate from Hong Kong to Brooklyn squalor, she quickly begins a secret double life: exceptional schoolgirl during the day, Chinatown sweatshop worker in the evenings. Disguising the more difficult truths of her life -- like the staggering degree of her poverty, the weight of her family's future resting on her shoulders, or her secret love for a factory boy who shares none of her talent or ambition -- Kimberly learns to constantly translate not just her language but herself back and forth between the worlds she straddles.  

A pair of endearingly eccentric bachelors--in their fifties, and fraternal twins--own and operate a bed & breakfast establishment where people like them, the "gentle and bookish and ever so slightly confused," can feel at home. Hector and Virgil think of their B&B as a...  more

A pair of endearingly eccentric bachelors--in their fifties, and fraternal twins--own and operate a bed & breakfast establishment where people like them, the "gentle and bookish and ever so slightly confused," can feel at home. Hector and Virgil think of their B&B as a refuge, a retreat, a haven, where folks may bring their own books or peruse the brothers' own substantial library. An antic blend of homespun and intellectual humor, Bachelor Brothers' Bed and Breakfast is a place readers will want to return to again and again.

A pair of endearingly eccentric bachelors--in their fifties, and fraternal twins--own and operate a bed & breakfast establishment where people like them, the "gentle and bookish and ever so slightly confused," can feel at home. Hector and Virgil think of their B&B as a refuge,...  more

A pair of endearingly eccentric bachelors--in their fifties, and fraternal twins--own and operate a bed & breakfast establishment where people like them, the "gentle and bookish and ever so slightly confused," can feel at home. Hector and Virgil think of their B&B as a refuge, a retreat, a haven, where folks may bring their own books or peruse the brothers' own substantial library. An antic blend of homespun and intellectual humor, Bachelor Brothers' Bed and Breakfast is a place readers will want to return to again and again. Bachelor Brothers' Bed & Breakfast, originally published by Douglas & McIntyre, won Canada's prestigious Stephen Lecock Award for Humour in 1994, and was published in hardcover by A Wyatt Book for St. Martin's Press in 1996. Its sequel, Bachelor Brothers' Bed & Breakfast Pillow Book, is a Canadian bestseller, and will be published in hardcover by A Wyatt Book in October 1997.

It all began in 1949 with a letter enquiring about second-hand books, written by Helene Hanff in New York, and posted to a bookshop at 84 Charing Cross Road, London. As Helene's warm and witty letters gradually break down the reserve of bookseller Frank Doel, a friendship across the miles...  more

It all began in 1949 with a letter enquiring about second-hand books, written by Helene Hanff in New York, and posted to a bookshop at 84 Charing Cross Road, London. As Helene's warm and witty letters gradually break down the reserve of bookseller Frank Doel, a friendship across the miles flourishes, lasting twenty years.

Inside this book, you will meet a wonderful cast of characters, a group of unusually courageous and skillful men and women who have distinguished themselves in the field of law enforcement and lived to tell about it.

Following a personal tragedy, florist Persimmon "Simmy" Brown has moved to the beautiful region of the Lake District. The peace she is searching for is quickly disturbed as a millionaire's daughter's wedding ends in tragedy; her brother is found brutally murdered. As the...  more

Following a personal tragedy, florist Persimmon "Simmy" Brown has moved to the beautiful region of the Lake District. The peace she is searching for is quickly disturbed as a millionaire's daughter's wedding ends in tragedy; her brother is found brutally murdered. As the florist of the wedding and one of the last people to talk to Mark Baxter alive, Simmy slowly becomes involved with the scandalous Baxter family, and is further entangled as she is the prime witness to the another shocking killing. The chief suspects are the groom and his closely-knit band of loyal bachelor friends. They are all intimidating, volatile and secretive: but which one is responsible?

For eighteen years, Pulitzer Prize-winner Edna Buchanan had one of the most exciting, frightening, and heartbreaking jobs a newspaperwoman could have -- working the police beat for the Miami Herald. Having covered more crimes than most cops, Buchanan garnered a reputation as a savvy, gritty...  more

For eighteen years, Pulitzer Prize-winner Edna Buchanan had one of the most exciting, frightening, and heartbreaking jobs a newspaperwoman could have -- working the police beat for the Miami Herald. Having covered more crimes than most cops, Buchanan garnered a reputation as a savvy, gritty writer with a unique point of view and inimitable style. Now, back in print after many years, The Corpse Had a Familiar Face is her classic collection of true stories, as witnessed and reported by Buchanan herself. From cold-blooded murder, to violence in the heat of passion, to the everyday insanity of the city streets, Edna Buchanan reveals it all in her own trademark blend of compassionate reporting, hard-nosed investigation, and wry humor that has made her a legend in the world of journalism.

Nothing and nobody can break the spirit of the optimistic Mrs. Wiggs—not her deceased husband, who "traveled to eternity by the alcohol route," leaving his wife and five children impoverished; not her home in the Cabbage Patch, an old Louisville slum; not even the plight of her oldest son...  more

Nothing and nobody can break the spirit of the optimistic Mrs. Wiggs—not her deceased husband, who "traveled to eternity by the alcohol route," leaving his wife and five children impoverished; not her home in the Cabbage Patch, an old Louisville slum; not even the plight of her oldest son Jim, who has assumed the crippling responsibilities of head of household at the tender age of fifteen. One family tragedy, however, leaves even Mrs. Wiggs shaken. Robbed of her oldest child and at even greater pains to support the ones who remain, she turns to Lucy Olcott, a beautiful and benevolent young woman who had helped the family on the previous Christmas. Despite her wealth and comfort, Lucy, too, is beset by problems. Hiding from her sorrow by performing good deeds for Mrs. Wiggs, Lucy little suspects that her actions will also bring her happiness in the end. Alice Hegan Rice’s Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch was a national bestseller in 1901 and endures today as one of the most memorable literary creations by a Kentucky author. With a new introduction by Wade Hall, this charming, funny story of hope triumphing over despair is finally available to a new generation of readers.

Muldoon's Tea Rooms--and the 17-year marriage of proprietors Penny and Daniel Stanley--are fading. But a perpetually dieting housewife still comes in to escape her husband's stick-thin mistress, a struggling artist pens love letters to actor Nicolas Cage, and a woman returns to search for a...  more

Muldoon's Tea Rooms--and the 17-year marriage of proprietors Penny and Daniel Stanley--are fading. But a perpetually dieting housewife still comes in to escape her husband's stick-thin mistress, a struggling artist pens love letters to actor Nicolas Cage, and a woman returns to search for a long-lost soulmate. Behind the cherry cheesecakes and chocolate cappuccinos are the stirrings of a change that will redefine and heal lives. And lead Penny and Daniel to discover what truly matters in life--and love.

Author Paul Kirchner was working with Cirillo on this biography at the time of Jims untimely death in 2007. Kirchner draws on his extensive interviews with Cirillo, his family, friends, ex-partner Bill Allard and other SOU officers to create a vivid portrait of an affable and gregarious man who...  more

Author Paul Kirchner was working with Cirillo on this biography at the time of Jims untimely death in 2007. Kirchner draws on his extensive interviews with Cirillo, his family, friends, ex-partner Bill Allard and other SOU officers to create a vivid portrait of an affable and gregarious man who nonetheless was "the last man many armed robbers saw on this earth." In previously unpublished accounts, Cirillo describes in detail numerous stakeouts and sets the record straight about what he and the other SOU members actually accomplished on the streets of New York. Cirillo also talks about his early years as a street cop and his service with the NYPD Emergency Service Unit; his successes as a lifelong competitive shooter; his distinguished career as a firearms trainer; his unique relationship with Jeff Cooper; his carry guns and the guns of the SOU; and much more. Cirillos unique voice and humor enliven every page, resulting in a fitting, lasting tribute to a legendary police officer, shooting instructor, gunfighter and raconteur.

Spanning almost a hundred years, this rich and evocative memoir recounts the lives of three generations of remarkable Chinese women. Their extraordinary journey takes us from the brutal poverty of village life in mainland China, to newly prosperous 1930s Hong Kong and finally to the UK. Their...  more

Spanning almost a hundred years, this rich and evocative memoir recounts the lives of three generations of remarkable Chinese women. Their extraordinary journey takes us from the brutal poverty of village life in mainland China, to newly prosperous 1930s Hong Kong and finally to the UK. Their lives were as dramatic as the times they lived through. A love of food and a talent for cooking pulled each generation through the most devastating of upheavals. Helen Tse's grandmother, Lily Kwok, was forced to work as an amah after the violent murder of her father. Crossing the ocean from Hong Kong in the 1950s, Lily honed her famous chicken curry recipe. Eventually she opened one of Manchester's earliest Chinese restaurants where her daughter, Mabel, worked from the tender age of nine. But gambling and the Triads were pervasive in the Chinese immigrant community, and tragically they lost the restaurant. It was up to author Helen and her sisters, the third generation of these exceptional women, to re-establish their grandmother's dream. The legacy lived on when the sisters opened their award-winning restaurant Sweet Mandarin in 2004.Sweet Mandarin shows how the most important inheritance is wisdom, and how recipes--passed down the female line--can be the most valuable heirloom.

Tea is the English mealtime event, a social as well as a culinary occasion. Here is a thoroughly exquisite array of tea fare, from delicate cucumber sandwiches and ice creams to heartier meals and cakes, such as the delectable Porterhouse Plum Cake. Full-color illustrations.

When Bill Bratton was sworn in as New York City's police commissioner in 1994, he made what many considered a bold promise: The NYPD would fight crime in every borough...and win.  It seemed foolhardy; even everybody knows you can't win the war on crime.  But Bratton...  more

When Bill Bratton was sworn in as New York City's police commissioner in 1994, he made what many considered a bold promise: The NYPD would fight crime in every borough...and win.  It seemed foolhardy; even everybody knows you can't win the war on crime.  But Bratton delivered.  In an extraordinary twenty-seven months, serious crime in New York City went down by 33 percent, the murder rate was cut in half--and Bill Bratton was heralded as the most charismatic  and respected law enforcement official in America..  In this outspoken account of his news-making career, Bratton reveals how his cutting-edge policing strategies brought about the historic reduction in crime.Bratton's success made national news and landed him on the cover of Time.  It also landed him in political hot water.  Bratton earned such positive press that before he'd completed his first week on the job, the administration of New York's media-hungry mayor Rudolph Giuliani, threatened to fire him.  Bratton gives a vivid, behind-the-scenes look at the sizzle and substance, and he pulls no punches describing the personalities who really run the city.Bratton grew up in a working-class Boston neighborhood, always dreaming of being a cop.  As a young officer under Robert di Grazia, Boston's progressive police commissioner, he got a ground-level view of real police reform and also saw what happens when an outspoken, dynamic, reform-minded police commissioner starts to outshine an ambitious mayor.  He was soon in the forefront of the community policing movement and a rising star in the profession.  Bratton had turned around four major police departments when he accepted the number one police job in America.When Bratton arrived at the NYPD, New York's Finest were almost hiding; they had given up on preventing crime and were trying only to respond to it.  Narcotics,  Vice,  Auto Theft, and the Gun Squads all worked banker's hours while the competition--the bad guys--worked around the clock.  Bratton changed that.  He brought talent to the top and instilled pride in the force; he listened to the people in the neighborhoods and to the cops on the street.  Bratton and his "dream team" created Compstat, a combination of computer statistics analysis and an unwavering demand for accountability.  Cops were called on the carpet, and crime began to drop.  With Bratton on the job, New York City was turned around.Today, New York's plummeting crime rate and improved quality of life remain a national success story.  Bratton is directly responsible, and his strategies are being studied and implemented by police forces across the country and around the world.  In Turnaround, Bratton shows how the war on crime can be won once and for all.

Recently retired due to a freak accident, NYPD officer Moe Prager is lost. In pain and without the job he loves, Moe relunctantly settles on the notion of going into the wine business with his brother. When a suburban college student vanishes off the streets of Manhattan, Prager's...  more

Recently retired due to a freak accident, NYPD officer Moe Prager is lost. In pain and without the job he loves, Moe relunctantly settles on the notion of going into the wine business with his brother. When a suburban college student vanishes off the streets of Manhattan, Prager's universe is turned upside down and his life changed forever. Hired by the student's desperate family, Moe plunges deep into the world of New York's punk underground, sex clubs, and biker bars. Politicians, journalists, and crooked cops seem hell-bent on stopping him in his tracks. Set on the gritty city streets of the late seventies and the present day, Walking the Perfect Square is a unique mystery that delivers a compelling look at one person's efforts to find a man who was never really there and to protect his family from an unbearable truth.

The first in a series of 10 massive coffee-table-quality books, each one containing a half-decade?s worth of Peanuts Sunday strips ?re-mastered? to match the original syndicate coloring.Since their original publication, Peanuts Sundays have almost always been collected and reprinted in black and...  more

The first in a series of 10 massive coffee-table-quality books, each one containing a half-decade?s worth of Peanuts Sunday strips ?re-mastered? to match the original syndicate coloring.Since their original publication, Peanuts Sundays have almost always been collected and reprinted in black and white, and generations of Peanuts fans have grown up enjoying this iteration of these strips. But many who read Peanuts in their original Sunday papers remain fond of the striking coloring, which makes for a surprisingly different reading experience. It is for these fans (and for Peanuts fans in general who want to experience this alternate/original version) that we now present a series of larger, Sundays-only Peanuts reprints. As with most strips, Peanuts showed by far the quickest and richest development in its first decade, and Peanuts Every Sunday: 1952-1955, by compiling every strip from the first four years, offers a fascinating peek at Schulz?s evolving creative process. Not only does the graphic side of the strips change drastically, from the strip?s initial stiff, ultra-simple stylizations through a period of uncommonly lush, detailed drawings to something close to the final, elegant Peanuts style we?ve all come to know and love, but several main characters are gradually introduced ? oddly enough, usually as infants who would then grow up to full, articulate Peanut-hood! ? and then refined: Schroeder, Lucy, and Linus. Full color

A middle-aged woman walks into the emergency room of a British hospital, cradling a baby in a pink blanket. It’s far too late—the child has been dead for years.   The woman claims to have found the baby in her attic, but it’s not clear whether her rambling explanations...  more

A middle-aged woman walks into the emergency room of a British hospital, cradling a baby in a pink blanket. It’s far too late—the child has been dead for years.   The woman claims to have found the baby in her attic, but it’s not clear whether her rambling explanations are trustworthy—so it’s up to coroner Martha Gunn to determine the true story behind the tragedy and ensure that justice is done . . .

The third thematically based collection of original stories by the ad hoc gang of New York writers who regularly meet to chat and tell tales.  The Adams Round Table -- a pseudonym used by Thomas Chastain, Mary Higgins Clark. Contents: -- Bad Haircut / by Mickey Friedman; --...  more

The third thematically based collection of original stories by the ad hoc gang of New York writers who regularly meet to chat and tell tales.  The Adams Round Table -- a pseudonym used by Thomas Chastain, Mary Higgins Clark. Contents: -- Bad Haircut / by Mickey Friedman; -- An Eye for a Tooth / by Justin Scott; -- Betsy's Butterfly / by Joyce Harrington; -- How Much Justice can You Afford? / by Stanley Cohen; -- Check Mate / by Judith Kelman; -- Rehearsal for Murder / by Lucy Freeman; -- Now is Forever / by Dorothy Salisbury Davis; -- Tete-a-Tete / by Thomas Chastain; -- A Cry From the Heart / by Warren Murphy; -- A Clean Sweep / by Mary Higgins Clark.

In these wry, elegantly written essays a New Yorker transplanted to rural Vermont chronicles the life and times of a 'sometime farmer.'  Noel Perrin's witty ruminations range from making butter in the kitchen, finding the perfect fence post, raising sheep, and grading maple...  more

In these wry, elegantly written essays a New Yorker transplanted to rural Vermont chronicles the life and times of a 'sometime farmer.'  Noel Perrin's witty ruminations range from making butter in the kitchen, finding the perfect fence post, raising sheep, and grading maple syrup to ways of selling hand-felled firewood to snobs on Park Avenue.  Delightful illustrations by Stephen Harvard accompany the text.

Crazy Quilt is a love story, a spiritual journey, and a tale of awakening to the larger pattern -- the crazy quilt -- of human life. In her mid-twenties and in a state of despair and marital strife, Cynthia left her husband, and dropped out of graduate studies at Columbia University,...  more

Crazy Quilt is a love story, a spiritual journey, and a tale of awakening to the larger pattern -- the crazy quilt -- of human life. In her mid-twenties and in a state of despair and marital strife, Cynthia left her husband, and dropped out of graduate studies at Columbia University, following her heart’s prompting to move to rural Pennsylvania. Her aim was to collect the stories of her aging Pennsylvania German Mennonite grandparents, an inspiration she had after realizing that there was not much about her culture in modern literature. What she didn’t realize was that she was embarking on a journey of inner healing that would lead her out of her depression. Coming to terms with family, cultural and religious roots she had cut off too quickly, Crazy Quilt: Pieces of a Mennonite Life is a story of love, healing and spiritual awakening from depression into a greater understanding of life and Spirit. Crazy Quilt is a love story, a spiritual journey, and a tale of awakening to the larger pattern – the crazy quilt – of human life. In her mid-twenties and in a state of despair and marital strife, Cynthia left her husband, and dropped out of graduate studies at Columbia University, following her heart’s prompting to move to rural Pennsylvania. Her aim was to collect the stories of her aging Pennsylvania German Mennonite grandparents, an inspiration she had after realizing that there was not much about her culture in modern literature. What she didn’t realize was that she was embarking on a journey of inner healing that would lead her out of her depression. Coming to terms with family, cultural and religious roots she had cut off too quickly, Crazy Quilt: Pieces of a Mennonite Life is a story of love, healing and spiritual awakening from depression into a greater understanding of life and Spirit.  - See more at: http://cynthiayoder.com/crazy-quilt-pieces-of-a-mennonite-life/#sthash.RiyZVsL2.dpuf Crazy Quilt is a love story, a spiritual journey, and a tale of awakening to the larger pattern – the crazy quilt – of human life. In her mid-twenties and in a state of despair and marital strife, Cynthia left her husband, and dropped out of graduate studies at Columbia University, following her heart’s prompting to move to rural Pennsylvania. Her aim was to collect the stories of her aging Pennsylvania German Mennonite grandparents, an inspiration she had after realizing that there was not much about her culture in modern literature. What she didn’t realize was that she was embarking on a journey of inner healing that would lead her out of her depression. Coming to terms with family, cultural and religious roots she had cut off too quickly, Crazy Quilt: Pieces of a Mennonite Life is a story of love, healing and spiritual awakening from depression into a greater understanding of life and Spirit. - See more at: http://cynthiayoder.com/crazy-quilt-pieces-of-a-mennonite-life/#sthash.RiyZVsL2.dpuf Crazy Quilt is a love story, a spiritual journey, and a tale of awakening to the larger pattern – the crazy quilt – of human life. In her mid-twenties and in a state of despair and marital strife, Cynthia left her husband, and dropped out of graduate studies at Columbia University, following her heart’s prompting to move to rural Pennsylvania. Her aim was to collect the stories of her aging Pennsylvania German Mennonite grandparents, an inspiration she had after realizing that there was not much about her culture in modern literature. What she didn’t realize was that she was embarking on a journey of inner healing that would lead her out of her depression. Coming to terms with family, cultural and religious roots she had cut off too quickly, Crazy Quilt: Pieces of a Mennonite Life is a story of love, healing and spiritual awakening from depression into a greater understanding of life and Spirit. - See more at: http://cynthiayoder.com/crazy-quilt-pieces-of-a-mennonite-life/#sthash.RiyZVsL2.dpuf Crazy Quilt is a love story, a spiritual journey, and a tale of awakening to the larger pattern – the crazy quilt – of human life. In her mid-twenties and in a state of despair and marital strife, Cynthia left her husband, and dropped out of graduate studies at Columbia University, following her heart’s prompting to move to rural Pennsylvania. Her aim was to collect the stories of her aging Pennsylvania German Mennonite grandparents, an inspiration she had after realizing that there was not much about her culture in modern literature. What she didn’t realize was that she was embarking on a journey of inner healing that would lead her out of her depression. Coming to terms with family, cultural and religious roots she had cut off too quickly, Crazy Quilt: Pieces of a Mennonite Life is a story of love, healing and spiritual awakening from depression into a greater understanding of life and Spirit. - See more at: http://cynthiayoder.com/crazy-quilt-pieces-of-a-mennonite-life/#sthash.RiyZVsL2.dpuf Crazy Quilt is a love story, a spiritual journey, and a tale of awakening to the larger pattern – the crazy quilt – of human life. In her mid-twenties and in a state of despair and marital strife, Cynthia left her husband, and dropped out of graduate studies at Columbia University, following her heart’s prompting to move to rural Pennsylvania. Her aim was to collect the stories of her aging Pennsylvania German Mennonite grandparents, an inspiration she had after realizing that there was not much about her culture in modern literature. What she didn’t realize was that she was embarking on a journey of inner healing that would lead her out of her depression. Coming to terms with family, cultural and religious roots she had cut off too quickly, Crazy Quilt: Pieces of a Mennonite Life is a story of love, healing and spiritual awakening from depression into a greater understanding of life and Spirit. - See more at: http://cynthiayoder.com/crazy-quilt-pieces-of-a-mennonite-life/#sthash.RiyZVsL2.dpuf

Although to all appearances Suzanne and Carl Peters live an idyllic life in St Ives, beneath the veneer of domestic bliss lurks a dark secret which threatens to destroy everything they hold dear.

London veterinarian Maz Harwood has learned the hard way that love and work don't mix. So when Emma, her best friend from vet school, asks her to look after her practice in the English countryside for six months, Maz decides that is just the change of scenery she needs. But country life is...  more

London veterinarian Maz Harwood has learned the hard way that love and work don't mix. So when Emma, her best friend from vet school, asks her to look after her practice in the English countryside for six months, Maz decides that is just the change of scenery she needs. But country life is trickier than she could have imagined. It is one thing to trade her smart heels for wellies; it's another to deal with unwelcoming locals, an intense rivalry with the town's other vet practice, and worse yet, the realization that her friend's practice is in as bad a shape as Maz's own broken heart. Things get even more complicated when she meets her rival's dashing son, who is totally unsuitable as a prospect... or is he? Can Maz win over the locals, save the lives of her patients, keep Emma's practice from going under... and find love again?has written a warm, breezy romantic comedy with just enough mishap and plenty of adorable four-legged creatures.

As a young girl, while helping her minister father distribute Christmas baskets and toys to underprivileged families, Penny Burford’s life was touched and changed. As a result, in 1965 Penny Burford takes a single nickel from her husband, Roy’s, overflowing mound of change on the...  more

As a young girl, while helping her minister father distribute Christmas baskets and toys to underprivileged families, Penny Burford’s life was touched and changed. As a result, in 1965 Penny Burford takes a single nickel from her husband, Roy’s, overflowing mound of change on the bedroom dresser. With that single act, she changes the course of her life—and the lives of untold others. Penny has never kept a secret from her husband, but as her hoard of castaway change grows, she discovers that having her own money gives her the power to make her own decisions. And she finds that small change can eventually lead to big changes. Thirty-four years later, Roy finds a large check drawn on an account bearing only Penny’s name. He is bewildered, wondering how his wife, who has never worked outside their home, managed to come by so much money. His quest to unravel this mystery leads him to other discoveries about the woman he thought he knew so well. Roy learns just how many lives Penny has touched and just how well his wife has known his own secrets all those years—and her example shows him how to begin life anew. Small Change is a deceptively simple story that explores the human condition in a rich emotional portrait. A remarkable tale of an ordinary housewife who leaves an extraordinary legacy, it reminds us of the true spirit of charity, the lasting effects of dysfunctional childhood, and the tragic self-silencing that limits the richness of far too many lives.

During the 1800 pioneers made their way across the United States in search of new and prosperous land. Despite illness, lack of food, and challenging weather the pioneers never looked back. Families settled on their new land and the American Frontier was born. Before long whole towns grew...  more

During the 1800 pioneers made their way across the United States in search of new and prosperous land. Despite illness, lack of food, and challenging weather the pioneers never looked back. Families settled on their new land and the American Frontier was born. Before long whole towns grew around the homes and began to shape America as we know it today. This book tells of the daily life on the American Frontier, from what people ate and how they dressed, to where and how they lived and went to school. (20020901)

What they can't say on television, what they won't write in novels, cops have told Mark Baker.  From the idealistic rookie to the burnt-out veteran, here are the unforgettable voices of over 100 police men and women across the country...cops who shoot and are shot at, who pick up...  more

What they can't say on television, what they won't write in novels, cops have told Mark Baker.  From the idealistic rookie to the burnt-out veteran, here are the unforgettable voices of over 100 police men and women across the country...cops who shoot and are shot at, who pick up the pieces of shattered bodies and shattered lives, who face the danger, the fear, the depravity...who live every day in the frightening, hard world of COPS.

Middle-aged Jane is the well-intentioned but far from perfect clergyman's wife and mother. Prudence, who at 29 is teetering at the edge of spinsterhood, is an attractive, educated working girl. The two best friends share memories of their carefree days at Oxford, leisurely lunches, and gossip,...  more

Middle-aged Jane is the well-intentioned but far from perfect clergyman's wife and mother. Prudence, who at 29 is teetering at the edge of spinsterhood, is an attractive, educated working girl. The two best friends share memories of their carefree days at Oxford, leisurely lunches, and gossip, but their ultimate goal is to find a suitable mate for Prudence.

La nina seria, the serious child. That"s how Consuelo"s mother has cast her pensive, book-loving daughter, while Consuelo"s younger sister, Mili, is seen as vivacious—a ray of tropical sunshine. Two daughters: one dark, one light; one to offer comfort and consolation, the other to charm...  more

La nina seria, the serious child. That"s how Consuelo"s mother has cast her pensive, book-loving daughter, while Consuelo"s younger sister, Mili, is seen as vivacious—a ray of tropical sunshine. Two daughters: one dark, one light; one to offer comfort and consolation, the other to charm and delight. But something is not right in this Puerto Rican family. Coming of age when American influence threatens to dilute the island"s traditional Spanish customs as well as to harm, perhaps irreparably, its fragile ecology, Consuelo watches her family and culture being torn asunder—much like the island itself."A bittersweet tale of the price one pays to reinvent the story handed down by one"s antepasados and familia. Consuelo is both herself and every mujer, and her story her own and that of her island, torn between self-discovery and safety." —Julia Alvarez, author of How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents

Faith Morgan, former policewoman and newly ordained priest in the Church of England, is visiting the village of Little Worthy, Winchester, to look around the parish where she is about to start her ministry. But within an hour of her arrival to the sleepy village she witnesses the sudden shocking...  more

Faith Morgan, former policewoman and newly ordained priest in the Church of England, is visiting the village of Little Worthy, Winchester, to look around the parish where she is about to start her ministry. But within an hour of her arrival to the sleepy village she witnesses the sudden shocking death of a fellow priest during a communion service. One of the first police officers at the scene is Detective Inspector Ben Shorter, Faith's former boyfriend. They had been inseparable until Faith's sense of calling led her to question his drive for convictions, seemingly at any cost. Martha Ockley is the pen-name of Rebecca Jenkins

In this brutally honest portrait, Sergeant Michael Middleton--a now-retired veteran of the LAPD--tells the gripping tale of his two decades on some of the America's meanest streets.

Get the coffee brewing and grab a pencil!From the pages of The New York Times comes this brand-new collection of light and easy puzzles, chosen from Monday and Tuesday editions of the newspaper. These solver-friendly puzzles allow you to sit back, relax, and lose yourself in a puzzle, all in the...  more

Get the coffee brewing and grab a pencil!From the pages of The New York Times comes this brand-new collection of light and easy puzzles, chosen from Monday and Tuesday editions of the newspaper. These solver-friendly puzzles allow you to sit back, relax, and lose yourself in a puzzle, all in the span of a coffee break. ��Features:-75 fun and easy�Times' puzzles-Portable format is perfect for travel or solving at home-Edited by the biggest name in crosswords, Will Shortz.