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Letter to My Daughter
Written by Maya Angelou
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $25.00
For a world of devoted readers, a much-awaited new volume of absorbing stories and inspirational wisdom from one of our best-loved writers.
Dedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around her, Letter to My Daughter reveals Maya Angelou’s path to living well and living a life with meaning. Told... Read more >
Written by Maya Angelou
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $25.00
For a world of devoted readers, a much-awaited new volume of absorbing stories and inspirational wisdom from one of our best-loved writers.
Dedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around her, Letter to My Daughter reveals Maya Angelou’s path to living well and living a life with meaning. Told... Read more >
The Appeal
Written by John Grisham
Format: Trade Paperback, 496 pages
On Sale: November 18, 2008
Price: $14.00
In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town’s water supply, causing the worst “cancer cluster” in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the... Read more >
Written by John Grisham
Format: Trade Paperback, 496 pages
On Sale: November 18, 2008
Price: $14.00
In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town’s water supply, causing the worst “cancer cluster” in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the... Read more >
Also available as an abridged audiobook download,
abridged audio CD,
unabridged audio CD,
hardcover,
paperback, unabridged audiobook download and in
large print.
Annie Leibovitz at Work
Written by Annie Leibovitz
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: November 18, 2008
Price: $40.00
“The first thing I did with my very first camera was climb Mt. Fuji. Climbing Mt. Fuji is a lesson in determination and moderation. It would be fair to ask if I took the moderation part to heart. But it certainly was a lesson in respecting your camera. If I was... Read more >
Written by Annie Leibovitz
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: November 18, 2008
Price: $40.00
“The first thing I did with my very first camera was climb Mt. Fuji. Climbing Mt. Fuji is a lesson in determination and moderation. It would be fair to ask if I took the moderation part to heart. But it certainly was a lesson in respecting your camera. If I was... Read more >
The Reader (Movie Tie-in Edition)
Written by Bernhard Schlink
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: November 25, 2008
Price: $13.95
Hailed for its coiled eroticism and the moral claims it makes upon the reader, this mesmerizing novel is a story of love and secrets, horror and compassion, unfolding against the haunted landscape of postwar Germany.
When he falls ill on his way home from school, fifteen-year-old Michael Berg is rescued by Hanna... Read more >
Written by Bernhard Schlink
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: November 25, 2008
Price: $13.95
Hailed for its coiled eroticism and the moral claims it makes upon the reader, this mesmerizing novel is a story of love and secrets, horror and compassion, unfolding against the haunted landscape of postwar Germany.
When he falls ill on his way home from school, fifteen-year-old Michael Berg is rescued by Hanna... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
A Dog Named Christmas
Written by Greg Kincaid
Format: Hardcover, 160 pages
On Sale: November 4, 2008
Price: $14.95
Written by Greg Kincaid
Format: Hardcover, 160 pages
On Sale: November 4, 2008
Price: $14.95
In this heartwarming novel, author Greg Kincaid tells the tender story of how one very special dog changed the lives of his adoptive family—and an entire town—forever.
“Todd, they always want you to adopt a dog. That’s what they do. Besides, we don’t need another animal around here, and most definitely not...
Also available as an
eBook.
Buyology
Truth and Lies About Why We Buy
Written by Martin Lindstrom
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: October 21, 2008
Price: $24.95
How much do we know about why we buy? What truly influences our decisions in today’s message-cluttered world? An eye-grabbing advertisement, a catchy slogan, an infectious jingle? Or do our buying decisions take place below the surface, so deep within our subconscious minds, we’re barely aware of them?
In BUYOLOGY, Lindstrom presents... Read more >
Truth and Lies About Why We Buy
Written by Martin Lindstrom
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: October 21, 2008
Price: $24.95
How much do we know about why we buy? What truly influences our decisions in today’s message-cluttered world? An eye-grabbing advertisement, a catchy slogan, an infectious jingle? Or do our buying decisions take place below the surface, so deep within our subconscious minds, we’re barely aware of them?
In BUYOLOGY, Lindstrom presents... Read more >
God Gave Us Christmas
Written by Lisa T. Bergren
Illustrated by David Hohn
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $9.99
As Little Cub and her family prepare to celebrate the most special day of the year, the curious young polar bear begins to wonder…
“Who invented Christmas?”
Mama’s answer only leads to more questions like “Is God more important than Santa?” So she and Little Cub head off on a polar expedition... Read more >
Written by Lisa T. Bergren
Illustrated by David Hohn
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $9.99
As Little Cub and her family prepare to celebrate the most special day of the year, the curious young polar bear begins to wonder…
“Who invented Christmas?”
Mama’s answer only leads to more questions like “Is God more important than Santa?” So she and Little Cub head off on a polar expedition... Read more >
Deciding the Next Decider
The 2008 Presidential Race in Rhyme
Written by Calvin Trillin
Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: November 25, 2008
Price: $14.00
Displaying the form that made bestsellers of Obliviously On He Sails and A Heckuva Job, tales of the Bush Administration in rhyme, Calvin Trillin trains his verse on the 2008 race for the presidency.
Deciding the Next Decider is an ongoing campaign narrative in verse interrupted regularly by other poems, such as... Read more >
The 2008 Presidential Race in Rhyme
Written by Calvin Trillin
Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: November 25, 2008
Price: $14.00
Displaying the form that made bestsellers of Obliviously On He Sails and A Heckuva Job, tales of the Bush Administration in rhyme, Calvin Trillin trains his verse on the 2008 race for the presidency.
Deciding the Next Decider is an ongoing campaign narrative in verse interrupted regularly by other poems, such as... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Christmas Stories
Edited by Diana Secker Tesdell
Format: Hardcover, 400 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2007
Price: $15.00
(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)
Now joining Everyman’s Library—the most extensive and distinguished collectible library of the world’s greatest works—is an appealing new collection in a small Pocket Classics format, perfect for gift giving and reading pleasure.
Christmas Stories is a treasury of short fiction by great writers of the past two centuries—from Dickens... Read more >
Edited by Diana Secker Tesdell
Format: Hardcover, 400 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2007
Price: $15.00
(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)
Now joining Everyman’s Library—the most extensive and distinguished collectible library of the world’s greatest works—is an appealing new collection in a small Pocket Classics format, perfect for gift giving and reading pleasure.
Christmas Stories is a treasury of short fiction by great writers of the past two centuries—from Dickens... Read more >
A Passion for Blue and White
Written by Carolyne Roehm
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: October 28, 2008
Price: $60.00
“Nature’s quintessential color combination of blue and white never ceases to amaze me. The look of pristine snow against deep blue Aspen skies; spires of blue and white delphinium in a garden; Connecticut’s spring mornings where the apple blossoms and nodding heads of white narcissus are in contrast to soft blue... Read more >
Written by Carolyne Roehm
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: October 28, 2008
Price: $60.00
“Nature’s quintessential color combination of blue and white never ceases to amaze me. The look of pristine snow against deep blue Aspen skies; spires of blue and white delphinium in a garden; Connecticut’s spring mornings where the apple blossoms and nodding heads of white narcissus are in contrast to soft blue... Read more >
