Mommy, tell me about Haiti Jeanine Agnant is a former teacher, born and raised in Haiti. She moved to the United States in the 1950's and lived in Chicago and New York, with her husband who was a cardiologist. She studied cosmetology at C.J. Walker's...

Ravi Chandra Singh is the last guy you’d expect to become a private detective. A failed religious scholar, he now works for Golden Sentinels, an upmarket London private investigations agency. His colleagues are a band of gleefully amoral and brilli...

Jade, Mads, Jenny, and Summer rule their glittering L.A. circle. Untouchable, they have the kind of power people envy. Every party is theirs and the world is at their feet. Until the night of Jade's sweet sixteen, when they crash a St Andrew's Prep p...

Harry Potter is a wizard. He is in his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Little does he know that this year will be just as enventful as the last......

This book starts where most other books on watches finish, in 1800, and covers in dept a wide spectrum of the pocket watches produced up to 1940. The author explains in clear, uncomplicated language precisely what to look out for and, of equal import...

What makes you happy ? What makes you you ? What defines your style ? In Bloom , Estée Lalonde shares the moments, people and things that have made her who she is today. She reveals her life lessons, and offers her tips for surviving ...

Each year more than 17 million Americans suffer from a depressive illness, yet few suffer in solitude.  How You Can Survive When They're Depressed  explores depression from the perspective of those who are closest to the sufferers of this prevalent...

For most of her life Zeba has lived quietly in an Afghan village, a loyal wife and  loving mother. But on one horrific day, her family's world is shattered when her husband, Kamal, is found brutally murdered with a hatchet in the countryard of their...

After too long an absence, Jamie Fraser is coming home to Scotland—but not without great trepidation. Though his beloved godfather, Murtagh, promised Jamie’s late parents he’d watch over their brash son, making good on that vow will be no easy ...

An Experience Definitely Worth Allegedly Having  is a collection of essays on travel selected by Edith Zimmerman, the founder of the colorfully offbeat women’s website The Hairpin. Like The Hairpin, these essays are funny, weird, adventurous, and ...

Your Guide to the Final Frontier This illustrated handbook features everything you need to know about space tourism—from travel-planning tips to life-or-death survival skills. You’ll discover : The Best Itineraries Take stunning phot...

Hubble "Job Description" has been listed as : Explore the solar system. Measure the age and size of the universe. Search for our cosmic roots. Chart the evolution of the universe. Unlock the mysteries of galaxies, stars, planets ...