 | This addiction memoir opens with the author's awakening on an airplane with a broken nose, a hole in his cheek, and four missing teeth--and no knowledge of how he received those injuries or, indeed, of how he got on the plane or where he's going.... |
 | Written with her grandnephew, Julia Child's infectiously readable memoir uses years of letters to create a wonderful narrative both about her love affair with the food and culture of France, and as homage to the warm, loving relationship with her... |
 | In her second outing (following THE NO. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY), Precious Ramotswe tries to help a women whose son disappeared into the plains years earlier, while also dealing with a number of changes at the agency and in her personal life. |
 | In 1996, on a magazine assignment, Krakauer joined an expedition up Mount Everest led by the New Zealand climber Rob Hall. He arrived at the summit just before a blizzard struck in which Hall and nine other climbers were killed. This book is... |
 | INTO THE WILD developed out of an article Jon Krakauer wrote for Outside magazine. Emory University honors graduate Christopher Johnson McCandless--"Alexander Supertramp"--took off after college in rebellion against authority and his privileged... |
 | Written with her grandnephew, Julia Child's infectiously readable memoir uses years of letters to create a wonderful narrative both about her love affair with the food and culture of France, and as homage to the warm, loving relationship with her... |
 | A collection of true stories of mountain climbing, from the author of "Into the Wild". |
 | Keeping in mind that most of the technology we take for granted today was unthinkable a century ago, renowned astrophysicist Michio Kaku gazes into his scientific crystal ball to assess the possibilities for some of tomorrow's most significant... |
 | In the second installment of Anne Rice's bestselling series chronicling the life and times of Yeshua of Nazareth (aka Jesus Christ), Yeshua is now 30 years old and fully aware of his divine status, though he has yet to begin to preach the word of God... |
 | From the writer of the best-selling OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS comes this timely tract on the art of writing--an anecdotal, frank step-by-step guide on how to write and how to manage a writer's life. Offers advice on getting started, character, plot,... |
