1941年，抗联战士庞天德所在的部队遭到日本关东军围剿，危急之下转入苏联境内与苏军联系。女教官娜塔莎负责对庞天德等人进行特工训练，她十分欣赏庞天德，两人渐渐萌生了深厚的爱情。之后，二人接到上级命令返回海东市从事地下工作……日本战败，日本人纪子的父亲跪求庞善祖收留重病在身的女儿，纪子寄养在庞天德家。父亲庞善祖希望儿子与纪子完婚，可庞天德心里只有娜塔莎，两人通信表达相思与爱意。新中国成立后，娜塔莎作为苏联专家到中国提供技术援助，两人终于再次见面。准备结婚登记之时，娜塔莎接到苏联专家撤离中国的命令。之后二人又经受了常年的别离和相思之苦。八十年代，庞天德做起了边境贸易，目的是寻找娜塔莎。经历重重磨难后，有情人终于相聚。

男人就怕不把他当回事的女人，因为他不知道该对这样的女人怎么办。人生是不是很奇怪，得到的人追求过程而在过程中奋斗的人却无时不刻的想看到结果到底是什么。谁都知道大泡泡是要破的，可是泡泡越吹越大的时候非常诱人，人们宁可相信它会无限制的大。这个世界当然有正义，但她是深藏不露的。

Despite nurse-midwife Patsy Harman’s own financial andpersonal medical trials, including her private battle with uterinecancer, she devotes herself to her patients’ well-being in allaspects of their lives. They, in turn, tell her intimate storiesboth heartbreaking and uplifting.

Once again, the depths of the criminal mind and the darkestside of a glittering city fuel #1 "New York Times" bestsellingauthor Jonathan Kellerman's brilliant storytelling. And no oneconducts a more harrowing and suspenseful manhunt than the modernSherlock Holmes of the psyche, Dr. Alex Delaware. A tipsy youngwoman seeking aid on a desolate highway disappears into the inkyblack night. A retired schoolteacher is stabbed to death in broaddaylight. Two women are butchered after closing time in asmall-town beauty parlor. These and other bizarre acts of crueltyand psychopathology are linked only by the killer's use of luxuryvehicles and a baffling lack of motive. The ultimate whodunits,these crimes demand the attention of LAPD detective Milo Sturgisand his collaborator on the crime beat, psychologist Alex Delaware.What begins with a solitary bloodstain in a stolen sedan quicklyspirals outward in odd and unexpected directions, leading Delawareand Sturgis from the well-heeled center of L.A. society to itsdesp

Deep in the New Mexico desert is a secret race on thebrink of extinction: The pure-blooded shape-shifters of theDragonstar clan. and they have one last desperate hope for survival. . .Quinn Maguire, healer of the Dragonstars, has been unable tocure the insidious disease killing off his people one by one. Yeteven in such dire circumstances, Quinn can't bring himself toapprove when the head of the clan enlists Dr. Jasmine Kane forhelp. She is female. She is an outsider. She is human.Decked out inblack leather and a tough attitude, Jasmine clashes withconservative Quinn in more ways than one. But when he realizesshe's his destined mate, Quinn doesn't know whether to rejoice orto rebel. While Jasmine makes him burn hotter than any woman everhas-dragon or human-their differences make a relationshipimpossible.But when a rival clan infiltrates the Dragonstars,Jasmine becomes the first human infected with the disease. NowQuinn must do everything in his power to find a cure . . . beforehe loses the only woman

While on business on Florida's gorgeous Emerald Coast, WendyCarnes spots a woman who unknowingly changes her life. "WhiteBikini Babe" is the personification of sex, clearly ready foraction. Watching her makes Wendy wonder whether, by putting on asexy bikini and getting a new attitude, she could land a hot beachguy of her own. Armed with a daring bikini and a newattitude--along with the journal in which she records her secretthoughts on the whole adventure--Wendy soon finds herself engagingin a wild and naughty affair with her perfect fantasy man, whopushes her to sexual extremes. But at what point does the gamebecome reality? When does the person she pretends to be become theperson she really is? And worse, what happens when her privatediary falls into the wrong hands?

Nick and Nora Charles are Hammett's most enchanting creations, arich, glamorous couple who solve homicides in between wisecracksand martinis. At once knowing and unabashedly romantic, The ThinMan is a murder mystery that doubles as a sophisticated comedy ofmanners.

The final two novels of the Chesapeake Bay saga of the Quinnfamily--"Inner Harbor" and "Chesapeake Blue"--are in one volume forthe first time.

When Jack Mercy died, he left behind a ranch worth nearly 20million dollars. Now his three daughters-each born of a differentmother, and each unknown by the others-are gathered to hear thereading of the will. But the women are shocked to learn that beforeany of them can inherit, they must live together on the ranch forone year. They are sisters...and strangers. Now they face achallenge: to put their bitterness aside and live like a family. Toprotect each other from danger-and unite against a brutal enemy whothreatens to destroy them all.

At an elite prep school, the devil wears Lilly Pulitzerpink. When Wade Rouse, who grew up more Hee-Haw than Dynasty, was hiredas the director of publicity at the prestigious Tate Academy, hequickly discovered his real job: to make the very pretty, veryrich, very mean mommies of the elite students very happy. Enter Wade’s VIP volunteer and perfectly coiffed nightmare,former beauty queen and sports star Katherine IsabelleLudington—Kitsy to her friends. In between designing LouisVuitton–inspired reunion invitations, dressing as Ronald Reagan forHalloween, and surviving surprise Botox parties, Wade tries to tameKitsy and her pink Lilly Pulitzer–clad posse while retaining ashred of self-esteem. Following a year in the life of the super rich and super spoiled,Confessions of a Prep School Mommy Handler is hilarious,heartbreaking, and deliciously catty.

From universally beloved author Alexander McCall Smith, comesthis seventh installment in the bestselling No. 1 Ladies' DetectiveAgency series featuring Botswana's best-loved detective. Life isgood for Mma Ramotswe as she sets out with her usual resolve tosolve people's problems, heal their misfortunes, and untangle themysteries that make life interesting. And life is never dull onTlokweng Road. A new and rather too brusque advice columnist isappearing in the local paper. Then, a cobra is found in the officesof the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Recently, the Mokolodi GamePreserve manager feels an infectious fear spreading among hisworkers, and a local doctor may be falsifying blood pressurereadings. To further complicate matters, Grace Makutsi may havescared off her own fiance. Mma Ramotswe, however, is always up tothe challenge. And "Blue Shoes and Happiness" will not fail toentertain Alexander McCall Smith's oldest fans and newest convertswith its great wit, charm, and great good will.

In this delightful second installment in Alexander McCallSmith's bestselling detective series, the irrepressibly curiousIsabel Dalhousie gets caught up in a highly unusual affair of theheart. When Isabel is asked to cover for vacationing Cat at herdelicatessen, Isabel meets a man with a most interesting problem.He recently had a heart transplant and is suddenly haunted bymemories of events that never happened to him.The situation piquesher insatiable curiosity: Could the memories be connected with thedonor's demise? Naturally, Isabel's friend Jamie thinks it is noneof Isabel's business. Meanwhile, Grace, Isabel's housekeeper, hasbecome infatuated with a man at her spiritualist meeting, and Catbrings home an Italian lothario. That makes for some particularlytricky problems-both practical and philosophical-for Isabel tounravel in this enormously engaging and highly unusual mystery.

A passionate, epic writer, the author of Before Night Falls,concludes his five-novel sequence--a "secret history of Cuba" and awriter's autobiography--with this allegorical satire. Arenas paintsa harrowing yet boldly entertaining Kafka-esque picture of adehumanized people and the despair of an observer/narrator clingingto sanity.

Celebrated novelist David Plante grew up in an isolated,French-speaking community in Providence, Rhode Island, where nunspreserved the beliefs of le grand Canada amidst the profoundpresence of their deep, dark God. Caught between his silent,part-Blackfoot father and his vivacious but trapped mother, Planteflees this small world, losing his belief in any god and findingthe center of his life in love and in writing. Still, the ghosts ofhis past haunt Plante and drive him to embark on a stunningspiritual and physical journey.

Templar Bascot de Marins is preparing to rejoin the Holy Warswhen he is called upon to investigate a gruesome murder in theOrder's own chapel... The shocking discovery of a strangled prostitute in the Templarchapel throws the Order into disarray. Alongside the corpse is apurse containing thirty pence-the same amount of silver Judasreceived for betraying Christ. Is the murder revenge for a Templar brother's betrayal? Has oneof their own broken his vow of chastity? The Order's preceptorturns to Bascot to determine whether an outsider is seeking todishonour the Templars or a murderer walks among their ranks.

Coming down from his carefree youth and unwanted fame, JackKerouac undertakes a mature confrontation of some of his mosttroubling emotional issues: a burgeoning problem with alcoholism,addiction, fear, and insecurity. He dutifully records hisever-changing states of consciousness, which culminate in apowerful religious experience. Big Sur was written some time afterJack Kerouac's best-known works, following a visit to northernCalifornia and the first feelings of midlife crisis. Kerouac stayedfor several weeks in a cabin in Big Sur, California, and withfriends in San Francisco. Upon returning home, he wrote thisaccount in a two-week period. Critic Richard Meltzer referred toBig Sur as Kerouac's 'masterpiece, and one of the great, greatworks of the English language.' --This text refers to the AudioCassette edition.

He saw her across the Piazza San Marco and fell in love fromafar. When he sees her again in a Venice café a year later, heknows it is fate. He knows little English; and she, a divorcedAmerican chef, speaks only food-based Italian. Marlena thinks sheis incapable of intimacy, that her heart has lost its capacity forromantic love. But within months of their first meeting, she haspacked up her house in St. Louis to marry Fernando—“the stranger,”as she calls him—and live in that achingly lovely city in whichthey met. Vibrant but vaguely baffled by this bold move, Marlena isoverwhelmed by the sheer foreignness of her new home, its ritualsand customs. But there are delicious moments when Venice opens upits arms to Marlena. She cooks an American feast of Mississippicaviar, cornbread, and fried onions for the locals . . . and takesthe tango she learned in the Poughkeepsie middle school gym to acandlelit trattoría near the Rialto Bridge. All the while, she andFernando, two disparate souls, build

The latest completely charming installment in the bestselling 44Scotland Street series. There is never a quiet moment on 44Scotland Street. In "The World According to "Bertie, Pat deals withthe reappearance of Bruce, which has her heart skipping--and not ina pleasant way. Angus Lordie's dog Cyril has been taken away by theauthorities, accused of being a serial biter. Unexpectedly,Domenica has offered to help free him. As usual, Big Lou is stilllooking for love, and handing out coffee and advice to the alwayscontemplative Matthew. And Bertie, the beleaguered Italian-speakingsix year old prodigy, now has a little brother, Ulysses, who Bertiehopes will help distract his pushy mother Irene. Beautifullyobserved, cleverly detailed, " The World According to Bertie" isclassic McCall Smith and a treat for his avid fans as well as hisfirst time readers.

The first part of the publishing phenomenon that has sold more than 3.5 million copies across Europe - now available in paperback. Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her uncle is convinced it was murder. He employs disgraced financial journalist Mikael Blomkvist and the tattooed, truculent computer hacker Lisbeth Salander to investigate. When the pair link Harriet's disappearance to a number of grotesque murders from forty years ago, they begin to unravel a dark and appalling family history.

Reeling from a terrifying assault that has left him physicallyinjured and psychologically shattered, nineteen-year-old Brad Landmust also contend with unsympathetic local police, parents who canbarely discuss “the incident” (as they call it), a brother riddledwith guilt but unable to slow down enough for Brad to keep up, andthe feeling that he’ll never be normal again. When Brad’s brotherenrolls at Clemson University and pledges a fraternity, Bradbelieves he’s being left behind once and for all. Desperate tobelong, he follows. What happens there—in the name of“brotherhood,” and with the supposed goal of forging a scholar anda gentleman from the raw materials of boyhood—involves torturouslate-night hazing, heartbreaking estrangement from his brother,and, finally, the death of a fellow pledge. Ultimately, Brad mustweigh total alienation from his newfound community againstaccepting a form of brutality he already knows too well. A searing memoir of masculinity, violence, and brother

Advance praise for A Strong West Wind “I loved A Strong West Wind. [Caldwell] writes of her adventuresin the sixties and seventies, and the quest for truth inCalifornia, with the authentic voice of the children who once madelife hell for the ‘Greatest Generation’ and in the process turnedout pretty great themselves.” –Russell Baker “Gail Caldwell’s quiet, burnished memoir is a story of a life’saffections—for her Texas parents, for the sere landscape of thepanhandle, and for the road paved with book upon precious book thatruns in both directions: far away and home again.” —Richard Ford “Gail Caldwell's book measures the sweep of one life againstliterature, history, legends of Texas, and the infallible truth ofreal feeling. This is a brave and moving work.” —James Carroll “An elegant memoir. Gail Caldwell performs something likealchemy—taking the base metals of the Texas Panhandle badlands andturning the