For more than a hundred years, the tales of Joel ChandlerHarris have entertained and influenced both readers and writers.Nights with Uncle Remus gathers seventy-one of Harris's mostpopular narratives, featuring African American trickster tales,etiological myths, Sea Island legends, and chilling ghost stories.Told through the distinct voices of four slave storytellers,indispensable tales like "The Moon in the Mill-Pond" and other BrerRabbit stories have inspired writers from Mark Twain to WilliamFaulkner, Zora Neale Hurston to Toni Morrison, and helpedrevolutionize modern children's literature and folktalecollecting.

Wgen beaufifuf,unmarrie Vianne Rocger sweeps into the pinched little French town of Lansquenet on the heels of the carnival and opens a gem of a chocolate shop across the square from the church,she begins to wreak havoc with the towns Lenten vows.Her uncanny ability to Perceive her customers private discontents and alleviate them with just the right confection coaxes the villagers to abandon themselves to temptation and happiness,but enrages Pere Reynaud,the local priest.Certain only a witch could stir such sinful indulgence and devise such clever sures,Reynaud pits himself againat Vianne and vows to block the chocolate festival she plans for Easter Sunday,and to run her out of town forever.Witch or not(shell never tell),Vianne soon sparks a dramatic confrontation between those who prefer the cold comforts of the church and those who revel in their newly discovered taste for pleasure.

There are no rules in the dark, no place to feel safe, no escape from the shadows. But to save the day, you must...Seize the Night. At no time does Moonlight Bay look more beautiful than at night. Yet it is precisely then that the secluded little town reveals its menace. Now children are disappearing. From their homes. From the streets. And there's nothing their families can do about it. Because in Moonlight Bay, the police work their hardest to conceal crimes and silence victims. No matter what happens in the night, their job is to ensure that nothing disturbs the peace and quiet of Moonlight Bay.... Christopher Snow isn't afraid of the dark. Forced to live in the shadows because of a rare genetic disorder, he knows the night world better than anyone. He believes the lost children are still alive and that their disappearance is connected to the town's most carefully kept, most ominous secret—a secret only he can uncover, a secret that will force him to confront an adversary at one with the most

What Pete Tarslaw wants is simple enough: a realistic amount offame that will open new avenues of sexual opportunity; the kind offinancial comfort that will allow him to spend his life pursuinghobbies such as boating or skeet shooting at his stately home bythe ocean or a scenic lake; and—perhaps mostly importantly—thechance to humiliate his ex-girlfriend at her wedding. This is thestory of how he succeeds in getting it all, and what it costs himin the end. Narrated by an unlikely literary legend, How I Became A FamousNovelist pinballs from the post-college slums of Boston, to thefear-drenched halls of Manhattan's publishing houses, from thegloomy purity of Montana’s foremost writing workshop to thehedonistic hotel bars of the Sunset Strip. The horrifying,hilarious tale of how Pete’s “pile of garbage” called The TornadoAshes Club became the most talked about, blogged about, read,admired, and reviled novel in America will change everything youthink you know about literature, appearance, truth, be

The Last Battle has started. The seals on the Dark One’s prison are crumbling. The Pattern itself is unraveling, and the armies of the Shadow have begun to boil out of the Blight. The sun has begun to set upon the Third Age. Perrin Aybara is now hunted by specters from his past: Whitecloaks, a slayer of wolves, and the responsibilities of leadership. All the while, an unseen foe is slowly pulling a noose tight around his neck. To prevail, he must seek answers in Tel’aran’rhiod and find a way--at long last--to master the wolf within him or lose himself to it forever. Meanwhile, Matrim Cauthon prepares for the most difficult challenge of his life. The creatures beyond the stone gateways--the Aelfinn and the Eelfinn--have confused him, taunted him, and left him hanged, his memory stuffed with bits and pieces of other men’s lives. He had hoped that his last confrontation with them would be the end of it, but the Wheel weaves as the Wheel wills. The time is coming when he will again

No one conducts a more chilling, suspenseful, thoroughlyengrossing tour through the winding corridors of criminal behaviorand the secret chambers of psychopathology than Jonathan Kellerman,the bestselling “master of the psychological thriller” (People).Now the incomparable team of psychologist Alex Delaware andhomicide cop Milo Sturgis embark on their most dangerous excursionyet, into the dark places where risk runs high and blood runscold. It’s a story tailor-made for the nightly news: Dylan Meserve andMichaela Brand, young lovers and fellow acting students, vanish onthe way home from a rehearsal. Three days later, the two of themare found in the remote mountains of Malibu -battered and terrifiedafter a harrowing ordeal at the hands of a sadistic abductor. The details of the nightmarish event are shocking and brutal: Thecouple was carjacked at gunpoint by a masked assailant andsubjected to a horrific regimen of confinement, starvation andassault. But before long, doubts arise a

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In a spellbinding blend of suspense and human drama, Danielle Steel tells a powerful and unusual story of one woman's journey from darkness into light, as she fights to escape a mesmerizing sociopath who holds her in his thrall.... Hope Dunne has carved out a name for herself as a top photographer, known the joys of marriage and motherhood, and the heartbreak of loss. In her chic SoHo loft, Hope is content with her life, finding serenity and beauty through the lens of her camera. She isn't looking for a man or excitement. But these things find her when she accepts a last- minute assignment to fly to London at Christmas and photograph one of the world's most celebrated writers--an Irish-American author known for novels of thrilling literary darkness. To Hope's surprise, Finn O'Neill exudes warmth and a boyish charm. Enormously successful, he is a perfect counterpoint to Hope's quiet, steady grace--and he's taken instantly by her. He courts her as no one ever has before, whisking her away to his palatial, isola

#1 "New York Times" bestselling author Tami Hoag mixes mysteryand romance in this moving classic novel of a missing woman and thesearch that brings together the unlikeliest of lovers.... She was ablond goddess, a box office megastar. Every woman wanted to be her;every man wanted to bed her. But over a year ago Devon Staffordvanished without a trace. As a biographer, Jake Gannon had taughthimself to follow the clues of a person's life story like adetective. As an ex-Marine, he was accustomed to being firmly incontrol. But when his car died in a little town called Mare's Neston the Carolina coast, he had to admit he'd come to a dead end.There he met a .38-toting tow-truck driver named Dixie La Fontaine.She was no celebrity, but Dixie had an irresistible sex appeal allher own. What did this down-to-earth woman know about a missingmovie star? Surprisingly, quite a lot. And Jake was going touncover it all...if Dixie didn't end up shooting him first.

Deadeye Dick is Vonnegut's funny, chillingly satirical look atthe death of innocence. Amid a true Vonnegutian host of horrors-adouble murder, a fatal dose of radioactivity, a decapitation, anannihilation of a city by a neutron bomb-Rudy Waltz, a.k.a. DeadeyeDick, takes us along on a zany search for absolution and happiness.Here is a tale of crime and punishment that makes us rethink whatwe believe...and who we say we are.

She was a vision. She was a siren. She was a nightmare. Shewas dead. Now he needed her to disappear. And he knew just how tomake it happen. The Palm Beach elite go to great lengths to protecttheir own—and their own no longer includes Elena Estes. Once upon atime a child of wealth and privilege, Elena turned her back on thatlife. Betrayed and disillusioned by those closest to her, she chosethe life of an undercover cop, the hunt for justice her ownpersonal passion. Then a tragic, haunting mistake ended her career.Now Elena exists on the fringes of her old life, training horsesfor a living. But a shocking event is about to draw her back intothe painful vortex she’s fought so hard to leave behind. First she finds the body—a young woman used, murdered, and dumpedin a canal. Not just a victim, but a friend. As Elena delves intoher dead friend’s secret life, she discovers ties not only to theRussian mob but also to a group of powerful and wealthy Palm Beachbad boys known for giving each other a

Whilst awaiting trial for war crimes in an Israeli prison, Howard W. Campbell Jr sets down his memoirs on an old German typewriter. He has used such a typewriter before, when he worked as a Nazi propagandist under Goebbels. Though that was before he agreed to become a spy for US military. Is Howard guilty? Can a black or white verdict ever be reached in a world that's a gazillion shades of grey?

A rousing history of the world's first dominant navy andthe towering empire it built The Athenian Navy was one of the finest fighting forces in thehistory of the world. It engineered a civilization, empowered theworld's first democracy, and led a band of ordinary citizens on avoyage of discovery that altered the course of history. With Lords of the Sea , renowned archaeologist John R. Halepresents, for the first time, the definitive history of the epicbattles, the fearsome ships, and the men-from extraordinary leadersto seductive rogues-that established Athens's supremacy. With ascholar's insight and a storyteller's flair, Hale takes us on anunforgettable voyage with these heroes, their turbulent careers,and far-flung expeditions, bringing back to light a forgottenmaritime empire and its majestic legacy.

Jeannette Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were both their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary Walls had four children. In the beginning, they lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Rex was a charismatic, brilliant man who, when sober, captured his children's imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and above all, how to embrace life fearlessly. Rose Mary, who painted and wrote and couldn't stand the responsibility of providing for her family, called herself an "excitement addict." Cooking a meal that would be consumed in fifteen minutes had no appeal when she could make a painting that might last forever. Later, when the money ran out, or the romance of the wandering life faded, the Walls retreated to the dismal West Virginia mining town -- and the family -- Rex Walls had done everything he could to escape. He drank. He stole the grocery money and disappeared for days. As the dysfunction of the family escalated, Jea

Entering the world of conspiracy theories and secretsocieties is like stepping into a distant， parallel universe wherethe laws of physics have completely changed： black means white， upis down， and if you want to understand what’s really going on， youneed a good reference book。 That’s where Conspiracy Theories Secret Societies For Dummies comes in。 Whether you’re a skeptic or a true believer， this fascinatingguide， packed with the latest information， walks you through someof the most infamous conspiracy theories — such as Area 51 and theassassination of JFK — and introduces you to such mysteriousorganizations as the Freemasons， the Ninjas， the Mafia， andRosicrucians。 This behind-the-curtain guide helps you separate factfrom fiction and helps you the global impact of these mysteriousevents and groups on our modern world。 Discover how to： Test a conspiracy theory Spot a sinister secret societyAssess the Internet’s role in fueling conspiracy theorie

At the heart of this epic saga, set just before the Opium Wars,is an old slaving-ship, The Ibis. Its destiny is a tumultuousvoyage across the Indian Ocean, its crew a motley array of sailorsand stowaways, coolies and convicts. In a time of colonialupheaval, fate has thrown together a truly diverse cast of Indiansand Westerners, from a bankrupt Raja to a widowed villager, from anevangelical English opium trader to a mulatto American freedman. Astheir old family ties are washed away they, like their historicalcounterparts, come to view themselves as jahaj-bhais orship-brothers. An unlikely dynasty is born, which will spancontinents, races and generations. The vast sweep of thishistorical adventure spans the lush poppy fields of the Ganges, therolling high seas, and the exotic backstreets of China. But it isthe panorama of characters, whose diaspora encapsulates the vexedcolonial history of the East itself, which makes Sea of Poppies sobreathtakingly alive -- a masterpiece from one of the world'sfinest novelist