In this towering story about a man pitting himself against thesea, against society, and against himself, Robert Stone againdemonstrates that he is "one of the most impressive novelists ofhis generation" (New York Review of Books). Inviting comparisonwith the great sea novels of Conrad, Melville, and Hemingway,Outerbridge Reach is also the portrait of two men and the powerful,unforgettable woman they both love - and for whom they are bothready, in their very different ways, to stake everything. As theSan Francisco Chronicle said, "Robert Stone asks questions of ourtime few writers could imagine and answers them in narratives fewreaders will ever quite forget."

Thomas Railles, an American expatriate and former "odd-jobber"for the CIA, is a successful painter living with his beloved wife,Florette, in a small village in the Pyrenees. On an ordinary autumnday, Florette goes for a walk in the hills and is killed by unknownassailants. Was her death simply a case of being in the wrong placeat the wrong time, or was it somehow connected to Thomas's workwith the CIA? When French officials detain four Moroccan terroristsand charge them with Florette's murder, Thomas is invited by hisboyhood friend (and former agency handler) Bernhard to witness theinterrogation. Thomas's search for answers in this shadow worldwill lead him to a confrontation that will change him forever.

The editors of the best-selling rediscovered Tolkien novelRoverandom present an expanded fiftieth anniversary edition ofTolkien's beloved classic Farmer Giles of Ham, complete with a map,the original story outline, the original first-editionillustrations by Pauline Baynes, and the author's notes for anunpublished sequel. Farmer Giles of Ham is a light-hearted satirefor readers of all ages that tells the tale of a reluctant hero whomust save his village from a dragon. It is a small gem of a talethat grows more delightful with each rereading.

Swinging to the rhythms of 1950s underground America, jazz, sex, generosity, chill dawns and drugs, with Sal Paradise and his hero Dean Moriarty, traveller and mystic, the living epitome of beat.

By October, 1944, Japan's once-mighty naval power was almostextinguished. But in one last desperate bid, the Japanese gatheredand combined their forces to defeat the Pacific Fleet of the UnitedStates Navy. With more ships engaged than there were even in the gargantuanWorld War I Battle of Jutland-and 200,000 men fighting on the seaand in the air- the Battle of Leyte Gulf was a hellish cacophony ofcannon fire, murderous strafing airplanes, and deadlyexplosions. Here, in the words of the men who were there, are the dramaticaccounts of what really happened at Leyte. Though oftenovershadowed by other Pacific War engagements, such as Midway orGuadalcanal, the Battle of Leyte Gulf was, and remains, the largestbattle in the history of naval warfare.

The day Fitzwilliam Darcy marries Elizabeth Bennet, he thinkshis life is complete at last. Four months later, even greater joyappears on the horizon when Elizabeth finds out she is pregnant.But it is not long before outside forces intrude on theirhappiness. When the unthinkable happens, Elizabeth and Darcy mustdiscover their love for each other all over again. Romantic and insightful, Darcy's Temptation captures theoriginal style and sardonic wit of Jane Austen's Pride andPrejudice while weaving its beloved characters into an excitingnew tale. In a story set against the backdrop of the Britishabolitionist movement, family difficulties and social affairs weighheavily on the newlyweds, and a dramatic turn of events forcesElizabeth to try to recapture Darcy's love before the manipulativeCecelia McFarland succeeds in luring him away.

They are the troops that nobody wants to see, carrying amessage that no military family ever wants to hear. Since the startof the war in Iraq, Marines like Major Steve Beck found themselvescharged with a mission they never asked for and one for which therecan be no training: casualty notification. In Final Salute ,Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jim Sheeler weaves together thestories of the fallen, the broken homes they have left behind, andone man's effort to help heal the wounds of those left grieving.But it is not a book about war, politics, or liberal vs.conservative. Achingly beautiful and honest, it is a book thatevery American-every human-can embrace.

Moving back through the 1940s, through air raids, blacked-outstreets, illicit partying, and sexual adventure, to end with itsbeginning in 1941, The Night Watch tells the story of fourLondoners-three women and a young man with a past-whose lives, andthose of their friends and lovers, connect in tragedy, stunningsurprise and exquisite turns, only to change irreversibly in theshadow of a grand historical event.

It’s 1988 and Dexter Mayhew and Emma Morley have only just met.But after only one day together, they cannot stop thinking aboutone another. Over twenty years, snapshots of that relationship arerevealed on the same day—July 15th—of each year. Dex and Em facesquabbles and fights, hopes and missed opportunities, laughter andtears. And as the true meaning of this one crucial day is revealed,they must come to grips with the nature of love and lifeitself.

The Book of Salt serves up a wholly original take on Paris inthe 1930s through the eyes of Binh, the Vietnamese cook employed byGertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas. Viewing his famous mesdames andtheir entourage from the kitchen of their rue de Fleurus home, Binhobserves their domestic entanglements while seeking his own placein the world. In a mesmerizing tale of yearning and betrayal,Monique Truong explores Paris from the salons of its artists to thedark nightlife of its outsiders and exiles. She takes us back toBinh's youthful servitude in Saigon under colonial rule, to hislife as a galley hand at sea, to his brief, fateful encounters inParis with Paul Robeson and the young Ho Chi Minh.

Rich with storytelling, history, and folklore, The LakotaWay expresses the heart of Native American philosophy andimparts the path to a fulfilling and meaningful life. JosephMarshall is a member of the Sicunga Lakota Sioux and has dedicatedhis entire life to the wisdom he learned from his elders. Here hefocuses on the twelve core qualities that are crucial to the Lakotaway of living-bravery, fortitude, generosity, wisdom, respect,honor, perseverance, love, humility, sacrifice, truth, andcompassion. Whether teaching a lesson on respect imparted by themythical Deer Woman or the humility embodied by the legendaryLakota leader Crazy Horse, The Lakota Way offers a freshoutlook on spirituality and ethical living.

" Most of] these stories are portraits, in styles ranging fromsly to harrowing, of how crimes occurred ... If you like all yourcharacters living at the end of a story, this may not be the bookfor you." -- from the introduction by Scott Turow Best-sellingauthor Scott Turow takes the helm for the tenth edition of thisannual, featuring twenty-one of the past year's most distinguishedtales of mystery, crime, and suspense. Elmore Leonard tells thetale of a young woman who's fled home with a convicted bank robber.Walter Mosley describes an over-the-hill private detective and hisnew client, a woman named Karma. C. J. Box explores the fate of twoCzech immigrants stranded by the side of the road in YellowstonePark. Ed McBain begins his story on role-playing with the line"'Why don't we kill somebody?' she suggested." Wendy Hornsby tellsof a wild motorcycle chase through the canyons outside Las Vegas.Laura Lippman describes the "Crack Cocaine Diet." And James LeeBurke writes of a young boy who may have been a clo

This newest collection of poems from Tomaand#382; Salamun isexuberant, ambitious, and full of surprises. Here the devil isencountered and understood- "I see the devil's head, people, I seehis whole body . . . ""he longs for innocence, as we do. ""Here thepoet juggles many tones, languages, and countries. Desire is evokedas both frustrating and exhilarating-""I'm watered by longing,knocking my""head into the wall, on the ground, or I burn, burn,""folded up on the couch.""And memory comes back to remind us ofthe laws and experiences of childhood-""Once again you are letloose in the sea""only after five o'clock in the afternoon totake""a dose of sunlight like the ticking of the clock." At oncedaring and clear-voiced, The Book for My Brother is anextraordinary achievement.

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Ripley is back. This new publication of PatriciaHighsmith's classic inaugurates the complete Ripley series atNorton. Since his debut in 1955, Tom Ripley hasevolved into the ultimate bad boy sociopath, influencing countlessnovelists and filmmakers. In this first novel, we are introduced tosuave, handsome Tom Ripley: a young striver, newly arrived in theheady world of Manhattan in the 1950s. A product of a broken home,branded a "sissy" by his dismissive Aunt Dottie, Ripley becomesenamored of the moneyed world of his new friend, Dickie Greenleaf.This fondness turns obsessive when Ripley is sent to Italy to bringback his libertine pal but grows enraged by Dickie's ambivalentfeelings for Marge, a charming American dilettante. A darkreworking of Henry James's The Ambassadors, The Talented Mr.Ripley —immortalized in the 1998 film starring Matt Damon, JudeLaw, and Gywneth Paltrow—is an unforgettable introduction to thisdebonair confidence man, whose talent for self-invention andcalculated murder is chronicl

Every day we produce loads of data about ourselves simply byliving in the modern world: we click web pages, shop with creditcards, and make cell phone calls. Companies like Yahoo and Googleare harvesting an average of 2,500 details about each of us everymonth. Who is looking at this data and what are they doing with it?Journalist Stephen Baker explores these questions and provides uswith a fascinating guide to the world we're entering--and to thepeople controlling that world. The Numerati have infiltrated everyrealm of human affairs, profiling us as workers, shoppers, voters,potential terrorists--and lovers. The implications are vast.Privacy evaporates. Our bosses can monitor our every move.Retailers can better tempt us to make impulse buys. But theNumerati can also work on our behalf, diagnosing an illness beforewe're aware of the symptoms, or even helping us find our soul mate.Entertaining and enlightening, "The Numerati" shows how a powerfulnew endeavor--the mathematical modeling of humanity--will t

Perry and Lester invent things: seashell robots that make toast, Boogie Woogie Elmo dolls that drive cars. They also invent entirely new economic systems. When Kodak and Duracell are broken up for parts by sharp venture capitalists, Perry and Lester help to invent the “New Work,” a New Deal for the technological era. Barefoot bankers cross the nation, microinvesting in high-tech communal mini-startups. Together, they transform the nation and blogger Andrea Fleeks is there to document it. Then it slides into collapse. The New Work bust puts the dot-bomb to shame. Perry and Lester build a network of interactive rides in abandoned Walmarts across the land. As their rides gain in popularity, a rogue Disney executive engineers a savage attack on the rides by convincing the police that their 3D printers are being used to make AK-47s. Lawsuits multiply as venture capitalists take on a new investment strategy: backing litigation against companies like Disney. Lester and Perry’s friendship falls to p

In the rowdy red-light district of Storyville, four players ofthe new music they call "jass" have turned up dead. When Creoledetective Valentin St. Cyr begins to investigate, he discovers thatevery one of the victims once played in the same band, and the onlyone left alive has gone into hiding. As he digs deeper, Valentinbecomes convinced that a shadowy woman is the key to the mystery.His efforts to find her touch nerves, and soon Tom Anderson, knownas the "King of Storyville," police lieutenant J. Picot, and eventhe mayor of New Orleans want him off the case. It's all the proofValentin needs that there is something even larger and darker atthe heart of this sordid business. Seductively told, expertlyplotted, and terrifically concluded, Jass is the perfect encore toFulmer's first novel in the Valentin St. Cyr series.

In A Thousand Tomorrows, Cody Gunner, a talented but angrycowboy, meets Ali Daniels, a lovely and mysterious barrel-racer.The two are national champions, top of their game, alone and intenton staying that way. Cody has rejected everything about his past,and only has room for his little brother, Carl Joseph, born withDown Syndrome. Ali embraces life, making the most of every momentbecause of a secret she keeps hidden from the public, connectingher with a sister who died before she had a chance to live. Beforetheir paths intersect, competing is all they need, but what fearsmust they face if together they ignite a love that burns brighterthan both of them? In Just Beyond the Clouds, Cody is nursing a broken heart overthe death of the love of his life, when he meets Elle Dalton, CarlJoseph's teacher. Cody can't bear the thought of losing his littlebrother, too, so when Elle begins championing Carl Joseph'sindependence, she finds herself at odds with Cody. But even whilethey battle it out, they can't