Baldacci's instant New York Times bestselling thriller is the story of a ragtag group of conspiracy theorists who gather to find the hidden truth behind the actions of the power elite in Washington, D.C.
Jonathan Safran Foer spent much of his teenage and collegeyears oscillating between omnivore and vegetarian. But on the brinkof fatherhood-facing the prospect of having to make dietary choiceson a child's behalf-his casual questioning took on an urgency Hisquest for answers ultimately required him to visit factory farms inthe middle of the night, dissect the emotional ingredients of mealsfrom his childhood, and probe some of his most primal instinctsabout right and wrong. Brilliantly synthesizing philosophy,literature, science, memoir and his own detective work, EatingAnimals explores the many fictions we use to justify our eatinghabits-from folklore to pop culture to family traditions andnational myth-and how such tales can lull us into a brutalforgetting. Marked by Foer's profound moral ferocity and unvaryinggenerosity, as well as the vibrant style and creativity that madehis previous books, Everything is Illuminated and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close , widely loved, EatingAnimals is a cel
On the eve of the Globe's production of "Hamlet,"Shakespearean scholar Kate Shelton is given what is claimed to bethe Bard's long-lost work. When a killer decides to stagetheatrical murders as flesh-and-blood realities, Shelton mustdecipher a string of clues before anyone else dies.
“Interested in getting the hell scared out of you? Buy this book on a Friday ... lock all doors and windows. And by Monday, you might just be able to sleep without a night-light.” You remember Hannibal Lecter: gentleman, genius, cannibal.Hes's back and hungrier than ever in a masterpiece of suspense a dazzling feast for the imagination…… 作者简介： A native of Mississippi,Thomas Harris began his writing career covering crime in the United States and Mexico,and was a reporter and editor for the Associated Press in New York City.His first novel,Black Sunday,was published in 1975,followed by Red Dragon in 1981 and The Silence of the Lambs in 1988.
2011 is the 50th anniversary of JFK's inauguration. A narrative of Kennedy's quest to create a speechthat would distill American dreams and empower a new generation, Ask Not is a beautifully detailed account of theinauguration and the weeks preceding it. During a time when Americawas divided, and its citizens torn by fears of war, John F. Kennedytook office and sought to do more than just reassure the Americanpeople. His speech marked the start of a brief, optimistic era.Thurston Clarke's portrait of JFK is balanced, revealing thepresident at his most dazzlingly charismatic and cunninglypragmatic.
Four mesmerizing novellas, including the ones that inspired the movies The Shawshank Redemption, Apt Pupil, and Stand by Me.
A bluesy new novel from a favorite young Southern writer, Seekthe Living "is a deeply wise and sensual rumination on the hardsecrets of love and family" (Stewart O'Nan). Since her mother'sdeath, Joan Patee has kept the peace between her wayward brother,Denny, and her strong-willed father. At her own crossroadshermarriage strained and her desire to have a child overpoweringJoandiscovers that Denny has become embroiled in a perilous moneymakingscheme involving artifacts in unmarked graves possibly dating backto the Civil War. As the hidden history of Joan's town collideswith her own hidden history of a passionate affair, secretsthreaten to devastate everyone closest to her heart.
On a cold December night in 1920s Atlanta, a drunken white copshoots a black gambler in one of the worst parts of town, and acache of jewels goes missing from a mansion in one of the best. JoeRose--rambler, gambler, and professional thief--has just hit thecity. He soon finds himself caught in a three-sided puzzle thatinvolves a black-hearted police officer called "the Captain," thepimp and crapshooter Little Jesse Williams, and a wicked beautynamed Pearl Spencer. Behind it all is Atlanta, the city oncenothing but dust and ashes, now the richest, busiest metropolis inthe South, mixing sin with success and vibrating with mayhem andmusic. In his acclaimed Storyville series, David Fulmer brought thejazz-soaked streets of New Orleans to life. Now he brings usanother absorbing mystery in a new setting raucous with music andrich with history.
As the third Storyville mystery begins, Creole detectiveValentin St. Cyr has just returned to New Orleans. Having onlyrecently solved the case of the jass murders, he is drawnreluctantly into the investigation of a new murder--that of awell-to-do gentleman on seedy Rampart Street. When another wealthysociety man turns up dead, the detective learns that the twovictims were acquainted years ago. In a spider's web ofcoincidence, the second murder has been witnessed--or has it?--bythe man who's now keeping Justine, Valentin's old girlfriend, ashis paramour. Valentin probes deeper even as the city's mostpowerful leaders pres-sure him to drop the investigation. Whatcould he be getting close to, and what nerves might he unwittinglystrike? David Fulmer has created a heart-pounding mystery in this,his soulful detective's most dangerous case yet.
A new account of World War II heroism from the nationalbestselling author of Biggest Brother . Determined to retake the Philippines ever since hisignominious flight from the islands in 1942, General DouglasMacArthur organized a first- rate intelligence-gathering unit. Theywere called the Alamo Scouts. Larry Alexander follows the men who made up the elite recon unitthat served as General MacArthur's eyes and ears in the PacificWar. Drawing from personal interviews and testimonies from Scoutveterans, Alexander weaves together the tales of the individualScouts, who often spent weeks behind enemy lines to complete theirmissions. Now, more than sixty years after the war, the story ofthe Alamo Scouts will finally be told.
What's the truth behind the legend of the hound of theBaskervilles? Is it really a devil-beast that's haunting the lonelymoors? Enter Sherlock Holmes to find the answer, in this, the onlyfull-length novel ever written by the creator of one of the mostpopular and enduring detective series ever written.
Released in 2005 in Arabic, Girls of Riyadh caused a sensationthroughout the Arab world. Now in English, Rajaa Alsanea's boldfirst novel exposes the hidden lives of young upper-class women andtheir personal conflicts with culturaltradition and offersWesterners an unprecedented glimpse into a society often veiledfrom view. From the Saudi singles scene in Riyadh to their travels outsidethe country, four young women, Gamrah,Michelle, Sadeem, and Lamees,literally and figuratively shed traditional garb as they negotiate,their love lives; their professional successes; their rebellions,large and small; and ultimately their place-somewhere in betweencontemporary Western society and their Islamic home.
Embodying the confusions between what is "lifelike" and what is alive, robots have always held an anxious fascination. When eighteenth-century physicians described the body as a complex piece of machinery, the stage was set for inventors like Jacques de Vaucanson, who thrilled Paris with a flute-playing android, and Wolfgang von Kempelen, whose chess-playing automaton took on the best players of its time. Deftly balancing historical detail with provocative meditations on the reception accorded such marvels, Wood then traces the development of subsequent imitations of life, such as the talking doll designed by Thomas Edison and the magic-filled films of Georges Méliès. Her contention that in the twentieth century human freaks came to seem more uncanny than machines may not entirely persuade, but the exotic particulars—especially those pertaining to a group of circus midgets called the Doll Family—more than make up for this inconsistency.
Book De*ion Let number-one New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts flyyou into Lunacy, Alaska, and into a colorful, compelling new novelabout two lonely souls who find love - and redemtion... Lunacy was Nate Burke's last chance. As a Baltimore cop, he'dwatched his partner die on the street - and the guilt still hauntshim. With nowhere else to go, he accepts the job as chief of policein this tiny, remote Alaskan town, where the peace provides a balmfor his shattered soul - and an unexpected affair with pilot MegGalloway warms his nights... But other things in Lunacy are heating up. Nate suspects thekiller in an unsolved murder still walks the snowy streets. Hisinvestigation will unearth the secrets and suspicions that lurkbeneath the placid surface, as well as bring out the big-citysurvival instincts that made him a cop in the first place. And hisdiscovery will threaten the new life - and the new love - that hehas finally found for herself. "Roberts is among the best popul
The latest tale in the "charming" (Publishers Weekly) BeatrixPotter series! In the Lake District, noisy test flights of the new hydroplaneare disrupting life in the village of Near Sawrey. Miss BeatrixPotter can barely hear herself think-which she needs to do for thenew case she's just taken up. Her friend Grace Lythecoe has beenreceiving some anonymous letters, threatening her good name. Now Beatrix must proceed quietly, so as not to arouse villagegossip. And while her visit to Near Sawrey has proven to beanything but quiet, there is yet another piece of business forBeatrix to address: that of her own future. When she's offered asecond chance at love, she decides that sometimes causing adisturbance can be well worth the trouble.
