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The Art of Loving
by Erich H. FrommLearning to love, like other arts, demands practice and concentration. Even more than any other art, it demands genuine insight and understanding.
The Art of Living
by The Editors Of The Reader's DigestLiving comes naturally. Living well is an art. This is the "how to" handbook on life's most essential skills.
Ars Amoris - Latin for Lovers
by Sean McmahonThe charms, splendors and miseries of love are celebrated in Latin and in English.
Arrowsmith
by Sinclair LewisA story of a visionary, a man of great energy and purpose, courage and dedication, who never loses hope, even in the face of personal tragedy. Afterword by E. L. Doctorow.<P><P> Pulitzer Prize Winner
Arrow Book of Ghost Stories
by Nora KramerNine stories about spooky goblins and ghostly cats and strange creatures who weave their spells on Halloween.
The Armies of the Night: History as a Novel, The Novel as History
by Norman MailerOctober 21, 1967. Washington DC. Protesters are marching to end the war in Vietnam, Mailer among them. From his perception of the day comes a work that shatters traditional reportage. <P><P> Winner of the Pulitzer Prize.<P> Winner of the National Book Award
The Armchair Book of Baseball
by John Thorn60+ revealing moments of baseball by Russell Baker, Robert Coover, Joseph Durso, Curt Flood, Peter Gammons, Donald Hall, Dan Okrent, William Safire, Gay Talese, George F. Will, and many more
Arctic Tundra
by Michael H. FormanThousands of complex animal and plant species make their home in the Arctic tundra. By looking at small, specialized habitats, this series brings to life the multiple complexities present in even the most common or simple environments.
Arctic Dreams: Imagination and Desire in a Northern Landscape
by Barry Holstun LopezThis National Book Award winner examines the Far North - its terrain, wildlife, and history of the Eskimo natives and intrepid explorers who arrived on its icy shores. What turns this compendium of biology, anthropology and history into a breathtaking study of profound originality is Lopez's unique meditation on how the landscape can shape our imagination, desires and dreams.
Archangel
by Robert HarrisOne night, Kelso is visited in his hotel room by an old NKVD officer, a former bodyguard of the secret police chief Lavrenty Beria. The old man claims to have been at Stalin's dacha on the night Stalin had his fatal stroke, and to have helped Beria steal the dictator's private papers, among them a notebook. Kelso decides to use his last morning in Moscow to check out the old man's story. But what starts as an idle inquiry in the Lenin Library soon turns into a murderous chase across nighttime Moscow and up to northern Russia--to the vast forests near the White Sea port of Archangel, where the final secret of Josef Stalin has been hidden for almost half a century.
Archaeology: Theories, Methods, and Practice (4th Edition)
by Colin Renfrew Paul BahnA textbook on archaeology: its history; the variety of evidence; survey and excavation of sites and features; dating methods; social, environmental and cognitive archaeology; 5 case studies, and the archaeology of people.
Aquila in the New World (The Aquiliad, Volume I)
by S. P. Somtow Somtow SucharitkulCould a Roman general survive an untamed America? Perhaps, with the aid of the wily Indian Aquila.
Aquamarine
by Alice HoffmanHailey and Claire discover a mermaid at the bottom of a murky pool, and a rescue is begun!
The April Robin Murders
by Craig Rice Ed McbainTwo photographers buy the old April Robin mansion in Hollywood, home to movie stars and murderers.
The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen
by Jacques PépinPépin started at the very bottom in the French restaurant business. His goal was to become a chef, and he achieved that by working hard, working through family losses, learning from everyone, taking risks, and overcoming the many hardships which cluttered his path. His book is warmly written, and despite his humility, his brilliance shines through his writing and his recipes. Don't miss the recipes for onion soup and chicken broth. "Pépin's book is the kind of well-prepared prose you want to devour slowly ... This is a book to pick up sight unseen and savor with pleasure . . . Delicious detail."- The Oregonian
Appointment for Murder
by Susan Crain BakosTrue story of a well-respected, prestigious dentist who murdered 7 people over 22 years, in a hardworking, blue-collar community.
Applied Magic
by Dion FortunePractical applications of occultism, the group mind, the psychology of ritual, the circuit of force, 3 kinds of reality, non-humans, black magic, including an esoteric glossary
Appendix to the I Hate to Cook Book
by Peg Bracken140 brand-new recipes and more of those hilarious tips on how to stay happy on the kitchen front
The Apocalypse Brigade
by Alfred CoppelCan the Apocalypse Brigade save the world from terrorism and economic disaster?
Ape and Essence
by Aldous HuxleyA savagely satiric successor to Brave New World, this is Huxley's horrific view of the world in the 22nd century, after the Third World War, when a civilization dedicated to 'perfection' attempts to suppress all man's rebellious desires.
Antic Hay
by Aldous HuxleyHuxley's brilliantly unconventional novel of a young man who jeered at moral respectability
Anthology of Japanese Literature, From the Earliest Era to the Mid-Nineteenth Century
by Donald KeeneA sweep of Japanese literature in all its great variety and unusual beauty, every genre and style, from poems to plays to novels.
Answer to History
by Mohammad Reza PahlaviThe Shah of Iran explains what really happened during his exile in the Bahamas, Mexico, the U.S., Panama, and finally Egypt.