Set on a Bengali nobles estate in 1908, this is both a love story and a novel of political awakening. The central character, Bimala, is torn between the duties owed to her husband, Nikhil, and the demands made on her by the radical leader, Sandip. Her attempts to resolve the irreconciliable pressures of the home […]
[close] Ricardo Semler thinks that companies ought to put employee freedom and satisfaction ahead of corporate goals. Imagine a company where employees set their own hours; where there are no offices, no job titles, no business plans; where employees get to endorse or veto any new venture; where kids are encouraged to run the halls; […]
The wind whispered through the vines, making them quiver and bend. The scarecrows creaked, shaking their arms as if waving us away. A large pumpkin came bouncing down a hill. Thud thud thud! A child loses his head inside a pumpkin. A skin-crawling spider spell is cast on a sorcerers apprentice. A visit to the […]
Ten terrifying tales that will haunt you forever… “Some stories are too terrifying to tell,” says R.L. Stine. “They are the ones that live in the darkest corners of my mind. The ones that give me chills in the dead of night. The ones that I must tell you now ???? or they will haunt […]
A Journey with Elsa Cloud starts when Leila, the engaging narrator, receives a call from an estranged daughter who, while living in the East, has become a student of Buddhism. Leila flies to India, and together mother and daughter travel through the subcontinent on an interior and exsterior journey toward understanding culminating in a visit […]
For twins Rich and Jade, their lives have just been turned upside down. When their mother is tragically killed in a car crash, their long-lost father, John Chance, appears to collect them at the funeral. He??s a bachelor who lives on his own, and it??s clear that Rich and Jade aren??t welcome. But when Chance […]
As an intrepid and inventive field agent, McCreadys independent style has often driven him beyond the rules. He has not been afraid to press the CIA to the explosion point – or to play cat-and-mouse with the KGB. He has successfully tricked Qaddafi and the IRA and once even set himself up as governor of […]
The author of the bestselling NUMA and Dirk Pitt series returns with an all-new novel of adventure and intrigue featuring his unbeatable hero of the high seas-Juan Cabrillo. Cabrillo and his motley crew aboard the clandestine spy ship Oregon have made a very comfortable and very dangerous living working for high-powered Western interests. But their […]
Innkeeper Summer Matthews was Orchard Hills very own keeper of secrets–a font of wisdom and discretion when it came to her small-town neighbors. Of course, the biggest secret she kept was her own–a past life that had made headlines So when fate deposited journalist Kyle Merrick on her doorstep, the man sparked her deepest suspicions…not […]
Investing Online for Dummies is an invaluable resource for those who want to take advantage of the timely nature of the Internet for online investing. Author Kathleen Sindell covers all the bases for the online investor including setting up stock screens, selecting mutual funds, fishing for IPOs, and online banking and trading. This book is […]