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Opening with a synopsis of human evolution, Doctor Heriot traces the development of civilization, chronicling the emergence of the world's greatest religions, the most important scientific discoveries, and the flowering of the arts.

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A narrative of wounded hearts and the hope for healing during the culturally tumultuous 1960's and 1970's in California. A love story featuring a recently divorced Juliana Jantzen and a trio of vastly dissimilar men who, one by one enter her life.

How far would you go to get all the cash you could ever need? Most of us daydream and buy lottery tickets, some invent pyramid schemes, a few rob liquor stores at gunpoint. Shane O'Connor and Richard Stearns smuggle gigantic loads of cocaine, which they sell for more money than they'll ever make as rising stars in Boston's elite world of bankers, lawyers, and computer manufacturers. But, as Shane and Richard discover, the dazzling allure of we...

In a beautifully written, evocative narrative of her adventures in Zimbabwe, Perrin Elkind brings the people and culture into sharp focus for Western readers. Having immersed herself in Africa, she communicates the experience so vividly as to move us to view the developing world in an entirely new way.

The candid memoir of an African American who grew up in Chicago's notorious Cabrini Green housing project in the early 1960s. The author relates overcoming the plight of a "gifted child" in the ghetto, the ordeal of medical school, the trials of training at the National Cancer Institute, and key research during the onset of the AIDS epidemic.

A Summer for a Lifetime is about changes for the good on of an individual and the two nations he called home. It of ignorance being replaced by knowledge, distrust acceptance, hate being replaced by love.

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Written by a corrections officer with fifteen years on the job, this crusading look at the sordid world inside stone walls rings authenticity rarely found in books about prison life. Sparks fly when Dickenson speaks of racism, incompetent officers and administrators, extortion, sexual misconduct and physical and mental abuse.

A woman private eye in the idyllic village of Mendocino investigates a case involving robbery, drug trafficking, and homicide. 5, 000 first printing. Advertising. Author tour.

These compelling short stories, poems and essays are whimsical, philosophical and frightening.

Psychologist Michael Santorini is on the lam, framed for a crime he didn't commit. Desperate and resolute in his pursuit of vindication, he discovers the inescapable: freedom will come only if he can blaze a death-defying trail through an uncharted frontier of psychology.

Desperate to be believed about Rairarubia, Molly recruits her best frind and confidante, Netty Parmet, to accompany her there and take part in the continuing story. Together, the girls learn invaluable lessons in loyalty and truthfulness, while helping Romey and Sam in their hour of greatest need.

Continued adventures. Seeking revenge for the death of her wicked sister Janu, the deceitful Jenuaq Zenu attempts to seize control of the magical realm of Rairarubia by making clones of Queen Romey and her consort, Sam, and trying to substitute her evil creations for the rightful rulers.

The mystery of the authorship of the Epistle to the Hebrews has been the subject of endless debate. The only comprehensive book on the subject, Priscilla's Letter is a scholarly examination of this puzzling New Testament question. Ruth Hoppin presents a meticulously researched case in support of the theory that Priscilla -- a woman who was a leader in the early church and an associate of Paul -- is ultimately the only "suspect" who meets all t...

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It is the mid-twelfth century: the Normans have conquered England, the crown is in contention, and violence and corruption continually arise throughout the land. Dame Averilla, Infirmaress of the Benedictine abbey at Shaftesbury, is sorely troubled: a precious collection of herbal lore has gone missing. So has eccentric Dame Agnes - presumed by many to be possessed. Averilla suspects a connection between the losses and the town's wise woman, G...

A junior hish student survives the trials of adolescence and becomes a trusting, ethical, "normal" person.