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Terri Crisp has saved hundreds of animals in some of the worst disasters in history. "Out of Harm's Way" tells the unforgettable story of the often miraculous, sometimes heartbreaking rescues she has effected. A resource section which lists animal rescue and aid organizations is included. of photos.

An awe-inspiring timetable through the year 2030 of each medical advance that will eliminate both life-threatening disease and everyday ailments, from curing obesity to the approval of the first AIDS vaccine. Based on intensive research and privileged discussion with over 60 experts in specialized fields.

She's been handed her walking papers. Jane McGregor has just been laid off from her job designing pink slips for an office supply company. The irony is not lost on her. She's a twenty-eight-year-old art major whose last major career accomplishment was being propositioned by the company vice president. Desperate to maintain her freedom from her oddball parents, tyrannical older brother, and slacker ex-boyfriend, Jane starts sending out resum...

Snipers made up a vital part of the American military machine in World War II, Korea, Vietnam and Beirut. They honed the vital art of delivering a single accurate shot from nowhere--devastating enemy morale. Here is a powerful tribute to these important but often overlooked fighters.

Eight-time Grammy Award "RM" winner CeCe Winans has broken new ground as a superstar of gospel: her celebrated career includes platinum and gold albums, collaborations with Whitney Houston, and forays into television and the Broadway stage. Now CeCe Winans recalls a life full of blessings in this warm and intimate memoir.ON A POSITIVE NOTE is CeCe's inspiring story of her journey from the projects of Detroit to international fame and award-win...

Welcome to Emerald Lake -- where the security is to die for. From bestselling author Andrew Neiderman comes a chilling tale of the perfect family, the perfect neighborhood, and the perfect nightmare...Dr. Teddy Morris and his wife, Kristin, are on the verge of having everything they want. Their beautiful daughter is already five, and they expect their second child in a few months. All they need now is a bigger house...Emerald Lake is a paradis...

Once easily cured by antibiotics, "supergerms" have returned, now resistant to many over-prescribed drugs. This volume details the causes of this significant problem and shows readers how to rely on natural means to protect themselves from deadly diseases.

The second book in this popular, down-to-earth series makes home improvement affordable, simple, and fun. Line drawings.

On April 13, 1992, New York magazine published Joyce Wadler's cover story, "My Breast". During the next 48 hours, an entire city responded to Wadler's courage in confronting her fear of breast cancer. This book is the expanded, full-length version of Joyce Wadler's story. (Addison Wesley)

From a robber's cave that echoes with voices of its past to America's own Loch Ness Monster to a vampire-infested cemetery, this fascinating companion volume to Haunted Houses USA takes us on a tour of some of America's spookiest places. Includes directions to each site.

Choosing your baby's name can be a thrilling journey of discovery: every name has an amazing history that you will want to explore. While other baby name books offer a line or two explaining what a name means, What's in a Name? reveals virtually every known fact about each name: its origin, meaning, and how it evolved over the course of generations as it traveled around the globe. In addition, What's in a Name? is the only book to offer contem...

An exquisitely wrought debut novel about sisterhood through three generations in Ireland and AmericaIt is 1921 in Ireland. When their mother dies in childbirth, Moira and Julia O'Leary are left to rear their infant sister, Ann, while their father, a sheep farmer, despairs. After Ann dies, Moira and Julia depart Cork for Boston, but the painful secret behind Ann's death haunts their new lives and presages the confusion that will come to trouble...

It's a miracle they're relatedApart from being sisters and living in Dublin, Nessa, Cate, and Bree Driscoll couldn't be more different. Nessa's the happy homemaker, tending to her doting husband Adam and little girl Jill and boasting of marital bliss. Cate, a career go-getter with a knock-out wardrobe, lives with her drop-dead gorgeous boyfriend, Finn -- a famous radio host who's about to break into TV -- and never wants kids. Youngest sis Bre...

A team of family experts and professionals provides a clear summary reviews of more than 1, 000 videos, listed by viewing age and category, as recommended by child development specialists.

Master verbalist Richard Lederer, America's "Wizard of Idiom" (Denver Post), presents a love letter to the most glorious of human achievements... Welcome to Richard Lederer's beguiling celebration of language -- of our ability to utter, write, and receive words. No purists need stop here. Mr. Lederer is no linguistic sheriff organizing posses to hunt down and string up language offenders. Instead, join him "In Praise of English, " and discover...

Following up his brilliant debut "Department Thirty, " Kent takes readers back inside the elusive government agency that erases criminals' identities in exchange for lethal secrets. When Eric Anthony goes in search of his true identity, he uncovers a government conspiracy. Original.

Star Trek fiction written by fans for fans. "It's life Jim, but not as we know it".

With her phenomenal New York Times bestseller Waiting to Exhale, Terry McMillan became one of the most important American novelists writing today. Here, for the first time in mass market paperback, is her extraordinary first novel. It is the exhilarating tale of feisty Mildred Peacock, whose five children are her hope and her future.

What if you could live the "what if" in your life?"Pamela Drury is in crisis. As she enters her thirty-fifth year, she is struck by the realization that she has made a complete mess of her life. Sure, she's traveled the world, has an award-winning career, and owns real estate. So why does she have the overwhelming feeling that she missed the boat to love and happiness? What happened to Mr. Right? Pamela comes to the miserable conclusion that s...

The remarkable, true story of a Hollywood family and the young woman who lived in the shadows of two legends: Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli. 16-page photo insert.