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September 11, 2001, focused America's attention on the terrorist threat from abroad, but as the World Trade Center towers collapsed, domestic right-wing hate groups were celebrating in the United States. "Hallelu-Yahweh! May the WAR be started! DEATH to His enemies, may the World Trade Center BURN TO THE GROUND!" announced August Kreis of the paramilitary group, the Posse Comitatus. "We can blame no others than ourselves for our problems due t...

Here are 75 "New York Times" crosswords from easy to hard in a travel-size volume handy for solving anywhere, anytime.

Tea and crosswords: relaxing and refreshing Oftentimes it's life's simple gifts that are the most pleasurable: the wisp of steam rising from a freshly brewed cup of tea, or the feeling of satisfaction when you've filled in the final square in the puzzle. From the pages of "The New York Times" and editor Will Shortz comes this new collection of seventy-five of the "Times' "light and easy crosswords. Under Shortz's editorship, the puzzles have...

In the wake of the first World Trade Center bombing, New York City is the center of an intricate web of betrayals and double-crosses in the shadowy world of Muslim radicals. Sami Amir arrives in Brooklyn via Iran, and into a world of militants, arms suppliers, and spies. He is a counter-intelligence agent from a branch of the Iranian Ministry of Security. The son of an American mother, he has always stood apart from his fellow men. Now, becaus...

In a Digital Laboratory, virtual-reality researchers rush to complete the Cavern, an empty white room that can become a jungle, a painting, or a vast Byzantine cathedral. In a war-torn Mediterranean city, a young man is held hostage in another empty white room, equipped only with his imagination and memory. The two are doomed to meet in the white room of shared imagination that they unwittingly build in common.

By the time he was twenty-five the future president of the United States was already a published author. From "The Naval War of 1812" through his four-volume "Winning of the West, " Teddy Roosevelt proved himself a master historian...but one must not make the mistake of labeling him a stodgy academic. The future president was also a great outdoorsman, with such works as "Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail" and "African Game Trails" capturing his...

In a damp Venetian palace, Oswaldo contemplates the ravages of time to his body and his beloved city. In New York, Lach savors his freedom, having just dropped Vera to join his new love, Francesca, in Venice. In rainy London, Max packs for New Orleans, in pursuit of Lucinde, a woman he barely knows. From New Orleans, Lucinde flies to the aid and comfort of Vera, who has accepted a grant to paint in Venice. While elsewhere in the Crescent City,...

This beloved anthology, a favorite of students, teachers, parents, and dramatists for decades, offers a collection of twenty plays to be performed for young audiences or by child actors. "Plays Children Love: Volume II"--replacing the earlier volume, which is now out of print--adheres to the same format of Jennings and Harris' earlier classic: a choice of plays for adults to perform for children as well as a choice of plays for kids to produce...

Science has worked hard to piece together the story of the evolution of our world up to this point, but only recently have we developed the understanding and the tools to describe the entire life cycle of our planet. Peter D. Ward and Donald Brownlee, a geologist and an astronomer respectively, are in the vanguard of the new field of astrobiology. Combining their knowledge of how the critical sustaining systems of our planet evolve through tim...

On the eve of the millenium, South Korea reeled and almost collapsed as a result of a weak financial system and heavily indebted conglomerates. More recently, North Korea has been named to the Axis of Evil and flaunts its nuclear weapons program, while tensions mount along the DMZ. As Korea increasingly becomes a flashpoint for international conflict, the need to understand and appreciate this unique people becomes more and more apparent. Revi...

A young widow who lusts, a daughter who aches, a shopaholic who hungers..."The Joy of Funerals" is a riveting collection that explores the lives of nine young women, each willing to take drastic measures to fill the voids created by longing and loneliness. The first eight face death differently, while the ninth woman Nina ties them all together by attending funerals in her search to connect with others. Written with raw wit, mordant humor and ...

With "The Ivory Coast, " aJformer writer for "Newsweek" and "Variety" pens an epic debut novel about Las Vegas in the '50s and the dreamers, crooks, and lovers caught in its glare.

Finally, help for the millions of people suffering from low-grade depression, also known as dysthymia or chronic discontent. Frustrated. Irritable. Discouraged. Fed up. These are among the feelings experienced by millions of people suffering from low-grade depression. Often erroneaously attributed to a negative attitude or laziness, this common condition saps feelings of happiness, contentment, and passion, and frequently goes undiagnosed. ...

Darien is a young woman who seems to have everything: a successful job, an adoring husband, and a bright future. She also has a tendency towards violent, self-destructive outbursts when she's alone. When her private life spirals out of control, her husband and her therapist desperately try to help her uncover her horrible secrets before she destroys herself. Unfortunately, she just as desperately tries to keep them hidden.

In a twenty year career marked by obsessive secrecy, brutality, and meticulous planning, Martin Cahill, aka, "The General, " quickly rose through the ranks of the Irish underworld, until he himself became an international celebrity. His criminal record included assassination, kidnapping, the bombing of a car belonging to a forensics expert who could finger him, and pulling off one of the world's largest gold heists and even more incredible, t...

Merlyn Britannicus, leader of the colony known as Camulod, is faced with the task of educating his young charge, Arthur, future King of the Britons. Fearing for the life of his nephew when an assassination attempt is thwarted, Merlyn takes Arthur and his boyhood companions Gwin, Ghilleadh, and Bedwyr, to the ruins of a long-abandoned Roman fort far from Camulod. Once there, Merlyn realizes it's time for Arthur to become worthy of the sword he ...

Encompassing stories from his childhood up to the present day, Dennis relates to the reader his discovery and love of fishing, the environment, and life on the water. Blending memory and observation, this book is an exploration of subjects with broad appeal--love of land and water, the appreciation of nature, and the outrage at changes capable of obliteration. Line drawings.

A good old-fashioned shootout in the American West of the frontier days serves as the springboard for this hyperkinetic adventure in which gunslingers, led by Kim Carson, fight for galactic freedom.

Pittsburgh sportswriter, Ed Bouchette, has compiled hundreds of trivia questions, crossword puzzles, lists, nicknames, anecdotes, and photos that cover the entire history of the Steelers.

Baseball's premier pitching coach offers a comprehensive guide to pitching basics and the right training techniques. 85 photos.