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From the most important leaders and the most courageous victories to the earliest machines of flight and the most advanced Stealth technology, this book presents a fascinating look at 50 turbulent years of Air Force history.

M" is for money. Lots of it. "M" is for Malek Construction, the $40 million company that grew out of modest soil to become one of the big three in California construction, one of the few still in family hands. "M" is for the Malek family: four sons now nearing middle age who stand to inherit a fortune - four men with very different outlooks, temperaments, and needs, linked only by blood and money. Eighteen years ago, one of them - angry, troub...

Drawing on the expertise of pediatricians, gynecologists, and family therapists, as well as the anecdotes of mothers, this book explores both the psychological and physiological aspects of having a second child. It covers how to prepare for a different pregnancy and birth, the older child, and changes in the marriage.

H.P. Lovecraft, one of the greatest modern horror writers is immortalized in this collection of 13 stories by today's foremost horror writers, including F. Paul Wilson, Brian Lumley, Gene Wolf, and Gahan Wilson. Robert Bloch, author of Psycho, who received personal encouragement from Lovecraft, provides the Introduction.

Carol Jeanne Ciccilone, Earth's most famous planetologist, volunteers for a one-way voyage on the Ark, a human colony ship bound for space. No one noticed her Witness, Lovelock, a mentally enhanced bioengineered capuchin monkey who accompanied her everywhere. But Lovelock is a little smarter than most humans--smart enough to break through some of his conditioning.

Dr. Samuel Johnson observed that everyone's life is a subject worthy of the biographer's art. Accused by a former girlfriend of being unable to empathize with this sentiment, the narrator of "Kiss & Tell" takes Johnson's idea to heart, and decides to write about the next person he encounters. "Original, intelligence, and beguiling . . . after reading it, you may never again look at biography in quite the same way".--"Washington Post Book World...

The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction is recognized as one of the world's most authoritative and trusted sources of information concerning sexuality, sexual health and practices, and related issues. Now the Kinsey Institute has compiled a thorough, easy-to-read volume containing hundreds of answers to actual questions they're asked most often.

Something has murdered Saul Garamond's father and left Saul to pay for the crime, but a shadow from the urban waste of London breaks into Saul's prison cell and leads him to freedom. The shadow, called King Rat, reveals Saul's royal heritage, which opens a new world for Saul, but also drags him into King Rat's plan for revenge.

An updated 2003 edition of last year's authoritative primer on the U.S. war against terrorism, "The War Against the Terror Masters" explains in startling detail how and why the United States was unprepared for the September 11th catastrophe.

Have some fun with your native tongue! In "The Cunning Linguist, " renowned language expert Richard Lederer shows us the naughtier side of wordplay, revealing hundreds of hilarious, ingenious, unabashed, and adults-only puns, jokes, limericks, one-liners, and other adventures in sexual humor. This book of "good, clean dirty fun" will delight word hounds, punsters, bachelor-party goers, and anyone who likes a clever grown-up joke. Here's a ...

It can take a long time to build up a life, and only moments to destroy it. Gary and Molly met in the way couples do: after a long haul of being single, quickly becoming soulmates and rejoicing in that fact. Beautiful, red-haired Molly ignites a fire in Gary and he eases the pain she feels about her past. Starting a family is something they both want badly to do, and with great joy Molly finds herself pregnant.When she leaves for the hospital ...

The "grand admiral" of the high seas adventure novel is Philip McCutchan, author of nearly 100 novels. Now, leading the first trade paperback edition of any of McCutchan's work, Convoy North portrays the popular Commodore John Mason Kemp battling World War II's German air and sea attacks in the waters of Norway's North Cape.

The story of a gay son and his father.

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401 Ways to Get Your Kids to Work at Home" is an essential book for busy parents who would like to get their kids to share the housework and who would like a systematic program to ensure that their kids know all the basic living skills by the time they leave home at age eighteen. Among the topics it covers are: -How (and when) to assign and teach specific jobs-How to give positive feedback, incentives, rewards (or punishment)-How to teach your...

Two headache specialists present an innovative "Headache Reduction Program, " which includes breathing exercises and dietary changes designed to treat and prevent recurring headaches.

When Danny Holman leaves the cornfields of Iowa for the bright lights of Chicago, he expects his life to change. He just can't guess how much and how fast. A violent incident on the road brings Danny the favor of a man known only as Mr. Patrise, who gives Danny a job, a home, and a new identity. The City is a different world from the one Danny--now called Doc--knew, and literally so. Long-vanished powers have returned, and more is going on i...

In this tale of magic and murder, the increasingly bizarre murders have baffled the police--but each death is somehow connected with the city's elusive Gypsy community. The police are searching for a human killer, but the Romany know better. They know the name of the darkness that hunts them down, one by one: "Mulengro.

Lorna Kepler was beautiful and willful, a loner who couldn't resist flirting with danger. Maybe that's what killed her. Her death had raised a host of tough questions. The cops suspected homicide, but they could find neither motive nor suspect. Even the means were mysterious: Lorna's body was so badly decomposed when it was discovered that they couldn't be certain she hadn't died of natural causes. In the way of overworked cops everywhere, the...

A delightful classic in the making--by the author of "The Gingerman". Joy, who finds her resources rapidly dwindling after her husband divorces her for a bit of "fresh flesh", finds comfort in her quest for the cleanest restrooms in New York City. 8 line drawings.