6163 Ergebnisse - Zeige 6061 von 6080.

A selection of some of the best stories of the 1980s. . . . An excellent anthology with important work." That's how "The Denver Post" describes this compendium of sci-fi stories from 18 authors, including Nancy Kress, Gregory Benford, Octavia E. Butler, Lewis Shiner, John Crowley, and George R.R. Martin.

The authors make a brilliant case that the 21st century will be the American Century, with America's global power associated with a revolution in weaponry and warfare. In "The Future of War", the Friedman's contend that newer, more technological weaponry will antiquate the traditional way of making war, making America the most dominant military power on the globe. 464 pp. National author publicity. 25, 000 print.

Written by mothers of twins, this is a comprehensive and medically sound guide to the special problems of coping with twins or triplets . . . or more! Quotes from 35 parents of multiples who share a variety of experiences and suggestions.

The Gift is an exploration of the art of storytelling, a coming-of-age tale in a place and time when magic is not the ring to be grabbed but the poison to be shunned. This Gift is one that will be opened, read, and treasured for a long time to come.

In Book One of the Holdfast Chronicles, Aldera the Messenger, along with all other women, is a slave. In Book Two, Aldera the Runner lives in two worlds, both consisting entirely of women. Now In Book Three, The Furies, Aldera the Conqueror leads an army back over the mountains, hoping to end the tyranny and free the salves she left behind.

Noted Montana author Earl Murray delves into the realms of the supernatural, with tales of a Civil War soldier who demands silence from tourists during his war-strategy meetings, La Llarona, the Weeping Woman, who roams the hills of the Spanish Southwest, and a wolf-girl spotted near Del Rio, Texas.

A three-time winner of the World Fantasy Award and an eight-time winner of the British Fantasy Award, Campbell's writing has struck a chord with readers worldwide. This is a chilling collection of the best of his recent short fiction, much of it never before available in the United States.

A wise and deeply moving new novel by the bestselling author of "Jephte's Daughter." An elderly Manhattan matron with only a short time to live--who despairs at the thought of her only legacy being her apathetic granddaughters--is visited by a ghost who offers her a partnership.

This debut book, written by a woman who lives on an Indian reservation, is a collection of stories about a couple who struggle to endure their hard-won lives and the ghosts of Native American tradition that surround them on their Pacific Northwest reservation.

From the bestselling author of "Headlong "and "Spies, " "an unconditional triumph" ("The Washington Post Book World)" For fifteen years, ever since the taciturn civil servant Summerchild fell to his death from a window in the Admiralty, there have been rumors. So Brian Jessel, a young member of the Cabinet Office, is diverted from his routine work and asked to prepare an internal report. Slowly, from the archives in the Cabinet Office Regist...

Resolving to follow in the Arctic footsteps of a Victorian gentleman of leisure and adventure, the author provides his own memoir of a shambolic voyage into the Northern wastes, a trip that cost him most of his dignity and nearly his life. Moore writes with scathingly funny self-deprecation about his misadventures in Iceland, Norway, and regions of the Arctic Circle.

In 587 a.d., two monks set off on an extraordinary journey that would take them in an arc across the entire Byzantine world, from the shores of the Bosphorus to the sand dunes of Egypt. On the way John Moschos and his pupil Sophronius the Sophist stayed in caves, monasteries, and remote hermitages, collecting the wisdom of the stylites and the desert fathers before their fragile world finally shattered under the great eruption of Islam. More t...

A classic biography, "George Washington: A Life" tells the human story of one of our founding fathers. "Randall's demythologized Washington comes vividly to life".--"Publishers Weekly" (starred).

Never afraid to take on tough cases or tackle difficult issues, here in From Freedom to Slavery Gerry Spence comes at us uncensored, with his passions on fire. In this underground bestseller, which has come to define Spence's political philosophy, he speaks out against the destructive forces in America today - forces of government and corporate tyranny that are robbing us of our freedom - and he warns us that time is running out. In a dramatic...

At a time when the studio is making a stunning comeback, film historian Thomas Schatz provides an indispensable account of Hollywood's tradional blend of business and art. This book lays to rest the persistent myth that businesspeople and producers stifle artistic talent and reveals instead the genius of a system of collaboration and conflict. Working from industry documents, Schatz traces the development of house styles, the rise and fall of ...

An engaging collection of essays extolling the virtues of traditional outdoor equipment from wooden canoes to cast-iron skillets from the 1999 recipient of the Michigan Author of the Year Award presented by the Michigan Library Association. "From a Wooden Canoe" is a gift book with substance--one that will command a place on a shelf of treasured possessions. Illustrations.

This book tells the story of one of the most important public figures of the twentieth century. It is the first full biography of Friedrich Hayek, the Austrian economist who became, over the course of a remarkable career, the great philosopher of liberty in our time. In this richly detailed portrait, Alan Ebenstein chronicles the life, works, and legacy of a visionary thinker, from Hayek's early years as the scholarly son of a physician in fin...

Jack's diary helps him deal with his problems which include dog-eating alligators, a terror for an older sister, a younger brother who keeps breaking parts of himself, and next-door neighbors who are really weird.

Joey, who is taking medication to keep him from getting too wired, goes to spend the summer with the father he has never known and meets a grown-up version of himself. But Carter Pigza believes Joey can be as normal a kid as he wants without medication, and Joey wants to believe him more than anything in the world.

When his father moves the family to Barbados, Jack learns that life is not always idyllic on an island paradise.