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An uproarious companion to "Heads or Tails" and "Jack's New Power" According to his new motto -- A writer's job is to turn his wost experiences into money -- Jack Henry is going to be filthy rich even before he gets out of junior high, for his life is filled with the worst experiences imaginable. In the course of a few months covered in this cycle of interlinked stories, Jack is humiliated by a gorgeous synchronized swimmer, gets a tattoo the ...

Piet and soldier, misanthrope and philospher, Frederick the Great was a contradictory, almost unfathomable man. His conquests made him one of the most formindable and feared leaders of his era. But as a patron of artists and intellectuals, Frederick re-created Berlin as one of the continent's great cities, matching his state's reputation for military ferocity with one for cultural achievement.Though history remembers Frederick as a "Potsdam Fu...

Toasted by romantics and cynics, critics and fans, Four Weddings and a Funeral grossed more than $250 million worldwide, garnered Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay, and was unanimously pronounced the romantic comedy of the 90s. Richard Curtis's smart, irreverent, and brilliantly crafted screenplay will delight fans of the movie, as well as screenwriters and film students. From the first spoken line (see pa...

Smart, funny, and unforgettable, Pauline Kael is the most interesting and influential film critic in America. Her ability to skewer an actor or director and her wit, insight, and thorough knowledge of the film business make her by far the most rewarding regular observer of the movie scene. This new collection covers films that have come out since the previous 1985 edition.

At the turn of World War II, a young American painter is employed to forge masterworks of the Paris museums and, with the aid of a wily art trader, to barter the fakes to Hitler's legion of art dealers.

Here is the college football experience as seen through the eyes of the young men who play the game. Sportswriter Denlinger takes the reader on an odyssey into the lives of one scholarship class and reveals the experiences at Penn State and in Coach Paterno's program. Here are the dreams, fears and pressures facing young men who are exposed weekly to thousands of screaming fans. Photos.

In this biography, Carolly Erickson brings Elizabeth I to life and allows us to see her as a living, breathing, elegant, flirtatious, diplomatic, violent, arrogant, and outrageous woman who commands our attention, fascination, and awe. With the special skill for which she is acclaimed, Carolly Erickson electrifies the senses as she evokes with total fidelity the brilliant colors of Elizabethan clothing and jewelry, the texture of tapestries, a...

In an "utterly winning book . . . as engrossing as any novel" ("The Raleigh News & Observer"), Carter recounts the semester he spent watching first-year medical students in a human anatomy lab. Illustrations.

If you have ever watched the stacks of papers, magazins, clippings, and projects pile up out of control, File...Don't Pile will provide fast, easy practical advice. More than a collection of random hints, this handy guide presents systems of organization for every conceivable type of household paper. Topics covered include: How to cut through the clutter--the 5 step solution Choosing the right paper-control system for your needs 10 questions t...

This essential guide describes the nature of social anxiety disorder, gives the full range of treatment options, and reveals how to select the best therapeutic course with the help of a medical professional.

Demons, fairies, and fallen angels are everywhere. They lurk at crossroads, crouch behind doors, hide in trees, slip into beds, wait in caves, hover at weddings and childbirths, disguise themselves as friends, relatives -- even disguise themselves as you. They are powerful, they are protean, they are enchanting. And, to the uninformed, they are often invisible. This illustrated guide -- the first of its kind -- reveals the remarkable permutati...

In the aftermath of America's devastation by biological and cultural weapons, a few pockets of order have emerged. The strongest is Deseret, formed from the vestiges of Utah, Idaho, and Colorado. There, on the fringes of the Great Salt Lake, brave, hardworking pioneers are making the desert bloom again.

Feng Shui (pronounded "fung shway") is an ancient Chinese practice based on the idea that the auspicious placement of buildings, walkways, doors, furniture, etc., allows cosmic energy or "chi" to flow freely, thereby creating a harmonious environment. Written by a feng shui teacher and consultant for ten years, this book explains how feng shui can help enhance health, harmony, peace, and prosperity for those who practice it. 90 photos & illust...

From critically acclaimed author of The Meadow comes a haunting novel of the American West. Circumstances spiral out of control when an accidental murder springs from the best intentions. With one man dead and another on the run, this is a story about violence and how it destroys lives when the land is at stake. This lyrical first novel--long-awaited by the many admirers of James Galvin's "The Meadow"--is nothing less than the story of the di...

These shocking, brilliant, and ultimately beautiful stories chronicle the lives of ordinary people in extraordinary situations. Each tale is laced with enough wit, humor, and imagination to keep the reader constantly amazed. From the young son persuaded to donate his heart to his dying mother, to the girl who befriends a man in a dog suit in post-apocolyptic suburbia, to the man and woman conducting a love affair across a park bench, these cha...

If I Get to Five" is a one-of-a-kind book by the neurosurgeon who pioneered lifesaving procedures for previously inoperable tumors in children. His patients and their families know him simply as Dr. Fred, the "miracle man" who has extended them both a healing hand and an open heart.

Employing exercises, self-tests, case studies and step-by-step instruction, Segal shows readers how to listen to the body's messages, make those signals part of their decision-making process, and thus realize the full benefit of their emotional resources.

The Ten Things You Can't Say in America struck a chord with eager readers acroos the country, exposing thruths others have been too afraid to address. In his new book, Elder is out to slay entrenched and enmeshed special interest groups, government agencies with the capacity to meddle in Americans' lives and businesses, lawmakers who continue a pattern of outrageous overtaxation, and those who would hamstring this country with good intentions....

One of the most acclaimed books of 1996, this novel is rich with the music of the Southern mountains and the stories of their people. Jess Kirkman's grandmother is dying, and as her family gathers around her, Jess remembers the tales she and his mother have passed down to him. Fred Chappell assembles a chorus of women's voices that sing and share and celebrate the common song of life.

Between 1846 and 1851, more than one-million people--the potato famine emigrants--sailed from Ireland to America. Now, 150 years later, The Famine Ships tells of the courage and determination of those who crossed the Atlantic in leaky, overcrowded sailing ships and made new lives for themselves, among them the child Henry Ford and the twenty-six-year-old Patrick Kennedy, great-grandfather of John F. Kennedy. Edward Laxton conducted five years ...