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In this approachable look at the complex topic of eating disorders, Peggy Claude-Pierre examines the common misconceptions around anorexia and bullemia to discover the true causes and present a valid and healing path."A provacative new analysis . . . a gripping, often chilling view of what it's like to battle these horrific diseases." --Newsweek

Instead of simply waiting around, getting fed up, and finally quitting at the worst possible moment, as so many of us have been tempted to do, Gordon Miller has developed a system for quitting strategically -- and improving your pay and career opportunities at the same time. This is a real-world practical guide for dramatically increasing wages, as told by an average working stiff who quit four jobs in five years and tripled his pay. The pithy...

One of the most original and entertaining books to come out of Latin America in recent years."-Mario Vargas Llosa On June 20, 1973, General Juan Peron, the most revered-as well as the most hated-dictator in the history of Argentina, returned to his homeland after eighteen years of exile. His arrival was the occasion for a fratricidal massacre. Less than a year later, Peron was dead. The throngs that filed past his body as it lay in state were ...

From the author of the beloved classic Where the Red Fern Grows comes a timeless adventure about a boy who discovers a tree full of monkeys. The last thing fourteen-year-old Jay Berry Lee expects to find while trekking through the Ozark Mountains of Oklahoma is a tree full of monkeys. But then Jay learns from his grandpa that the monkeys have escaped from a traveling circus, and there's a big reward for the person who finds and returns them. H...

To say we live in a technological age is an understatement, as is evident in this book. The authors surveyed presidents, CEOs, and CTOs from nearly 40 firms representing various industries. The result is an insightful examination of the five major technologies that U.S. industry can't do without--among them, software and telecommunications.

Remarkably fresh and vigorous . . . an impressive achievement."-The New York Times Book Review Set amid the arid landscape and stony resentments of Greece in the aftermath of its bloody civil war, this electrifying novel unfolds a series of interconnecting modern-day fables about childhood and family, love and betrayal. God's Snake is the story of the inventive, courageous Anna, a young girl who has inherited both the skepticism of classical A...