In The DiMaggios, acclaimed sportswriter Tom Clavin reveals the untold Great American Story of three brothers, Joltin’ Joe, Dom, and Vince DiMaggio, and the Great American Game—baseball—that would con
A narrative history of the great monument of Moghul India traces the story of the Taj Mahal, built by emperor Shah Jahan as a memorial to his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal, examining its creation against
There will come a time when you must decide to lead the life someone else has chosen for you…or the life you want.According to legend, when a young boy asked the great Renaissance artist Michelangelo
The world-class writers featured in this collection are adept at conjuring the depth of passion that surrounds all stories of love and loss. The short story form is perfect for capturing the uplift an
From the author who knows all the secrets of a woman's heart comes a tantalizing tale of holiday romance—as a young woman discovers how a night of passion can change your life, and your dreams, foreve
Four starred reviews!A “quietly triumphant” (Horn Book Magazine) and atmospheric YA story of romance, mystery, and power about a young woman discovering her strength in lush, sultry Venice―from the Printz Honor–winning author of A Heart in a Body in the World.When Charlotte wins a scholarship to a writing workshop in Venice with the charismatic and brilliant Luca Bruni, it’s a dream come true. Writing is her passion, she loves Bruni’s books, and going to that romantic and magical sinking city gives her the chance to solve a long-time family mystery about a Venetian poet deep in their lineage, Isabella Di Angelo, who just might be the real author of a very famous poem.Bruni’s villa on the eerie island of La Calamita is extravagant―lush beyond belief, and the other students are both inspiring and intimidating. Venice itself is beautiful, charming, and seductive, but so is Luca Bruni. As his behavior becomes increasingly unnerving, and as Charlotte begins to unearth the long-lost work of
A beautiful, tragic, and award-winning book from Lebanese writer and illustrator Lamia Ziad? Blending the author's years of research with a personal memoir and more than 300 illustrations, this compelling history of the modern Arab world explores the major thinkers, struggles, and turning points that have shaped the Middle East as we know it today. Ziad?begins in South Lebanon, the 'land of martyrs, ruins and passion', before taking the reader further afield, to Beirut, Damascus, and Gaza. The book moves from 1967 to 2006 tracing the Arab world's downturn and the derailing of dreams and possibilities caused in large part by Western imperialism, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the rise of an especially intolerant wave of Islam. Within these pages, there are the blasts of explosions, blood, tears and tragedy, wreaths, flowers and ribbons, refugees, and paradise. Ziad?unearths the buried memory of resistance fighters and their lost ideals. She celebrates the progressive, bold, revol
Like a personal mentor, this guide provides step-by-step instructions and advice for creative people with great ideas for independent projects who want to achieve success and sustainability. Whether t
Despite dying in relative obscurity, Jane Austen has become a global force as different readers across time, space, and media have responded to her work - beyond simply American and Great Britain, the
This visually sensational book takes readers into the private domain of Jacques Garcia, providing unprecedented access into the magnificent interiors of the chateau that the great decorator calls home
In this volume Renato Bergamin tells about a very personal approach to the two great artist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and Alberto Giacometti. By chance, he met the art patron and gallery owner Eberhard W.
Praise for A Passion for Giving"Klein and Berrie have produced a great book that manages to make complex issues simple. It blends with grace and craft the deep with the practical and the concrete with
George Johnson is in the middle of a successful career, makes terrific money, has a new car, a great family, and yet feels stuck. Hopelessly disengaged, he finds himself longing for more than success.
Pastoral Leadership Is . . . presents in dozens of brief yet powerful chapters a practical, Bible-based, and highly readable guide to leading the local church. This guidebook to the great adventure of
THE MAN’S ULTIMATE GUIDE TO DATING, SEX, AND MARRIAGEThis book builds a bridge of understanding across the great divide that separates the sexes, providing candid information guaranteed to restore ple
One of the outstanding Carmelite authors of today has now written on the vision and aspirations of the great foundress of her order, St. Teresa of Avila. The key to the vision was passion - not some s
Keep the sizzle in your marriage.Sex matters in a marriage—a lot! Yet many men secretly wonder: Is she really satisfied? What do we do when our desires don’t match? How can we get back the passion we
Since the days he shook the pulpits of Victorian London with Christ-centered passion, each succeeding generation seems to discover Charles Spurgeon anew. Featuring stirring sermons on prayer, this col
After the passing of her mom, Julie has lost her passion for music and is on the verge of being kicked out of her performing arts high school. That is, until she makes the ultimate comeback with her n
