A Philadelphia journalist describes his return to his small Louisiana hometown after the death of his younger sister, a schoolteacher around whom the community rallied and who inspired the author to m
A Philadelphia journalist describes his return to his small Louisiana hometown after the death of his younger sister, a schoolteacher around whom the community rallied and who inspired the author to m
"I don't know when we will stop murdering people whether randomly on the streets or systematically in our death chambers. The only way to prevent continuation of the suffering and grief murder occasio
Morris Duckworth has a dark past. Having married and murdered his way into a wealthy Italian family, he has become a respected member of Veronese business life. But it’s not enough.Never satisfied wit
With the end of the beaver trade at hand, free trappers like Titus Bass must somehow make their way on a changing frontier. Drawn by the promise of adventure and wealth, Bass joins an expedition to Sp
From an award-winning journalist, a brave and necessary immersion into the lives and struggles of a group of everyday PalestiniansFor the past three years, American writer Ben Ehrenreich has been spen
From an award-winning journalist, a brave and necessary immersion into the lives and struggles of a group of everyday PalestiniansFor the past three years, American writer Ben Ehrenreich has been spen
A saga of life, death and obsession decades in the telling! The sorcerer Xandu is desperate to restore the love of his life to the land of the living - and he needs the Wand of Watoomb! But time and a
In this riveting work of narrative nonfiction, journalist Graham Bowley re-creates one of the most dramatic tales of death and survival in mountaineering history, vividly taking readers through the
How do our ideas about dying influence the way we live? Life has often been envisioned as a journey, the river of time carrying us inexorably toward the unknown country--and in our day we increasingly
When the death of a relative, a friend, or a pet happens or is about to happen . . . how can we help a child to understand? ? Lifetimes is a moving book for children of all ages, even parents too. It
This humorous and idiosyncratic tale - written in autobiographical style as a collection of letters - forms the unusual story of Gilmour Walker, a middle-aged man who, desperately afraid of dying, set
On August 1, 2008, no fewer than eight international teams of mountain climbers?some experienced, others less prepared?ascended K2, the world's second-highest mountain, with the last group reaching th
From an award-winning journalist, a brave and necessary immersion into the everyday struggles of Palestinian life Over the past three years, American writer Ben Ehrenreich has been traveling to
Ben Harmes has returned home to the Outer Banks of North Carolina following two life-shattering tragedies: the death of his wife and a forced early retirement from the Boston Police Department.A whirl
Will Rees feels at home. It’s been a long time since he last felt this way—not since before his wife died years ago and he took to the road as a traveling weaver. Now, in 1796, Rees is back on his Mai
Will Rees feels at home. It’s been a long time since he last felt this way?not since before his wife died years ago and he took to the road as a traveling weaver. Now, in 1796, Rees is back on his Mai
