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Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Steven D. Anderson (Cover Art) (illustratore). 1st Edition: December 2004. 329 + pp. A great, almost spotlessly clean copy! Solidly and tightly bound, essentially and nearly flawless copy with minimal internal and external wear and use. Copy with crisp pages, clean text, and light shelf wear. Smooth covers. Nearly flawless copy with clean and crisp pages. Minimal wear to corners and edges.

Condizione: Fair. "STARTLING . . . FIENDISH . . . MEMNOCH'S TALE IS COMPELLING." -New York Daily News "Like Interview with the Vampire, Memnoch has a half-maddened, fever-pitch intensity. . . . Narrated by Rice's most cherished character, the vampire L estat, Memnoch tells a tale as old as Scripture's legends and as modern as today's religious strife." -Rolling Stone "SENSUAL . . . BOLD, FAST-PACED." -USA Today "Rice has penned an ambitious close to this long-running series. . . . Fans will no doubt devour this." -The Washington Post Book World "MEMNOCH THE DEVIL OFFERS PASSAGES OF POETIC BRILLIANCE." -Playboy "[MEMNOCH] is one of Rice's most intriguing and sympathetic characters to d ate. . . . Rice ups the ante, taking Lestat where few writers have ventured : into heaven and hell itself. She carries it off in top form." -The Seattle Times.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. "I TOLD YOU NOT TO COME." Slipped under the door of her Georgetown home, the note was an ominous remi nder of Pat Traymore's past. The beautiful young television journalist had come to glamorous, high-powered Washington to produce a TV series. Her subj ect: Senator Abigail Jennings, slated for nomination as the first woman vic e president of the United States. With the help of an old flame, Congresman Sam Kingsley, Pat delves into Abigail's life, only to turn up horrifying facts that threaten to destroy senator's reputation and her career. Worse still, sinister connections to Pat's own childhood and the nightmare secrets hidden within are surfacing - secrets waiting to destroy her.

Condizione: Good. Dear Reader, My new story begins on a terror-filled night when two babies--identical twi n girls of noble birth--are separated. One grows to womanhood as the frail, manipulative ward of the handsome young earl of Harcourt. The other become s an enchanting, street-smart urchin who earns her way as a traveling playe r on the streets of England and France. The two girls' paths might never again have crossed if Harcourt hadn't run into Miranda in the midst of an exuberant performance. The resemblance to h is ward is unmistakable--uncanny, in fact.and an ambitious plot begins to take shape in Harcourt's mind. His ward, Maude, will commit herself to a convent rather than marry the lov e-struck king of France, who will soon be traveling to London to claim her. What if Miranda were to take Maude's place? Harcourt is confident that wit h the right training, the right clothes, and the right attitude, the lithe, carefree Miranda will captivate society--and the king. So begins Harcourt's breathtaking scheme to turn an ugly duckling into a go rgeous swan. But if he succeeds too well, Miranda may become something irre sistible--even to Harcourt. It's a delicious dilemma and a dangerous deception.and the twists and tur ns surprised even me. Warmest wishes, Jane Feather.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Loop me in, odd one. The words, spoken in the deep of night by a sleeping c hild, chill the young man watching over her. For this was a favorite phrase of Stormy Llewellyn, his lost love. In the haunted halls of the isolated m onastery where he had sought peace, Odd Thomas is stalking spirits of an in finitely darker nature. As he steadfastly journeys toward his mysterious destiny, Odd Thomas has es tablished himself as one of the most beloved and unique fictional heroes of our time. Now, wielding all the power and magic of a master storyteller at the pinnacle of his craft, Dean Koontz follows Odd into a singular new wor ld where he hopes to make a fresh beginning--but where he will meet an adve rsary as old and inexorable as time itself. About the Author: Dean Koontz, the author of many #1 New York Times bestsellers, lives in Southern California with his wife, Gerda, their golden retriever, Elsa, and the enduring spirit of their goldens, Trixie and Anna.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. THERE'S ROOM AT THE INN. BUT YOU MIGHT NOT GET OUT. Nestled on a lonely stretch along the Pacific coast, quaint roadside outpost Harmony Corner offers everything a weary traveler needs--a cozy diner, a handy service station, a cluster of cottages . . . and the Harmony family homestead presiding over it all. But when Odd Thomas and company stop to spend the night, they discover that there's more to this secluded haven than meets the eye--and that between life and death, there is something more frightening than either.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Eight Women on a Journey That Will Change Their Lives as Lovers, Wives, Mot hers, Daughters, Friends Just after midnight in a small town in Wisconsin, eight women begin walking together down a rural highway. Career women, housewives, mothers, divorcée s, and one ex-prom queen, they are close friends who have been meeting ever y Thursday night for years, sharing food, wine, and their deepest secrets. But on this particular Thursday, Susan, Alice, Chris, Sandy, Gail, Mary, Jo anne, and Janice decide to disappear from their own lives. Their spontaneous pilgrimage attracts national attention and inspires other women from all across the country. As the miles fall away and the women fo rge ahead on their backroads odyssey--leaving small miracles in their wake- -each of their histories unfolds, tales of shattered dreams and unexpected renewal, of thwarted love affairs and precious second chances.In luminous, heartwarming prose, Kris Radish deftly interweaves the women's intimate con fessions into the story of their brave, history-making walk. A breathtaking achievement, The Elegant Gathering of White Snows tells an incomparable tale of friendship and love, loss and liberation.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Only a handful of fictional characters are recognized by first name alone. Dean Koontz's Odd Thomas is one such literary hero, who has come alive in readers' imaginations as he explores the greatest mysteries of this world and the next with his inimitable wit, heart, and quiet gallantry. Now Koontz follows Odd as he is drawn onward, to a destiny he cannot imagine. Haunted by dreams of an all-encompassing red tide, Odd is pulled inexorably to the sea, to a small California coastal town where nothing is as it seems.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Twenty-one-year-old Rune is an aspiring filmmaker, but so far her only brea k has been scoring a job as an underpaid production assistant in Manhattan. Still, she's always on the lookout for the perfect topic for her own film- -and she thinks she's found it when she witnesses the bombing of a triple-X movie theater in Times Square. Rune's got a great hook for her documentary : She plans to film it through the eyes of Shelly Lowe, the porn star whose movie was playing at the theater when it exploded. But just hours after Ru ne films a poignant Shelly reflecting on her dreams of becoming a serious a ctress, a second bomb silences the beautiful film star forever. Was Shelly in the wrong place at the wrong time--or was she the bomber's target all al ong? Rune vows to find out the truth behind the death of this blue movie st ar. But as she struggles to finish shooting her film, Rune's labor of love may be her final masterpiece--as a shooting of a more lethal kind threatens to write an ending to this story that no one wants to see. . .

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. The #1 New York Times bestseller, now revised and updated, filled with tool s and advice that can take you from a place of financial fear to a place of financial security. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THE MONEY CLASS? How to find the courage to stand in your truth and why it is a place of pow er. What daily actions will restore the word "hope" to your vocabulary. Everything you need to know about taking care of your family, your home, yo ur career, and planning for retirement--no matter where you are in your lif e or where the economy is heading. In nine electrifying, empowering classes, Suze Orman teaches us how to navi gate these unprecedented financial times. With her trademark directness, sh e shows us how to tackle the complicated mix of money and family, how to av oid making costly mistakes in real estate, and how to get traction in your career or rebuild after a professional setback. And in what is the most com prehensive retirement resource available today, Suze presents an attainable strategy, for every reader, at every age. In The Money Class you will learn what you need to know in order to feel hopeful, once again, about your future.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. In Tessa Dare's dazzling new trilogy, the men of the Stud Club live and pla y by their own rules--until passion changes the game. The bastard son of a nobleman, Julian Bellamy is now polished to perfection , enthralling the ton with wit and charm while clandestinely plotting to ru in the lords, ravish the ladies, and have the last laugh on a society that once spurned him. But after meeting Leo Chatwick, a decent man and founder of an elite gentlemen's club, and Lily, Leo's enchanting sister, Julian rec onsiders his wild ways. And when Leo's tragic murder demands that Julian hu nt for justice, he vows to see the woman he secretly loves married to a man of her own class. Lily, however, has a very different husband in mind. She's loved Julian forever, adores the man beneath the rakish façade, and wants to savor the delicious attraction they share--as his wife. His insistence on marrying her off only reinforces her intent to prove that he is the only man for her. Obsessed with catching a killer, Julian sinks back to the gutters of his youth, forcing Lily to reach out with a sweet, reckless passion Julian can't resist. Can her desire for a scoundrel save them both--or will dangerous secrets threaten more than their tender love?

Paperback. Condizione: Good. "Why?" is the first question we learn to ask as children and the one our pa rents have the hardest time answering. This is because "Why?" is the most d ifficult question to research. Why is the color blue used for boys? Why do worms come out onto sidewalks after a rain? Why do chefs wear tall hats? Everyone knows that . . . . . . Donuts have holes . . . We clink glasses before saying a toast . . . Golfers yell "fore!" before teeing off . . . We not our heads yes and shake our heads no But how many of us know why? You'll learn the answers and a whole lot more in this fun and fact-filled almanac. And all you have to do is ask WHY?!

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Where there's smoke there's fire, and no one knows this better than New Jer sey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. Dead bodies are showing up in shallow graves on the empty construction lot of Vincent Plum Bail Bonds. No one is sure who the killer is, or why the vi ctims have been offed, but what is clear is that Stephanie's name is on the killer's list. Short on time to find the murderer, Stephanie is also under pressure from family and friends to choose between her on-again-off-again boyfriend, Trenton cop Joe Morelli, and the bad boy in her life, security e xpert Ranger. Stephanie's mom wants her to dump them both for a former high school football star who's just returned to town. Stephanie's sidekick, Lu la, suggests a red-hot boudoir "bake-off." And Joe's old-world grandmother gives Stephanie "the eye," which may mean that it's time to get out of town . With a cold-blooded killer after her, a handful of hot men, and a capture list that includes a dancing bear and a senior citizen vampire, Stephanie's life looks like it's about to go up in smoke.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. #1 bestselling author Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum novels are: "irresis tible" (Houston Chronicle), "stunning" (Booklist), "outrageous" (Publishers Weekly), "brilliantly evocative" (The Denver Post), and "making trouble an d winning hearts" (USA Today). New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is certain of three truths: People don't just vanish into thin air. Never anger old people. And don't do what Tiki tells you to do. After a slow summer of chasing low-level skips for her cousin Vinnie's bail bonds agency, Stephanie Plum finally lands an assignment that could put he r checkbook back in the black. Geoffrey Cubbin, facing trial for embezzling millions from Trenton's premier assisted-living facility, has mysteriously vanished from the hospital after an emergency appendectomy. Now it's on St ephanie to track him down. Unfortunately, Cubbin has disappeared without a trace, a witness, or his money-hungry wife. Rumors are stirring that he mus t have had help with the daring escape . . . or that maybe he never made it out of his room alive. Since the hospital staff's lips seem to be tighter than the security, and it's hard for Stephanie to blend in to assisted livi ng, Stephanie's Grandma Mazur goes in undercover. But when a second felon g oes missing from the same hospital, Stephanie is forced into working side b y side with Trenton's hottest cop, Joe Morelli, in order to crack the case. The real problem is, no Cubbin also means no way to pay the rent. Desperate for money--or maybe just desperate--Stephanie accepts a secondary job guarding her secretive and mouthwatering mentor Ranger from a deadly Special Forces adversary. W.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. He will expose her masquerade, but she will expose his heart. To escape an arranged marriage, spirited Lily Bainbridge has staged her own death, and, disguised as a boy, she fled to London and a life of freedom. Yet her plans to live masquerade as an independent widow are thwarted by an encounter with a powerful and dangerously attractive marquis who wants to make her his mistress. Lily is afraid that if she gives him her innocence, he'll steal her heart. Having agreed to a marriage of convenience to honor his family duty, Ethan Andarton, the Marquis of Vessey, has no intention of abandoning his rakish ways. Then fate intervenes in the guise of an impetuous young lady-a woman bold enough to scheme her way to London, who tempts him with her mystery and her sensuality. Kiss after kiss, caress after tender caress, Ethan vows to discover all of Lily's hidden secrets. For beneath the layers of her clever ruse lies a burning passion that will ignite a tempestuous love neither of them can deny.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Award-winning author Madeline Hunter transports readers back to the scandal and intrigue of nineteenth-century England in the enthralling tale of a ma gnetically sensual man, a virtuous woman, and a love story that will take y our breath away. . . . She arrives at his home without warning or invitation, determined to win him to her campaign to reform women's rights. Instead, Charlotte, the widowed Baroness Mardenford, ends up being nearly seduced by Nathaniel Knightridge. No woman is safe from the mesmerizing sensual power of the famed courtroom advocate, and Charlotte discovers she is no exception. But does he recognize her as the masked woman who recklessly joined him in forbidden passion a month ago? And how to avoid becoming his Lady of Sin when he decides to pursue her again?

Paperback. Condizione: Good. The only daughter of a European banking dynasty, Raphaella had always been sheltered from the world. Married to a much older American, she was kept in the privacy of great luxury, tended to by servants, watched over by bodygu ards. She was the beautiful dark-eyed woman the young lawyer from San Franc isco, Alexander Hale, saw sitting alone one misty evening. Before he could approach her, she rushed away into the garden. She was the "perfect strange r" he couldn't forget. When they met again their lives would change forever.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh returns to the seductive worl d she knows so well-Regency England-in a new novel filled with her trademar k wit, sensuality, and breathtaking storytelling. With this, the first in a dazzling new quartet of novels, Balogh invites us into a special world-a s elect academy for young ladies-a world of innocence and temptation. Drawing us into the lives of four women, teachers at Miss Martin's School for Girl s, Balogh introduces this novel's marvelous heroine: music teacher Frances Allard-and the man who seduces her with a passion no woman could possibly f orget. They meet in a ferocious snowstorm. She is a young teacher with a secret pa st. He is the cool, black-caped stranger who unexpectedly comes to her resc ue. Between these two unlikely strangers, desire is instantaneous.and utt erly impossible to resist. Stranded together in a rustic country inn, Luciu s Marshall, who is the Viscount Sinclair, and Frances Allard share a night of glorious, unforgettable passion. But Frances knows her place-and it is f ar from the privileged world of the sensual aristocrat. Due to begin her te aching position at Miss Martin's School in Bath, Frances must try to forget that one extraordinary night-and the man who touched her with such exquisi te tenderness and abandon. But Frances cannot hide forever. And when fate once again throws them together, Lucius refuses to take no for an answer. If Frances will not be his wife, he will make her his mistress. So begins an odyssey fraught with intrigue, one that defies propriety and shocks the straitlaced ton. For Lucius's passionate, single-minded pursuit is.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.The spine remains undamaged. A Common Lady For years she had thought he was dead. Yet when Addis de Valence strode int o Moira Falkner's cottage, there was no mistaking the sharp planes of his f ace, and the scar she herself had helped to heal. The young squire who had once been her hero was now her lord, a hardened man who returned to claim t he son she had raised as her own. But Moira couldn't deny that Addis roused a passion she never thought to feel--and a perilous hope for a future that could never be. An Uncommon Love Addis returned from the Crusades to find his lands usurped by his stepbrother, and his country on the brink of rebellion. Determined to reclaim his birthright, Addis could not afford to be distracted by a woman--even one as tempting as Moira. Yet the only living part of his contented past lay in Moira--and his desire for her was more dangerous than his deadly battles with the king's men. By law, Moira belonged to him.but possessing her heart might be far more difficult.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.The spine remains undamaged. "Bound by honor. The moment Rhys saw the stunning young woman selling her exquisitely crafte d pottery in the marketplace, he was captivated. But the wealthy freemason would never have guessed that just a few days later, a misunderstanding wou ld land Joan in the town stocks and he would become her unlikely savior. Af ter the grueling ordeal, Rhys tenderly cares for Joan's bruised body -- and her bruised pride. Yet he longs to do much more . to satisfy the fire th at sparks between the pair the moment they are alone. Rhys could not have known that Joan once enjoyed a more privileged life. She'd had no choice but to become an indentured servant, but she is determined to avenge the crimes that ruined her family and destroyed her world. When Rhys meets with her employer to buy pottery -- and buys her instead -- Joan is furious. She vows to resist falling under the spell of the handsome, imposing Rhys. But she finds that her resolve quickly softens when tempted by Rhys's powerful charms -- and she can only hope to find a way to avoid surrendering to her potent desire.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Valerie Taylor has been missing since she was a sexy seventeen, more than t wo years ago. Inspector Morse is sure she's dead. But if she is, who forged the letter to her parents saying "I am alright so don't worry"? Never has a woman provided Morse with such a challenge, for each time the pieces of t he jigsaw start falling into place, someone scatters them again. So Valerie remains as tantalizingly elusive as ever. Morse prefers a body-a body dead from unnatural causes. And very soon he gets.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Fiery, fierce, and erotic, Blood Canticle marks the triumphant culmination of Anne Rice's bestselling Vampire Chronicles, as Lestat tells his astoundi ng tale of the pleasures and tortures that lie between death's shadow and i mmortality. . . . Surrounded by its brooding swampscape, Blackwood Farm is alive with the com ings and goings of the bewitched and the bewitching. Among them is the agel ess vampire Lestat, vainglorious enough to believe that he can become a sai nt, weak enough to fall impossibly in love. Gripped by his unspeakable desire for the mortal Rowan Mayfair and taking the not so innocent, new-to-the-blood Mona Mayfair under his wing, Lestat braves the wrath of paterfamilias Julien Mayfair and ventures to a private island off the coast of Haiti. There, Saint Lestat will get his chance to slay his dragon. For Mona and the Mayfairs share an explosive, secret blood bond to another deathless species: a five-thousand-year-old race of Taltos, strangers held in the throes of evil itself.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. The next bull market is here. It's not in stocks. It's not in bonds. It's i n commodities -and some smart investors will be riding that bull to record returns in the next decade. Before Jim Rogers hit the road to write his bestselling books Investment Bi ker and Adventure Capitalist, he was one of the world's most successful inv estors. He cofounded the Quantum Fund and made so much money that he never needed to work again. Yet despite his success, Rogers has never written a b ook of practical investment advice-until now. In Hot Commodities, Rogers offers the lowdown on the most lucrative markets for today and tomorrow. In 1998, gliding under the radar, a bull market in commodities began. Rogers thinks it's going to continue for at least fifte en years-and he's put his money where his mouth is: In 1998, he started his own commodities index fund. It's up 165% since then, with more than $200 m illion invested, and it's the single-best performing index fund in the worl d in any asset class. Less risky than stocks and less sluggish than bonds, commodities are where the money is-and will be in the years ahead. Rogers' s strategies are simple and straightforward. You can start small-a few thou sand dollars will suffice. It's all about putting your money into stuff you understand, the basic materials of everyday life, like coal, sugar, cotton , corn, or crude oil. Once you recognize the cyclical and historical tradin g patterns outlined here, you'll be on your way. In language that is both co.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Urgent and timeless, Legacies brings us closer than we have ever been to pe netrating the great conundrum of China m the twentieth century. It could on ly have been written by Bette Bao Lord - born in China, raised in America, author of the bestselling novel Spring Moon, wife of a former American amba ssador to China, resident in Beijing during the "China Spring" of 1989. Lor d's unique web of relationships and her sensitive insight have enabled her to observe Chinese life both high and low, Communist and dissident, intelle ctual and ordinary. Lord interweaves her own story, and that of her clansmen, with the voices of men and women who recall the tumultuous experience of the last fifty years, and the legacy of the Cultural Revolution. In precise, subtle prose, Lord explores the reality of Red Guards and reeducation camps, of friends and families severed by political disgrace, and captures the individual voices of those caught up in them: the seven-year-old girl with a heart full of hate for her father; the journalist whose girlfriend believes the Party newspapers, not him; the imprisoned scholar who hid his writings in his quilt for years; the anti-revolutionary who tells his bitter story in a vein of high farce. All bear heartbreaking witness to the surreal quality of Chinese society today - and to the astonishing resilience, humor, and heroic equanimity of the Chinese spirit.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Attorney Henry Griswald has a secret: the truth behind the tragic events th e world knew as the Chatham School Affair, the controversial tragedy that d estroyed five lives, shattered a quiet community, and forever scarred the y oung boy. Layer by layer, in The Chatham School Affair, Cook paints a stunn ing portrait of a woman, a school, and a town in which passionate violence seems impossible.and inevitable. "Thomas Cook's night visions, seen throu gh a lens darkly, are haunting," raved the New York Times Book Review, and The Chatham School Affair will cement this superb writer's position as one of crime fiction's most prodigious talents, a master of the unexpected endi ng.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Hollywood homicide detective Petra Connor has helped psychologist Alex Dela ware crack tough cases in the past, most recently in Jonathan Kellerman's N ew York Times bestseller A Cold Heart. Now the complex and wryly compassion ate Petra is once again at the center of the action, in a novel of cunning twists and page-turning suspense. Lifeless bodies sprawl in a dance-club parking lot after a brutal L.A. driv e-by. Of the four seemingly random victims, one stands out: a girl with pin k shoes who cannot be identified-and who, days later, remains a Jane Doe. W ith zero leads and no apparent motive, it's another case destined for the c old file-until Petra decides to follow her instincts and descends into a wo rld of traveling grifters and bloodthirsty killers, pursuing a possible eye witness whose life is in mortal danger. Finding her elusive quarry-alive-isn't all Petra has on her plate: departmental politics threatens to sabotage her case, and her personal life isn't doing much better. If all that wasn't enough, Isaac Gomez, a whiz-kid grad student researching homicide statistics at the station house, is convinced he's stumbled upon a bizarre connection between several unsolved murders. The victims had nothing in common, yet each died by the same method, on the same date-a date that's rapidly approaching again. And that leaves Petra with little time to unravel the twisted logic of a cunning predator who's evaded detection for years-and whose terrible hour is once more at hand.

Condizione: Good. John Grisham's first work of nonfiction, an exploration of small town justi ce gone terribly awry, is his most extraordinary legal thriller yet. In the major league draft of 1971, the first player chosen from the State o f Oklahoma was Ron Williamson. When he signed with the Oakland A's, he said goodbye to his hometown of Ada and left to pursue his dreams of big league glory. Six years later he was back, his dreams broken by a bad arm and bad habits drinking, drugs, and women. He began to show signs of mental illness. Unabl e to keep a job, he moved in with his mother and slept twenty hours a day o n her sofa. In 1982, a 21-year-old cocktail waitress in Ada named Debra Sue Carter was raped and murdered, and for five years the police could not solve the crime . For reasons that were never clear, they suspected Ron Williamson and his friend Dennis Fritz. The two were finally arrested in 1987 and charged with capital murder. With no physical evidence, the prosecution's case was buil t on junk science and the testimony of jailhouse snitches and convicts. Den nis Fritz was found guilty and given a life sentence. Ron Williamson was se nt to death row. If you believe that in America you are innocent until proven guilty, this book will shock you. If you believe in the death penalty, this book will disturb you. If you believe the criminal justice system is fair, this book will infuriate you.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. In a novel where ancient traditions conflict with reality and the pressures of modern life, a young European princess proves that simplicity, courage, and dignity win the day and forever alter her world. In blue jeans and a pullover, Princess Christianna is a young woman of her times: born in Europe, educated in America, worried about the future of the world she lives in, responsible beyond her years. Christianna is the only daughter of the Reigning Prince of a European nation that takes its royalty seriously-and her father has ironclad plans for Christianna's life, a burd en that is almost unbearable. Now, after four years at Berkeley, life in her father's palace cannot distr act Christianna from what she sees outside the kingdom-the suffering of chi ldren, the ravages of terrorism and disease. Determined to make a differenc e in the world, she persuades His Royal Highness, her father, to let her vo lunteer for the Red Cross in East Africa. And for Christianna, a journey of discovery, change, and awakening begins. Under a searing East African sun, Christianna plunges into the dusty, bustling life of an international relief camp, finding a passion and a calling among the brave doctors and volunteers. Finally free from the scrutiny of her royal life, Christianna struggles to keep her identity a secret from her new friends and coworkers-even from Parker Williams, the young doctor from Doctors Without Borders who works alongside Christianna and shares her dedication to healing. But as violence approaches and invades the camp, and the pressures of her royal life beckon her home, Christianna's struggle for freedom takes an extrao.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Rabbi David Small is back. The man who can see the third side of any questi on. This time he&#39s on a private exodus to Israel to soothe his soul. He just wants to soak up the local scene, sit in the park, talk to the kids, go to the synagogue or (heresy of heresies) not, as the mood strikes him. But where Rabbi Small goes, so goes trouble. And Israel&#39s no exception. Before you can say &#34Oy gevalt!&#34 Rabbi Small finds himself in the thic k of an international incident. Yes, Monday&#39s the day Rabbi Small goes up against the Wall.

Condizione: Very Good. Time of Our Lives: A Conversation about America by Tom Brokaw Who we are, where we've been, and where we need to go now, to recapture the American dream Now with a new Foreword by the author "The best presentation of the challenges facing the country--and the possib le solutions--I've ever seen."--P. J. O'Rourke Tom Brokaw, known and beloved for his landmark work in American journalism and for the New York Times bestsellers The Greatest Generation and Boom!, n ow turns his attention to the challenges that face America in the new mille nnium, to offer reflections on how we can restore America's greatness. Rooted in the values, lessons, and verities of generations past and of his South Dakota upbringing, Brokaw weaves together inspiring stories of Americans who are making a difference and personal stories from his own family history, to engage us in a conversation about our country and to share ideas for how we can revitalize the promise of the American Dream. Inviting us to foster a rebirth of family, community, and civic engagement as profound as the one that helped win World War II, built our postwar prosperity, and ushered in the Civil Rights era, Brokaw traces the exciting, unnerving changes in modern life--in values, education, public service, housing, the Internet, and more--that have transformed our society in the decades since the age of thrift in which he was raised. In offering ideas from Americans who are change agents in their communities, Brokaw gives us a nourishing vision of hopefulness in an age of diminished expectations.