“Humankind has communicated with gods, angels, departed humans, ethereal beings, light bodies, and the collective consciousness throughout recorded history,” contends the author early in this book. These metaphysical transmissions... Read More

Carnegie Medal-winner Mal Peet has accomplished something amazing with his latest novel "Exposure"; inspired by Shakespeare’s bleak classic, Othello, he reveals the humanity that lies beneath two-dimensional celebrity. In the rise and... Read More

Two present-day opposing forces meet in the Middle East. One side launches an ambush and nearly annihilates its foe. This opening scene to The Age of Ra promises the book will be a high-stakes thriller. And it is. The twist comes when we... Read More

Every law student learns quickly that neither the United States nor any other country has legal authority over foreign powers or their citizens. The United Nations is an institution deprived of the two standard tools of behavior... Read More

Sweeping in scope, populated by nations, this first book in a new series by author Bakker picks up twenty years after the events of his first trilogy, The Prince of Nothing. Readers of that series will find it easy to submerge themselves... Read More

Alexander is obsessed with air—how to move it, heat it, cool it and clean it. In late twentieth-century South Africa, where millions crumble under weighty issues such as race, colonialism, revolution and AIDS, Alex clings to nothing.... Read More

Welcome to Swinging London, circa 1720. A dyspeptic poet (Alexander Pope, in charming cameo) proves how appearances must indeed govern reality, for women now fit their amoral conduct to follow their dressmakers’ sumptuary, immodest... Read More

This well-researched guide is especially suited for not only vegetarians, but travelers who appreciate fresh food. Divided into regions, then listed alphabetically by state, the book details dozens of restaurants and stores where one can... Read More