In October 1998, one of the most savage storms in Atlantic history cornered a 282-foot passenger sailing ship against an exposed Caribbean coastline. With nowhere to hide and no time to run, Fantome... more »

"Absolute fascinating--it fills a huge void in the literature of the subject... . Brown's familiarity with the technical aspects of shipdriving, based on his own career at sea, gives him enormous cr... more »

In his smart and thoughtful book, scholar, civility expert and popular radio personality P.M. Forni identifies the 25 rules of civility that are most essential in connecting effectively and happily ... more »

Venice is sinking - six feet over the past 1,000 years. Reasons for this are many. Although there is a natural geologic tendency for some sinking, humans have exacerbated the problem by exploiting ... more »

SPEAKING IN SPANGLISH is the story of a migration for survival, of a people stuggling to find meaning in a complex world. Morales argues that Latino culture has never been about choosing an affilia... more »

Working with two time Edgar award-winner and New York Times best-selling author Carlton Stowers, Reverend Carroll Pickett examines his career as a prison chaplain in George W. Bush's Texas. Raised a... more »

The struggles of the Israelis and Palestinians - with their terrible histories of disaster and redemption - command the obsessive attention of the world. Statesmen tinker with peace plans for the Mi... more »

In 1998, Teun Voeten headed to Sierra Leone for what he thought would be a standard photo assignment on the child soldiers there. But the cease-fire ends just as he arrives, and the clash between th... more »

Bullying has become such a pervasive problem that you can't watch TV, listen to the radio, or read a newspaper without seeing or hearing another troubling report about the "Bully epidemic."... more »

The War Against the Terror Masters is a must-read guide to the terrorist crisis. Michael A. Ledeen explains in startling detail how and why the United States was so unprepared for the September 11th... more »

As a history of New York firefighting from the seventeenth through the late nineteenth century BIRTH OF THE BRAVEST: The History of the New York Fire Departments from 1609 to 1887 is an unequaled ch... more »

Has globalization failed us? The promises of economic stability, increased prosperity, and cultural cooperation seem more like a pipe dream than ever before. But rather than stop globalization, Char... more »

Biotech companies are racing to alter the genetic building blocks of the world's food. In the United States, the primary venue for this quiet revolution, the acreage of genetically modified crops ha... more »

Once a poster boy for the new economy, Bill Gates has become a global whipping boy. The Nike swoosh is quickly losing its cachet, equated now with sweatshop labor. Teenage McDonald's workers are joi... more »

Naomi Klein's No Logo is an international best-selling phenomenon. Winner of Le Prix Mediations (France), and of the National Business Book Award (Canada) it has been translated into 21 languages an... more »

From counterterrorism to tracking criminals by satellite, Howard Safir's Security answers questions while giving an expert's tour of twenty-first century law enforcement. Here Safir reveals the tool... more »

DEAR MR. MANSON . . . It started with a college course assignment, then escalated into a dangerous obsession. Eighteen-year-old honor student Jason Moss wrote to men whose body counts had made crimi... more »

Service businesses sell something that cannot be seen or heard. They offer an experience--and to make that experience truly exceptional they must first understand people and how to satisfy them. In ... more »

The popularity of books such as The Sensuous Woman , My Secret Garden , and Secrets About Men Every Woman Should Know , as well as the author's own Nice Couples Do , proves t... more »

Irreverent, provocative, hip--and always funny--this guide to power and attitude offers women an intelligent alternative to the negative messages we hear every day from magazines, television, and re... more »

Yes, your parents probably still have sex. And yes, it can still be very, very, good. Sex isn't just for kids anymore. Making love should be hot, fun and exciting at every stage of life. In Now... more »

We are what we say. Now Sarah Myers McGinty, Ph.D., takes up where Deborah Tannen left off to delve into the ways our speech creates our identity. In this breakthrough book, McGinty shows how a litt... more »

Whether you're buying a house, asking for a raise, or drawing up your divorce agreement, the internal pressure to "be a good girl" can drive you to give away more than you should, or settl... more »

Discover the perfect career for you through the secrets of Personality Type. Unlock the secrets of Personality Type--how you process information, make decisions, and interact with the world around y... more »

Memory Requirements: 5.3 MB The authors of the classic guide How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend now tell you everything you need to know about the crucial first months of your puppy's ... more »