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Before the Storm
Jul.09.2008
It’s often difficult for me to characterize my books, and Before the Storm is no exception. It’s part suspense, part mystery, and one hundred percent family drama. It’s about how far family members will go to protect one another. It’s about the choices people make that come back to haunt them. And...
Souvenir: a novel
Apr.21.2008
In this powerful fiction debut, Therese Fowler combines the emotional resonance of Nicholas Sparks with the intense, true-to-life richness of Jodi Picoult to create a stunning and dramatic novel all her own. Meg Powell and Carson McKay grew were raised side by side on their families’ farms, bonded...
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Apr.07.2008
Nothing But Red is the anthology of literary and visual arts inspired by the impassioned plea of Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon in response to the dishonor killing of 17-year-old Du’a Khalil Aswad. Sales of the anthology benefit the international human rights organization Equality Now...
Matters of Faith
Apr.05.2008
Book DescriptionFrom the author of Catching Genius, a novel of a young man’s search for faith—and its unintended consequences. At age twelve, Marshall Tobias saw his best friend killed by a train. It was then that he began his search for faith—delving into one tradition, then discarding it for...
Single State of the Union
Apr.03.2008
A kick-ass collection of essays by 37 funny, independent women, writing about all aspects of the single life -- from buying a house without a spouse to battling pressure from family and friends to that baffling search for Mr. Right Sperm Donor. Contributors include Margaret Cho, Jane Ganahl, Susan...
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Mar.20.2008
Jenny Block is your average girl next door, a suburban wife and mother for whom married life never felt quite right. She operates from the assumption that most couples who are curious about or engaged in open marriages are in fact more like her—normal people who question whether monogamy is right...
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Mar.19.2008
Dichos: Spanish sayings or proverbs Advice is one of the most valuable gifts a mother can give to her daughter. Cristina Pérez turns to her mother's wisdom every day by reflecting on the dichos she taught her. Here Cristina shares those that have most powerfully influenced her life and translates...
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Mar.16.2008
An enchanting fantasy picture book of thoughts, dreams and inspirations.
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Mar.10.2008
Mixing wit with wisdom gained from her own unhappy endings, author Sandra Ann Miller helps the newly single put the pain into amusing perspective.  The Guide’s 10 Steps provide the survival skills required to make it through a breakup with dignity and pride intact.  Laugh-out-loud humor is tempered...
STRAIGHT UP AND DIRTY
Mar.07.2008
Hardcover: Regan Books, July 2006, ISBN: 0-0608-4327-6 "I did have my own friends, my own salary, my health, and TiVo: all the important things we're likely to take for granted. Still, when it hit that I'd now have to date again, I panicked. Dating meant nightclubs, heels, and black. It...