Audacious. Wildly ambitious. Prolific. All describe William T. Vollmann, author of the seven-volume nonfiction work Rising Up and Rising Down and “Seven Dreams” sequence of novels, which the Chicago Tribune hailed as “likely to...
The Langoliers take a red-eye flight form Los Angeles to Boston into a most unfriendly sky. Only 10 passengers survive, but landing in an eerily empty world makes them wish they hadn't. Something is waiting for them, you...
In this new edition of his classic 1970 memoir about the notorious U-2 incident, pilot Francis Gary Powers reveals the full story of what actually happened in the most sensational espionage case in Cold War history. After surviving the shoot-down...
Follow a motley crew on an exciting journey through space—and one adventurous young explorer who discovers the meaning of family in the far reaches of the universe—in this light-hearted debut space opera from a rising sci-fi star.
Rosemary...
When a small-time clerk insures his life for $50,000 and then suddenly dies ten days later, it doesn’t take a genius to work out something suspicious is going on. So when Maddox, the top man in the insurance business, finds out, he is determined...
A brilliant literary debut, inspired by a true story: the final days of a young woman accused of murder in Iceland in 1829.
Set against Iceland's stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes, who, charged with the...
WARRIOR OF HEAVEN
Reaver is an angel with a past, a record, and a less-than-heavenly attitude. Powerful enough to fight alongside the fiercest battle angels—and crazy enough to risk his wings on a one-way mission to hell—he's agreed to...
Master Android from first principles and begin the journey toward your own successful Android applications!
Dear Reader,
First, welcome to the world of Android! We’re entering a new era of mobile application development, one...
Wells expressed the idea that a 'new world order' should be formed to unite the nations of the world in order to bring peace and end war.The New World Order also advocates a legal system that would protect the Rights of...