Category Archives: Caribbean
The Trump Survival Guide: Everything You Need to Know About Living Through What You Hoped Would Never Happen
National Bestseller Don`t despair. Don`t retreat. Fight back. The stunning election of Donald J. Trump rocked an already divided America and left scores of citizens, including the nearly sixty-five million voters who supported Hillary Clinton, feeling bereft and powerless. Now, Gene Stone, author of The Bush Survival Bible, offers invaluable guidance and concrete solutions they
Chicago: A Novel
A big-shouldered, big-trouble thriller set in mobbed-up 1920s Chicago-a city where some people knew too much, and where everyone should have known better-by the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of The Untouchables and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Glengarry Glen Ross.Mike Hodge-veteran of the Great War, big shot of the Chicago Tribune, medium fry-probably shouldn`t have fallen in love
The Concise Untold History of the United States
Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick examine the dark side of American history from the beginning of the twentieth century right up to the Obama administration. Looking at American intervention in foreign conflicts in Latin American, Asia and the Middle East, including taking part in covert operations and interfering to overthrow elected leaders
The Power and the Glory
During a vicious persecution of the clergy in Mexico, a worldly priest, the `whisky priest`, is on the run. With the police closing in, his routes of escape are being shut off, his chances getting fewer. But compassion and humanity force him along the road to his destiny, reluctant to abandon those who need him,
Demon Road
THE EPIC NEW THRILLER BEGINS. The creator of the number one bestselling SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT series returns with the story of a girl on the run from everything she loves…and the monsters that await her. For anyone who ever thought their parents were monsters…Amber Lamont is a normal sixteen-year-old. Smart but insecure, she spends most of
2021 Guide To Night Sky Pb
This is the ideal resource for beginners and experienced stargazers in the United States and Canada, and has been updated to include new and practical information covering events occurring in North America`s night sky throughout 2021. This practical guide is both an easy introduction to astronomy and a useful reference for seasoned stargazers. Now includes
Carrying Albert Home: The Somewhat True Story of a Man, His Wife and Her Alligator
`Must-read…A funny yet tragic tale of a husband and wife`s car journey across the US with Albert the alligator in tow. Yes, really.` Marie Claire A journey of a thousand miles. With an alligator on the back seat. And John Steinbeck as a passenger. This is a tale where everything is true,except the bits that
Essential Bukowski: Poetry
`The best poet in America` Jean Genet `He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels` Leonard Cohen The definitive collection from a writer whose transgressive legacy and raw, funny, acutely observant writing has left an enduring mark Here is Bukowski eating walnuts and scratching his back, rolling a cigarette while listening to Brahms, showering
Pages & Co Tilly_pages & C3 Hb
Third in the modern-classic and bestselling bookwandering series that celebrates all that is best in life: books, adventure, friendship – and cake. Strange things are happening. A man comes into Pages & Co looking for a book… then suddenly can`t remember it. Tilly and her family feel like the world is changing – but can`t
Pages & Co.: Tilly and the Map of Stories (Pages & Co., Book 3)
Third in the modern-classic and bestselling bookwandering series that celebrates all that is best in life: books, adventure, friendship – and cake. Strange things are happening. A man comes into Pages & Co looking for a book… then suddenly can`t remember it. Tilly and her family feel like the world is changing – but can`t
Fascism: A Warning
The #1 NYT BESTSELLER A personal and urgent examination of Fascism in the twentieth century and how its legacy shapes today`s world, written by one of America`s most admired public servants, the first woman to serve as U.S. secretary of state. โ€There is priceless wisdom on every page.โ€ Kirkus Starred review A Fascist, observes Madeleine
Elizabethans Hb
Who made modern Britain the country it is today? What does it mean to be the new Elizabethans? Back in 1953 when the Queen ascended her throne, Britain was a very different nation. People wore more hats and uniforms, went regularly to church and were deeply class conscious. The Windrush generation had arrived just five
101 Places Not to See Before You Die
From the Grover Cleveland Service Area to the Beijing Museum of Tap Water to, of course, Euro Disney, โ€101 Places Not to See Before You Dieโ€ brings you unforgettable tales of the most ill-conceived museums, worst theme parks, and the grossest Superfund sites that you`ll ever have the pleasure of not visiting. Journalist Catherine Price
Rebel
The first book in Bernard Cornwell`s bestselling series on the American Civil War. It is summer 1861. The armies of North and South stand on the brink of America`s civil war. Nathanial Starbuck, jilted by his girl and estranged from his family, arrives in the capital of the Confederate South, where he enlists in an
Forces of Nature
A breathtaking and beautiful exploration of our planet. This groundbreaking book, which accompanies the new BBC1 TV series, provides the deepest answers to the simplest questions. `Why is the sky blue?` `Why is the Earth round?` `Why is every snowflake unique?` To answer these and many other questions, Professor Brian Cox will reveal some of
Cycle of Lies: The Fall of Lance Armstrong
A fly-on-the-wall account of the greatest drama in modern sporting history by the New York Times cycling correspondent. As Lance Armstrong`s precipitous fall from grace continues, New York Times sports reporter Juliet Macur takes the reader behind the scenes to bring to life the astonishing twists and turns of the scandal that has rocked the
The Men Who United the States: The Amazing Stories of the Explorers, Inventors and Mavericks Who Made America
From bestselling author Simon Winchester, the extraordinary story of how America was united into a single nation. For more than two centuries, E pluribus unum – out of many, one – has been featured on America`s official government seals and stamped on its currency. But how did America become `one nation, indivisible`? In this monumental
