Written by Andrew Jack, the Moscow Bureau Chief of the Financial Times, here is a revealing look at the meteoric rise of Vladimir Putin and his first term as president of Russia. Drawing on interviews with Putin himself, and with a number of the

Sapphire and her brother Conor's life in Cornwall is idyllic; they are free to explore the beautiful cove near their cottage where they swim and play together - it is their own special place. Then one terrible day, things change in a way they co

The often covert and unique nature of special forces' duties require specially manufactured weaponry, transport and reconnaissance hardware, and this book provides a compact and authoritative guide which is also used by the elite forces of the w

Tony Buzan's Mind Mapping technique is a revolutionary thinking tool. Mind Maps have changed the lives of millions of people around the globe, enabling them to discover and harness the genius within. Mind Map Handbook is the indispensable guide

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This is the charming, funny, and whimsical tale of Mr. Thundermug, the baboon who miraculously speaks a very proper English. Along with a collection of lithographs, this outlandish tale will take readers by surprise. In a faraway city, a baboon

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Hijuelos' genius for evoking the heart and soul of his characters has never been more vivid, moving, and impassioned then in Empress of the Splendid Season. A master of eloquent detail, Hijuelos allows Lydia to open up, alive and vibrant on the

Deborah and Chris Latham have everything they could possibly want: a warm, loving marriage, a beautiful daughter, and a stable life in a sweet resort community on Long Island. When they hear about a small Romanian boy who is languishing in a dep

Drunk, and driving a van down a Florida highway, Carter Clay, a Vietnam vet at loose ends, irrevocably shatters the lives of the Altiz family, killing Joe and seriously injuring his wife, Katherine, and their daughter, Jersey, in a hit-and-run a

The year is 1963, and young Denise Palms, reared in rural Virginia by her grandmother, returns to big-city Detroit to live with her pregnant mother, stepfather, and two older brothers. From her uncompromising new teacher Denise learns that only

Learn how to minimize your exposure to debilitating and often life-threatening microbes by taking practical, preventive measures. Through this helpful guide, you'll discover ways to boost your immune system and protect yourself from super germs,

Do you succeed under pressure? Are you the type to take charge of a project? Is coming in second not an option? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you thrive on competition - now all you need is an occupation that satisfies your desi

It's the summer of 1967, and the newspapers are full of stories about "missing girls" - teenagers who run away, looking for freedom and thrills in New York City. Carrie Schmidt feels like she's missing, too - missing from her own life. Ever sinc

Assorted graduates of the Bow Wow School meet at a farmer's market and a dog park, where most of them remember their obedience training.

Police Chief Russ Van Alstyne's first encounter with Clare Fergusson was in the hospital emergency room on a freezing December night. A newborn infant had been abandoned on the town's Episcopal church steps. If Russ had known that the church had

In the 1970s, most Americans died swiftly and brutally: of heart attacks, strokes, cancer, or in accidents. But in the past three decades, medical advances have extended our lives and changed the way we die. In The Most Important Time In Your Li

This is an intimate look at how women's mood issues change at each stage of their reproductive lives. Nearly twice as many women as men suffer from depression or anxiety, interfering with their ability to work and care for themselves and their l

Being an American Indian wasn't something twelve-year-old Brandon Rogers liked to advertise. His father had left his Indian heritage behind when he went to college and Brandon had grown up in suburbia-just a regular kid. Who needed embarrassing

Dave Barry follows his acclaimed debut novel, Big Trouble, with a book that leads readers into a crazy complexity of money laundering, drug dealing, murder, sex, violence, hijacking, and undercover work-not to mention barbs aimed at overbearing