Why do we care more about winning than about playing by the rules? Integrity - all of us are in favor of it, but nobody seems to know how to make sure that we get it. From presidential candidates to crusading journalists to the lords of collegiate...

Don Carpenter was one of the finest novelists working in the west. His first novel, A Hard Rain Falling, first published in 1966, has been championed by Richard Price, and George Pelacanos who called it a masterpiece...the definitive juvenile-delinquency...

Sweet Revenge? When two senseless killings hit close to home, columnist Clarence Abernathy seeks revenge for the murders--and, ultimately, answers to his own struggles regarding race and faith. After being dragged into the world of inner-city gangs and...

First time in paperback.In 1927, forty students about to enter the eighth grade arrived, along with their teacher, to open the doors to their small, two-room schoolhouse. There were already ten public high schools in Montgomery County, Maryland. But...

Judy Goldman retells animal folktales from five indigenous groups in Mexico--the Tarahumara, Seri, Huichol, Triqui, and Tseltal. Each story is followed by information about the featured culture, enriching readers' understanding of the diverse peoples who...

A book filled with poetry meant to uplift and encourage you to be a better you! Light a candle, grab a drink and let my words carry you on an emotional journey shared by so many.

(Real Book Play-Along). Make it a merry Christmas with these play-along CDs, now available to complement your favorite Christmas songs featured in the famous Real Christmas Book ! Each of the three volumes contains three CDs with selections sorted...

(Real Book Play-Along). Make it a merry Christmas with these play-along CDs, now available to complement your favorite Christmas songs featured in the famous Hal Leonard Real Christmas Book ! Each of the three volumes contains three CDs with selections...

An arresting and emotional memoir about a family's indoctrination into a religious cult, a daughter coming to terms with a parent's devastating choices, and the trials ahead in post-9/11 New York.In 1978, when Jamiyla was two years old, her mother, Ummi,...

Who knew that Tex-Mex--one of todays most popular cuisines--could be so easy to whip up from scratch? Along with 70 mouthwatering recipes--from antojitos like shrimp taquitos to sweet Helado de Cajeta (caramel ice cream) to top it all off--this...

In Rice, her second volume of poetry, Nikky Finney explores the complexity of rice as central to the culture, economy, and mystique of the coastal South Carolina region where she was born and raised. The prized Carolina Gold rice paradoxically made South...

The violent aftermath of the Civil War comes to dramatic life in this sweeping new collection of firsthand writing Few periods in American history are more consequential but less understood than Reconstruction, the tumultuous twelve years after...

From embracing the frenzied souks of Marrakesh to camping in the otherworldly Sahara, experience Morocco at your own speed with Moon Marrakesh & Beyond.Explore In and Around the City: Wander Marrakesh's most interesting areas like the medina and Ville...

Imara's Tiara was written with the intent to feature a minority girl in the roll of a budding scientist/zoologist. Minority women are greatly under-represented in the field of zoology and as zookeepers in particular. Naomi is learning fast that it isn't...

An honest and inspirational story of dreaming big, winning big, and losing big, by one of today's most-beautiful voices and brightest Hollywood stars. Exciting, inspirational, and honest, I Got This is Jennifer's journey from a girl growing up on...

Geechi Suede and Sonny Cheeba are Camp Lo. These two emcees from the Bronx, NY entered the American hip hop scene with an insider slang that bewildered listeners as they radiated the look of a bygone era of black culture. In 1996, they collaborated with...