Sam Malone's drinking problem (which led him to buy the bar Cheers) soured his career as a pitcher. When a young teaching assistant, Diane Chambers is left by her fianceé, she takes a job waitressing at the bar, leading to a rocky, on-again, off-again relationship with Sam. The ...
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The Armistice of November 1918 ended the fighting, but the Great War will not be over until a Peace Treaty is drawn up and signed by all parties. Representatives from the Allies are gathering in Paris, and already ominous signs of disagreement have appeared. Sister Bess Crawford,...
"No matter where you go, no matter whether you succeed or fail, stand or fall, no gone is too far gone. You can always come home." At the age of eighteen, musician and songwriter Cooper O'Connor took everything his father held dear and drove 1,200 miles from home to Nashville, hi...
The marriage of Princess Diana (Kristen Stewart) and Prince Charles (Jack Farthing) has long since grown cold. Though rumors of affairs and a divorce abound, peace is or-dained for the Christmas festivities at the Queen's Sandringham Estate. There's eating and drinking, shooting ...
The Boston drinking establishment know as Cheers is the place where everyone knows your name.
FROM THE BEST SELLING AUTHOR OF THE EMPTY RAINCOAT AND UNDERSTANDING ORGANISATIONS. Over a span of seven decades, Charles Handy was, variously, a businessman, a writer, a philanthropist and a philosopher. Not even a stroke as he approached the age of 90 dimmed his intellectua...
Harry, a devilish charmer, turns up out of the blue on the South Central Los Angeles doorstep of his old friends. In short order, Harry's presence turns a seemingly peaceful household upside down, exposing smoldering tensions between parents and children, tradition and change, vi...
"Cats have long been considered creatures of mystery and magic. Worshipped as deities in some cultures, feared as harbingers of bad fortune in others, it's little surprise that their enigmatic charm continues to capture our imaginations today. This classic collection of the most ...
"1905. A decade after the grisly murder of Oxford student Toby Feynsham, the case remains hauntingly unsolved. For Jeremy Kite, the crime not only stole his best friend, it destroyed his whole life. When an anonymous letter lands on his desk, accusing him of having killed Toby, J...
This collection of classic garden writing presents the garden as place of solace in our busy world, a retreat for lovers, and even an earthly paradise. Bringing together a wide range of voices from across the centuries and around the globe - from Pliny in first-century Italy to R...
Young Jim Moran has never had a real family - only an unflinching sense of honor and razor-sharp instincts. His skills have earned him a loyal partner who gives him a second chance, a home with an Indian tribe, and a new name: Rider Twelve Horses. When his friend is brutalized by...
"Weeds ?́? Control Without Poisons demonstrates the necessity in agriculture today for a more holistic, eco-centered perspective. The author explains what 50 years of deadly chemicals have already done to our soil and our bodies, demonstrating that this process does not work in a...
Are you or someone you know messy like Pigpen? Are you surrounded by your own personal cloud of dirt? Don't worry, dust magnets, you're not alone! In this charming new board book, like-minded kids and adults will rejoice in having a friend like Pigpen who makes anyone look pristi...
The marriage of Princess Diana (Kristen Stewart) and Prince Charles (Jack Farthing) has long since grown cold. Though rumors of affairs and a divorce abound, peace is or-dained for the Christmas festivities at the Queen's Sandringham Estate. There's eating and drinking, shooting ...
"This accessible, practical textbook will prepare leaders in the arts to make the best possible decisions for the financial sustainability of their organizations. Designed for individuals without formal training or previous on-the-job experience in nonprofit management or account...
A no-nonsense guide, this book helps readers hang onto their money. Whether they are employed or without a salary, live in the city or the country, Charles Long will teach you how to get along with less and make do with what they have. This is the conserver lifestyle--learning ho...
"The Dark Droids saga casts its shadow over the flagship Star Wars title! Something has gone horribly wrong with Lobot, putting the Rebellion at terrible risk! Lando Calrissian will do anything to save his friend, even if it means betraying his rebel allies. But salvation lies de...
"The water coming out of your kitchen tap is four billion years old and might well have been sipped by a Tyrannosaurus rex. Rather than only three states of water--liquid, ice, and vapor--there is a fourth, "molecular water," fused into rock 400 miles deep in the Earth, and that'...
"In the bestselling tradition of Eats, Shoot and Leaves, a gently curmudgeonly but invaluable guide to the dos and don'ts of the workplace. Bestselling social historian Charles Murray has written a delightfully fussy -- and entertaining -- book on the hidden rules of the road in...
A unique blend of beloved writers who contributed to the genre and forgotten names that pioneered the form, such as Anna Katharine Green, the godmother of mystery fiction, and the African-American writer Charles W. Chesnutt. Of course, Penzler includes "The Murders in the Rue Mor...