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Ballroom of the Skies
A Novel
Written by John D. MacDonald
Introduction by Dean Koontz


Format: eBook, 176 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $11.99

Ballroom of the Skies, a classic science fiction novel from John D. MacDonald, the beloved author of Cape Fear and the Travis McGee series, is now available as an eBook.
 
Have you ever stopped to wonder why the world is eternally torn by war? Why men of goodwill, seeking only peace... Read more >
The Beach Girls
A Novel
Written by John D. MacDonald
Introduction by Dean Koontz


Format: eBook, 160 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $11.99

The Beach Girls, one of many classic novels from crime writer John D. MacDonald, the beloved author of Cape Fear and the Travis McGee series, is now available as an eBook.
 
Sure, Leo Rice seems like a nice enough guy . . . but why does he have to choose their... Read more >
Belle Epoque

(Available June 11, 2013)
Belle Epoque
Written by Elizabeth Ross
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780385741460
Our Price: $17.99
 Quantity: 1 
Belle Epoque

Written by Elizabeth Ross


Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $17.99

When Maude Pichon runs away from provincial Brittany to Paris, her romantic dreams vanish as quickly as her savings. Desperate for work, she answers an unusual ad. The Durandeau Agency provides its clients with a unique service—the beauty foil. Hire a plain friend and become instantly more attractive.

Monsieur Durandeau has made... Read more >
Also available as an eBook and a hardcover library binding.
Belle Epoque

Written by Elizabeth Ross


Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $10.99

When Maude Pichon runs away from provincial Brittany to Paris, her romantic dreams vanish as quickly as her savings. Desperate for work, she answers an unusual ad. The Durandeau Agency provides its clients with a unique service—the beauty foil. Hire a plain friend and become instantly more attractive.

Monsieur Durandeau has made...

Read more >
Also available as a hardcover and a hardcover library binding.
Belle Epoque

(Available June 11, 2013)
Belle Epoque
Written by Elizabeth Ross
Format: Hardcover Library Binding
ISBN: 9780375990052
Our Price: $20.99
 Quantity: 1 
Belle Epoque

Written by Elizabeth Ross


Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 336 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $20.99

When Maude Pichon runs away from provincial Brittany to Paris, her romantic dreams vanish as quickly as her savings. Desperate for work, she answers an unusual ad. The Durandeau Agency provides its clients with a unique service—the beauty foil. Hire a plain friend and become instantly more attractive.

Monsieur Durandeau has made...

Read more >
Also available as an eBook and a hardcover.
Black Star Nairobi

(Available June 11, 2013)
Black Star Nairobi
Written by Mukoma Wa Ngugi
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781612192109
Our Price: $15.95
 Quantity: 1 
Black Star Nairobi

Written by Mukoma Wa Ngugi


Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $15.95

Book two in the action-packed crime series set in Nairobi featuring an American cop teamed up with a Kenyan partner.

When a bomb explodes in a downtown Nairobi hotel, private detectives Ishmael and Odhiambo quickly make the connection to a murder case they’re investigating. It’s the first big break for their new... Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
Black Star Nairobi

Written by Mukoma Wa Ngugi


Format: eBook
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $15.95

Book two in the action-packed crime series set in Nairobi featuring an American cop teamed up with a Kenyan partner.

When a bomb explodes in a downtown Nairobi hotel, private detectives Ishmael and Odhiambo quickly make the connection to a murder case they’re investigating. It’s the first big break for their new... Read more >
Also available as a trade paperback.
Bootstrapper

(Available June 11, 2013)
Bootstrapper
Written by Mardi Jo Link
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780307596918
Our Price: $24.95
 Quantity: 1 
Bootstrapper
From Broke to Badass on a Northern Michigan Farm
Written by Mardi Jo Link


Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $24.95

Poignant, irreverent, and hilarious: a memoir about survival and self-discovery, by an indomitable woman who never loses sight of what matters most. 

It’s the summer of 2005, and Mardi Jo Link’s dream of living the simple life has unraveled into debt, heartbreak, and perpetually ragged cuticles. She and her husband...

Read more >
Bootstrapper
From Broke to Badass on a Northern Michigan Farm
Written by Mardi Jo Link


Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $12.99

Poignant, irreverent, and hilarious: a memoir about survival and self-discovery, by an indomitable woman who never loses sight of what matters most. 

It’s the summer of 2005, and Mardi Jo Link’s dream of living the simple life has unraveled into debt, heartbreak, and perpetually ragged cuticles. She and her husband...

Read more >
Bootstrapper

(Available June 11, 2013)
Bootstrapper
Written by Mardi Jo Link, Read by Karen White
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
ISBN: 9780804120715
Our Price: $35.00
 Quantity: 1 
Bootstrapper
From Broke to Badass on a Northern Michigan Farm
Written by Mardi Jo Link
Read by Karen White


Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $35.00

Poignant, irreverent, and hilarious: a memoir about survival and self-discovery, by an indomitable woman who never loses sight of what matters most. 

It’s the summer of 2005, and Mardi Jo Link’s dream of living the simple life has unraveled into debt, heartbreak, and perpetually ragged cuticles. She and her husband...

Read more >
Also available as an unabridged audiobook download, eBook and a hardcover.
Bootstrapper
From Broke to Badass on a Northern Michigan Farm
Written by Mardi Jo Link
Read by Karen White


Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $17.50

Poignant, irreverent, and hilarious: a memoir about survival and self-discovery, by an indomitable woman who never loses sight of what matters most. 

It’s the summer of 2005, and Mardi Jo Link’s dream of living the simple life has unraveled into debt, heartbreak, and perpetually ragged cuticles. She and her husband...

Read more >
Also available as an unabridged audio CD, eBook and a hardcover.
Border Town Girl
A Novel
Written by John D. MacDonald
Introduction by Dean Koontz


Format: eBook, 160 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $11.99

Border Town Girl, a two-novella anthology from crime writer John D. MacDonald, the beloved author of Cape Fear and the Travis McGee series, is now available as an eBook.
 
BORDER TOWN GIRL
 
In a different life, Lane Sanson was a famous war correspondent and a bestselling author. He had been... Read more >
Boys of Steel

(Available June 11, 2013)
Boys of Steel
Written by Marc Tyler Nobleman, Illustrated by Ross Macdonald
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780449810637
Our Price: $7.99
 Quantity: 1 
Boys of Steel
The Creators of Superman
Written by Marc Tyler Nobleman
Illustrated by Ross Macdonald


Format: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $7.99

Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, two high school misfits in Depression-era Cleveland, were more like Clark Kent--meek, mild, and myopic--than his secret identity, Superman. Both boys escaped into the worlds of science fiction and pulp magazine adventure tales. Jerry wrote his own original stories and Joe illustrated them. In 1934, the...

Read more >
Also available as an eBook, hardcover and a hardcover library binding.
Boys of Steel
The Creators of Superman
Written by Marc Tyler Nobleman
Illustrated by Ross Macdonald


Format: eBook, 40 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $7.99

Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, two high school misfits in Depression-era Cleveland, were more like Clark Kent--meek, mild, and myopic--than his secret identity, Superman. Both boys escaped into the worlds of science fiction and pulp magazine adventure tales. Jerry wrote his own original stories and Joe illustrated them. In 1934, the...

Read more >
A Bullet for Cinderella
A Novel
Written by John D. MacDonald
Introduction by Dean Koontz


Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $11.99

A Bullet for Cinderella, one of many classic novels from crime writer John D. MacDonald, the beloved author of Cape Fear and the Travis McGee series, is now available as an eBook.
 
After Tal Howard returns home from a Korean prisoner-of-war camp, he can’t help feeling that something’s missing. Desperate for... Read more >
Burning

(Available June 11, 2013)
Burning
Written by Elana K. Arnold
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780385743341
Our Price: $16.99
 Quantity: 1 
Burning

Written by Elana K. Arnold


Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $16.99

A sizzling love story between a small-town boy and a Gypsy girl unfolds as the Burning Man festival is in full swing.

Ben
: Having just graduated from high school, Ben is set to leave Gypsum, Nevada. It's good timing since the gypsum mine that is the lifeblood of the area is... Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
Burning

Written by Elana K. Arnold


Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $10.99

Ben: Having just graduated from high school, Ben is set to leave Gypsum, Nevada. It's good timing since the gypsum mine that is the lifeblood of the area is closing, shutting the whole town down with it. Ben is lucky: he's headed to San Diego, where he's got a track scholarship... Read more >
Also available as a hardcover.
Cancel All Our Vows
A Novel
Written by John D. MacDonald
Introduction by Dean Koontz


Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $11.99

Cancel All Our Vows, one of many classic novels from John D. MacDonald, the beloved author of Cape Fear and the Travis McGee series, is now available as an eBook.
 
Fletcher and Jane Wyatt have been married for fifteen years. Together they have built an enviable life, complete with two wonderful... Read more >
Catching Light

(Available June 11, 2013)
Catching Light
Written by Joanna McClure, Foreword by Michael McClure, Introduction by Christopher Wagstaff
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781583946138
Our Price: $35.00
 Quantity: 1 
Catching Light
Collected Poems of Joanna McClure
Written by Joanna McClure
Foreword by Michael McClure
Introduction by Christopher Wagstaff


Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $35.00

Joanna McClure's poems reveal the story of a central woman writer of the San Francisco Beat generation counterculture. Married to Beat poet Michael McClure soon after she arrived in San Francisco in 1954, Joanna McClure became a significant figure in the Beat poetry scene.

Growing up on a ranch in the... Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
Catching Light
Collected Poems of Joanna McClure
Written by Joanna McClure
Foreword by Michael McClure
Introduction by Christopher Wagstaff


Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $29.95

Joanna McClure's poems reveal the story of a central woman writer of the San Francisco Beat generation counterculture. Married to Beat poet Michael McClure soon after she arrived in San Francisco in 1954, Joanna McClure became a significant figure in the Beat poetry scene.

Growing up on a ranch in the... Read more >
Also available as a hardcover.
Cheesie Mack Is Cool in a Duel

(Available June 11, 2013)
Cheesie Mack Is Cool in a Duel
Written by Steve Cotler, Illustrated by Adam McCauley
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780375863950
Our Price: $6.99
 Quantity: 1 
Cheesie Mack Is Cool in a Duel

Written by Steve Cotler
Illustrated by Adam McCauley


Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $6.99

Cheesie and Georgie are back, and this time they're off to the greatest summer camp in Maine. As the oldest of the Little Guy campers, they'll get to make the campfires and choose the sports teams. It's sure to be their best summer yet!

Then disaster strikes. Cheesie and Georgie are put...

Read more >
Also available as an eBook, hardcover and a hardcover library binding.
Clemmie
A Novel
Written by John D. MacDonald
Introduction by Dean Koontz


Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $11.99

Clemmie, one of many classic novels from crime writer John D. MacDonald, the beloved author of Cape Fear and the Travis McGee series, is now available as an eBook.
 
Married, straitlaced, and struggling to rise out of middle management, Craig Fitz is stuck in a life of boredom and routine—until he... Read more >
Code Orange

(Available June 11, 2013)
Code Orange
Written by Caroline B. Cooney
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307976147
Our Price: $9.99
 Quantity: 1 
Code Orange

Written by Caroline B. Cooney


Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $9.99

Mitty Blake loves New York City, and even after 9/11 he's always felt safe. He's a carefree guy, which is why he's late getting started on his advanced bio report. He'd much rather watch the game or hang out than do research on infectious diseases just to get a good grade... Read more >
Also available as an eBook and a paperback.
The Collected Stories of Winnie-the-Pooh

Written by A.A. Milne
Read by Stephen Fry


Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $20.00

WINNIE-THE-POOH
POOH GOES VISITING and other stories
Story 1
In which we are introduced
Story 2 In which Pooh goes visiting and gets into a tight place
Story 3 In which Pooh and Piglet go hunting and nearly catch a Woozle
Story 4 In which Eeyore loses a tail and Pooh finds one
Story 5 In which... Read more >
Contemporary Ethical Issues
A Personalist Perspective (Third Edition)
Written by Walter G. Jeffko


Format: eBook
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $11.99

Now in a newly revised third edition, this explores a series of compelling moral problems from a personalist perspective influenced by the Scottish philosopher John Macmurray (1891-1976). In many publications spanning fifty years, most notably his Gifford Lectures titled "The Form of the Personal," Macmurray developed a robust personalism that emphasizes... Read more >
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