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These nine stories take you from a glamorous lifestyle in New York City to a simple cottage in a small New England town. You'll meet art aficionado Sonia Langhorne and her husband, Logan, radically changed just before the birth of their son, Will. Both Will and his sixteen-year-old son, Charlie, narrate life-altering stories, as does Clare, the perceptive wife of beloved handyman, Riley. Also populating these stores are such diverse figures as Babe Ruth, Paul Cezanne, J.D. Salinger, Sir Francis Drake, Forrest Gump, and a stained-glass window that comes to life in an astonishing way.

If an early Protestant Bible had marginal annotations from two of English literature's greatest writers, would that make it one of the "rarest books in the world"? That question lies at the heart of this novel. And it is not the only one.

A celebration of aha! moments aboard a small trawler on a 1700 nautical-mile cruise from Puget Sound through the San Juan and Canadian Gulf islands into Alaska. Dramatic, artistically-enhanced photographs accompany the inspiring haiku poetry.

America's original backyard is as rich in natural surroundings as in history and scholarship. This book of carefully rendered poetry and artful photography celebrates aha! moments in the historic triangle of Williamsburg, Yorktown and Jamestown, Virginia.

Three American soldiers, following their latest deployment in Afghanistan, return home burdened by secrets and moral uncertainties. Being home in America brings them no peace. After visiting his mother, one soldier disappears into the vast wilderness of Glacier National Park. news of his disappearance drives the other two men to undertake separate missions to rescue him. Will they find him in time? And, as they approach the peak where rain flows into three oceans, what truth--if any--will they discover about themselves and each other? Inspired by Homer's The Odyssey, the novel tells a riveting story of courage, friendship, and redemption. It renders a poignant and unforgettable portrayal of war's aftermath on soldiers and those who love them.

This book creates a composite record of the "Peninsula Campaign" of the American Civil War--drawn from a wide variety of sources: e.g., the letters, diaries, journals, and newspaper accounts of soldiers, sailors, marines, engineers, framers, citizens, surgeons, etc. It provides, as well, maps, drawings and relevant photos, plus an exhaustive index to subjects treated.

According to Christian tradition, the spear thrust of a Roman soldier inflicted Christ's fifth and final wound on the cross. To this day, several European museums claim to possess this infamous weapon, which is variously known as "The Spear of Destiny," "The Lance of Longinus" or simply "The Holy Spear." Because of its direct, 'intimate' contact with the incarnate body of Christ, this object is revered throughout Christendom as one of the holiest relics in existence--If it is in existence. If there is such a spear, its monetary value would be incalculable. Is it any wonder, then, that there are people who will stop at nothing to obtain it--including committing murder?

For thirty years, Tom Wingfield has kept secret the truth about Sonny Rawlins, America's most celebrated college coach. But now, Tom, his family, and the life he has built are threatened by new revelations about Rawlins.

When Young American scholar Charles Bascombe goes to Cornwall to see a mysterious medieval manuscript, he soon thinks the manuscript contains an unknown poem by Geoffrey Chaucer. Then the manuscript is stolen, triggering a series of events--Charles is stalked in an eerie graveyard, attacked behind a pub, and has encounters with beguiling women.

It is June, 1947. Jake Weaver, military writer and investigative reporter for William Randolph Hearst's Los Angeles Herald-Express -- in the midst of probing into the possibly criminal activities of Bugsy Siegel -- suddenly finds himself floundering in the murky waters of the LA underworld. As he stirs the muck and foolisly perseveres, Weaver endangers the lives of his nearest and dearest, his own wife and daughter. But, in for a penny, in for a pound, Weaver can't resist trying to discover the truth, even when he knows that by doing so he is daring the devil himself.

An exceptional, deeply-moving memoir-a classic love story. In the late 1970s, a fragile thread linked a woman living on Park Avenue in Manhattan and a man in a guarded house in West Africa. "I love you very much he whispered softly across 7,000 miles of ocean and up the East River." Plunge! is a love story, exquisitely told. Sally was a New York career woman when David showed up in her life. Their first dinner date was July 13, 1977, the night of the New York Blackout. Six weeks later he told her he had accepted a job in Nigeria. After a romantic weekend at the Pierre Hotel, David left the city. "The noise of the engines was muffled through the window, and as the plane taxied to the runway, the sound faded away, like a love song drawing to a melancholy close." As David struggled to clear a jungle to build a paper mill in West Africa, Sally worked at her fast-paced job, occasionally flew private planes, and led the tenants of her Park Avenue apartment building into battle against her notorious landlord. Over the next nine months, they corresponded-openly, often with humor-and had three brief reunions: in Nigeria, London and New York. "Perhaps the distance that separated us, the lack of instant interaction, helped us both to communicate more thoughtfully, more honestly and even more passionately than we might have otherwise." "An amazing, beautiful literary accomplishment." - Carol Shaben, author of Into the Abyss "I can't remember the last book that affected me like Plunge! It's very moving and strong and honest and beautifully written. I was drawn in from the start-a gifted writer." - Dalia Pagani, author of Mercy Road "So well written and so compelling." - Louise Crowley, Program Director, Vermont College of Fine Arts, MFA in Writing "A deeply moving and deeply-felt story which will resonate with others as it resonated with me" - Michael Boxall, author, The Great Firewall "Alive and vibrant . . . An interesting, compelling narrative." - Phyllis Barber, author of eight books, including Raw Edges