One Easter weekend in Macon, Georgia, two brothers--with big dreams--kidnap a rich college kid for ransom. But a murderous gangster raises the stakes. In this gritty novel of loss, violence, and redemption, a distinguished American poet explores the dark world last seen in the novels of James M. Cain, where death lurks everywhere and a new beginning is always just out of reach.
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First published in America in 1847, but written in 1687 by the Archbishop Henson of Priggery, Gascony, The Education of a Daughter is a spirited how-to book for the parents of young children. It is filled with sound wisdom on the ample subject of rearing both daughters and sons. Sprinkled with proverbs, hints and maxims, and the Archbishop's insights into the psychology of a young mind. ...

A detailed account of the potter and his work.
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A first novel focusing on Rene, all of seventeen and streetwise, who is about to give up on the American Dream. Petty crimes, running drugs and ghetto adventures bring him and his gang closer to an illusory Eldorado. But soon, his daydreams of limousines, fine clothes and finer women turn into the living nightmare that threatens to end his life and the lives of those he loves. ...

This series is designed to bring to North American readers the once-unheard voices of writers who have achieved wide acclaim at home, but are not recognized beyond the borders of their native lands. With special emphasis on women writers, Interlink's Emerging Voices series publishes the best of the world's contemporary literature in translation or original English. ...

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"A fascinating and varied scientific-philosophic exploration..". -- Publishers Weekly ...

Sheldon was a successful travel writer who was tragically blinded in a car accident in 1987. Becoming increasingly frustrated by his inability to produce his guidebooks and to teach without embarrassment, he became obsessed with a project to write the story of his emotional and sexual life. When the project was finished, he committed suicide. The autobiographical novel begins when Karl is an adolescent in Vienna. Born in 1919 of a wealthy Jewish ...

Flash The King is a tomcat -- the dominant cat in his Los Angeles apartment complex. Louise, his owner, calls him Kitty.<P>Louise is quite emotional now that she's pregnant. Her finance, McCann, is working on a history of the Psychedelic Sixties. When they are fighting, they write vitriolic letters berating each other on the Internet.<P>McCann invites a semi-fried hippie Light Show gum to come back to Los Angeles to put on a light ...

To take appropriate care of our body and mind, we must connect with our energy-soul and evolve towards ever higher levels of spiritual and material well-being, while keeping ourselves forever young. ...