A Cherokee Indian, Henry Chevrolet determinedly practices shot-putting, dreaming of the day when his skill and strength will win him an athletic scholarship to a college far away from the prejudices of his hometown...
Abingdon's is the most glamorous and successful department store in New York. A fantasy palace for the super-rich, the hyper-chic. Against this dazzling, erotic background a bitter power struggle is being played out. One woman and two men fight for t...
Working as a waiter at the Hotel Sherborne, Max Riley is only too happy to take a job as a lifeguard after the regular lifeguards go out on strike, but he finds himself in trouble when he falls for the head lifeguard's girlfriend...
Driving a club expedition to the Adirondack wilderness, friends and fellow club members Devon, Marcy, and Reed face difficult decisions about conflicting loyalties, the limits of friendship, conscience, trust, and independence...
Parisian beauty Alycia Boucher gives up her independent life when she sets up house in America with a charming army captain, but, three children later, an illicit affair with a social agitator nudges awake her dormant joie de vivre...
Newly arrived in Los Angeles to live with his father, a virtual stranger to him, seventeen-year-old Garrett Murchinson is shocked to discover that his photographer father's secret trips to Korea could be endangering the United States. Reprint.
Life for five-year-old Will Ryder is defined by a face left disfigured by fire. Though his English professor father and precocious sister comfort and support him, the mother who abandoned them all can never be forgotten. Growing up, Will believes tha...
Once Upon a Lie is about two strangers who become unlikely friends,only to unintentionally put each other's future in jeopardy. JaleelRobeson, a gifted, eighteen year old black man, falsely accused of murderinghis father in a sm...
In 2030, viruses, spy drones, terrorism, joblessness have eroded American optimism. People want something to believe in. As demonstrated in a Midwest high school election, politics have taken on the inflexibility and dogma of a new religion. Only tru...
Bioethics in Our World: A Reader explores issues related to public health, psychiatry, genetics, and more, and examines the moral worth of actions within these fields. The anthology features collected cases that examine various topics and encoura...