"Edward Curtis was dashing, charismatic, a passionate mountaineer, a famous photographer--the Annie Liebowitz of his time. And he was thirty-two years old in 1900 when he gave it all up to pursue his great idea: He would try to capture on film the Native American nation before it disappeared. At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, Egan's book tells the remarkable untold story behind Curtis's iconic photographs,...

Henry is an introverted architect. After the death of his wife in a car accident, he sets out to help Millie, a homeless teen, to build a raft to sail across the Atlantic.

When sophisticated architect Ria Lavender leaves a Christmas party with mayor-elect Taylor MacKensie, she is stunned when their unexpected night of passion leaves her with child. Although they marry for the sake of the child and to protect their careers, a tragedy "teaches them both a lesson in miracles -- and love."--Jacket.

In the town of Kingsbridge during the middle of the twelfth century, the lives of those who are working to build the most amazing Gothic cathedral in the world become entwined through their ambitions, loves, and tribulations. At once, this is a sensuous and enduring love story and an epic that shines with the fierce spirit of a passionate age.

The iconic American architect describes his life, philosophy, and work; and discusses his childhood and family, apprenticeship with Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan, personal life, travels, and architectural achievements.

"The bold story of Maya Lin, the artist-architect who designed the Vietnam War Memorial"--

In "A Friend or Two," Elizabeth, an East Coast heiress, takes a job as a waitress; and in "No Competition," Shayne Reynolds pursues local artist Carrie Lockett for more than her art.

The woman Arthur discovers in the closet of his apartment is actually the spirit of a person in a coma.