"American arms merchant Blacky Lee is wanted by nearly every government in 1930s Europe--especially the Nazis. They want Blacky's head for selling them dud weapons, prompting his rapid (and illegal) escape across the Balkans to the kingdom of Aldoria with his business partner in tow. Aldoria is well chosen. Years before, Blacky discovered he was the spitting image of the country's Prince Philip, learned the archduke's speaking voice and memorized...

Maria has never known love, until Tony. Tony dreams of a life beyond the streets, but Maria's brother and Tony are a part of rival gangs. Tensions rise until it seems there is no way to stop a rumble.

Provides the true story of the 1993 murder of a CIA officer by KGB agents in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, but that was initially pinned on a village bumpkin patsy and quickly ruled as a tragic accident.

Julián Luna has a plan for his life: Graduate. Get into UCLA. And have the chance to move away from Corpus Christi, Texas, and the suffocating expectations of others that have forced Jules into an inauthentic life. Then in one reckless moment, with one impulsive tweet, his plans for a low-key nine months are thrown-- literally-- out the closet. The downside: the whole world knows, and Jules has to prepare for rejection. The upside: Jules now has...

Follow Marie and Peter as they plant a garden, visit the museums, picnic at the beach, celebrate the holidays and other events of the season. A perfect place to start exploring new languages for children of all ages as it introduces common words, phrases and concepts to the beginning language learner through delightful songs and story.

"It's summer 1977 and closeted lesbian Tammy Larson can't be herself anywhere. Not at her strict Christian high school, not at her conservative Orange County church and certainly not at home, where her ultrareligious aunt relentlessly organizes antigay political campaigns. Tammy's only outlet is writing secret letters in her diary to gay civil rights activist Harvey Milk-- until she's matched with a real-life pen pal who changes everything. Sharon...

This collection of original short stories, all featuring Jane Marple, will introduce the character to a new generation. Each author reimagines Agatha Christie's Marple through their own perspective.

The Nuremberg trials demonstrated the resolve of the Allied victors of the Second World War to uphold the principles of dispassionate justice and the rule of law even when cries of vengeance threatened to carry the day. Thomas J. Dodd served as a staff lawyer in this unprecedented trial for crimes against humanity. Thanks to his agile legal mind and especially to his skills at interrogating the defendants, he quickly rose to become the number two...

Told in riveting, keenly observed poetry, a moving first person narrative as experienced by a young survivor of the tragic Donner Party of 1846.

"Greg Hamlin's kids think he's having a mid-life crisis. With his youngest off to college, the wealthy architect has divorced his wife and begun designing a new life with Jade, a struggling lifestyle blogger whose Bronx-upbringing and Caribbean roots seem an odd match for a suburban-Connecticut dad. But before Greg's second act can truly start, a savage home invasion leaves him housebound with a traumatic brain injury and glued to the live feeds from...