The story of a young lad who's day dreams were of legendary heroes of the West, like Buffalo Bill Cody, until his family is attached by Commanches and he is taken prisoner.

Not even working as a resident in a shock trauma center in downtown Baltimore could have prepared Richard Jadick for this. The two-month-long Battle of Fallujah would be remembered as one of the bloodiest episodes of the war, with some of the worst urban combat seen by American troops in decades. And here he was in the middle of it...

Cabbages and Kings (1904) is a novel by American writer O. Henry. Inspired by his experiences as a fugitive in Honduras, the interconnected stories that make up Cabbages and Kings-the title refers to a line from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass-address themes of revolution, imperialism, exploitation, and greed. The novel is significant not only for launching O. Henry's career as a successful professional writer, but for coining the term "banana...

The wife of a town doctor dreams of initiating social reforms and introducing art and literature to the community.

Rejected by the man she loves when he discovers that her father will disinherit her if they marry, Catherine Sloper again meets Morris Townsend after the death of her forbidding and domineering parent

Thich Nhat Hanh tells how true power comes from within.

In a sweeping narrative about the people and the politics behind the budget, Wessel looks at the 2011 fiscal year (which ended September 30) to see where all the money was actually spent, and why the budget process has grown wildly out of control.

A man broken in body and spirit, Cazaril returns to the noble household he once served as page, and is named secretary-tutor to the beautiful, strong-willed sister of the impetuous boy who is next in line to rule. It is as assignment Cazaril dreads, for it must ultimately lead him to the place he most fears: the royal court of Cardegoss, where the powerful enemies who once placed him in chains now occupy lofty positions. But it is more than the traitorous...

A one-armed computer technician, a radical blonde bombshell, an aging academic, and a sentient all-knowing computer lead the lunar population in a revolution against Earth's colonial rule.