Books from St. Martin's Press
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Ivory Vikings: The Mystery of the Most Famous Chessmen in the World and the Woman Who Made Them
By Nancy Marie BrownAlex Woolf, a medievalist from the University of Saint Andrews in Scotland, was less diplomatic. As the New York Times reported, “The walrus tusk used to make the chessmen was expensive, and the pieces would have had to have been made ...
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Wildlife Wars: My Fight to Save Africa's Natural Treasures
By Virginia Morell, Richard LeakeyBut nothing conveyed the horror of the slaughter—or the enormity of the task that I had been given—than what I saw in thatstoreroom on that afternoon. It was windowless and airless; aslightly acrid,musty odor hung in the air.
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Celebutantes: A Novel
By Amanda Goldberg, Ruthanna Khalighi HopperRenée Zellweger is striding toward the microphone in a skin - tight sapphire strapless Carolina Herrera to present the award for Best Actor . I scan the theater for Kate . There she is , flanking Will Bailey on one side , Mama Bailey on ...
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The Core: Teaching Your Child the Foundations of Classical Education
By Leigh A. BortinsLondon: Duncan Baird Publishers, 2000. ———. How to Develop a Brilliant Memory Week by Week: 52 Proven Ways to Enhance Your Memory Skills. London: Duncan Baird Publishers, 2006. Both of these books are very easy to read, inspiring, ...
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Tallgrass: A Novel
By Sandra DallasAn essential American novel from Sandra Dallas, an unparalleled writer of our history, and our deepest emotions... During World War II, a family finds life turned upside down when the...
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The Bride's House
By Sandra DallasFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Whiter Than Snow and Prayers for Sale comes a novel about the secrets and passions of three generations of women who have...
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Finding Jesus: Faith. Fact. Forgery.: Six Holy Objects That Tell the Remarkable Story of the Gospels
By David Gibson, Michael McKinleywith Constantine finally emerging victorious in 324 CE. However, it was a battle in 312 CE that brought the cross into focus as Paul had intimated: as a force to use against enemies. The fourth-century CE Christian historian Eusebius ...
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The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers Vol II: 1937-1943: From Novelist to Playwright
By Dorothy L. SayersNote that the solo verse is to be sung by a trained singer – the Gracie Fields touch is what we want – and wants to be cooing and fluid, so as to make tough legionaries burst into tears and ask to be taken home to Dixie.
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Finding Your Writer's Voice: A Guide to Creative Fiction
By Thaisa Frank, Dorothy WallIn every writer there lurks a singer. It's that voice you had before you ever spoke. One so natural, it was spectacular—full of innate operatic ability. I remember my daughter at nine months gripping the rails of her crib and belting ...
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Selected Poems: Oscar Wilde
By Oscar WildeThe Bloomsbury Classic Series has established itself as the preeminent hardcover poetry and literary collection -- books to be cherished, savored, and given on special occasions.To this series we now add two works by Oscar Wilde to herald ...
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Oscar Wilde: The Fisherman & His Soul & Other Fairy Tales
By Oscar WildeThis can be found elsewhere. In the series the poems introduce themselves, on an uncluttered page and in a format that is both attractive and convenient. The selections in this book have been made by Giles Gordon.
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War Against the Animals: A Novel
By Paul RussellA kind of ache never left Cameron these days, not even so much an ache as the ghost of an ache, but now it surfaced all through him. How quickly dull fatigue set in. And yet he hesitated to give up; he hated the thought of revealing ...
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A Force for Good: How Enlightened Finance Can Restore Faith in Capitalism
By John G. TaftWith so much brainpower in the financial sector, the potential for change is limitless. A Force for Good is the call to action the industry sorely needs.
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At Any Cost: A Father's Betrayal, a Wife's Murder, and a Ten-Year War for Justice
By Rebecca Rosenberg, Selim AlgarVance was scarred by his recent calamitous attempt to bring sexual-assault charges against former International Monetary Fund director Dominique Strauss-Kahn. His office was subjected to international derision for rushing to arrest the ...
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Song of the Vikings: Snorri and the Making of Norse Myths
By Nancy Marie BrownIn the literature of the North, Morris sensed the “air of freedom.” From visiting Iceland in 1871 and 1873, he wrote, “I learned one lesson: that the most grinding poverty is a trifling evil compared with the inequality of classes.
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Carry Me Back: A Novel
By Laura WattNow here's another one you all know,'John Hardy.'” This one wasreal fast, the better to show off my banjo skills. I tore into it and Nancy stayed rightwith me, playing licketysplit. We only sang one verse and one chorus becauseI didn't ...
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After Fidel: The Inside Story of Castro's Regime and Cuba's Next Leader
By Brian LatellThat speech, and another shorter one a few hours later in Holguin, were sad rhetorical anticlimaxes to the nearly six decades of his remarkable public performances. The crowd in Bayamo was tired and sullen. There was nothing he said ...
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Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion
By Tom Beaujour, Richard BienstockROB DE LUCA We looked at our music as street art, like subway graffiti. Some people think it's dirty and other people think it's beautiful. I personally think it's beautiful. ANDY SECHER (editor, Hit Parader Magazine) I think the East ...
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Defending Britta Stein: A Novel
By Ronald H. BalsonOne of Newsweek's 20 New Books to Cozy Up With this Fall Defending Britta Stein is a story of bravery, betrayal, and redemption—from Ronald H. Balson, the winner of the National Jewish Book Award Chicago, 2018: Ole Henryks, a popular ...
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Eli's Promise: A Novel
By Ronald H. Balson“You must be Ms. Fisher and Mrs. Stein,” the receptionist says. “My name is Gladys Valenzuela. I am Catherine's assistant. It is nice to meet you both. Catherine is expecting you. Please follow me back to the conference room.