Books from Random House
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Watching My Language:: Adventures in the Word Trade
By William Safire... as does “it has,” and “we (have) got” also matches plural subject with verb. Few people would argue with the agreeable didactives above. Now let's get into agreement trouble. Here is a note from J. Bennett Johnston, Senator from ...
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Bridge In The Clouds
By William CorlettIt is deep autumn and William, Mary and Alice Constant have returned to Golden House for the half-term holidays.
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Funny Business: The Legendary Life and Political Satire of Art Buchwald
By Michael HillFeatured here are stories of Buchwald’s non-stop political jabs and one-liners, known in his day as “Buchshots.” Through this book, Buchwald’s brilliant gift for humor and satire will once again bring readers a comedic respite from ...
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In Search of the Dark Ages
By Michael WoodThe story would be clearer if we knew where Badon Hill was. Gildas implies that the battle was in the south—west and the fact that it was a siege ofa hill —- a mans — strongly suggests that this was another reoccupied hillfort.
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At the Devil's Table: The Untold Story of the Insider Who Brought Down the Cali Cartel
By William C. RempelIt was nine o'clock when Feistl and Mitchell, checking in from Bogotá, paged him. Pallomari was safe, and the DEA agents were on their way to the airport to pick up his family on an Avianca flight from Cali.
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A Look Over My Shoulder: A Life in the Central Intelligence Agency
By Richard Helms, William HoodJack arranged a meeting, and by luck found Attorney General John Mitchell in Henry's office. When Jack raised the question of the PDB, Mitchell got up to leave. Henry requested him to stay, and asked if he knew what Nixon thought of the ...
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Collected Stories
By William FaulknerIn this extraordinary collection, Faulkner captures the bitter tensions of America's Deep South.
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The Sound and the Fury
By William FaulknerAt its heart this is a novel about lovelessness - 'only an idiot has no grief; only a fool would forget it. What else is there in this world sharp enough to stick to your guts?
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Requiem for a Nun
By William FaulknerSwitching between narrative prose and play script, this is Faulkner's haunting sequel to his earlier bestseller, Sanctuary.
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Contrary Motion: A Novel
By Andy MozinaI get up and intercept Adam's pacing. “Sorry, I was fucking clueless,” I say. He closes his eyes and waves a hand rapidly back and forth. I can't tell if he's pissed at me because of my playing or because I'm breaking his focus.
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Immediate Action
By Andy McNab'The best account yet of the SAS in action' lames Adams, Sunday Times 'Superhuman endurance, horrendous torture, desperate odds - unparalleled revelations' Daily Mail 'A gripping account of special forces at work . . . a tremendous ...
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The Twelve Birds of Christmas
By Stephen MossThe Great Crane Project, helped by the continued natural colonisation of wild cranes, has been a far greater success than even its most optimistic proponents would have imagined. In less than a decade, cranes have established themselves ...
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The Edge of Disaster: Rebulding a Resilient Nation
By Stephen FlynnThe work of servicing a buoy involved plucking one of these multiton steel objects out of the water with our onboard crane. Then a half-dozen men would hover below the buoy as it was swung onto a slippery deck. using lines and winches ...
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Tommy Cooper 'jus' Like That!': A Life in Jokes and Pictures
By John FisherHad Cooper kept up a diary this is what he would have produced. Souvenirs from his many stage triumphs jostle side by side with candid shots of him at play with his family, many revealing a side to the man the public never really saw.
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The Price Of Admiralty: War at Sea from Man of War to Submarine
By John KeeganJohn Keegan's new book applies to maritime warfare the technique he put to such dazzling effect in his classic of war on land, The Face of Battle.
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Tommy Cooper's Mirth, Magic and Mischief
By John FisherRelive the mirth, magic and mischief of everybody's favourite magic man with gags galore, tricks unlimited and a priceless trip down memory lane courtesy of many previously unpublished photographs from the Cooper archives - jus like that!
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Battle At Sea: From Man-of-War to Submarine
By John KeeganIn Battle at Sea, Sir John Keegan applies to maritime warfare the technique that he put to such brilliant effect in his classic of war on land, The Face of Battle.
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The Lost Dinosaurs of Egypt
By William Nothdurft, Josh SmithMartill, D. M., A.R.I. Cruickshank, E. Frey, P. G. Small, and M. Clarke, “A New Crested Maniraptor Dinosaur from the Santana ... Sues, H.-D., E. Frey, and D. M. Martill, “The Skull of Irritator challengeri (Dinosauria: Theropoda: ...
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Somewhere Else
By Charles Rangeley-WilsonSomewhere Else is a thousand miles away and right next-door.
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The Wild Frontier: Atrocities During the American-Indian War from Jamestown Colony to Wounded Knee
By William M. OsbornLieutenant Timothy J. Sheehan threatened them with a howitzer, and they left. Sheehan persuaded Galbraith to release some provisions. Sheehan also requested a meeting with the Sioux and local traders.17 Santee Sioux chief Little Crow* ...