Non-Fiction / English literature / American and Canadian literature

Portrait Of A Killer: Jack The Ripper -- Case Closed: Jack The Ripper -- Case Closed

by Patricia Cornwell

Now updated with new material that brings the killer's picture into clearer focus.

In the fall of 1888, all of London was held in the grip of unspeakable terror.  An elusive madman calling himself Jack the...

Just As I Am: The Autobiography of Billy Graham

by Billy Graham

Hailed as "the world's preacher," Billy Graham has enjoyed a career that has spanned six decades and his ministry of faith has touched the hearts and souls of millions.

In Just As I Am Graham reveals his life...

Who Turned Out the Lights?

by Scott Bittle & Jean Johnson

From the editors of PublicAgenda.org, an entertaining, irreverent, and absolutely essential nonpartisan guide to the energy crisis

Energy: It's a problem that never goes away (despite our best efforts as a nation...

Xenograffiti: Essays on Fantastic Literature

by Robert Reginald

In this new retrospective collection spanning almost forty years, Pilgrim Award- and Collector's Award-winning fantasy novelist, critic, and bibliographer Robert Reginald contributes forty-five essays on writers...

An Angry-Ass Black Woman

by Karen E. Quinones Miller

The autobiographical novel from the author of Uptown Dreams and Satin Doll

Karen E. Quinones Miller is AN ANGRY-ASS BLACK WOMAN

You’d be angry, too . . . if you grew up poorer than poor in Harlem in the 1960s...

Fast Girl: Don't Brake Until You See the Face of God and Other Good Advice from the Racetrack

by Ingrid Steffensen

Life in Ingrid Steffensen’s New Jersey suburb was safe, comfortable, and predictable. A college professor, wife, and mother of a preadolescent daughter, her carefully cultivated world was comprised of the...

Roman's Journey

by Roman Halter

Roman Halter is an optimistic and boisterous schoolboy in 1939 when he and his family gather behind net curtains to watch the Volksdeutsch neighbours of their small town in western Poland greeting the arrival...

The Upstairs Room (Winner of the Newbery Honor)

by Johanna Reiss

This Newbery Honor-winning book shows us that in the steady courage of a young girl lies a profound strength that can transcend the horrors of war. This is the true story of a girl's extraordinary survival during...

S.W.A.T.: Blue Knights in Black Armor

by Lt. Dan Marcou

This highly charged and entertaining novel will give the reader a sustained look inside the world of SWAT. Open the book, take a deep breath, and read the police novel that real cops read.

Holly Clegg's trim&TERRIFIC KITCHEN 101: Secrets to Cooking Confidence: Cooking Basics plus 150 Easy Healthy Recipes

by Holly Clegg

Whatever your stage of life, if you're ready to take on cooking, KITCHEN 101! Holly Clegg will guide you through the kitchen with easy recipes and the basic tools and tips you need to cook healthier. Over 150...

Lillian Gilbreth: Redefining Domesticity

by Julie Des Jardins

An accessible, engaging examination of Lillian Gilbreth, whose research in efficiency and human factors changed the way factories are run, how domestic tasks are completed, and how consumers are “sold” on...

Cowboy Cocktails: Boot Scootin' Beverages and Tasty Vittles from the Wild West

by Grady Spears, Brigit Legere Binns & Rhonda Hole

Cowboys may be tough and gritty, but their beverages can be as smooth and refreshing as a mornin' sunrise. "Fishin' with a Worm," "Drugstore Cowboy Shake," "Branding Iron" -- these are just a few of the thirst-quenching...

American Heart Association Healthy Slow Cooker Cookbook: 200 Low-Fuss, Good-for-You Recipes

by American Heart Association

Start with healthy ingredients and take delicious meals out of your slow cooker any night of the week.

The slow cooker, America’s favorite kitchen appliance, has become increasingly versatile and sophisticated,...

Speed and Kentucky Ham

by William S. Burroughs

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The Long-Legged House

by Wendell Berry

First published in 1969 and out of print for more than twenty-five years, The Long-Legged House was Wendell Berry's first collection of essays, the inaugural work introducing many of the central issues that...

Crony Capitalists in Our Backyards: Who They Are, What They Do and How to Fight Back

by Amy Handlin

New from Voices of the Tea Party. In Crony Capitalists in Our Back Yards, Amy Handlin, a Harvard educated Republican member of New Jersey's General Assembly, demonstrates that crony capitalism is as much of...

Salad Days

by Pam Powell & Paul Markert

This book includes 150 recipes for creating delicious salads and dressings using organic, locally grown ingredients. Recipes include Apple and Roasted Beet Salad with Fruit, Nuts, Gorgonzola, and Watercress;...

Star Trek: The Next Generation: Technical Manual

by Rick Sternbach & Michael Okuda

The Star Trek: The Next Generation^® Technical Manual, written by Rick Sternbach and Michael Okuda, the technical advisors to Star Trek: The Next Generation, provides

a comprehensive schematization of a Galaxy-class...