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The tradition of the Gothic novel comes alive once again in this spine-chilling fable - the story of a disappearance, a diabolical bargain, and a terrifying series of physical transformations...

In these spellbinding stories, Yiyun Li, a Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award winner, a MacArthur Fellow, and one of The New Yorkers top 20 fiction writers under 40, gives us exquisite stories in which politics and folklore magnificently illuminate the human condition. A professor introduces her middle-aged son to a favorite student, unaware of the students true affections. A lifelong bachelor finds kinship with a man wrongly accused of an indiscretion. Six women establish a private investigating agency to battle extramarital affairs in Beijing. Written in lyrical prose and with stunning honesty, Gold Boy, Emerald Girl introduces us to worlds strange and familiar, creating a mesmerizing and vibrant landscape of life.

Nora Roberts is the Number One New York Times bestselling author of more than 190 novels With more than 300 million copies of herbooks in print, and over 150 New York Times bestsellers to date, Nora Roberts is indisputably the most celebrated womens fictionwriter today The historic hotel in BoonsBoro has endured war and peace, changing hands, even rumored hauntings...

A long out-of-print classic, this edition includes pictures and an extensive section on Hanleys life and works. Following an incident at sea, 50-year-old Captain Eugene Marius finds himself without employment or purpose in Marseille, paying fruitless daily visits to the ports shipping offices. Consumed by guilt, spurned by his family, and faced with the futility of life away from the waters, Marius seeks solace in alcohol and the arms of a prostitute, but is unable to keep his mental and physical deterioration at bay. Remarkable in its gritty descriptions of Marseille and the psychological portrait of its protagonist, this is a poignant, sharply written examination of the maritime profession and life as an outcast.

De Quinceys seminal 1827 work was greatly influential to such writers as Poe, Baudelaire, and Borges, and the trace of its impact can still be found today in modern satire, black humor, and crime and detective fiction. In this dispassionate analysis of the act of murder, De Quinceys innovative, idiosyncratic artistic vision found space for gruesome reportage, satire, literary criticism, and aesthetic judgments, in a work strewn with examples ranging from antiquity to his own time, including the urban serial-killer John Williams. In addition to this essays Swiftian exercise in irony, he investigated the Williams case further in a postscript, resulting in a dramatic suspense-filled narrative that prefigures Capotes In Cold Blood and the modern true-crime genre.

Set in Washington D.C., this fascinating thriller of unparalleled suspense dares to explore an unthinkable abuse of power and criminal conspiracy: a vicious murder involving the US President and a cover-up orchestrared by his zealously loyal Chief of Staff and the Secret Service. But, unknown to the President and his lackeys, one unlikely witness saw everything. Trapped behind a two-way mirror in a country house in Maryland, Luther Whitney, a professional burglar, witnesses an event that destroys his faith in justice. By the time he escapes, pursued by two Secret Service agents, a young woman has been sexually assaulted, then shot dead. And a breathtaking cover-up has been set in motion.

Set during the 1905 Revolution in southwest Russia, this is a bleak and uncompromising portrayal of the lives of two peasant brothers, "characters sunk so far below the average of intelligence as to be scarcely human." With brutal honesty it reveals the pettiness, violence, and ignorance of rural farm life. At once nostalgic for a bygone, more innocent age and foreshadowing the turbulences of the 20th century, this wrenching novel is a triumph of bitter realism.

Published in 1814, this nuanced examination of the social hierarchy of Jane Austens day contains more than enough wit, charm, and human drama to enchant readers of any era Published in 1814, this nuanced examination of the social hierarchy of Jane Austens day contains more than enough wit, charm, and human drama to enchant readers of any era Born into a poor family, Fanny Price is raised amid the daunting splendor of Mansfield Park by her rich uncle, Sir Thomas Bertram. Treated as an inferior by most of the family, Fanny forms a close attachment to her cousin Edmund, the only person to show her kindness. With the departure of her uncle to the West Indies and the arrival from London of the fashionable Henry and Mary Crawford, flirtation and romantic intrigue abound. As Fanny becomes increasingly uncomfortable with the conduct of her companions, she finds herself isolated and forced to face the conflict between her sense of integrity and social expectation. This edition includes pictures and an extensive section about the author's life and works.

Packed with profiles, facts, color pictures, and a huge pull-out poster, this is the must-have unofficial guide to the Twilight boys Legions of Twilight devotees can sink their teeth into the hottest stars of the franchise, including Robert Pattinson, Kellan Lutz, Jackson Rathbone, Xavier Samuel, and Taylor Lautner. They first got hearts racing in the internationally successful Twilight films and now readers can learn all about what they are up to next. This is the ultimate unofficial guide for all Twi-hard fans.

Way before Puss ever met Shrek, our suave and furry feline hero goes on a swashbuckling ride, as he teams with mastermind Humpty Dumpty and the street-savvy Kitty to steal the famed Goose that lays the Golden Eggs. Young readers will love joining Puss on his swashbucking adventures, with this fully illustrated colour storybook of the film.

Awesome insects decorate these eye-catching number wall cards. One side features an insect built from a number that reflects its numerical feat (e.g. 50 comprises the dragonfly because it catches and eats about 50mosquitos each day). When the cards are flipped over, the numbers 1-25 are displayed for more counting games and simple arithmetic skills. It's an engaging and entertaining way to look at?and learn?about bugs and their many numbers.