"In Matter and Desire, internationally renowned biologist and philosopher Andreas Weber rewrites ecology as a tender practice of forging relationships, of yearning for connections, and of expressing these desires through our bodies. Being alive is an erotic process--constantly transforming the self through contact with others, desiring ever more life. In clever and surprising ways, Weber recognizes that love--the impulse to establish connections,...

The comedic adventures of Tim Taylor, host of a home improvement television program, and his loving family and friends.

"Have you ever wondered what it means to be immortal? Or how you would act in a life-or-death situation? Or what would happen if you could travel back in time? If you've ever thought about questions like these, you're already familiar with the world of thought experiments. Thought experiments are "what if" scenarios--hypothetical situations that invite us to look rigorously at how we think and view the world. In The Power of Thought Experiments, award-winning...

Uncle Charlie is a seemingly charming man visiting his relatives in their small and peaceful hometown. But when his namesake niece, "Young Charlie" suspects that he may in fact be the psychopathic Merry Widow killer, Uncle Charlie must plot the death of his favorite relation in order to remain one step ahead of the law in this murderous game of cat-and-mouse.

The award-winning series starring Emmy and Golden Globe®-nominee Amber Tamblyn as Joan Girardi. Just an average teenager going through the typical trials and tribulations of adolescence, Joan and her family moved to Arcadia, where things get complicated as she struggles to find meaning in her ongoing surprise encounters with one important visitor - God.

"A phenomenology of the mall: If the mall makes us feel bad, why do we keep going back? In a world poisoned by capitalism, what makes life worth living? In less than a century, the shopping mall has morphed from a blueprint for a socialist utopia to something else entirely: a home to disaffected mallrats and depressed zoo animals, a sensory overload and consumerist trap. Kate Black grew up in West Edmonton Mall - a mall on steroids. It's the site...

"'Under a canopy of mistletoe' is a fascinating action--packed novel, the center of which is Alevtina Orlova, a former investigator and now a public relations specialist at the Ministry of Internal Affairs.Alya is going through a personal drama -- her husband is seriously ill, and she is ready to do anything to save him. Caught up in solving a crime -- the death of a famous industrialist -- she plans to conduct her own investigation, write a sensational...

This book is a daily account of enormous courage and unthinkable horror during the Nanjing Massacre. In December of 1937, the Japanese Imperial Army marched into China's capital city of Nanjing and launched six weeks of carnage that would become known as the Rape of Nanjing. In addition to the deaths of Chinese POWs and civilians, tens of thousands of women were raped, tortured, and killed by Japanese soldiers. In this traumatic environment, both...

"A tell-all memoir of a rock and jazz sensation and former pianist of the legendary Beach Boys. Cutting his musical teeth in a Puerto Rican jazz club in the 1960s, Carli Muñoz came of age during the countercultural flowering of that era; he lived for music, knowledge, and the mind-expanding magic of LSD. Wanting to expand creative horizons for his successful psychedelic rock band, Muñoz flew to New York on a whim with $11 in his pocket and embarked...

A collection of 12 Hallmark favorites: A Safari Romance; While You Were Dating; Walking the Dog; My Favorite Wedding; Love Blossoms; Love's Greek to Me; A Taste of Summer; The Vows We Keep; Never Too Late to Celebrate; Fourth Down and Love; Valentine's Again; and Retreat to You. A safari romance: Megan Henry, a down-to-earth wildlife biologist, working on a project that will foster protection of wildlife in Africa, is forced to team up with a theme...