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As a young lady waits for the subway, the roar of an approaching train becomes a very different kind of roar - and the train becomes a creature of quicksilver and flames. It could be a case of nerves, or a trick of the lighting in a dark, deserted rail station. Or it could be the defiant cry of a creature older than humanity.

When the youngest of three sons inherits only a cat, he believes he is destined to die of starvation. But the cat turns out to be rather an extraordinary animal. Not only is he able to speak, he is also a highly resourceful and cunning creature. The cat asks for a pair of boots and a sack. He uses the sack to catch rabbits and partridges which he presents to the King as gifts from the "Marquis of Carabas". The King is curious to meet the mysterious Marquis who sends such generous gifts.

Police Chief Tess O’Rourke thought she’d taken care of her small town’s drug problem last year. But now Rogue’s Hollow residents are up in arms over a contentious vote on legalizing the sale of marijuana within city limits. And when an 18-year-old is found dead of a possible overdose, Tess wonders if the local pot farms might be involved and begins to fear that a new, deadlier drug supply chain has cropped up. As tempers flare and emotions boil over, Tess faces the possibility of losing the town’s support.

Children, whom you know and love, need to learn about God. Alice Camille stresses that adults need a clear, faithful understanding of God themselves that they can pass on through words and example. She provides practical approaches and guidelines for addressing the question, “What do we say to our kid’s about God?” Although this is difficult for adults and children alike, talking about God is vitally important. The conversation will impact every aspect of the child's life and lay the groundwork for their lifetime relationship with God and the Church.

What if Eve, the mother of all humankind, had blogged? What if she had shared her discoveries of the newly formed world, her experiments as the first scientist, and her travels as the first explorer? What if she shared the secrets of assisting the first man without damaging the first fragile male ego? What if we could enjoy with her the first falling in love? Perhaps she did. Perhaps we can. Perhaps somehow Mark Twain plucked that first "blog" out of the cosmic ether....

Nicks Costello takes the reader with him from his hard-working roots in the Liberties of Dublin on a search for enlightenment that took him half way around the world to Hong Kong. There he discovered the human face of the Buddha in the friendliness and compassion of everyday people who were quietly and unobtrusively practising ancient eastern traditions of spirit, mind and body, cultivating a connection to the soul of the universe that exists in all of us and giving freely of their knowledge to all who ask so that the healing benefits can be experienced by everyone.

Set against the backdrop of Europe in the 20s and 30s, The Beejum Book tells the story of a young American girl named Teak who grows up in hotels and boarding schools and travels through Europe and Asia Minor as well as the imaginary world of Beejumstan. Filled with extraordinary characters, this book has humor and wisdom for children of all ages.

The hunt for the origin of the AIDS virus began over 20 years ago. It was a journey that went around the world and involved painstaking research to unravel how, when, and where the virus first infected humans. Dorothy H. Crawford traces the story back to the remote rain forests of Africa - home to the primates that carry the ancestral virus - and reveals how HIV-1 first jumped from chimpanzees to humans in rural southeast Cameroon. Examining how this happened, and how it then travelled back to Colonial west central Africa where it eventually exploded as a pandemic, she asks why and how it was able to spread so widely.

The publication of The Complete Short Stories of James Purdy is a literary event that marks the first time all of James Purdy's short stories - 56 in number, including seven drawn from his unpublished archives - have been collected in a single volume. As prolific as he was unclassifiable, James Purdy was considered one of the greatest - and most underappreciated - writers in America in the latter half of the twentieth century.

Miranda and Adam are masterfully portrayed characters, intent upon understanding who they are in relation to who they were. A story about what first love means and how it is shattered, and the lessons old lovers may still have to share with each other many years later, The Love of My Youth is also a poignant look back at the hopes and dreams of a generation and what became of them.

When Girls Talk, Some Guys Listen opens a long avoided dialogue between men and women, with common discussions on lifestyles, relationships, and expectations. It gives men some insight into the subject that intrigues them the most...women. It attempts to break the longtime conundrum of understanding their wants and needs, and establishes an environment of compromise, respect. and communication.

At a high-security military complex in Colorado, a computer war game ends with the brutal death of a programmer.

When Susie finds a picture on her husband Mark's computer depicting an older man with a schoolgirl-looking female, she is shocked, betrayed, horrified, and a little horny. Looking through some of the websites she finds, Susie discovers instructions on 'How to Make Her Your Little Girl' and a plan forms in her mind

College student Kelly has just been through a break up over not being able to repress her desires any more. She has a desire for a doctor, and she can't contain it any longer. Moping one Friday evening her sorority sisters convince her to come out to the hottest club in town, Neon, where it's Doctors and Nurses night....and each entrant will receive a ticket which matches them with another club goer!

Despite her misgivings, Kate agrees to Trevor's risky proposal to join him in his work to find a cure for tuberculosis. As Kate begins to unlock the mysteries of Trevor's past, his hidden depths fascinate her. But a shadowy enemy lies in wait, and Trevor's closely guarded secrets are darker than she ever suspected. As revelations from the past threaten to destroy their careers, their dreams, and even their lives, Trevor and Kate find themselves in a painfully impossible situation. With everything to lose, they must find the strength to trust that hope and love can prevail over all.

In this long-awaited audiobook by Kathryn Alice on dating, she shows you how to date for your soul mate - very different than the tortuous dating in which most people engage.

Just imagine if you had only 800 words or less to use. How would you use them? There is no better way to use 800 words or less than to use them to praise and worship the tobacco industry.

Karen Grange came to Goodlands, North Dakota, to start her life over.Instead, she watches a once-thriving town die before her eyes. Four years without rain has struck Goodlands like a curse, withering crops and darkening the air with dust. In its wake, a sudden wave of strange, twisted crimes has shattered families and lives.

Kathy O'Reilly, a strong-willed woman doesn't allow men to walk over her or anyone else. When one of the co-owner's of Gagsters, Norm Jokes, is allowed to get away with playing pranks, she speaks up to her boss. Jason Barrone, co-owner of Gagsters is attracted to his assistant and will not allow his best friend to cause him to lose her. Jason wants them to be friends because he doesn't want to have to make a choice of who goes and who stays.

In Prospect, Truitt looks at the far end of her life's arc and feels the urgent need to reevaluate what she has done. A major retrospective of her sculpture in a New York gallery offers a daunting but exhilarating chance for the work to be considered anew. Meanwhile, a forced retirement from her teaching position leads her to examine her own vulnerability. In lambent and affecting prose, Truitt muses on the mingling of art and life, celebrates the love of family, and envisions the possibilities that the future yet holds.