“bonnie mclain”

Do spiders sleep? Why are barns red? Why is there a crescent moon on outhouse doors? Are zebras white with black stripes or black with white stripes?As the Xerox Corporation's official webmaster, Bill McLain often fielded as many as 1,000 questions a day on just about everything under the sun -- and... More

McLains debut novel, set in the summer of 1973, tells the story of an insecure and motherless teenager who falls under the dangerous spell of her older cousin.Remember that girl? The one who was impossibly cool, who taught you how to blow smoke rings, cut school, sneak out of the house? Remember how... More

- A bound-in reading group guide will make LIKE FAMILY a natural selection for readers and book club members who propelled such memoirs as Haven Kimmel's "A Girl Named Zippy and Mary Karr's "The Liar's Club onto national paperback bestseller lists.- McLain has been awarded spots at prestigious resid... More

As the official Webmaster for Xerox, Bill McLain was surprised by the kinds of questions he was receiving, questions like whether people born blind can see in their dreams and why rabbits are associated with Easter. McLain soon began to answer each every question he received, and the result is this ... More

Less of Her is informed by a knowledge of irredeemable loss. While its poems record diminishment and imminent disappearances, they strike notes of survival and triumph, mining despair and longing for "small winnings." In this collection of female voices, grief and the sadnesses of the desire are cat... More

From the physical trials of the Alaskan winter to the political turbulence of sunny California, this novel features nonstop action as Jeff McDonald leads his crew of men in an epic fight to move an offshore drilling rig in the dead of an Alaskan winter. (Men's Adventure)From the physical trials of t... More

Terrorists blow up the Santa Barbara Airport and seize the offshore drilling rig Bluewater Seven. The crew is held captive and each day brings another atrocity that is more horrific than the previous. All the while another battle is underway in the corporate office of Bluewater Drilling.Terrorists b... More

Nicole has always been afraid of everything. Will she be brave enough to try something new and make a friend at the beach this summer? Join Nicole and her parents on vacation to find out... More