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"The Paris Review" asks: who hasn't survived a tax audit, a snowstorm, a breakup, or presided over a murder? The next addictively clever "Paris Review" anthology is not a self-help manual; rather it is a wicked elaboration on the human effort to overcome--and instigate--trouble. Contributors include... More

Create a lasting memento of those precious puppy moments A puppy quickly squirms his wobbly way into your heart. You can't watch a puppy discovering his world, bounding across the yard, or sleeping oh so innocently without smiling. The ultimate keepsake for every puppy owner, Our Puppy's Baby Boo... More

A comprehensive guide that profiles all of the four-year colleges in the U.S., this work is packed with the information that prospective applicants need to know, including the details on academics, admissions requirements, tuition and fees, and more.Target the schools that best match your interests ... More

Filled with bizarre anecdotes and illustrated with ghoulish images, this most unusual bedside companion records the lengths to which people throughout history have gone to cope with fears of being buried alive, of being defiled after death, of disintegrating in tombs, of being forgotten, and of comi... More

Now in paperback--a latest psychological thriller from the winner of Britain's prestigious Cartier Diamond Dagger Award, featuring Yorkshire policeman Peter Pascoe and Detective Superintendent "Fat Andy" Dalziel. "Dazzling."--"The New York Times Book Review."Sometimes a monster can hide behind a mas... More