A revelatory memoir by the former secretary of state and White House chief of staff describes his behind-the-scenes witness to numerous political machinations, in an account in which he discusses the Iran-Contra scandal, the Reagan assassination attempt, and the 2000 election in Florida. 100,000 first printing.

Over 65 million years ago in what is now South Dakota, a battle-scarred Tyrannosaurus rex matriarch―perhaps mortally wounded in a ferocious fight―fell into the riverbed and died. In 1990 her skeleton was found, virtually complete, in what many have called the most spectacular dinosaur fossil discovery to date.And then another battle began - a "survival of the fittest" free-for-all involving commercial dinosaur hunters, gun-toting law officers, an ambitious federal prosecutor, a Native American tribe, jealous academics, an enterprising auction house, major museums, and corporate giants, all making their claim for the dinosaur named Sue. Before it was over, there would be claims and counterclaims; charges of checkbook-polluted science, criminal larceny, and vengeful prosecutions; and devastating prison terms. And the gavel would come down on the largest-ever ($8.36 million) auction price tag for a fossil, paid by Chicago's Field Museum, with help from Disney and McDonald's.Capturing the whole range of characters and issues embroiled in the fight for Sue, author Steve Fiffer communicates both the excitement over Sue's discovery and the motivations, maneuverings, and absurdities of the various forces attempting to control her destiny.

Product Description: In 1990, Peter Larson, with his team of commercial fossil hunters from the Black Hills Institute, discovered the most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex specimen in history. He dubbed it "Sue" after the field paleontologist who first saw it sticking out of a sandstone cliff on the ranch of Maurice Williams, a Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe member in South Dakota's badlands...read more

Eighteen modern authors reflect on various parts of the body in a collection of short works celebrating the physical presence by such authors as Veronica Chambers, Jane Smiley, Mona Simpson, Esmeralda Santiago, Richard McCann, and Thomas Lynch. Reprint. (view table of contents)

Chronicles Steve Fiffer struggle to learn to walk again after a devastating back injury sustained while wrestling, exploring the emotional difficulties he encountered and detailing the grueling rehabilitation he underwent

A thoughtful anthology of essays--by Geoffrey Wolff, Alice Hoffman, Junot Diaz, Elizabeth McCracken, Whitney Otto, Brent Staples, Edward Hoagland, and other distinguished authors--reflects on the family and its influence on their lives and work. 25,000 first printing.

An ecclectic celebration of family, childhood, memory, and shelter encompasses essays by nineteen of America's foremost writers on various rooms of the home, including Jane Smiley on the bathroom, Bailey White on the garden, and Henry Louis Gates, Jr., on the living room. 40,000 first printing.

Inspiring profiles of innovative and existing community volunteer programs and organizations, most of them conceived and operated by ordinary citizens, offer guidance and encouragement and are augmented by a resource guide on contacts and legal issues. Original.

A crusading civil-rights attorney describes how he took on the overlord of the White Aryan Resistance in a courtroom showdown that turned outrage into justice after an Ethiopian college student was bashed to death by neo-Nazis in Portland, Oregon. 25,000 first printing. $25,000 ad/promo.

Product Description: The first book to help the fan appreciate the subtleties of the game that usually takes years of watching to learn. The author writes for Sports Illustrated, Sport, Inside Sports, and the New York Times. Illustrated.

The former football player for the Miami Dolphins recounts his battle with post-football financial disaster, cocaine addiction, incapacitating medical problems, and a conviction for hyped-up drug charges that he fought all the way to State Supreme Court

A guide to the enjoyment of baseball games includes discussions of pitching, hitting, defense, base stealing, and the job of the manager

Examining the development, marketing and selling of ideas, this book offers advice on evaluating an idea's worth, protecting and financing an idea, and following through with the plan, and explains exactly how to make a great idea make money