In alternating chapters, twelve-year-old Orrie and her older brother tell the story of a doomed mountain-climbing expedition in which they, their younger brother, their divorced father, and his girlfriend attempt to climb Island Peak in Nepal.

An account of the war in Vietnam from the perspective of its opponents, both on the battlefront and the homefront, offers personal insight into how everyday men and women worked collectively to prevent America's victory. Reprint.

Product Description: The consequences of American domestic and foreign policy on international spheres are shrewdly assessed in this clear-sighted exposé. Unique reflections of the international financial markets show the extreme challenges created by the U...read more

When their mother's new boyfriend goes overboard while on a sail across the Atlantic, it is up to brothers Orrie and Jack to get control of the 36-foot vessel and bring their family safely back to land. Reprint.

Product Description: The G8 meeting in Genoa in July 2001 resulted in the biggest antiglobalization demonstrations so far and saw the murder of an activist. You Are G8, We Are 6 Billion is the riveting truth about the protests, written by one of the organizers who was also a public spokesman...read more

The author traces the origins of the Sherpas legend, turning the clock back to a nearly tragic 1934 ascent up Nanga Parbat that introduced these native porters as tough, wily climbers and guides.

Product Description: In the troubled war zone that is life in the 90s, heroes come in many guises; so meet John, a puppeteer with talent who also happens to have AIDS. When his illness is discovered, John is ungraciously deported from China. Back in London, his sister Claire rounds up the troops - John's ex-lover Paul, and his buddies Mark, Babur and Keith - to help get John through what could he his last months...read more