An account of how the author came to be a writer and selections from his writer's notebook augment stories juxtaposing fantasy and truth, and peopled with outrageous and courageous characters.

Piri Thomas (1928 - 2011) was a writer and poet whose memoir "Down These Mean Streets" became a best-seller.The book describes his struggle for survival as a Puerto Rican/Cuban born and raised in the barrios of New York. It has been in print for 45 years. His other works include Savior, Savior Hold My Hand; Seven Long Times; and Stories from El Barrio. Thomas was involved with drugs, gang warfare and crime. While spending six years in prison, Thomas reflected on the teachings of his mother and father, and realized that a person is not born a criminal. Consequently he decided to use his street and prison know-how to reach at-risk youth, and to help them avoid a life of crime. Thomas was influential in the Nuyorican Movement which included poets Pedro Pietri, Miguel Algarin, and Giannina Braschi, who wrote of life in New York City using a mix of English and Spanish. Thomas traveled around the U.S., Central America and Europe, giving lectures and conducting workshops in colleges and universities. He was the subject of the film "Every Child is Born a Poet: The Life and Work of Piri Thomas" by Jonathan Robinson.

Product Description: In this career-spanning collection of short fiction, master storyteller and former Royal Navy seaman Alistair MacLean is truly in his element—writing about the sea and its power and about the men and women who sail it. MacLean’s distinctive voice is evident from his very first, prize-winning short story, “The Dileas,” and retains his characteristic dry humor and suspenseful pacing through every tale that follows...read more

Product Description: How to introduce children to Shakespeare, not just to the stories behind the plays but to the richness of Shakespeare’s language and the depth of his characters: That’s the challenge that Leon Garfield, no slouch as a wordsmith himself, sets out to meet in his monumental and utterly absorbing Shakespeare Stories...read more

Product Description: In the late English Renaissance, writers as varied as Shakespeare, Hooker, Bacon, and Hobbes problematically engaged the traditional idea of order and helped define a new, secular one. In this intellectual history, Collins treats the idea of order as a dynamic concept which incorporates changing views of self, society, and the relationship between private and public during these years...read more

This collection of vintage science fiction tales from the year 1957 features works by such noted writers as Poul Anderson, Robert Silverberg, and Isaac Asimov

Product Description: Stephanie Vaughn is a writer’s writer, one whose debut collection of stories, Sweet Talk, was published more than two decades ago to critical acclaim. Readers have come to these stories over the years through word of mouth, posting glowing reviews to their Goodreads pages and on their blogs—unanimously agreeing that this collection is a modern classic that deserves to be in print...read more

This how-to text tackles the everyday situations and problems in the human relations component of business - from getting along with co-workers to working out conflicts between employees without sacrificing productivity. Helping students to learn to play their human relations roles with greater understanding and creativity, the book shows how acquiring a positive, constructive attitude can promote greater on-the-job happiness, contribute more to the productivity of organizations, and lead to more successful careers.

Product Description: This book is based upon actual research, i.e., a survey of numerous choral conductors to identify specific problems that they currently encounter and the extent to which they felt they were prepared in undergraduate school to deal with these problems...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Young lawyer Meredith Eisman takes on the seemingly impossible task of defending Dallas businessman Dwight Adler against charges that he attacked the mayor of the town. By the author of Blood Evidence. Original.

Product Description: Expanding on its solid background, this new edition continues to present technical material m a student friendly manner. Fresh new quotes from industry demonstrate key concepts, and the addition of Internet-related information keeps the material up to date...read more

Product Description: Thirteen stories of horror, suspense and the supernatural. 'The Pit and the Pendulum', 'The Fall of the House of Usher' and 'The Black Cat' are just three of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous tales in this chilling collection.

A collection of short stories about athletes features characters from some of the author's best-loved novels and includes themes such as bigotry, heroism, and coming-of-age. Teacher's Guide available. Reprint.

A brilliant and beautiful research psychologist is invited by the world's richest man to fly to his top-secret island paradise and fix his latest invention, a supercomputer gone berserk due to a contagious virus. Reprint. PW.

Product Description: If fate suddenly made you more beautiful that you ever dreamed possible, would it be the beginning of a fairy tale, or your worst nightmare?The brutal attack should have killed anybody, but Nell Calder did more than survive. She emerged a woman transformed, with an exquisite beauty found only in fairy tales...read more

SIMPLY THE BEST Gallant to the rescue! So Harry decides he's chosen the wrong sister just as they're about to walk down the aisle; that doesn't make Emily a romantic failure. As her best friend, Meg, sees it, Emily just needs a long holiday and a gorgeous guy who'll make her forget about Harry! The holiday's the easy part; persuading Emily that another romance is the best cure for a broken heart is a tall order even for Meg. That is, until Lyon Gallant comes on the scene. He's rich, he's cute—and he's determined that Emily's going to get over Harry whether she likes it or not! SIMPLY THE BEST. Authors you'll treasure, books you'll want to keep!

Offers a selection of horror stories that open the way into another dimension