David Birney
Speaker for the Dead, the second novel in Orson Scott Card's The Ender Saga, is the winner of the 1986 Nebula Award for Best Novel and the 1987 Hugo Award for Best Novel.
In the aftermath of his terrible war, Ender Wiggin disappeared, and a powerful voice arose: The Speaker for the Dead, who told the true story of the Bugger War.
Now, long years later, a second alien race has been discovered, but again the aliens' ways are strange
“[A] fast-paced masterpiece . . . impossible to put down.”—Lansing State Journal
The plane crashed without warning. Three hundred and thirty people died. No explanation. No survivors. Now one man who lost everything that night is about to discover the answers...
Bestselling author Orson Scott Card brings to life a new chapter in the saga of Ender's Earth and The Shadow Series.
Earth and its society have been changed irrevocably in the aftermath of Ender Wiggin's victory over the Formics. The unity forced upon the warring nations by an alien enemy has shattered. Nations are rising again, seeking territory and influence, and most of all, seeking to control the skills and loyalty of the children from the
The Ender Saga continues with Shadow of the Giant, which parallels the events of Ender's Game from a different character's point of view.
Bean's past was a battle just to survive. He first appeared on the streets of Rotterdam, a tiny child with a mind leagues beyond anyone else. He knew he could not survive through strength; he used his tactical genius to gain acceptance into a children's gang, and then to help make that
8) Double Image
"DOUBLE IMAGE is a sizzling thriller that deftly and powerfully evokes the twisted scope of L. A. today. The story grabs you by short hairs of your soul and your brain and does not let go. " After a harrowing experience in Bosnia, war photographer Mitch Coltrane makes a vow. From now on, he will take only those picture that celebrate life and document hope instead of despair. Then the horrors of his previous assignment return to threaten him, and
...9) Silent Snow
10) Tears of Rage
Collected here for the first time, Theroux's tales are funny, sardonic, sensuous and evocative, streaked with terror and cruelty. All glow with Theroux's intelligence, elegance and ironic wit; with his marvelous sense of place and with his tragicomic vision. Full of suspense and the unexpected, this collection shows Theroux, the secret writer, as a master of the form.
Pulitzer-Prize winner Wendy Wasserstein spins a comic and moving tale about the pitfalls that await political appointees. As a respected health crusader and devoted wife and mother, Dr. Lyssa Hughes seems perfect for the role of U.S. Surgeon General, until a chance remark at a fashionable brunch sets off a media feeding frenzy.
This collection features a selection of classic short stories and poems by legendary Western authors Stephen Crane, Bret Harte, and Jack London.
Stephen Crane
"The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" read by William Windom"The Black Riders" (poem) read by Stefan Rudnicki"The Five White Mice" read by Arte Johnson"The Blue Hotel" read by Stefan Rudnicki"His New Mittens" read by Robert Forster"A Newspaper..." (poem) read by Stefan Rudnicki"The Little...